Why did they dress George Clarke like the 1970s kids tv version of Harry Styles on #SCD? They could have just stuck him in the actual ‘As It Was’ video outfit and it would have worked

mostly thinking about Nikita's silver trousers tbh #scd #strictly

Went to a nearby market town today and found these. I’ve named the first one ‘Knock off Noctis’ as he’s clearly not the most official figure ever but he’s recognisable and only £14. The Kingdom Hearts figures on the other hand are legit and still boxed for £18

Listening to “Welcome to the Black Parade” twice in the last day whilst also being in the middle of a Strictly Come Dancing series has led me to believe “Dead” would make an amazing Halloween Quickstep on the show

Dan Mora’s Jason Todd Batman in KnightFight is looking good - even if Jason has gone for the smallest bat ears possible. As ever Jason appears to be the bat kid physically closest to Bruce in size

My new / old watch. A 1980s Seiko 5 from Etsy for £42 - some minor scuffs and a bit of a scratch on the glass but looking good for its age. And no need for batteries!

Currently playing “Ghost of Yotei”. There’s a plot in there somewhere but I’m too busy finding shrines, learning shamisen songs, making sumi-e paintings, petting foxes and photographing “101 views of Mount Yotei” to care

Been interested in buying a vintage style automatic watch. And getting lots of ads for seiko, timex, and even accurist as a result. Nowadays a good watch is minimum £200 so I realised best option - Etsy and an actual 1980s seiko automatic for £42. It says it’s working order and condition looks ok

I haven't had the capacity to keep up with moderation lists for a bit, but this one is really obvious, so I'm stealing some energy from Future Me: a list for the extremely obvious wave of inauthentic accounts following today's newly-created US gov accounts bsky.app/profile/did:...

Amber’s Argentine Tango wasn’t bad but am judging it against this so it’s going to lose out. youtu.be/g5Iadzi4Y5Q?...

Rewatching a film where I think I can quote the whole thing - The Blues Brothers. The music is just so good and they take out Illinois Nazis so we know they’re the good guys

A second KPop Demon Hunters track has hit the building at Strictly Come Dancing - couples choice for Ellie & Vito to Golden. A better move in general terms than Soda Pop but I’m concerned about the Strictly singers and those notes!

A misty morning brings out the spiderwebs in the garden 🕸️

Took this photo after dinner in Vieux Nice on Thursday because I thought the light and narrow streets were lovely. My mum looked and said it made her think of Van Gogh’s Cafe at Arles and I think that golden glow is very south of France for me

Watching Strictly on catch up and caught up with the mediocre routine to Soda Pop - so many better songs you could have performed from KPop Demon Hunters. And why did we have Rumi dancing with Abs?

My colleagues were flying EasyJet out of Nice at 10:55 - they’re still here and flight not due to depart until 15:25. I’m BA and got here 90 mins later than their flight due to go and look to be departing in about 15 mins. Moral of the story - cheaper is not always better!

Jim Lee's impassioned words about why DC will never use AI have already won New York Comic Con.

It’s been about 7 years since I’ve spoken French and I am trying my best to practice here in Nice!

Freebie starter in hotel before I head out for dinner - fresh hummus, bread and tomatoes

It’s a pretty nice hotel room (there’s a nespresso machine too), free snacks and drinks all day, and the rooftop terrace isn’t bad either!

First flight in 5 years so a bit anxious but got to say London City Airport is so civilised it made my life easier to get to here

Rock and roll lifestyle - checked into a travelodge before my 8:30am flight and had a nice warm bath, drank some hot chocolate and took ibuprofen. Living the dream! 😂

Just panicked because I couldn’t find my passport. It was on the scanner because I’d taken a copy to be travel cautious 🤦‍♀️

Mild travel chaos for this week may have worked out in the end. Couldn’t get hotel near client office for 2 nights so booked 1st night in Nice near airport. Now the plan is to go out for dinner in Nice on night 2. So I’ve rebooked and staying at same hotel in Nice both nights now!

maybe all those polls about the high number of Reform voters in the country were wrong after all #SCD

Somebody on tumblr said this and I see it - Jason Todd + Bucky Barnes = Shiro from Voltron. Black hair, white streak, metal arm. And lots of back from the dead trauma to go around too!

As an aside, I will buy any journalist a drink of their choice if they ask the Home Secretary whether she supports these powers being used to ban protests outside migrant hotels.

It’s a windy and rainy day here in Leicestershire so after a morning wandering it’s time for a milky coffee and a plate sized cardamom bun

Congratulations to the uk government for breaking the internet because “won’t somebody think of the children” - the loss of Imgur isn’t protecting anyone. Authoritarian imbeciles with no clue about technology - it’s embarrassing on a global scale

With an overseas trip for work for first time in 5 years next week and flying for the first time in the same period my anxiety levels are spiking particularly as I’m struggling to organise some bits of the trip. Being ill last week really messed my scheduling up

Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.

I think google maps and search is actively worse nowadays. Used to be useful before to search for hotels on the map and now it just lies about availability

Booked my flight to Nice for next Wednesday and going for London City Airport as times were better. Never been there but I like the idea that it’s a bit smaller to get through

Are you kidding me? Of course it does - if you’re supporting racists then guess what, I think you’re racist.

I am jealous of Carlos’s legs. He looks fabulous in shorts #scd

Drag is as much a part of British culture as fish and chips, so the right can fuck off if they start on this. I’m not on the other place anymore, and for that I’m very glad. #Strictly #SCD

Been a while since I hit up the champagne bar at St Pancras on the way home. Picked up some interesting sounding books too

Got to say when music is playing on new iOS lock screen it can look really good.

well, if we're banning people from places for being "unpleasant" I think we should start with Wes Streeting, personally.

What a completely hateful bigot. His attempt to essentially outlaw a minority in need of support is managing to be more repulsive than the Tory government managed to

I hate taking pics of myself but my hair looked good and my top is sparkly.

Romancelandia: even if you don't read dark romance, the new Bsky guidelines should concern you. Disallowed: "Illustrated or animated" depictions of nonconsensual adult content. Why ban fictional depictions of anything? And how will consent be determined from an illustration?

Packed for a work trip - 3 days, 2 nights. Roundtable dinner with other businesses on night 1, awards dinner on night 2. Still not sure I’ve packed what I need - my compulsive need for coordination makes me think I need another pair of shoes!

sending Amy an "I Beat Cancer and All I Got Was This Shithead" t-shirt. #scd #strictly

Hotel logistics for a night away when the Strictly launch show is about to begin: got my wine and chocolate mousse and going to head to my mum’s room so we can watch it together

By the seaside - a weekend away in Norfolk starts with crazy golf on Great Yarmouth

Today is the 30th anniversary of Hackers

Weekday stays in London hotels are insanely priced! Need to travel for work next week and even basic travelodges are over £200 per night!

Bluesky isn't a place where trolls come to get mocked and insulted. They love that. Bluesky is a place where trolls come to be blocked and isolated and ignored — which they hate. If you're seeing a lot of shitty people in your feed, you aren't blocking enough people.

My “we don’t need shirts” party in Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis. Featuring Cloud, Cloud’s stalker boyfriend Sephiroth, and Sephiroth’s maybe-father Vincent. Kind of over powered but unlikely to survive without help