badlyDrawnToy

Well, they say that bad things come in threes. They (who exactly are they?) never mentioned how quickly they’d arrive though . First off I was burgled the other week. Little blighters got away with my laptop, digital SLR camera, ipod, PDA, mobile phone and wallet!

This prompted me to accelerate my move away from Chorlton (far too near Man. United anyway), and move into GastroGrrl’s pad in Macclesfield. The thing is, I used to live in a ground floor apartment, and I’m now in an old weavers cottage (terrace) with steep stairs. So, within my first week in residence, I managed to break the land-speed record for descending the staircase. Thankfully, I don’t appear to have broken any bones, though I’m damn sore.

So, just when I’m feeling like I’m needing a little nursing, GastroGrrl goes and ups the stakes. more »

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Rain. Clouds. 15 degrees. I think Summer is already over. One week of sunshine and I got all excited. Bought a pair of shorts. Went to a BBQ. I even started wearing my thongs (flip-flops!).

But I think I’ve been lulled into a false sense of security. Tomorrow it will probably get dark at 4pm and snow. I was so excited by the prospect of Summer that I made more plans to stay here. In a knee-jerk reaction to my recent burglary, I gave notice on my apartment and made plans to move in with GastroGrrl (read last sentence again slowly). But there’s more. I also went and got me a permanent job! (read last sentence very slowly at least twice).

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Well, it was another dire performance by England last night. But it was great to see StevieG score another blinder. Not bad for his left foot! However, it transpires that Peter Crouch’s goal deserves slightly less praise. Hard to believe that The Robot could play so dirty, but the video replays speak for themselves. Shirt pulling is one thing, but grabbing the opponent’s dreadlocks!
See the video for yourself over at YouTube.

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Unbelievable! I just Googled a pub in Macclesfield as I wanted to find out what was no there tonight. I ended up clicking on a link to a web site review of… their toilet! It scored 8/10. Here’s an example of the review:

The finishing touch is a nice light blue bog brush, neatly hidden in a discrete location behind the crapper.

There’s heaps more reviews, complete with photos. Check it out

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The best thing about summer is that you can sleep with the window open…

… and then wake up to find that you now own a lot less than you went to bed with!!

To be sung to the tune of ‘A Few of My Favorite Things’ :

“Credit card and debit card and fifty quid in cash,
PDA and iPod and SLR camera,
Palm Pilot PDA,
Laptop computer,
Oh these were a few of my favourite things”

Last night, whilst I was asleep dreaming of Engerland winning the World Cup, some scallies climbed into my front room and helped themselves to a handful of electrical goodies. Oh the joys of living in Manchester. more »

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