So, the other night I was in my Mum's kitchen washing the dishes. Bill Clinton was drying the dishes, Linda Hamilton (Sarah Connor from the Terminator movies) was making dessert, and the Queen was keeping us company. Linda Hamilton was saying how she plans to be president after Obama, Bill was throwing in his support, and then we finished our tasks ( Read more... )

I was in what was officially a Subway but seemed to be mostly functioning as an Italian restaurant. I ordered spaghetti bolognese and a can of diet coke and waited for it, and the woman passed me a small amount of sauce in a plastic cup and then got to paying attention to other customers. I stood by the counter trying to catch her attention and ( Read more... )