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Welcome to untypicable, the off-beat blog where irreverent humour and fascinatingly pointless musings collide.
Why January Is a Terrible Month for Self-Improvement
A humorous mid-January reflection on why New Year’s resolutions tend to collapse by the 15th — not because we’re weak-willed, but because January is objectively the worst month for self-improvement. In the dark, cold, and financially cursed…
A humorous mid-January reflection on why New Year’s resolutions tend to collapse by the 15th — not because we’re weak-willed, but because January is objectively the worst month for self-improvement. In the dark, cold, and financially cursed…
Why January Is a Terrible Month for Self-Improvement
A humorous mid-January reflection on why New Year’s resolutions tend to collapse by the 15th — not because we’re weak-willed, but because January is objectively the worst month for self-improvement. In the dark, cold, and financially cursed weeks after Christmas, most of us discover that motivation has seasonal settings.
untypicable.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Why January Is a Terrible Month for Self-Improvement
A humorous mid-January reflection on why New Year’s resolutions tend to collapse by the 15th — not because we’re weak-willed, but because January is objectively the worst month for self-improvement. In the dark, cold, and financially cursed…
A humorous mid-January reflection on why New Year’s resolutions tend to collapse by the 15th — not because we’re weak-willed, but because January is objectively the worst month for self-improvement. In the dark, cold, and financially cursed…
In Defence of Rubbish Christmas Decorations
A gently nostalgic essay lamenting the loss of terrible old Christmas decorations – paper chains, ceiling tinsel, Santa door posters – and what it says about how we traded messy joy for tasteful aesthetics.
A gently nostalgic essay lamenting the loss of terrible old Christmas decorations – paper chains, ceiling tinsel, Santa door posters – and what it says about how we traded messy joy for tasteful aesthetics.
In Defence of Rubbish Christmas Decorations
A gently nostalgic essay lamenting the loss of terrible old Christmas decorations – paper chains, ceiling tinsel, Santa door posters – and what it says about how we traded messy joy for tasteful aesthetics.
untypicable.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In Defence of Rubbish Christmas Decorations
A gently nostalgic essay lamenting the loss of terrible old Christmas decorations – paper chains, ceiling tinsel, Santa door posters – and what it says about how we traded messy joy for tasteful aesthetics.
A gently nostalgic essay lamenting the loss of terrible old Christmas decorations – paper chains, ceiling tinsel, Santa door posters – and what it says about how we traded messy joy for tasteful aesthetics.
All I Want for Christmas Is a Risk Assessment
Once you describe Santa’s job to an HR department, the entire operation collapses under the weight of policy, training, and paperwork.
Once you describe Santa’s job to an HR department, the entire operation collapses under the weight of policy, training, and paperwork.
All I Want for Christmas Is a Risk Assessment
Once you describe Santa’s job to an HR department, the entire operation collapses under the weight of policy, training, and paperwork.
untypicable.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
All I Want for Christmas Is a Risk Assessment
Once you describe Santa’s job to an HR department, the entire operation collapses under the weight of policy, training, and paperwork.
Once you describe Santa’s job to an HR department, the entire operation collapses under the weight of policy, training, and paperwork.
The Season of Ding-Dong and Disaster
In our house, the Ring doorbell is less a piece of technology and more a summoning spell for chaos, featuring one adult shih-poo, one cockerpoo puppy, and an unhealthy interest in USB cables.
In our house, the Ring doorbell is less a piece of technology and more a summoning spell for chaos, featuring one adult shih-poo, one cockerpoo puppy, and an unhealthy interest in USB cables.
The Season of Ding-Dong and Disaster
In our house, the Ring doorbell is less a piece of technology and more a summoning spell for chaos, featuring one adult shih-poo, one cockerpoo puppy, and an unhealthy interest in USB cables.
untypicable.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Season of Ding-Dong and Disaster
In our house, the Ring doorbell is less a piece of technology and more a summoning spell for chaos, featuring one adult shih-poo, one cockerpoo puppy, and an unhealthy interest in USB cables.
In our house, the Ring doorbell is less a piece of technology and more a summoning spell for chaos, featuring one adult shih-poo, one cockerpoo puppy, and an unhealthy interest in USB cables.
Are You A Minecraft Person Or A LEGO Person?
Are you a Minecraft person or a LEGO person? Both involve small rectangular things, mild obsession, and at least one meltdown when something gets destroyed. Throw in LEGO Minecraft sets and a neurodivergent brain that loves both structure and chaos, and…
Are you a Minecraft person or a LEGO person? Both involve small rectangular things, mild obsession, and at least one meltdown when something gets destroyed. Throw in LEGO Minecraft sets and a neurodivergent brain that loves both structure and chaos, and…
Are You A Minecraft Person Or A LEGO Person?
