The diary format isn't working as well as it used to, possibly because less seems to be happening to me at the moment, so instead here's a collection of things I've experienced recently that were worth noting:
- Wandering into a Harry Potter signing by mistake. No, Harry, Ron and Hermione weren't there. No, I couldn't see those who were.
- A woman asking me for directions while I was on my bike waiting at a traffic light. My response was of only a few syllables.
- A housemate giving me a bottle of gin, on the grounds that he had plenty, and another housemate holding two leaving parties on consecutive nights without either informing or inviting her soon-to-be ex-cohabiters.
- An argument with a bus driver (I was right; you don't pull over the line at a pelican crossing, let alone obliterate the cyclists' stopping area) where he seemed simply to repeat everything back at me. Perhaps this is how they learn rudimentary language skills.
-Standing on a rickety stool at the posh corporate bar of a post-production company, attempting to pitch myself as a writer to a room of barely interested media types. My spiel was derailed in seconds into explaining why I was afraid of horses. I'm not.
- Realising that with a fourth Scream film coming out this week, this series of films has been in existence for half my life.
- Finishing my book group book nearly three days early, and only having to read the last 14 pages in bed. This is a record.
- Staying up until after 4am on Monday morning, patiently trying to sync my computer with my phone.
- Having my annual appraisal at the office with no notice at all, then managing to wing my way through the feedback section that made it look like I knew this was coming. Nothing to worry about, but it pays to look like you know what you're doing.
- Seeing my name in print again, and being commissioned to write another article.
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