This year has already seen me take a leap to join the twentieth* century. I’ve just ordered Sky Digital which, impressively, is going to be installed next Tuesday, a mere four working days after I placed the order. (It could have been Monday but I happen to be at home on the Tuesday). The incentive was mainly owing to us not having a decent terrestial reception since about christmas and I can’t be arsed to sort out the shared ariel at the end of the terrace. Anyway, there’s normally stuff on BBC3 which I keep wanting to watch (not to mention Sky One, Sci-Fi channel and National Geographic…)

This is in addition to buying a PS2 earlier in the year. I’ve never owned a console before because, well, I couldn’t really justify it as although I like some console games, it’s much more exciting to go around to someone else’s and play theirs instead. Anyway, I’m a committed PC gamer and if I’m going to spend thirty quid on a game then it’s going to have to last me a long, long time. My timeliness, as ever, is unerring - what with the imminent unveiling of Xbox2 and the Playstation 3 due for release in the not too distant future. Me? Up to date? I tell you, I wear my badge of being the most untechnical technical person you’ll ever meet with pride.

*Not a mistake