I’d be interested to see what your results are on The Political Compass. It asks for your views on a fair few issues - including some I’d honestly never personally considered - then tells you where on a more-reasonable-than-right-and-left political spectrum you lie…

Just wondering. I won’t judge, I promise

Congratulatory gifts gratefully accepted.

I like to say ‘Tunes’. Tuuuuuuuuunes. Like that, I say. Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunes.

I think I’m turning into Nod.

As predicted, I haven’t been able to resist the lure that is iTunes. The conversation in my head goes something like this:

I don’t need to buy any music right now. I can’t even think of anything I’d like to download.
   Lookathat! That Scissor-Sisters-with-Kylie song for only 79p!
You don’t need that.
   No. It’s quite nice, though. I think I’ll play the free 30-second preview.
No, don’t do that. You’ll just want it.
   I won’t. I have self control.
Hmmmm.
   [listens to 30 second preview]
   I quite like that. I’ll buy it.
   [clicks buy]
WHAT KIND OF A MUPPETRY ARE YOU?!!?! Good song, tho.

This is how I’ve purchased 5 songs since Monday. Some, I haven’t.

Thing is, though, 79p is sooooo very very cheap that it’d be easy to say something like: “I’ll just get one song a day.” Bad plan. Here comes the maths:

1 week = £5.33
1 month = £21.32
1 year = £288.35
1 decade = £2,883.50
1 century = £28,835
Recorded age of universe thus far = £395,039,500,000,000

And who’s got that kind of money!?

It’s Christmas!

Last year I was Mr Boring of Borington, Wastrelville and didn’t festivify my site at all. Not this year. Ooooh no. Mr Joyful, that’s me. Many things up my sleeve, there are. Current plans include:

• Group screening of Muppet Christmas Carol
• Group outing to the German Market in Birmingham
• Many sweets
• The wearing of Santa hats
• Trips around Notcutts
• Festive music during car journeys
• …and much, much more!

I may well tweak the design in the next few days, and users of IE and Opera get an extra treat that Firefox doesn’t like
Oh, and Nod? This month is the only time you’re allowed to say ‘tra la la la la la la la la’ from now on