Stuff...

Not much to report this week. It has been busy at work trying to sort out last month's mess and getting ready for this month's. We discovered two major errors and one less major one, totalling a mere L100,000 overpayment, and that's just September! Still, we've all got our heads around the process a lot better... With such large numbers involved it seems pathetic that all the extra work earned me just L34. 8-)

J is wanting a pet. If she wants something to fondle and to clean up after she already has me, so I'm rather upset. Today we wandered around a pet store looking at gerbils, hamsters, rats, fish, rabbits, chinchillas, stick insects and hermit crabs. She didn't buy any and for now has settled for an aquarium screen-saver. I don't think the urge has passed though...

We went looking for a hockey team and I have found a club that might fit the bill - it isn't too far away and has a range of teams including a 'veterans' league team (35+). I'll have to go through the palaver of getting all the gear again I suppose, but it would be nice to have a run around every now and then. the team I watched wasn't playing at too scary a level and that was their second team.

There is a paper over here that has a consumer's affairs page, a bit like Fair Go, but written. Can anyone think of an equivalent in NZ? I'm still looking for a way forward with Col Blimp.

Daylight saving this weekend, as the nights are already closing in. For the millions of you intending to ring, you will have to do so an hour earlier.

We are considering moving to Edinburgh after our next lot of travel. Not because we don't like Bristol, but just to keep looking around. We've heard it's very nice and the street names will be familiar...

J's been bringing home plenty of books to read, but most are of the gory murder, forensic scientist genre. I'm hoping she'll find something a little lighter next time, but one wonders about the recommended reading at the schools she gets them from.

Speaking of gore, we saw what appeared to be a student hostel jaunt today, with around a hundred zombies on a pub crawl. Some were pretty convincing, and will probably only get more so with more booze in 'em. Brains for dinner then. Yummy!