I’m shopping for a new laptop, but maybe I should be shopping for pizza instead: 14″ PowerPizza

Tomorrow, I will get up at 4am, catch a bus across London at 5am, catch a train at 6am, change trains three times (in Oxford, Birmingham and Crewe), arrive in Chester at 10:30am, try to book into a hotel, catch a taxi to Wrexham, attend a wedding at 1:30pm, catch a taxi to the reception, and after that catch another taxi back to the hotel.

Then on Sunday I come back.

And you know what? I don’t even know the people getting married - the bride is a friend of Lettice whom I’ve met once for about thirty seconds.

Meanwhile, Howie and Mel are getting married just down the road from where I live, and most of my friends will be attending that wedding.

I’d like to wish all the best to both couples. They should have a great day as I’ll probably act as a lightning rod for any bad luck floating through the aether tomorrow.

Yesterday’s newspaper headline “Rooney signs record deal” prompted some confusion from Lettice, who knew he was a footballer but who didn’t know that he had any musical talent…

This is the second monthly census of TMP region from the NationStates game. The Commonwealth of Neandethalia (which is me) is proud to serve this noble region as their UN delegate.
August’s census
Statistics compiled with the aid of NSEconomy .

Census highlights

• 47 member nations, (down 8 - 3 new arrivals, 11 nations ceased to exist),
• 11 UN members (down 6).
• Most prevalent UN category is Inoffensive Centrist Democracy with 11 nations,
• Most prevalent UN category amongst UN members is Inoffensive Centrist Democracy with 6 nations.
• Total regional population is 19,565 million,
  Largest population is The Dominion of Plethasaurys (1,232 milliom),
  Smallest population is The Armed Republic of Hannibal Lector (14 million).
• Largest GDP Per Capita is The Incorporated States of Bribedonia ($40,125),
  Smallest GDP Per Capita is The Kingdom of Leinahtan ($66).