Zoomy's thing

Sorry I didn't post anything yesterday - there was no reason, I just didn't. But you can take comfort in the fact that I'm posti...

Boo. But on the other hand, it's another 364 days until I have to be 34. 34 is a terrible age to be. It symbolises being in the middle t...

So very many people have said that to me today, either face-to-face or electronically, that I really have no choice but to obey and be happy...

One of the many things in this world that irritate and infuriate me beyond belief is adverts for toothpaste or toothbrushes where they cut o...

There really is no need to nag or persecute me about memory training, because I can safely report that this weekend I did a full practice ru...

Registration for the World Memory Championship is closing tomorrow, so make sure you go to the website and register, otherwise they might no...

Bahrain could only manage to draw 0-0 with New Zealand in the first leg of their play-off today. So it all comes down to the game in Welling...

This weekend, I'm planning to do a huuuuuge amount of memory training, and also learn to speak and read fluent Japanese. And get my cent...

I'm a busy man, and it takes much too long to learn how to tell the difference between シ and ツ. Maybe I'll just be one of those tour...

I can't believe I didn't notice Aubrey was on telly yesterday, on a brand new BBC4 series, "It's Only A Theory". Lucki...

There's no denying that my beard is more white than black these days, at the sides at least. I suppose I could disguise it by shaving th...

... that I could learn Japanese in the course of the next couple of weeks? If I made a proper effort and didn't do anything else in the ...

My presentation was quite fun, considering it was essentially written in the 45-minute period immediately before I had to go on stage. As it...

My passport expires in June next year, and what with lots of countries insisting you've got six months still to go on it before they let...

Just can't get into training at the moment. I've got to do something this weekend before I set off for the Mensa thing in... Tamwort...

I have planned out the general kind of thing that I'm going to do at this stupid Mensa presentation, but I haven't written it down. ...

And I've also got the slight annoyance of having promised to do an hour-long talk/presentation on the subject of memory for Mensa member...

I've got a cold and would appreciate sympathy. I've also got a new old book, as part of my continuing quest to actually read some bo...

Sorry for not blogging yesterday, but I was hanging out with my imminently China-bound brother. If it's any comfort, we did spend the ti...

People often seem to have trouble working this one out. Just find my email address, it's dotted around the internet in various places if...