Friday, March 03, 2006
(6:57 AM) | Adam Kotsko:
Friday Afternoon Confessional: Legislating from the Bench
I confess that one of the most appealling aspects of living alone is that no matter when I needed to use the bathroom, it would be instantly available. There's nothing quite as heartbreaking as waking up having to use the bathroom urgently and finding that your roommate has just started showering.I confess that I'm up too early because last night, for reasons I can't fully understand, I moved my truck to the side of the street where I would get a ticket if it weren't moved by 7am.
I confess that aside from the other man in the class, I am the person who talks the most in "Womanist and Feminist Christologies."
I confess that I'm glad I don't have to read a 600-page book this weekend. It'll be a lot easier to read the four 200-page ones. I confess that the amount of reading I got through this weekend gave me confidence that I can finish that Nancy directed study. I confess that I have a top-secret paper idea.
I confess that I've never liked paying my dues.
UPDATE: I confess that even though I made just over $8,000 last year and paid over $5000 in tuition, I apparently owe about $450 to the federal government. My freelance work required me to pay a "self-employment tax," and the amount that I paid in from temping is not enough to cover it. I'm so angry I could scream. In fact, I have. Are there any lawyers or accountants out there who could give me a second opinion? I got about $1500 back last year, and in my ignorance figured that I could expect at least $500 this year, which would be pretty close to my monthly rent and utility expenses and thus would help a lot -- owing nearly that amount is like getting punched repeatedly in the stomach. Someone please help.
