What a weekend! The hottest in Britain since last September. So, what did I spend most of Sunday morning doing? Playing classic Pac-Man on my not-quite-as-retro iBook G4. In bed. With the curtains closed.
Well if nothing else, it stopped me using up a whole bottle of factor-15.
It wasn't just any game of Pac-Man though, oh no. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the '80s arcade hit, Google had once again adapted the logo on the home page of its search engine to mark the occasion.
Genius.
In what was the first ever interactive doodle that Google had commissioned, web users had 48 hours - which started on Saturday morning - to 'Insert Coin' (the button that temporarily replaced 'I'm Feeling Lucky') and tuck-in to those little dots whilst avoiding ghosts Inky, Blinky, Pinky and of course, Clyde.
Not only that, but if you clicked 'Insert Button' twice...oh yes, two-player Pac-Man!
What a way to relive the nostalgia.
I did eventually make it into the sun after my stint being entertained by the innovation of Google - in this instance paying homage to the innovation of Pac-Man - and I for one cannot wait for the next big calendar event.
And whatever Google come up with then, I really hope the transformation is on a rainy day.
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