Author Archives: zanyzigzag
National Student Psychiatry Conference
Almost two weeks ago I went to the National Student Psychiatry Conference, which took place at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. I heard about it through a friend of mine and decided that since I live very close to … Continue reading
The Great Exhibition of 1851
Before I begin, I would first like to wish a Happy New Year to anyone who happens to be reading this blog! I have written blogposts on a fairly regular basis for the past couple of years, but there was … Continue reading
GAGA OOH LA LA
Two weeks ago @MahlerMad and I went to see Lady Gaga at Twickenham stadium. Having been to the Last Night of the Proms the night before and thus not going to bed till 2am, we were in a pretty sorry … Continue reading
Sporting Stories before Bedtime – a review
Seeing as I haven’t written a blog for AGES – not since June, if memory serves – I thought I would post this review I’ve just written for the PGW Society of the Sporting Stories before Bedtime event I went to see … Continue reading
Flora & Fauna in a Local Park
I’m currently living in London and about two minutes away from my flat is the local park. I absolutely adore this place and have got into a habit of walking through it as often as possible on my way to … Continue reading
Spirituality & Mental Health
The title of this post is also the title of a lecture I had today. I wasn’t really sure what it was going to be like and anticipated feeling mildly/deeply uncomfortable depending on how overtly religious the lecturer was. The … Continue reading
Cecil Sharp & The Folk Songs of Somerset
On a visit to Taunton Museum a couple of months ago I noticed a small exhibit tucked away in a corner which described Cecil Sharp’s visit to Somerset in 1903 and the song-collecting trip that followed. His story fascinated me … Continue reading
Schizophrenia – the Z makes it sound scary.
There’s an episode of Futurama in which Fry accuses Bender of blackmail and Bender replies: “I prefer the word ‘extortion’. The X makes it sound cool.” This made me laugh, but also made me think a bit about how the … Continue reading
Wonders of the Universe
This post is by way of being a thank you letter to someone. I first met this person just over three years ago and have only seen her once more since then, but she was responsible for introducing me to … Continue reading
National Geographic Magazine
Anyone who has been following me for a while on Twitter may have noticed that about once a month I post a tweet saying I’m currently reading the latest issue of National Geographic magazine and probably also banging on about … Continue reading
