It really is horrifying.
Buffy? I like that. That girl's so hot, she's buffy.
Forrest ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Laura - Apr 15, 2019 8:53:33 am PDT #6906 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Shir - Apr 15, 2019 8:58:35 am PDT #6907 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Terrible. Just... terrible.
flea - Apr 15, 2019 9:06:03 am PDT #6908 of 30019
information libertarian
Just an FYI, not all workers pay into Social Security. As a state employee, I don't; I can't. I have to pay into the Ohio state employees' pension fund instead, and you better believe I have a lot more faith in Social Security existing in the long-distant future when I may someday be eligible to retire.
Working at the library on tax filing weekend is trying. No, there is no longer a 1040-EZ form. No, we at the library cannot get a 1099 for you; your employer should send you that. No, I do not magically know which schedule you need, but if you figure it out, I can print it for you for free, because the IRS no longer sends paper forms so now the library bears the cost of printing them for the people whom the internet has not yet reached.
flea - Apr 15, 2019 9:07:57 am PDT #6909 of 30019
information libertarian
Every new image I see of Notre Dame is worse, but they restored Windsor Castle...
Laura - Apr 15, 2019 9:19:25 am PDT #6910 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
The live stream coverage is just heart wrenching.
-t - Apr 15, 2019 9:20:37 am PDT #6911 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
WTF is happening in Paris? I am shocked.
I cannot get nmy stupid CA return to handle my capital loss carryover. This is why I use H&R Block, because it's done this for me in all previous years, suddenly it's a problem. Bah.
meara - Apr 15, 2019 9:22:51 am PDT #6912 of 30019
Oh man!!! I guess that's one less sight to see on my trip this summer dang. I've never been.
megan walker - Apr 15, 2019 9:24:48 am PDT #6913 of 30019
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Remember actors and other performers are considered "specified service businesses" under Section 199A.
Just an FYI, this is only applicable to high-income earners (above $150K or so for singletons, $300K or so for marrieds) so if you earn under that amount you can take the QBI/199A deduction regardless, which I hope every freelancer here did if they are under the threshold--since the deduction is either 20% of your AGI (before the deduction) or 20% of your Schedule C income, whichever is lower. It can be quite significant.
I hate that this stupid new tax reform actually benefits me, but as a single person who didn't itemize before and a freelancer who can take the QBI, it really does. Between that and the ridiculously high San Francisco ACA subsidy cliff levels that I managed to just be under, I got enough back to pay my first quarterly payment.
megan walker - Apr 15, 2019 9:36:33 am PDT #6914 of 30019
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Every new image I see of Notre Dame is worse, but they restored Windsor Castle...
The mayor has said emergency plans to save any artwork and relics still left are underway but I can't imagine it's not going to be almost a total loss. Much of the medieval framing and oldest art is wood.
Tom Scola - Apr 15, 2019 9:38:31 am PDT #6915 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Video of the spire falling: [link]