For my birthday the other week, my mate got me a Growing Sealife squid. Pretty weird. You put them in water and they grow. Apparently the size of the container affects how big they get.

I only had a small jug. The thing started out at about 8cm long and grew to this size (iPod there for scale).

Pretty weird huh? I've got rid of it now, in case it has a massive growth spurt over night and smothers me.

It's my birthday. I'm 27. This scares me...

I'm back in Manchester 'til Wednesday and not back at work in London until the following Monday. I'm going to spend that time relaxing and probably watching my new Star Wars trilogy DVDs. Nice...

I saw the 'diabetic' woman I gave money to about a year ago again. She used the same line.

I wouldn't mind giving the odd bit of money to beggars if it weren't for the fact that most of them seem to be blagging it.

51% of Americans voted for whom?

This is a sad day for humankind.