Solitary Man

Hello everyone,

I have got into Mint Tea recently. I find it rather delicious and it makes my stomach feel all warm inside. I like the smell very much too. I have always regarded herbal teas and the like for women (I’m not being sexist sisters, it’s just that you don’t often see men drink them). Being a macho man myself I liked to stick with caffeine based hot drinks. It has always been strictly coffee or ‘normal’ tea for me.

On Christmas Day though I got a sore tummy and I was in a bit of pain. The Emster suggested a Mint Tea and who was I to refuse (such was my discomfort)? Not only did the Mint Tea soothe me right away but it tasted delicious. I was a changed man! I now have a mint tea every day after lunch and it’s something I look forward too very much. I can only recommend it to my fellow comrades out there in blog land.

It’s funny to think of the lifestyle changes that I’ve made over the last year or so. They are a combination of being in LA and age I think, but I wonder if the Marc in his early twenties would have looked at me now with disgust? Rather than a rock n’ roll rebel from the planet Cool he would have seen a man who likes Mint Tea, who doesn’t drink very much and whose idea of fun is to decide what podcast to listen to in the gym. I don’t even eat meat anymore. How the mighty have fallen eh?

Anyway I have been trying to get my head around this Twitter thing. I heard that David Bowie had an account so I wanted one. It transpired that he didn’t have an account at all and it was some dude pretending to be him. I am now a member anyway. I still don’t really get it because as far as I can gather it’s just like sending out a lot of facebook updates. I think the idea of it is that you ‘micro blog’. Obviously I love to blither on so micro blogging isn’t quite my piano forte. I shall Percy Veer with it nonetheless as if I am to remain one of the great marketing gurus of our time I have to keep up with the kids.

The Emster and I had an ace weekend. I was working on the Saturday, but it was fun work. Our brilliant show Solitary (www.solitary3.com) has been getting absolutely great ratings. I don’t normally mention work here but not only do I love the show but it’s fantastic that I have been involved in a big success! It’s been superb to work on it for lots of reasons. Anyway a Mall Tour had been organized where the public could have a go at being in our show. The launch was at The Glendale Galleria. We had never been here before as it was in the Valley (a bit too far away from Santa Monica), but it was another Mall to tick off the list. The plan was that Emma would go off and shop while I would check out the Solitary shebang.

On the way we picked up our Australian intern James Brown. He is not THE James Brown obviously. I have managed to avoid making the obvious jokes thus far (I am getting old). Anyway James is a top lad and we had a chat about Glasvegas (who I like) and the hot new music website ‘spotify’ among other things. I shall not bore you with stories of our Mall Tour for much longer, other than to say it was a big success.

Emma did let me go to Panda Express which I was most grateful for. I simply adore Panda Express. It’s basically fast Chinese food, and it’s delicious. Emma doesn’t like big foodcourts and I can see why (as they are often full of idiots). I think the Essex Boy in me likes to come out every now and then though, and he needs to forget the mint tea. Instead he wants to sit in a food court with all the other sad dudes. I will say though that the foodcourts over here are a lot better than what you get back at home in Lakeside or something. Anyways Emma went shopping mental and spent about a million dollars on some new outfits. She looked great in them all of course so it was money well spent. And Emma did buy me a new watch so I can’t complain.

It’s been a great week for TV here in America Land. Lost returned with a double bill, and apart from Doctor Who it’s my most favorite show of all time. Some cats think that it has dragged on and doesn’t give you any answers. I am one that disagrees and I love it. I am just sad that next season is the last one as I never want it to end. I miss Charlie though as he was my fave. Emma noticed that Sawyer has now got a little bit of a tummy. This will upset the ladies! We once saw him having a cigarette outside a bar in Venice. So not only is he putting on weight but he is probably going to die of cancer soon too. Things must be troubled in his world.

We have now also watched the first two episodes of this seasons ‘Flight Of The Conchords’. It is just as funny as the first series and Murray is the best comic creation since Alan Partridge.

I should go now as in today’s Twitter times you have to keep it real, and to keep it short. I think Emma will write the next entry. She hasn’t done one for a while and her fans have been very demanding. While she is doing that I may work on another videoblog for you all. It’s all give, give, give with us.

Keep it real,
Marc x