Snap, Crackle and Pop

Unfortunately my laptop's power supply died today with a snap, a little crackle, and then a loud pop that tripped the whole building's fusebox (not just ours), so we had to call for a tech guy (from the company that maintains the complex) to come fix it. Anyway power's back up to the house now (after I had to have peanut butter sandwiches and salad for lunch, what with no kettle or hob working), but I'll still be sans-laptop until I can get a new power supply. Hoping Özdamir Göl will give me an extension on my Virtual Instrumentation Programming submission (which is due Friday), he seems a good sort and he knows me, plus this has to be a reasonable excuse (the only time I've ever really had one).

The temperature's dropped now, to almost Scottish summer levels. The sky's grey more frequently and since I only really go between home, Uni, and Central Market, I've stopped slathering myself with sun-cream every morning (bet I'll still get burnt). 

Oh, and update on the red pepper growing in the back garden: it turned out to be a chili (surprised me a little, but was still very tasty). The main problem plants seem to have in our back garden is the number of trees and large bushes in the surrounding gardens, taking up all the soil with their roots. Sunny says he has had all the soil taken out and replaced, but nothing grows (except that chili apparently, and the small wilted sprigs of mint). I'd like to think it's nothing that can't be solved with a bit of "you know what" in the head department.

...sorry, I think that's a Mrs Doyle quote... there aren't too many (or any) opportunities for me to be a bit silly nowadays.