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Dec 31st The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year is a format best restricted to one single, slightly shit TV appearance.  Link
Dec 31st Once again, I’ve caned it on the 30th December and feel like staying in tonight with some distilled water and a cos lettuce.  Link
Dec 31st Delighted to get a knighthood in the New Year Honours list in recognition of getting pissed and shouting at cars from traffic islands.  Link
Dec 31st Oh, Paddy. Paddy McAloon. I’ve listened to you and Cole Porter tonight, and you win hands down. x.  Link
Dec 30th For all those of you who think that going to the sales in Kingston is more trouble than it’s worth, well, you’re spot on.  Link
Dec 29th A quick seasonal typing lesson  Link
Dec 29th Just went to get my hair cut. It took about 15 seconds and cost £10.  Link
Dec 29th Watched 4 hours of torrented Xmas TV. Finishing with “The F***ing Fulfords” to make me feel even worse about humanity. http://is.gd/dSVy.  Link
Dec 27th Desperately resisting the temptation to join the NO TV LICENCE Facebook group and start dishing out abuse at the brainless cretins thereon.  Link
Dec 26th Setting my alarm for 4am to make sure I get to Next for their sale, which starts at 5am. I mean, who knows if the socks will be there at 9?  Link
Dec 26th Tris King, the drummer of Bogshed, A Witness & Jackdaw with Crowbar, died over Christmas. I guess I can abandon hopes of reunions now. :(.  Link
Dec 25th says: A wine-induced nap meant that I failed to liveblog the Queen’s speech for the 37th year running. Sorry, everyone.  Link
Dec 25th Hiding in bed at my parents house to avoid the inevitable series of face-clawing telephone conversations with distant family members.  Link
Dec 24th I’m sitting in a living room with my parents and my sister half-heartedly playing i-Spy. The Marsdens know how to party.  Link
Dec 24th Squinting through my fingers at High School Musical on TV. Jesus. In my day we were sat in front of Panorama, and it didn’t do us any harm.  Link
Dec 23rd TOTP2, BBC2. “Mistletoe And Wine” has aged even more poorly than you might expect.  Link
Dec 23rd Ripping Neil Sedaka vinyl to mp3 for my dad for Christmas. Which, to my mind, as as much love as a son can show. Despite it costing zero.  Link