Every year I pay sister Erin to do my taxes for me. Every year I hand her a filled-to-the-handles Wal-Mart bag filled with all of my receipts recklessly tossed in the bag. Every year she explains to me how freaking easy it would be to ORGANIZE my receipts and every year I nod my head in agreement, knowing damn well I'm never going to give her organized paperwork. Honestly, I'd rather pay her than have to do it myself.
Conversation with Erin last week:
E: So, dude, it's that time of year again. Am I doing your taxes?
Me: Yep!
E:Are they coming to me in the usual fashion? Wadded up in a big Wal-Mart bag?
Me: No! In fact, this year I tried something new!
E: Really? You created a filing system and organized everything? *voice cracks with geeked excitement* DUDE, ARE YOU USING SPREADSHEETS?
Me: No, BETTER. Instead of throwing them in a bag, I put them - GET THIS - in my desk drawer, so they're all in a neat PILE!
*silence*
E: So, like, you're telling me that the improvement this year is that insead of being crumpled up and tossed in a bag, your receipts have a 'shape' to them?
Me: EXACTLY! THEY ARE SQUARE! And they fit in the box in a SQUARE!
Erin: *sigh* Well, I guess it's an improvement. Taxes in a square shape are better than taxes with NO shape.