Where is the remote?

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Somehow me and Kim have misplaced the remote control…we cannot find it anywhere. I am suspicious someone has come in and taken it…though probably we have just put it somewhere…like the fridge…or threw it out…that sounds more like something I would do. Anyway, we can’t now turn the TV off (which isn’t a drama) but it’s still a pain in the ass that we don’t have the remote.Incidentally I downloaded the movie ‘Click’ which I really enjoyed. Kate Beckinsale looks amazing…I didn’t even realise it was her in the movie until I saw the credits. The film is about a guy who goes to Bed, Bath & Beyond to buy a universal remote control and is given a remote which he can use to rewind or fastforward to any part of his life…cute idea and of course Adam Sandler was great. Every time I see a movie with Adam Sandler I think of my old friend Mike saying “Hey Goat”…those were great days.

I said before that work were taking my PC away and giving me an Admin PC with webmail…grrrrr (horrible), well this afternoon one of the IT guys came into where me and Shay are sitting and told us that PCs were being relocated and ours had to go. Me, being the bigmouth that I am said “I am not moving, I don’t care, they can prize it out of my hands but I am not bloody moving…and I’ll be here until late, so you will have to wait for me to finish”.

My boss walked in to tell us, I lost it and in the next five minutes he came back to tell us we were not loosing our PCs. Sometimes the only way to get what you want is to be a total bitch.

Rockin the ipod this week…

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Dixie Chicks - The Long Way Around (great track)

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Back in the days!

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I am sat here at work…trying to work but have millions of people distracting me!

Yesterday we were moved to a new location in our building ready for games time…so, we all went upstairs to see that there were not enough tables for us all. I sat, made smart comments and we were all taken on a tour of the floor.

Actually the team I work with were very lucky, we have all been given a PC until games time, which means I once again have internet access and email access…even though it is webmail…which is crap!

Me and Shay pretty much ran towards a large office space which had two PCs, thinking it would be a nice quiet place to work…seems to be attracting everyone for chats etc. Also, I have just realized that the doors have no glass in them, so when I close them basically it makes no difference.

I went to the DVD shop the other night and rented…wait for it…Pretty in Pink and Beetlejuice (partly because I loved these movies when I was younger and wanted to see them again, partly because I think I have watched every other film in the place…it’s not exactly blockbuster!

Anyway I was totally reminiscing the days of my youth. The bags and bags of mix tapes I used to make…honestly I spent so many hours making them (I only threw them away last year), the shelves of VHS tapes on the landing of my Mum & Dad’s house (you guy’s really need to throw them away…face it, you’ll never watch any of them again) and all the great movies from that time.

One thing that is really funny about this place is that they still sell lots of Audio Cassettes and VHS tapes here. I find it slightly disturbing how dated some of the stuff here is. Recently Jesse’s mobile fell into a pool and he went out with me to get a new one. We went into a shop where they had millions of old old old mobile phones in the window…it made me laugh.

A few weeks ago me and Jesse went to get his camera repaired as it fell in the sand (he’s not having too much luck) and the place was filled with old old cameras. I asked the guy what he was going to do with all these cameras and he replied ‘repaired…repaired’. OKAY!!!

We then went into a stationary shop which was filled to the rafters with old crap I cannot believe anyone would want to buy…ever! Like, shelves full of typewriter ribbons (remember the half red and half black ones) and rubbers…shelves of rubbers. I said to Jesse, when things start to get outdated around the world they must just ship all this stuff out here…there are shops and shops full of crap!

Luciana…that’s great news babe…are you flying into Manchester? You better get yourself prepared for the weather…and seeing no-one pissing on the street!! I know it will be hard for you ;o)

If you do get to fulfill your life long dream of meeting Morrisey…smell him…he really does stink!

I have just been clocked eating sweets and drinking 7UP at my desk…oops! Can’t wait for Rama-dama-ding-dong!

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Cure for baldness?

