I've never done the Boxing Day sales here in Australia, mainly due to the fact that we have a family Christmas each Boxing Day, and because I've lived in the country for so long, and the sales there aren't fantastic (mainly due to the stores only ordering in just enough stock for Christmas; when we were in M****** they would often sell out of stuff ( Read more... )

When Papa Smurf candidated and started his six-year journey to becoming a minister with his Bachelor of Arts in 1987, we acquired a second-hand computer. This computer wasn't top of the range, obviously, but came about through a family friend with an interest in such things. I have very fond memories of it, actually; a Robin Hood role-play game ( Read more... )

Today I went to see X-Men: First Class, which caused some embarrassing eye-leakage before fridge logic set in (still enjoyed it a lot). Logic also says I should now be watching the other X-Men films, but instead I think I've decided that while I have the house to myself, I'm watching Avatar: The Last Airbender from start to finish. I think I'll ( Read more... )

Currently, the only honey in the pantry is honey I purchased for my tea. And we've been having meals that need honey, so people have been raiding it. I'm fine with people using my honey. Really. I'm completely fine about it -- just ridiculously anal and suspicious. "You didn't use the knife you already had butter on in my honey jar?!" People ( Read more... )

I've been at my grandparents since last Sunday (Mother's Day here) and I haven't checked anything on either LJ or Dreamwidth since before then (or Twitter). Isabella is being fixed (I hope) today; I have an appointment at 3pm with the Genius Bar and if nothing happens I will be Most Displeased (and kind of panicky, because while I can afford to ( Read more... )

I am unable to concentrate today. Went through town on a craft tour today and got moar spinning fibre and ordered in a maintenance kit for the spinning wheel. Scanned over flist but haven't really taken anything in, and Twitter is just... yeah, I'm thinking I'm just going mark everything in Twitterrific as read even though there are 170 more to ( Read more... )

As I just told Twitter, brother H is home for the weekend (he turns 22 on Sunday!). He's gone through my DVD list and is now watching the Ninth Doctor. I'd forgotten how much I loved Chris Eccleston in this role. And how much I did love Nine/Rose. And JACKIE!! And, oh, Mickey ( Read more... )

The Shiny Computer is ready to be picked up, although I won't be able to do so until Saturday morning. They have replaced the faulty harddrive, and (hallelujah) saved all my data, which wasn't a guarantee. It never made any sense to me that they wouldn't, since the harddrive was still working, but I am so very relieved that I won't have to ( Read more... )

Back from grandparents, very much poorer after going on a Melbourne Shopping Tour thing. Also have a funeral to attend on Thursday; that was not such good news to receive while I was away. Twitterings while I was away if anyone is interested (was going to turn LoudTwitter back on but forgot ( Read more... )

Microsoft Office 2007 can go fuck itself. I am thisclose to throwing a computer out a window. "Intuitive" my arse. I hated it in beta stage, and now that Papa Smurf is using it, I hate it even more (as does Papa Smurf).