"Jess" was actually short for "Jezebel".

I am not glad to be finally home after having had to work Christmas Eve.

All my presents are now wrapped and sitting neatly under the Christmas tree, and my mother has finally managed to stick to her word and not buy too many things.

Oops.....I wrapped my tree and its now sitting under the presents!! Ok I Lied. I don't have any presents....

Buying a new computer for your 87-year-old mother who lives 300 miles away, and teaching her how to use it, is a simple and uncomplicated matter.

Buying a new teapot for your mother who lives 16 miles away and teaching her how to use it is horrendously complicated

Buying a new motherboard for your computer is fun

[blame] Buying a new motherboard isn't nearly as much fun as finding a proper heatsink for it. Ne'er to worry, tho, since the heatsink that comes with the CPU *always* works with your motherboard.

I once tried to fit a heatsink to my mother, but she got bored of it and moved 300 miles away!

I know exactly what motherboards and heatsinks are

I have been up for hours.

My CD re-writer keeps telling me its not available, but I know it is, as I can still see it!

I have lost weight over the Christmas break

[Angus} A motherboard is a traditional flat plank of wood that an honoured family elder is laid upon when they pass out after too much sherry, and a heatsink is simply a combination of a radiator and a sink, to gently dry dishes, keep washing up water hot and stop that nasty cold metal sensation you get when touching, er, cold metal. But then you knew that, as you said.

heatsink what happens when young men chew the ends of biros??

Mrs Biro is a masochist.

Only three more shopping days until Christmas!

My New Year's resolution is to make one new resolution every day.

My New Year's resolution is to re-use the Old Year, it's perfectly serviceable, albeit slightly wrinkled..

Over the last year I have accumulated a significant number of wrinkles: I love 'em all.

wrinkles a place to store much loved fluff