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Proving that the British Government must have ample cash to throw at literally anything, the Science Minister has announced that they have received £2million in taxpayers’ money to find a cure for baldness. Nothing at all to do with the fact that most of the top earning MPs are follically challenged, the Government are claiming that they are wasting that much dosh so that the UK can become the “world leader” in the vital field of hair restoration. Lord Sainsbury said that they are supporting a new treatment called Biotechnology, a procedure where hair cells are grown in a test tube then injected into a bald plate. Sporting a rather fetching comb-over he said: “Biotechnology provides a real opportunity to harness the world-class expertise we possess in Britain. “This initiative should establish British industry as the world leader in this area.”

Lard-arsed British holidaymakers forced a plane to make an unscheduled stop for fuel because they were too heavy. Over 100 passengers flying to Tenerife from Bristol forced the pilot to make a quick stop in Portugal because they ran out of fuel. According to The Sun the pilot explained: “Now the children have gone back to school, we’re carrying a heavier load and need more fuel.” Rachel Woods, from First Choice, defended the stop saying: “We chose to offload some fuel rather than 20 passengers and their baggage. Of course adults are heavier than children and their baggage is heavier. This takes up more fuel.”

Our prison system is in dire straits - Home Secretary John Reid plans to offer foreign prisoners £2,500 cash to leave the UK. Making Britain a target for crime tourism perhaps? Get a holiday and actually go home with money, doesn’t sound too bad. With recent figures showing that there are only 100 free spots in jails around Blighty, the controversial move is being touted as the only solution to jail overcrowding. Along with that ingenious idea, he also suggested that some male prisoners be moved to women only jails to help the prison crisis and recommended that some cons be kept in cells at police stations as well as mental health hospitals and army barracks. However, Tory shadow home secretary David Davis lambasted the way that the Government was handling the problem. He raged: “There is no excuse for the catastrophe facing Britain today.”

A new dating service has finally provided the answer to the age old question: what do you do if you have an STD but still want a shag? Datepositive.net is an online dating agency for those people living with sexually transmitted diseases in the UK and Ireland. Users have to list all their usual details, height, weight and eye colour along with their various diseases. The woman who came up with the idea – and for some unknown reason wants to remain anonymous – said that she got the idea for the service after being diagnosed with genital herpes and feared she would never get laid again. A colleague, Sheelagh Caygill, who helped her set up the site and wanted to make it very clear that she does not have anything wrong ‘down there,’ said: “The idea isn’t just about creating an online meeting place. We provide information and resources.”

A conkers obsessed 36-year-old has made scores of little kids cry by beating them all to the World Conker Champion title. B&B landlady Sandie Gardner, who arrived at the contest sporting four inch platform boots and stripy black and red tights – no doubt in a bid to psyche out the kids, only took the sport up three years ago. Blowing a raspberry at the rest of the contestants she jeered: “I haven’t got any technique or tactics. I just came for a bit of fun.”

Raging drunk Paul Gascoigne made a right show of himself by threatening to “tear apart” Love Island star Leo Ihenacho for dating his stepdaughter. The embarrassing outburst came after the Streets singer showed up for a pre-show party for new TV reality show The Match. Gazza had been incensed to see his 19-year-old stepdaughter Bianca smooching Leo on the Love Island show and, steaming drunk, decided to launch an attack on the oblivious lad. An insider said: “Leo came to introduce himself as he’s a massive Spurs fan and Gazza’s his idol. But Gazza lunged forward to punch him, screaming, ‘You c***, you sh*gged my daughter’. “He had to be held back. He was hell-bent on beating up Leo and followed him to their hotel, where he again tried to attack him but was stopped by security.”

Bad news for all schoolies. New studies have shown that children who get high amounts of pocket money do really badly in school. “Children with a lot of pocket money are too busy consuming instead of studying. Few books, high TV consumption and high amounts of disposable cash add up to diminishing prospects of finishing school with the required academic grades,” said Professor Heinz Bude, of the German University of Kassel, as he ripped the fiver out of his son’s hands. He claims that the study could be applied to any western nation. Those with mucky faces and ragged attire must be destined for greatness then.

