Considering I’m in the industry I should love it - but I fucking despise the whole lower ‘member-only’ prices to customers who scan a loyalty card and shit. I get why… but Tesco, what actual benefit is it to you that I am the #1 buyer of a Cheese and Tomato Pasta Pot in a shitty London suburb?

wow look at this dumb stupid dog (also yes, my GT is Wilde, not after Nick Wilde - and without all the funky numbers after it)

So a Chic-Fil-A (in the UK) opened up nearby to me in LDN and it’s insane seeing the queues out the door for it. And like… it’s a US chain > UK produce and manufacturing - it’s not even gonna be the same? Classic act like what Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Popeyes did here. …great on launch, ass afterwards

So hey. Adobe tried to pull a fast one on me, not alert me to a price increase through a dark pattern email and wanted £69 (from £27) for their services, so I just cancelled them after being with them for 6 years. Fuck Adobe man. Pricks. …but I guess it's on me because I should've switched sooner.

once again I am mentioning the (new) tsubi club album and i think it's on a track to being one of my AOTY's - it's been on non-stop repeat for me. it's been a bit polarising for some peeps, but it's all personal interpretation. such a fun album, love the prod, sampling - and the energy of it all.

My blue pupper mini partial has now been happily sold to a new member of the Rad Panda family ❤️ Orange pupper is still looking for a home at £3000, ready to pick-up from #cfz26 convention on payment in full 👍🏻 DM to enquire!

i know that going to conventions and going on holiday / vacation is very much a privilege and not a right but if there's one thing that i am fucking determined to do in 2026 considering the loss of the last twelve months - it's to go to a con. …hopefully MFF, as that's my fave of all time. ;-;

Hey friends attending CFz! My amazing fursuit maker has two absolutely gorgeous partials for sale at the con. So, hey, if anybody wants to be my floppy eared cousin…!! Loui makes some incredible work that I can attest to - absolute quality, comfortable, and worth every penny. DM them for more info!

This clip either feels like it's from one of the TV channels in GTA or a show like Silicon Valley. It almost doesn't feel real. Completely and utterly fucking out of touch. A billionaire doesn't feel 'that fear' we do. Fuck AI, fuck generative AI, and fuck the (tech) corps pushing AI over people.

Got 3 rejections in the space of 30 minutes for jobs I’m more than qualified for this AM. Had to cancel my therapist; can’t keep paying £70/$100 a session anymore and getting let down. And to top it off all my normie local friends (yes, all of them) are off to Japan for 3 weeks. why, why, why. :(

cw vent I’m just super overwhelmed right now. I kind of wish every day that tomorrow will be better - but it’s not getting any better, and it’s making me physically ill. The last 12 months with everything I’ve faced is something I don’t wish upon anybody. I just want this nightmare to end, please.

Well, today was ‘fun’. First time going to Hospital / A&E ever, first time getting a chest x-ray, and many more things. Thankfully nothing crazy serious and was able to go home, but gotta run out some more things. I just hope all the pain and stress stops at some point because it’s just killer. :(

This all just feels like one big The Thick Of It episode.

Me: “I have experience in X, Y, and Z!” Recruiter: “Thanks! It looks like you’re more of a general dogsbody and don’t have experience in X, Y, and Z.” Me: “That’s actually… what I've done for 7 years…” …Jesus Christ, who hires recruiters? I know it's AI slop candidates and a bad market but c'mon.

So hey, if you got the $20 to spare or have an XBOX Pass, Mixtape is one of the best few 'experiences' to come out in some time. It's not the best game… it's not even a game! It's an interactive movie at heart. But Beethoven & Dinosaur put so much love into this - and the soundtrack is *fantastic*.

his smug aura mocks me

quack quack

"…you get a free Parker pen, just for enquiring!"

If you haven't seen this music video, then you're absolutely missing out. Romain Gavras is a fuckin legend (notable MV dir. credits include Jamie xx's "Gosh," Justice's "Stress," & M.I.A.'s "Born Free"). Love the choreo, the tension, the cinetog/editing... and the song itself, ofc. …MVOTY for me

I appreciate that starting a business in this climate is super hard (hell, I'm still in the very early stages of my two), but please… If you are starting a creative business, especially catered towards serving the furry community... please don't use (generative) AI or any bullshit like that. 🙏

regrets

this is a great example of why you should never ask LLMs for ways to improve your UI/UX, kids, because you end up with utter dogshit like this ...even the fucking screen recording/demo has the product manager struggling to interact and click on things - that's when you know you fucked up

i don’t know what i’m honestly gonna do with myself, this just fucking hurts so much man

i’m just so tired man. it’s been nearly a year since everything’s gone downhill and it feels like there’s no sign of things improving or getting better. all of this hurts and even when i have tried to push against the tide and work hard and get help, it’s just not good enough. none of this is fair.

with appreciation, to new jersey's finest new yorker

CLEARING OUT SALE, MATE'S RATES Selling a few items if anybody is interested! Kind of in the shit right now whilst I get my new ventures off the ground, so shares and things appreciated. UK/London delivery & meetups preferred; *some* items can also be sent via RM SpecDev. Bank transfer or PayPal!

Also, in other music highlights of the past week, tsubi club released an album, and it's *fucking excellent*. Not quite hyperpop, not quite indie/midwestern, but good fun. Gorgeous prod, really good songwriting, and it's got the VA who voiced Alduin in Skyrim doing some vox/vocal samples too, lol.

Oh my god, that new Ninajirachi and Porter Robinson ID collab is genuinely *so fucking good*. Praying it's a larger project (my bet is on a Porter-led collab project with several other musicians slapped into a medium-sized EP, a la Fuck U Skrillex/Fred's USB - but who knows at this point).

