The pursuit of Solitude is an interesting thing. Every weekend I have this plan to retire into the flat and not see or speak to anyone - it's not like a desperate need or anything, just something I want to do for a change. But inevitably, it doesn't happen. I don't know what it is that causes the mismatch between the desire for alone time and the willingness to give it up. Most odd.
Entertainingly (yes, *more* Big Brother), right at this minute, Sophie is the most popular housemate, according to the ratings entered on the Big Brother website.
Well over a dozen people have arrived here having searched for some variation on the phase "Jade Big Brother Pig Picture or Photo", and I'm starting to feel quite guilty that they've been disappointed.
So to make up for it - here is one.
A few observations in the wake of last night's Big Brother task (I know - I'm sad and obsessive....).
First off, it having been noted that the team just needed to get one question right in order to have the additional chance to get the divide down, am I the only one who thought Dim's joy at answering correctly was all about him getting to 'live rich' and nothing to do with the team objective?
I tried to name the housemates in order at the same time as Kate, and freakily, I missed out exactly the same ones that she did.
Afterwards, the generally supportive attitude towards her was noticably broken by Alex, who smugly announced that he could have done better. I've never been that keen on him, but now I'm starting to get decidely annoyed.
Still, it's nice to see that (at long last) it's looking like everyone is wising up to Jade. I reckon she'll be nominated and evicted this week.
Not taking unexpected shifts in the model by Big Brother into account, I reckon the final four will be Jonny, Kate, Adele and Alex. At the moment, I'm feeling the most kindly-disposed towards Jonny or Kate to win, but that'll probably shift again in the weeks to come.
I had a dream last night, after watching the highlights of Greg Rusedski's match against Andy Roddick, that this year's Wimbledon Men's Final was an all-Brit Henman/Rusedski affair. It seemed curiously possible.
Watching the way 'Tabby' Tim is playing today, it seems *far* less likely.
Big Brother - Hmmm. Well, inevitable as the departure of Sophie was, it would have been nice if there'd been a slightly closer margin. I will be interested to see what she has to say when she emerges though.
Right - the Scrabble's back to normal because that swath of pink was really starting to trouble me. But I'm going to keep the rest of the pink for now, just for a change - I've been thinking about a new colour scheme for a while, so I might as well keep this one while I consider other options....
801: Lots of good stuff up at the Apple Trailers site at the moment. Check out the very cool looking Start Trek:Nemesis trailer. Also, Daredevil is looking promising, and Steven Soderbergh's new one, Full Frontal, though not exactly 'looking' good from the trailer (you'll see what I mean) is one I have high hopes for. I like its site too.
Update - Dave, Mike and Steve (who is assuredly not 'Stephen') are all feeling a little pink today too.
UPDATE UPDATE - So is Chris.
UPDATE Cubed - This is the 800th posting on this blog.
UPDATE:RESURRECTION - Anton goes his own way 
Picking up on Dave's suggestion/comment on last night's posting, I've decided to be a little gayer today. Hence the pink.
Don't worry - it won't last....
Also, Dave has a survey on this very subject up - as the man from Big Brother would say: "You Decide".