Where's the mouse mat?

I was on site with some surveyors by 8 am this morning.  Everything that could go wrong went wrong. As a result I needed to ring people from site and the mobile phone network chose to go on the blink. By half-past nine I wished that I had not bothered to get out of bed.

The day only got better. I saw this black plastic squeaking rat in a shop at lunchtime and, after yesterday's experience with a live one, decided to buy it. It's sitting on my computer monitor and will be accompanying me to a Hallowe'en party tomorrow evening.