Productive

Today I have done productive things away from the computer: a solid workout (details below, cut as usual), marred only by bruising myself on a machine I wasn't even using, followed by talking to someone from the Department of Labor about my unemployment claim.

I told her that I'd been sent this multi-page questionnaire about my non-existent business because I'd misunderstood the question about "other source of income." She told me that the thing to do is to fill out such of the form as I can, include an explanation of what had happened, and send it back. So I put "I do not have a business. I misunderstood the online form because I do some freelance work" next to the first question, which asks whether my hypothetical business is incorporated, a partnership, or a sole proprietorship. I then wrote "N/A" on a bunch of things about corporate officers, left a lot of questions blank, said that any mail related to this comes to my home address, and no the business does not own a car or truck.

Then I crawled under the desk, rearranged phone wires, and faxed the thing to Albany. The wires are now back in place, so I can make ordinary phone calls.

As I understand this, it may take up to three weeks for them to reach a conclusion, but I'm supposed to call in every week in the meantime. What isn't clear to me is, assuming they accept that there is no business and that I get benefits, whether I'll get checks for any weeks missed while they're sorting this out.

( the workout, for the record )

Productive

Today I have done productive things away from the computer: a solid workout (details below, cut as usual), marred only by bruising myself on a machine I wasn't even using, followed by talking to someone from the Department of Labor about my unemployment claim.

I told her that I'd been sent this multi-page questionnaire about my non-existent business because I'd misunderstood the question about "other source of income." She told me that the thing to do is to fill out such of the form as I can, include an explanation of what had happened, and send it back. So I put "I do not have a business. I misunderstood the online form because I do some freelance work" next to the first question, which asks whether my hypothetical business is incorporated, a partnership, or a sole proprietorship. I then wrote "N/A" on a bunch of things about corporate officers, left a lot of questions blank, said that any mail related to this comes to my home address, and no the business does not own a car or truck.

Then I crawled under the desk, rearranged phone wires, and faxed the thing to Albany. The wires are now back in place, so I can make ordinary phone calls.

As I understand this, it may take up to three weeks for them to reach a conclusion, but I'm supposed to call in every week in the meantime. What isn't clear to me is, assuming they accept that there is no business and that I get benefits, whether I'll get checks for any weeks missed while they're sorting this out.

( the workout, for the record )

GIP

Inspired by mactavish, this is a great tit (Parus major L.).

GIP

Inspired by mactavish, this is a great tit (Parus major L.).