Album:SoundofSilver(LCDSoundsystem) Funky non-standard American dance music, with insistent guitars and pulsating synths, layered and chugging, both tuneful and tongue-in-cheek - highly recommended.
TV programme:Castaway(BBC1) Revamped non-Hebridean Fogle-free series concentrates on personalities at the expense of survival, causing nation to lose interest - no longer recommended.
Album:Pocket Symphony(Air) Soft and smooth audio symphonies, undetectably Gallic, nothing too challenging, a bit of a grower (but no Moon Safari) - recommended.
Gas boiler:TurboMax V242E(Vaillant) Flaky stuttering heater with malfunctioning distributer valve, causing five-day loss of hot water in E3 area (yet again) - highly unrecommended.
Optician:Eyelink(Ludgate Broadway) Patronising and dismissive service, seemingly disinterested in my contact lens custom, made me feel incompetent (so I left) - not recommended.
Tearoom:The Brew House(Kenwood House) Unashamedly genteel, fine home-made fare, rather pricey, a delightful spot for lunch in yesterday's spring sunshine - recommended (out of season).
TV programme:Doctor Who(BBC1) Series three's very good isn't it? Although she's no Rose is she? - recommended from next Saturday (via a time warp).
Virus:Common cold(invading my sinuses since Sunday) Tube-filling dribbler, a bit of a grower, creating mildly uncomfortable snuffliness, ridiculously late in the season - not (cough) recommended (splutter).