Are you a Minecraft person or a LEGO person? Both involve small rectangular things, mild obsession, and at least one meltdown when something gets destroyed. Throw in LEGO Minecraft sets and a neurodivergent brain that loves both structure and chaos, and suddenly it’s not just a hobby – it’s a personality map.
untypicable.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Are You A Minecraft Person Or A LEGO Person?
Are you a Minecraft person or a LEGO person? Both involve small rectangular things, mild obsession, and at least one meltdown when something gets destroyed. Throw in LEGO Minecraft sets and a neurodivergent brain that loves both structure and chaos, and…
Are you a Minecraft person or a LEGO person? Both involve small rectangular things, mild obsession, and at least one meltdown when something gets destroyed. Throw in LEGO Minecraft sets and a neurodivergent brain that loves both structure and chaos, and…
Are You A Minecraft Person Or A LEGO Person?
Are you a Minecraft person or a LEGO person? Both involve sm
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/11/14/are-you-a-minecraft-person-or-a-lego-person/
Are you a Minecraft person or a LEGO person? Both involve sm
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/11/14/are-you-a-minecraft-person-or-a-lego-person/
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Are You A Minecraft Person Or A LEGO Person?
Are you a Minecraft person or a LEGO person? Both involve sm
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/11/14/are-you-a-minecraft-person-or-a-lego-person/
Are you a Minecraft person or a LEGO person? Both involve sm
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/11/14/are-you-a-minecraft-person-or-a-lego-person/
The November Armistice: A Ceasefire in the Christmas Wars
Britain’s annual ‘too early for Christmas?’ row gets a peace plan. Meet the November Armistice: a light-on, tree-off truce that respects Remembrance, permits cosy pre-heating, and saves the big sparkle for December—while, obviously, Mariah…
Britain’s annual ‘too early for Christmas?’ row gets a peace plan. Meet the November Armistice: a light-on, tree-off truce that respects Remembrance, permits cosy pre-heating, and saves the big sparkle for December—while, obviously, Mariah…
The November Armistice: A Ceasefire in the Christmas Wars
Britain’s annual ‘too early for Christmas?’ row gets a peace plan. Meet the November Armistice: a light-on, tree-off truce that respects Remembrance, permits cosy pre-heating, and saves the big sparkle for December—while, obviously, Mariah Carey is already defrosting on the side.
untypicable.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The November Armistice: A Ceasefire in the Christmas Wars
Britain’s annual ‘too early for Christmas?’ row gets a peace plan. Meet the November Armistice: a light-on, tree-off truce that respects Remembrance, permits cosy pre-heating, and saves the big sparkle for December—while, obviously, Mariah…
Britain’s annual ‘too early for Christmas?’ row gets a peace plan. Meet the November Armistice: a light-on, tree-off truce that respects Remembrance, permits cosy pre-heating, and saves the big sparkle for December—while, obviously, Mariah…
The November Armistice: A Ceasefire in the Christmas Wars
Britain’s annual ‘too early for Christmas?’ row gets a peace
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/11/05/the-november-armistice-a-ceasefire-in-the-christmas-wars/
Britain’s annual ‘too early for Christmas?’ row gets a peace
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/11/05/the-november-armistice-a-ceasefire-in-the-christmas-wars/
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The November Armistice: A Ceasefire in the Christmas Wars
Britain’s annual ‘too early for Christmas?’ row gets a peace
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/11/05/the-november-armistice-a-ceasefire-in-the-christmas-wars/
Britain’s annual ‘too early for Christmas?’ row gets a peace
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/11/05/the-november-armistice-a-ceasefire-in-the-christmas-wars/
untypicable Turns One: Still No Idea What We’re Doing, but Apparently the Terrible Twos Are Coming
untypicable turns one this week, and like all one-year-olds, we’re still confused, sticky, and occasionally brilliant by accident. Here’s what we’ve learned about writing, patience, and pretending to…
untypicable turns one this week, and like all one-year-olds, we’re still confused, sticky, and occasionally brilliant by accident. Here’s what we’ve learned about writing, patience, and pretending to…
untypicable Turns One: Still No Idea What We’re Doing, but Apparently the Terrible Twos Are Coming
untypicable turns one this week, and like all one-year-olds, we’re still confused, sticky, and occasionally brilliant by accident. Here’s what we’ve learned about writing, patience, and pretending to have a plan — on a Sunday, no less.
untypicable.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
untypicable Turns One: Still No Idea What We’re Doing, but Apparently the Terrible Twos Are Coming
untypicable turns one this week, and like all one-year-olds, we’re still confused, sticky, and occasionally brilliant by accident. Here’s what we’ve learned about writing, patience, and pretending to…
untypicable turns one this week, and like all one-year-olds, we’re still confused, sticky, and occasionally brilliant by accident. Here’s what we’ve learned about writing, patience, and pretending to…
October 31st: The Annual British Siege
A cultural comparison of Halloween etiquette — one nation turns its entire suburb into a theatrical production, the other treats it as an unscheduled home invasion.
