The best Father Ted episode ever, just started on C4.

Looking forward to lots of exciting challenges in 2011. I feel very lucky to have my amazing family and such great friends. Happy new year!

Ikea again. Each time I think it will be different. Each time it is a voyage into the depths of hell. ARRGHHH!

The big room shuffle has begun, moving everyone around so that I get a more suitable size office and we get our master bedroom! lots of DIY

Boxing day, historically the day when the servants got the day off. Tell that to my kids :) They are having a great Christmas.

Kids have been up and down all night, now I am building a complex lego set in a daze. Having fun. Merry Christmas all!

Had a really lovely day with friends and family. I feel very lucky to have them and I'm looking forward to Christmas and a great 2011.

While shopping a woman yells across to her friend "I have the flu", her friend replies "So have I", while laughing. I hate people sometimes.

lay down for a rest in bed at 7pm, just woke up and can't get back to sleep now :( bah

Don't you hate it when you perfectly execute a handbrake turn into a parking space and there is no hot chick, ahem, I mean - Wife to see it

Mum posted me a box of mince pies, anybody want a crushed beyond all recognition mince pie?

still on my long snow adventure walk with Dad. made it to st Marthas church, lovely snowy vista.

First official day of my Christmas holiday today, stinking cold.

Watched Anchorman with Dad last night, he didn't like it, I am shocked, I thought everyone liked that film.

Nothing shows the cultural differences between the UK and US than the trailers for "Death at a Funeral" http://bit.ly/h9ImN6

Up early with my 3 favourite alarm clocks. Last night was fun, curry with the boys, celebrating weight loss effort. I came 2nd, 20lbs gone!

Looks like the Netherlands are set for a white Christmas - http://ping.fm/z2e9C

Texting while driving must be a pretty big problem, based on the fact I have spotted 3 people doing it within 10 miles, 2 almost hitting us!

Off to a panto tonight. Yay.

Determined to locate our missing Nintendo DS today, it has been gone for over a week, weird!

Off to a Christmas Party with Friends tonight. Looking forward to it.

I must have been abducted and operated on by aliens last night. I've woken up this morning and all of a sudden can't stand sugar in my tea.

Jet lag and worry/excitement = insomnia. Just one more week before a long Christmas break!

Thinking of buying a violin, no idea why, maybe it is an aspirational purchase, it is the rich man's ukulele after all ;)

Pressed play on iTunes and got Yuko & Hiro by Blur, brilliant song but precisely the wrong one for this particular moment in my life.

Ukulele Acquisition Syndrome continues in earnest. It seems I won another one last night, curse you auctonsniper & my speculative bidding.

You have to love the US of A. Just picked up a wireless netbook for Son2 for the grand total of �54!!! Heading home soon. Via Wendys.

Lucky pants (check), too much coffee (check). Wish me luck on my exam.

Use of the word "nonce" in IPSec VPN phase 1 IKE negotiations still makes me chuckle. I'm such a geek.

I'm tired, it's only 5pm. Sitting in the cinema about to watch megamind 3d. It's about all I can cope with intellectually.

Good museum, glad to see an acknowkedgment of Ukuleles there. Heading to natural history to see if there are any dinosaurs.

First thing you see in the museum of American history? Jim Bowie's knife? An early settlers quilt? A nasa rocket engine? No. C3 bloody P0!

Walking down to the Lincoln Statue, can't wait to see this one. Such an iconic monument.

Standing under the washington memorial, turns out you can ride an elevator to the top, queuing for that now, frostbite a possibility.

Standing outside the white house, cold, need a wee.

Heading into Washington DC to have a look around.

Got a free car rental upgrade, the guy said "take your pick". Leaving in a black VW beetle, I can't help but wonder if it was a bad choice.

Watched the sun setting for 7 hours. Approximately the same length of time the kid sitting across from me screamed for.

Sitting on the plane, ready to depart. Naturally the world's biggest man is sat next to me. Saying bye to family I felt homesick immediately

Severe dislike of humans? Disagreeable temperament? Permanent look of contempt? Congratulations you're qualified to work for T5 security.

Ow my head....... . . . . Arrrgh, I have to pack.

Interesting argument about religion this evening, as a agnostic theist I was well placed to play the annoying liberal devil's advocate.

Tequila!!!

Off to Virginia tomorrow, pub or pack? pub or pack?....

Howard Flight living proof of the Dunning-Kruger effect. http://ping.fm/l7v1a

There is something so cool, dated and ultra geeky about this powerful & emotional song about Kate Bush's computer. http://blip.fm/~yzaga

Happy thanksgiving day America.

I must be getting old, the red hot chilli peppers are just bloody annoying sounding now.

Can't believe it has only been just over 2 months since I hurt my shoulder, promised myself I would give it 4 months before getting annoyed.

YES! Gran Turismo 5 just plopped onto my doorstep 1 day before UK release date! So tempted, but too much work to do, later my pretty. #GT5