Description: Ian Betteridge writes about technology, media and whatever else he wants to
I bought a watch. A normal, not-in-any-way-smart watch, for less than £30. That feels like better value than a smart watch which I use mainly to tell me what the time is and for an occasional timer. Its all part of a vague plot I have to downsize my presence on big platforms, something that I’m sure I will write more about in the not too distance future.
On Wednesday we had an afternoon trip to the cinema — another benefit of not working — and saw Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny , which was much better than I was expecting. It may even be my second-favourite Indiana Jones movie (I have them ranked, don’t you?) after, of course, Last Crusade . De-ageing effects have now got so good that after a couple of minutes I forgot all about it, and of course Phoebe Waller-Bridge was great.
I have timed this whole “not working” malarkey quite well: we have the Women’s World Cup this month, and the rugby world cup next. If I find myself an job and start a the end of September, I will have timed everything perfectly. Which is a long-winded way of saying that this week has involved a lot of watching the world cup.