Archive for February, 2008
DestructoGirl’s Survival Tip #2
Always bring a map. Always.
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A glitch in the Matrix
Just a quickie, because I’m STILL ILL, and that’s putting a serious dent in my productivity (and my intended blogging schedule!) –
I went to the doctor today. I had to book an appointment some fifteen days in advance, but it wasn’t an emergency, so, y’know, whatever. Being me, I arrived about 10 minutes early for my 3:45pm appointment [...]
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Tags: bureaucracy, general stupidity, illness
Running on empty
The countdown to the house move is still ticking away – there’s really not long to go at all now – and what am I doing about it?
Well, I’m sitting at home writing this, because I’m too ill to go to work. I think I’ve been incubating something for a while now, and my immune system [...]
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Tags: illness
DestructoGirl’s Survival Tip #1
Always carry with you the following items: antiseptic cream, plasters, and painkillers. You never know when you’ll need them.
(Bonus items which are handy but not as essential: scissors, sellotape, a biro, and some paper.)
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Moving house – the preparation
We’d planned everything down to the last minute. On Saturday morning, we’d get up at the usual weekday hour, leave the house at the usual weekday time, and drive to DesctructoVille to sign the contract on a new flat, then go shopping for a new bed. The estate agents only open til midday on Saturdays, [...]
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Tags: car problems, moving house, road trips
I don’t believe in luck.
I don’t believe in luck, bad or otherwise. Things just happen. It’s tempting to attribute meanings and motivations to completely random occurrences, but … things just happen.
However, lately it’s starting to seem like an inordinate amount of bad things happen to me. Nothing major, mind you; just tiny, irritating things. Something is constantly going awry [...]
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Tags: no such thing as luck
