Zoomy's thing

Going to work on the train in the morning, you start to recognise the other people who make that journey every day. I tend to name them afte...

This spectacular event happens on Saturday 15th (afternoon only) and Sunday 16th (all day) of September - that's the weekend after next ...

Having had my brother staying with me for the last two months, I've got the flat all to myself once more, and no longer have to worry ab...

One question comes to mind on watching the latest BBC Just William series (I haven't seen it before, although it's a couple of years...

So, apparently the Dandy comic is going to cease production soon, after 75 years of publication. And after I was sort-of mostly nice about i...

Wow, that camera on ITV's football coverage is tilted at a weird angle! And it zooms and swings about really stangely, too. Is this the ...

Cycling home, I go past a sign with a big painted-over brown rectangle on it. Looking closer, it turns out it used to point the way to The A...

I keep composing books in my head and not ever putting metaphorical pen to paper, or actual fingers to keyboard. I really need to. I still v...

My telly seems to be on its last metaphorical legs. It sits on the floor, so it hasn't even got legs on some kind of fancy table underne...

Hooray for that trainee accountant who won a gold medal in rowing or something. Almost as cool as when I was a trainee accountant who won a ...

Well, even though I couldn't go to the German Memory Championship (money thing), it remains the competition where everyone gives their b...

I've just looked out of the window and noticed that the nursery place across the road (well, sort of across two or three roads, but it...

I have trouble with remembering names. At work today, I was talking about someone called Jason, while someone else nearby was talking loudly...

I've got a new job since last I talked about dull things like work - in Belper, a town which I previously only knew from the educational...

Ow, my poor bald shiny skull. I never remember to put any sun lotion on it when I'm going out for a long bike ride in this lovely sunny ...

I went to see a production of West Side Story by the Erewash Musical Society Youth Group today, and it was surprisingly completely awesome. ...

I mentioned a while ago that I've been following the Rangers story, mainly for want of anything better to do with my time. One thing you...

It's been suggested to me that the 'Cambridge Memory Championship' joke is wearing a little thin now, and I should probably call...

I thought I needed a definitive list. This is every TV show (and a couple of other interesting things) I’ve been on for memory-related reaso...

A 2013 update - if you've been directed to this page looking for the 2013 event, please click here instead. Thanks! It's getti...