Probably the most extravagant thing anyone has ever bought me as a present. From my brother this Christmas - antiquarian folio box set of the Chronicles of Narnia

Day off today so starting it with some porridge with fresh banana and blueberries. Bit of cleaning later, then I’m going to write a book review, buy tickets for theatre, and then chill with my PS5

If you want to learn about how figure skating works via the medium of incredibly charming gay anime, may I STRONGLY suggest "Yuri on Ice" (which is available free on Youtube)? www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6zo...

"Fight against being ass" is a message that more people need to receive, tbh

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Green party leader Zack Polanski just took Wes Streeting to task for his transphobia, links to Epstein, and dodgy Palantir decisions www.thecanary.co/trending/202...

In these dark days of February, a little something to look forward to.

Are we sure Bruce Wayne is the father of Damian? Because this looks 100% Dick Grayson #BatFam

A new systematic review has found that trans women on HRT have the same level of fitness as cis women and don't retain any advantage in sports. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

started getting instagram ads for mira's toddler-sized gas masks while putting together this article. also, at the same time, saw videos of that preschool getting tear gassed. no we will not be adding a section on the best gas mask for toddlers www.theverge.com/policy/86857...

My second @cannonballread.bsky.social review of the year - Twelve Months by Jim Butcher, the long awaited latest book in the Dresden Files. Actually the fastest I’ve read a book in a while, genuinely hard for me to put down and pretty therapeutic to read as it’s about healing.

Charles Yang of Time for Three absolutely slaying me. I would lose my mind if I heard this live. Even crappy phone speakers made me scream and cry.

Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind. It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty. Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face. Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.

A less painful trip to the London office this week. A couple of workshops and a coffee meeting today. And then hopefully I can escape early enough to grab food

*goose meme* Defend from who? Defend it from who motherfucker?

A Christmas present from my brother - he is the night (a very fluffy one…)

How about we not get into a fight with Scandinavian soldiers in a frozen landscape. Foreign invaders trying that while going "we're bigger than you, back down" has a bad record.

New year and a new work bag - Roka’s Moorgate messenger and matching sling in candy pink. Reduced in the sale so together they cost about £40! Plenty of space for MacBook, headphones, a book, writing stuff, cables, door card, etc. And it’s bright pink 😎

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1765

‘We want people to sit, pause, relax’: National Trust to open its libraries for public use

Normal weekend service is resumed for me - heading to Stratford upon Avon tomorrow for brunch and shopping, usual food shop on Sunday and first trip to a local antique centre for about 6 months afterwards. Time to browse for cool retro things!

Cartoon: Cursed image, thanks to the generosity of @ramiengrey.bsky.social. Enjoy.

I don’t promise I’ll make it anywhere near 52 reviews but I have started the year with my first review on @cannonballread.bsky.social - cannonballread.com/2026/01/what...

Gradually removing signs of Christmas from the house. Probably about 70% done but that’s enough for today as my breathing is still a bit flaky. Will finish off the rest tomorrow

Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.

Happy New Year everyone. I’m starting the year with my traditional outlet shopping trip - this year it’s McArthurGlen East Midlands with a detour to Denby Pottery Village on the way back

If we lived in a just media landscape, this would now be a trilogy.

I don’t write fanfiction but I read a LOT of it so donating to AO3 is one of my ways of supporting creatives (fanzines and artwork is another). I am loving this year’s supporter’s pin badge from AO3 (and also showing it in context on my fandom pin banner)

Replaying Gotham Knights as it’s nice and relaxing during the Christmas break. I know some people don’t like it but I do find it’s take on Gotham to be very pretty and there’s a good photo mode.

My belated Christmas present to myself - a new Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser - and made my first cup today. Gave my brother my original version (now 5 years old) so sharing the quality chocolate love 🍫💖

perfect metaphors don’t exis—

Only my brother likes a full Xmas dinner so we went out to a restaurant instead. Nice job by Middletons in Leicester - cheese soufflé, rare fillet steak, and a chocolate fondant for me with very efficient service. Now I can relax!

Remade my bed for Christmas with my very heavy blanket. And of course put the creatures back in the corner.

Last week my brother told me I won’t get my main Xmas present until January because he has to pay the balance then. He bought me this from our local antiquarian bookshop as a thank you for supporting him during his post-redundancy job search this year (I don’t want to know the price!)

Just finished wrapping presents - one still to turn up for my mum from Etsy. Feeling exhausted as still recovering from bronchitis (hate wheezing and coughing!). Finally getting round to watching Elf to get more in the holiday mood

YAS - period drama gender fuck Argentine Tango #Strictly #scd

I do think that VW from George was much better this time. Real drive across the floor and he seemed to be enjoying it

So I will be seeing Amber Davies on stage in February - got my tickets booked for Legally Blonde at The Curve

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

I think I’m about there on present shopping and some wrapping done too. Also stress removed for the day as we got final confirmation of our dinner booking at a restaurant now we’ve sent in our pre orders. (Have turkey and beef joints on order with Ocado too just in case of issues!)

Morning walk in Warwickshire - the National Trust house of Baddesley Clinton. It’s very busy today!

Says Jason Todd like a lying liar who lies 😁 #Batman #WayneFamilyAdventures

I hate how much I enjoyed this BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦

I think something under-commented on in discourse about china is not only the scale of contemporary development, but also the starting point of that development -- this is what chongqing looked like in the 1940s, certainly less developed than a comparable US city of its population at that time

Team Hot, Weird and A Bit Too Horny! #scd #strictly

Whilst I love crazy Carlos on Strictly - he also polishes up beautifully love the suit and slicked back hair

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

Caught the new East Midlands Railway Aurora class home from London to Leicester. We left London about 6 minutes late and made it to Leicester in pretty much 1 hour - caught up 5 minutes. Think when we are fully running we could get close to a scheduled 1 hour direct train London/Leicester

A long day today - 6:30am train to London, 9:30pm train home. But I can’t fault my afternoon meeting location - it’s a great place to be.