I agree but how many of these meetings could have been an Space email?

Read my review of A Hole in the Sky by Peter F. Hamilton. A YA novel that would be at home in the adult fiction - and thats a good thing. "Oh Guano!" www.shorelineofinfinity.com/a-hole-in-th...

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! was an amazing movie and deserved a sequel.

Good Morning BlueSky.

Honoured to announce I’ve just been voted in as the Membership Officer of the @bsfa.bsky.social Looking forward to working for the membership and with the fine people on the committee. I unfortunately cannot be at EasterCon this year but I will be with you all in spirit. Thanks everyone.

Me, getting rid of the mutant potatoes from the bottom of my veg box…

Was at a funeral yesterday. It’s the only time I see some family members these days, which is really sad considering when I was little there was always some family gathering or something and we went on big family holidays every year. I spoke to an uncle of mine.

When you give nary a murmur when GW retcons entire global campaigns out of existence, when it retcons entire books of old lore, when it kills off old characters only to have them reappear, but you have serious issues with female space marines and custodes. I see you. I bloody see you.

Image by Daniel Warren Johnson. Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.

Lt Commander Data saying what we’re all thinking.

My elder cat Jack(20) going about his day in a house with a 6 month old kitten Pippin. youtu.be/FbUD7FRStbY?...

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you: Hello! I’m the instrumental rock band The Shadows.

Sleepy Baby

It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

Merry Christmas everybody. I celebrate it in a totally non-religious way unless you count our Lord and Saviour Shrek

My boys wanted some comics I think they should read so I got them Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman: Hush, Invincible Volume 1, and Judge Dredd: Judgement Day. I already have Watchmen, Kingdom Come, Green Lantern Rebirth, and Judge Dredd Necropolis otherwise I’d have bought them for the kids.

When you come in from Christmas shopping…

@redstateupdate.bsky.social my Christmas Present to myself tbh is year is listening to @redstateupdate.bsky.social every day. Absolutely rolling

Christmas number 1 definitely. open.spotify.com/track/4F3sgt...

When your new kitten won’t stop eating his brother’s food youtube.com/clip/UgkxFBg...

Finally finished painting my 1000pts Idoneth Deepkin army for the annual AOS Tournament. I hate painting really but I do like a parade once it’s done. p.s. the old carry cases arent fit for purpose, so a friend suggested magnetic sheets and steel washers on the bases which have worked well.

ADORABLE

So cute!!!

Someone is being an absolute menace today.

Casually dropping the term “Skibbidi Toilet” into conversation with my youngest to make him explode with embarrassment

Prosecution: My McGowan was found with offensive wounds on his hands. Defence: Mr McGowan has a kitten M’Lud. Prosecution: Withdrawn.

Here’s one. Inter-lockutter Or Inter-lowcuter?

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen. The Prodigy Rammstein Madness Nickelback Electric Six

Jingo Ankh-Morpork prepares for war, which is no good if your job is keeping the peace. Vimes does what he knows, even when it takes him outside his city. We discuss the good influence this book has on us and how it is, regrettably, still very relevant right now. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-xib32-...

Three stories out on Submission. Weyward - The Weird Sisters receive three visitors with three agendas. Moment in Translation - Scientists testing an alien translation device make a startling discovery. Doorways of Death - in a modern world, Necromancers perform a valuable service at funerals.

What picture when I read “Butlerian Jihad.”

Book 1…Snoopy here planning the trilogy

Be bo bo bo-bo bo. Be bo bo bo-bo bo. Be bo bo bo-bo bo. I’m a cat man.

Pippin the Kitten. Or Pipsqueak, Pip, Pippy Longstockings, Pipsi Max, Dr Pipper.

Commuting these last couple of weeks mad me remember why I hate relying on busses. You wait for a bus and it’s due, the app live map says it’s due, and then the bus company takes it off without warning leaving you to wait round for another one.

Had my first Age of Sigmar battles with the Idoneth Deepkin at the weekend in prep for the usual Christmas Tournament. 1k points Border War Tested out two army lists, the first vs Troggoths, the second vs Soulblight Gravelords. Win both but the first was a bit better.

It's looking increasingly unlikely that I've made it to the face-to-face interview step for a Hachette Traineeship. Was meant to hear back the W/C 17th November. Sad times. I'm happy I was longlisted but I'm gutted I haven't made it, I was really looking forward my first steps into the industry.

You can keep your Excalibur, your Glaive, your Lightsaber, your Anduril, and even your Spear of Destiny. The only fictional weapon that I need is Rincewind’s half-brick inna sock.

And also with you

Off for my first session as an academic support worker. One of the things that interested me most about this job is sitting in for a variety of different courses. Today is international relations.

Really need to get back to playing Warhammer more.

Imagine if you will… Friday the 31st October, Halloween, during the walk to the Titan Publishing party in Brighton, Fran messaged me, “I have a confession to make.” I’m sure you can imagine all the possible scenarios that could come from that sentence but for me there was only one.

Job news. On Tuesday I had my induction as an Academic Support Worker for Barry Bennett LTD, helping disabled students in higher education.

Got my quarterly text to confirm I’m on the adult adhd wait list. This makes 3 years on the list.

Induction for my new job in academic student support this morning. Now to invigilate more GCSE mock exams.

I am finally home from FantasyCon. More thoughts later. I’ve a cohort of year 11’s to invigilate

I’m finally on my last coach, should get home round about 6am and then make the kids lunches, shower, lots of coffee and out to work at 8. Marvellous.

World Fantasy Award Banquet ussie! I would have dressed up but I’m gatecrashing.

What I love most about the #BritishFantasyAwards is that it gives me a whole load of new magazines, books and stories to read.