Turned 56...going from a bucket list to a fuck if list. For example weeding a driveway....fuck it. Being nice to dickhead brothers in law...fuck it. Am adding on daily basis.

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London, I approaching from the North. Gird yourself.

I made a graphic that people might understand better.

God it is EARLY....there is a cathedral out rhere...honest.

Up in 5 hours to get a train down to busy London, is it home of the free or what?

It's nice to be important, but it's important to hold powerful men accountable. #epstein

What happened in New York....so happy. Socialism of the heart youtu.be/T6LBYAI2fUw?...

"The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine – a Chinese text from roughly 300BC – described how the seasons affect all living things. It advised that in winter, one should “retire early and get up with the sunrise”, keeping “desires and mental activity quiet and subdued, as if keeping a happy secret”

NHS are doing free flu vaccinations in the Beacon of Light before the kick off tonight. Get a jab lads and lasses. #safc

Suffering from Pre Match Tension...it's been a while H'way Sunderland. Hope the farty bloke I used to sit next too has moved seat.

The Tilberi were the pets of #Icelandic witches and you can see them in the #Icelandic Museum of Sorcery and #Witchcraft, where I visited as part of the new film on History Hit, Witchmen: the Icelandic age of ice and fire.

I'm off to the match tonight. To watch football with proper men and drink beer. Grrrr. We always end up talking about our relationships, kids and recipes. I like that.

The best thing about Halloween is adults dressing up. When did we loose the ability to do that? I suggest every Tuesday afternoon we all get to visit a publicly funded dressing up box. Then we conga to a chip shop. I may have drunk some spooky cocktail.

Hungry people riot. They tend to cut the heads of Kings.

Searching how to pick up my readers pass at the British Library next Friday (an ambition since 14) and loads of articles appeared about how is a top cruising spot. Look I get, well read people are sexy, but please, not in front of the hard backs.

The paedo formally known as prince

As exhibitions go, think I will steer clear of this one. Even if just for glaring lack of irony.

For all fellow SAD people, this is really worth a listen... www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Me: Hello, darkness, my old friend Darkness: I'm not loaning you any money

Padding, gently, off to bed.

I think I could run for election on the single issue of removing the calories from the menus of restaurants. Sir, I am hungover. I do not want to know this delivery could feed an adult puma for a week.

On this bad boy tomorrow. I do love being tossed around.

Remember Tish Murtha.

I have a day coming up in London that I looking forward to so much, not the city, not the shopping, not the sights, not the lights. Always the woman x

Remember Tish Murtha.

Parents workshop today. The weirdest thing ever was shared. A woman told a story... "as teenagers girls at a sleepover, our friend said you could freeze a nipple off with a can of deodorant. We dared her to do it. She sprayed her boob, flicked her nipple and it flew off". Haunted.

Last week on #BetwixtTheSheets I spoke to the wonderful Rachel Morris about her new book on John Dee, the wife swapping wizard of the Tudor court.

Last of the sunshine flowers....

A plague on both you houses, but mostly the one I back into... www.bbc.com/news/article...

Donald Trump is now officially demolishing part of the White House to make room for his $200 million golden ballroom. This comes as Americans can’t afford groceries and the government is still shut down.

absolute workhorse of a reaction image from over 100 years ago

The girlies are out for dinner and theatre tonight. A night on my own. What to do, what to do... Bubble bath, loaded fries and an old favourite it is then.

As an American teenager, I love watching black-and-white horror movies with all the lights off in the house. Gee, I sure hope these hokey scares don't turn out to be thematically relevant.

Strange to interpret what we were asking for as "step down as the Duke of York".

Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from God.

Hate is really working out well isn't it?

It's gone from "sex and drugs and rock and roll" to "specs and hugs and cuddly rolls". I'm alright with that.

Two day hangovers? Expanded thier ambitions.

October is bitter sweet. I give my last presentation to pupils I have been working with for three years. 13 and 16 are an ocean apart. For those who have a go at young people, just know they are pretty fucking great.

Its always OK to walk away x

Oh man did I fall off the Sober October thing tonight. Bum. But I did meet up with two old Uni friends. Have a bit of a dance and gently flirt with a newly retired English teacher, I do love a bit of a flirt. So totally worth it.

So bloody chuffed. Going to see Idlewild play the Boiler Shop in Newcastle this Friday. Loved this band for 25 years. Time to warm up the DM boots. louderthanwar.com/idlewild-idl...

I am really sorry but every few years I feel the need to shout...

My lips are sealed. But other body parts may respond to some WD40 and a wiggle.

Out doing home visits with a colleague today. There was a white feather on the doorstep of the clients house. She told me, "When you see one of those, it means an angel is close by". On reflection I think it says more about the proximity of seagulls. I like that she has her stories though.

This time next month I will be having an early night, in preparation of getting the stupid o'clock train down to that there London. Oh the high jinx and Tom foolery. I do not know what either of those things are.

His defence is "role play, scenario sex"? He can get to fuck. Sorry. This woman is amazing. I hope she gets to see his sentence extended. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...