This is what I keep saying to people (well, a variant of it); I have heard/seen/done some VERY strange things over the years, and this means I am remarkably difficult to fluster. Note: Mum, this is not a challenge. You have an unfair advantage.

Big thanks to my uni professor who advised not travelling in this morning with concerns about flooding. Turns out that's not the reason my train was cancelled, but cancelled it was! Got a refund and an extra couple hours of lovely sleep; joined my class on Teams instead.

Dame Jenkyns says "all roles require working in the office and an end to working from home" - soooooo... parents and disabled people who would (and do!) benefit from flexible working, she's just straight up forgotten they exist. www.bbc.com/news/article...

"UNLEASH THE KRAKEN!" and he sits there waiting for treats and pets. "What a good boy!"

Apparently I'm responsible for new letters in the rainbow! (According to person shocked to discover that asexuality is LGBTQIA+ - although the "A" _might_ be a clue, and yes considered "queer": the definition being not corresponding to conventional norms of gender and/or sexuality...)

I love when I send a meme to my husband, and I hear him laughing from the next room... 🥰

I heard some people whispering "are those swords?!" - turns out that, while it's illegal in the UK to carry modern-method manufactured swords, it is perfectly legal to carry traditionally forged swords.

Leaned over to the lady at the neighbouring table and complimented her on her amazing rack - it was huge and mouthwateringly good looking. "I know!" she says, "I have no idea how I'm going to get through all these ribs..."

Facebook is now charging £3.99 a month to use their service without adverts. 😐😑😐

Side-eyeing a study I just did for having a radically different title on the Qualtrics page chrome header to that on the actual page/study itself... It could very well be the same study, but it's gonna receive hard side-eye from me if it's not an error. Waiting to hear back from the researcher.

How depressing is this: there's now so much palm oil and so little actual cocoa, Club has _had to change the slogan_. It's now: "if you like a lot of biscuit on your break, join our Club"... 😐😑😐 www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/lif...

Ooof! Google chrome mobile "helpfully" set my browser to close inactive pages/tabs/groups after 21 days! No! Absolutely not, my ADHD brain needs all those little collections - papers for my dissertation next year, Christmas ideas, all sorts of long term tabs! Bad Google! (Changed settings.)

www.bbc.com/news/article... Good stuff! I'm glad to have encouraged our local service into taking off the time restrictions - because, as I put it, disabled people still need to get to work, college, uni, therapy, appointments, groups, activities...! (And ours even have the companion element!)

UK folks, weather forecast update: season has definitely changed - my ankle is aching 😆

Marking it to read later, but my initial reaction is to be mildly offended at being considered a "trade off"... www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

New experience - managed to get locked in a museum. Did not perform a heist though. Turns out someone beat me to it a few years ago...

How delightfully silly - these researchers just won an IgNobel prize for determining that agama agama (rainbow lizards) favourite pizza is four cheese: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

One of the strangest moments in my training as a therapist was when a fellow student complained they hated listening to other people's problems. I gently said: "if you don't mind me asking, what are you doing here?" They looked at me, frowned, picked their stuff up and left. Never saw them again.

Dear website people - if your site tells me I either have to accept cookies or PAY to reject them (paying for privacy!) then I'm just going to block your site and never use your services - partly because consent cannot thus be freely given, and partly because the Human Rights Act includes privacy.

Find a penny, pick it up, all day long you'll have... a penny. Probably.

Currently dealing with person in position of power over vulnerable individuals refusing to meet very basic need, even though it's a reasonable accommodation, free, easy/little-no inconvenience, and available/established in that workplace policy. I am left to assume dickswinging. Services: do better.

So much for an early night... Windows two doors down just got put in by a pair of yobs. Word in the neighborhood is that there's some asylum seekers been housed there (having been sent over from Hull earlier today), and this is a "targeted response". [Cont...]

This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".

