Referred to by some as the Devil's Website, Blog Explosion is a way to generate more traffic to your blog. It's a bit complicated and I'm not good at explaining things but I'll give it a go. Basically, you register your website and then you start surfing others. You have to stay at each blog you visit for 30 seconds and for every two blogs you visit, you get one …

I watched the first three episodes of LOST) on E4 last night, and I just have a couple of questions. Given the acres and acres of ocean that they were flying over, what exactly are the odds of the plane crash landing on the island itself and not in the water? What are the programme makers going to do if the show is infinitely successful but people start leaving? There's …

Ms. Mac - I must place Ms Mac at the head of my list as I actually stole this Top Ten idea from her. Although a lot of Ms Mac's entries are about domestic chores and walking up steep hills, she likes Big Brother, has an ever-changing Boyfriend of the Week and makes me laugh. (Link inactive) Dooce - I started reading Heather's blog a long time ago, before she …

Peering out the window today, I saw sunshine. We were at Land's End by ten o'clock. It was beautiful. Look at the beautiful blue sky. That photo was taken as proof that at least one day was sunny. Our next stop was Lizard Point. We'd done the furthest West and now wanted to do the furthest South, but as we were trundling along through the countryside, Mr C spotted a …

Having got so close and yet so far away from Truro yesterday, I made sure we were up and awake early enough to beat the crowds and get a parking space. After months and months of talking about it, I finally plucked up the courage to shell out a bit of money and get a new phone. It's not the one I dreamed about but it's pretty close. It's a …

Raining today. My indoor activity for a Wednesday was to head to the Cornish Indoor Market. It's the largest indoor market in Britain and boasts stalls of all shapes and sizes selling all manner of things. Mr C likes a good market, so I thought this would be a good place to take him on a rainy Wednesday. Apparently, the entire population of Cornwall had the same idea. We are …

Looked out the window in the morning, grey skies. Oh well. Today we were scheduled to visit the Eden Project, something I'd been keen to see since it was created. Unfortunately, it's not worth the entrance fee. The guidebook, however, is really good value. At £4, it was absolutely bursting with information and I have yet had time to read more than the first few pages. I really like the …

Day One was the only day that I really cared about the weather, although, of course, I was praying for it not to rain for the rest of the week. Day One was a surprise, something I'd been planning for a while, since I was at this particular place last. While Mr C was packing, I popped out to collect some bits and bobs for the journey. He guessed that …

I'm considering doing Blogathon this year. I'm tempted, I really am. The problem is, who's going to sponsor me? As a kid, I loved to do sponsored things. I did 24 hour famines (these were tough at the time cos I was always munching, but nowadays it would be a doddle) and silences and anything else you could think of. I loved having a reason to do something, and the …

Mr C and I had a bit of a barney last night. He's been sorting out the categories on my website, making it possible to stick entries in more than one. So, actually, I think these are tags. But he was adamant that they're the same thing. Category = Tag. Tag = Category. Well, actually, Dictionary.Com says: Category = A specifically defined division in a system of classification; a class. …

According to the introduction of the book that came free with The Times, Number Place is the rough translation of Sudoku. In case you live under a bridge and don't know what this is, it's a square number puzzle involving placing the numbers from 1 to 9 in the correct places. You know that I'm not one for faddy trends that come and go, and I try and stay away …

Last year, the Technophobe and I gossiped at the water cooler about Big Brother. That's right, he knows how to use a television. Actually, we didn't do that because the water cooler is the other side of the office and we sit next to each other anyway, so that would have been silly. We would predict nominations and evictions, gossip about the housemates and bitch about those that were driving …

It's rare that I write about the big things on my blog. It's not very often that I have anything worthwhile to say about something important. Ask me who my favourite pop star is or whether I like cheese and you'll get a ten-page essay, but ask me what I think about the horrors of yesterday, and I don't know what to say. ------------------------- Last night, I just sat and …

This DVD Day featured Sideways but I got bored with that halfway through and switched it off. I did rent Ocean's Twelve but had to return the films before I could watch it, so look out for that one in another DVD day soon. The main film I watched this time was Closer and I really liked it. I thought the dialogue was brilliant, witty and smart and it kept …

Seeing that there is fantabulous progress on the new Tomb Raider game. I'm a bit annoyed that they're not carrying on from the previous one, and I'm a bit stunned at how much Lara has changed. I'm all for making the graphics better and making her look more realistic, but you'd think she still needs the same basic bone structure. I'm starting to wonder if this isn't actually an imposter …

First I would like to make it clear that I support the cause. You've seen the wristband, you've seen the banner, you know I do. But I strongly believe that they shouldn't have repeated the Live Aid gigs. First time round was so special (I mean, okay, I was only 1 at the time but I still know there was magic on the stage that day), the it shouldn't and …

