Website of the week

My own home never looked so lovely. This lovely site thanks to Derek.

NB I'm not saying I live in Glebe Town Hall!

rare diseases

"Sorry Ma'am, I have to inform you that you're suffering from localitis"
"What does that mean? What are my symptoms?"
"Well, primarily it means that you will be happy to buy overpriced fruit and veg from the very small shops just corner rather than brave the walk further down the road to the busy but cheaper shopping centre. You may occasionally be secretly thankful that you lost track of time and don't really have time to haul ass to another suburb for errands before dinner. You will likely start to recognise quirky characters in the neighbourhood and they will say hello to you. You will have to wonder if you too are becoming one of those quirky characters and they are thinking the same things about you that you think about them."
"And is it fatal? Will I be able to live a normal life?""
"Hard to say. It tends to be seasonal, you may suffer from periodic bouts, especially after travel, which will be interspersed with normal living such that you may not even be able to tell that you're carrying the syndrome. You may even be able to disguise the symptoms. You will probably end up spending a lot more on bread and having to make do with slightly more withered fruit and veg. Be brave, you could live a long and happy life with this, others have - there's no need to loose hope."

And...
'oh gee my paper needs editing lookee here it's a blog that needs urgent writing instead' bacterial infection
(symptoms - squirmy guilty glances sideways while writing, itchiness around the knees)

And...
'no really the weather will clear and I'll be able to dry my washing' delusional syndrome
(symptoms - wet washing and unusual (but dry) outfits, more so than usual)

And...
'house moving avoidance syndrome'
(Symptoms - irrational bouts of weekend leisure spent watching dvds and going to large hardware stores to browse bathroom tiles instead of house hunting)

And...
'modern life e-intrusion response tick'
(Symptoms - deciding that selectively and systematically cleaning out your email sent box is a cleansing, wholesome, efficient and almost spiritual activity second only to colonic irrigation, Vipassana and plucking your eyebrows. Denying to yourself that it is verging on becoming your new hobby. Feeling a little sad when the emails are gone because there's no more deleting to do).