Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, 1962, getting into the Christmas spirit

When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.

This has rapidly developed into "sleeping on my feet all night."

We are slowly learning that cuddles can be nice.

We cracked open the Quality Street last night so it is a good time for a reminder that I will happily accept donations of strawberry and orange creams from any heathen households which do not appreciate them 🍬

I've given myself a festive gift of muting a bunch of words for a bit because the relentless waves of horror in the news were threatening to be the thing that pulled me under. So apologies if I'm not engaging with the things I usually do - my brain has been Bad and I am trying to survive.

It's a few weeks since I got myself together to join in with #ShowMeYourKnits, but this week it's cardigans, and for once I don't think I've shared this one on the hashtag before! This is my Headland cardigan knit in Drops Nepal.

Can’t find a way to write this that doesn’t sound like a twee bromide but genuinely, if your end of year review is that you survived painful things happening in your life & the world, stayed empathetic in an inhospitable environment & treated yourself & others decently then that’s achievement enough

As he celebrates his 100th Birthday this very day, can we all take a moment to acknowledge that time when Dick Van Dyke won the internet internet. Forever.

My GOD that was good. @rianjohnson.bsky.social I loved every second.

We have bought an ungodly amount of snacks ready to watch the new Knives Out later. I'm going to get a sugar high, get a bit drunk, and spend two hours with Benoit Blanc. I CAN'T WAIT.

If you randomly have this kids 2016 Barcelona kit in the back of your cupboard and can save Christmas in my house please get in touch 🤞

Since a reminder just popped up on my phone to get the repeat prescriptions done early this month I’m going to share past Kizzia’s thoughtfulness with you all: Please check you’ll have enough of your medications to last until the first week of January and if you won’t, go and request some more now!

Toys Freddie likes: catnip mice, jingly balls, crinkle toy. Toys Freddie LOVES: A cable tie.

Succumbing to the horrors, as a treat.

Ah, the brain goblins.

online friendship is crazy. like yeah we go way back. we talk about weird shit exclusively and we've seen each other in person between zero and four times

We did it! We planted a tree! (Ignore the cable ties - they are temporary until I order a proper tree tie. The one I bought in advance was too short!)

Cat Moving Kittens by Austin Smith

We are watching My Secret Santa, which appears to be Mrs Doubtfire but instead of Robin Williams it's a blonde woman who's out of a job and instead of a Scottish nanny it's Santa.

A bit of Christmas joy decorating our plump, lovely little tree. Accompanied, of course, by my mildly-deadly mulled cider.

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Contact us if you have been affected by the policy changes of Girl Guiding or the Women's Institute. This could be as an individual, or because you lead a local Brownie group who don't want this policy change. We want to help protect trans inclusion. goodlawproject.org/about/contact/

I intend to apply myself to the Christmas cards tomorrow: would anybody like to exchange cards? A bunch of my friends and family don't bother anymore which I think is a shame, and I love to send and recieve Christmas post!

The tree has been in our garage since Saturday (in water). We have finally taken the net off and brought it in. It's a super cheap Lidl one so I was prepared for it to be wonky. It isn't! What it *is* is just... *incredibly wide*.

It is for so many reasons already *a day* and, in all honesty, I could have done without also subluxing my kneecap 🫠

Yes, the Girl Guides or WI ceasing means a reduction of support and services for women. But they’ve just reduced their support and services for women. You cannot support women if you’re only supporting some of them. You cannot turn your back on the women the government have chosen to ostracise.

Honestly? Yes. This. Because if, as an organisation dedicated to a group of people, you aren't prepared to stand up and fight when some of those people are attacked then what is even the point of you?

Making gendered organisations legally compelled to exclude trans people is just fascism. It's cruelty for its own sake. It protects no one from anything but exposes a minority to hatred and oppression. This government is fucking disgusting.

SHAME on everyone who has pushed and paid for this. You are not feminists. You are not allies. You KNOWINGLY work with ultra-conservative and far right organisations. SHAME on you. Also, your daughters think you’re shitheads.

*heavy breathing*

Why does this sound like Paddington has found himself embroiled in scandal

My thoughts are with all those households subject to the cheeky elf antics from tomorrow onwards. A long 24 days await. I'm taking a folkloric approach and protecting the hearth from their entry

Like just about everyone I follow has said - I would go and do one of the many jobs for social good at which I would be fantastic if only they would not cripple me financially. I would also give more support to the wonderful independent shops in my town. I would also take 3 months off to sleep.

In this trying time, please enjoy Freddie, his unbelievably soft tummy, and his even more unbelievable penchant for having it scritched.

We bought a Christmas tree by surprise. We did not have the ratchet straps in the car. We improvised.

incredible quote lol

He is *tolerating* me putting my leg there.

Opening the fridge and muttering, "Jesus, I need to stop buying so much cheese."

Tonight, dinner was spaghetti bolognese. He sat in the same spot the whole time I ate, watching my plate like a hawk and licking his lips.

Everything is terrifying but here is today’s terrifying thing

This twat just SWIPED A CHIP OFF MY PLATE AND RAN AWAY WITH IT. I put the chip in the bin and he spent the rest of dinner staring angrily at my meal like this:

Well, looks like my knitting has been claimed.

There isn't any; I am an ontologist completely and utterly by accident.

We are watching my favourite movie and our cat is, for the first time, curled up sleeping on the footstool with us, and I am so happy I could burst.

My new hobby is taking photos of my cat sleeping.

About 5 minutes after this photo was taken he climbed his cat tree, tried to roll while playing with a toy on it, and fell into his water bowl.

Trans people have exhaustively detailed the links between the anti-trans and anti-abortion movements, we warned that transphobia was a wedge issue for the religious right to roll back women's rights, only for us to be ignored, and of course UK TERFs are setting their sights on abortion.

Very helpful.

He's watching Parks and Rec.