After years of having a boring grey wall, it was about time I made the bedroom wall look a bit better.

That was disappointing. Boring. Too neat. Oh well. 🤷🏻‍♂️ #F1

I actually need to go to the DIY store but after washing the motorbike, carwash and groceries, I am done with people-ling today, let alone deal with Sunday traffic. Fuck it, I’ll sort something out. 😖

Left-ish party: We’re going to tax you because you are a big company, it will cost you 5 million. Big company: No! We will go bankrupt! Right wing party: Don’t worry, we will tax the poor and leave you off the hook! Big company: Great! Here is 10 million to win the elections. 😫🤬 #TaxTheRich

LinkedIn offers connecting through ICQ? This very limited options menu seems extremely outdated. 🫤 (I loved ICQ back in the day. #TheGoodDaysOfTheInternet )

I’d like for Verstappen to become world champion tomorrow. Not because of him or because he is Dutch, but because on one hand I think he deserves it with his skills and attitude (he is a sort of OK guy for a racing driver and the world he lives in) and more so on the other hand, because >>

#ThingsThatShouldHaveBeenInventedAllready — A motorcycle wash and polish robot. With optional car polishing upgrade.

#Question for #iPhone users / techs. The new update to iOS 26(.1) lists a lot of “Apple Intelligence” features, which worries me greatly. What are the things that need to be shut off / disabled after update? (1/2)

Misschien kan iemand dit uitleggen want ik begrijp het niet. De woningbouwvereniging heeft nieuw HR++ glas geplaatst, de ventilatieroosters vervangen en 2 nieuwe (extra) gemonteerd. Die roosters zelf tochten als een gek, zelfs dicht, en de manier van monteren zorgt voor nog meer tocht. (1/3)

Earlier I grabbed my tablet with the intention to do something that I didn’t want to do on my phone. Promptly forgot what it was while it was booting up and even after doing some other things and finally shutting it off again, I still don’t have a clue what it was that I needed to do. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Unbelievable that they used flat white frames on a hard wood door. 🤬 Now I need to sand and paint the whole door! 😭 (Window sticker is on there with a bit of tape, it’s transparent when applied, but I’m waiting to hear of it is suited for HR++ glas.)

Gaan we nu accepteren met z’n allen dat Borsato is vrijgesproken of gaan de haters en schreeuwers, die deze man professioneel om zeep geholpen hebben op basis van geruchten, nu roepen dat ze het beter weten? Draai die man gewoon weer op de radio en kap met eigen rechtertje spelen. >>

Disappointing to see how many of you have already forgotten how rotten Spotify and it’s owners is, and where their money is going. I haven’t just cancelled, I have removed the app and boycott them, I will not share links and I am filtering all your “wraps”. #FuckSpotify

Off from work today. They are coming to replace my windows. Getting HR++ and I think it’s going to be horrid, as there is not much room for them to work and I have one cat that’ll be scared shit and another wanting to go where no cat of mine is supposed to go. Bah. We’ll see. 🫤

Toch weer jammer dat er uitsluitend wordt gesproken over spotify alsof er geen enkele andere dienst is. Met name de publieke omroep schijnt vrij te zijn om de merknaam onophoudelijk te noemen (en te prijzen) en te doen alsof er niets anders is. 🙄😖

Left the yard at 5 am for a 3.5 hour trip to Belgium, to swap a machine that the customer said was broken. Once there, the same customer said that it was fixed yesterday and he didn’t want it swapped. I was promptly send away, so now on the way back to where I started. 🤦🏻‍♂️🙄😆

#Rant I do wonder at which point they started handing out HGV licenses at any idiot that asks for it and how these morons got to have the illusion that they know what they are doing or even think they are “professionals”. Ugh. #FAIL

Hoeveel items ik ook kijk en lees over zonnepanelen en de terugleverkosten, ik snap het niet. Niemand kan uitleggen waarom het als acceptabel moet worden gezien dat ik een product produceer, met m’n eigen investeringen, >>

I’ve got a little mushroom forest growing in one of my plant pots. Or is a small leprechaun village?

Despite that I am still committed to only ride when it’s safe and not let myself be surprised by a hail shower, I have taken the motorbike for the commute today, even in cold December, as traffic is just crazy lately. Thursday it took me 4 times the normal travel time to get home. 😖

Fuck this. Monsterboard, a Dutch career/job website, is apparently bankrupt and all my data (including resume) is gone. So, I tried to get my LinkedIn thing updated, as I never did anything with it at all, but jeebus what a crap website that is. I really have no idea how it’s supposed to work. #Fail

Popped up on my playlist. Often forgotten, still brilliant. #NowPlaying Yello - The Race https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4QbJRAWvRU&si=9mlIDJ3zEhEstiyK#NowPlaying

Happy #Caturday #Neelix #CatsOfBlueSky #CatOnMyLap

I have a lot to do, need to get the place ready as I’m getting new windows fitted this Thursday and possibly also a new ventilation system, although I haven’t heard back from them. But I really, really, do not want to do anything today. Just want to sit and relax. *sigh* 🫩

On release day this morning, I wanted to check on the status of my pre-order of the Lego Star Trek Enterprise. The webshop was out. And when I was able to check, my pre-order was on back-order! The demand for this set is crazy, new orders have a waiting time of more than 2 months!

