Penny was way too excited to be near the workshop. She should have felt some amount of remorse for crashing his car to the point that its engine gave up in a cloud of smoke, Dave thought as he observed her practically jumping off the walls. Was remorse a feeling that aliens could feel? His …
Penny, the alien Dave had found crouched in his kitchen cupboard two months ago, was starting to cause a lot more trouble than she was worth. His boyfriend had basically adopted the creature though and insisted they helped her. It was unlikely that he was going to be able to get rid of her anytime …
I’m a big advocate for doing what you need to do in order to avoid having problems in the future. What I mean by this is taking steps to pre-empt any dilemmas. A great example of this is the steps I take to ensure proper car maintenance. I always drive according to the speed limit, …
A drive with friends in the country: what could be better? Well… how about not breaking down in the middle of nowhere, and having to walk 45 minutes down the road to get enough reception to call for a mobile mechanic? That’d be somewhat better. Unfortunately, it seems like this occurrence is part and parcel …
I’m really starting to see the doctor point of view, from multiple angles. Firstly, I now understand the frustration doctors feel when people book appointments because they have some sniffles. I say ‘people’, but I of course mean ‘hypochondriacs’. And then I’m also understanding the off-duty questions they must get when people find out they’re …
Ahh, if only there were more 24-hour services in the world… That’s very wishful thinking on my part, of course. Back in my home country, there was almost nothing open after 9 pm. in fact, I can’t think of anything that ever was. Family time is very important to my people, you see. Now that …
GUYS. YOU GUYS. There’s this amazing new competition that’s just been announced, and it’s going to rocket my street cred right to the very top. Melbourne is making a bid for the 2042 Olympics, because they have plans to build a really nice new stadium and they’re pretty sure that it’ll land them a solid …
Step one: find a car mechanic who’s willing to take us on. We’re going to need an excellent car mechanic. Preston has some of the best so we’ll start the search there. Otherwise the tow truck costs are going to be immense. That’s just what you get yourself in for when you try to start Melbourne’s …