Terror chilis strike London!

Firefighters wearing protective breathing apparatus were called to D'Arblay Street, Soho, after reports of noxious smoke filling the air.

Police closed off three roads and evacuated homes following the alert.

Specialist crews broke down the door to the Thai Cottage restaurant at 1900 BST on Monday where they discovered the source - a 9lb pot of chillies.

Supranee Yodmuang, the restaurant supervisor, was above the restaurant when she received a phone call from her boss.

"It was about 4pm when I saw the police who were closing off the roads but I didn't know why.

"My boss rang me and said I had to get out of the building because of a chemical attack."

Researchers from the university's marketing and psychology departments questioned 100 children about their attitudes to a range of products as part of a study on branding. They found Barbie provoked the strongest reaction, with youngsters reporting "rejection, hatred and violence," Nairn said.

renouncing Barbie appeared to be a rite of passage for many girls, Nairn said.

"Whilst for an adult the delight the child felt in breaking, mutilating and torturing their dolls is deeply disturbing, from the child's point of view they were simply being imaginative in disposing of an excessive commodity in the same way as one might crush cans for recycling," she said.

Okay, this? Is AWESOME!

I can now look forward to the day Emeline inevitably tortures, mutilates, burns or microwaves and ultimately murders Barbie with glee and pride. I am fully prepared to say to her: "Good girl! Let's get you a sword, some boxing gloves and some books on Constitutional Law and how to become President of the United States. Or a ninja. Whatever you want, sweetie, I'll love you no matter what."

Damn! I really want to see The Last Boy Scout again. You're bad for my homework-doing, Joe.

Damn! I really want to see The Last Boy Scout again. You're bad for my homework-doing, Joe

Hell, Em, the movie's...what? Ninety minutes?

You can spare that much time. "Nobody likes you. Everybody hates you. You're going to lose...

"Smile, you fuck."

I have to take my family to the Cheesecake Factory this weekend.

My SIL is going to the doctor today for an induction appointment. I also found out that my niece is to be named Neave.

I'm unsure how I feel about it, so I will continue referring her as "Captain Cutiepants" until instructed otherwise.

Hell, Em, the movie's...what? Ninety minutes?

Last night I played Final Fantasy, watched Pushing Daisies, played more Final Fantasy, and finally caught up on the Internet, making it to bed well past my bedtime. No class preparation was done at all. Also, I have a disc of Heroes waiting for me and Supernatural on its way and I think I just volunteered to help out at the football game tomorrow evening.

my niece is to be named Neave.

Is it going to be spelled like that?

and I think I just volunteered to help out at the football game tomorrow evening.

You "think"? You should keep better track of your social commitments. I'm just sayin'.

I have to take my family to the Cheesecake Factory this weekend.

I don't object to the Cheesecake Factory. Plus, you know, cheesecake. I just doubt they're considered "local color" in any city.

It's okay. Tonight I will stuff Jesse with Mexican food until she cries out "Please, no more local color!"