The idea that Anthony Albanese would say anything substantial while addressing the nation was the real April Fools prank

Fuck’s sake, Albo, some of us have anxiety

Thirty seconds of Albo and suddenly I miss Dandrews

PM is addressing the nation at 7, and this is a bit silly, but I am having some Post 2020 Anxiety.

Fun fact, most catholics get yelled at by the pope exactly zero times in their whole lives but Censures Georg here has managed it like five times in six years

Is it a sign of a good economy when multiple nonnas are buying all the meat and wine for Easter Sunday lunch at Aldi?

We're gonna get some brand new heresies out of this!

With Rosalía's Lux and Wuthering Heights by Charli xcx, and now This Music May Contain Hope by Raye, this feels like an interesting and exciting time for the orchestral pop concept album.

Antimatter Pod's episode on "Real Life" SHOULD be coming out today, but we recorded a week late because WEATHER WAS HAPPENING in Connecticut, and I am still editing.

Bumping cos it matters. “Flawed writing” doesn’t cut it as critique. Fast forward 50 years & be a critic reflecting on how people subject to powerfully antagonistic institutional forces tried to tell truthful stories at the intersections of art/commerce/entertainment. Then come & tell me SFA is shit

Nationals Geoff Provest's constituents will not be happy to learn that he's always voted Labor! #auspol

I'm ten hours into the audiobook of Citizens by Simon Schama, and I think I need to DNF. Lots of arguments that the Ancien Regime was great, actually, everyone was upwardly mobile and literate, and they would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those meddling Rousseau fans and also famine...

Honestly Weir's apology has strong "my Hollywood agent is mad at me because he worked hard to get me a meeting with Kurtzman and now I'm making him look bad" vibes.

Hey, Bluesky, what are your favourite space opera tropes? In all media, but maybe especially lit? Mine are: - ancient, mysterious remnants from a lost alien civilisation we can never comprehend - space politics - ordinary people without birthright or superpowers - identity nonsense

"Thank you for contacting [org]. Please note we are experiencing a high volume of complaints."

Why am I so tired and brain foggy? (I raised this with my rheumo last week, and will have blood tests next week, but my follow up isn't until July.)

Gen Xers do NOT take well to Star Trek, Star Wars and Ghostbusters that are not made SPECIFICALLY for them and then cry “Star Trek should be for EVERYONE” without understanding it’s their turn to adapt to new stories the way the world had adapted to them

I mean..

I knew this was Sarina Russo before I even clicked the link. Time to trot out my story of when she came to my school in 1999 and told us that “girls” should not wear trousers to job interviews because “the men interviewing us” wouldn’t like it.

Someone should write a book about the libelles against Marie Antoinette and modern smear campaigns against women in the media.

I must admit I did not have John Farnham becoming a folk hero for Palestinian liberation on my 2026 bingo card

I don't usually like marmalade, but every now and then I get a craving. Just had an early lunch of hot cross buns with butter and marmalade, and honestly, Paddington is onto something.

Escapist Routes is up! This week, I am talking about a French-Italian but anglophone adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo, season 8 of SVU, the silliness of Paradise, and the latest episode of The Trinity Santos Has Done Nothing Wrong, Ever, In Her Entire Life Show.

This is good, HOWEVER, just in the last week the Werribee train has been at capacity from its second stop at peak hour, and it's alarming to realise how much our rail system is dependent on heavy car usage...

At the theatre to see West Gate, and there is a SEEING EYE DOG in the audience, I hope she enjoys the play, what a great working friend

I collected the best (worst) comments on Antimatter Pod's Star Trek Captains Ranking and shared them on Tumblr. Sadly, the guy who accused us of being "openly women and probably feminists" deleted before I could screenshot. Probably because I made fun of him.

One day it may even be able to transport passengers

Good news: Colin has figured out he can sit with humans Bad news: this doesn't mean he has mastered lap technology, or even snuggles. It means that he is in my desk chair, and I am perched on the edge, working.

I've had a very mild, yet persistent, toothache for three days, accompanied by redness in the gums, and like, FINE, I have made an appointment with the dentist for later today, but now I have 90 minutes to be nervous about it.

The weather: cold, wet and windy. The trains: a mess. My work laptop: at the office. Unfortunately.

The comments on this are GREAT, we are men AND maga AND obviously women

Update: genuinely cannot remember the last time I was Warm Enough at work. Have logged a ticket to get the blanket tagged and tested, but also I'm just wearing it around, unplugged. Apologies to my boss, clients, passers-by, etc.

After many months of complaining about how cold the office is, I just bought a wearable heated blanket. It's not really professional, but in my defence, my fingers keep turning blue.

I support the "everyone is 12" theory in general, but I feel like "everyone" is a very specific type of twelve-year-old. Like, if everyone was me aged 12, there'd be a lot more funding available for marine biologists and dolphin studies.

I'm always so impressed when people misspell my name. It's three letters. It's a very common name. And yet. "Lizz."

With Melissa Auf Der Maur’s book coming out, I’m listening to her solo debut for the first time since 2004. And it’s good, actually.

Okay, everyone shut up, I'm trying a thing: I ordered a new notebook to plan this project so that, if it is completed and goes out into the world, I can demonstrate that I created it myself and did not use AI. Does that sound convincing? Do I come across as someone who just wanted a new notebook?

Condolences to my friends who said they would not support an AFL team until a player came out, and then they would choose that team. You're Lions fans now.

I say this with nothing but love in my heart, but Colin is the stupidest cat I have ever met. I do not know how he managed to survive without a human to bring him two meals and sundry treats every day.

Wait, when did Disco have witches and demons? Did I miss a season?

Imagine if they tried to do something like this in Northcote, the same distance from the city. But it’s the west.

I accidentally left my iPad Mini at the office yesterday, and while I don't mind reading on my phone when I'm out and on the go, at home I much prefer the solid weight of a real ebook. You need that fresh app smell, you know?

I'm keeping the Antimatter Pod TikTok alive between podcast episodes by making silly slide shows. This week, ranking captains from worst to best. Or maybe "least favourite" to "most beloved" if you want to pretend our opinions are not objective fact. www.tiktok.com/@antimatterp...

I think I need to spend less time around worldbuilding nerds, because I keep coming up with ideas for space operas and then going, "No, no, that will never fly because I'm not smart enough." Meanwhile, no one is asking Bujold to explain the wormhole nexus or how her ships have gravity.

I’ve started on a third arthritis medication, and you know you’re into the good shit when it comes in a bottle with a special lid for weak hands.

Honestly, this really helps put it in perspective.

they should take SNW's last two seasons and cancel them and let SFA have them instead. idc that one of them is already made. throw it in the bin

Looking at Paramount's franchise properties: - Mission: Impossible - film series has ended - Star Trek - seems to be wrapping up - Avatar: The Last Airbender - upcoming animated film will go straight to streaming - Tyler Sheridan - has left Paramount all together Have I missed any?

I think it's unfair that Starfleet Academy is cancelled on the same day that @greatesttrek.com finishes ENT. I can't cope with all these feelings at once. I need a weighted blanket, a warm drink and a nap.