U2 can have Xmas cake, a rave

First day of a week off work. What a horrible day I've had.

First off I was instructed by my daughter to get her tickets for the U2 concert in Auckland or Sydney, which went on sale at 9am today in NZ and two hours later in Sydney at Sydney time. Three times I got as far as "click to confirm" the purchase then got dumped out. The result is the tickets were sold out and I didn't get through the last stage!. So I attempted to buy tickets to U2 in Sydney. Sold out. Being a dedicated mother, all this took four hours on the Internet. (Anyone got tickets they want to sell at cost only? I don't want to pay scalpers prices)

So I turned my mind to making a Christmas cake, as you do. Something constructive out of a wasted first day on holiday. They have just come out of the oven. I hope they taste good. My recipe makes two cakes. My poor husband was sent down to the supermarket three times during the making of... I usually *do* read the recipe first, honest. Guess I was stressed out by failing to get tickets to U2.

Now, when they cool, they need immunising with brandy. I have a syringe (the real thing my doctor-daughter gave me). I have had needle stick injuries in the past, but since the cake has neither hepabreastis nor Aids, and nor do I, we both seem to survive.

Hope your days have been better than mine