Why does the tax year start on April 6?The reason for the tax year running from 6 April to 5 April is primarily historical and has its origin in the switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar in 1752 ( Read more... )

Sadly the aforementioned chinchilla, Giger, had to be put to sleep last night as he was extremely ill and not responding to treatment. After my last post I had to rush him straight back to the vets because he was heaving with pain. He had a bladder infection and was kept at the vet hospital for two days but just kept getting worse. I went to see ( Read more... )

I think credit cards were invented to pay for my chinchillas vets bills ( Read more... )

I have high blood pressure. No wonder I feel bleh!

So the bad news is, I didnt get the flippin cool job that I applied for. The good news is (?) that I am on a reserve list in case they get funding for another position. But who knows who else is on that list... Basically there were 2 jobs, they are saying I'm not good enough for those 2 places, but I might be good enough for the 3rd position if ( Read more... )

My boyfriend is working away a lot at the moment and it sucks. The only good thing is that I get to stuff my face with as much pickled onion flavoured crisps as the roof of my mouth can take without the skin melting, without him complaining about the reek of pickled onions. Oh, and I can stuff my face with *actual* pickled onions as well :) lots of

My newest Chinchilla, Bilbo, has been sick for the past few weeks ( Read more... )

Anyone want to go out on Saturday?
It's my birthday next week, and I think a little celebration may be in order because I am officially old.
Might be going to Japanese restaurant first if anyone fancies it, if not, we meet after.

Nearly 6000 words of bullet-pointed 'learning aims and outcomes' later, and I am ready to start to make my study notes, which will invariably have many more words than 13 pages of A4 bullet points ( Read more... )

THE PROJECT is in the post ( Read more... )