I stood in a record shop called The Left Legged Pineapple, looking at an album. I was pretty skint, & I thought the band was a bit shit. But I was in the crowd at a music festival in Leicester, & they used a photo on the sleeve. I never did buy it. Anyway, 30+ years later, I just found it.

Campaign to make it normal to take your dog to work. People take babies all the time, like, look at this tiny human I made! No, look at *this*: my mental, slightly chubby, but insanely adorable spaniel!

Made me some trousers today. Going to wear them for work tomorrow 😊

The most dangerous thing about AI is not that the machines might one day think. It is that we are being trained, by men with enormous financial gains riding on our acquiescence, to stop thinking for ourselves.

With immeasurable sadness I must announce that Napoleon, our best boy, went missing a few nights back. if you see a small black kitty with two white toes around Boundary/Markhouse roads in #walthamstow do DM me. if i post no photos of him anymore, this will be why. he was my very best boy 💔

I HAVE VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The youngest child had their prom. I am impressed by her style. I made the trousers 🙂

There are 3 of us on our breakdown cover (eldest at uni). The AA wrote to me & said they were pleased to offer our renewal for 475 quid. I called to tell them to jog on, that i was cancelling it. I'm not paying 500 quid for something we barely use. They said they could reduce the price by 50%

Friday and today were INSET days, and I made some very important notes. Got to actually teach tomorrow. Ffs.

Nurses are the fucking best aren't they? Just had my annual review with the asthma nurse, and she was an absolute gem.

I've been to a teacher conference. One of the CPD modules I chose was regarding handwriting, which we all booked weeks ago. They had to hand out pens to *a lot* of teachers who didn't bring one. Who goes to any training event without a pen? Let alone a fucking handwriting workshop.

Good God! We are in deep trouble. “Parts of France are recording land surface temperatures above 55°C...approaching values commonly seen in the Sahara. The difference is that one is a desert. The other is supposed to be one of Europe's most productive agricultural regions.” @pdynes.bsky.social

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In today's news, school was fucking boiling and tomorrow will be worse 🫠

I don't want much. Rejoin the EU. Roll back the loss of trans rights. Recognise the value of immigration. Treat asylum seekers with respect and create legal routes for claiming asylum outside the UK. UBI Unwavering support for those with physical and mental health challenges. TAX THE FUCKING RICH

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My daughter sent me this reel on Instagram, so I just sent her a quid.

Last night, I wondered what the fuck the dickheads were up to. Chewie had a mouse. Turns out, the mouse was alive, & still is. Somewhere in our bedroom. Cleaned out the cupboard under the sink to find the (humane) mouse trap. It is now deployed with grated cheese & flaked almonds.

Please don’t do it.

Hallelujah! We have a thunderstorm, and it is GLORIOUS!

You know when you make a decision and you think "omg this is great why didnt i do it earlier?", well, that.

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Boyo is out of town for an evening. The offspring and I are planning on watching The Long Walk. Too hot for dog walks, poor buggers.

We watched Newsround in tutor yday. 2 kids interviewing Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver. They asked about the recent space exploration & if they'd go into space. Sigourney Weaver "I wouldn't send me into space". Cue me cackling & the students looking confused.

Well. That didn't take much grey matter this morning. Wordle 1,799 2/6 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Poor little Mavis, she's been out of sorts all day.

The youngest child is painting her leavers shirt. Currently obsessed with all things cowboys inc Red Dead Redemption.... this was her WIP as of yesterday.

Planning the next couple of weeks and cancelling after-school activities for the offspring, I say this as a parent and a teacher, the GCSE exam timetable is a fucking disgrace. In no other point in time will they be examined so thoroughly on such a depth and breadth of subjects.

I have to go and read Macbeth. Not something I envisaged doing on Saturday morning, but here we are.

I still love the theory a Year 6 child proposed to me that David Attenborough is actually God and he got fed up with people not noticing the amazing things he'd created, so he made documentaries to show off.

happy 9th anniversary to the day we watched Zendaya fall madly in love with Tom Holland in real-time

It's amazing what one can achieve when one is not drowning in sodding marking. Yesterday, these were but a vision in my mind!

Today was a day for website development, motorbike viewing, cake baking, and cake eating. Made all the more fucking glorious because no work tomorrow! Huzzah.

Any fundraising folk on here? And comms types?

This time next week, kids, our alarms will be OFF.

So another teacher was asking who the Textiles teacher was. Apparently, one of the cleaning team said, "She's the outspoken one." 😐

Mail is running a poll on whether the UK should rejoin the EU. Takes seconds to vote and it's going hilariously well... www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

I made trousers today *smug face*

If you’re just waking up, here’s a summary. No, the geopolitical situation is not OK.

So, did you do anything over the Easter break? Yes! Yes, I did. I lay in bed having extra love ins with Ripley cat, and she purred her wonky purrs, and we had love.

Easter treat all’ Italiana: Maritozzi are #RecipeOfTheDay! What’s more, this is the easiest recipe for the most magnificent cream buns you could hope to find. www.nigella.com/recipes/mari...

Well, that was unnecessary 😶

One of my friends from Germany has killed herself. Please. If you have a mind to do this, don't. Talk to someone. Keep talking. Talk to anyone. Even me. Please please please 🙏

It's not uncommon to find a teacher who began with running Girl Guides. Except now I'm ashamed to say I did. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Popped in Morrisons on the way home to buy Easter eggs and a bottle of wine (all for colleagues). Total £48. Then I used my 'More' card; the new total £32. That's fucking criminal. Selling your soul for cheaper prices. I'm not pleased with a discount, I'm fucking horrified at the markup.

Hello lovely people. My friend's daughter needs some help with her degree/primary research. Could you kindly take a couple of minutes and answer this? Thank you! X docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Hello lovely people. My friend's daughter needs some help with her degree/primary research. Could you kindly take a couple of minutes and answer this? Thank you! X docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

On my way into the opticians to play "is a any better than b, or is this a trick question?"