:: Wiz zis Rocher, your are rilly spoling uzz! ::

Well... The Ambassador's Reception went somewhat swimmingly. I was very pleased with the large percentage of guests in costume - less so with the notable absences (Wilverine et al). Hypatia and Taxloss were resplendant in national dress and nearly upstaged my plum-coloured velvet jacket. I'm looking forward to seeing the photos. Fortunately Tigger stayed over to help with the clear-up, so there's just a bit of hoovering left to do when I get home tonight...

Work-wise, everything's much the same. The latest inspirational project is Soft Drinks, which has provided a couple of unexpected laughs. Wild Cherry Pepsi's web site implores you to "check out the cherry" in its excitingly repackaged tooth-rot. Prize for the most audaciously inappropriate slogan must go to the astonishing Mountain Dew Code Red. Along with the execrable radioactive kiddie-poison Pepsi Blue, this was a must-have sample for me to bring back to the office from the US in March. Strangely enough, I didn't manage to offload even half of either 20oz bottle of additive-laden concoction on my colleagues. And yet, dear reader, the makers of Mountain Dew Code Red choose to advertise said product thus - "A Sensation As Real As The Streets". Pass me the sick bag...

Whilst I have a penchant for a can of full fat Coke after a night on the sauce, I would say that I'm not the world's biggest soda-freak. However, for posh refreshment. I would certainly recommend Fentimans Ginger Beer and other "real soft drinks". Otherwise, you might as well just stick to water...

With the gutter (and other) press spewing out reams on "that allegation they're not allowed to tell us", it has become more difficult to find stories of note which don't relate to the question "Does Chuck Bum Men?" Surprisingly enough, I couldn't give a flying fuck. He's really not my type. However, I did discover that there might be a (serious) plan afoot to ban public snogging in Moscow and that the Baghdad Blogger's video diary is set to be shown on Newsnight tonight

Woo-Yay! The irrepressible b3tans have compiled a fab list of Real People With Unfortunate Names. And I've mysteriously managed to begin each paragraph of this post with the letter "w"...