As I needed to head in to town this evening anyway, I decided to do it a bit earlier and do a bit of shopping while I was here. After an abortive attempt at buying shirts in M&S, I moved on to the second part of the mission ( Read more... )

I mention in passing, for anyone interested who hasn't caught them

The Canada Day London free concert n stuff.

Time for Tease - Afternoon tea with a dollop of burlesque.

Tickets have been requested but for which, eh?

Q: Why oh why oh why oh why do the monkeys who do portable appliance testing have to put their labels over the ratings plaque on a power supply?

A: Because that way you'll never be able to tell what it is in future.

Bastards.

Does anyone hereabouts work for a company who might be willing to donate a dozen or so mouse mats to a worthy cause? All the ones hereabouts are falling apart and it really would make a huge difference to the volunteers who have to use them! More details on request if required...

Keep left (or right)
Stand on the right
Let people off the train first
Follow the helpful arrows

It's not that bloody difficult, people!

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For anyone voting in London next week, Vote Match seems to provide a quick and easy way to work out who's nearest your own views on Stuff. Neat.

Dear Dell,
When shipping a new server with only a CD drive, it's not terribly helpful to ship all the server installation software on *DVD*. Just saying...
Yours in Ongoing Irritation,
Me.

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