An endangered species of mussel has been saved from extinction after scientists have helped them to have more sex. The rare freshwater pearl mussel can live to be 100-years-old, but because of pollution and poaching their numbers are dramatically dropping. Apparently the species only reproduce through group sex which left lone mussels leading a sad life of celibacy. However, 70,000 have just hatched following a breeding project run by the Environment Agency. Agency specialist Anne Lewis excitedly said: “There is time for us to save the species. At the moment the mussels are still tiny at about three quarters of a millimetre. “They’ll stay in captivity for another four years.”

Astonishingly, a new poll has revealed that a fifth of all UK citizens want to live in France. Despite the reputation we Brits have for despising them, one in five say they would emigrate to France rather than stay in Blighty. Rather disturbingly nine out of 10 Brits could identify the Eiffel Tower where only eight out of 10 recognised the one we have in Blackpool and a third of those people surveyed recognised the Louvre art gallery in Paris whereas less than one in 10 recognised our own National Gallery. The results as being labelled the “Thierry Factor” due to the popularity of the Arsenal striker. Putting on a poncey French accent Nick Wall, of France magazine, said: “Stars such as Thierry Henry have had a great influence on how we view the French. “Thierry is stylish, aspirational and looked up to by millions of people.”

Backing up the theory that all school kids are now fat bloaters - a school uniform firm has declared that they are now making more plus-sized clothes than ever. Birmingham firm Philip Mark revealed that it now regularly supplies oversized schoolies with 42 inch wide trousers, skirts with 40 inch waists and shirts with a 17.5 inch neck. Its biggest blazers are now available in a whopping 50 inch size. Shaking his head Philip Linz, company spokesman, said: “Demand for outsize uniforms has reached the point where we’ve been forced to raise our ceiling for standard sizes. The trend is upwards and related to obesity. “Schools may be more interested in making sure children eat a healthy diet, but after school they can eat as much chocolate and sweets as they like.”

A Disney porn film has been leaked onto the internet. The adult flick, which features Disney Resort Paris staff dressed as Mickey and the gang simulating illicit sex minutes before heading out into the theme park to entertain scores of children, is thought to have been shot by a worker for Euro Disney with a concealed camera. In it Goofy is seen shagging Minnie Mouse - before she is cornered by a giant snowman for a bit of a frisking – while Mickey is involved in a gay romp with Chip ‘n’ Dale. Bosses were said to be outraged by the cartoon character orgy. Stifling giggles an anonymous insider said: “The organisation never tolerates any behaviour that could taint its spotless image. They will be desperate to get to the bottom of this.”

Snooker champion Paul Hunter has died aged 27. The former world number four had been fighting a rare form of intestinal cancer since 2005 and looked to have been responding well to treatment, but his condition worsened over the weekend and he was taken to a hospice where he later passed away. He leaves behind his wife and baby daughter. Tributes have been flooding in from the world of snooker. Friend and former world champion Ken Doherty said: “This is a very sad moment for the game. I played many great games against him. I’m completely gutted at this news.”

Worried that they will breach the new age discrimination laws, a tight-fisted firm has banned staff birthday cards. Insurance firm Alan & Thomas had always sent greetings cards in the past, but now fear that the funny comments that colleagues may write, joking that the receiver is “over the hill”, will cause offence – leading to the firm being sued for harassment. Managing director Julian Boughton sighed: “The new rules are a potential minefield. Messages can so easily be misinterpreted and we don’t want to offend.” But an employee at the firm called the ban “stupid” and ranted: “It’s only fun. People like a joke about their age. The firm is going too far.”

Patronising preachers U2 have decided to leave their record label after 27 years. The holier-than-thou rockers have ended their contract with Island Records and left for Mercury, reportedly because their former general manager made the move himself earlier this year. However, some sources are saying that the band have left because they were frustrated with their “hands-off” approach. Either way, it’s sure to be a blow for Island who were due to release U2’s no doubt best-selling Greatest Hits Collection next month. Mercury will now release it instead and are set to release an annoying charity single next month for Bono and the gang.

Sick of having their respective police forces look like complete muppets the Garda Commissioner and PSNI Chief Constable have promised that they will crack down on cross-border crime. The two police chiefs have been left red-faced in the past because of how notoriously easy it is for criminals to transport counterfeit goods, contraband ciggies and videos between Northern and Southern Ireland. Speaking at a conference on organised crime they both promised “greater co-operation” in the future.