My husband is writing a book! Interested in a Cyberpunk Tech-pocalypsey tantalising tale? You can follow! bsky.app/profile/rich... And read more about what he's writing! www.partnershippublishing.co.uk/post/code-co... And if you want to help/get in on it early! bit.ly/RP_Bookfund So cool! 😁🧑‍💻📘

Ok #Readers of #Booksky - I'm looking for a little assistance in publishing - everything is ready to go, but my bank says no. So I'm hoping to crowdfund this a little to reduce strain on my account. Not wanting to loose a share of capital I'm doing it myself. Paypal: bit.ly/RP_Bookfund

"why do you get disability benefits? You've got a job and a degree!" Yes. And multiple disabilities. It pays for my transport (so I can get around like I'm not disabled). It pays for my therapist (so I can mentally function like I'm not as disabled). [Cont...]

If the government wants to save money, maybe they start by looking at MP salaries. Just shy of 94k now, that's more than GPs get! But they'd rather take money from disabled people, knowing the risks...

🙄 Had police out again last night, because of trespassers next door again. Called the landlord, and they've actually decided to come up to start doing repairs. But it's a bank holiday, and the last time they did this, they used their power tools every day from 6am... so that's my lie-in ruined. 😭

Their memorials are history. Ours are political. Because as always, there are two sexualities - straight, and political. Two genders - male, and political. Two religions - Christian, and political. Two races - white, and political.

My lovely husband cooked a vegetable snack - basted, seasoned, found the little prongy tools that had vanished into the back of the drawer - he really put effort in; it looks delicious. I delightedly accepted a portion uttering only: "hard chore corn!" I hope he found it as funny as I did. 😆🥰

Why tiny umbrellas? What other things could I have in my cocktails...?☂️🍸

This has to be one of the hardest jigsaw puzzles I've ever done because so many pieces were almost identical - there must have been six different people contributing at various points; a remarkably social activity! I hope I can go next year, I'm taking my gems one... #Autscape 2025

There's probably an actual name for them, but I really like that I introduced a bunch of people to the concept of "bibbles and cups" when doing jigsaw puzzles with others at Autscape. (I mean, what ELSE would you call a bibble? You know exactly what I mean!)

It's been a month & so far, sadly- I've had no donations. I'm seeking support to help fund the publication of my book, and supporters can get pre-ordered copies or even signed copies of the book. Paypal: bit.ly/RP_Bookfund Check my original post about this for details: bsky.app/profile/rich...

This is not a drill... I have a publisher spotlight post! www.partnershippublishing.co.uk/post/code-co... Still looking for folk that would support my efforts to getting this book into print bsky.app/profile/rich... Paypal: bit.ly/RP_Bookfund Signed copies available for those that believe in me!

Mr Andrews has found himself a girlfriend...

I recently found out that two friends died (see previous posts), both barely 30 years old, both from medical issues. It feels like it's especially awful to have lost them both so young. I am glad neither of them would have suffered too much - both were gone quickly. I am glad to have known them.

The Panther - the last time we went out-out, a friend and I had to carry him home, but his shoulders kept dislocating, so I had to haul him up by the back of his pants, and carry him like that. He rang me the next day to ask why he had an atomic wedgie...

The Frenchman - when we went out, he would often playfully steal things like hairbrushes, and wrestle people's shoes off their feet... He'd use the laces to tie one as a hat, use some as gloves, some tied to his belt, and make helicopter noises. It was very funny. Absolute chaotic goblin.

@richpeall.bsky.social , you might want to read this one: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult... - figured it would be relevant for your work. (I'd Whatsapp, but was on laptop)

"Them homeless ain't gonna be sleeping up there any time soon!" crows dude at me. "Guess not", I say. To save the peace, I chose not to point out that this is a metal rail bridge. For those that don't know, every time a train goes over, it is DEAFENING... No one COULD sleep up there anyway.

For me, 7-10 hours of sleep is optimal; anything under 5 and I'm not operating efficiently. Recently learned that, three hours of sleep, three nights in a row,l after train delays, organising multiple workmen, six hour philosophy of ethics class, and double shift, I can fall asleep while _walking_.

Hand-stitching a gift. It's going to take a while, but it'll be STURDY.

Dreamed that Donald Trump turned up at work. I absolutely lost my s*** and hit him so hard that he turned into a packet of butter, which I promptly stomped flat and kicked under a fridge. Genuinely woke up feeling better for it! 😆