Today we’re going to hear what our final numbers are for our 2007 bonus. Some of you may recall that my company laid off roughly 50% of the staff last year, and while it no longer feels like we are still at the longest funeral in human history, morale is still … a little weak.

Of course everyone has been speculating and estimating like mad since last week, when our 4th Quarter earnings report came out, and before that, since they announced that there would be one bonus calculation from 1/1-7/31 and a completely separate one from 8/1-12/31. Most people have a pretty good idea of the first figure, and for a lot of people, it bit.

Anyway, I don’t think it’s going to bite. I think it will be very helpful, and I’m planning to spend mine on exciting and glamorous things like:

  • New tires for my car. I got a flat last weekend, which we had repaired, but I really need new tires.
  • A new windshield. Mine has had a long hairline crack for…well, I can’t remember how long. Let’s say months.
  • A new vacuum. We need it desperately.
  • A new garbage disposal.
  • A crapload of storage bins. Maybe also some new shelving units to put them on.
  • A body pillow and some seasonally appropriate maternity clothes.
  • And the one superfun thing? The family going to the Women’s Final Four, with our friends Mikki & Claire, and hopefully also my Mom!