In a bit of shock right now - I finally found a game/program that I've been looking for over 10 years (and counting). I can die happy. …turns out it's worlds.com or WorldsPlayer. Which I guess was the precursor to stuff like Second Life, VRChat, but same frame as ActiveWorlds, etc. Story below…

cw grief, emotional Ah, jeez… I'm absolutely in floods of tears. The Artemis II crew proposed naming one of the Moon's undiscovered craters after Reid Wiseman's late wife, Carroll, who passed away a few years ago. Hearing Hansen's voice crack, Reid passing out tissues, the group hug… fucking hell

great thing about easter for me is that i celebrate it next sunday, thanks to the wonderful orthodox calendar (despite me being a staunch atheist) and whilst i'm not looking forward to it for personal reasons... it does mean i get all the chocolate easter eggs i want for a quid/dollar a piece >:3

talking to a good mate from secondary school/middle school about Dune, and... checkmate

Also, you know this is *the* perfect ad to summarise how bad Microsoft products have become in the last 10 years, and that's not even considering how bad the non-LTSC, shitty, fucking dreadful AI junk-ridden shit builds have become from 2025 onwards ...there's a reason why i'm still on 22H2 lmfao

Watching the Artemis II stuff last night in the early hours and honestly, it was a tad emotional, and I can't quite put my finger on why. Godspeed to the crew and mission. I just pray in my lifetime I get to see folk on Mars, but praying that utter clapped fuck Elon/SpaceX doesn't get there first.

Feel like I’m falling by the wayside here. Trying to keep a brave face, go therapy, stay positive for folks, ‘cus nobody likes negativity. But it’s just one battle after another right now. Work, family, friends, life, other woes... I’m trying my absolute fucking best but I’m really struggling. :(

I’ve been trying really hard to mask and stay positive for the people around me, take care of myself, go to therapy once a week, and rebuild - but honestly, life just feels really heavy lately, and with no sign of improvement or change. …not sure what I’m doing wrong, but it really hurts, y’all. :(

clichéd, but after much thinking, I have the firm belief that the best musicians of the last god-knows, or if there's an ultimate artist up there for me... it probably belongs to The Beatles been listening to a fuck ton of their catalogue over the last few weeks, and I just think they're incredible

So happy to see One Battle After Another get Best Picture. Absolutely well deserved, stupid pleased for Paul Thomas Anderson, the cast/crew/prod. Actually, probably the most exciting Oscars in a long time and where I've agreed with *all* the winners. Just… fuck the showrunners cutting speeches. XD

Autumn Durald Arkpaw honors all of the women in the Oscars audience after becoming the first woman to win Best Cinematography. “I feel like I don’t get there without all of you guys”

Starting to get a bit pissed off with this 'Thank you to Netflix' drivvel with Frankenstein's winners' speeches. Even though they finance these films, and stick 'em in 'select theatres' for a little bit, so they get nominated... ...hold on, aren't they *literally* the corp that's destroying cinema?

So far, very happy with all the Oscar wins. It's an extremely exciting year because of both commercially and critically acclaimed films. Also, stupidly happy to see Matt Berry. Let's hope Sean Penn will win Best Supporting Actor... fuck the Oscar directors for cutting off the winners, though >:(

The annual debate of whether I can be arsed to stay up to watch the Oscars. I'm just hoping One Battle After Another gets Best Picture, and Paul Thomas Anderson gets Best Director. MBJ/Penn on Actor and Buckley/Madigan for Actress. Hoping Zootopia 2 gets Best Anim but... not gonna get my hopes up.

Hey, UK pups/kinky furries/kinksters! Out of interest, are there any casual kink events - particuarly in the South East - that are less focused around sex stuff, and more inclusive? I just wanna dress up in latex, be a sassy dog, have a drink, meet people - but not necessarily play/get in a scene.

One of the things I’m coming to realise about myself is that I get unhealthily obsessed. And sometimes, it’s superpower - I can reel off so many interests encyclopaedically. But it can be a real fucking curse. Like losing the EuroMillions, or how I act with folk. …something I’m trying to work on.

Went to see Hoppers and honestly? I think it’s the best Pixar film since Soul, or even Coco. Absolutely faultless movie in my eyes - loved everything about it - story, writing, casting, animation/rendering. Daniel Chong *fucking* aced it and I pray Pixar gives him another Director role again. 🦫

well, HEY, I got part of my prediction right! ✅ c’mon though… Mr Wyle, you make 40 gallons of fake blood up at your ranch and yet your researchers/prod team couldn’t even get a proper fursuit in. but hey, props for at least some semi positive representation. of course fucking Santos deals with it

As many of you know, I'm a huge Apple fanboy, but not their biggest fan when it comes to pricing. But holy shit, this MacBook Neo sounds fun. $599 starting price is incredible. Might be a fun device to pick up and pop into my bag for work, but without worrying about it getting damaged or stolen...

By the way, big shoutout to @radpandauk.bsky.social - who made Frankie, my first suit! Loui is very much one of the best people I’ve worked with: so kind, professional, and incredibly accommodating (even with last-minute requests when I dropped him off for repairs yesterday). Go check them out! ❤️

for the first time in my life, and staying at a million hotels - the safe broke and locked away my laptop, iPad, chargers - everything - for 18 hours as the hotel did fuck all till this morning. first time this has ever happened lol. got my stay fully comped, but holy shit that was a restless night

Operation: Bumblebee is a go! 🐝 Spending a few days up in Manchester, England to see if this could be a new place to live and settle down later at some point - or my late 20’s. Gonna be nice to take this at my own pace to explore compared to previous visits here when I’ve done Animalz/MancFurs.