Today must be a good day. I get back from work, get xmms going, and it plays me . . . what? Oh, xmms? Okay. It's basically an mp3 jukebox thing, you know? Oh, okay. So, anyway, I've got it set to random, yeah? And out of the 300-odd tunes I have, it plays me 'I see a darkness' by Will Oldham, followed by 'Fearless' (Pink Floyd) and then 'Father to Son' (Queen). Weird, eh? Is it? Yeah, 'cos erm . . . well, there's a load of rubbish available there (Christina Aguilera?!), and yet I get three random songs that I love. I like that. So what is it playing now? Oh, erm . . . something by Coldplay . . . wait a sec . . . 'I Bloom Blaum', whatever that is . . . it's okay, I guess. Not one of my favourites . . . oh, and now we have 'Safety Dance' by Men Without Hats. You get the picture.

Cool - arctic ice shelf splits!