Ratings seeking Irish chat show host Graham Norton has claimed that he would love to lead the wild gay lifestyle George Michael does but is too self-conscious. Gayham said that although he once ventured into notorious Hampstead Heath he hated it because he doesn’t have George’s courage. Looking wistfully toward a public toilet he said that George is “probably living the life I’d like to live, but I don’t have the nerve.” He continued: “The thing about him is that he’s very eloquent. He’ll sit in a chair talking about going cruising and even my mother probably goes, ‘Oh I kind of get it. You know, no one’s been hurt here, it’s not my cup of tea, but he seems alright with it.’ And he humanises that behaviour.”

Sick of being made fun of by their counterparts who work for a real airline, pilots for Ryanair have lodged a pay claim with the Labour Relations Commission in an attempt o get more money. The poor pilots claim that if Ryanair can afford to bid to take over Aer Lingus it can certainly afford to pay them the same wages as Aer Lingus’ pilots. The claim was dismissed, but Impact trade union has now taken it to the Labour Court in hope of a better result. In response, tight Ryanair said: “‘This is just the first of (what we are sure will be) many feeble attempts by Impact to distract from Ryanair’s generous offer for Aer Lingus, which if it proceeds will lead to lower costs and lower fares for Aer Lingus customers.”

Former child star Kirsten Dunst has announced that she plans to quit Hollywood so that she can go to art school. Clearly not content with the easy life she already leads, she now wants to spend a few years living off baked beans and happy hours by becoming a university student. Trying on a gown and mortar she said: “Right now I want to go to art school. It’s important to do other things. I’m not the type of actress who likes to do movie after movie after movie. It doesn’t feel like you have much of a life. You’re just taking on a new identity in a way.”

Queen of northern chavs Kerry Katona has been pouring her heart out in a bid to shift some copies of her new autobiography. Following in the footsteps of all the current B-lister celebs back in the UK, the drug-battling scally has released Too Much Too Young in a desperate attempt to garner some public sympathy. The book even features pictures of her when she was a toddler, dummy in mouth, carrying a lager to her mum and she claims her mother gave her a taste for drugs when she offered her some speed when she was just 14. Weeping she said: “I’ve given my kids everything I never had. They have amazing bedrooms with every toy you could imagine.They were born with silver spoons in their mouths whereas I was born with a chip fork in mine.”

Superannuated bad boy Jack Nicholson has revealed that he still enjoys “playing the field” even though he’s 69. Winking at a passing blonde twenty-something he purred: “I do get rejected.I still owe Nicole Kidman an apology. I didn’t know she was engaged - and with her fiancé.” Despite the fact that he’s getting to the point where he’ll soon be thinking about which brand of incontinence pads he’ll want to invest in he insisted: “I’m still alive and kicking. I can still cause trouble.”

Smug gay actor Rupert Everett has revealed how a prejudiced studio boss refused him a major Hollywood role. The gossip merchant, who despite releasing an autobiography has already told most of his stories to tabloids over the past few weeks, described how he was set to star in a flick with Sharon Stone but the boss didn’t want a homosexual working for him. He said: “Sharon wanted me to do it and I went to meet the director and he wanted me to. The director rang up the head of the studio and he said, ‘Oh no, he’s not playing that role – he’s a pervert.’ “He said this in front of lots of people. My agent and lawyer got worked up and we went into battle. “I was moving towards a fight with the studio on this one. But in the end those kind of battles are to exhausting to fight… and I didn’t.”

Playboy pensioner Hugh Hefner has admitted that he’s tired of endless shagging with beautiful blondes and would much prefer to play dominoes with his bunnies from now on. The ageing entrepreneur said that although he’s living most normal men’s dream lifestyle he’s lost the energy for marathon sex sessions. Pushing aside one of his three girlfriends so he could reach the chessboard he said: “I’m bored of the hanky panky. I’m still active but it’s different — I like to play dominoes with my girlfriends.”

