Zoomy's thing

I've been in Nottingham today for the dual purpose of finding out whether the comic mart is still a good thing to visit, and to see Bost...

There's a birthday card on sale in Smith's with the words "Life's to short" on the front (and "...to date ugly me...

This afternoon I got as far as laying out 33 packs of cards on my desk with the intention of doing an hour cards practice, then decided I wa...

Blogger tried to persuade me last night to put Google ads on this site. I would, but I gather they don't actually pay you anything until...

Ramón Campayo has invited me to the first World Speed Memory Championships , in Spain, on April 28th and 29th. Rather short notice, but sinc...

Or at least it would be if I was a teacher or a schoolboy. It's deeply unfair that I don't get some kind of paid holiday, in fact. I...

So, last night was Vicky's birthday party. We went for a meal at Soul, a place I've never been before because I had the vague idea t...

Don't you hate it when you're going out to a beer festival and think it's probably best to update your blog beforehand because y...

Having forgotten what he did for a living, Cecil was participating in an archaeological dig in Middlesbrough when he uncovered the fabled Am...

I think we should all give a nice round of applause to Boris Konrad for producing the above image. You know, sometimes I worry about the...

Yes, figure skating. You and I know that figure skating is the stupidest kind of so-called sport in history, consisting just of people faffi...

It occurred to me today that it's a good job I'm not gainfully employed, or I'd never get any extracurricular memory-related stu...

I bought two medium-sized easter eggs at the supermarket the other day, because they were cheap, and I've eaten one a night for the last...

The real highlight of my extremely brief university career was the FACT club. We met once a week and watched Star Trek and things. I've ...

Why doesn't new Blogger remember my login details, even when I tell it to? I think I'm much too busy and important to be expected to...

I've just devoted part of my evening to reading the judgement in this legal case , which Paul O'Brien linked to. It's fascinati...

I've bid on a tape of The Tale of the Bunny Picnic on eBay, even though it's a fiver, which is a ludicrous price to ask for somethin...

I've actually been properly working on the book today. I've set myself a deadline - I'm going to have it done in a nice, tidy, c...

I've got an interview on Radio Lancashire on Thursday morning, in case I have any Lancastrian bloglings who might want to tune in to the...

It's cold and intermittently haily around here today, and I've achieved very little in the way of work. I've been contemplating ...