Strange things to get excited about...

1. We need a replacement tool for our Dyson vacuum. It's a 'stair tool' which I accidentally broke yesterday. I love it. It does it's job perfectly. I've now discovered that I can't vacuum the stairs satisfyingly without it. The exciting thing is that I had a look at the Dyson website to see if it was replaceable. I found a pleasantly easy to use site in which every single part of a vacuum can be purchased! The stair tool will set us back £9 (+ £2 P&P), but.... I really can't live without it!
2. There is a game I am keen to play called Pirates of the Spanish Main. It's a sort of collectable game in which you buy a pack for £2.50-£3 which contains some cards and a few model ships. You then use multiple sets to build fleets etc and play the game. I was advised that really you need at least six sets to have a decent game. Now, I am not allowed to buy any games until at least 2008 so this is something of a moot point but....a couple of stores are selling packs via the Amazon Marketplace; basic packs for 99p and the second series packs (Pirates of the Crimson Coast) for only 1p. Admittedly there is a £3.50 per order charge for P&P but still....that's incredible! For anyone reading...my birthday is in November....!
3. I have found some printable do-it-yourself little boxes to hold all the tiles in for my favourite game, Carcassonne. I haven't made them yet but they look great. Of course, they were on Boardgamegeek...where else? I am always strangely excited that not only is there an international community of boardgamers but that many of them put in a lot of time making things like these boxes, or translating rules, or making up expansions and then post them on the internet for others to enjoy for free! It gives me hope that the world is actually not all that bad....