Spent most of yesterday evening packing bags for my hols, decanting cleansers and moisturisers into little travel bottles, ironing, removing mystery bits of food from clothes... I like to travel light, and relatively clean.

All the time I'm listening to Bill Hicks.

Of course he's been dead almost 15 years now (died of pancreatic cancer at 34) but as a commentator on Iraq, George Bush and Britain's involvement the irony is, of course, it's all just as relevant. Except of course instead of Major replace with Blair/Brown. But really, when all is said and done, could can we tell the difference anymore? Really?

Still very, very funny. Check him out of youtube. But really, sometimes be prepared for the irony. It's a little bitter at times.