Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Geminids; spam; and shopping.

I was hoping to see some of the Geminids tonight (it's the best night for viewing them), but the cloud cover is far too thick. Ah well. Maybe tomorrow. Northern Hemisphere readers - look east. Southern Hemisphere readers - I don't think you get much in the way of a good view of this particular shower.

I must clear out my spam folder again. A mate sent a PM to tell me she'd emailed me & not had a reply. I don't seem to have received it so I'm guessing that it went to spam. Unfortunately I've received a lot of spam lately. Four yahoo groups I'm in have been abandoned by their owners/mods and consequently have been hijacked by porn spammers. To the tune of a dozen a day per group. I've gone "no mail" now but there's a hell of a lot in that folder. Over 1000 to be honest. I suppose I aught to check anyway just in case there are more real emails in there. Spam filters can be rather erratic in their selections sometimes.

Went into town on Saturday, to finish my Christmas shopping. Big mistake. I did get it all done but town was heaving. (Figuratively speaking - don't get a mental picture of a town running around throwing things at people, will you). I'm not keen on crowds at the best of times, but crowds of determinedly vicious middle-aged, middle-class, women desperately seeking last-minute bargains... I'm surprised I didn't kill anybody.

I was disappointed to see there's no temporary ice-rink this year, but that's probably all to the good, considering my propensity for breaking bones. In fact I've got a couple of broken toes right now. (Night-time, got up, didn't put light on, walked into [very solid] wardrobe.)

Is it Christmas yet?? Is it?? *bounces*. Adeste fideles laeti triumphantes,...


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