Bit of a slow year, and Claire North’s Ithaca strangely absent from this image.

Typo hilarity of the day : viscous for vicious.

billions of dollars and everlasting fame to whoever figures out how to stop webpages from loading new elements just as you’re about to click on something

In the neighbour’s tree a running battle between a squirrel and two magpies is ongoing.

Unhappy to hear about Waterstones going public, and the inevitable price hikes and enshittification that will follow.

I could watch that on repeat forever. Best reply: “not having a brain likely saved him from a concussion.” Savage.

DIE HARD is a go.

Come on, ‘The Mancunian Candidate’ was right there.

“And Rohan will answer.” Gets me every time.

Watching Ymfah beat Baldur’s Gate 3 on Honour Mode at lv1 was eye opening.

'My year end reading statistics' (originally for @theguardian.com books). p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2

Just booked in to give blood and I’m pretty sure that was a bot i spoke to. Yuk.

Finished tidying synopsis for Book and now i need to get back on query letter, but my brain is stuck in synopsis gear.

I can never get over that Wes Streeting willingly has one of the crapper haircuts from Mass Effect.

Today’s game is finding a PC font for manuscript that is query-compatible but doesn’t make me vomit. Helvetica is no more, and Times New Roman feels outdated.

As much as I love buff badass lesbian Samus, I also really love the version of her from that one Super Metroid gag manga where she's this weirdo obsessed with round objects and hiding in small spaces

Soul food. youtu.be/en2L4ns4NGE?...

Wake Up Dead Man is a blast. Scooby dooby doo.

Today’s Kurzgesagt was cool … and very odd.

Searched “recent YA dystopians”. Result: Hunger Games, Divergent, Maze Runner, Uglies. I said recent.

It's the season to appreciate the names of Scottish road gritters ❄️ #Scotland #Christmas

Another sketchbook piece i've been meditating over in recent weeks, little Cabinet of Curiosities. Really enjoying having something like this on the side to doodle on.

Little awkward listening to this guy mangle country names.

Oh man Scotland v Brazil again.

Just narrowly avoided pouring milk over my toast. Good morning.

Atomfall is proving to be a novel experience. A game that gives you a quest but no waypoint, plonks you in the world and tells you to figure it out.

Okay, this was not a sentence that I was expecting to read today or, indeed, ever.

In which i learn that whisky in the glass and olive oil look surprisingly similar. Yuk.

I was just reminiscing yesterday on how my writing drive is fuelled by a grudge, which I have been holding for a full decade, over a single remark. I am happy to commit to hating AI till the sun turns cold.

I try to avoid buying into internet binary opinions.. but yep, Madame Web is as bad as they say. The cast sound like they’re doing a first read.

Just tried to draw on my Wacom with a biro.

This is your yearly reminder that “I Am Not Okay with This” is fab and that you should watch it.

4th draft of book - done! Now… its time to do the scary part. Eek eek.

Itty bitty bluetit on my fence looking for bugs.

this is mesmerizing

Went to see the Running Man on Sunday. Only i couldnt, as the witchy film is hogging all the screenings. Gah.

There was actually a time quite recently when the Young People still used Tinder (Published around the time of Dawn Chorus Day)

Seen today. Apparently you are a book. @spectramis.com

Torment : looking for a new name for a character whose name fits perfectly, but has to change.

My kitchen smells of ostrich.

Wow. What he said. youtu.be/iCMnJ4KicW8?...

Close. Book D4: 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜️◀️

I have been thinking about this line today, on the value of editors, from the late great John Bennet, for no reason in particular.

Goooooooooooooood morning, bluesky friends!

OK who tripped over the socket where the internet’s plugged in?

“Mount Doom’s eruption will burn you all”, claims Sauron, as Frodo draws near with the ring.

This. Fab wee game.

Microsoft adds AI to Word. Then, what’s this my sub is up by 50%. Bye bye. That’s some behavior’d make Adobe jealous.

I painted the background image one afternoon way back in about 2011. Its been haunting me ever since on various youtube channels, and not once has it been attributed.