Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:

Happy new year. Interestingly, the temperature in the garden peaked at 6.6C at the stroke of midnight, the warmest it's been here since midday on Christmas Eve, and it's not forecast to be that warm again for a fortnight. It might even feel a little bit like proper winter for a bit.

@chartlifepod.bsky.social I'm looking forward to the personally uncharted (aha) territory of 1996, a time when I was way too busy studying hard to listen to the charts. Also, the first lines of PUSA's Lump, as well as Taylor Dayne's finest, are top examples of the heart/arse lyric swap subgenre.

After a run and a shower, the first cuppa of the year is going down well.

Happy new year. Interestingly, the temperature in the garden peaked at 6.6C at the stroke of midnight, the warmest it's been here since midday on Christmas Eve, and it's not forecast to be that warm again for a fortnight. It might even feel a little bit like proper winter for a bit.

So, was that hump year?

I've got three pairs of quiz questions to write by the end of the year. Currently feeling uninspired.

Back from Ireland. Caught up with a few mates, including trips to Oranmore, Maynooth, Mullingar, but oddly not the centre of Dublin. We have apocalypse-level supplies of Brennan's, YR, Barry's, Lyon's, Kimberleys and YR, and I'm planning a sit-down now.

I sat next to the lead singer of Paradise Lost at a bar in Bradford one New Year's Eve.

Here's your goal for today.

And while we're on body parts, I'm told that in Bennie and the Jets, Elton John doesn't actually sing "she's got electric boobs", but I hold no truck with this idea.

It's still twitching!

"Porterstown parkrun results for event #453. Your time was 00:25:34". Fastest I've gone in ages. My PB is also at a Dublin event. Fewer annoying hills I suppose.

Bambi says happy Christmas!

This year on Bluesky I wrote 545 posts and 779 replies. I received 1,589 likes, whereas 28 was from my most popular post, and apparently I love saying "totp" and 🐈! www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap... I don't ever remember using the 🐈 emoji, and I suspect a lot of this is just me posting at people!

In Dublin. It's grey. Luckily though I've been spared the Big Food Shop.

Happened to be near Moffat this afty.

Ok art folk, does anyone know who carved this sculpture? There is a monogram on the base. #art #sculpture #figure

Joshua vs Paul was the best boxing fight betwèen the authors of the sixth book of a Testament.

It is once again my duty to inform you that if you have a fear of flying playing the Muppet Show theme on takeoff really takes the edge off. Also if something happens people can point at this post and say, “he died as he lived.”

Frantically searching for the remote #totp

Showaddywaddy didn't age well #totp

Leave me breakfast #totp

No idea how Seal managed to marry a Supermodel. #totp #pecs

This sort of rap is so much better for not being about cartoon turtles. #totp

This was an early step on the dark path that led us to DJ Ötzi #totp

My memory tells me I won't be listening to the Xmas number 1 on this show. #TOTP

blummin eck #totp

Hands in view Walliams #TOTP

Footage from the recent *Insert political party here* conference #TOTP

That was conceptually odd. Based on the Tamperer theme one assumes. #totp

A house! #totp

Awaiting the inevitable twiddly bit #totp

Ooh I actually know this one and like it. An extreme rarity. #TOTP

Because she wants you? #totp

Not sure I've ever heard this, but it's a decent attempt at a vintage sound while being almost but not quite a Christmas song. #totp

Good god turn the heating on #totp

He won't feel the benefit #totp

I think I've spotted Rachel Reeves with a bucket there. #totp

He only went in because the light was on.

Was going to go to the pub. Pub appears to be shut. Hmm.

Just trawling the archives, and found this one:

14. “JIMMY!”

Lights out is quite early in a lot of secure wards.

I worked at Argos while at sixth form, and a customer once brought in a slice of bread as evidence his toaster wasn't working.

You really shouldn’t be allowed to post headlines like this without at least mentioning that they’re not fresh.

For your collective delectation this holiday season: Quite possibly the silliest thing I've ever written (and definitely the most ridiculous graph I've ever made!) loreandordure.com/2025/12/16/j...

Only four likes? You lot are harsh critics.