• @BlogCoach Sorry, only just spotted your reply (replies now a menu option on m.twitter.com). Avatar looks like Countdown because it is 🙂 #
• @Nico_Macdonald I’m symapthetic to that but I do like being able to choose between mobile and full sites when I’m browsing on my phone. #
• @PBizzle Have you tried gargling with salty water? #
• There’s a revolving dance floor in Parliament. Who knew? #
• @HelenDuffett Not sure I can describe its location any better than “outside”. #
• Y’know, I saw those Icesave ads and thought the interest looked good but decided I didn’t want to risk my money in Iceland. Yay me. #
• I also don’t have any money to save. But if I did… #

• Train delayed again. After a reasonable few months, it’s been late every day this week. #
• @secretlondon Future of Web Apps expo. I’m not going, sadly. #
• @secretlondon I will be spending the day writing one if I can get the boring stuff out of the way quickly. #
• Just learnt what happens if down escalator you’re on suddenly stops. Shuddering; loud noise; forward momentum; woman next to you swearing. #
• Eating fantastic chocolate brownies a colleague made to thank @markpack #
• And the latest scores coming in: Will 1 – 0 PHP.INI #
• @jamesgraham There’s a plugin called Twitter Tools. #
• @ruskin147 Yup. And keep my Facebook status separate from my twitters but have a twitter app on my Facebook profile. #
• Regular expressions have been assigned. Transuranic HTML elements may not be used where there is life. #
• Annual silliness on my blog for National Poetry Day: http://tinyurl.com/4j6ke6 #
• Lagging fairly far behind in my first game of Princes of Florence. Came second in Age of Empires III. #
• @HelenDuffett Excellent news. Hard work well rewarded! #

Today is National Poetry Day, and that means it’s time for my annual poem (as featured previously in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007).

This year’s doesn’t fit on the blog very well, so please have a read in a new window and then come back here to let me know what you think or to report a bug.

• @snapesbabe That actually happened in a Doctor Who novelisation… #
• @secretlondon Remember seeing McCain singing “Bomb Iran” on YouTube to the tune of a Beach Boys song… #
• @jamesgraham Ah, actually it was a Doctor Who reference book. “On the planet Dildo, the TARDIS crew split up.” #
• Installing WordPress MU and getting ready to put PMQs on in the background. #
• Got a nice new install of WordPress MU working. #
• Changing my afternoon work plans in response to a phone call. And wondering whether to add a couple of new jokes to my standup set. #
• @ruskin147 Why do you think Facebook has made been so successful compared to other social networking sites? #
• Off to gig. Nice long walk to go over my lines. Pretty much decided against changing my set – will see how it goes. #
• @HelenDuffett Thanks. The ones I decided against might actually be worse. Still contemplating using one 🙂 #
• Pleased to report set went OK. Could have done a couple of bits better but not to worry. People laughed at the right bits… #
• @Sourdust Yes, I’ll be working on all bits that are left. #