“Ladies and Gentlemen, we got Him!” Those were the words used by Paul Bremer, to the cheers of Iraqis in the audience at the coalition press conference. These words filtered across the globe in a matter of seconds, with the power of the media. All I can say is that this day will forever live in the memories of people in the free world and hopefully echo, for generations to come. I hate to sound too optimistic, at the capture of one of the most brutal dictators over the past 30 years. I feel it only fitting to say, with perhaps a hint of sarcasm, “God Bless America”.

When do you feel old? You only really feel old when you notice that a set period of time has passed you by. There are significant dates when we ‘feel’ old, our birthdays, Christmas and when the New Year is glaring around the corner. However, these are all significant milestones and well highlighted and celebrated. There are far more subtle hints, to let you know that time has passed. The block has reduced in length, but the connotations have not reduced at all. What am I rambling on about? Normally the journey a film would make from the silver screen to the small screen, would be four years. That has been the case for most of my lifetime, however, in recent times, it has been reduced to three. With the network premiere of Road Trip last night on BBC1, my mind flashed back to the hay days of Autumn 2000. I had just started Uni and this was my first trip to the cinema in Leicester. The Odeon, was my port of call for a classic ‘Saturday Night At The Movies’. It is amazing, that such a minor event can bring back such good memories. No, these memories were beyond good, great. A magnificent time for me. A time for me to truly find myself and realize what exactly Andrew Tegala wants from life. Although I went far to answer my first question, the second still remains somewhat blurred.

Tales of the Unexpected? No, I’m not talking about the spooky series from author Roald Dahl, but ITV’s Pop Idol. Another shock last night, as favourite, (yes, can I repeat that, ‘favourite’) Sam loses the public vote. That leaves Michelle and Mark in the final. Read the full story here. Well, I want to see Pete Waterman’s face when Michelle wins. I can see it now, her performance will be the weaker but the public will vote for her in their thousands. What has the British music industry come to? Will it end? Not by the sounds of things, as I heard, Ant giving out the address for applications for next years show! Oh, dear oh dear! :0

My last weekend in Leicester, as I head back home to Wycombe on Wednesday. I am looking forward to going home. I feel that the Christmas feeling is only complete when I am there, and it becomes so much stronger when I am with my family. Perhaps because they are the people with whom, this special feeling occurs. They make it complete. They make me complete. Busy few days planned, so you may have some wait for my next update. Therefore, I’ve ‘blogged’ a bit to keep you entertained for now.