Backing up the stereotype that the Yanks are a bunch of gullible muppets is the news that Jamie Oliver has been bombarded with calls asking him how he lost all his weight after wearing a fat suit to promote his show in the USA. The high-earning chef donned a rubber fat suit and posed for pictures on his scooter, but the Americans didn’t believe that it was fake. Since then Jamie has been plagued by naïve Yanks asking him how he shifted the pounds. He said: “I got lots of calls asking me how I lost all the weight. I hardly had the heart to tell them it was a suit as they were offering loads of money.”

Pony girlband All Saints have shown their claws in the latest showbiz catfight by labelling their equally catty pop adversaries “stupid little girls” that they “don’t really give a fuck about.” Cheryl Cole started the feud last week by sniping: “The new All Saints sound just sounds just like us. “They must have looked at what’s working at the moment and thought we’ll go that way, but the whole thing is driving me insane.” And the Saints were just gagging to hit back. Chatting to MTV’s Tim Kash, Melanie Blatt screached: “What Cheryl said is so true… because Jump For My Love is so where I wanna be. “We could only aspire and dream to be like them. Hopefully one day we will achieve that. For now we will just have to make do with copying them.” Rubber lipped Shazney Lewis then took a more serious tone, blasting: “In all honesty they are stupid little girls and we don’t really give a f***. That’s the end of that.” Er…saucer of milk, table two.

Lisping chef Jamie Oliver has become the first man in 70 years to appear on the cover of dull mag Good Housekeeping. The health food fanatic was chosen to grace the front of the housewives’ favourite read because of the impact he has had on making school dinners a healthy option. The last time a man appeared on the mag was in 1937 – and that was only because it was King George VI celebrating his coronation. Feeling the need to make a dad-like joke Jamie quipped: “It’s a real honour to be the first bloke on the cover of Good Housekeeping since 1937, and they didn’t even make me wear a dress.”

Realising that she had just blown her chance at making a name for herself in the USA, Sienna Miller has issued a grovelling apology for calling the city of Pittsburgh “Shitsburgh”. In addition to the quirky name she gave it she also told a magazine: “Will you pity me when you’re back in your funky New York apartment and I’m still in Pittsburgh?” However, she has now taken the tactful backtrack approach and called the city “beautiful”. She added: “I want to apologise for my comments which seem to have been misconstrued.”

The thinking man’s crumpet Scarlett Johansson has joined foxy yet slutty Sienna Miller in the monogamy debate, stating that she is a one-man-woman when it comes to relationships. “Contrary to popular belief, I’m not promiscuous,” the actress says. “There does seem to be a mistaken belief out there that I am sexually available somehow,” she continues, “yet I wouldn’t say I’m a serial monogamist either. I went through periods of time when I was single. I do think on some basic level we are animals, and by instinct we kind of breed accordingly.”

Eloquent wordsmith Geri Halliwell has made a right tit of herself at a breast cancer charity do by attempting some kind of witty metaphor. The new mum, who’s never been known for her way with the words, was asked what she thought about Kylie Minogue’s battle with the disease. To which she oddly mused: “Cancer is a very ugly and horrible word, and Kylie means something beautiful. “Kylie and her cancer story is like Beauty And The Beast.”

No doubt off his face at the time, David Hasselhoff has offered Jack Osbourne a role in a film. The Hoff was apparently taking a piss at a film premiere – where, let’s be honest, the alcohol tends to flow – when he spotted Jack next to him and started chatting about future movie projects. Chuffed that anyone actually knew who he was Jack told Radio 1: “I was in a urinal at a premiere and Hasselhoff was next to me. He offered me a part in the Knight Rider film. It was phenomenal.”

Ordinary boy Preston and his intellectually stimulating new bride Chantelle have pleaded with some overzealous fans to keep pictures of them showering together to themselves. The “celebrity” couple were getting jiggy with it in the showers after one of Preston’s gigs when a group of pervy fans stormed in and started filming them on their camera phones. A source told the Daily Star: “Both Preston and Chantelle are very worried about pictures of them in the shower appearing on the internet. It was a private shower in a private room, so they thought it would be safe.”

