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secondlina) wrote2010-09-30 10:47 am
secondlina) wrote2010-09-30 10:47 am
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Chocolate cake metaphor
Slight unpleasant surprise this morning. I got to see exactly how much Quebec taxes are bigger then Ontario (I used to work in Ontario). I told you guys I got a work bonus. Well, when I checked my bank account this morning, I noticed about 600$ (aka more then 1/4 of the bonus) was gone.
I'm not against taxes, in fact, i'm quite happy to pay them. But I was expecting the government to take about 400$. So it was a bit of a shock to see that they took 200$ more then expected. I guess i'm still not used to Quebec taxes.
If I was to illustrate that with a metaphor, it would be the chocolate cake metaphor. You just bought cake, it's delicious. And your brother walks in and eats a huge junk off it just "to taste it". And then there's a big hole where your chocolate should be. It's a bit disapointing. Yet, at the same time, you know your brother is going to take a part of the cake. Heck, you're more then willing to share. You just wish his chunk was smaller.
I guess this makes me sound greedy. But considering this money was going to be used to buy new glasses (needed), pay for my dentist (needed) and buy a couch (needed now that Twinny took his couches back). So yeah... I would have liked keeping a bit more of it.
Oh well. Watcha gonna do when you live in a shoe?
(Move to a boot and get laced. AH!)
Today's drawing is a quick sketch of Edel, a "Princess tutu" character. She's a wooden doll who decides to help her friends by defying her creators and cutting her own strings. I always found her character very sad and interesting. Before you discoverer her "doll" nature, she's a jewel-selling, music-playing, mysterious guide. That makes her awesome. Plus she was carved out of a mystical, artist inspiring tree. That's always fun too.
I'm currently watching Firefly, and debating what my next tv series should be. Suggestions?
I also need to re-watch Slayers. I still haven't seen the new seasons!
-Isa
I'm not against taxes, in fact, i'm quite happy to pay them. But I was expecting the government to take about 400$. So it was a bit of a shock to see that they took 200$ more then expected. I guess i'm still not used to Quebec taxes.
If I was to illustrate that with a metaphor, it would be the chocolate cake metaphor. You just bought cake, it's delicious. And your brother walks in and eats a huge junk off it just "to taste it". And then there's a big hole where your chocolate should be. It's a bit disapointing. Yet, at the same time, you know your brother is going to take a part of the cake. Heck, you're more then willing to share. You just wish his chunk was smaller.
I guess this makes me sound greedy. But considering this money was going to be used to buy new glasses (needed), pay for my dentist (needed) and buy a couch (needed now that Twinny took his couches back). So yeah... I would have liked keeping a bit more of it.
Oh well. Watcha gonna do when you live in a shoe?
(Move to a boot and get laced. AH!)
Today's drawing is a quick sketch of Edel, a "Princess tutu" character. She's a wooden doll who decides to help her friends by defying her creators and cutting her own strings. I always found her character very sad and interesting. Before you discoverer her "doll" nature, she's a jewel-selling, music-playing, mysterious guide. That makes her awesome. Plus she was carved out of a mystical, artist inspiring tree. That's always fun too.
I'm currently watching Firefly, and debating what my next tv series should be. Suggestions?
I also need to re-watch Slayers. I still haven't seen the new seasons!
-Isa
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I'm not sure what to say on t.v. series, since I tend to avoid anything current on t.v. I would of course suggest Lost, but a lot of people don't want to touch the series. Sad, since it makes the viewer actually pay attention and think, which I loved. Other than that, there's always the older British sci-fi, Red Dwarf. It shall always hold a special place in my heart. ^_-
On the other hand, if they ever open up Netflex via game consoles up there (including the Wii), that seems to be a great way to get your hands on a lot of current stuff for a decent monthly rate. I actually finally got to see Bender's Big Score at a friend's house the other night since they get Netflix via their Wii. It's actually kind of cool...
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Wii get Netflix? WHAT? Awesome!
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Yeah, and they've had a great ad campaign down here about getting Netflix via the Wii. Here's just one:
(I actually love seeing these commercials on t.v. They're so much fun!)