Lookalike: Wonka = W*nker

Ever noticed how the great Gene Wilder shares an unfortunate appearance with Paul Danan (who he? CV includes Hollyoaks and most recently, ITV's Celebrity Love Island)?



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Things that make me go "Mmm"

#1: Benjamin Verdonck's nest

New Year Challenge: April update

Today's money spending
Sainsbury's shop:
- Uncut magazine
- Pitted olives
- Meat-free burger
- Stirfry veg
- Pitta bread
- Merlot wine
- Mouthwash
- Milk
- Crisps
- Tomatoes
- Tofu
- Vegetarian sausages
- Fresh pasta
Sub-total: £25.90
Petrol: £19.99
Library loan of CD: 70p
Mojo magazine and The Independent: £3.55
TOTAL: £50.14

BOGOF

I saw an inspired piece of shopping today in Sainsbury's. An old bird behind me bought about 100 packs of Real McCoy crisps. As the spotty checkout boy scanned in the items, the lady said he'd got the price wrong as they were on offer. She then proceeded to give him the piece of plastic which was attached to the shelf, with the Buy One Get One Free (BOGOF) offer written on it.

New Year Challenge: April

March was a disaster. I didn't knock up a new recipe for every week of the month, and neither did I do a bit of yoga every day. But, I did get back into going for a run (outside, as opposed to the gym's running machine), at least once a week.

So, this week, I'm aiming to keep a check on all my money spending and TV watching. I don't know why, I just am...

Today's money spending
Brand X air freshener: £1.00
First class delivery for eBay item: £0.75
TOTAL: £1.75

Today's TV watching
BBC Breakfast: 20 mins
Fred Dibnah: 30 mins
Liverpool v Juvenus: 60 mins

Cruickshank

Dan Cruickshank presents a programme on BBC 2 called Around The World In Eighty Treasures. In it, he visits 80 of the world's greatest historic monuments. It's excellent TV, but one of the treasures is the man himself. Scrambling around various parts of the world, viewers do not see him without his obligatory notebook and hat. So far he's been touring hot countries and can be seen with a sweat-drenched shirt and scarf-encassed neck, breathlessly describing his treasures.

As well as selecting the obvious (ie, the Taj Mahal), he also goes in for the more obscure. He shunned the Empire State Building for an obscure glass-fronted buidling.

New Year Challenge: February update

Part one) To abstain from chocolate for the whole month
Not quite successful. I lapsed halfway through, eating a fun-size Kit Kat and a fun-size Twix. Then, with just two days to go I ate a handful of chocolates from a box at my parents’ house.

Part two) To read two works of fiction
Completed. I read Toby Litt’s Adventures in Capitalism (6 out of 10) and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (9 out of 10).

March challenge
Part one) To cook at least one new meal every week
Part two) To perform either yoga or skipping every day