superglue to the rescue

While trying to clear the dish rack, my housemate's dish -- a really pretty Japanese one -- fell off and broke neatly into half.

I apologised profusely.

Half hour later, while trying to put a fly swatter onto the top of the fridge, I caused her ceramic figurine -- a really cute hula girl, her only souvenir from Hawaii -- to topple.

I apologised profusely. Again.

I will be using melamine crockery for the rest of the day.