My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless may have disappeared from streaming, but the Kate Bush cover of Rocket Man appears to be back, so there’s that.

The best revenges: 1) a life well lived 2) poison

If you want to know what it feels like to be stuck in a never-ending dystopian novel, I can recommend dealing with Meta’s ad department. I wouldn’t otherwise.

ADHDer seriously considering hibernation again... thedailydistract.com/adhder-serio...

Yesterday, OH and I went to a very Camden nik naks and games shop in Camden. Hearing the young assistant say to me, affectionately: “Looks like you’re hyperfocusing on that…” was a heart-warmer. I’d never heard of that word at her age. I wish I had.

No, it’s not just a trend: The real reasons adult ADHD and autism diagnoses are on the rise www.sciencefocus.com... A frustratingly-still-relevant article I wrote for Science Focus magazine #ADHD #Autism #ND #diagnosis

My meme of the week…

Sadly this isn’t real…

Big day for me. A box I've been saving for over 3 years was just perfect for something

There's a restaurant in Liège that has stolen its logo off the Liberal Democrats.

Danny Thompson RIP The Pentangle “Light Flight” youtu.be/2tyVezuUtCA?...

Dyspraxic ADHDer hates all sports "except weird ones..." thedailydistract.com/dyspraxic-ad...

Posted this earlier to cheer up a friend but really, I think we could all do with some cat…

Neurodivergent people have always been there (we just weren't 'looking' before) open.substack.com/pub/theneuro... Sharing this post, on the deep evolutionary origins of neurodiversity, again today, for... no real reason. #Autism #Neurodivergence #causation #BS

the autism onion nails it again

Something else I’ve been up to lately…

Last year I got into Wikipedia editing a little bit and it's an insane (compliment) community — people really, really take quality, unbiased editing seriously.

The ways in which women’s choices, or lack of them, are discussed by governments, researchers, and wider society offer a fairly glaring insight into why fertility rates continue to fall, writes @katbrownwrites.com www.independent.co.uk/voices/paren...

Just saw the word “neurochicks” promoting a conference somewhere, and if they’re not a riot grrrl band, they should be.

As threatened, wrote the poem off that headline.

POV: you’ve texted your mum on holiday to say you’re on live radio today…

every headline today: "Man Who Could Absolutely Get It Dies at 89"

A day in the life of a 41-yr-old voiceover: Oh, that menopause ad I got shortlisted for just appeared on my Instagram…

Eurovision literally came into being because of politics.

My version of lewd scantily-clad accounts following me on instagram is Italian restaurants in London following me.

Follow fewer news journos Try to stick to topics where I have lived experience rather than weigh in on everything and anything Time limits for the most time steal-y apps Mute functions

This is why they usually give shooters three names! “Lee Harvey Oswald” isn’t what his friends called him, it’s what the authorities released to avoid other Lee Oswalds getting mistaken. It’s weird they didn’t do it in this case.

Were real pirates as good at dancing and singing as musical theater and children’s movies have long led me to believe

11 September 1971: The death of Nikita Khrushchev. The birth of Richard Ashcroft.

Not to interrupt production at the takes factory but they should probably identify and catch the actual killer before we decide what it all means.

One of the things I witnessed when I was blocks away from 9/11 was that everyone helped each other. Reflexively. Everyone just wanted to be close to one another and process together. When we’re in shock and reeling from an attack, it’s a natural instinct to process together.

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Which, when you move in my sort of circles, is like Christmas Day, except horrible. It’s the first one for ten years that I’m neither working on something related or taking the day off. Take care of yourselves, one and all.

This frontispiece in my book just made me laugh a lot. Is this Buddhist reincarnation, or some other form of afterlife?

obviously quite funny, in retrospect, that I assumed I'd be able to get from point A in England to point B in England on a Sunday without having to wait for hours and go via a point C which isn't meaningfully on the way from point A to point B quite funny!

Sociologist Dr. Noriko Hazamaki explained: “The causes of Daily Mail readers are varied and complex. While some people are simply mild Daily Mail readers, falling victim to the occasional clickbait headline, others are quite severely afflicted.”

Reached that point of hyperfocus where I start to think that if I did this to someone else, I’d be in prison

When I was at Anglia TV about 25 yrs ago, a girl in our office sent out a team email that said, “It’s been a crap Monday, who wants to come to my flat for a smoke?” Sadly she sent it to everyone in ITV. Melvyn was one of the first to reply with “That sounds lovely but sadly I’m filming in Newcastle”

Regret to inform you I’ve had an idea

1. I’ve been freelancing for 25 years now and I’ve done way more for less. 2. I’m guessing Sara and company would probably up those rates if and when they could afford it, but this is still a young independent venture who is paying better than some established outlets. 3. Hot take incoming:

Trying to comfort my relatively chill but very arachnophobic partner…

My ex-local MP is on TV and appears to be talking sense. Just waiting for a plague of locusts to appear…

“Can men read your book?” Yes, they can!👇

Listen to music aficionado and author @whenisbirths.bsky.social's 80s playlist ahead of the release of his new book! #IntoTheGroove is an epic month-by-month compendium of stories and trivia from the #80sMusic scene. 📖Pre-order: bit.ly/4204MmX 🎧Listen: bit.ly/46gK0RB #Music #80s #Prince #Madonna

The more things I've made, the less I've been interested in publicly criticizing the things that other people make, because once you make a few things you start to understand what a miracle it is that anything gets made at all

Launch party! 🎉 Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate with me!

Late to the party on acknowledging this: @maxinefrances.bsky.social's book, which I wrote the foreword for, is now out. What sold me on writing the foreword was the amazing title, the unapologetic #Neurodivergent -ness of the whole story, along with the sincerity & great sense of humour of it all.

Very proud of my dear friend @maxinefrances.bsky.social . 💜💜💜💜💜 (My hard copy isn't here yet but my eyes like ebooks these days.)

Going for a blood test isn’t exactly a rocking publication day celebration, but me and the nurse had a lovely chat after I told her.

I've known and respected Maxine for many years and know many women with neurodivergent conditions, so I've been trying to connect people with Maxine's book. It is full of useful information, advice and humour in a very accessible style of writing.

📚It’s publication day! ‘No Heels, No Problem: A Neurodivergent Survival Guide to Adult Life When You’re Dyspraxic or ADHD’ is out now, everywhere!