So. How come when I was little we were told to sit far back from the TV set or I'd ruin my eyes, but nowadays we sit 18 inches away from a monitor with no ill effects? No ill effects my arse - I always get a blurry, filmy feeling as the day draws on, and that's nothing compared to what it's doing to my back...

Off to see Bowling for Columbine tonight. I am excited, but nervous, because I have a feeling it might make me quite angry. I am convinced that anger is the main cause of death in the Western hemisphere - in the olden days apoplexy was even an accepted cause of death, and while I'm not suggesting I might expire on the spot, I'm sure it'll take a good few minutes off my life. Poor internal organs!

I'm nervous because I don't *want* to be angry with America. I do it too often as it is, even though I have an appetite for Americana that tallies with the average US appetite for nachos. I even want to live there at some point. I hope I do.