Stop arguing over food. Tivall veggie hot dogs are Israeli, Fizzy Fish are made in Pontefract and Thailand invented Red Bull.

The roast is the show-business form of Shirley Jackson's lottery. It's a public display of the anger and self-hatred of those caught in the system, a ritual gathering of sellouts hitting each other with bladders and pretending it doesn't hurt. (1974)

I reply "Yeah no, absolutely!" to any barking dog.

Saw two musicians last night, one of whom was 'that was fine, but it was just an unstructured demonstration of his modular synth modules' and one of which was 'Adrian Mole level bad poetry ominously declared over cabaret piano'.

not many people know this but in order to get a verification checkmark on bluesky you have to kill another verified user and take theirs

Cowardice.

“We asked Uri Gellar if Mystic Meg is really psychic and he said maybe”

Me: I can do that in a couple of hours Affinity Publisher: Think again..... *spinning ball*.....naïve fool

An accidental experiment on the validity of Broken Window Theory. We have a 1m wide concreted over "garden" strip in front of the house with a low brick wall. We live on a busy road. If we leave the lid off our bin passers by throw rubbish in the bin, but also throw it into the rest of the strip 1/2

Runrig, New Order, Lindisfarne, The Zutons, DJ Scotch Egg, Destiny's Child

Saw The Devil Wears Prada 2 on Friday and the only funny thing about the film is that the whole premise is in thrall to to the super wealthy, but made a couple of half arsed references to how horrible it is to be in thrall to the super wealthy like it was an obligation. Good costumes, no wit.

🇬🇧 British Political Spectrum Quiz My result: Social Democrat Economic: leaning collectivist Social: progressive Sovereignty: cosmopolitan Military: leaning hawkish Authority: leaning libertarian Constitutional: leaning reformist Take the quiz: quiz.jmoxley.co.uk

If my sibling has a child, I’m that child’s uncle. But if my cousin has a child I’m their first cousin once removed? It feels like there should be a different uncle related name for this relationship. Subuncle maybe.

Three PCs in the office all went wrong in different ways in the last half hour. Step one - work out if there has has there been a massive elctromagnetic sunburst

How can, in this year of infinite future technologies 2026, Outlook not tab text properly?

Heinz Pizza Toast Toppers were one of my favourite foods 1982 - 1992

Friday morning - three people on the bus

Cake day at work tomorrow

If I was given access to an actual time machine one of the first things I'd do is go back to 2004 and buy a copy of the Maharishi DPM camouflage book.

Step Sequencers

I just had an email from the Labour Party telling me my stint as PM will be August to November 2027 but I was hoping to go to Greece that September - can anyone swap with me?

Brighton, but willing to extend that out to the entire English south coast

So?

Prediction: If Burnham stands in a byelection the right wing parties will co-operate to only stand one right wing candidate against him and they will throw all their weight and oligarch funding behind that candidate. The Greens and the Lib Dems will of course stand candidates 1/2

Got a promotion. Which is nice.

Step Sequencers

What mirror world upside down weirdness are we in that I read a post that starts “The Tories have held….” And I think “oh thank fuck”

Well I’ll avoid travelling on Lumo trains in the future - train cancelled with 15 min notice, next train not for four and a half hours, “non-refundable” ticket means I’ve just spent £100 with another train company to get there on time

"So the control tower says we should use this autopilot, 'Andy' - although it can't actually land the plane."

Horrible

Is this going to be a monthly event?

Amazing

Every web design pitch I ever did had 'the good one', the 'not so good one' and 'the shit one we did an hour before the meeting'.* *'good' being a flexible term here

Boxing class on Monday night had us do a lot of sit ups and leg raises and now I can't get out my office chair

Said it before and I'll say it again, you don't need to agree with Zack Polanski's politics to call out what is quite clearly in my view, antisemitic caricaturing. And no, saying this doesn't lend him any political credibility. It just means we should critique his views and actions not appearance

The ceremonial centrepiece of the South Bank Festival of Britain site was the Festival Hall, designed by London County Council Architect’s Department, led by Leslie Martin, Robert Mathew and Peter Moro. The building contains an auditorium, bars, restaurant and public galleries

Crouch End, Deptford, Chiswick

Be burned as a witch

"I know you've been out of the public eye for a while now, Toast, but you really could do a lot to increase your visibility. Boudicca Scherazade has just had a fantastic interview in the Daily Mirror. I'll put you in touch with them."

Mood: t.co/PrJYK2VTLu Ensemble Drevo - Ой, у полі древо (which seems to mean "Oh, there's a tree in the field")

People aren’t driven to blame and attack innocent Jews because of Israel and Netanyahu, they’re driven to it because they hate Jews. No one’s going around stabbing American expats for being American over the war in Iran.

Every single fucking time there’s an antisemitic attack people immediately jump in with this bullshit. Fuck all the way off.

Read an article about someone announcing they are standing for President of the RIBA and it sets off alarm bells - a quick google confirms they are RCP / LM / Spiked / Battle Of Ideas alumni. Glad to know that my radar still functions.

An Architecture practice

Watching this morning's discourse and I'm starting to think that 90% of the time people write posts about other people's drinking they are actually writing about their own drinking.

Mood: t.co/PrJYK2VTLu Ensemble Drevo - Ой, у полі древо (which seems to mean "Oh, there's a tree in the field")

Even as a critic who has tried to write about MJ’s legacy with nuance and grace, I appreciate the clarity the director of Leaving Neverland brings to the table

me in 2015 hoping Ed Miliband becomes Prime Minister vs me in 2026 hoping Ed Miliband becomes Prime Minister