Hades is currently less than £7 on the Switch sale. Anyone care to help convince me to buy it?

Just switched the TV over to Blue Planet and have now convinced myself there is a rich seam of insults to be had from David Attenborough narration. Imagine getting into and argument and whipping out a devastating phrase like "you pulsating bell!" or "You're nothing but a colonial jelly!"

Suspect the use of an Everett Piano in Henry's house was a deliberate and very nice nod to the many worlds theory of Hugh Everett... #StrangerThings

Fellow mid-forties humans - do you find you're waking up with headaches more often as you age or is it just me (though it may be the slightly higher alcohol and unhealthy food intake of the festive season)? Treating it with tea, toast, some quiet music and a good book...

Didn't get any #Transformers for Christmas this year (though I do have two more Void Rivals books to read courtesy of my wife!) s Decided to open up the Comic Grimlock I bought for myself earlier on the year - he's an awesome figure and I'm really glad I got him over the studio series version!

Since it's the time of the evening when we traditionally bust these out I want to play a game! Rank these snack classics: Top row L-R are assigned a-d Bottom row L-R are assigned e-h

Finally watched It's a Wonderful Life, and it absolutely deserves classic status. Feel a bit silly for never having seen it, but sure it will become a Christmas tradition!

Time for another episode of "absolutely winging the stew recipe" Sunday!

Time to dig in to the final(?) part of #Haru... @lookhappy.bsky.social

Happy #Christmas #Caturday! Our cat Tiger has told me to share his beans, especially his rocket bean!

My 12yo has been allowed access to Fortnite, and it's making me miss simpler games like unreal tournament, team fortress and Spellbreak... The menus hurt my head.

We need more incentives like this in the UK - I can't claim money for travel during my work day yet I cycle or walk everywhere...

Toby Jugs were basically the Funko pops of the 18/1900s weren't they?

Pairing todays early morning reading from @chuckwendig.bsky.social "The Staircase in the Woods" with some Deathprod on the stereo. Appropriate that the current track playing is titled "Dead People's Things"....

Suspect I'm hitting the brick wall / cliff edge with my physical fitness. Any fellow millennials out there got advice for routines to get into as a borderline 45yo to prevent back pain? I walk/cycle to work a number of times a week so I'm not inactive, just starting to struggle with my back!

Restocking the caddy of happiness @yorkshiretea.bsky.social - still need to get some more biscuit brew....

First creme eggs spotted! Really starting to feel like Christmas now!

Why is it no one has made a modern version of Cannon Fodder? That game was so much fun...

How is it that peeling a boiled egg properly is never an easy task? I'd genuinely love to know the secret to doing it correctly.

Alright @chuckwendig.bsky.social - let's do this.

Friends of Bluesky, I will give you three guesses which part of my waterproof trousers turned out no longer to be waterproof after a 25 minute bike ride to work today...

Proposal to strip @ticketmaster.com of their "Master" rank for destroying everyone's hopes and dreams on a weekly basis. No Hayley Williams tickets for our family... #Ticketmaster #Ticketbastard

Booked in for #PredatorBadlands tonight with my Son - should be fun!

A question from my daughter after passing a bunch of teenage boys hanging out in the generic black puffer/tracksuit uniform with their bikes: "Do you think boys would actually choose to dress like that if they weren't in a big group?. Are they just afraid to stand out?"

Clawing back some sanity through physical media and games with the kids tonight. Record selection got a little silly.

Finally bought myself a copy of the complete thesis recurring from Bandcamp since I miss having the app so much.... @gregory-euclide.bsky.social

Rewatched @dantrachtenberg.bsky.social's brilliant Prey. It's better than either of the original Predator Films, and I'm really looking forward to Badlands. Going to have to rewatch Killer of Killers now...

Anyone know what time I should buy things from @bandcamp.com to ensure the Bandcamp Friday rules apply and any artists get 100%? (I'm in the UK)

My timehop just reminded me it's 6 years since I read Wanderers by @chuckwendig.bsky.social - good job none of that sort of came true eh?

Naturally, I'm getting a cold at the tail end of my week off.

Toblerone really is peak chocolate

I think America are missing a trick here. All someone needs to do is invent a machine which runs on bullshit and then they can just strap it to Donald Trump. Energy crisis solved. ...and he'd actually become useful!

Nothing quite like the sound of a few lads on the train sodcasting terrible dance music while they tear through a few cans to make you appreciate your headphones....

Just finished the first of the @chuckwendig.bsky.social Star Wars Trilogy "Aftermath" - never really read much Star Wars stuff in print but this is a lot of fun. Important messages tucked away in there too!

Happy #Caturday folks! Here's Tiger Hobbes, getting his snuggles in before I have to go do parenting stuff and shopping...

Reacquired a book I'd lent out and opened it randomly to a page yesterday... I'd already contemplated booking today off at short notice but this sealed the deal!

Good morning at work including some lovely words from a visitor about what they saw - time for a celebratory biscuit brew and a Tunnocks tea cake I think! @yorkshiretea.bsky.social

Time for another round of "winging it" Sunday Stew in the slow cooker!

Finally watched @hamiltonmusical.bsky.social with my wife and kids last night (at the cinema no less!) and it was truly excellent. Going on to my short list of Musicals I will voluntarily watch and genuinely enjoy 🤩

6am in the UK, and #earlyrisersbookclub choice is @chuckwendig.bsky.social's Star Wars Trilogy which I found second hand a while back. Appropriate stuff given the current state of the world... Pro tip: fascism bad!

Today on #earlyrisersbookclub we're reading The Book Of Elsewhere, and listening to @lowtheband.bsky.social

#nowplaying Jeniferever's wonderful "Spring Tides". ...quite loudly.

Urgh. Donald Trump is in the same country as me right now.

Charity shop find today! @philplait.bsky.social

Walking to work on bin day is essentially like a real life, dull version of one of those temple run style games. Dodge bin, avoid child on scooter, duck under brambles, slow down or be steamrollered by the inevitable elderly person on a mobility scooter who WILL NOT SLOW DOWN OR MOVE FOR ANYONE!

One of my favourite, and most random band related things is this tiny little artwork from Aaron Burtch #Grandaddy

Artists/Musicians - is there any specific reason people don't put the day on posters for shows? Seems like it's such a rarity now and though it's only a minor annoyance to look at a calendar it would make everyone's life much easier if it just said "Wednesday 10th December" for example.

Didn't have getting emotional listening to the new @thebeths.bsky.social album while walking across town from the garage this morning but here we are. Can't wait to see them next month in Leeds!