32 pence

I'm not normally a betting man but seeing as there was £5.27 in my Ladbrokes account I made a couple of quid bet on Holland, my adopted team for the Euro 2008 tournament, beating Russia. They lost.

Then I picked Russia to beat Spain for a few quid. They lost.

Tonight I decided to back Spain vs Germany with the remaining 27 pence left in my betting account and... I won. I fucking won. WOOHOO.

Yes, I won 32 pence!

Now, with my 59 pence pot, I'm going to have to celebrate.

Anyone got any ideas of what drink/drugs I can purchase and enjoy for a whopping 59 pence?!!

Obama the Hammer

Barack Obama is a West Ham fan.

I thought he was a good bloke, now I know for sure.

West Ham 3 - 0 Middlesborough

I just want to say thanks to my top bird for taking me to Upton Park for my birthday.

We stayed in the West Ham hotel over Friday night, where we stayed when we first met nearly 3 years ago, and this time the car didn't disappear! She did a neat trick with some plates though...

Saturday's weather was particularly top notch, warm & sunny, so thanks to mother nature for that, and the 3-0 scoreline was a cracking birthday present too, so thanks to the Hammers for that result. Oh, and cheers to Middlesboro's Luke Young who scored a blinding own goal on our behalf :)

As for the traffic on the eastbound Barking Road, you can stick that in your pipe and smoke it, I hate traffic and I hate cities so next time we're taking the express route in and out of the east end of London.