:: Early Start ::

After a suitably vodka-saturated celebration of Sphynx's birthday (at the sublime Na Zdrowie - see Taxloss' blog for a parallel write-up!), one might have expected a frail shaking Devukha to scrape into work at 9.35am. As if to confound the hangover-spotters amongst you, I could be witnessed striding over Denmark Hill at 8 o'clock this morning, gym-bag in hand. Before I become reduce my readership by half (by giving one of you a heart attack), I probably ought to explain. It was the third day without water in large parts of South London. The gym bag did not contain running shorts and trainers, but a bath towel and my toilet bag so I could take advantage of the newly installed shower at the office. Relieved of 3 days' stubble, I arrived at my desk at 9.10am a much happier man. I just hope the water will be back on when I get home tonight...

No pictures today. The effects of last night, followed up by a day spent researching Malt Whisky brands have made me feel quite queasy. I'll just follow the usual pattern and nick something wholesale from b3ta. But seriously... it's well worth a look if you haven't seen it already. Hand puppetry has rarely been more "eloquently" expressed. A meatier value-added post should be winging its way webwards later in the week.