Man o' action.

• The Fujifilm F100fd is not as good for low light as the F20/30/31fd, but it's the best these days. If you want something robust but slightly bigger, Panasonix TX3 is the current best superzoom.

• English Fail Blog.

• Q. What is karma? A. Credit Suisse paying bonuses in mortgage-backed securities.

• NotN: Branson takes over NHS; Merry Thursday and a happy new Thursday; Culture secretary to rate all websites. Photo: mutoid waste company; five volts of christmas joy.

Tomorrow is arkady's birthday. We are all going to the Pembury around 3pm. You are invited.

I shall see nyecamden there, after far too long. Namecheck namecheck!

Fredamas was Fredamas. In The Night Garden DVDs and cuddly Iggle Piggle, Upsy-Daisy and Makka-Pakka (she waves Upsy-Daisy at the screen when she's doing the gazebo dance at the end), cuddly Lola from Charlie and Lola, red Hello Kitty shirt and red skirt and red tights and piles of other clothes. And a VTech Baby's Laptop, designed by the same mad child psychologists who designed her robot companion. Same voice actor too. I wonder who she is.

Arkady, redcountess and I did more house rebuilding today. Anyone with a car who can help us get several boxes from here to the Salvation Army on Forest Road?