Well I’m back from a Christmas break with the folks, it’s nice to visit home, walk on the hills and see old friends. But after 4 days enough is enough, also there is no net access at home.

I got loads of great presents this year, most of which seem to be game centred. Emma got me SSX3 for the Xbox and MarioKart DS which I’m going to try out when I’ve finished this (I’m interested to see whether it works with my wireless security settings) and Marc got me Spiderman for the Xbox.

Christmas also means loads of new music for me to listen too includiing:

• The Duke Spirit
• The White Stripes
• The Cardigans
• The Stereophonics (this is what happens when your girlfriend adds stuff to your wishlist)

Right I’m off to kick some online karting ass while wearing [moisturiser from the coolest dispenser ever] (??)