I went to Milton Keynes and didn't even get a T-shirt

I spent yesterday wandering the circles of hell, eternally spiralling, wondering if I would ever get out.

Yes, reader, I went to Milton Keynes.

I have spared you the mighty saga of the Ikea TV bench (short version: v. cheap TV bench bought in attempt to make better use of space in tiny flat, bits missing, attempt to get bits). On Friday night, post a couple of cocktails with colleagues, and thinking that I finally had all the bits to assemble the thing and the inclination to do so, I got all the bits out and discovered that I was short of eight screws. With half a TV bench assembled, I decided that the best thing to do was drive to Ikea the next day so I could finish the job. The nearest Ikea is in Milton Keynes, which also offers a John Lewis, and a Rohan shop as an added incentive.

( More on roundabouts and eternal torment )

I went to Ikea and didn't even get a T-shirt

I spent yesterday wandering the circles of hell, eternally spiralling, wondering if I would ever get out.

Yes, reader, I went to Milton Keynes.

I have spared you the mighty saga of the Ikea TV bench (short version: v. cheap TV bench bought in attempt to make better use of space in tiny flat, bits missing, attempt to get bits). On Friday night, post a couple of cocktails with colleagues, and thinking that I finally had all the bits to assemble the thing and the inclination to do so, I got all the bits out and discovered that I was short of eight screws. With half a TV bench assembled, I decided that the best thing to do was drive to Ikea the next day so I could finish the job. The nearest Ikea is in Milton Keynes, which also offers a John Lewis, and a Rohan shop as an added incentive.

( More on roundabouts and eternal torment )

Further to this morning's post

Oxfordshire/Buckingham/Gloucestershire comes up with surprisingly impressive roadkill. Yesterday's haul, in addition to the usual rabbits and pigeons, one hare and one badger.