Ways to avoid packing: part one

So what does one do when one has an entire kitchen to pack up and clean by Tuesday morning? Well, you watch darts of course! And until this evening you had two tournaments to choose from. Either the PDC on SKY with the professionals hitting the 180s with ease and precision, or the BDO (what D refers to as Council darts) on the Beeb where one Scottish fellow today managed a 9 dart average of 61. Goodness, even I could get that, friend! Tonight, Phil 'The Power' Taylor beat off the valiant challenge of Simon 'The Wizard' Whitlock to win a 15th title. A pretty impressive record you may say and...well, you'd be right. The Ally Pally rocked to 'I've got the power'.

Of course such sporting prowess is to be admired, but for me it has to be the BDO which continues where the PDC left off (well, almost..in style if not in substance) with only the first rounds so far completed. I'm rooting for Tony 'The Silverback' O'Shea - Number One seed, the Pride of Stockport and all round good bloke.

So, my advice? See how much procrastinating can be done in front of the darts this week. Darts - the only sport (except for perhaps sumo wrestling) where the guy with the biggest tummy generally wins. The perfect antidote if you have already given up on that 'I vow to consume less' new year resolution and eaten all the pink wafers in the tin.

Kitchen packing starts tomorrow!

CSW