A few random comments

- I'm now poksoc's secretary. Game was quite fun as I wanted to be off quickly to watch Arsenal-Spurs and hurl abuse at Reyes - won about the first 10 hands, indiscriminately raising with junk (only decent hand I got in that spell was 6-4), then got knocked down to 600 when I lost a race with A-J vs. John's 8-8. Lost the rest soon after when my preflop raise with 8-6 was called, flop comes A-K-10 all diamonds, my all-in was called by John again with 7d-7 and IGNH. Initial tactic only worked because Milan was on another table and the table was generally tight. And five handed, as well.

- Signed for the house today. It's costing me less than Woodvale is at the moment for an extra three months, but bills have to be paid for there. It's in a nice enough place with some good pubs nearby.

- This week's Steel Press is the most pro-Lib Dem thing I've read outside of their party literature. I wonder if they'll print my tirade complaining about it. Hell, if they printed my diatribe about their crossword they ought to print a serious complaint...

- The Crucible is a really nice venue to watch snooker in. Got nowhere else to compare it to (may have to try to get to York next year) but it's decent. Funniest moments were "baulk colour sweepstakes" and one of the steward's radios going off.

- Apparently March was Dora The Explorer month on Nick Jr. Damn, I missed it.

- Why people are speculating about who gets the fourth CL spot next year if Liverpool win the thing is pointless, as Liverpool will get a kicking by Chelsea. In any case, they'll give it to Liverpool as, unless you're Man United off on a jolly to Brazil or wherever, you defend a trophy. Incidentally, if Liverpool did win it, would they then get a bye to the group stage and reduce Arsenal to the qualifying stage? I really don't see why we don't get an extra place anyway, that's the way it always worked. Imagine if a country with only one qualifier won it, and that team somehow didn't win their domestic. Do you pick the champions of the country (who, unlike Chelsea, Liverpool and PSV, actually befit the term Champions League) or the holders of the CL?