Holy Galactus...

Let's Make Hope Normal Again.... youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA?... @zackpolanski.bsky.social is giving me hope again, I'd almost given up. I felt overwhelmed by the mess we're all in. Now I see a better future for us all. I feel hopeful things will change.

Reading something on KU, and there is an elf of the Winter Court called "Neeve"... ... And that phoneticisation of "Niamh" is pissing me off.

Le capitaine, c'est moi!

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If you've not found "The One" yet, don't sweat it. Love yourself(*) and the people around you. The One may appear, disappear and reappear. There may be several The Ones, or none. The One may not be The One... yet. And that's all ok, just ask Zathras.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

ISTG that our Brother is a rare example of (b) in action. It... Just works. And this feels unholy. (Figuring out how to get a given app to actually send something to print is a different question, but that isn't the printers fault. And yes, I'm looking at you MS products...)

This also isn’t true!!! There is a public consultation NOW OPEN and you can go have your say. Obviously they want to present it as a done deal but it’s not. hampstead-heath-bathing-ponds.commonplace.is/en-GB/

So say we all...

Good morning. For anyone that needs to hear this: Boobytrap spelled backwards is partyboob.

We have options for you 🕯️🖤 #CandleShop #CustomerService #TheCustomerIsAlwaysRight #DumpHim

In case you missed it last night - Oi, Shiny! is once more open for US shoppers. Very limited stock, am adding more (migraine permitting) but hopefully I can slowly get the ball rolling again.

I never got in trouble for reading ahead in English classes, the teachers knew it was impossible to stop me reading I did, however, get into trouble for reading ahead in RE TBF, I'd finished the assignments in 15mins and pulled a Library book out. Teach took that one, so I got the next one out.

I would like to hear similar sentiments expressed with as much conviction by leading UK politicians.

Halp, am trapped. She's been here for two hours already... #ProofOfCat

Isn't this exactly what we were told we were being ridiculous for raising concerns about?

Keeping people in poverty is an expensive luxury. My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

The Gender Critical have already inundated this survey with their disgusting views on banning trans people from using the ponds. Would be a shame if we inundated with trans positive views on not banning trans people. hampstead-heath-bathing-ponds.commonplace.is/en-GB/propos...

Amazon have removed the guns from their Bond posters, giving the tantalising impression that Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan think you’re a wanker.

Take pleasure where you can find it. You never know what's coming down the pipe to stop you enjoying things.

Which whale species did I see? Leatherwood et al. (1982, p. 10) is hard to beat...

I am old enough to remember when the Indy was an exciting new serious paper with a sparkling staff of excellent, dedicated journalists. Now it's published some AI slop they're claiming Patricia Routledge wrote for them when actually it was utter garbage doing the rounds on Facebook.

lol wtf

In memoriam...

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

I've heard countless folks say "I can't even draw a stick figure" and let me tell you, that squiggly hand-drawn line will always have more heart and expression than any AI art could ever have.

Two bearded men at a bus-stop do infectiously lovely, sugar-fuelled belly-laughing as they share a huge bag of giant chocolate buttons. Art by Danny Noble. Words by me.

From a close friend:

The University of Glasgow groundspeople are going to be quite annoyed when they come in to work tomorrow...

Ornithology is all about the process. #GoBills | #BillsMafia

Really need Londoners to get involved here

Nobody escapes justice with the #WorldBollardAssociation

It’s so annoying that we all have to just continually point out how rules around/between decorum and violation are applied asymmetrically to vulnerable groups versus the people who are always hassling them, and it’s extra insulting that the people in charge are trying to lol it away.

Yesterday I said a society *requiring* you to own a car makes you less free than a society with options for biking, walking, & transit. Lots of people have shouted at me that this could never work in rural areas, and that they have to drive long distances for everything. YOU'RE MAKING MY POINT.

As kids, we start to convince ourselves we can’t do certain things. Dance. Sing. Write. For years, I told myself I couldn’t draw because my drawings didn’t match a supposed ideal. Letting go of self-imposed restrictions helps us grow.

Do you feel that, the change in the air? GUESS WHAT ITS WIDE WITCH WEDNESDAY

Someone dug this up and reposted it, and I still love the concept. We start with Sarah going about her boring day-to-day life.

Celeste dos Cravos (2025), acrylic gouache (+ tiny bit of watercolour) on hot pressed paper (A3) The traditional version of the illustration I painted digitally last year, now as I had first envisioned it :)

“Wow! Fantastic! Real fame at last! Fancy being in a Gary Larson cartoon!” Amidst so many wonderful tributes to Jane Goodall, I thought I’d share this delightful detail for anyone else who grew up admiring her, and Gary Larson’s Far Side brilliantly bonkers cartoons www.salon.com/2025/10/01/j...

I had the good fortune, one recent Earth Day, of being on a web seminar where Dr Jane Goodall was interviewed. The interviewer (an American) really didn't know what to do with the short shrift she gave to some of the more asinine questions. It was delightful.

For Jane. RIP.

Today I met Uncle the capybara at a "Anitouch" (I think, my ticket disintegrated in the humidity). He's old, more than a bit blind, and there are signs saying to act with loving kindness. He is SUCH a good boy.

You genuinely cannot make this shit up gizmodo.com/kash-patel-b...

(solemnly) You've had mail.

When Don Draper says, "We invented love to sell nylons" he doesn't mean they invented the emotion of love. He means they invented a way of performing/enacting love in the West, just like diamond traders invented the need for diamond engagement ring. Environment and its manipulation can shape how

Normally, when I submit my regular #ProofOfCat, it is Daisy I use to validate my phone existance However, after returning from mum's, Honey-cat decided to pose. And so I have #ProofOfOtherCat as well, and am doubly validated.