i have found many things out this week, one of them is that the word lollipop originates from the Romany for Red Apple- according to radio 4 that is ![]()

I have also discovered that showing widescreen adverts before a cinemascope film involves some quick fiddling in 30 seconds- it goes something like this
deep breath
dowser in (turns sound and light off)
press 2 to move the curtains to Scope position
adjust the focus
change lens
change gate
adjust sound level
dowser open
fine tune focus
tomorrow I have to:
work 10:00 to 13:00
put my suit into dry cleaners so it's ready for my sister's wedding next week
try and get a new 3G iPhone
drink lots of beer as we are not drinking in August so we're buffed up for hols

now I am going to:
eat sausage casserole
drink beer
play WoW
sleep like a dog

subville

You have a nice life, Jake. Well done, dude. xxx