Angelic Paranoia

I say running because that's the sort of thing you do on a treadmill, but I didn't actually make it that far. I went to my local independent sports shop, looking for a new pair of running shoes. I tried some on, walked around in them and when I found a pair, they offered for... Continue reading

I know, from reading Not Always Right, that drive-throughs are more popular in America, where they have drive-through pharmacies and drive-through banks. Here it's just fast food and coffees. Near me (in what turned out to be a 7 minute drive on quiet roads) I went to a Costa drive-through. Judging from the car park,... Continue reading

I've known for a long time that eating cold pizza was a thing. But I've only had takeaway pizza once, at university, and it wasn't that exciting, so the opportunity hasn't really come up. So I purposely did it: got a takeaway pizza that was two meals worth, ate half and then put the other... Continue reading

I listened to a podcast years ago where Susan Calman got friends of hers to introduce her to new hobbies. One of them involved going to an art gallery and appreciating paintings by looking at them from different angles. And then an episode of Crowd Science (another podcast) also involved going to an art gallery... Continue reading

I went on holiday recently and did four things I've never done before, which plenty of other people have. Sat in a car with tinted windows I didn't plan to do this, but my taxi to the station turned out to have tinted windows. Which I didn't properly notice until I got in. I'd always... Continue reading