Here we are then, my first blog proper. Well, it's just gone 7am and I'm actually just going to bed now. Since midnight I've argued, made up and discussed stuff with Callie. I've answered e-mails from Mansun fans volunteering to help report from gigs on the tour this month. I've set-up a new competition page on Crackout's site, although Nick, their drummer, got in touch quickly afterwards to explain how it doesn't look right on his computer - after an hour or two of playing around with settings we couldn't fix it, but it was fine on Callie's PC so I don't think it's a coding problem. Anyway, we'll soon find out for sure once Crackout fans try to enter and get in touch on the messageboard if they can't do it.

Callie went to bed about 3 and so I got on with swagshop stuff, such as the slow-moving integration of our existing webstores with SmartCreds, and discussing P&P/handling costs with our fulfilment company, Metro. Fun.

Before getting ready for bed I cleaned up my desk - a little, did this week's Heat crossword (one or two clues I couldn't get, as per usual), made an envelope for a cheque for an NME eBay auction I won in February - £2.20 for Jo(anne) Guest's 'Bent Fag', a fag that she was given by my flatmate Paul at the NME Awards. David Dickinson from BBC's Bargain Hunt values it at 50p, but I had to go higher that because of the fierce competition. Money goes to charity, and I think I get the fag framed or something, with a photo of Jo holding it. Lucky me. Almost as silly as the £1 coin donated by Ricky Gervais that ended up selling for £20 or something.

And now I'm watching Channel 4's new breakfast show which is alright, it seems - it's called Ri:se. I was watching MTV on ITV Digital, but now I can't because as of 7am today all the pay-services were turned off. The news reports never mention if that includes the naughty channels - I will have to see tonight I guess. Purely out of interest, of course.

Today is May Day, which means some people will demonstrate peacefully in London, and a whole load more other people will use it as an excuse to loot shops etc. Whatever turns you on, I guess. Today I will be sleeping, then working, both at my flat, then going out to a gig tonight. Then working when I get back.

Speaking of May Day and anti-globalism, what better a reason to promote http://www.starbuckscocacolagap.com - the website for my friend Toby's new single. When I say 'friend', to be honest it's more of an acquaintence(sp?), although we do spend time discussing various issues by e-mail, he put me in touch with the SmartCreds people (see above), and I go to some of his gigs and have polite conversations with him. He steals my CDs, but sends them back to me after a while ;)

Oh, and a final thought - Charlotte Church has apparently won the 'Rear Of The Year' award. Is that because she can sing out of it?

(In all fairness she was quite good on Have I Got News For You last week, but then that didn't involve singing)