four things...

1. It is that time of year again. I have managed to mess up our computer and am in the process of reloading the whole system. For some reason I seem to have lost bits of it. Fortunately, no important data has been harmed in the making of this mess. I must admit, I quite like it when it goes wrong. I learn something new every time.

2. I have bought myself a Cowon iAudio2 MP3 player to record my therapy sessions with. I got fed up waiting for someone to release a microphone that would work with my iPod video. My old iPod has quietly died a dying battery death. I will replace it at some point. I got a really good deal on the iAudio on eBay. It only cost £52, brand new. Most dealers are selling them for twice that. It really is an excellent little machine. It plays a variety of files, has FM radio, voice recorder, and linein recording. The recordings can be stored as MP3 @ 128kbps, which is not the best quality, but pretty good for voice recordings. It's not an Apple design, and it shows a little bit, but a good little machine. Definitely to be recommended.

3. I just watched the Korean film, A Bittersweet Life. A brilliant action...thriller...balletic violence...Tarantino...blah, blah. This time it's all true. Excellent film.

4. Babycake laughed for the first time and we were both there to hear it. He was sucking Mrs McMuffin's finger, smiling at her as he was doing it, when suddenly he just let rip a full throated chortle, twice. Funny thing really, but it made my day. I want to hear him laugh again.

I'm off to get ready for work now. Maybe Mrs McMuffin will post at some point.