This is something I never thought I’d type, but here goes: I’m looking forward to Doctor Who later today. There I’ve said it. I’m not a huge Whoey – is that what Doctor Who fans are called? Possibly not, that might be as inaccurate as my theory that fans of Lord of the Rings are called Ringies. Anyway, however they identify themselves, I’ve never counted myself amongst their numbers.

I quite liked Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, but thought later Doctors were just trying too hard to emulate them. Then, when the programme returned, Christopher Eccleston was OK, but I never took to David Tennant, he always looked a little too pleased with himself. However, this new Doctor seems to be from the same mould as Pertwee and Baker, and I’m liking his quirkiness. Of course, there is always the chance that the new Doctor isn’t very good and I’ve just gone over to complete geekdom, but we won’t talk about that.

Other things this week:

- Soldier Son is home for two weeks I’m thinking of waiting until he’s asleep, then hiding him in the loft and pretending to be Danish – I figure with my name that would be credible – when they come looking for him. There are a couple of snags though: a) he’s far too big to fit through the hatch and b) I don’t speak a word of Danish, and knowing my luck whoever came looking for him would be fluent.

- Medical Son has a strange new neighbour; an elderly lady who sneaks into his garden and plants things. The odd thing is, years ago Mr Blogs and I saw an elderly lady sneak into a neighbour’s garden and start to weed it – is there some kind of underground guerilla gardening movement for the retired?

- I wrote this, which is part of a series of reviews based on the BBC Big Read list – the idea is I try to give a reason why someone should read each book. The thing is, I’ve noticed Bridget Jones’ Diary is on the list. I haven’t read that, but I’m so looking forward to it. As you all know, I’m a big fan of chick-lit. Yes, that is sarcasm, I hate it. So, if anyone has read it, how much am I not going to like it? Is it better or worse than the Shopaholic books?

And finally: if you aren’t sure how to vote in the general election, this site might help. (Thanks to Sharon for the link )It shows you policies from a variety of parties, but without letting you know which ones – actually if you’ve been paying attention it’s easy to guess some of them – you just select the ones that most appeal to you. In case you wondered, my result was 75% Labour and 25% Green – so I’m left-leaning with eco-friendly tendencies, but I think we already knew that.

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