I found the shop that sells new gas cards, and the electricity key arrived unbroken in the post, so I can now relax and use my utilities normally.

Went to see "Half Nelson" - the film about the junkie teacher - with S.

( LJ Cut for review of this lousy film )

Don'cha just hate those surprise sneezies? I just know I'm going to be picking bits of muesli off the kitchen walls for the rest of the week. Dammit.

In other news, I discovered that whoever pinched my jacket the weekend before last may not have got my credit cards, but did get my gas and electricity keys that I need to add credit to my pre-pay ( Read more... )

Well, good news: I spoke to Cowboy over the weekend and there now is space on the school bus so he'll be able to get to Uni in time for the start of lectures. His Mum apparently v. happy that her son is now going to be living at home for another two years - I can see her point :o)

He's due to go in soon to meet more teachers and buy textbooks, but I ( Read more... )

Darn ( Read more... )

When I made my sandwich this morning, it didn't seem like much: two thick slices of home-made wholemeal bread, some cold chicken from yesterday, some sliced tomatoes and mushrooms and a good handful of sprouted mung beans. But when I got it out of my lunchbox, I thought "My god, what is this? A sandwich, or a haystack between two bits of bread ( Read more... )

... Callooh! Callay! he chortled in his joy ( Read more... )

Well, yesterday spent a thrilling evening shredding old bills and the like before throwing them away. It was good to get on top of this chore, but I was cursing myself for not being more organised.

See, when Dad died, although we remembered to shut down his state pension, bank account and the like, I completely forgot about his occupational pension ( Read more... )

Aargh!

got a letter yesterday from Dad's pension company - they've still been paying his pension! The letter (addressed to Dad) had been forwarded to my temp address, and so had taken a couple of months to reach me. Oh well. Rang them this morning and told them when he died -  they didn't seem fussed, just said "send us a copy of the death ( Read more... )

Anyone for Magical Girl humour?

http://ant.comicgenesis.com/d/20040620.html

Well, my little flat is gradually getting more and more liveable. I've made tissue-paper blinds to obscure the front windows, but with my lack of craft abilities they've come out styled not so much Japanese as Crapanese. But hey, at least I'm not providing a floorshow for the local subway station any more (much to the neighbourhood's relief).

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