It's not been too hard getting back into the swing of things. I'm tired though. We've been off to bed at 10 then don't stir until the cat gets her baseball bat out around 6.30 and bludgeons us until one of us cracks and gets up to feed her.
But here I am at my desk, decanter half full, lots of shouty phone calls to make, but feeling quite calm, more so than for a long time.
Anyhoo, in other news, I've caught up with Pushing Daisies, which as far as I can tell is technicolour hogwash with an irritating voiceover and quirky for the sake of it (of which there's way too much coming out of the US).
I was wondering - does anyone actually like Anna Friel? Apart from Brookie, in which she was great, I can't think of a single thing where she's been any good. She's far too associated with the Kate Moss crowd to be any kind of normal person, and as for those make-up adverts where she suddenly and inexplicably has a posh voice - well who DOES she think she is?? She's lost all touch with reality. I hear she keeps the American accent on all day while filming. Admirable, but she's no Daniel Day-Lewis.
It's good that she's successful in the US, as no one there will know how annoying she is. But do we have to suffer her too? And on a prime time Saturday night? Interestingly, early indications show this week's TV listings mags which featured her on the cover have taken a nosedive. And ITV have taken the insane decision to completely cut episode two of Pushing Daisies and go straight to three so it doesn't clash with football. Not that I'm sure there's much of a crossover audience there, and if you're a fan you'd be righlty cross. Me, I couldn't care less.
I don't much are for Dirty Sexy Money either. Brothers and Sisters was much better, but since it's been shoved on at 11pm on E4 I've forgotten all about it and missed the lot.
I'm sticking with Mad Men, which has seduced me totally. I'm watching trancelike. So many layers, it's marvellous.
