I swear there were at least three posts on my flist half an hour ago that have gone missing now. Did dream_labyrinth, mummo74, and lillithj vanish from the earth or is LJ acting up again ( Read more... )

On Monday my monitor broke down; I'm currently using an old one on loan and will have to buy a new one soon ( Read more... )

I've been feeling crappy for a week now (just the usual stuff like migraines and generally feeling low/depressed). And it's not getting better. As of today I have a sore throat and a light fever. Oh, and I slipped and fell this morning when walking Lucy, so I can now add a scraped and swollen knee to my list of little ailments ( Read more... )

I started knitting a shawl for my mother an hour ago - and am not sure whether I'll finish it. I've never felt so beaten by any yarn before, but this one's tough. The knitting itself is easy, just 8 stitches per row, done in plain garter stitch. But the yarn ...


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Guess what happened ( Read more... )

When I emptied the container of my Dyson this morning, as I have done about once a week ever since we bought it in December 2006, I discovered a label I had never taken note of before. It is right there where the dirt container sits and says: "IMPORTANT! FILTER MUST BE WASHED AT LEAST EVERY 6 MONTHS ( Read more... )

Dear Neil Robertson,

Will you please get your act together, pot those balls
and beat Shaun Murphy sooner rather than later? That's
the least you could do to make up for throwing Stephen
out yesterday. Honestly!

Not too much love,
Lucie P.


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I was going to embed a youtube video here, but apparently I am too stupid to do it. Or my connection to LJ is once again acting up (see last post), because all the "Embed Media" link links to is "javascript:void(0 ( Read more... )

Whenever I look at an LJ profile page, I only see it in plain text, not matter what browser or account I use.
Did I miss another design switch?

Our heating is dead. I just called the heating contractor, who luckily lives in the same suburb, and he'll be coming (or sending someone) over soon ( Read more... )