Not a bad shot from a moving bus. There’s like 4 of them, and the whole car park is locked off. Yes, there’s a car park right beside a historic City Wall.

Wahey, double win at the bookshop. Got my grubby mitts on @aptshadow.bsky.social s newest offering Children of Strife, (I wonder what is going to be smart that shouldn’t really be smart this time) and it’s signed! But also found out that @garethlpowell.bsky.social is going to be in my ends soon.

Boss has told me to chase up a supplier for... something. Only thing is, according to my records, we've not actually asked this company anything this year? Genuinely think he's imagined something. Either that, or he's half remembered something and is asking me to ask the wrong people something.

Ohhh, the car park outside the walls to the Cathederal is all fenced off. Bunch of official broadcast trucks are gearing up inside. I wonder how much royalty are coming down on Wednesday. A new archbishop warrants the king, right? It must do.

This is a Dance Off! If You see This, Post a Dance, or You're Eliminated! Don’t bother, I just won. “Not salsa, not flamenco my brother. Do you know, desi nach?” Nacho nacho, bitches.

I still get ‘nam flashbacks to Big Hand. Iykyk

What to read while I hang up my laundry? Just finished Tchaikovsky’s latest, and his next isn’t out until next week. I was listening to Project Hail Mary in anticipation yesterday. I might start a reread of Dungeon Crawler Carl before the new book in May. Yeah, that’s a plan.

I’ve been waiting months for this GIF. *jazz hands*

*JAZZ HANDS* AMAZE AMAZE AMAZE!

Unhinged goblin gregging at the cinema for Project Hail Mary. There’s nothing to stop you asking them to fill a Stanley cup with slushie. The look on the guys face was priceless.

Incredible scenes on the estate just now. Square where the bus pulls into was blocked by a driver trying to go round the same corner. Bus had cars waiting behind, driver didn’t. And she refused to reverse to give way. For so long the bus driver had to get out and talk to her. Lady! Just reverse 10m!

I have just kicked the dick off the housework I needed to do. The spare room is no longer a hoarders paradise, but is now ready for my homie to visit next week. Great success! There is substantially more Lego in the room since he moved away.

Dinkvara, what are you doing?

I’m going tonight and I can’t wait. *jazz hands*

Ffs. One of my cats just did a shit that stank so bad it woke me up.

read the news today

FFS. On my bloody own at work (again), and I take a chance to have a poo, and the bloody phone rings for the first time today.

- @zackpolanski.bsky.social is now saying 220,000 Green members in England and Wales. + @scottishgreens.org = 230k. Labour’s last figure, in December, was 250k. Given how many people I know who’ve left Labour in the meantime, I wouldn’t be surprised if Greens have in fact already overtaken Labour

As is tradition, celebrity death announcement Animorphs cover.

I notice he doesn't list Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke Badenoch, Muhammad Ziauddin Yusuf, Priti Sushil Patel, Sajid Javid, Rishi Sunak or indeed Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson who was born in fucking America. I wonder why that is?

15 books to get to know me 📖 (Lazy cheating edition) Assassin's Apprentice Royal Assassin Assassin's Quest Ship of Magic The Mad Ship Ship of Destiny Fool's Errand The Golden Fool Fool's Fate Dragon Keeper Dragon Haven City of Dragons Blood of Dragons Fool's Assassin Fool's Quest (Assassin's Fate)

Kemi Badenoch has very obviously never worked retail. It’s not a surprise, politicians who opine on this sort of shit have never had a real job in the real world. Workers are literally told not to do this. You’d get sued, the shop would be liable and you’re putting yourself in danger. Stupid opinion

Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination.

This is so untrue, I'm convinced this man has dementia and should have his car keys taken away from him. I honestly don't want people of a pensionable age in positions of power anymore. They're utterly delusional, about pretty much everything. They live in a fantasy land, untethered from reality.

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

This is how my boss sends e-mails. And he wants LESS details.

Hmmm. The Theatre School next door seems to be closed today. Either it's half term again, or the Easter holidays have started early or... It's something to do with local news that's now a national concern.

Hope *and* a plan. Rent controls. Nationalise water. Lower energy bills. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Still so weird to hear the Prime Minister namecheck the shit nightclub in my ends at PMQs.

Alcohol is legal, and people aren’t drunk all the time. This is just lazy nonsense that’s dredged up from the 1930s, that boomers and Gen X still fall for.

Gods, I always hated this place. Now I'm having to see it crop up on the timeline.

Might just be a coincidence, might be my imagination, might just be hyper awareness, but Canterbury seemed noticeably quiet today. Saw more than a fair few more masks than I’ve seen for a number of years on the bus as well. And was that an unusual number of ambulances with sirens blaring?

Simple.

Sorry, but again, if your argument about “women in sports” extends to CHESS then I can’t take you seriously, because you’re clearly utterly deranged. “Men are stronger so can swim faster” questionable, but maybe? “Men are better at chess” Right, so now you’re saying women aren’t as smart as men.

4 weeks on the bounce that I’ve had the same driver to get into town, and all 4 of those weeks she hasn’t been able to handle topping up my bus pass. Like, honestly now. I already have to psych myself up to talk to someone this early in the morning. Meet me halfway here, you’re paid to do this.

Nope, hate this for us. Did everyone in charge of basically everything not learn a single lesson from the pandemic?

It’s cool and totally a coincidence how they’re doing this again while the IDF are committing crimes against humanity in three countries

FFS I hate it here. I hate how stupid this is. I hate how SO EASLISY avoidable this was. But no, people had to bullshit about vaccines because they were so fucking ablest they'd rather people have meningitis than autism. Why does my ends have fucking meningitis in 2026. I hate everything.

Ok, in a very silly turn of events, I’m being name checked in a YouTube account about a tappy tappy mobile game. I somehow ended up in a guild with a guy with a massive following. And I’m better at it than he is.

Current representation. What a shelf. Got another “Children of” next week that I’m looking forward to. @aptshadow.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/ther... Honestly, 2 books in as many months? How is a Greg supposed to keep up?

They can’t put Freddo on a fiver, because it’d be worth a tenner next week.

Ohhh very dear. The establishment are not going to like this. Not at all, not one bit. Oh very dear. Let’s see them be totally normal about it.

I still reflexively say *meow* any time some mentions Sophie Ellis-Bextor, because of what now must be a 20 year old joke on Nevermind The Buzzcocks, when it was still on the BBC. You can’t say shes a nobody, that’s just daft. But way to infiltrate a charity gig. Well done you, “Agent Forstarter”.

James O’Brien blocked me for posting this, in response to a tweet.

Oh look at that, I was ill overnight and had to call out today. Sure am glad everyone who cunted me off yesterday is capable and can do my end of the job, otherwise that would be awkward for shipments that need to be sent out.

Great. FedEx haven’t pitched up to collect some shipments. I’m going to get in the neck for that as well, aren’t I? Oh well, this is why I print out all my pickup confirmations. At least I’ve got it in black and white that I did my part of the job. The rest is very much outside of my control.

Ffs now I’m getting yelled at by the boss, because the other guy isn’t paying attention to me.