I'm disappointed. My television has disappointed me. I've been watching the new series of Cutting It with interest as the writing has been superb and the acting first class. The storyline with Allie finding out she has cancer was done brilliantly. I read an interview with her in a TV guide and she said she was leaving so I said to Mr C "She's definitely dying of the cancer." He …

You may have noticed that I've been missing for a while, but then again, you may not. Either way, I'm back. It all started when Mr C used the computer and it broke. I'm not holding him responsible but it was fine when I was using it the day before... you be the judge. It only took him five hours to fix it which I think is pretty impressive. The …

I mentioned previously that whenever I vote for something, it has the opposite effect than what I'm aiming for, so I'm not voting for anything ever again. Remember that? Well, since I went and sat in front of the television, Andy Murray has gone from two sets up to playing catch up in the fifth set. This is ridiculous. Does that mean I can't watch tennis anymore either because they'll …

If I wanted to see this much sun, I would book a holiday to Spain. Well, first I would get myself a passport, but that is a trifling matter. It's too hot. It's too hot to write much. It's too hot to post any pictures. It's too hot to think up any more words, let alone 101 of them. It's just too hot. In fact, the only thing it's not …

I started trying to do some stuff on my site last night (mostly involving forms and validation and stuff like that), and I got stressed out and gave up. This website is the hardest thing I've ever worked on, and I'm really, really proud of the fact that I haven't given up with it. It's probably the longest project I've ever embarked on and I'm still interested in it and …

The BBC have got information on the new Pay as you go road charges idea. All the reports I've been listening to on the radio and on the tv and reading on websites are all fuming about the prices, and the inconvenience. Environmentalists are worrying that more car users will travel on smaller roads. Commuters are concerned that they'll have to pay more. All excellent points. But I haven't heard …

A raisin dropped in a fresh glass of soda will bounce up and down continually from the bottom of the glass to the top. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily. (( I don't vouch for the truth of this, but it wouldn't surprise me! )) The first product Motorola developed was a record player for automobiles. At that time the most known player on …

Dear Strictly Dance Fever people, Are you freaking kidding me with this? Sadie and Joseph? No. I know they're brilliant choreographers but Danny and Jodie should have won. Dear Big Brother people, Why kick out dear ol' Mary when you could have kicked out boring Craig? I mean, at least Mary was interesting (if a little too interesting) at times. Craig has done nothing but sit around and bitch about …

You may not hear a lot from me for a while now. Packing up everything we own commences this weekend, the move takes place during the week, and then of course, there is the tedious wait for broadband. How will we survive? I won't be able to check my gossip and Mr C won't be able to check for Formula 1 news. We'll be unbearable. Think cold turkey, think withdrawal …

... Believe me, there is nothing, and I mean nothing, more boring than people wanting to describe their dreams to you ... Trust me on this, it kills relationships stone dead. The day one partner wakes up and starts saying 'It was amazing, there was this rabbit in a bowler hat cooking an omelette...' that's when love dies. Scaramouche, We Will Rock You But, I'm going to anyway. Just in …

After months of bad weather, I actually managed to get a nice, sunny day and one where I didn't have to work. So, I hot-footed it to Marwell Zoo and spent a couple of hours there snapping pictures and looking at the cute animals. There were a million kids there, along with their mothers and the pushchairs. In fact, I'd go so far as to wager a bet that it …

Second attempt at The Whole Ten Yards. I didn't think it was as good as the first one, and was disappointed with the way it started, but I got into it about halfway through. With that achieved, I settled down to watch Strictly Dance Fever, which was brilliant, and has, of course, bumped my old favourite dance, to be replaced by the Charlston. And I've narrowed down my favourite couples …

I've been looking into some interesting software for helping people get the most out of their writing. Whilst mine has very much taken a back seat for the last year or so, it's still something I think about from time to time. I note down ideas, plan chapters, scribble out some dialogue, that sort of thing. I downloaded a nifty little piece of software called Writer's Cafe, and I really …

I'm often told that if I'm going to watch television so much, I should take the time to watch educational programmes instead of Emmerdale and ER and such. I'm all for learning about stuff. I thought Journey Of Life was excellent, although some might think that a TV vet should probably stick to what he knows best and not try to be a presenter. I also started to really enjoy …

I've been thinking about this a lot and I have a question. At the end, it turns out that he was frozen, awaiting the time when he could be unfrozen and medicine will have progressed far enough to fix his face, and in that time he was having the Lucid Dream treatment. This meant he thought he was living but really he was dreaming and he could choose how the …

Michael Schumacher breaking down for the first time in about three years. Mr C was over the moon and you could actually feel the happiness radiating from him for the rest of the day.