A cultural comparison of Halloween etiquette — one nation turns its entire suburb into a theatrical production, the other treats it as an unscheduled home invasion.
October 31st: The Annual British Siege
A cultural comparison of Halloween etiquette — one nation turns its entire suburb into a theatrical production, the other treats it as an unscheduled home invasion.
untypicable.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 10:03 AM
October 31st: The Annual British Siege
A cultural comparison of Halloween etiquette — one nation turns its entire suburb into a theatrical production, the other treats it as an unscheduled home invasion.
A cultural comparison of Halloween etiquette — one nation turns its entire suburb into a theatrical production, the other treats it as an unscheduled home invasion.
October 31st: The Annual British Siege
A cultural comparison of Halloween etiquette — one nation tu
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/31/october-31st-the-annual-british-siege/
A cultural comparison of Halloween etiquette — one nation tu
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/31/october-31st-the-annual-british-siege/
October 31, 2025 at 10:03 AM
October 31st: The Annual British Siege
A cultural comparison of Halloween etiquette — one nation tu
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/31/october-31st-the-annual-british-siege/
A cultural comparison of Halloween etiquette — one nation tu
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/31/october-31st-the-annual-british-siege/
Mindfulness for the Chronically Irritated
A practical guide for those who want to be calm, compassionate, and spiritually centred — but also think most people are idiots.
A practical guide for those who want to be calm, compassionate, and spiritually centred — but also think most people are idiots.
Mindfulness for the Chronically Irritated
A practical guide for those who want to be calm, compassionate, and spiritually centred — but also think most people are idiots.
untypicable.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Mindfulness for the Chronically Irritated
A practical guide for those who want to be calm, compassionate, and spiritually centred — but also think most people are idiots.
A practical guide for those who want to be calm, compassionate, and spiritually centred — but also think most people are idiots.
Mindfulness for the Chronically Irritated
A practical guide for those who want to be calm, compassiona
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/28/mindfulness-for-the-chronically-irritated/
A practical guide for those who want to be calm, compassiona
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/28/mindfulness-for-the-chronically-irritated/
October 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Mindfulness for the Chronically Irritated
A practical guide for those who want to be calm, compassiona
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/28/mindfulness-for-the-chronically-irritated/
A practical guide for those who want to be calm, compassiona
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/28/mindfulness-for-the-chronically-irritated/
Confessions of an IKEA Allen Key
Ever wondered what an IKEA Allen key thinks about its short, twisted life? This surreal monologue reveals the tragic tale of a hexagonal tool born for assembly and destined for abandonment in the back of your junk drawer.
Ever wondered what an IKEA Allen key thinks about its short, twisted life? This surreal monologue reveals the tragic tale of a hexagonal tool born for assembly and destined for abandonment in the back of your junk drawer.
Confessions of an IKEA Allen Key
Ever wondered what an IKEA Allen key thinks about its short, twisted life? This surreal monologue reveals the tragic tale of a hexagonal tool born for assembly and destined for abandonment in the back of your junk drawer.
untypicable.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Confessions of an IKEA Allen Key
Ever wondered what an IKEA Allen key thinks about its short, twisted life? This surreal monologue reveals the tragic tale of a hexagonal tool born for assembly and destined for abandonment in the back of your junk drawer.
Ever wondered what an IKEA Allen key thinks about its short, twisted life? This surreal monologue reveals the tragic tale of a hexagonal tool born for assembly and destined for abandonment in the back of your junk drawer.
Confessions of an IKEA Allen Key
Ever wondered what an IKEA Allen key thinks about its short,
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/14/confessions-of-an-ikea-allen-key/
Ever wondered what an IKEA Allen key thinks about its short,
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/14/confessions-of-an-ikea-allen-key/
October 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Confessions of an IKEA Allen Key
Ever wondered what an IKEA Allen key thinks about its short,
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/14/confessions-of-an-ikea-allen-key/
Ever wondered what an IKEA Allen key thinks about its short,
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/14/confessions-of-an-ikea-allen-key/
What If Inspector Morse Went to Sheffield Polytechnic?
