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Very slow start to the year. I didn't make it to Brent Cross today. Hopefully DHL will show up early-ish tomorrow so I can go out and get some scales and slippers.

Other than that, strictly meh. I made spaghetti and meatballs for dinner.

I put in a post code, the map comes up, it's practically next to Camden Town station, going towards Chalk Farm.

What does Multimap say?
"Closest Tube station: Mornington Crescent - 0.4mi"

So I wait around for fucking DHL.

Finally, I check the web status. "Shipment on hold".

I phone up. Oh, sorry, message to re-deliver wasn't passed on. We can deliver tomorrow.

Except I have an appointment tomorrow. I can't fucking sit around waiting for a parcel that SHOULD have been delivered Friday.

I agreed to a Thursday redelivery, subject to them coming before noon.

I'm writing a very nasty letter to DHL. I paid $30 for expedited delivery and that's what I deserve.

The Independent has gone up to 70p.

And this is a newspaper that charges for a lot of content on its website too. Bloody money-suckers. All hail the socialist Guardian, 60p and a lovely free website! (OK, photos are pay-edition. Not as good as the NYT in that respect. The article archive is free, though.)

(But I'll still keep shelling out for the Indy because I do like some of it, and I can't read it for free.)