...and then ruin it with an annoying Irishman in a ridiculous suit. I'm probably not the only one who's going to comment on this but I just wanted to mention how funny it was that the BBC finally got their brand new Doctor Who series up and running, after much hype and speculation, and they managed to ruin the tension of the first five minutes by fading up and down …

Me: What's that smell? Dad: What? Me: It's really strong, fragrance, soap, something like that? Dad: Oh, yes, it's probably that candle shop. Me: No... it smells like Lush. Dad: Never heard of it. Me: It's a really cool soap shop. They make handmade soaps and shampoos and things in big blocks and you can go in and just grab a chunk. Like the cheese counter, only not edible. Dad: …

I was expecting Secret Window to be a slasher horror type, which is why I didn't watch it with Mr C, and I was mystified as to why Johnny Depp would star in such a film. But of course, this is no such film. It's actually a really intense, clever, psychological thriller with a huge twist at the end. I did not see it coming. Followed by The Incredibles which …

How unpredictable is the weather at the moment? This time last week it was pouring down with rain. Two days ago, it was so windy that I actually wanted to stay in the office rather than risk going outside. Today, it's sunny as hell. In fact, I've been watching for signs of spring, but forget that, summer looks like it's here. I would be happy about this if it weren't …

The light above my head started flickering at work yesterday. It started with just the level of the light dipping. Then there was a rhythmic flickering, then it started flashing on and off. The guy in charge of repairs and other such things was in the middle of something important, and would be a while, so we were left working with a disco light atmosphere. I thought it would give …

We stayed up (well I was woken up in the wee hours of the morning) to watch the first Formula 1 race of the season, starting at 3am. It was worth every yawn though, Michael Schumacher started from the back of the grid. And just as I figured out his ridiculously clever strategy and thought we were doomed to face another Schumacher win, he went and crashed and had to …

I'm a bit late with these this year, but you know how it is. My diary has quotes on the bottom of each page and I like to share the best ones with you. "Going to church no more makes you a Christian than sleeping in your garage makes you a car." Garrison Keillor "Love thy neighbour as yourself, but choose your neighbourhood." Louise Beal "Politicians are the same everywhere. …

A conversation with my technophobe colleague. Him: "I really want to get the Jungle Book on DVD, isn't that a great film?" Me: "Yes... it's a great one." "I've been round all the shops, and I can't seem to find it anywhere." "Oh." "Did you know that Disney only release them in batches, every now and again?" "God, they're so awful. That means they can keep re-releasing it as a …

A disappointing week this week. Starting with Resident Evil 2 and The Talented Mr Ripley (which was recorded off the television, not rented), both of which left me feeling I'd missed something. Resident Evil suffered from the fatal "sequel disease", the symptoms of which include trying too hard to come up with a story that doesn't really work thus include much more shooting and monsters to try and make up …

Oh my god, just four days left to the first Grand Prix weekend!!! How excited?? To celebrate, I thought I would join in the fun (and make it extra exciting in case Schumacher decides to dominate again) by participating in a Fantasy F1 competition. You pick the elements, driver, tyres, etc, and score points depending on how well they do. But all the ones I looked at just weren't quite …

Some useless facts for you... Typewriter is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard. Walt Disney was afraid of mice. More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes. In Michigan, it is illegal to chain an alligator to a fire hydrant. If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would …

But this involves going outside. Although I am anti-outside almost all the time, today is worse than usual. It is windy. I hate the wind. I don't actually know why, except that it just makes me edgy. When I was walking out of work and bumped into a colleague a while back, he said, "Windy isn't it?" and I replied, "Yes, it makes my hair go everywhere." Not really the …

The guy that rattles his change in his pockets incessantly. I don't care how much money you have or haven't got on you so please find a less irritating nervous habit. The people in Holby City that use their mobile phones all the time - even the doctors! This is not a good message to send out to your viewers. In ER, the only time I've ever seen reference to …

You've spent so much time working on your website that during the day at work, you realise that you've been writing a letter at work and have escaped all the &'s.

Cost Of War - a website that is constantly telling you how stupid George Bush is. And the comparisons are pretty mind-blowing.

The Bourne Supremacy was a disappointment but only because my memory doesn't stretch as far back as the previous film. The Terminal was the complete opposite: a surprise hit. Funny and heart-warming, even if some people didn't recognise Catherine Zeta-Jones until we got to the end of the film and I said "It was good, but Catherine Z-J was a bit annoying." He was astonished. My main gripe about her …

I went to Bournemouth today. It was a dull day and not really one for paddling, so instead, I journeyed into the Oceanarium - a sort of Sea Life Centre. There will be plenty of photos to peruse in the Photo Blog soon enough, although it's hard work getting a fish that's still for long enough to take its photo. A little boy was having the time of his life …

The fire alarms went off at work today, but stopped after about five seconds. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at each other. An authoritative voice boomed, "Everybody out, please, that was the fire alarm." Nobody moved. We weren't questioning the authority, we just didn't know whether it truly was a fire drill or not. It didn't sound again and someone trotted downstairs to ask reception what was …