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Skates, feet and boards.
Feb. 7th, 2016 12:56 pmMy skating plan was pulled forwards yesterday. One of Jonny's friends was having a belated birthday party in the afternoon which involved a pub and many board gamers, however I did have the morning free.
I kitted up with knee pads, wrist guards and skates and went out. I lasted about 10 to 15 minutes due to the agonising cramping my heels were subjecting me to. I then remembered that the last time I tried to ice skate I had the same issue. I tried to push through it and skated up and down a small local path for a while, having established that the basketball court had too much gravel and the pavements outside my house had too many unstable paving slabs, but it was too painful to stick with and I retired defeated.
All was not lost, however. I planned to go out today on my skateboard instead. I am terrible on a skateboard and in this case the ball court is suitable as it slows the travel enough for me to learn to balance on it. I planned that for today as by the time my feet recovered from escaping the skates I didn't really feel like rushing to put the protective gear back on. I figured Sunday was the day for that.
However, sitting in the pub staring at the board game cricked my neck. Overnight it has grown worse and it's painful to turn far in either direction. Plus it's very windy out there which is off putting.
And thus I am taking a lazy day instead and updating a website I look after.
I kitted up with knee pads, wrist guards and skates and went out. I lasted about 10 to 15 minutes due to the agonising cramping my heels were subjecting me to. I then remembered that the last time I tried to ice skate I had the same issue. I tried to push through it and skated up and down a small local path for a while, having established that the basketball court had too much gravel and the pavements outside my house had too many unstable paving slabs, but it was too painful to stick with and I retired defeated.
All was not lost, however. I planned to go out today on my skateboard instead. I am terrible on a skateboard and in this case the ball court is suitable as it slows the travel enough for me to learn to balance on it. I planned that for today as by the time my feet recovered from escaping the skates I didn't really feel like rushing to put the protective gear back on. I figured Sunday was the day for that.
However, sitting in the pub staring at the board game cricked my neck. Overnight it has grown worse and it's painful to turn far in either direction. Plus it's very windy out there which is off putting.
And thus I am taking a lazy day instead and updating a website I look after.
Written last night, failed to post when sent:
Tonight I am mostly pondering trying skating again. Haven't put my inlines on in years but somebody whizzed by me this morning and it does look like a much more fun commute. I have been looking at lessons online and wondering whether to pay up. I did years ago and learnt stuff but I was lax at practicing between or after the lessons and any skill I gained is probably lost. I shall try to give it a go on Sunday - should my resolve hold out.
Tonight I am mostly pondering trying skating again. Haven't put my inlines on in years but somebody whizzed by me this morning and it does look like a much more fun commute. I have been looking at lessons online and wondering whether to pay up. I did years ago and learnt stuff but I was lax at practicing between or after the lessons and any skill I gained is probably lost. I shall try to give it a go on Sunday - should my resolve hold out.
When I was a child I lost myself in books. I would read anything when I was ten, not necessarily understanding much of it. As the years went by I found other things to fill my time and recently I've realised just how much time I sink into idly browsing the internet or playing pointless games for little reward. So I've made a conscious effort to restart.
I'm on Goodreads now and making use of the Kindle more.
I'm on Goodreads now and making use of the Kindle more.
Help me, lazyweb!
I have a membership for Worldcon. I do not have a hotel room or any time off work. I require at least 5 hours of sleep a night and get up by 6am. Travel between home and ExCel takes anything from around an hour to manylots of hours if I am daft enough to rely on night buses. If I went there on my way home from work I could be there from about 5.30pm Thursday and Friday. I think Monday is best ignored.
What would you suggest are the optimum times for me to attend?
I've downloaded the programme but have yet to pay it much attention.
I have a membership for Worldcon. I do not have a hotel room or any time off work. I require at least 5 hours of sleep a night and get up by 6am. Travel between home and ExCel takes anything from around an hour to manylots of hours if I am daft enough to rely on night buses. If I went there on my way home from work I could be there from about 5.30pm Thursday and Friday. I think Monday is best ignored.
What would you suggest are the optimum times for me to attend?
I've downloaded the programme but have yet to pay it much attention.
Tax returns - some questions
Nov. 20th, 2013 11:33 amHow does tax work in this situation:
I have a regular job and a normal income from it - an annual salary taxed as PAYE.
I do some extra work that brings in a modest income but isn't anything like a primary job and the income is irregular. Let's say it's polishing housebricks on an ad-hoc basis.
I believe I then need to declare this extra income on a tax return.
However, if polishing house bricks were a regular job, I understand I could claim tax exemptions on things like my phone which is needed for contacting potential clients who need bricks polished, and my polishing kit, which is clearly essential. Effectively I'd be declaring myself to be a housebrick polisher.
If housebrick polishing isn't my full time or primary job, though, can I still claim those costs? And how much is reasonable before you get into MP-duckhouse territory? Can I claim on anything peripherally related to the polishing, even if I'd have bought it anyway? What if the items far outweigh the income generated by brick polishing?
I have a regular job and a normal income from it - an annual salary taxed as PAYE.
I do some extra work that brings in a modest income but isn't anything like a primary job and the income is irregular. Let's say it's polishing housebricks on an ad-hoc basis.
I believe I then need to declare this extra income on a tax return.
However, if polishing house bricks were a regular job, I understand I could claim tax exemptions on things like my phone which is needed for contacting potential clients who need bricks polished, and my polishing kit, which is clearly essential. Effectively I'd be declaring myself to be a housebrick polisher.
If housebrick polishing isn't my full time or primary job, though, can I still claim those costs? And how much is reasonable before you get into MP-duckhouse territory? Can I claim on anything peripherally related to the polishing, even if I'd have bought it anyway? What if the items far outweigh the income generated by brick polishing?