What I've been up to

The spam subject lines just keep getting weirder. It’s strange – for weeks all I get are the usual viagra (misspelt in every conceivable way) and “earn $$$ in your free time” spam, and then suddenly there’ll be a spate of strange subject lines for a few days. At least it gives me some amusement…

The other thing that died this week, apart from the phone, was our DVD player. No idea why, but it was a super-cheap no-brand $50 model that was just over a year old (and had a one-year warranty, what a surprise), so I suspect planned obsolescence had something to do with it. That or the…

And that means I’m going to London this month!!!!! It’s all starting to seem very real. My list of things to do doesn’t seem to be diminishing at all – as soon as I get one thing done, I think of another two to add to the list. But at least I’ve managed to tick…

No more Spanish!!! I had my final exam this morning, and that’s it for the year! In fact, that’s it forever for Spanish – I seriously doubt I’ll ever decide to take another paper (I’ve enjoyed studying it, but the interesting part is the grammar, and I’ve got a handle on the bulk of that…

(Actually, at my first primary school we used to call it “tig” rather than “tag” – hmm, the great NZE vowel shift in action? (although that would be more likely to produce “teg”)) Anyway, the game as updated for the 21st century, and with its vowel duely restored, is this: Name 5 of life’s simple…

That’s 100 bookstrings done (well, apart from sealing the knots and trimming the ends), and I’m almost out of string again. I think I’m starting to run out of inspiration, too – the last couple of strings looked a bit boring. Probably a sign that I should stop there, and channel my creative energy into…