I'm very out of date as our Tiscali internet connection was down for two weeks. I felt strangely lost and out of touch with the world whilst internetless, rather like when you lose your mobile phone. Weird how quickly we make ourselves dependent on technology.

Weeks on from the Mercury Music Prize I still have an image from the ceremony imprinted on my brain. There was a priceless shot of Thom Yorke during the Arctic Monkey's acceptance speech, his hand over his mouth (his head was resting on it) and his eyes sort of screwed up in a combination of embarrassment, bewilderment and disbelief at the great arrogance and inarticulateness of Britain's greatest songwriter. Excellent.