So there was Mandy, standing in front of No 10 blabbing on about basically being the right man for the difficult job. Not saying anything about being the jammiest oily bastard in Christendom or anything.

And I found myself saying, "Nice job Mr camera man news reporter bloke"

Because the framing of the shot was so cool. It was on ITV's news and I don't know if you saw it - about 15 minutes ago.

Mandy there, talking earnestly...blah blah. but the background was the thing that caught my eye, and I realised that the clever camera chappy could have been trying to say something.

There is a bit of renovation and building going on in Downing street right now. The famous doorway to No 10 is free from obstruction and anyone can do the traditional shot of the talking head or reporter standing in front of the famous black door without showing any disruption.

But as Mandy was speaking, he was shot slightly from one side by the ITV camera dude. In his background you could see a building that was obviously No10/11...but also the fact that there is a lot of scaffolding outside the building. Scaffolding conjures up images of things that need to be held up. Things that are in dire need of repair. Things that are possibly about to come falling down.

And also, I could not help but notice, a lot of the scaffold tubes behind Mandy were sprayed pink............

Never mind an office full of free Gu, I am about to nom a raw Salmon, egg mayonase and spinnach sammich from prets.

I know the Gu is here and is free, but I have never been one for taking something just because it is free. All those enthusiastic sales people in soho giving out free little sample sammiches from their shops, The guys from the Humus bar handing out free dips, the free little cans of coke or whatever that are sometimes thrust at me by agency pretties when you come out of the tube. I just rather not.

I won't take something I don't want right then just because it is going for nothing.

Maybe I am odd.

And I have just noticed all my posts so far today have been about food.

Maybe I am pregnant.........

Sits in our reception.

I say large, it was probably when it was deliverd. Now about 30 pots remain out of the "up to 1000" that were to be bunged us.

The flavours are Chocolate (no suprise there) or Strawberry and Raspberry.

I have not indulged. Because I don't actually have much of a sweet tooth.

Now if it had been a crate of Samosas I would have been dead chuffed.

See, I am never happy.

Apologies to you Gu fans out there, but for me this is rather like a non-drinker inheriting a Whisky distillery.

Still at least nice things like this don't happen here every day.

Actually this is the first nice thing I can remember happening here......

An internal email Arrives.

"Our colleague, EA, has wone a competition whereby Gu will deliver up to 1000 of their deserts to this office tomorrow, Friday 3rd October, so anyone who is around can pick one up - only downside is you'll have to bring your own spoon."

As Homer Simpson once (sort of) said "Mmmmmmm free Gu"

But don't feel too envious, as some of you know - I don't actually like the stuff that much.

Just my luck, no one round here wins a competition to have free caviar and chilled Vodka delivered do they!

EDIT: and yes I have sent a text at great expense to the biggest Gu fan I know of, just to let her know. heh!