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Sorry, it's Friday.

Ditching the pink

Yup, Stick Girl has had a bit of a make over as you can see.

So it's goodbye to the happy candyfloss pink. I think I miss it. But only a bit.

Not sure about all this darkness...although it does remind me of being stuck in a tube tunnel during a delay - ah the memories.

And look, there's me up at the top in the tube!

And the winner is [drum roll please] ...

Car Giant (smug man)!

Yes that's right, you (well all 12 of you) voted the smug Car Giant man more hated than Kerry Katona in her straight jacket - and let's face it, that's no easy contest.

It was neck and neck for a while, then Car Giant nipped ahead with an extra vote - and in the end won with 7 votes to 5.

Thanks for voting! More highly important polls coming soon.

The Bitter Stickgirl

No, not me!

There is in fact another bitter stick girl out there. She's pretty bitter:

"I have a low tolerance for Stupidity"


But does seem to have a more sentimental side too:

"I love my new microwave!"


More at www.bitterstickgirl.com. (Thanks to Tom for the link)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding was on last night. Great mindless comedy for a Monday, when your brain's still trying to get in gear after the weekend. And it also helps that quite often you can substitute the word 'Greek' for whatever ethnic group you come from and go 'hey, we do that too!' followed by a laugh and a little cringe.

(Although on the downside Joey Fatone from N'Sync is in it).



But just because it's one of those 'make me laugh, don't make me think' kinda movies, doesn't mean you can't find any pearls of wisdom in there:

Maria Portokalos to daughter Toula "Let me tell you something, Toula. The man is the head, but the woman is the neck. And she can turn the head any way she wants."

Well said!

Hurry, there's only one more day left...

...to answer London's burning question (see above).

Go on, take my poll, the nation needs to know!

Need a stress buster?

Behold:



Yesterday I was presented with the mighty USB Whack It by my lovely team at work, in an attempt to curb my tube rage. And it lights up too!

The perfect metaphor for human existance

So I popped into Tesco's today to grab some lunch and chose a delightful plastic-y tasting pasta salad. Coated in a mayonaise/herb/plastic dressing. But that's besides the point.

I got to the till to pay, and asked the lady behind the counter for a fork. To which she replied, 'No. But I can give you a spork?'

SPORK???

Is it a spoon, is it a fork? Well no, apparently it's a SPORK:


I'm not quite sure how I feel about all this spork business, but it seems like some people out there have been thinking long and hard about it.

I'll leave you with this thought:

"A spork is a perfect metaphor for human existance. It tries to function as both spoon and fork, and because of this dual nature, it fails miserably at both." www.spork.org

Hmm...!

'Tube Time' vs 'Real Time'

That right, it turns out that the tube does not run according to 'real time'. Nope, that would obviously be far too easy. Instead it follows it's own special, mysterious 'tube time'.

I read in the trusty London Lite yesterday that the times displayed on tube platforms (i.e. stating that the next train in 2 mins away - even though you've been waiting for 5) are actually - shock horror - INCORRECT. The bastads.



Actually that's not entirely true. When they say a train is 2 minutes away, it is in fact 2 minutes away. BUT that doesn't mean that it will get to you in 2 minutes.

The train might need to stop at station (as trains generally do) adding another few minutes to the time of arrival, it might be delayed, someone might have pulled the passenger alarm, a person might be under the train (who ARE these people???)

So even when you KNOW you've been waiting for 10 minutes, the display will STILL read that it's 2 minutes away. The evil, evil bastads.

TFL, I humph at you.

I Am Sam

Last night I caught the last hour of I Am Sam. It had me bawling like a baby (it might be worth mentioning at this point that I used to cry at Ricki Lake reunions too. Come on, reunited family members in front of a live tv audience with a more 'sensitive' version of the Ricki Lake soundtrack playing in the background - what's not to love?)



The film, in a nutshell, is about a mentally retarded man's (Sam) fight for the custody of his 7 year old daughter. The snippet I watched was both heart breaking and warming - and turned me into a quivering pile of jelly.

Imagine if I had watched the whole thing?

Scrubs - Guy Love

Last year I started getting into Scrubs - for no other reason other than it's repeated on practically every channel throughout the day.

And it's for precious moments like these that I love it:

The best films of all time...or just recently.

Just read an article by Ken Russell on 'The Best Films of All Time'. His were:

1. Metropolis
2. The Red Shoes
3. Citizen Kane
4. Gone With the Wind
5. La Strada
6. Fantasia
7. The 39 Steps
8. A Night at the Opera
9. La Belle et la Bete
10. Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion (!)

Having only been around a limited number of years (compared to good old Ken), my own list is probably better entitled 'The Best Films I've Watched Recently'. Although it doesn't have quite the same ring to it...

Anyhoo, here goes:

1. Requiem for a Dream
2. American Beauty
3. The House of Sand and Fog
4. A Time to Kill
5. A Beautiful Mind
6. Minority Report
7. Forest Gump
8. Identity
9. Romeo and Juliet
10. Reservoir Dogs

Requiem for a Dream is without a doubt the most powerful film I've ever seen. It's not the easiest to stomach, I've only been able to watch it about 3 or 4 times. It really does leave me quite traumatised!


It's a beautiful and devastating film - chances are you won't even like it. One reviewer described the experience like 'banging your head against a brick wall over and over again'.

But, I think everyone should watch it. At least once.

Happy Valentine's Day!

If you're stuck for what to send your valentine this year, check out vd.meish.org.

There's lots of lovely cards for you to choose from, like:



And if you're not feeling too loved up yet, here's a delighful love story to get you in the mood: the box of love

Spread the love people!

WARNING: the following images may cause distress to some viewers

Here's why you should avoid entering reality TV talent contests. Don't let this happen to you:

Kerry Katona: JUST PLAIN CRAZY

I am disturbed.

All I want is a peaceful journey to and from work every day (ha) - is that too much to ask? But recently, on every wall and round every corner on the Underground, I'm greeted with this:


Hideous!! It's the ad for her new reality tv show 'Crazy in Love' (they make it far too easy don't they?)

Give me Car Giant Man any day!