Have you noticed how Bush's responses to public questions are increasingly littered with meaningless slogans and propaganda and increasingly void of any real answers? I didn't think about this until hearing David Cross's jokes about Bush's canned response "the terrorists hate our freedom", but it's really stunning.

I came to the conclusion last night that there are only two things in this world that are "Grecian": urns and formula.

Finished the single player mode of Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow over the weekend. The last few levels dragged a bit, and it definitely suffered from being simply an extension of the original rather than a true sequel, but all in all it was a very nice gaming experience. My opinion of it might jump should i decide to get on Xbox Live. To keep me occupied i picked up Hitman: Contracts at Best Buy. Gave it a whirl last night ... very tough. The controls aren't as silky smooth as SC, but the gameplay is much more open and allows for dozens of different ways to solve a level.

Oh wonderful ... they (yes, they) are remaking the fantastic Japanese film Shall We Dance?, inserting Richard Gere as the introverted businessman who takes up dancing and ... gulp ... JLo as the dance instructor who inspires him. My crap siren is wailing.

Spider Man 2 on the other hand looks quite good. Bad taste in mouth receding ...

No need to mention that tomorrow is the pivotal second leg of Chelsea's Champions League semifinal with Monaco. Or that i'm nervous as hell. We can advance with a 2-nil win (on away goals), or a win by 3 or more goals (on goal difference). Unfortunately Damien Duff has dislocated his shoulder again and is going under the knife, ruling him out of the contest. It's up to Lampard, Terry, and co. to pull off a stunning victory. Go you blues. Not so much confidence behind that support, but i'll hold out for a miracle until the end.