Dried mini figs are the snackfood of the gods. I am going to hide the packet now.

Car, wedding present, appropriate clothing, UK airport-proof handluggage toiletries all obtained for the weekend.

Neither car nor cat sitter obtained for holiday in July.

Instructed estate agent to drop price on house, later that week papers full of 'waa recession' stories. Hopefully it will tempt someone opportunistic, if not we can happily afford the mortgage but dislike the inconvenience. Most galling side effect is it makes McWilliams right temporarily. Last thing he needs is more smug.

Football is nearly over. Thank fuck.

In even better news, the world is probably not ending. I particularly like the sentence 'he argued that scientists had not adequately calculated the risks of a "killer strangelet" catastrophe scenario.' Is it possible to write that and not giggle a little?