I received my Christmas bonus yesterday, and it was exactly how much I thought it would be, though through some strange tax loophole I ended up paying 41% taxes instead of my regular 25% tax bracket. This is normal I’m told, but man, why lump me in with the high rollers of the professional [...]

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Amazing how a day can go from pretty good to crap in no time flat. Now I’m grumpy and antsy and I don’t really know why. A lot of people around here are stressed out so I might be picking up something from them, but I was doing well this morning, and it’s [...]

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My firm’s holiday party Saturday night was a lot of fun, though the hotel must have made a lot of money off us from all the alcohol consumed. $8 for a glass of Columbia Crest Cabernet! Ouch. The party was held this year at the RiverPlace Hotel, which is down in the [...]

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After yet another night of waking up at 3 AM on the dot–at least the third time in the last week alone–I’m beginning to notice a pattern to my sleeplessness: beer. If I drink beer, no matter how much, I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t get back to sleep. [...]

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