PVC clad Daffed Thomas – aka Matt Lucas in Little Britain – is set to storm the charts with a Christmas single. Desperate to do something for charity he is teaming up with the Pet Shop Boys to record I’m Gay (So Get Over It) to the tune of Go West. All proceeds from the record will go to Comic Relief. Wishing for once that people loved his character creations the best, David Williams sneered: “Neil Tennant texted me to say how happy he is with the remix.”

Z-list Big Brother reject Michelle Bass has been making headlines by pulling a soap star and a Premiership footballer in the same night out. The “chicken” shouting slapper was hanging out at London’s Embassy Club on Saturday night – no doubt hoping to talk to some real celebrities – when she made a beeline for Eastenders’ Robert Kazinsky which ended up in a snog. Then, merely minutes later, she somehow blagged her way into the VIP bar and cornered Man U midfielder Kieron Richardson. Since her fleeting success after BB5 she has been working as a glamour model and porn presenter and disturbingly plans to release a single in January.

The highest earning glamour model in Blighty, Jordan, has gone as far as saying that she is thinking of refusing to pay tax so that she can write about spending time in prison for her next autobiography. ‘Earning’ another ridiculously high cheque for talking to the Daily Star she moaned: “I’m a high-rate taxpayer and I get nothing in return. The only help I get is for my son’s nappies, so I’ve decided that I won’t vote for any parties with the tax situation as it stands. “My agent told me I would get locked up if I didn’t pay - but it would make an excellent chapter in the third volume of my autobiography.”

Causing celebratory cheers among all music and movie lovers - Victoria Beckham has promised never to sing or act again. The 32-year-old flop said: “I’m done with music and I’m never going to act. “That’s in the past. I was an okay singer and an okay dancer, and I had to work at it. Fashion is what I love. I’ve dreamed of doing my own clothing line from even before I was a Spice Girl. Now I’m able to do what I love and I’ve found I’m really good at it.”

Not learning the valid lessons already taught by movie franchises that never know when to quit, Courteney Cox and David Arquette have announced that they are keen to shoot Scream 4. Talking to bloody-disgusting.com David kept repeating that he and his wife are desperate to revive their roles as annoying Gale and dopey Dewey – the set where they fell in love. Though no talk has come from the studio of a fourth instalment, Dave kept stressing his willingness to do it. For what must have been the one hundredth time he said: “We’d both love to do Scream 4.”

Proving that a change in image really can work wonders for your career is the news that newly re-vamped Christina Aguilera is set to play 50s pin-up Jeanne Carmen in a biopic of her life. Totally fooling the movie making bigwigs into believing that donning a Marilyn Monroe style perm and wearing 50s inspired fashion means that her Dirrrty days are well and truly behind her, the flesh flashing pop star has now been short-listed for the role alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones and Scarlett Johansson. Carmen, who is now 76-years-old, was known as the “queen of B-movies” back in the day after starring in a string of low-budget flicks.

Beer Matt Willis has excited scores of easily pleased teenyboppers by letting fans pull down his pants during a gig. The former Busted boozer was performing at the Big Gig in Wembley Arena when he got too close to his over zealous audience and they jumped on him. He seemed all too happy to indulge them in their schoolgirl dreams, though, helping them to pull his pants down. His short set included the hits Up All Night and Hey Kid and moved all his musically cultured fans to the point of hysteria.

Prepare to see bleached blonde mullets and “Choose Life” T-shirts again because, after 20 long years of waiting, 80s sensation Wham! are set to reform. According to newspaper reports the pop duo are planning to get together for a one-off Christmas extravaganza. Dope smoking George Michael has allegedly persuaded Andrew Ridgeley to reunite with him for a festive show at Wembley Arena – even going as far as to re-employ their original backing singers Pepsi and Shirlie. A friend told the Sunday Mirror: “George is thrilled that Andrew’s agreed to perform. “It was something George had thought about for a long time. He couldn’t be happier and can’t wait for the gig.”

