"No, afraid not," Mac says, shaking her head. "I tried to make some drama at elections but even the elections are clean. There's no scoop to be had, I'm afraid."

While that might have been a nice life for some people, it's torture for Mac, who has worked herself to the bone since she got out of school. "I've been working on a documentary but I don't really think there's any point in it other than amusing myself. Mostly I've been spending my time getting drunk with the rest of you fine people."