I t's been a busy week or so. I'd intended to enthrall you loyal readers (almost into double figures now, surely) with updates before, but last week was packed to the proverbial brim with things 'what needed doing'. As well as getting Impact to bed (sweet-talker that I am), I got the chance to see Avatar ahead of its world premiere... The full review will appear in the next Impact, but now the embargo is done I can at least say that's it's an astonishing piece of cinema - one of those films where you can watch it and thoroughly enjoy certain aspects, acknowledging a thoroughly amazing acheievement...

O h, there are some days that make you want to spit, scream and say inappropriate words at a very loud volume. Days when bureacracy, red tape and non-sensical stuff seems designed to slow you down and raise your temperature. Witness my dealings this week with Ebay and Opodo. At a time when you'd presume that Ebay would be doing all it can to hold onto its members (if you'll pardon that expression), they seem to be instigating a series of rules and regulations designed to piss off a lot of its customers. A while back they put in place a rule that said while buyers could criticise sellers if they...