Too Fucking Weird

Posted on October 4th, 2007 in Personal Life by Justin

So, it sounds like a jet is passing overhead right now. There isn’t, but that’s what it sounds like to me.

What I’m actually hearing is my celing fan.

Through ear muffs rated for 29dB reduction.

Here’s something I never noticed before I started living with somebody else: I’m really weird about sound sometimes. Sometimes every sound physically hurts. The sound of a bag of shrimp opening up in the next room a few minutes ago sounded like plates crashing on the floor. I just cracked my knuckles and it sounded like I was shooting a .22LR pistol.

I know it’s the lack of order that does this. Things stopped going according to plan earlier tonight when a kitten disabled my laptop’s power cord. That’s what got this rolling, and now every noise that isn’t created by me is fucking with my brain. Right now silence is impossible for me. I have a constant ringing in my ears. It isn’t from any sort of damage — I’ve been that way all my life, long before any gun fire entered into the picture.

I’m just not wired right.

I have no idea how my girlfriend puts up with this.

Followup: Michigan’s New Sales Taxes

Posted on October 4th, 2007 in Michigan Budget, Politics, Taxes by Justin

Just yesterday I wondered if the new sales tax would affect my company. I was in the office today and got a chance to chat with the owner about this. Our company’s lawyer’s take on this: He’s not sure yet either.

Figures.

Basically, IT consulting is covered, but there are excemptions here and there. It’s not clear if all of our services will be taxable, but it seems that some will be.

In totally unrelated news: I think the kittens have destroyed my laptop’s power cord. If true, this will be the fourth one I have lost to my pets. Little bastards.