gmail clearing

looked at gmail inbox. blinked at the fact that there were a lot of messages (stuff disappearing off the front page faster than you remember to look at it)

So, idly searched for stuff like newsletters and offers - seetickets, whatonstage, barrowmanonline. Most of which outdates very fast.

...wow. 200+ emails deleted in 2 minutes.

Actually got over 6 hours sleep last night - went neighbourhood barbecue, ate lots, chatted, played with Sophia (OMG she's almost 2! How did that happen?), took part and was in the audience for the deathmatch tournament of Connect 4 and... system just crashed due to all the sugar, so was in bed at 11.40. Body not sure how it feels about this. shall have to see if can repeat experiment.

...I have been informed by Steph that there is a concept available. Beatrix Potter with any minorly violent bits cut out. (eggs being eaten by fox in Jemima Puddleduck) :facepalm: I did not just hear that. Talk about overly-wrapping in cotton wool.

certificates of live birth

Sparked by an entry over on clothsprogs journal about ID stupidity.

You know how they always say they'll accept birth certificates?

What the hell does a 'normal' birth certificate look like? I wouldn't know one if you whacked me in the face with it. I've seen mine once and I doubt it would pass muster as ID, unless they were going with '....okay, no way would anyone take the trouble to forge *that*.' as their criteria. What does your look like?

For those interested, mine is a three-inch long bit of carbon-copy dot matrix paper with the hole-punch bits down the sides. It's severely tattered and creased. And says 'Certificate of Live Birth'. With... um... I think it had my parents' names, my name, 'girl' and the surgery on it.