Damn, damn, mutter, damn!

Gaming got cancelled *again* with about half an hour's notice.  Can't yell at anyone, which is annoying, since it's due to car trouble and personal exhaustion [the same people], but still.....shit, shit, shit.   It happened last week because someone's job involved evening work, which happened this week too but we'd arranged to play without him and have his character be extremely heroic.  This time the bike was packed, I'd gotten the rats out early and given them dinner early, warning them they would also have to go home early.

Now they get to be the only creatures pleased with this outcome.

Damn, damn, mutter, damn.

I've had a few days off work this week.  Public holiday for the King's birthday on Monday.  Yes, I know, it isn't his birthday but Western Australia has a creative approach to such things, and too many holidays already around the actual date so they just moved it.  I'm not working Wednesday or Thursday, so I just had to take the one day off to get a six-day break.  On the weekend there was weekend stuff.  Parental wrangling on Saturday and....stuff on Sunday that has sunk from active memory.

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I also looked around the furniture store next to the bookshop, because my armchair is on its last legs, not entirely due to rat depredation.  The footrest part of the recliner is busted and I have to use a cushion because the seat has gotten uncomfortable, thanks to busted upholstery and wires.  It's a very nice furniture store with some lovely chairs, but I could fly to Europe on what some of them cost.  So it'll be Ikea, I think.  I plan to actually go to Ikea and sit in a few of them before choosing one, but I know their prices are more my speed.

I'm still annoyed about the gaming cancellation.  It always seems to happen when I'm having a holiday and am therefore more alert and keen to play.