:]] (big double chin grin. I might have to borrow someone else's face...)

[nik] go sleep! after all that you deserve to sleep for about three years.

I can get onto both MCiOS and Orange from work, but not here. As I have (until recently) restricted my MCing to work (and what reason, pray, should I need to justify that stance?) this site has been sadly (for me, at any rate) (and I really should stop using so many parenthesis) neglected by me.

The idea of using a proxy server has crossed my mind more than once, but I wonder if that might be classified as a "sackable offence"?

[Botherer] A 'sackable offence'? Is that where you have a barney with your partner and are then allowed to make up?

[Dujon] you were up at the same time as me last night! were you revising too?

[nights] Indeed. I've been revising my life over the last week or two in order to find out why I've such a wonderful wife. I still haven't found the solution.

I've got a flashy new computer on my desk, and unusally for work machines it not only has a sound card, but also has realplayer installed which means I can now listen to the radio instead of working.

[rab] Realplayer isn't a very safe piece of software to use. You might want to look at alternatives.

Darren] Really - what's wrong with it?

[Darren] Centrally-managed, only supported configuration blah blah blah. Can't even change the window focus policy.

David Beckham is a Real player, or perhaps marketing feature. Don't go near it.

[rab] Nonstandard winning move on this game, rab?

The winning move is in the intro...

[dujon] sounds more interesting than european migratory theory. really. but at least it came up on the exam.

[rab] I can heartily recommend xfm - I get it on my spiffy digital radio and if you like rock it's very good indeed.

Monday morning << hugs >> to anyone passing. Hope you all had a great weekend, just waiting for the snow which seems to be avoiding this part of the world. If you are still on the post Christmas detox remember exercise can be done anywhere.

[Inkspot] You sound cheerful :o) We've got Sunshine here in NW London for the first time in DAYS... and mild too.
[nights] oooh... Xfm, s'bloody marvellous. I have it on in the car all the time.

in local news, the gas men have been drilling outside my house since 13h yesterday, and show no signs of stopping now. I'm rather surprised I got any sleep. it's bright but without any direct sunlight in bath this morning, don't know how warm it is though, I haven't been outside yet. it's still a little too early to do anything except watch trisha.

[pen] I hate to admit it but xfm was a major motivator for me asking for the radio for christmas. that and talksport.