Paris Hilton’s latest conquest Travis Barker has been told to start being a man and eating meat again unless he fancies breaking more bones. The former Blink-182 drummer broke his arm earlier this week when he was shooting his new band’s video for When Your Heart Starts Beating – not by getting into a fight with his ex as some people were hinting – but a doctor told him that he may have developed a tumour because he ignored the injury for too long. Shoving a T-bone steak down his throat Travis said: “I’m at a loss for words, just taking everything one day at a time. “I’ve been told to eat meat and change my diet – I’ve been a vegetarian for 16 years – because it’s making my bones weak.” He added: “I never thought I’d break a bone for playing my drums too hard.”

Picky Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell has knocked back the advances of Elle “The Body” Macpherson’s advances saying that she’s too old. The 26-year-old singer, who had previously dismissed Kate Moss for being past it, offended the 43-year-old supermodel at the recent Armani party by telling her that she was over the hill. After complementing him on his physic Elle asked to see what he was keeping in his jeans.

In damn right disturbing news, it’s been suggested that S Club 7 may reform. According to former band member Paul Cattermole all six members of the later line-up – having all failed to launch themselves successfully as solo artists – have been speaking about reuniting in a last ditch attempt to earn some cash. Squealing excitedly as he tried to fit into one of his old band outfits Paul said: “I spoke to other members about it and we were all positive about the idea. It could be a possibility.” ”

Years as a drug addict may have effected other parts of her body but apparently the general public can’t get enough of Black Eyed Peas’ Fergie’s legs. In the exciting Sky Showbiz poll – that was not at all made to fill the gaping void left in the programming schedule now that all the new Simpsons episodes have been screened – Fergie hit the top spot for best pins in LA LA Land. She beat competition from the likes of Christina Aguilera, catwalk sensation Petra Nemcova, Kelly Brook, Nadine Coyle and Jennifer Ellison.

Newly solo Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr has admitted that playing on his own absolutely terrifies him. Despite playing thousands of gigs with his chart-topping band, the strum-happy musician says that he feels like cacking his pants at the thought of getting up on stage without his bandmates. “I feel like I’ve lost my right arm!” laughed Albert nervously biting his fingernails. “It feels weird to not have the other guys with me. “I’m nervous about getting out there on my own. I don’t know how I’ll be able to play on my own — the thought of it brings me out in a sweat. “I even feel shy about letting people hear my stuff.” He’s set to start a solo tour next month.

Sticking it to the system all the way, Blobby Williams has changed the insulting lyrics on his new album in case his former manager sues him. His record label said that it has caused “huge headaches” for them – something anyone who’s ever had to endure William’s music can certainly sympathise with – and are urging him to retract his allegations about former Take That manager Nigel Martin Smith. The problem is with a track called The 90s in which Blobby calls Nigel an “evil man” and accuses him of keeping his money and ripping him off. Nigel has now threatened to sue Blobby for defamation. Whatever money he managed to make from Robbie must have been well earned.

Kate Moss, living proof that controversy is a great career move, has demanded that tragic Pete Doherty leave his Babyshambles band. The white powder-loving waif has given him the ultimatum after he fell back into his £500-a-day crack habit when he started touring with his band last week. The rest of the group are said to be furious that the model is able to have any control over the future of their crappy band. A typically nameless Sun source said: “Pete has pledged his love to Kate and is desperate for a baby with her. But she is refusing to commit to a long-term future unless he dumps his band and his old druggie friends. “He immediately cancelled the tour but now he is considering quitting the group altogether.” “Kate wants him to prove that he can settle down and live a normal life.”

Oblivious to the fact that her so-called “band” are as bad as they come, Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy has launched a bitchy attack on the newly reformed All Saints. When asked what she thought of their music she snapped: “The new All Saints sound just sounds like us.” After accusing them of copying she continued to berate them for having the audacity to jump on the reunion bandwagon. She ranted: “They must have looked at what’s working at the moment and thought we’ll go that way, but the whole reuniting band thing at the moment is driving me insane.” Conveniently forgetting how they got their break into pop music she then said of Upper Street: “They’ve picked five random guys and put together a TV show. I’ve never heard anything like it.”

News that is sure to have negative effects on a global scale, Justin Timberlake has admitted that he’s thinking of quitting the music business. Despite the fact that he’s only released two solo albums and been in a crappy boyband, he said that he can’t see himself staying in the limelight forever. Uttering a phrase that he’ll probably retract when he’s 35 he said: “I’ve had bottles of pee thrown at me, and had girls try to tear my clothes off. I don’t want to be jumping around on stage 10 years from now.”

