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wellinghallShowers repaired by plumber: one (at last!)
Books returned to Amazon on account of them being mis-described: one (Complete Short Stories of Saki, which - unsurprisingly, really - did not also contain the promised novels and plays)
Books ordered from Abebooks with Saki's novels and plays: one (Saki: The Novels and Plays, which at least has a more promising title)
Buster Keaton films watched: one (Our Hospitality)
Opinionated books about the Falklands war read: one (Razor's Edge)
Rooks seen in our garden at one time, clustered around the mealworms: eight
New cages bought to protect mealworms from big birds: one
Effectiveness at keeping out rooks: 100%
Effectiveness at keeping out starlings: 20%
Woodpigeons that have fallen prey to cats: one
Stings received while trying to clear nettles: lots!
Hospital appointments made to see consultant: one (31 May)
Dental appointments in the next week: two
Emails we need to read, reply to, forward or otherwise deal with: forty-two (yes, really)
Number of times I've cursed the ECB for selling test match TV rights to Sky: loads
Number of really impressive slow-motion shots of a bat bending as it strikes the ball, during the opening sequence of the highlights: one
Books returned to Amazon on account of them being mis-described: one (Complete Short Stories of Saki, which - unsurprisingly, really - did not also contain the promised novels and plays)
Books ordered from Abebooks with Saki's novels and plays: one (Saki: The Novels and Plays, which at least has a more promising title)
Buster Keaton films watched: one (Our Hospitality)
Opinionated books about the Falklands war read: one (Razor's Edge)
Rooks seen in our garden at one time, clustered around the mealworms: eight
New cages bought to protect mealworms from big birds: one
Effectiveness at keeping out rooks: 100%
Effectiveness at keeping out starlings: 20%
Woodpigeons that have fallen prey to cats: one
Stings received while trying to clear nettles: lots!
Hospital appointments made to see consultant: one (31 May)
Dental appointments in the next week: two
Emails we need to read, reply to, forward or otherwise deal with: forty-two (yes, really)
Number of times I've cursed the ECB for selling test match TV rights to Sky: loads
Number of really impressive slow-motion shots of a bat bending as it strikes the ball, during the opening sequence of the highlights: one
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Date: 2006-05-15 03:23 pm (UTC)Oh yeah! Especially every time I see one of their sodding billboards