Happy Frickin New Year
Wee, its the first of January. That means only two weeks until work begins to pick up and my life becomes a constant slog of long work hours, short sleep hours, hastily eaten meals and general aching all over. I can't wait! Seriously, despite everything I just said I do actually enjoy tax season on some level. If nothing else, it's good to wake up every morning and know that there's an assignment waiting on your desk that needs to be completed (or even better, five or six). Considering that both November and December were virtually dead work wise, I think it'll be good to stretch my brain a bit.
Speaking of stretching my brain, I've so far passed three of my four sections of the CPA exam, with only Auditing left to go. It figures that the one that I have yet to pass would be the longest and most detail intensive of all of them (If I remember right, the allotted time for it is 4 1/2 hours). I'll be taking it right after the company ski trip, which is next weekend. What a great thing to have on my mind the whole time that I'm supposed to be relaxing. I suppose it'll at least ensure that I have plenty to read on the trip down.
Kami and I spent last night up in Enumclaw with my parents and a bunch of old friends from high school. I somehow managed to stay up until midnight, which I hadn't really intended since it threw off my sleep schedule (and thus the rest of my plans) for today, but I suppose it was worth it in order to hang out with everyone a bit longer. In the end, rather than spending the whole day today studying as I probably should have, I ended up sleeping in and lounging, with my intention to bust apart the books this weekend. Nothing like adding a little pressure to ensure maximum study performance, right? Right.
So I ended up loading and trying out a game that Stephen gave me for Christmas called "Assassin's Creed". It's an interesting little play, but I definately agree with what Yatzee here had to say with it. Quite a bit of repetition, especially if you aren't a fan of long collection quests in order to get obscure prizes (hunting for bugs in Twilight Princess anyone?). Still, it has an entertaining enough story to engage, and I doubt I'll get tired of jumping off of rooftops onto guards any time soon.
Well, back to work tomorrow, then the weekend off, then three more days of work, and then four days off, and then tax season begins. I tell you, the crazy vacation schedules may drive me crazy before tax season does.
Speaking of stretching my brain, I've so far passed three of my four sections of the CPA exam, with only Auditing left to go. It figures that the one that I have yet to pass would be the longest and most detail intensive of all of them (If I remember right, the allotted time for it is 4 1/2 hours). I'll be taking it right after the company ski trip, which is next weekend. What a great thing to have on my mind the whole time that I'm supposed to be relaxing. I suppose it'll at least ensure that I have plenty to read on the trip down.
Kami and I spent last night up in Enumclaw with my parents and a bunch of old friends from high school. I somehow managed to stay up until midnight, which I hadn't really intended since it threw off my sleep schedule (and thus the rest of my plans) for today, but I suppose it was worth it in order to hang out with everyone a bit longer. In the end, rather than spending the whole day today studying as I probably should have, I ended up sleeping in and lounging, with my intention to bust apart the books this weekend. Nothing like adding a little pressure to ensure maximum study performance, right? Right.
So I ended up loading and trying out a game that Stephen gave me for Christmas called "Assassin's Creed". It's an interesting little play, but I definately agree with what Yatzee here had to say with it. Quite a bit of repetition, especially if you aren't a fan of long collection quests in order to get obscure prizes (hunting for bugs in Twilight Princess anyone?). Still, it has an entertaining enough story to engage, and I doubt I'll get tired of jumping off of rooftops onto guards any time soon.
Well, back to work tomorrow, then the weekend off, then three more days of work, and then four days off, and then tax season begins. I tell you, the crazy vacation schedules may drive me crazy before tax season does.