16/08/2007 - Thursday

It was my birthday today. A whopping 25 years old now. Doesn't feel that long though! For presents I got a pair of roller blades (more about these later), a "Horror Duck" (which I have to keep in the box as apparently they'll become collectables sometime!), an entry in The Great British Duck Race, and tickets to the cinema on Sunday to see The Bourne Ultimatum.

Unfortunately I wasn't able to use the roller blades right away as the blade on the left boot is angled slightly inwards which prevents me from putting my weight down on it and coming out with an ankle intact. The right blade is perfectly fine, but the left one just can't hold any weight (as soon as you put any weight on it the centre of balance is shifted and the boot tries to go over to the left, resulting in your ankle nearly getting snapped). The stitching on the velcro strap also came apart. The roller blades are being taken back tomorrow and hopefully the replacements will be fine!