Yotian Soldier

Went to the soccer with CM, AM, PB2 (visiting from China) and T. (visiting from France). As the lone neutral in our quintet, only I remained unmoved by the 1-4 drubbing Sydney FC received from Perth Glory. When Aloisi missed a sitter with the opposition goalie beaten, he was booed by his own supporters - not something I'd previously witnessed at an A-League match. I hope it doesn't start an ugly trend.


Retro gazer II: "The Day Today" (1994). This is the six-episode fake news show where Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge character was born. Brilliantly surreal skits and an abundance of background detail. The lack of topicality is almost irrelevant. Ta for the disc, PG.