Enough Big Brother!

Thursday night, I sat and watched like thousands of others the launch of the ninth Big Brother. But as I sat there watching Divina (all in black) run around yet another camp big brother house screaming excitedly, I began to think what is so special about this? There is only so much of watching sixteen star-wannabes with a combined IQ of twenty you can watch in your lifetime. Having missed the first Big Brother, I joined the bandwagon for Big Brother two and continued to watch every year. But although it started with genuine characters like Brian Dowling, Kate Lawler and Cameron Stout, we soon had people like Kinga Karolczak and Nikki Grahame. Within four years it was transformed from a genuinely interesting and fresh idea into an apprentice-style who wants to be the next WAG or children’s television presenter. What really annoys me, though, is that although this year I may decide to stop watching I rarely get the chance, as every time I read a magazine or switch on the television I have no choice but to take part. With a television line up like this:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know it is cheap television, but really…..

You either Love it or HATE it

Last night in a sleepy daze I dropped a raisin on the floor, but it was so close to the open mouse trap and believing that he had left us for pastures new I thought I would leave it. This morning, however, it was gone and its digested remains were found lurking by the television, so the mouse clearly never left, it just didn’t like the peanut butter the mouse trap came baited with. So the peanut butter has now been replaced with a raisin and we shall see tomorrow if we have any more luck.

 

On a lighter note though I received an email today from getting personal and I found their Crime Scene Toilet Roll for only £3.95 – quite a nice idea. I’m sure it would prove a lot of fun at parties and as they put it:

“This is the perfect gift for anyone who has a habit of committing the odd toilet crime…”

Russia wins WHAT A SHOCK!

Pop singer Dima Bilan gives Russia its first victory at the Eurovision, with his song developed by US R&B star Timbaland. Although Russia wining, by clearly benefiting from votes from several countries of the former Soviet Union was not the shock for me. As Terry Wogan mentioned every time a country took its vote, we all know that in the last few years it has become political. What I think is the greatest shame is that Andy Abraham representing the UK with his song “Even If” only managed to reach joint last with Germany and Poland. With the Spanish song “Baila el Chiki Chiki” and even worse the French song “Divine” gaining many more points. Although you may be excused for voting politically there is no excuse for pure bad taste.

WELL DONE Andy, if we could vote for ourselves we would have voted for you.

1 – 0 to the Mouse

So far every morning the two traps have been empty, although the good news is that no little bits of ‘evidence’ have been found either. Therefore it is quite likely that it has moved on, but the traps will remain for a few more days just in case.

In need of the Pied Piper

The other night a black blur was spotted crossing our kitchen and shooting under the fridge. Convinced it was a three foot long rat we decided to put a raisin on a sheet of paper surrounded with flour so we would gain a print. The next morning the raisin had not been removed so we moved the fridge to check for ‘evidence’ and sure enough about twenty droppings lay behind there. After a quick trip into town, comparing the benefits of poison versus a trap, we opted for ‘the BIG cheese’. A plastic spring trap baited with peanut butter. Last night two were left in the kitchen in prime locations but this morning nothing was in them. The war continues….