Damn. I hurridly remembered that I hadn't put a padded bra on this morning by clobbering a boob accidentaly.

Because of circs, I'm in managed (private) accommodation that was meant to be temporary, but it's taking me longer than hoped to get back on my feet. Hopefully 2026 will be the year I do that. One good aspect is that I get a weekly chambermaid visit. Fortunately I already knew the chambermaid. 1/2

I've added over 5k words to the current manuscript in the past 48 hours so feeling quite productive. Planning to take a day off tomorrow and return to the scribbling on Sunday.

Still available. Still free ..1st band on a 8...

PETITION: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Wow, a UK A-level exam board emphasising totally unsubstantiated theories of 'social influence' and centring Littman. It is so hard when anti-trans ideologues without any care for fact or evidence have such routes to establishment power.

I'm looking for a very discrete bodyworn camera that can be worn on minimal clothing (and not look odd or ugly) but links to nearby mobile phone for video storage. This is for safety rather than surveillance so a high frame rate isn't essential. A UK source would be best . Ta!

My file server usually runs headless but it hasn't run at all since November bar a couple of hours! I finally got to it today and attached a monitor - boot was failing due to HD errors. Ho hum. I've scheduled a return trip to the site in a few weeks. 1/3

My file server usually runs headless but it hasn't run at all since November bar a couple of hours! I finally got to it today and attached a monitor - boot was failing due to HD errors. Ho hum. I've scheduled a return trip to the site in a few weeks. 1/3

I've stripped my book site's opening page back to remove the massively out of date clutter as the actual bookstore was much more up to date! I'll spend some more time updating the site in the next few weeks, as well as adding the five missing books from my bibliography. shirazbooks.co.uk

Visiting mum tomorrow and decided that, having decided what I'm wearing, I'll require a change of nail colour. 45 mins later, after 3 coats air dried, my nails are about done. Was that a productive use of my time? At least mum can't complain about mismatched nails due to colour mis-coordination

Monday starts with my first appointment being pushed back a few hours. Can I use that time productively?

My backward visits to my Tammy books has reached book 6 after dealing with book 7 earlier. Each book gets refreshed and updated on Kindle but, also, earns a space on my bookstore where non-Kindle folks can find them. shirazbooks.co.uk/bookstore 1/2

For those of us who were around in 1976, half a century later was it a warning or something else? #climatechange

Happy Birthday David Bowie, born this day in 1947. His 26th and final album "Blackstar" (★) was released on this day in 2016. David Bowie would pass away just a couple of days later. Rest in Peace.

One of the fun things about, finally, loading my books onto my own site is that they need a few updates. Usually there's enough changes to justifying updating the Kindle (KDP) version of the book. When I'm also fixing the TOC that adds time. Latest book took all evening! shirazbooks.co.uk/bookstore

I think now might be a good time to revisit the truly magnificent I CLAUDIUS to remind myself exactly how it came to be that Caligula became an Emperor … and how it all ended…

I've finally bought myself a facial epilator after previously convincing myself this was a painfully stupid idea. It's neither painful nor stupid as I discovered this morning. Longer term use may be a better indicator but I'm regretting not doing this earlier and initial results are encouraging.

I published my latest book last night, simultaneously on Kindle and via my own self-hosted bookshop. I have ten of my twenty-odd titles on my own site so far and I'll probably add a few more before the weekend! #fiction #transfiction #writing shirazbooks.co.uk/bookstore

I sense this is publication night for my latest book. Have all the electrons aligned correctly?

Long queues at all the staffed checkouts today so I slid to an empty self-service. Of course this happened to be a random day when I had alcohol in my basket. Cue the embarrasing wait for a staff member to confirm, by sight, I really am old enough to buy a bottle conditioned ale.

Reached pub nirvana yesterday. Sat in the Southampton Arms, alongside my oldest friend, whom I've known since I was 3. We shared a sausage roll, drank ESB, and nattered whilst a man named Lee played ABBA's Chiquitita on the nearby piano. Hard to beat that.

I was looking earlier at the railway engineering works in Essex over the next month. Given there's no diversion routes available and only one pair of tracks on the vast majority of routes, this usually means rail replacement buses. Every weekend in Jan is affected, and Feb isn't brill either.

In our Specials slot this Wednesday (7th Jan) we have a gret show from Kevin Dinnigan's Solid Gold - Music That Rocked The 70s. 8pm/2000 GMT 07 Jan & 2am 0200 GMT 08 Jan 2026 This show will be repeated 2100 on 12 Jan. lv18radio.uk

An account on here was trolling me. I played along for a day or two then ignored it. This morning I find that account has been deleted. Issue resolved.

I spent Xmas week with only a lousy cold for company so I spent much of the time writing. The result is almost ready for publication - Tammy:Vernon Farm should be out around Friday 9th Jan. Next up, I don't know. I know readers are asking for UG5 but I'm thinking of something else?

