What I did...

Had a chinese on friday night, (Set Meal A) then went out of a few pints with Carroll and Grant. Played darts all night which was surprisingly entertaining even though me and Grant threw like cackhanded Zulu's. Went out again on Saturday afternoon after spending 3 1/2 hours on the phone to Keiko (~£25). Missed out on tickets to Doves (my fault). Went to Porcupine on Charing X road, then KFC, met Olav, went home, met Grant's ex and her mate, went to Oxygen bar off Leciester Square, Carroll, Olav, Clare and mate left to go home, went to Bar Rumba with the dream team of Daryl and Grant, then went to 1997 on Wardour Street for more chinese food then night bused it home. Went to a pub for sunday roast yesterday, and played more darts. Played Scrabble with Carroll and Daryl. Carroll won. I shot myself in the foot by missing 2 go's at the begining, then Carroll finished me off with RUCKED landing on a triple word score, and a bingo DIMPLES.

Greatest Britons

Why didn't Shakespeare win it by a country mile? Why wasn't Newton in the final 3? What the hell was Brunel and Diana doing there? Well after Rosie Boycott's sterling job of promoting Diana and what seems like the entire student population of Brunel University voting for their namesake hero, Churchill did win it, which is ok I suppose. Even though he slagged off Gandi. And didn't give women the vote. (ps. I heard someone say yesterday that all the scientists get superceded or eclipsed eventually. This is not true with Newton. Einstein knew that the laws of gravity were not complete within Newtonian physics, but he was also bright enough to realise that he could not just wipe the slate clean and start again. Einstein started with Newton, then derived the Principle of Equivalence, and then the Laws of General Relativity. Newton built the house, Einstein (and others) put up hanging baskets and painted the banister. Nearly 400 years later, Newton is still a giant, on which other have to stand.) I also can't help thinking that 100 years from now, Newton and Shakespeare will still be in the top 10, but will some of the others? (Lennon?, Diana?)