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Look at it this way, the UK has had similar issues with NI, and we didn't want the rest of the world sticking their noses in. Free speech (within reason) is ok, so is standing up for beliefs, but violent supression is wrong.

Well, I know other collectors in Europe, and if there's one thing we like to do, it's brag about how big our collections are. I'm missing maybe 10 pieces from the last 30 years and then I will have every single action figure available. And let's not forget the new movie, which brings with it a shed load of new figures.

Boxing, time permitting of course. But I haven't been in the ring for six months now.

Hooray! Here come the Thought Police! And Christ... ...I have been with two extremely possessive women in my life, one of them used to throw things when she didn't get her own way, the other has tantrums. Nobody is telling me I'm abused or should be seeking legal help, I just have to suck it down.

Iron Man Volume 1 Number 128 "Demon In A Bottle" Also: I own the largest collection of Iron Man Figures outside of America, there are more than a few rarities in there.

Vox, Vincit Omnia. Welcome back, old lad.

Suffering from Hong Kong flu, extremely sick.

I suppose it's a feeling of disenfranchisement due to the fact that they are inextricably linked to the fate of England and will be perceived as "British" even if in their hearts they are "Welsh" or "Scottish". I guess what gets to me is the media with things like sport and entertainment news - Andy Murray is constantly referred to as "The Scot", yet Henman was rarely "The Englishman". It's as if to remain politically correct we have to be stripped of our nationality and others use "English" as a derogatory term.

It's understandable the media have turned on them. I feel terrible for them, but at the same time, no matter how close they were, the child was left unattended and they should take the blame for it.

There have been times in recent months that my illness has been so bad I've considered alternatives to living with the pain. But I know I would regret it. That said, I think it is anyone's right to do as they please with their lives, provided that they are not killing other people or intentionally bringing harm to someone.

What gets me is the recent motion in Parliament to make children swear allegiance to Britain. While I think this is misguided, I also feel that the reactions of the Welsh, Northern Irish and Scottish which was a generally unified "Fuck You" was a little offensive.

Much to the haps!

Ooh, I'll have you singing alright.

I'll make you an ArchDeacon or something.

My new Seven Deadly Sins: 1: Thou Shalt Not Stop Suddenly In Front Of Me When I Am Walking, Thou Ass. 2: Thou Shalt Not Take Your Whiny Child To A Fashionable Restaurant Where I Am Eating An Expensive Meal And Ignore It When It Has A Tantrum. I'm Paying For This Shit Too, You Know? 3: Thou Shalt Not Be Hotter Than My Girlfriend And Expect To Not Get Stared At, For I Am Only Human. 4: Thou Shalt Not Recite The Biography Of Every Actor In The Film. 5: Thou Shalt Not Push In Front Of Me In Line Then Complain When I Elbow You In The Crotch, For Thou Deserved It. 6: Thou Shalt Not Message Me The Instant I Log On To MSN, Giveth Me A Minute Or Two, Will You? 7: Thous Shalt Not Criticise Newcastle United Or The English Football Team. Nor Shalt Thou Declare "Lo, It Is Only A Game" When Either Of The Above Loses, For Thou Shalt Be Out Of The Door Faster Than Thou Can Say "Penalty!"

Be safe now. So sorry for this.

Some of the stuff is a bit worrying, I know a mother and son from Japan who frequently sleep in the same bed when dad is away. Apparently "He needs love". The dude is 18...

Yowch. Put some ice on that mother.

These events get closer and closer to each other when a personal tragedy or some kind of disaster is about to happen. A friend and I were performing in a concert and I said to her over my shoulder "I've got the strangest feeling Simon is going to fall over." A minute later, Simon tripped over his cello. Then she said to me "I bet you any money that when the conductor stands up he drops his baton." About 30 seconds after that, baton goes down. I said to her: "Your mum's going to phone you." Within ten seconds her phone went off, it was her mum and I just had this awful sinking feeling. Her parents were divorcing and his dad had just tried to stab her mum.

There's no great shame in seeing your team beaten by a better side, and no great victory in the crushing of a far inferior opponent. Congratulations to Portsmouth and Barnsley, nice to see victory for the little guys.

"Character" is the word alright. Still, I am hoping that Raikonnen and Hamilton take it to the wall this year, that would be great.

My Wii got memory fault and needed to be returned to Nintendo for replacement the week before I came to China. I never sent it back because I literally did not have time and I can't rely on my parents to do it for me. I actually hold a bit of a grudge for this. Also: took the Wii to my girlfriend's place on day of launch. Her cat chewed the sensor bar wire. Cat was kicked severely when no-one looking. It took a month to get a replacement bar and then one month later the memory problem happened.

Happy birthday, make it special with weasels!

Just had a massage with a fantastic masseuse at my local spa. Not only did she have healing hands, she put on a CD of... *deep breath*... NINTENDO TUNES! She just started talking about Nintendo games (in Chinese) and how great they were... I think I'm in love! Getting massaged to the sound of the theme from The Legend of Zelda, doesn't get much better than that.

Emphasis on the "dirty" part.