On Friday afternoon I was on a bit of a high. I’d just finished the draft of a report I’ve been writing since October. I went with a friend to see Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which was never going to win any Oscars but which was entertaining nonetheless. Then we wandered off in search of food and had a decent curry in a completely empty Indian restaurant. This being Brussels, the lack of other customers just made the waiters slower, surlier and less attentive. At the end I went to pay but the restaurant’s card machine wasn’t working, so I walked off to the bank and Read full post >>