I can now enjoy a Mediterranean diet while I watch those wall-to-wall gambling adverts.

This poem is dedicated to anyone heading back into work and having to endure dull conversation about what they got up to during the Christmas holidays.

Monday

The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal:

Love this from Guillermo del Toro

The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply. I want to make sure this is very clear.

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Me every hour or so

Tove Jansson knew the score

Me entering 2026.

‘Isn’t it weird that I’m a talking dog?’

Well said Dublin! Photo credit to @RakenyEnjoyer seen on r/Dublin on Reddit.

For those of you worried about work tomorrow. I worked Friday, and it was fine. Totally fine. I was prettty much the only one working though. Tomorrow's going to be an almighty nightmare.

Yes, hello? I don’t think 2026 is working properly. I’d like to cancel my free 5 day trial please.

Ok. So. They anonymised the sheep.

US chicken is chlorinated because America has no animal welfare laws where poultry is concerned. It has to be chlorinated because Salmonella and e. coli run rife The EU banned that practice in 1997 and as such the UK has among the highest welfare and standards in the world. 1/2

This 👇.

Catching up on Uncanny. I love it tremendously and one of my favourite things about it is Ciaran O’Keefe, when asked to explain the impossible, very kindly suppressing the urge to say “I mean, the most likely explanation is that they’re literally just making this shit up” #TeamSceptic

Bristol sleetbow

Never google those charming books you read as a child

Well, today – of course! – is the 79th anniversary of L Ron Hubbard trying to summon Baby Satan. Apparently, it was this very day in 1946 when the founder of Scientology teamed up with a rocket engineer called Jack Parsons to create a ‘moonchild’

I played squaredle.com/xp 01/04: 19/19 words (+2 bonus words) ⏱️ In the top 16% by speed

I played squaredle.com 01/04: 66/66 words (+36 bonus words) 📖 In the top 2% by bonus words 🔥 Solve streak: 48

Upset annoying acquaintances by commenting "AI slop" under pictures they share of their children.

me, willing it to happen with the intensity of a thousand suns

Please enjoy this detail from Fra Angelico’s The Virgin with Apostles and Saints of two bishops sick of spending eternity with a monk who wants to share his work in progress.

With this regime anything is possible…

Just popping all 10ft to the kitchen

Meanwhile in Somerset : Telly Tubby Sex Ponds

I made a playlist

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Be great if it was Alan Carr #Traitors

Times Square now NYC

Demonstrators set US flag on fire on Place de la République in Paris during the rally against the American military intervention in Venezuela.

Didn’t think I’d bring this out again so soon

Hugo is displeased #Traitors

I'd be terrible at this. #Traitors

Incredible that Hegseth had SwearSky open on his screen.

Fight! Fight! Fight! #Traitors

Fiona seems very relaxed about shields #Traitors

We hardly saw him #Traitors

Bad choice of episode. They're not even on the right set. #Rentaghost

That fucking horse. The 'first Bungle' of #Rentaghost

Best. Theme. Tune. Ever. #Rentaghost

Biggins #Rentaghost

No joking, yes, this did make me feel better.

Emergency cat photo for those very stressed right now.

OY!