I don’t know what it is, but I think somewhere, genetically, I’m more of a night owl. Friends, family, will all say that I’m not a morning person (image: picture Oscar from Sesame Street). I’m definitely more awake at night, wide awake still now.

Yes. That’s a photograph. Not a painting.

I commented, or tried to, still waiting to see if it has, but this really is what keeps me taking photos, to even achieve a photo a tenth as good as that. Thank God the human race has people like him (Frans Lanting).

Then just now, after trying to tweet again, it crashed again!

What’s up Hootsuite?

I wonder if the TV networks can introduce some kind of noise dampening when they broadcast to get rid of the sound of the horns? The opener this afternoon was louder, but then again it was South Africa playing, so it was to be expected.

The reason I’m saying this is because a friend of mine is listing his Man Utd 1999 Treble Winning Commemorative Coins, these are in mint condition, still in the original box, really unique, serial number and all. Not a bad price when you consider they’re mint, very collectible. Take a look for yourself: http://b it.ly/d7WgBx

After our nearly-white Christmas, we are now promised more snow. Although I love snow (it’s one of my first memories as a kid coming back from Kuwait), I have to say I don’t love the cold that comes with it. Unfortunately the weather here seems to favour ice and freezing temperatures rather than masses of snow.

Nevertheless, as you can see from the picture taken from then, we do get snow. I’ll upload some more tonight to my Flickr account. And that was thick for us, a couple of inches, so of course being Britons, it caused mayhem and brought the country to a standstill…

My feet are really beginning to feel a bit chilly right now!

I can understand that growing things naturally, without fertilizers, additives, and so on, is going to be more expensive. Generally, I don’t buy them either. But tomatoes, of all things… And, I think, that’s the only thing organic that is cheaper.

The first night it could be forgiven that inviting friends into matches didn’t work, they introduced a patch after all. But the patch has now done this so hundreds of thousands of us can’t even join multiplayer? Come on Infinity Ward – this is what a testing period is for, didn’t you check all this?

I read an article on The Telegraph’s site tonight.

What a brilliant, inspiring bit of artwork they showcased. It’s all by an artist called Mark Khaisman who uses brown parcel tape on a perspex panel lit by light. He uses scenes from his favourite movies and how amazing they look! Really inspirational, something to make you think and admire.

I think if I had a house with a lit wall on it, I’d do something like it, or have something like it. I’m sure that to buy one of his pieces would be far beyond my meagure bank balance, but it would be worth it if I could afford it.

It just goes to show you how amazingly diverse art can be, and utterly original. Check out that link and see his pieces, they really are brilliant.

• 3 or 4 bananas, mushed
• 8oz plain flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 4oz sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1oz almonds, flaked/broken
• 3oz butter, melted
• vanilla extract
• salt

Turn the oven on to 190C, or 170C for fan ovens. Butter up a bread tin.

Put flour, sugar, pinch of salt, baking soda, cinnamon and a few drops of vanilla extract in a bowl. Pour in the egg, butter, mashed bananas and nuts. Mix together. Pour into the tin, put in oven for 40-50 minutes and voila!