It now appears work may *start* at the local station in spring 2026, two years after it was originally supposed to be completed. Every time I go to London I get more annoyed that I have to travel to the other line to get the train - and then Euston underground isn't accessible either. #AccessForAll

"fading" hahaha HAHAHAHA woke up with it going full force today. Haven't listened to it since Friday night, any clips watched with the sound off. But it just keeps going … Anyway, here's a clip of Mrs Horne visiting, dancing & celebrating the 16hr mark #HowLongAthon @thehornesection.bsky.social

The song is finally starting to fade! Watched or listened to (or was there) for about 17-18 hours of the #HowLongAthon in total but most of my screenshots are from the early hours. This might just be my favourite. @watsoncomedian.bsky.social @thehornesection.bsky.social @alexhorne.bsky.social

So, uh, you'll never guess what song is keeping me awake at 5am. They're not even doing it any more! [I hope the guys aren't having the same problem - but I can't imagine that even the song going round and round would outweigh their exhaustion.]

#HowLongAthon for #SU2C absolutely incredible feat by @alexhorne.bsky.social & @thehornesection.bsky.social. So many ppl saying it better than me so I can only echo their sentiments of admiration + respect. Especially those final few hrs then still being able to perform in the studio. Astonishing.

How long? TWENTY-FOUR. HOURS!!! #HowLongAthon

On the way back from the #HowLongAthon and the man in front of me is watching Taskmaster S14 😄

BEVERLEY. KNIGHT 😮 !!! #HowLongAthon

Oh hello! Alex Horne's challenge will be streamed (hooray!) www.youtube.com/live/Xnz6os7...

Ah. Perils of keeping a dish of salt* within arm's reach - spilling it on the bed. That's annoying. *for blood volume / easing symptoms purposes

Haaaaaahahahahahahaha tried Tunisian crochet with thread (the same thread I used for the pineapple bookmark). All I can say is, yeah no, don't do that. It *Does Not Work*.

Just got to the Seven/Chakotay storyline and remembered why I hate it so viscerally - it came from *nowhere*. Literally feels like there are several episodes missing. I'm not sure I'd like the pairing anyway even if they'd done it properly, but this way is just so jarring. #StarTrek #ST:VOY

Every time I see the title I start singing "We're all in, 'cos we all win with Allwyn, Allwyn for the win … " (I think I might explode with joy if John Finnemore did Taskmaster.)

Just in case anyone interested hasn't seen its existence yet: #Taskmaster 2M subscriber treat - Set tour! youtu.be/t0TZNLDbMBk?...

🎶 Taaaskmaster Day, Iiiit is today; Iiit's the final, I'm not ready fr'It to end! 🎵 🎺 Da duhdadadah dadadada duhdadadaDA 🎺

Making your content and information accessible is viewed as a nice thing to do. And it is. But this World Kindness Day, we wanted to remind everyone that access to information is a human right. We shouldn't need to keep asking for it, it's simply how it should be.

Pineapple bookmark, in the end. Not too sure about the tail but ran out of time for anything else. Crocheted w/ Anchor Perle #8, and 2mm hook (thank you new hooks!). [Blocked, blocking (appropriately enough using pins previously for bobbin lace which I've not done for yrs), and before blocking.]

My brain is mush after today's excursion but, yay 😊 The Last Pebble is the first book I've managed to finish since becoming ill 🥹 Got to have a really nice chat with Alex Horne this time. He's somehow even lovelier than I realised. Trains and staff all being great were a fantastic bonus!

Why is it so hard to photograph crochet without the stitches blurring into each other?! [Scrappy test pineapple, but I forgot bookmarks are supposed to have a tail of some kind. (And I haven't dealt with the ends yet, clearly.)]

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Recently the water from our taps has been coming out aerated (which is fine, it calms down after a bit). But it's very unnerving hearing my water bottle, or water I've drawn to refill my little kettle, fizzing! 🙈

Just realised in words that I need 3-5 days to get into the mindset of needing to do something significant (such as responding to a message in depth, or washing my hair) if it's not an event in my routine. Longer if it's a bigger deal like going out. That's some major inertia 😅

Ohhh wow. First task I've ever not been able to fully watch even the first time round 🫣 #Taskmaster

If sellers on eBay are clearly businesses but registered as a private seller, I won't buy from them. Similarly on Etsy, I won't buy from sellers drop-shipping mass-produced stuff masquerading as 'handmade', nor from anyone using AI-generated designs. [Serious? Not sure. Pretty niche though.]

Any excuse to repost anyone having any excuse to repost a bit of JFSP.

