A messy messy weekend. Friday night started off quiet. I did some shopping in town and was home about 7. All set for a nice quiet night in when I got a call that some of the lads were down in Camden. 3AM rolls around and we are at a private MTV party in Islington. Oh and we were on the guest list…

Yeah I’ll let you know when I figure that one out too.

Saturday morning was mundo hungover.

Met up with Cobweb in the Tup and had a pint. Felt so much better after that…and the lot of Neurofen I had started the day with. Wandered around Camden for a little while and got my hair cut. Then off into the Ben Crouch for Culchie’s birthday drinks. It was agreed by all but anw that Tayto were fine fine crisps and they were indeed very nice. It all ended pretty early when everyone fucked off to Slimelight shortly after 10. However Neil/Dave and I went onto a party in Archway and were still drinking (and singing and dancing) there at 3AM.

Sunday morning was mundo hungover.

Some CoH to get through the afternoon and then a call from Pat lead to a dinner in TGI Fridays before he heads off to the US. Decent food, their JD sauce is heaven and a few good laughs. Not so much beer which was good. No hangover this morning which was better.

Friday being pay day lead to some splurging this weekend. Quite a bit actually.Intermission had to be bought on sight and I’m looking forward to watching it again sometime this week. Books went a little overboard. New books by Mark Billingham, P.J. Tracy and most importantly Boston Teran were all purchased in hardback along with three sets of 3 in Border’s 3 for 2 sale. Some decent reads. I’ve enjoyed Dan Brown’s stuff. It’s quick and easy to read and entertaining. Reading Digital Fortress at the moment and it’s good fun, nothing special but good fun.

A few comics too, picked up Arrowsmith: So Smart In Their Fine Uniforms. I have all of it in singles but it really was one of the most enjoyable series I’ve read in a good while so I wanted it in a cover too. In fact a nice hardcover would have been good. Other than that, the latest collection of Mark Waid’s Fantastic Four was fun and I want to re-read all of 100 Bullets now with a new 7th trade to look forward to. DareDevil was good and The Pulse was excellent. Loved the conversation with Ben Ulrich and Spider-Man.

Listening to some U2 at the moment. Been quite a bit of discussion about their current troubles in the office recently. The general feeling is to please don’t release the album. Finish it off and then release it, as it should be. Hail to the Thief being on the net early didn’t seem to hurt it much and people who had downloaded it went straight out and bought the album. Given the chance, I’d certainly listen to the rough cuts but I’d still be out there buying the album on the day of release.

I’ve only just realised how much I use Google. Not just as a search but as a spell checker and a way of navigation. Instead of going to the Beeb and looking for U2, I would have just googled it and gotten the link there a few seconds faster.