Blues 2 Reds 0

Its a bit of a strange anti-climatic feeling. On the political front all the excitement of 'how are they going to form a new government' is over. People who three weeks ago were describing each other as 'a joke' are now suddenly inseperable colleagues. The blues just stopped the reds from gaining a fourth succesive victory not only at the ballot box - but also on the football field where Manchester United were denied a record-breaking fourth succesive Premiership title by Chelsea - who found another gear in the last few weeks of the season and started racking up six, seven and eight goal wins.

Now both those circuses have left town, leaving me little choice but to start getting involved in my own life again, instead of living vicariously in other people's. I've got a least a month to take some positive action before the World Cup starts.

Today was the first day in a week or so when I was woken by my alarm clock instead of the sound of the central heating kicking in. A portent of better things to come?