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I almost forgot what else kept me from writing code yesterday. Before I got hung up with trying to set up my svn repositories, I was trying to fill out a form that I needed to either e-mail or fax back. (It's a license agreement for a tool I want to use with my current project and is free to distribute if I fill out this form.) But my workspace is so small, I had virtually no room to fill out this form on my desk, so I got frustrated and tried to clear off my desk, reminding me that I don't have an office waste basket. I also was getting fed up with the pile of unfiled papers related to my business. So I went online to OfficeDepot.com and found a waste basket, stacking letter trays (for unfiled papers), and a portable, locking file holder to file all those papers and documents. By spending $50, I got free next business day shipping.

I also wasted a good amount of time trying to scan in the filled out form so I could e-mail it in. I wanted to e-mail it in rather than fax it because our all-in-one fax/scanner/printer is not so good about faxing one page at a time. So although I only needed to fax 2 pages (the form and a cover sheet), I knew chances were good that the fax would suck both pages through, sending only my cover letter.

To avoid that frustration, I tried to scan the document in. My husband had scanned in something for me a few weeks ago and it had come out pretty well, but my three or four attempts all resulted in an unreadable mess. But since I was going back and forth between his computer to do the scanning and my computer to work on the source control system, it wasn't until he got home that I realized I had forgotten the scanning project completely at some point. So today, I will try to fax it over. That is starting to look like the less aggravating option at this point. I think Costco has an HP all-in-one machine on sale (with coupon). I need to look into that, if the coupon hasn't expired.

I also went to Amazon.com yesterday to buy my husband a copy of Visual Studio 2005 so he can help me with the code I never seem to get to.