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My PC is being taken away from me tomorrow to be made into an Admin PC

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This is how I feel…minus the flowers!

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The Masterplan

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My parents used to have paintings from L.S. Lowry up on the wall in their house…I am pretty sure they are still there…if I can remember correctly they are above their bed.I love looking at these paintings…they just mesmarise you. They show a poor, working class Manchester, the pictures are dark and slightly depressing. This was not a Manchester I saw growing up.

I was pretty excited this morning when I saw Oasis have made a video for the track ‘The Masterplan’ in a ‘Lowry Style’. They have used Lowry’s pictures and are walking through them…Liam of course strutting and the band giving the ‘nod’ to MCFC.

Here is the Video…Lu, I know you will love this babe x

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Happy 28th Steph

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Have a great day little Sis x

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The Love Generation

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Last night the girls came over, Kim made yummy burritos and we all sat and watched Sex and the City.

Alex had someone bring the entire 6 season on DVD, so I think this is going to keep us very busy.

Today my day was pretty good…ok, it was extremely unproductive but still good. I had a medical to go to in the morning, which went easier than I expected (since most things are a bit of a nightmare here), then straight after I got back, the a few of us who were waiting to get our accreditation and uniforms went to the UAC to collect ours.

The uniform is actually growing on me…I keep saying this to myself as I have no choice but to wear yellow pants. When I first heard about the trousers being yellow I thought it was a joke…that was until someone showed me the picture. I asked a close friend recently what she thought of the Melbourne uniform and she replied “horrible”. I then told her about our uniforms here and she laughed her head off at me! Hmmmm, how we all are wishing we had those neon blue uniforms here!

Amrish & MagsThe quality to be honest is pretty nice and I am sure that it will be comfortable games time, however one sleeve red, one sleeve yellow and the middle blue makes my eyes hurt and makes me look like Krusty the Clown.

We had our rooftop M2006 Athletes’ Village reunion tonight…it was total chaos. I did run out of booze but Jess Sheridan saved the day giving me vodka. We had planned to have a BBQ with snags on the roof but we couldn’t get our hands on a BBQ and frankly we couldn’t be arsed. As I didn’t eat I got trashed, chatted random crap to people all night and fell over on the floor with PK. I have no idea how we fell over but I remember lying there for a while in the dirt!!

Anyway, it was great seeing everyone together. Of course, Love Generation was played and the guy’s from the SOC were up on the water tanks waving their arms in the air. We hung an extension cord over the roof and plugged it into someones house…put our lamps up there and my stereo…it was great fun.

It’s kind of sad we can’t have alcohol in the Village here…the parties we had in Melbourne were great fun and we even had a beer garden there…these are the things we are going to miss from Melbourne this time round.

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Amazing Colours in Melbourne

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Do not come past this line

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I have been so incredibly busy. Thankfully most people scheduled have turned up for the Warden Training and they have really enjoyed it.

Yesterday I did a large class (60) mostly Managers and close friends, so I was really cacking it. All went really well and the comments I got back were that the session was very interesting and lots of fun, so I felt great afterwards.

I have been listening to the new KT Tunstall album all week “Acoustic Extravaganza” and have fallen in love again with the song “Universe and You”. I liked the original version from “Eye to the Telescope” but the acoustic version is just beautiful.

As soon as I sit down at my desk I have been putting my headphones on, playing this and it just totally chills me out. I can also ignore everyone around me…which is good because at the moment I am having a problem saying no to people, which means I have an unnecessary amount of shit to do.

I know it’s not nice ignoring people in the workplace and it’s sort of rude but I heard a story yesterday that quite frankly shocked me so I thought I’d share. Someone in my company (not in the AV) has actually used masking tape to put a square box around their chair at their desk with writing on it that says “Do not come past this line”…Jesus, can you imagine! I actually wish this person was working in my building so I could taunt them all day jumping in and out the box.

I thought I’d be nice and share “Universe and You”…left click to download from yousendit.com.

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