The Patent Dragon's Zone of Soul Retraction

Took the netbook with me, but never took it out of my bag, let alone switched it on. I am now back "on the air" after a quite splended time - to be detailed in a future post...

Meanwhile... the office curtain is as knackered as it was when I left, despite getting the workmen in to sort it *sighs heavily*. Oh, and another Task just got declared a *FAIL*, 'cause the local annual performance of "The Messiah", Mother's favourite classical piece of all, appears to be some kind of wacky sing-a-long, not a (semi-)professional performance after all, and therefore not her "cup of tea" after all. Terrific. My Mission 101 report for December (also needing my attention this wekend) is going to be a major suck-fest.

I refuse to be dragged down. Things went far too well for that...

The moment I stuck my head past our inside door, and took a breath, that was all it took. I got that same "freezing nostrils" sensation I got yesterday. In the words of a Sikh gentleman of my acquaintance "faaaakit". Temperatures not exceeding freezing well into NEXT WEEK? You have GOT to be joking...

Okay, let's spend some of that £10 download gift card... let's see - the main theme from Pirates of The Carribean, perhaps? Agh - "album only"? OH COME ON.

Patent Saturday Present Watch, Day 3... The trunk is at the delivery depot, as far as I've been informed, so there might be a delivery... today too much to hope for? As far as the boots are concerned, I'm sh8 outta luck for at least another week, I'm thinking, as the postal services semi-hibernate.

Freeze-Watch... Damn it - I'm guessing that the Christmas preformance of Handel's Messiah will end up cancelled on Sunday due to the weather. That'd give me just ONE more chance (Christmas 2011) to make good on Mission 101 Task 14

14 - Take Mum to the University Christmas performance of Handel's Messiah at least once

through no fault of my own...

Sick of this sodding snow and ice. Please go away. Bloody Icelandic volcanoes.

In The News... Why was England ALLOWED to try for the World Cup if they never stood a chance? If the organisers only want to expand the soccer audience, why even entertain bids from "the old guard"? And to even suggest we should turn a blind eye to corruption for our own benefit, then we'd be just as corrupt.

England - and let's be honest, the whole of the rest of the UK by association - will never get to host another World Cup. Not as long as your politicians and Royals don't get down on their knees and provide "relief" for FIFA delegates...

End of story. Don't hold your breath for 2030, my friends.