Archive for March, 2008

Finally, finally, we’re within touching distance of being settled in DestructoVille! Getting registered with a new doctor was a bit of an ordeal – and yes, I’m ill again, otherwise it wouldn’t seem so urgent, but apparently I have laryngitis and should refrain from talking as much as humanly possible – but, well, that story [...]


This morning, my hairdryer exploded.
I’m starting to think DestructoGirl! + electrical appliance = disaster.


If you asked me to name one piece of electrical or electronic equipment I couldn’t live without, chances are that the humble washing machine wouldn’t be the first thing I’d think of. I’d probably rather keep my laptop, or my mobile phone. But that’s because I’ve never tried to do a whole load of washing [...]


Toasted

06Mar08

“I’m going to get the early train tomorrow. I’ve got some work I need to get through – I’m going to set the alarm early.”
That’s the kind of thing that should set alarm bells of an entirely different type ringing in the Destructo household. If there’s somewhere that I or DestructoBoy! have to be at [...]


“There are no parking spaces out here, at all. It’s blowing a gale, and I think I’ve lost the parking permit.”
The move actually went surprisingly smoothly, all things considered. There were a few sticky moments – the worst part being when the sofa didn’t turn up for three hours past the time it was expected, [...]