What if Inspector Morse swapped Oxford’s dreaming spires for Sheffield Polytechnic’s brutalist breeze-blocks? This satirical rewrite reimagines the iconic detective solving petty crimes, battling chip pan conspiracies, and brooding over pints…
What if Inspector Morse swapped Oxford’s dreaming spires for Sheffield Polytechnic’s brutalist breeze-blocks? This satirical rewrite reimagines the iconic detective solving petty crimes, battling chip pan conspiracies, and brooding over pints…
What If Inspector Morse Went to Sheffield Polytechnic?
What if Inspector Morse swapped Oxford’s dreaming spires for Sheffield Polytechnic’s brutalist breeze-blocks? This satirical rewrite reimagines the iconic detective solving petty crimes, battling chip pan conspiracies, and brooding over pints of bitter in South Yorkshire. Less Wagner, more Status Quo.
untypicable.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
What If Inspector Morse Went to Sheffield Polytechnic?
What if Inspector Morse swapped Oxford’s dreaming spires for Sheffield Polytechnic’s brutalist breeze-blocks? This satirical rewrite reimagines the iconic detective solving petty crimes, battling chip pan conspiracies, and brooding over pints…
What if Inspector Morse swapped Oxford’s dreaming spires for Sheffield Polytechnic’s brutalist breeze-blocks? This satirical rewrite reimagines the iconic detective solving petty crimes, battling chip pan conspiracies, and brooding over pints…
What If Inspector Morse Went to Sheffield Polytechnic?
What if Inspector Morse swapped Oxford’s dreaming spires for
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/07/what-if-inspector-morse-went-to-sheffield-polytechnic/
What if Inspector Morse swapped Oxford’s dreaming spires for
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/07/what-if-inspector-morse-went-to-sheffield-polytechnic/
October 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
What If Inspector Morse Went to Sheffield Polytechnic?
What if Inspector Morse swapped Oxford’s dreaming spires for
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/07/what-if-inspector-morse-went-to-sheffield-polytechnic/
What if Inspector Morse swapped Oxford’s dreaming spires for
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/10/07/what-if-inspector-morse-went-to-sheffield-polytechnic/
Masking 101: The Hidden Curriculum of Being Socially Acceptable
From rehearsing small talk to decoding office jargon, this i
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/22/masking-101-the-hidden-curriculum-of-being-socially-acceptable/
From rehearsing small talk to decoding office jargon, this i
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/22/masking-101-the-hidden-curriculum-of-being-socially-acceptable/
September 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Masking 101: The Hidden Curriculum of Being Socially Acceptable
From rehearsing small talk to decoding office jargon, this i
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/22/masking-101-the-hidden-curriculum-of-being-socially-acceptable/
From rehearsing small talk to decoding office jargon, this i
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/22/masking-101-the-hidden-curriculum-of-being-socially-acceptable/
Tea Bag or Tea Bastard? The Secret Lives of Brewing Styles
Explore the unspoken rules of British tea-making—from milk-first chaos to biscuit betrayal. It’s not just a drink. It’s a social minefield.
Explore the unspoken rules of British tea-making—from milk-first chaos to biscuit betrayal. It’s not just a drink. It’s a social minefield.
Tea Bag or Tea Bastard? The Secret Lives of Brewing Styles
Explore the unspoken rules of British tea-making—from milk-first chaos to biscuit betrayal. It’s not just a drink. It’s a social minefield.
untypicable.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Tea Bag or Tea Bastard? The Secret Lives of Brewing Styles
Explore the unspoken rules of British tea-making—from milk-first chaos to biscuit betrayal. It’s not just a drink. It’s a social minefield.
Explore the unspoken rules of British tea-making—from milk-first chaos to biscuit betrayal. It’s not just a drink. It’s a social minefield.
Tea Bag or Tea Bastard? The Secret Lives of Brewing Styles
Explore the unspoken rules of British tea-making—from milk-f
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/15/tea-bag-or-tea-bastard-the-secret-lives-of-brewing-styles/
Explore the unspoken rules of British tea-making—from milk-f
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/15/tea-bag-or-tea-bastard-the-secret-lives-of-brewing-styles/
September 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Tea Bag or Tea Bastard? The Secret Lives of Brewing Styles
Explore the unspoken rules of British tea-making—from milk-f
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/15/tea-bag-or-tea-bastard-the-secret-lives-of-brewing-styles/
Explore the unspoken rules of British tea-making—from milk-f
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/15/tea-bag-or-tea-bastard-the-secret-lives-of-brewing-styles/
Things I Would Use a Time Machine For
What would you do with a time machine? Save the world? Kerry Freeman would rather slap Henry VIII, steal hats, sabotage tea-making, and rewrite the Domesday Book out of pure spite.
