Day 20: Marble madness

Day 20: Marble madness

Doesn’t everyone love a marble run? Like pinball (more on that soon!) I love the physicality. Unlike computer games or animations, you can see something really moving in real space. Sometimes it goes slower than normal. Sometimes it gets stuck. There’s...
Day 19: Folding for fun

Day 19: Folding for fun

A Christmas craft market gives me the perfect excuse to pull out of the cupboard my one well-developed artistic ability – that of folding origami cranes. They’ll make beautiful tree decorations, and strings of them will make an excellent alternative to...
Day 18: Stay Awesome!

Day 18: Stay Awesome!

What would get me out of bed at 5am, and down to Piccadilly Circus by 6:30? Something lazy, relaxing and gentle to start the day? Of course not: a bright, wide-awake workout from the lovely people at Project Awesome. I’m soon alternately crawling under legs and...
Day 16: Let’s Rock!

Day 16: Let’s Rock!

Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m not a huge Pink Floyd fan. I like their tunes when they come on the radio, but I wouldn’t rush out to watch them live. Yes, I’m that little of a fan that I didn’t even know they don’t tour, and haven’t...