My posts have spluttered and died, last week my blog spluttered and died but I am not dead. Without meeting you in person it’s going to be hard to talk you out of this Scribs-will-be-sadly-missed mentality but take a look at my chart.  This is not normal behaviour for a dead person, and, while there’s a lot to catch up on, let’s get the formalities of the way first.

Deskscape is something I mentioned last month but not something I got around to doing.  Please accept the picture below with my apologies.  I’ll take a shot of my desk before I move out and we’ll dub that Deskscape July.

1. FHM Calendar – Holly Valance in the worst pose since the blunt force trauma stylings of Abbey Clancy back in February.  I have decided to call this look the constipated sea lion.
2. Postcard – A rather cynical postcard mocking desk jobs.  At the time it was ironic because I’d stuck it to a desk, now it’s ironic because I’m clinically unemployed.
3. Speakers – These cost me £4 two years ago, they were worth every penny.
4. Student Loan – What was £19,754.92 is now apparently £19,993.48.  Sometimes I just love getting mail.
5. Receipts -  A handful of memories and receipts held up alongside my online bank statement will help me figure out Finance Friday for June.
6. Phone – When I first got the Samsung J700i I was thoroughly disappointed but thought that maybe, like the music of Kate Bush, it would grow on me.

No, no, no.

This phone is still lousy, as is the software that came with it.  The Samsung New PC Studio is as bad as the previous one but now comes with added bloat, sluggishness and, wait for it, abstract animations.  An added feature is that it has no support for Macs or Open Source, have decided to invest in a Bluetooth dongle and do away with this software atrocity.

Well, that’s Deskscape out of the way.  In the near future I aim to introduce new challenges, update you on old ones and create icons for all of them.  I’ll also be blogging some more about my life, my finances and whatever other crazy things you suggest.