slightly increase a band: Yes, and

@rjbarker.bsky.social @scottkandrews.bsky.social @kitgonzo.bsky.social The shop has escaped containment and is openly haunting people in the wild

Take the hint sheeple! share.google/6vtVxF63crfs...

Dyson has a new handheld fan that leaves you pointing this at your face.

May the universe grant you the energy of the righteous and the insight of the damned New blessing/curse I'm working on.

So there's a new one. Managed to smack myself in the head with my own hand hard enough to draw blood by over exerting my imagination. Whisky may have been a contributing factor... .,. It's possible.

Please tell me that one of the astronauts took a girls mask with them for when they open the door.

I am MANGO Queen of these southern realms, bow down before me or be devoured like the insects you are!! (This whisky might be stronger and more delicious than I anticipated)

@henrygjeffreys.bsky.social This is a fascinating drink from a local favourite distiller. I know nothing of Aglianico but this is dry to nearly tasting corked on first blush and to me is similar to plum brandy from the Balkans. On repeated tasting it's getting caramel popcorn and I'm going to

Feel like I missed this episode of Cowboy Beebop

For my next car I think I'm going to get one of those Lexus deals that lets you drive in the bus lane.

I've made a new beer, I call it the mansplainer. Is that because it has so many different hops in that you have to tell people what they should be tasting? No, it's to do with the water. Because you start with RO and build it back with a delicate balance is mineral salts? No it's from a...

To the tune of Alberta (and I'd say with apologies to Eric Clapton except, y'know probably not): 🎵Concerta, Concerta 🎶 🎶Where you been so long? 🎵 🎵Ain't had no executive function, 🎶 🎶Since you've been gone... 🎵 Etc. etc. Ah, the joys of having kids with #ADHD.

Well, there were a few more grey hairs and knee replacements at that Leftfield gig than there were at the last one 8 years ago, but not as many as there were at the Underworld gig last year...

I now wish to be known as

My family may want to make their way home quite quickly. Those beers in the fridge have started singing to me...

Me, moving house and "fixing" things (to the time of mag dogs and Englishmen): 🎵 Brute force and ignorance, 🎵It's just how we get things done.

Quick skeet delete - funny but uinable to verify cettain things and y'know, potentially libellous isn't a great idea.

A commercial for a travel company just invited me to see Europe the Viking way. I, er, don't think they really mean that...

Okay the Manly Spirits Navy strength gin is a delicious citrusy beast.

Now, honestly tell me how the hell it is you think you can get away with wearing a sparkly tracksuit in public. I'm Mel C and somehow I still dgaf that despite 30 years of doing this not one sound engineer has ever mixed things to suit my weirdly breathy voice. Fair.

FFS put some shoes on you drooling crooner

Word for later wanglestrank

Hiding in the garage eating ice cream. #SuburbanDadLife.

Wow. Toby's Estate have really outdone themselves with the Christmas packaging this year.

Comforting feeling when you are packing up your things to move and this is the only label you can think of for one of the boxes.

Right, that's enough. I'm going home to polish my baubles

Ah yes, 15 generically dressed and scented young men are going to have wild success in here where there are another 45 generically dressed and scented young gentlemen. Look, I assume they're looking for each other because I'm not sure there's another explanation.

Should a security company see l providing doormen to very low risk local pubs really be called Vanquish?! I mean it was a bit gauche even for Aston Martin FFS

Watching various flavours of 'yes, your boyfriend's thoughts are enhancing and significant to critical theory' theatre play out in front of me. I have decided that the main actor is wildly French. She's being painfully nice about it. He's rather obviously a bit of a chump.

Sweet jeebus, I could swear that was Mark Almond that just walked through but y' know he'd have had to have been born in about 2003. Actually it might be Pee Wee Herman. Always struggled with the difference between the two...

Next up is a personal highlight. Bucketty's. Nowhere else on the beaches am I likely to get a blonde ale on a hand pull. It's light, lightly funky fermentation character and it's neither too cold or too fizzy. Might be here a while...

Aaarghh!! Unexpected caraway seeds in the pretzels. Now I need a dunkzelweizen and a salt beef bagel with hot sour mustard.

And round the corner to Dad and Dave's. Beer choice is the Schwarzbier which might seem odd for a brewery that made it with a pale ale. This is a smooth clean roasty dark lager. Pleasingly dry. Also a pleasingly middle aged band and audience...

And again the band are terrific. I've been harsh on this place before but I'm still unlikely to try the Helles particularly after this pale. Might put a pin in it and come back to give that a go.

And on to seventh day w Hick is a real local favourite though I can't quite tell why other than 'there's pizza'. Beer choice is always tough here. They've got a lot better but often not quite to the standard of places a very short walk away. And I'll be dipped in dogshit if that's an actual pint.

There's a lot of great live music acts playing at these places but oh my goodness they are making me feel old... ...but just maybe that's because... ... ... Oh Shit.

The grooming and sartorial mistakes of early seventies Australia are having a baffling resurgence in Brookvale. I guess it's my fault for going out to breweries and distilleries. Honestly though the mullet 'teacher combo is not great... ...and then there's the men.

On to Freshwater brewing and their consistently drinkable "Brookie Black" porter served on nitro. Don't care about authentic serving when the result is a sinkable savoury delight with a nice touch of berry fruit character to it. It's a bit like a Nordic style filter coffee with teeny tiny bubbles.

As is now traditional I am "at the staff Christmas party" which I have begun at Goodradigbee distillery. This time I have begun with the Bluegum whisky which is really strong but utterly delicious. I am going to have to leave quickly or I suspect I will have too many.

Adrian Edmondson's ascent info broad spectrum (sci-fi) villain is a thing of raw delight for me

They don't say whose head or whose butt though...

Yeah, I didn't buy that as a dog shelf really...

Why, why did you make a floury ghost koala?!

[chaotic strings fade]

Made the mistake of watching Hypernormalisation again and now I'm questioning everything That may not be bad

Ah, I see you have worn Ugg boots into the outside world. Perhaps you have made a mistake or are meant to be in hospital, potentially a secure ward...?

So, after watching I checked the writing credits for Love Death and Robots S4 E7 "The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur" half expecting to see @kitgonzo.bsky.social and @rjbarker.bsky.social in some kind of face-off... ...guys have a word with @joeabercrombie.com he knows people who could facilitate

It takes a special kind of person to pull off wearing both Chelsea boots and a course knit leather button-up cardigan. Mercifully, I am not that person, nor did I attempt it, but it was a little alarming to see in the wild.