Let's All Pay Our Taxes Like Normal Adults

I never filed my 2008 tax return; not until the other day. I didn't owe any money, which I was confident I wouldn't, so that is not a problem. It's just stupid that I didn't file a damn tax return. I filed the 2009 return on time this year -- just barely within the legal limit that was extended for residents of the State of Rhode Island in view of the flooding that occurred here in March.

Filing taxes is, in my opinion, a waste of everyone's time and brain power. I won't get any further into that here. But it's the law and it has to be done. Furthermore, it has been an even greater waste of my brain power not to file my tax return for such a long time. It ended up being something I kept thinking about, kept worrying about in spite of there really being nothing to worry about -- not to mention the fact that I had to keep seeing all that stupid paper work at the top of my stack for all those months, and kept saying I would do it, but didn't. What's with that? Sometimes it's a really great idea to let things that aren't really important slide -- they'll still be there later. But this was very different from waiting another two days to do some dishes. Just lame.

Sorry Excuses: "I don't have to do it now; I'll do it later." "It will wait." (Not exactly wrong, but just lame.) "I don't know the right things to fill in." (Again, not wrong; but why not go to the accountant who can help you? Sheesh.)
Verdict: lazy (mostly)
Prognosis: Getting better, I hope. Although I dealt with this year's return at a normal time, I still waited until the last minute. That kind of thing should stop. When I need to get something done, I should just go ahead and do it. My expedited passport renewal process is a good opportunity for me to prove I really mean this.