Greetings all ….

First of all, thanks a lot Helen for the H, I and J suggestions. Spot on ….. certainly hugely inspirational and most certainly jovial. Tonight's prize is on its way to you. Let's try and keep it going shall we? Come on Team Ken …… there's a lot of brain power out there. I reckon we can make it to Z by the weekend. K, L, M and N tonight please. We can do it!!!

As I told you yesterday, my day started at 430am when the alarm went off. Sadly it finished some 60 seconds later when I feel asleep again. Whoops. But luckily only for 45 minutes and my second attempt at getting up was more successful. I was about an hour later than usual in getting to the Olympic Park but still had plenty of time for a walk and a couple of cups of tea.

When we gradually assembled for the morning briefing, Boss Anna ordered a couple of sausage and egg breakfast baps for people who had come in early. The works restaurant people must have misheard her because they produced about eight. Anna said we could help ourselves. I started dribbling at that point. [There weren't any school children on the train today so I couldn't eat their breakfast as I did yesterday]. I wasn't particularly hungry but I most certainly am a pig in a situation like this. So I grabbed one and so did Chris. But we were the only two; everyone else was much more restrained. When I'd [quickly] finished that one, I could easily have scoffed another. They were sitting just in front of me on the table and I swear I heard them say "Go on Ken. You know you want to. Don't worry about what the others might think. Go for it!". My arm was slowly starting to move towards them. Just a bit at a time hoping that no-one would notice. I then heard another little voice. "Don't you dare. You don't need it. You're not hungry. That would be pure gluttony". And my arm moved backwards ever so slightly. It stayed in exactly that position while I stared at the lovely lovely breakfast baps. I was toying with the idea of suddenly pouncing. But I was also thinking of what I would say if I took one and then the whole dining area suddenly fell silent at that instant and everyone started staring at me with disbelief. In the end, I didn't think I could cope with that so I just kept looking lovingly at them. So near yet so far …..

This Olympic pin collecting thing is growing. People pin them on the accreditation tape round their necks. You know those people who hold up lollipop-type things when they're leading a group? Well, the Park is crawling with them; Visa, Omega, BMW, Coca Cola ie Marketing Partners. I heard several people today quite brazenly going up to them to ask "Have you got any pins?". And when they say no, they just turn around and walk away grunting. I'm thinking of reporting them to McDonalds for their lack of customer service. A few nights on a McD's drive-thru should do the trick I think. Even a few of the bendy-bus drivers have been sucked into this phenomenon [still can't say that word]. Did you know you can get 149 people on a bendy-bus? One of the drivers was telling me today that he turfed every single one of them off when their lollipop person said she didn't have any pins to give him. That's a lie …… they're all good guys and they'd never do that. Very professional and great company - it's been a pleasure to meet them and work with them for a while.

Exciting news!!! I've worked out how to take video clips with the camera. Thought you'd be pleased. Got quite a few to upload [and hopefully join together - they're only a few seconds long each]. But that's a job for tomorrow. A day off!!! I was going to invite you to wish me luck [with uploading the videos I mean]. But you might come to regret it if you do. Other people can spend their time chasing pins. I'm going to devote myself body and soul to taking as many video clips as possible.

And then sharing them with you …..

You've been warned …..