I'd like to congratulate my doctor's surgery on having THE most insensitive 'on-hold' music on their appointments line. The track is 'Me and Mrs Jones' by whoever the heck that song is by and the part I was greeted with when I was put on hold whilst trying to get an appointment was 'ooohhhhhhhh, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts deep down indsi-i-ide'. This was interrupted by an automated voice 'you are being held in a queue, your call will be answered shortly' and back to the song 'since you went awa-a-aaaaay, oh the pain etc' I think it may be supposed to be a joke as one of the doctors at the surgery is called Dr Jones. Whatever the reason behind this choice of music, considering the majority of people having to listen to it may be either ill, scared, worried, depressed, coping with terminal illness, bereavement etc, it seems an odd choice.

Help! Two things have come to my attention today and need answers, firstly: what's all this about PJ Harvey giving up performing live? I was not aware that she had told an audience in Paris before Christmas that that was to be her last ever gig. My friend Anne (Happy Birthday for last Saturday Anne!)has just pointed this out today (the only time in recent years that I have regretted not reading the NME anymore! Otherwise I would have know this sooner!) and this is mildly devastating. Don't give up on us, Polly!

Secondly, I nearly fell asleep at the wheel on the way home from work today as Radio One announced this year's Brit Award Nominees! Yet again, the Brit Awards committee completely forget to nominate any actual rock bands in the rock category. Doh! Good work guys...no offense, Muse. You do infact, rock. And sometimes The Libertines are ok. Sometimes, inbetween naps. Also, looking on the bright side, Razorlight got completely overlooked so that's something. Anyway, I'm not really a musical Nazi, it's all music and should be celebrated, even if most of what everyone thinks is fab this year does not excite me in any way - but wow! What's this? Joy Division have a nomination?! And Greenday, ok and PJ Harvey! And BRIAN WILSON (who else saw that fascinating Beach Boys documentary last night on tv - I literally had no idea - drugs and making records with Charles Manson and questionable deaths and mental illness and marriages to teenagers! The Beach Boys give the Rolling Stones a run for their money on the rock n roll stakes!) who'd have thought it?

A small pondering, is this the first year since the beginning of time that Radiohead have not received a nomination for anything? I think it may be, and isn't it time for their lifetime achievement award yet?! Oh well, as I said to Will earlier, if Thom Yorke had devoted as much time to writing some new music as he has to walking past me on Little Clarendon Street then perhaps things could be different, but he hasn't so they haven't released so much as a light giggle or a fart all year. Mind you, there was that Band Aid appearance...I'm surprised the Brit panel didn't create a new category this year just to secure this years' annual Radiohead Brit nomination: Best session musicianship on a charity single for Bob Geldoff.

Funniest thing I saw this weekend: 30 - 40 teenagers attempting the art of Le Parkour to mixed results on the 'usually dominated by skateboarders' steps of some university buildings opposite my shop yesterday! They had the clothes, the hair, the cameras, the camcorders, but in some cases, not necessarily 'the moves'. Bless them. At least they're not sat in front of the tele getting obese, eh?

Phill has beaten me to it, but just in case any of you peeps don't read his blog aswell, then I'll repeat his post. Here is the brand spanking (having just watched The Secretary with Maggie Gyllenhaal, this phrase takes on a whole new meaning for me) new website for The Nailbomb Cults. For those of you who don't like breakcore (or noise akined to a robot having a nervous breakdown inside a washing machine on top of a car travelling at 1000 mph during a nuclear explosion at a heavy metal concert in a tin factory) then perhaps give it a miss. Also those photos are mine, yes they are, even if it doesn't say so. They are. So go look.

Hello my furry bundles of smut and perversion
- Happy New Year! I have spent the first few waking hours of the new year cleaning my neighbour's cat's vomit off their carpet, cat flap, kitchen floor and welcome matt. I am more than 99.9 % sure that everyone reading this blog will have had a better start to the year than than this! Although possibly some of you were cleaning your own vomit off the floor etc so I don't know who had the worst deal. So tell me all the gory details. And if you're feeling gross and unloveable (my general state of mind) then take this quiz to find out how delicious you are! My results are below - it would seem I'm irrisistable. (Even when cleaning cat vomit out of upholstory?) Excellent, all my problems are solved....sigh.

Take the quiz: "How Lickably Delish are You?"

Honey
Sticky, sweet, and totally natural. You linger on the tongue, and on the brain. You just have got that natural allure, though people have to go through a few hurdles to get to your love. Definitely delicious, and good for the heart and soul! Tastylicious rating: 100/100