Twitchcraft

I have some interesting bird behaviour going on just outside my front door. ( Read more... )

Swancon warning

May contain traces of science fiction.

Deferred errands

Back on Feb 7 my oven did a bad thing involving apparently melting components and much acrid smoke. I've been putting off chasing up the warranty and repairs etc because I knew it would be A Pain, so I sealed the crime scene and waited to get better so I could face the music.

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It's good to be alive

I've just googled "horsemen apocalypse action figures". The results were not particularly spectacular, but I'm glad to live in a world that prompts such an activity. I hope I never grow up.

Postage and handling my arse

Product price: $16.95 ("Hey, that's pretty good")
Size: Smaller than my fist
Transit: Sydney >> Perth
Postage and handling charges: $20.90 (*splutter*)
Transaction: cancelled by user ("I'm not paying that!")

Fingers crossed I can get this somewhere nearby, or I may need to eat humble pie and return to the Site of Hidden Charges :-(

Tomorrow I shall have to let my fingers do the walking, oldskool.