'Sorry I missed my appointment - a shop had a jigsaw on the go...' Peak #ADHD: Sat down to work on this for a few minutes. Photo 1 was taken at 13.07. Photo 2 at 15.40. This was not 'a few minutes'; I didn't notice. This will rank up there with my worst time blindness episodes. 🫤

Whenever I see: 'What's your favourite black and white film?' or 'black and white film of the day'... Why not: 'What's your favourite colour film?', 'Colour film of the day'... As if it is a GENRE. Good morning.

What a line-up in tonight's Matlock! Jason Bateman, Betty White, Cameron Mitchell, Rhea Perlman, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Corbin Bernsen, a guy from Dr Quinn Medicine Woman, one of the mums from Beverly Hills 90210...and Alf. So very 1987.

This PEANUTS comic strip was published #OTD on November 12, 1984.

The face of Elizabeth Sellars, resigned to her despair, in THE LONG MEMORY (1953) on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social Encore.

I enjoyed this article, and didn't know this tune or this fact. youtu.be/sKC96veZubI?...

Decorations that you can send as greetings cards! George Smiley! Joni Mitchell! Big Daddy! Giant Haystacks! Columbo! Available from: heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com

Some of the best art and fab gifty bits (for yourself or others) going...

You don't have to share screenshots of columists, you know. They only speak for themselves, most of the time, and sharing their burblings merely enables them to continue.

Today's colours. #NotMyCat

Yesterday's colours. Springy clothes for rainy weather.

And if you like that, you'll love @whenisbirths.bsky.social's new book (probably; I've not bought it yet but will when I'm not skint). #80sOverload bsky.app/profile/when...

My internet radio's a belter today. Good morning!

See also €1 / £1 / etc...

A new vintage-y cafe piece 🖤 #cafe #vintagestyle #paris #vintagefashion paineproffittart.bigcartel.com/products

@tobytram.bsky.social Up your street

@dzyrl.bsky.social Random!

Tonight 👇 and completely free (I'll be there for the kick off) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-mortal...

London-based freelancer? The co-working space I've used since 2021 is doing a monthly Freelance Friday - a chance to network with other freelancers, chat about the market, and get a free day pass to boot! www.eventbrite.com/e/freelance-...

'I personally strongly dislike the concept of a friends-and-family discount. If anything, your friends and family should be offering to pay extra because they care about you and want your business to be successful.' -- I really like this...

19 years ago, a teenager who got early release immediately went out and murdered (and did many other horrible things) to a friend of mine. No accountability. More stringent assessment of eligibility still sorely needed.

Did an online order for a coat and their confirmation thanked me for being part of their 'journey'. Had I known...

Important Belgium v UK news. Good morning.

My new, iconic cat is finally on my iconic lap. An iconic moment.

'COMING SOON: Season 2 of this iconic series', said a bus advert earlier, about something I've never heard of. 1) That's not how iconic works 2) Even if it was, nothing that's only on its second series could ever be iconic 3) Stop it 4) I can't remember what the series was, so no need to ask

Missed a phone call today to offer a last-minute appointment for this week; rang back immediately... appointment gone. They offered another for next month... somewhere 1.5 hours away. Nae. So I'm back on the waitlist...

Today's colours: accidental matchies again

Us v them: I told someone I really liked her coat since I'm still on the hunt for a warm, waterproof one for winter. She told me where to find it and said 'it was really inexpensive, too!'. Had a look. It's £200.

Artists who get stuff printed. I print my own prints but find printing companies are better for cards and postcards. Do any of you have a favourite?

Have barely been out over the last week and my 1.5 hours of having to stand to look at art yesterday has put paid to today's plan for a cinema double. The worst bit of my back pain is when I exhale, so if I could just stop breathing everything would be fine.

Xmas cards will be on sale in a week- something old, something new, something weird and something blue.

Why did no one warn me to not update the Letterboxd app? I hate it. Good morning.

Very quiet couple of weeks sales wise. I presume everyone is saving up for Christmas. (Or you’re buying food instead) marswasrubbish.etsy.com

Back in stock! Build-Your-Own community radio station playset at heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com - where we promise to inform, educate AND entertain!

Final day of the discount for new subscribers: www.edinburghminute.com/ends-today-2... Acknowledging that *deals-for-new-subscribers-only* totally suck but it's one of the few pillars of survival that small publishers have. The Minute wouldn't exist without existing subscribers 🙏 So thank you!

I enjoyed hobbling round the Open Studios in Albion Road today, in the (briefly sunny) shadow of Hibs stadium. Bought a couple of small bits and had some nice artsy chats.

Yesterday met a couple who had returned to live in UK after a couple of decades in Belgium. 'We had no idea how awful things are here. I could phone my doctor in Brussels now, and get an appointment for Monday morning.'

It’s almost 90 years old, it’s cheesy and it’s a travesty of English history but it became the model for every action movie that followed. The Adventures of Robin Hood was 1938’s top-grossing movie… bit.ly/3Lsn62Q

Her sister wrote my favorite essay about her. She points out that RF would have been famous even if she'd never looked at DNA www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

NEVER SHARED BEFORE! Check out the legendary Keely Smith mucking about with Ian during a sound check with "On The Sunny Side of the Street". Keely and her and Louis Prima's daughter Toni used to tour with us every Summer in her 80s! Sorry for the poor quality but worth sharing.

What a weird name for a dog. But sorry for their loss.

🎬 #LastFourWatched: New thing I'm going to try until I forget, based on films I choose randomly from other people's most recent #LetterboxdFriday. So for now, it's #LetterboxdSaturday

Finally going to have a go at putting together my @heykidsshop.bsky.social friends. The Delia I've had for a couple of years, far too long to keep her in her packaging!

This is one of the things I miss, even though when I last had a season ticket I was driven out of my seat due to someone nearby being so creepy. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

My first #Caturday in eight months, thanks to my new arrival.

NEW! Columbo Decorations! Celebrating perhaps the greatest tv detective. They can be sent as cards and hung as decorations, the versatility is astounding! Just one more thing...head on over to heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com for these and LOADS of other quality merchandise.

"The ghost of Malcolm McLaren hovers over Adam And The Ants on stage" My latest Substack is a 1980 review of Adam and the Ants at the Royal Court theatre in Liverpool. pennykiley.substack.com/p/adam-and-t...

I definitely need one of these for my (one day, so I've been saying for a long time) synth band, The Cynths.

Things you don't expect on a leisurely walk in the park. #Edinburgh