Blogger is Mean

I've been trying to post for about a day and a half, but I keep getting error messages saying that Blogger is down from 4-4:30 PST. I think they may have a confused sense of a half hour. I know that other people weren't having all the same problems, because Gmail was notifying me of comments, but I couldn't read them on my site, or leave my own, or do a post. It has been frustrating.

I'm currently working on another site dedicated to my and DS's effort to visit all the zoos in the U.S. I like to make big projects for myself that I probably won't finish, so this one includes me going through the AZA database and logging the locations of all these zoos into a Google Earth map. I also have to back-post about the zoos we've already visited. This is proving difficult, as my initial excitement about them have vanished, and I only remember bits and pieces. When it's ready, I'll let you know (though you can probably find it through my profile).

It's also getting close to tax time for me, and I've remembered that I have to do taxes for two states. I wasn't overly concerned about this until my boss at work told me how confusing the partial-year residence forms for Wisconsin are. I assumed they would be like any other state tax forms. She needed a professional to help, but I'm hoping I can figure it out.

And lastly, I would like to mention that I'm reading a biography of the early years of Queen Elizabeth I. Things like this spark mini-obessions with me, so if anyone knows of any movies about her (excluding Elizabeth, starring Cate Blanchett, which I just rented), please share. I'm all about it.