My self-released music doesn't need a Black Friday deal. It's under 10 euros all year round. 😉

Tree by the water. #AtWorkPictures #Vlaardingen #NieuweWaterweg #Filtered

Today I decided I have time for a proper break. Likely to regret it later, but who knows. Lately I’ve been skipping my timelines mostly during the week, just don’t have the time or energy. Something needs to change and the choice I made was to start with applying for another job. 1/3

Here we go... Look out for the full video of me as my character, Cleaveskull, coming soon. Please repost this with wild abandon, and pre-order the book. Paperback pre-orders should be along before too long.

Wallpaper set. Getting there... #Linux #Ubuntu #Mint #ChesireCat #AliceInWonderland

#Neelix : “Listen, I don’t know what that new thing is, but it is on -my- lap, so I’m just going to lay here and you can move that intruder out of the way. Or not. Whatever. 😼” 😹 #CatsOfBlueSky

I did switch energy providers, although that “market” also has become a fucking mess. Utilities, much like healthcare, public services and public transport, should not be commercialised. #Fail

Been sorting out some things and can safely say that, although of course it is much worse in the US, the Dutch health insurance system is completely fucked up. Wanted to switch and expand with additional dental coverage for a year, but it’s actually cheaper to just pay the dentist myself. Insane.

Forgot why you walked to the kitchen? It’s only natural. 😃 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRNO0c-jxb-/?igsh=MWxqdDVvYjN3NDIzeQ==

With the Lego Enterprise already on pre-order, I decided that this year my birthday was the right moment to stop pondering and order me a tablet computer. It is as good as impossible to take a decent picture of it, so you’ll have to take my word for it that it looks sleek and works great. —>>

And here it is! Book One of The Summer Realm Trilogy, a dark steampunk fantasy - Agents of Secrets and Lies. I also have a pre-order link for you!! mybook.to/SRAgents Discounted price for pre-orders & first 24hrs of release! The paperback pre-order link will be here tomorrow. 💙📚👀📢📚

It is now 28:53 on day 77 of the 0th month in the year 2077. … Seems my world clock did not like the power outage, or is it predicting a different time keeping in the future? 😹

Arranged to be home early today. After the power outage last week, they’re supposedly fixing a relay station today. Power went out 10:15 and should’ve been back at 14:00, it’s now 16:00 and there is still no power. If it takes any longer, I’m afraid I’ll loose too much cold from my fridge/freezer. 😫

All my books in ebook format are now available direct on my very own shop! I am going to be putting up signed copies of my book, soon! Everything is there, all my fiction and some author aids. #Horror #SciFiFantasy #DarkFantasy #PsychThriller 💙📚👀😱📢📚 ko-fi.com/mirandakatea...

I ordered a StarLite tablet with keyboard, creating a crossover between a laptop and a tablet. I’m hoping this will be a good replacement for both my aging iPad and my not functioning laptop. It should come with Linux Mint (Cinnamon).

The fact that with everything I look at or read online right now, I need to ask myself if it’s real or fake, makes the entire internet experience rather shitty. Fuck AI. 🤮🖕🏻

Bodged some ramps together to see if that works and it looks like it does. Have to figure out something more sturdy and better looking, but now I know this works. (Note that ready made solutions are stupidly expensive and new flooring will have to wait.)

On Saturday, November 15 at 21:00 / 9 p.m. CET, I will be interviewed by Davy on his Sandwich Q&A #show on #Twitch! #music #interview

I've just opened my shop on Kofi! 😀🥳 I've only got a couple of digital books so far, but I will be adding more, AND I will be selling signed copies of my books too. ko-fi.com/mirandakatea...

Systems say that just after midnight the power was restored. As it was just the 3 blocks of flats that they are renovating, something probably was damaged during the day and burned out later in the evening when power consumption went up. Oh well, seems there is no damage and freezer is still frozen.

And then, the power went out. Likely to be without for hours… no hot dinner then I guess and an early night. Need to be careful with the phone battery so signing out.

I’ve been meaning to lay laminate or PVC flooring in the hallway and kitchen, I wonder if I should go ahead and do that, although that won’t get the robot over the sills, it does bring the level down. Maybe there’s something at the DIY store that I can put over them so it can ride over.

So. Robot is doing its thing. Tried to map all rooms, but I’m not sure if it works as I want it. When mapping, it needed to return to the base, but being in another room, it couldn’t and it got stuck every time. —>>

Right. It’s here. It’s plugged in and installed. It’s charging. Now though, as it turns out, I need to clear every bit of floor space that ever might need to be cleaned, to let it map the house. It can save multiple maps, I might do a basic now and a full later.

In my latest candy order, I also included a box of 500 grams of “assorted failed liquorice”. It’s misshaped liquorice pieces that get rejected but are still okay to eat. I find it surprisingly delightful that I have no idea what I’m sticking into my mouth, with each piece I eat. 🤣