Day 41 - Thursday, February 10th, 2011

A truly magnificent day at work was utterly spoiled by the taking of lunch at Pacino's with Rory "Razor-Sharp" Wilson, where I indulged in Pasta Italiana (spaghetti, chicken breast, sun-dried tomato, pesto, mozzarella, garlic bread) and Signor Aurory Borealis chose Pasta con pollo e funghi. Washed down with the soft drinks of our choice, the bill arrived at €19.90 which was utterly reasonable but oh!, what's this?, a €20 voucher in my pocket, garnered from a previous CityDeal visit there? At least the €2 tip cost actual money.

What's that? - it's 5.30pm and now time to adjourn to Thursday Night Darts Club in Doolan's? Well only if you insist. Just when popular opinion was about to declare that TNDC was in danger of becoming moribund, along comes the most sensational dramatic athleticism of recent months, when self-same lunch colleague Rory becomes only the 8th athlete in 73 tournaments to life the TNDC crown. Furthermore, I decide to arise from my recent darting lethargy and produce a 156 finish (treble 20, treble 20, double 18) - the 2nd highest ever in TNDC history (beaten only by my 157 checkout many moons ago). Emotions are incredibly high at the end, and tears simply abound - it's an utterly magical scene.

An effervescent Damo basks in the glory of his 156 finish......

All hail the 8th-ever TNDC Monarch, King Rory I

A mouth-watering selection of the awe-inspiring TNDC LXXVIII athletes

No nocturnal walk home to the Lighthouse would be complete without a shot of our beloved National Convention Centre

Contentment : 13.5 / 25

Excitement :    4 / 10

Memorability : 4.75 / 15

Overall Score : 45% (6th out of 41)