Christmas Cards!

Honestly
Why do we really bother with Christmas cards!?
Between paying mad prices for things we just throw out after the big day (think of the trees!).

Writing them out is just impossible, remembering names of people you barely know and always trying to guess an acquaintances spouses name...

I've just started and already I've lost one to just bad writing, one injured due to having a licked envelope with no card in it (open letter surgery just saved it with minor scar tissue), another down due to smudge (whatever substance cards are made from it's like a whiteboard, built to easily rub off. but in reality it never rubs off it just smudges allover).

My next challenge is a card from a neighbour (No 24) I have to decipher the handwriting and just hope that my bad writing covers up the fact I just couldn't make out your name in the first place.

Honestly I just go into some kind of writing trance. I once remember sending a card saying "merry christmas from christmas" I'd wrote so many I just replaced my own name with christmas spirit...

I also lack the creativity to write anything meaningful in any card. beyond Merry christmas and a happy new year or any conceivable variant of that phrase. Still I'd love to open a card with MERRY JESUS BIRTHDAY have a nice skyblue cat with jam!

Best keep writing attention is fading.... and I've got card glitter allover my table!

Apocalypse

2012 worst apocalypse ever, about the only thing dead is a leaf off my plant!

2013 calendars

Honestly it's the end of the world. Why even bother making a calendar never mind one so niche as goats in trees....
I hope the world does end!

Ballin'

Blogger for iOS

Blogger for iPad that actually functions... Oh yeah! Blog is back!


Literally spent forever balling socks from the massive mountain of laundry mountain... I think I've three hours of solid ironing ahead before I reach the summit...
Sure this guys climbing Everest don't have it this hard!

There is a visitor in my garden!!!

Mystery cat needs a name

Belkin Ipad Snap Shield Cover

So I bought a lovely red Apple smart cover for my iPad. Only to fall victim to the trap of leaving the lovely metal backside of my Ipad open to abuse from the elements.
As I already had a smart cover (which I found really useful) I didn't want to get a full blown front and back cover.
I scoured the Internet and found a few which looked good, I had no idea if they were any good based on a few images etc...
I stumbled onto the Belkin snap on Shield cover whilst out shopping one day. It comes in a few different shades and felt pretty nice to the touch, walked away with it and it's been on the back of my Ipad for about 4 months now.

Fitting and use

It fitted no problems, push it on and make sure it snaps on at each corner simples!.

I opted for the smokey translucent grey one.
Nice to hold and looks pretty cool. Doesn't hinder the smart cover at all. Also maintains the access points for the dock, camera, speaker and switched on the side.
It also fits very tightly so it doesn't increase the size of the Ipad much at all, something a lot of other covers didn't do.

Durability

I've had this so far on my Ipad about 4 months. I'm normally very careful with it so it's more to prevent scrapes and scratches as opposed to any accidental drops off a cliff.
It's held up fairly well some damage pictures below....

As you can see the edges have shattered and chunks have sheared off. Surprisingly this hasn't impacted the fit of the cover. It's never separated at all so far ( I'm not sure if I can even pull it apart!). Although the damage looks bad that the cover held up and prevented any damage to my iPad, from some fairly high drops. The edges seem to be like buttered toast the Ipad will always impact something corner edge first. It's sustained these impacts from dropping off a table on to a hard pavement and from being bundled into a rucksack and not being treat kindly.

Summary

In summary I'd recommend this cover to anyone with an iPad, it's definitely saved mine from some "little accidents", my only fault with it is it seems too brittle. maybe a softer rubber cover would still be intact?.
For now it's done a fine job and will keep on doing it till I need a replacement!

Romance ain't dead...

Stolen from a friend of a friend off a popular social networking site.....


"hiya babe its your love of ya life just fort i wod drop in and put this on ya wall as i past ya name and seen u so i stop to tell you i fooking love you like a fat kid loves cake xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"




I'll check back on valentines day.....