My latest manuscript is complete. It's with my proofreader tonight and I really want to check it again myself so I'm looking towards the end of this week for publication. 68k words. Next project?

Please complain if you can - It's going to take a very long fight to repair the damage that "biological" language has caused.

On my way out of town for the first time in almost a fortnight for my first beers of the same period (damn lurgy) Just discovered there's bus replacement all weekend so very pleased I chose today. On train 1 of 6. #transontrains

Do viruses have a (nasty) sense of humour? I went down with a bug a few days before Xmas Eve. This morning, NYD, I think I'm finally free of it. So much for the season of goodwill etc!

"Due to a problem with the overhead power supply and a subsequent failed Le Shuttle train the Channel tunnel is currently closed. Unfortunately, this means we have no choice but to suspend all services today until further notice." - Eurostar www.eurostar.com/be-en/travel...

My latest manuscript passed 40k words this evening, I added about 2500 words today and have a good idea what I'll be writing next. Sometimes the side plots are more fun than the main plot and I have one of them running at the moment. Question is, how nasty cn I be? #fiction #writing #storytelling

NEW YEARS EVE Regretfully, the trustees of the Pharos Trust must announce that no traditional celebrations will be taking place on the Lightvessel this year. We apologise to our friends and volunteers for whom this has been a highlight of previous festivities. 1/2

I decided that working at someone else's premises was not a good idea unless I was fully masked. Given I need fluids, and need at least 2 morning coffees to function, this wasn't workable (I tried it during Covid) So I messaged to cancel my Monday AM slot. Turns out she's in London, so unavailable.

A long time ago I promised to start adding more of my own books to my own, personal online bookstore. Added today are Book 15 of the Tammy Series "Rank Stupidity" and a preview of Book 16 "Vernon Farm", which is due out in mid January 2026. shirazbooks.co.uk/bookstore/ 1/n

Ah well, despite my malaise, my current manuscript has reached 36k words. It's looking good for a mid January release. I'm contemplating releasing the first chapter for something like 50p or 50c but I have no mechanism for allowng those readers the same 50p/c off the full book.

It's just taken me a few fun minutes to work out what #39c3 meant? Was this some strange code that's taking over? Nope, it's the acronym for a conference in Hamburg, namely The 39th Chaos Communication Congress. I hope this helps.

Feeling a little better this morning and finally managed a shower (my balance was shot). I am out of tissues and bottled water, whilst I will be out of milk shortly. My cold used up the first two, and forgetfulness meant I didn't have a spare milk! So, I have to go shopping. The corner shop beckons

Tomorrow I should restart work on my next novel. Over 200 pages in but plenty left to do. It's 17th in a series. Due out in January. After that I am looking at a standalone espionage novel with new characters set in the modern day (although it's tempting to go back to 2019). Watch this space.

Radio Elvira in The Netherlands is relaying Radio Mi Amigo via their own medium wave transmitter on 1224kHz (100W) Mi Amigo can be heard on 1224kHz: 251225 1900 -2359 261225 00 - 0700 & 2200 - 2359 271225 00 - 0700 & 1800 - 2359 281225 00 - 0600 Many thanks to Radio Elvira! Neon Nancy on now!

Since everyone (exaggeration) is posting Xmas Day menus, I thought I would join in, albeit from my sick bed: 3 milk chocolate Hob Nobs for entree, soup for main and banana for dessert

how to make bread with adhd 1. read first part of instructions. 2. gather supplies for that first part. 3. stop to watch the dogs play. 4. give the dogs treats. 5. sit down on the couch and turn on the show you had paused. 6. get distracted and go to the kitchen. 7. remember 8. write this skeet.

Feeling lousy but I got some writing done. 214 pages so far, so mid point of book. As ever, I sent the manuscript to my proofreader - she's 6 hours behind me so it's possible she'll take a look at it tonight even if it is Christmas Eve! For info, she's an ex-pat so is multi-lingual - English x 2

Still full of cold (no, it isn't flu!) I need to make a decision about tomorrow's dinner invite before anyone starts peeling spuds and I think I need to make that decision tonight. This is a repeat of Chrismas 2023, except I got called out on that Christmas Day evening to fix a radio station.

This here, a proud and upsetting member of His Majesty's Royal Navy, is Pollyanna the reindeer. And for the avoidance of doubt, she's the one on the right of the photograph.

I remember 1977 being dire for music. Punk had arrived but you wouldn't know it. I started secondary school that year and had been listening weekly to pirate radio, John Peel & Alexis Korner for a few years by then, hearing very different music to most of this top thirty!

This is great, I now have a full head cold. One box of tissues emptied. If I actually wanted to go anywhere tomorrow, that's currently very dodgy.

Why did you transition, wrong answers only. My research had come to a dead end, so I needed a new area to work in.

The Crew and DJs of Radio Mi Amigo and the LV18 would like to wish all of our visitors and listeners a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. 1/4 lv18radio.uk/2025/12/chri...