> ...because I inadvertently corrected a spelling error which was in the test document they gave me to type, changed a US spelling to NZ spelling, and took out an accidentally doubled word. I did all this without realising I was doing it.

Blame the Internet. I read right through spelling errors now unless I'm editing something, although they never get by without bothering my subconscious. Actually I should amend that, because, no, I still notice most spelling errors. Ok. I read right through a few sometimes, which is more than I did before.

> In the evening, I watch an incredibly bad sword-and-sorcery video starring David Carradine.

Which one, which one? The Warrior and the Sorceress, maybe?

> I read the following ad, which sums up island life perfectly: "WANTED, any interesting old junk or bits and pieces. Will pay in fish, next summer." Further down the page is one where somebody is seeking the short-term loan of a goat.

RULE.