I have now been bed-bound for most of three days, because it turns out I probably have swine flu. When I'm awake I'm half-asleep and when I'm asleep I'm half-awake. I'm dizzy and achy and sweaty. Enjoy that image.

Is it me or is the American media incredibly ignorant of Wales? I have seen a lot of American shows in my time, (I mean, there's more of them than British ones) but very few of them have Welsh characters or even references. Scottish characters are common, as are jokes at the expense of us (the English), and the Irish are frequently featured. But Wales, hardly ever. It's not like Wales has no identity. I know Gavin and Stacey did quite well in America, but that show's shit, and it was still made...

So, between by eternally nearly-finished TF2 comics and my much-neglected WH40K painting, I am working on an Oddworld version of the 'Hang in there, baby!' poster, featuring a legless Slig and a Paramite V Scrab war scene entitled 'The Intervention of Shrykull' (still on the drawing board). As for rants, don't you hate it when people use 'literally' as exaggeration? I just want to shout in their face (and sometimes do). I mean 'literally' means 'Really, I'm not exaggerating or speaking metaphorically'....