𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔓𝔬𝔭𝔢 𝔥𝔞𝔰 𝔡𝔢𝔠𝔩𝔞𝔯𝔢𝔡 𝔞 ℌ𝔬𝔩𝔶 ℭ𝔯𝔲𝔰𝔞𝔡𝔢 𝔞𝔤𝔞𝔦𝔫𝔰𝔱 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔪𝔞𝔠𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔢𝔰, 𝔟𝔯𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔰

Tell me that today's shopping list isn't THE best of shopping lists... (A couple of my students are running a claymation workshop with primary school kids in a few weeks, in case you wondered.)

No one around at the lottie this evening as i watered, so I popped David Bowie's Young Americans on for the veggies and flowers... I think they liked it.

Ghost sign

Many many bolted onions. Best get eating then...

I love vintage bed linen

I had a banana and custard icepop today. Odd but not bad.

Teepees up!

Amaze! #projecthailmarymovie

Very much looking forward to presenting on my upcoming book with Taylor and Francis 'Shooting Stars: Intimacy, Identity and Ideology in Hollywood Photography' at this online symposium

“If you criticise Palantir’s platform one more time, you are going to lose your job.” Solidarity to all NHS workers opposing this toxic corporation. Shame on those bullying them. But they won’t stop us. We’re going to ditch Palantir. www.ft.com/content/ff70...

Renowned tosser Matt Goodwin looks likely to lose his lucrative position as a 'Visiting Gobshite' at one of the educational institutions that Orban turned into a propaganda unit. Poor guy just can't stop losing. bylinetimes.com/2026/04/13/m...

Populism is a fundamentally dishonest form of politics, that attracts fundamentally dishonest people. It is a tissue of lies that validates the darkest prejudices, and covers up the most blatant greed and corruption. It generates wealth for the few, and suffering for the many.

Hmmmmm... why might we think that is? 🤔😱

I had a REALLY productive writing day today! So pleased with my little self. A new chapter starts tomorrow! Also, I FINALLY altered the clock in my car after thd change to summer time. I AM a functional adult. 💪💻🎉

I went to see Project Hail Mary, based on a recommendation from one of my students. From the first contact scene onwards, I cried, and cried, and cried, and cried. And then I cried some more. This was genuinely funny and genuinely moving. And it looked great too.

We've been reading through Arthur Ransome's books, as a gentle, positive end to the day. Today we went and found some of the locations.

Rocket watching 🚀🌛

Beautiful sky tonight

Here's your moment of zen: A "holy" cat named Coco stands at the entrance of a church in Mexico, seemingly blessing everyone who walks in 🐱

Cocktail #4. Im averaging 1 every 15 mins. Im going to end up skint and a shambles...

MP tells Commons she was left with PTSD after being raped at work event

I've just horrified my lovely beauty therapist by describing a PhD Viva, and a PhD. As I was doing this, it dawned on me that PhDs are, indeed, quite bonkers, full-on things and why would ANYONE actually sign up to do it??

Abandoned T rex outside the library...

So, so pleased that the blackbirds are back, singing their evening tune. They make me so happy. Here comes spring.

My special skill is that round on Richard Osman's House of Games, where you have to identify a pop song after hearing to 1 second of it. My hit rate is phenomenal. I think I might need to put it on my CV, along with creative swears, and being able to hula hoop as an essential workplace competency.

Pure spite. Pathetic. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

*squeals with excitement *

Is there anything more British than a massive queue for a cheeky Friday night chippy? Starting the weekend right! I'm just hoping there's going to be plenty of scraps left when I get to the front of the queue! 🐟

Today in one lecture, I cut my hand open on the white board in front of all my students, and in a second I hit my self in the bridge of the nose with the handle to my wheelie trolly full of class materials. Ace. 😑

Seriously, mate. OFF YOU POP.

Just stood in the back garden, under the stars, and listened as dozens and dozens of geese flew over, all honking loudly. Brilliant.

I love this idea!

TW -sexual assault Dear god. This is horrendous. We could at least console ourselves, before, with the Pelicot case being an anomaly... not so, it would appear. BBC News - Man pleads guilty to drugging and raping wife www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Wanted: Regional Director to work for an organisation opposed to home working. The successful applicant will be expected to work from home.

Good. He was bloody useless.

Neither of the two cinemas in lincoln are playing the Richard Linklater Nouvelle Vague film. They ARE, however, playing the bloody stupid Melania Trump 'documentary.' Very depressing.

Afternoon tea

My last #LSFF event was trash-tastic!

2 excellent programmes today at #LSFF - Trans Sisters Seventies and British Lives. Looking forward to more tomorrow

Red Room, BFI.

When my baby brother said he was joining the army, I didnt get why. When he said he was off to Afghanistan, I panicked.When he came back, unscathed, and ultimately left the forces, I'm not going to lie, I was relieved. I'm now sat on a train, trying *desperately* not to cry at James O'Brien's...

And it was all lies!!

So pleased Starmer has grown some balls over this. I can only hope this appalling display 👇will mean the scales will drop from some of the eyes of the reform fans.