Ah joy – another period of dropping my caffiene intake. Just what I wanted. Mind you, it’s kind of worrying, knowing that it’s taken ’til now before the withdrawal headache has started to kick in properly. And no, I shall still hold out and see how long I can go before cracking completely.

Update 5pm
That’ll be about now then.


Sometimes you really do have to laugh. It’s either that or kill someone.

So, today, Sainsbury’s, Debenhams, BP and a couple of others have linked together to form their new rewards scheme, Nectar. So you pick up a pack, and go to the “easy convenient” online registration.

Except that, of course, the site is fucked. Not in a weird browser, but in IE. They’ve stuffed the Javascript to submit details, and go on to the next page. Not even .asp, but bastard Javascript. How impressed am I? Not very.

OK, so the web registration’s fucked. Fill in the form and go via snailmail. Fill it in. Do all the necessary ticks, squiggles, and personal info that these places know and love so much. Try to seal the envelope to post it.

Um. Where’s the glue? Yes, the envelope has no stickiness to it – it is a glueless envelope. I’m cursed, I’m sure I am. Either that, or Sainsbury’s have been as impressively organised as ever…