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24/3/09 2:30 PM

It always works out that just when you decide to do one thing, the other choice becomes a lot easier, doesn’t it? Now that I’ve officially changed my plane ticket, so I am certainly definitely not going home any later than April 13 (Monday after Easter), all of a sudden, half the shops in Salisbury have vacancies posted in their windows. Grr!

McDonald’s here is running their Monopoly game. I’ve already won a free sundae. Yay!

Let’s see… what’s been going on? Not much. The weather has gotten absolutely beautiful. I’ve been wandering around without my coat on. Trees are in bloom, the sun is shining, the wind is blowing my headphones out of my ears when I walk…

Gizmo has been purring up a storm. She loves it when I brush her, and she has taken to cuddling with me in my bed. Very nice.

Deal or No Deal yesterday was very funny. You had to watch it to get it, but there was throwing of bananas and asking the Banker if he was drunk.

I go for a haircut tomorrow. I’m thinking I’m going to take it really short. REALLY short.

And today, I’m probably going to go meet Amanada and her friends at the New Inn for drinks. New Inn. Ha. It’s 15th century.

I blew a fuse yesterday morning. After my shower, I came into my bedroom and flipped the switch. Instead of the light turning on, there was a pop. When I got back that evening, though, my bedroom light still wasn’t turning on. The bathroom and hall lights weren’t working either. Oops. Sally fixed it, though, and showed me where the fuse box was.

I got a new book from the market: Pyramids, by Terry Pratchett. It’s one of the few Pratchett books I haven’t read yet.

Aaaand… hmm. What else? My family arrives on Friday, that should be fun. I’m almost running out of internet. My dongle came with 12 GB, and I’m under 2 GB now. 

Aaaaand… Oh, yes, the fire alarm went off at the Cathedral last Thursday. Amanda told me they had to evacuate the building. No fire, though, luckily, just excited dust setting off the sensor. This was good, since the fire brigade never showed up! They were there on Friday, though, practicing rescuing someone from the roofspace.


And I got new shoes. Technically, I got them a while ago, but I have a picture of them now.

Whee, feet!

And, finally, I’m marveling at British potato chip flavors. Walkers is their main brand, owned by the same company that owns Lays, and they’re running a new flavor promotion now. Six flavors to taste, only one will be their new one.

So far, I’ve tried Onion Bhaji (1/5: Ewww), Chili and Chocolate (1.01/5: Ewww, but marginally better than Onion Bhaji), and Builder’s Breakfast (4.5/5: Surprisingly yummy, but not what I’d want in a potato chip. It really did taste like eggs, toast, and a touch of tomato, like it said on the pack, which really impressed me!). I still have Fish and Chip, Cajun Squirrel, and Crispy Duck and Hoisin left to try.

Ew.

Question for you Americans, though. How many Oreos are in a standard pack? The largest pack over here has just 14 Oreos. Just 14!