A Bug's Life

Good news - major_clanger has got through his meeting so fast, that they've managed to squeeze tomorrow morning's meeting in this afternoon. He'll be home this evening instead of having yet another night away! He should arrive, er, 15 minutes before I'm due to go out to gaming :-(

I don't think this quite counts as a gremlin; I was absolutely bedevilled by them on Monday, I was visiting hawkida and what with the oversleeping/clothes/bins/lost keys/out-of-order ticket machines/trains/gate-barring-shortcut I got there what, two hours late? I fear I passed at least one gremlin to her - I texted her phone, and it broke. Still, it was a nice visit which included a can of the increasingly rare Vanilla Diet Coke and the best part of an hour on the Ungainly StompingDance Mat. I started off poorly through lack of practice, but got more uncoordinated as we went on. It's much easier when you're just following the steps alongside the mat, without having to actually hit the footpads.

Ouch - it hurts when my brain goes in two tangents at once. What do I follow "hit the footpads" with? I'm torn between "Sort of like Batman" and "Sort of like Air Dance Mat."

I shall leave you with a Tip Of The Day, specially targetted at major_clanger:
When loading sharp knives in the dishwasher, try putting the sharp points downwards - this way your wife will not risk gouging parts out of her arm when fishing around for a bowl.

I also have tips for cleaning teeth and baby leeks.

P.S. And this is why I don't update much - when my fingers hit the keyboard, it all turns to drivel.