Claudia you're 21 & you are doing a PhD?!

Jamie & the magic torch!

Sylvester there is a disco remix of the cities of gold theme tune

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tones/downloads/cicis.mid

I have just popped it in my iPod! V.sad but it has just totally made my day!

I can only remember Mendoza ( whom you've already mentioned) & Estaban.

I remember Spatz - it was set in a burger bar!

Sylvester I put city of gold on my list too. It was an awesome epic - went on for years & years do you remember the song
"children of the sun, oh your time has just begun".

Yes I remember the badly dubbed Heidi too she used to cry for "goat pee ter", but move her mouth really really quickly, saying someting in French swiss!

Chocky. Dogtanian. City of Gold. Ulaseas [sorry can't spell that]. Maid Mariane and her Merry Men. The December Rose. Press Gang. Defenders of the planet. Kids of Degrassy Street.

I had a bowl of crunchie nut cornflakes for brekkie, & have just had a toasted salami & emmental cheese sarni & a kiwi&cucumber&strawberry soya smoothie - with an aloe juice shot.
I am making tabouleh, watercress salad and salmon in a soy, orange & ginger sauce for dinner, with strawberries & cream for afters - to welcome my boyf home after a few days away.

oh gosh sorry hph - I've only just seen this! Big hugs sounds a bit of a nightmare.
If you are still around let us know how you got on.

Dan B if you fancy something a little more mature I really recommend Kazuo Ishiguro. We once were orphans is my favorite.

check out
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0395442370/102-5746065-7664119?v=glance&n=283155

Tricky - The Tiger who came to tea is an AWESOME book.
Have you read the giant jam sandwich?

Well done W2DN!
Thats really good news.

sorry for the delay. Bones is excellent. I only really watch 2 programmes on TV at the mo, that and 24 season 5.
Bones has just finished. booo. Its based on the life & novels of a real forensic anthropologist at the ficticious Jeffersonian Institute.
The dude who played Angel is her FBI partner, which for me mades the series very easy on the eye. There is a character in it, I've forgotten his name who is a PhD student. Loves it!

I am stuck writing up on a Friday night - massively behind with a draft of a chapter that is due in on Monday. I am really in the pooh with it.
Ann TOP top suggestion have just slung together a Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Farm, Inspiral Carpets, Early Blur/ Charlatans play list for the iPod, just slipping it into the bose now. Makes me think of being 16 on my first holidays without my parents! Just going to dig out my "cool as f**k" t-shirt.

DJwickid is this gregorian chant?
Now have humourous mental image of you at your decks in monks robes.