'They' say bad things come in threes, and this past weekend my much anticipated third piece of bad luck finally arrived. After being mugged, and dealing with a constantly leaking flat, I found out on Sunday that my laptop is kaput. Poor Oscar. Im taking him to the Apple Genius Bar on saturday (their earliest appointment) to see whether he has any life left in him.

But now that all that bad luck has passed, Im ready for some good luck now, and just today my Olympic basket ball tickets finally arrived! I missed out on the first round of tickets, couldnt be bothered the second time around, but when they re-released more in a third batch I thought I'd give it another go and managed to get these! Olympic Park here I come!

Wettest summer since records began!

'Figures from Britain's Met Office national weather service show that double the average rain fell in June -- the wettest since records began in 1910 -- while April was also the wettest on record.'

Not particularly helpful in a leaking flat :o(

Happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day fellow Canadians! I didnt take this photo, but am looking foward to taking my own at the end of August. Thanks Philippa for all the tips!