Productive public holiday? Nah...

My antiquated home PC has lapsed into a coma from which it may never awaken. Until notified otherwise, please use my company e-mail address.

TV series 1: "Tim And Eric Awesome Show Great Job!". DL gave me a promo disc with the entire first season. I failed my saving throw versus subversion during the Michael Cera "Kitty Cat Man" skit and burst out laughing. A taste worth acquiring.

Chocolate: When not pushing infant milk formula on third-world mothers, Nestle releases some sweeeeet choccy. Case in point – Club Classic Mixed Berry. Goes dangerously well with a smooth red wine.

TV series 2: "Fight Quest". Identical premise to that of "Human Weapon" (see the May 8 entry). Judging by the Kali ep, this duo places less emphasis on sightseeing and more on training. The knife/stick/open-hand combats at the end were intense.

Film: "The Forbidden Kingdom". Officially released here on July 31, but available in Chi-town on DVD now for 12 Oxford scholars. Jackie Chan and Jet Li play dual roles as a drunken master/shopkeeper and monk/The Monkey King, respectively. They also finally square off! There's a "Neverending Story" twist to this flick that coulda been awful, but thankfully the kid isn't too annoying.

The Euro 2008 soccer tournament is under way in Austria/Switzerland. Pity the games start at either 2am or 4.45am. And most are on a channel I don't have – Setanta. At this stage, my only involvement is catching the morning highlights on Fox Sports News, then marking the scores on my "FourFourTwo" wall chart :-)