Category: Stuff that doesn’t fit in another category

  • Merry Christmas!

    A seasonal story for you all… I wrote this back in 200(a medium number) as part of a creative writing course I was taking.  This is the unedited, original version… Christmas Eve.  1430 hours. Cancelled. Cancelled. Cancelled. Oooh!  Delayed!  Where’s that going?  Ah, perfect.  Game on! C’mon, c’mon.  Answer the damn phone. “Merry Christmas!” “No,…

  • Christmas Traditions – Advent Calendars

    It’s the 2nd of December and we haven’t got the tree up yet.  I’ve been watching people on Twitter and Facebook proudly showing off their trees, decorations and the like.  It’s all rather lovely but for Heaven’s sake it’s only just December! Granted, this post might not be a lot of use right now, given…

  • What a difference a week makes!

    Just 168 little hours… 1 week ago, we moved into The Hovel (as it is now officially dubbed).  Below are my immediate thoughts.  Warning, it’s a tad sweary… What the fuckety fuck fuck have we done? This place needs so much doing to it!  98% needs repainting.  Much of it needs stripping off the woodchip…