New Year resolution update

The no-chocolate-for-February has not lasted. A small slip on my behalf led to me munching a Twix and a Kit-Kat, both fun-size, but both big enough to count against this month's challenge. My guard slipped as I travelled to watch the mighty Southend United versus Scunthorpe. There I was, sat in the car with my Dad, just licking my fingers after a portion of chips, and out came the chocolate as 'dessert' and that was that.

However, the second challenge for this month, to read two novels is still on. I finished off Toby Litt's Adventures in Capitalism and have now got eight days to get into a second book.

Lookalike: Ellen MacArthur =

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Being Kilroy-Silk

So Robert Kilroy-Silk has left UKIP and formed his own political party -- Veritas, the 'straight talking party' -- in order that he can become a leader of something. How come I wasn't surprised to discover that the colour of Veritas is purple? I know that several other colours are already taken (ie, Labouring Red, Conservationist Blue, Liberating Orange and Green Party Green) but purple? That's mentalist David Icke's favourite colour. Somehow Icke and Silk do go together. Who knows, maybe Icke could join Veritas as environmental minister.

PS Is it 'Kilroy-Silk' or 'Kilroy'? After all, before being dropped by the BBC, he dropped the '-Silk' from the title of his talkshow. The electorate needs to know.

New month, new pointless challenges

My January New Year resolutions ended with a whimper. I drank two glasses of wine and some Harvey's stout two days before the month came to an end. I had to do it. I was with my family and the beer came out especially. The next day I had my first coffee of the month. My boss made it and I thought it churlish to throw it back in his face.

The two challenges for February are as follows:

1) To give up chocolate
2) To read two fiction books