Don't seem to be able to update with this as a new entry just now - try it as a comment.

Turkey, Malta, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Portugal and Croatia

I'm reliably informed by oneurope that Turkey's rehearsal was magnificent. I'm prepared to trust his judgement, as we haven't really had any major disagreements so far.

Malta continues to be nice. Nothing to obviously get excited about, she looks kind of mumsy, but it definitely has a charm to it.

Bosnia looked like another to have a few tech problems - a few attempted runthroughs were aborted. I can't remember what their stage costumes are to be, but they just seem to get lost on the dark stage in what they were wearing today. I was usually waiting for them to finish by the second key-change - it's not doing it for me.

Portugal is really, really continuing to impress though. My feeling is that if it were in the last part of the draw, it would have possibilities to come through and steal the whole shebang, but starting from 7th and with the language mix... top 10 now would be no surprise whatsoever.

Finally, Croatia. Not a lot to add from Monday - they were in different outfits today, there was some shiny pink legwear among the backing singers and a curious, skimpy but substantial looking thing for Croatia. That makes no sense at all, does it... hope my photos come out!

I tried my first press scrum for a Turkish CD today. Seemed easy enough, I sneaked round the side, held my hand out, got a CD put in it and went away again. I gather there was at least one bloodied nose in the same scrum, but I've checked my elbows and they're clean! :-)

Enough of this. I need a drink. Can't do this thing without recourse to the drink.

*wanders over to fridge full of free fruit juice cartons*

I want to live here forever and ever! :-P