Was just thinking how remarkable it is that the same series that gave us the teeth (yes, *those* ones) also gave us the twins. Then I remembered it also gave us teat-suckling … and we're only halfway through.

Wow. 1st hook that arrived: 'oh yes, that's MUCH better.' 2nd hook (cheaper of the two) that arrived later: 'WOW!' … Followed in a short while by '🤯 I never knew it was supposed to be this easy!!' I am stunned, thrilled, elated, and a tiny bit confused about how it can be such a huge difference!

Cute and furry, that's how I like my feed 🎶

Craftsman blaming her tools and all that, but a yarn winder has just blown my mind and taken me back to all the ill-advised decisions I've made with yarn, creative solutions turning out to very much Not Work. Now I understand why it's good to have one even for just occasional use. #CrochetSky

Ladybirds swarming today! I've never seen so many all at once in real life. Alas they do all seem to be various types of Harlequin, from the casings I've seen and the size of them all, not our native beetles :/

'Your friend and mine', and 'Big if' spotted in 'Here We Go' :D

I have ten of these PHYSICS FOR CATS pins to give away! Share the post below👇 for a chance to win one. (UK only: you can share from anywhere but I can't send you a pin).

Taskmaster competition! Free entry to win tickets to the Lord's Taverners charity TM event, hosted by Alex Horne. Plus Jenny Eclair and Maisie Adam will be there. Tues 4th November at Lord's cricket ground. Event info www.lordstaverners.org/events/our-e... www.thecricketer.com/Topics/compe...

*squeaks* family member just told me they're watching Taskmaster Bleeped. Of their own volition. Eeeeeee!!!

Really eerie to hear sirens on the motorway* and then realising there's no other traffic noise. [*Near our house; there was a noise abatement thingy done years and years ago so it's not terrifically loud, but there is usually a background hum.]

Just realised that this is the first time in wearing glasses (i.e. since early childhood) that my eyes are roughly the same prescription (-6/-6.75; there always used to be about 1.5-2D difference between them). So, thanks covid, I guess?

Managed to snag a paid ticket instead - double eek! Broke out the new compression stockings for it,~fancy~ 😄

I … have a free ticket for Friday afternoon's Taskmaster recording! Doubt I'll get in but I enjoy being in London enough that it'll be fine if/when I don't … the waiting will be the killer (and the early morning, for me) but, eek!

@kim-tey.bsky.social Hi, so not quite to the point of 'good news' but definitely a positive sign, they were recording the webinar of Mark's book launch this evening, so hopefully that means it will likely go up onto YouTube :)

New glasses. OH. MY! 🤩 I expected the 'trees have LEAVES!' effect, but not everything else - twigs, individual blades of grass, birds in the fields looking bird shaped(!!), individual roof tiles, road signs looking pristine, etc. - AND shockingly, even my phone is clearer! Black text is *black* 🤣

Treated myself to using a new donning 'slipper' for compression socks. Ridiculously felt ~fancy~ 🤣

I mean this in all sincerity, can surprisingly recommend keep being interrupted watching an episode of Taskmaster, especially the final - it makes it last longer! (Only if you can pause it though, of course. Interrupted watching live without a pause feature would be frustrating beyond measure.)

Oh my goodness I have *just* properly got @thehornesection.bsky.social's Kylie Minogue joke - I got the surface layer of the pun immediately, but I've just realised it's also because it uses one of her songs. Only took … 4 or 5 days for that to dawn on me 😅🤦😳

Huh, Sebaceans kinda have #POTS! #Farscape

Eye test yesterday, after between one and two years of saying 'I need to get my eyes checked' … I was expecting a change of about -0.5, maybe 0.75 … haha, nope. An extra -1.25 and -2! With major astigmatism change. Validated my being annoyed at not being able to see properly, anyway 🤣

Bringing out the big guns: wet T-shirt, cooling towel on legs. Instant relief! [So grateful that whatever dysautonomia I have isn't too severely impacted by the heat compared to baseline, acutely aware MANY people are struggling with even survival functions.]

The elderly lady character's name was such a sweet touch 🥹 (THSTVS episode 6)

Mixed day. Hot (too hot). Wheelchair has a flat tyre = nixed today's plans b/c can't go out until Dad's replaced the inner tube. But, got a phone call done thanks to a very helpful receptionist who made sense of my garbled 'I don't know what words I need but this is the situation' 😅 Hooray!

Reposting with Alt Text because this is important for everyone to hear 🫶🏻🖤

Oh hey, Seasons has (at last) replaced several days straight of He's an Enigma in my head! Bit less hectic and I know more of the words 🥳 (@thehornesection.bsky.social)