User blog comment:SpartHawg948/Is it just me?/@comment-1900300-20101106010705/@comment-2256917-20101108024300

If you don't already know, add "Recent changes" to the "My Tools" menu (by clicking it, and clicking "Edit My Tools", and typing in "Recent changes"). Then it's available no matter where you are on the page (and even when on those pages where the Recent Activity button is missing).