One week to official publication! #IntoTheGroove is my month-by-month guide to 80s pop in all its rich, diverse glory. From the Cocteau Twins to the Thompson Twins, from Shakin' Stevens to Shakespear's Sister and from De La Soul to Soul II Soul! Pre-order or buy!: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...

Look what we have here then.

When will people realise that what one wants to hear on an animal video is the occasional animal noise.

I will happily watch a two minute and 58 second video of your cat and dog playing together, but please don't add cheesy music in the background. Good morning.

@wolct.bsky.social Hi there. I saw that three of my swan friends are missing. They seemed healthy, so do you know if they've been sent elsewhere or have sadly left for the canal in the sky...?

Today a cat showed me for quite some time where its ghost lives.

Sad to discover I missed an interesting film and Q&A at @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social last week, for which I had tickets -- I accidentally added it to my diary for OCTOBER 17 rather than September. I hope SOLO was good! 🎬 :-(

@simonbrew.bsky.social Hallo? You have (direct) mail...

Two years ago today, one of my sweetest of cat friends died in my arms very unexpectedly. I'd known him for many years but on this day - despite being a very healthy lad - he had a seizure within mere seconds of me arriving to feed him. Tragic then, tragic now. I've yet to get over it... RIP, Nixie.

Just signed the Brussels Greens' petition for more car-free days in Brussels, 100% yes please 🚲 www.groenbrussel.be/meer_autoloz... @groenbe.bsky.social

On the SVU score, in one of last night's episodes, Olivia unexpectedly came face to face with the man who had put out a hit on her a few months ago. He's evil but clearly respects her; he greeted her with: 'You are ASMR for my soul'. I quite liked that.

I've been watching so much SVU that I just referred to a nurse as my 'outcry witness' after having to make an impromptu official complaint about a hospital receptionist being horrible to me. Olivia Benson wouldn't put up with that shite.

Perfect ad placement in a 'The Moment I Knew...' Good morning.

Looking at my jacket as the bus crawls through traffic, a memory strikes me of where I got this badge: A few years ago on a Brussels bus, I struck up a chat with a woman who had half a dozen film noir DVDs with her. I also commented on her various badges -- she took off this one gave it to me ♥️

About six months ago, I joined a few FB groups when looking for somewhere to live... One of my requests to join was approved today. 🤦🏼‍♀️

The article is 3 years old, but these sneaky anti-drugs leaflets are still being distributed in chippies, cafes and shops around Edinburgh. www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...

Perfect ad placement in a 'The Moment I Knew...' Good morning.

I’ve already reposted this but i think it’s already the best thing I’m going to read this weekend. Grief for a friend isn’t talked about much. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Doing this today! I’m on 12.30 - 1.15. #Vinyl #DJLife #Hitchin

If you like libraries and/or books and/or community engagement and/or watching something that feels like a warm hug, you'll love HOW TO BUILD A LIBRARY. I was ready to hop on a plane to help make it happen. Thanks, @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social! www.circleandsquare.tv/how-to-build...

My toxic trait is saying yes to things I have the ability to do, without considering if I have the time, energy, or motivation.

If you’re cancelling your Disney Plus subscription today, now’s a great time to sign up to The Daily Tism Patreon. Not only is it a great time with bonus articles, podcast episodes & monthly community events but we pay real writers to write real things & we don’t fire them for being right on.

Will Young is now 46 youtu.be/Gs1VY9HYoXg?...

I tried this on my bleached hair yesterday and it turned it BROWN. We followed the instructions perfectly. I'm very confused. It was recommend to me wholeheartedly by a frequent user, but non. I also have a purple one, but guess will get rid. Has anyone else had luck/no luck with it?

The estate agency organised an engineer to come "check the electrics" soon. I've been given no guidance so have no idea what that entails, and if he starts pulling things away from the walls and wanting cupboards emptied to get to plug points, my ADHD brain will definitely lose it. Good morning.

Poster for SHE'S WORKING HER WAY THROUGH COLLEGE (1952) How was this artwork never used in a 1980s punk flyer? I mean, Virgina Mayo's holding up Ronald Reagan's decapitated head for God's sakes.

Do I know anyone who lives or works very, very close to Euston station? I'd like to leave a collapsible pram somewhere for four days. Luggage store type places = 💰💰💰

Help: I've a new cat-sit where the humans smoke in the house. It hit me immediately as the door was opened and normally I would JUST SAY NO without even going in but I need dosh for Copper the Cat. I'll seal my stuff in a bag but anyone have personal recommendations of spray I can use in the house?

@hayleygullen.com Yay!

My life thedailydistract.com/adhder-sets-...

On Etsy I’ve sold 396 items. Order four more things, otherwise it just gets nasty. marswasrubbish.etsy.com

The difference in rail fare for advance v flexible is FIFTY POUNDS (£37 v £87) and I don't know what to do. Traffic might be fine. It might not. I'm skint, so don't want to buy the pricey ticket if I'm simply worrying needlessly.

Anyone driven from Calais lately with Le Shuttle? I'm making my plan for collecting MY NEW CAT and wondering how much queuing/road congestion those driving him from Folkestone to central London are likely to face.

Help: I've a new cat-sit where the humans smoke in the house. It hit me immediately as the door was opened and normally I would JUST SAY NO without even going in but I need dosh for Copper the Cat. I'll seal my stuff in a bag but anyone have personal recommendations of spray I can use in the house?

@lenniesaurus.bsky.social Hello. I just saw a gigantic photo of your face in the @portybooks.bsky.social's window, passing on the bus. 😃

From today my new cat will live indoors with a human so he can be socialised more -- although I've seen many photos and videos of him snuggling up to her despite currently living between outdoors and a recovery room. I'm happy the other cat was adopted to make space for him for the next few weeks!

Read an e-book by a friend from old old old old Twitter that is very much not my usual genre, but what shocked me more than all the graphic threesome sex stuff was characters moving seamlessly from the UK to the Netherlands with no mention of bureaucracy. An entire chapter was needed for that alone.

The Sugarhill Gang performing Rapper's Delight on Soul Train. Explore the remarkable history of the record in Wrongtom's epic thread below (keep hitting "Read 1 more reply" for the full story)

Absolute legend. MORE of THIS from all our politicians

I’ll be signing a few copies for Queen’s Park Books next week. You can preorder these here if you’d like: www.welbooks.co.uk/shop/p/this-...

The ADHD urge to buy a thing, watch all the videos about the thing, religiously track shipping until the thing arrives, excitedly open the shipping box to get to the thing, and then place the thing somewhere random and forget about it for 3-60 months.

Turned on the car radio and this was playing *again* stone-cold perfect goddamn song and video

Someone on the bus has sprayed perfume and simply NO. People, do not do this. Many thanks.

Definitely recommended! (And I'm happy to have a badge to match)

[doing things I’m bad at] “ugh, I suck at everything” [doing things I’m good at] “this doesn’t count because it’s easy for me”

A cat in a pet carrier in a cable car is some real matryoshka doll shit. And v cute to boot

Can I ask that if you're worried about a spot on your skin, you watch this? A metastatic melanoma killed my sister, and I wouldn't want that to happen to anyone else. youtu.be/M5BfLK9czeU?...

Building the Angel of the North, 1998, photo by Trevor Ermel.

I was meant to be in this parade yesterday (I see my group! So I would have ended up in the photos 😅) but instead I stayed flat... theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/09/edin...

If you get this text, it’s a #scam. I don’t claim benefits and the winter fuel payment is given automatically to people who are eligible. #dwp