Quick thoughts

I tried the new double dipped Cherry Ripe last night. Not bad. Not bad at all.

If you like a) laughing and b) watching guys get shot, you'll probably enjoy "Pineapple Express". Not Seth Rogen's best work - in fact it's probably the worst film I've seen him in - but still at least twice as good as "Get Smart", which I saw a few weeks ago. Darryl from the US Office is a particular standout in it. No idea how it ended up with an MA rating though, apart from the fact that the protagonists smoke dope right through the movie, it's surprisingly violent.

I've watched a little bit of the Olympics and am pretty much over it. I lost interest in the opening ceremony about 15 minutes in (although that was before I found out it discovered lip-syncing and fake digitially created fireworks), and have only watched little bits since. The low point was watching women's judo. Remember when you were a kid and you'd grab someone and try and trip them over. Yep, that's an Olympic "sport" now. Can't wait till British Bulldogs makes it in.

Best comment I've read about the Olympics comes from Freakonomics author Stephen D Levitt . . . "I have to believe that when a country with as much at stake in these Olympics as China sets its mind on finding ways to beat the anti-doping rules, they will succeed."

On a positive Olympic note - Stephanie Rice. Wow.

We moved into brand new offices at work this week, and we now have a deluxe coffee machine. I had three lattes yesterday. I feel like Kramer when he won his case against Java World, hopped up on free coffee all the time.

I've been eating the same sandwich at work every day for the last few months. And in no way is that depressing. I start with a Turkish lepinja from the Markets, slice it in half, add Watsonia cheddar cheese, Beerenberg tomato sauce, a few slices of thinly sliced tomato, and a meat of my choice. Lately I've been using slices of smoky beef sausage. I then toast it in our sandwich press, and finally add a handful of wild rocket. I swear I have colleagues ask me almost daily "Did you buy that?" Amazingly, I'm still not even remotely sick of it.