What would you do with a time machine? Save the world? Kerry Freeman would rather slap Henry VIII, steal hats, sabotage tea-making, and rewrite the Domesday Book out of pure spite.
Things I Would Use a Time Machine For
What would you do with a time machine? Save the world? Kerry Freeman would rather slap Henry VIII, steal hats, sabotage tea-making, and rewrite the Domesday Book out of pure spite.
untypicable.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Things I Would Use a Time Machine For
What would you do with a time machine? Save the world? Kerry Freeman would rather slap Henry VIII, steal hats, sabotage tea-making, and rewrite the Domesday Book out of pure spite.
What would you do with a time machine? Save the world? Kerry Freeman would rather slap Henry VIII, steal hats, sabotage tea-making, and rewrite the Domesday Book out of pure spite.
Things I Would Use a Time Machine For
What would you do with a time machine? Save the world? Kerry
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/05/things-i-would-use-a-time-machine-for/
What would you do with a time machine? Save the world? Kerry
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/05/things-i-would-use-a-time-machine-for/
September 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Things I Would Use a Time Machine For
What would you do with a time machine? Save the world? Kerry
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/05/things-i-would-use-a-time-machine-for/
What would you do with a time machine? Save the world? Kerry
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/05/things-i-would-use-a-time-machine-for/
The Office as an Escape Room: A Corporate Horror Story
Forget riddles and padlocks—the real escape room is your open-plan office. From printer meltdowns to mysterious acronyms, this is a hilarious deep dive into the puzzles, traps, and tragic snacks of workplace life.
Forget riddles and padlocks—the real escape room is your open-plan office. From printer meltdowns to mysterious acronyms, this is a hilarious deep dive into the puzzles, traps, and tragic snacks of workplace life.
The Office as an Escape Room: A Corporate Horror Story
Forget riddles and padlocks—the real escape room is your open-plan office. From printer meltdowns to mysterious acronyms, this is a hilarious deep dive into the puzzles, traps, and tragic snacks of workplace life.
untypicable.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The Office as an Escape Room: A Corporate Horror Story
Forget riddles and padlocks—the real escape room is your open-plan office. From printer meltdowns to mysterious acronyms, this is a hilarious deep dive into the puzzles, traps, and tragic snacks of workplace life.
Forget riddles and padlocks—the real escape room is your open-plan office. From printer meltdowns to mysterious acronyms, this is a hilarious deep dive into the puzzles, traps, and tragic snacks of workplace life.
The Office as an Escape Room: A Corporate Horror Story
Forget riddles and padlocks—the real escape room is your ope
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/03/the-office-as-an-escape-room-a-corporate-horror-story/
Forget riddles and padlocks—the real escape room is your ope
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/03/the-office-as-an-escape-room-a-corporate-horror-story/
September 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The Office as an Escape Room: A Corporate Horror Story
Forget riddles and padlocks—the real escape room is your ope
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/03/the-office-as-an-escape-room-a-corporate-horror-story/
Forget riddles and padlocks—the real escape room is your ope
https://untypicable.co.uk/articles/2025/09/03/the-office-as-an-escape-room-a-corporate-horror-story/
Five Times I Dropped Myself In It
A well-meaning comment here, a helpful suggestion there—and suddenly you're running a cross-departmental project you didn’t ask for. Five moments of workplace self-sabotage, told with wit, regret, and a touch of spreadsheet trauma.
A well-meaning comment here, a helpful suggestion there—and suddenly you're running a cross-departmental project you didn’t ask for. Five moments of workplace self-sabotage, told with wit, regret, and a touch of spreadsheet trauma.
Five Times I Dropped Myself In It
A well-meaning comment here, a helpful suggestion there—and suddenly you're running a cross-departmental project you didn’t ask for. Five moments of workplace self-sabotage, told with wit, regret, and a touch of spreadsheet trauma.
untypicable.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Five Times I Dropped Myself In It
A well-meaning comment here, a helpful suggestion there—and suddenly you're running a cross-departmental project you didn’t ask for. Five moments of workplace self-sabotage, told with wit, regret, and a touch of spreadsheet trauma.
A well-meaning comment here, a helpful suggestion there—and suddenly you're running a cross-departmental project you didn’t ask for. Five moments of workplace self-sabotage, told with wit, regret, and a touch of spreadsheet trauma.