Rory

Very good game.

That's good news and I hope she wears the t-shirt. Lowe is another word for c*nt in my vocabulary. So Lucy, please get your Lowe out.

No yet. Finishing work in half an hour for a beerski and then home WOOPAH WOOPAH!!

I know someone called Daniel Plainview who would be interested in setting up camp in Havant and draining its God forsaken landscape of its filthy riches.

"Real Madrid wanted to sign Jermaine Pennant from Liverpool but his wages demands were too high and he may now end up joining Wigan. (Daily Mail)"

Why do people air sh*t like this on a public forum?

Fray Bentos.

"Jaime" isn't necessarily a spelling mistake. Some chumps spell their name that way. It could be Jamie Hatch, our Devonshire starlet.

Today - Complete reading in linguistics and psychology, go over yesterday's statistics lesson, light second candle. Tuesday - light third candle. Christmas Eve - light fourth candle, possibly go out drinking. Christmas day - Go to classes, go home to Jerusalem, light fifth candle. Boxing day - light 6th candle, hopefully get drunk on some expensive alcohol!

IT'S THREAD, NOT THEAD. Today - Work, possibly go food shopping, go for a run, watch a film. Tues - Work, go running, pub. Xmas eve - Work, finish early, travel home, say hello to parents, pubbage. Xmas day - Hopefully get to open a couple of presents, chill out, go to relatives for Christmas dinner, get smashed. Boxing day - Get smashed.

Films I've watched recently: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly -- 9/10 Flags of Our Fathers -- 6/10 (so far, only watched first 20 mins or so) Dark Knight -- 7/10

Pic number 7 is probably what Elton John's boyfriend sees when he's got a cumshot in his eye.

Where do you answer the questions?

1. dEUS -- London Koko 2. British Sea Power -- Soton Uni 3. The National -- Glastonbury.

Inter vs United will be immense!

We're really missing Anthony Pullis at the moment.

Everything is Borrowed is actually The Streets' fourth release, not third, and I am assuming you're not to keen on The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living (his third). If that's the case, you're spot on. The album is shocking compared to his first two. I hope you're not referring to my recommendations as 'MOR tosh' because they are far from that. I doubt you've even heard most of them if you're praising Girls Aloud's latest unit shifter. Yep, Sean Kingston's album was released in 2007, so therefore doesn't count. I care. Kings of Leon have always been sh*te. Richard Hawley and Ray Lamontange ARE MOR tosh and if you seriously think they're the 'unsung heroes of serious songwriting' then you need to widen your horizons a little.

Jamie Lidell -- Jim. This forum struggles without my subscription. I mean, the top 5 albums of 2008 thread is dead despite my best efforts.

She's second in my current top 5 along with Alexa Chung, Katy Perry, Scarlett Johansson and Jennifer Aniston.

Finish 6pm Christmas eve back 29th. When I worked at the uni last year, I had almost three weeks off. Ah well, I love my job now.

Top 5 songs of 2008: 1. British Sea Power -- Waving Flags http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=w2n-7K0Ef6Y 2. Glasvegas -- It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DkOoTnTKv1M&feature=related 3. Tim Vanhamel -- Like a Fire (the woman in this video is seriously fit) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gBVowW5FAAE 4. Wolf Parade -- California Dreamer http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=us6e9JqmuRw 5. No Age -- Teen Creeps http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5ReEL_jyj64&feature=related

Friday -- Not a lot. Running, bought some cider, a pizza and watched film (I think?). Saturday -- Popped into town before heading to Bristol for a night out. Went to an Italian (zizis in Clifton) before heading to one of the sh*ttest nightclubs I've ever been to. It's the one opposite Lizard Lounge (which is the cat's vajayjay) and it tried to be one of those underground poncy clubs. It was just full of absolute mongtards, some even doing coke off tables, and boasted some of the sh*ttest music on record. I can't believe we went there. I am never going back. Back to hotel at about 3am. Sunday -- Woke up at 6am to catch the train back. Worked. 5/10.

Get out much?

I am fed up with this whole Pearson love-in on this board. What makes you think he would be doing any better with the players we have? He would have brought in useless journeymen (err hello Chris Perry??) and would still have to play the youngsters. The fact is that they are currently not good enough for the league. I think it's a commendable achievement to see a group of academy players giving their all, playing good football and sitting above the relegation area. Look at Charlton with the squad they have, ffs. Rock bottom of the league.

I think I've compiled quite a comprehensive yet definitive list of albums that have really blown me away this year. 2008 has been an outstanding year for music, on par with 2005 (which has to be one of my favourite years for music on record). British Sea Power's Do You Like Rock Music, released on January 14, hasn't left my CD player, MP3 player playlist or my head since I first heard it. Not only that, I have managed to see them twice this year; the first at Glastonbury, the second here in Southampton. Their Southampton gig has to be one of the best gigs I've ever been to. Anyway, the album is just class from start to finish. The album's real opener, Lights Out for Darker Skies, is a genuine tour-de-force of sheer power that sets the pace for the rest of the album perfectly. The stand-out track is definitely Waving Flags - a piece of majestic, atmospheric rock. It's like hand-gliding over the mountains of Spain. Incredible. Arguably the act of 2008, Vampire Weekend have gone from strength to strength since the release of their debut album in January. Mansard Roof, a keen favourite for 120 Minutes viewers since mid-2007, is a pure piece of Beach Boys throw-back pop while A-Punk, Oxford Comma and The Kids Don't Stand A Chance will be the songs we all look back on to remember 2008. Sheer class. After producing my favourite album of 2005 (Apologies to the Queen Mary), it was always going to be hard for Canadian indie kings Wolf Parade to surpass my expectations. Sophomore efforts are usually dire affairs (Unless you're Radiohead or the Beastie Boys) but Wolf Parade tried hard to better their debut and, you know what?, they nearly succeeded. California Dreamer is the album's stand out track for sure while songs like Language City, Fine Young Cannibals and Bang Your Drum clearly show how talented frontman Spencer Krug is and I eagerly anticipate what they can produce in the future. The Walkmen are one of my favourite bands. Bows + Arrows is one of the finest albums produced in the 21st century, in my opinion, and they are back on form with You & Me. Frontman Hamilton Leithauser has the best voice in music at the moment. You can feel his passion, and the rest of the band's for that matter, throughout the record. It is a record that will grab you by the lapels and not let go. I urge you to listen to it. On the Water, In the New Year and Canadian Girl are my picks for stand out tracks. Visiter by The Dodos completes my top 5 albums for 2008 list and could have slotted in at number three if Wolf Parade and The Walkmen hadn't produced stunning albums. Not to everyone's taste, the energetic two-piece have created a unique sound that puts them apart from many other acts around at the moment. Their charm is frantic, penetrating drum beats (see Fools) and distorted guitar action mixed in with raw, grating vocals. This band is as raw as you'll get right now and they can only go on to greater things. Song of the year: Waving Flags (British Sea Power) Runner-up: It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry (Glasvegas) Disappointment of the year: This Is Not The World (The Futureheads) Runner-up: Vantage Point (dEUS)