Reliability has always been one of my strong points. I hate to disappoint anyone and as a result I rarely say no to anything - the downside to being a ’regular 3AK Good Guy’.

But before I know it, I am in over my head like a modern day Harry Flashman and looking for a way to resurface before things go pear shaped. So in a brave (perhaps stupid) act of selfishness I have decided to pull back my offers of help or commitment to anyone or anything.

This is a temporary measure and normal programming will resume sooner than you can say: "Stu can I get you to..."

Though for the meantime, when I say, "Sorry I can’t...", the real reason will be one of the following:

- Listening to the first new Counting Crows album in 8 years.
- Lamenting the fact that it will be just as long until I hear the next album.
- Enjoying the return of the McFeast Burger at McDonalds.
- Lamenting the fact that it is a little smaller than what I remembered.
- Finishing the +700 page novel ’A Fraction Of The Whole’.
- Then reading the Mark Seymour biography.
- And then at least 4 other books I can think of off the top of my head.
- Chuck Palahniuk’s ’Snuff’. Make that 5.
- Watching the new Indiana Jones film.
- Watching the IMAX film ’U2:3D’.
- Writing more articles for Lost At E Minor.
- Attending another Essendon game.
- Debating whether to purchase the new R.E.M. album only to be disappointed.
- Getting around to watching ’The Mighty Boosh’.
- Wondering if I need to be a stoner to really enjoy ’The Mighty Boosh’.
- Screening calls from my (soon to be angry) Father when he eventually watches the final episode of The Sopranos.

That last one isn’t a selfish act, it really will be the reason why I’m not taking your call.

Consider yourself warned.