Re: Greetings and whinings

On 31/3/07 13:04, "Sarah" wrote:
> "Anen" <anne.magee@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:lfvl03pn58l97b20avu0e26rcsuedovj1h@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Quoth Stuart Rogers:
>> 
>>> On 28/3/07 01:11, "Anen" wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I don't know if anyone has noticed, but I haven't been here much
>>>> lately, and I haven't even been answering my email really.
>>> 
> I have to confess, I hadn't, but I've had my own local distractions -
> ... In February, I lost two good friends: one hard drive[1] and one
> seven year relation****p.

I'm sorry to hear that, on both counts.

>>> Who are you again?
>> 
>> How do I know?
>> 
> Strangely, googling on existentialism produced this quote by Gloria
Gaynor,
> which I can't improve on:

One of my favourite animations features a Gloria Gaynor song:
  http://www.navone.org/Media/Movies/AlienSong_mp4.mov
[5.1MB]
It doesn't add much to this thread, but I thought it might raise
a smile or two.

> It's strangely catching, isn't it. I have also broken a USB cable, had
two
> flat tyres, my car stereo is plain old Not Working At All, and I've had
a
> flood from a bathroom pipe (bath cold tap) into the kitchen ceiling.

IKWYM. I suspect I have a wheel bearing on the way out, my
snowboarding holiday never happened, I pulled a muscle in my side
yesterday and, to top it all, I might have to spend two weeks
in Houston next month.

> My bank transfers are subject to a "BACS delay",

At least that's something I didn't suffer.  I guess it's my round then.

> [1] I would suggest you all remind me of your email addresses, but
err...
> you may not be able to get through to me[2].

Brutal spam filter?

Stuart