More eBay pimping

Yesterday was a 10p listing day on eBay, which means that I've been rummaging in the garage for more tat to sellvaluable goods with which I must reluctantly part. So far, the great clear-out has bought me a pair of SPD pedals for my bike and soon I should have shoes to match. With a little luck, I hope to raise enough for a Psion netBook, so that I can go and sit in the park while working on The Book.

Anyways, here's more stuff for your delectation...
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In other news

The main thing at the moment is, of course, scarlatti. I'm hoping there's some glimmer of a chance. If you don't know what's going on, go read: dougs.

Last weekend was impoverished by an absence of the_major (but I hope to see her this weekend at the ZZ9 Towel Picnic). I was torn on Saturday: I was invited to no less than three parties. This is normally enough to leave me at home quivering in indecision, but this time, a choice presented itself. On the one hand, there was alexmc's do over in Leytonstone, about an hour and a half's travel away; on the other, there was a CIX/SF-fan do in Twickenham, some 2h away; and on the gripping hand, there was avalon_bliss and hythloday's do... In Colliers Wood, about 3min cycle ride away. Tough call. Sorry, Alex; sorry, Pete. And they even gave me a lovely big 19" monitor so that I can use the Linux PC in the front room from the sofa without squinting! Yay! Cheers, guys!

And lo, it was good! They've lived just up the road from me for nearly a year, I find this out through FreeCycle of all places, and it's taken me months to go visit. A bit poor, really.

Before that, though, since it was a lovely hot day and everything, I decided to do what any sensible person would, and... go for a really long run. I did a lap of all of Mitcham Common - to the edge of Croydon and back. Took me about 2h - it was so hot, I drank 1.5l of water & had to take a lot of breathers. Got loads of scratches, bites, stings and lashes on my legs, socks full of seeds and burrs, absolutely shattered and dripping with sweat. It was wonderful. It was two days before I could walk properly again.

Between that and the party, though, Sunday was a bit of a write-off...