There's a big bit of internet feeling bereft today. The kindest man. He properly looked after me when I was having the worst time. He encouraged me to do all the things. My life would have been worse without him. I will miss Michael so much.

Well that was a appalling night's sleep by any standard.

I'm trying to wrap and she's being deliberately difficult

SO MUCH TRACTOR FORESHADOWING #TheArchers

I went to the butcher/grocer yesterday and asked for a Christmas veg box to be saved for me on Christmas Eve. "Do you want to pick it up on Monday? We're getting a load in, it'll be lovely and fresh." "I can't but... It'll be the same age when I eat them on Thursday?" "Oh... Oh yeah"

Last night we went to Light Up at Cotswold Sculpture Park. I've been meaning to go there for years, it was lovely. The first year they've done Lights. I took this very average picture of an owl, but @curiousiguana.bsky.social took his magic camera holder & spent ages doing good ones so watch out.

Came across Clarissa Dickson-Wright’s autobiography in a charity shop. It is everything a devotee of weird history could hope for

This is how you hold grudges.

In "where's The Thames" news, it's all over the fields and right up to next door's back gate 💦

Uh oh

We've either got a poltergeist or 21 is home for Christmas.

Share price of Redaction Services Inc has gone through the roof.

Christ I'm tired. Are we nearly there yet?

How is it only half past one?! That morning lasted about a WEEK.

Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with 2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.

The tree. It is up.

It's always a treat to visit the wildlife park at this time of year

When you're 49 and a 20yo wrote the novel you're reading

I have handed in my last 5000 words of the year 🎉

This is quite fabulous and worth a few seconds of anyone's time if they need cheering up on this dreary morning. Plate, may I introuce arse? Arse, this is plate. Say how do you do.

I DON'T WANT TO SWIPE FOR THE NEXT ARTICLE I WANT TO READ THIS ARTICLE WITHOUT NONSENSE ALL OVER IT.

Watched a delightful nativity today and it reminded me of the time I directed one early in my career. I wanted 'Mary' to react in shock to 'Gabriel' and foolishly told her to react like a mum would - cue angel appearing and the six-year-old Mary yelling, "F*cking Hell!" at the top of her voice.

Talking Christmas lists on the family chat 🎄

Some of us are not ready to face the world today

I'm already cross and fed up so I guess I'll watch #GameofWool.

Day 3 of extremely tedious diverticula flare up, and why hasn't it fucked off yet?

Art history class tonight on Vermeer at Kenwood has reminded me of the theft of the Guitar Player, which was a big story when I was nine. Strap in, this goes places. 🧵(1/13)

Finished it! I hope it's nice to wear after all that.

Am I very very old, or is all this a bit... Grubby?

"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."

Good lord.

Himself just sat down, opened his phone and announced "SEX CARDIGANS!" I didn't even blink. 12 years and we're there.

"and next week, knitted food" Why are they so determined to make knitting look awful. Why is no one allowed to knit anything beautiful 😭 #gameofwool

Honestly at this point I’m just watching #GameofWool waiting for the moment when Holger snaps and does a murder

CROCHET ISN'T FUCKING KNITTING #gameofwool

It's 100% Monday. All of it.

I made a tiny Christmas stocking. I don't want to make any more but I have committed to make 16. SIXTEEN.

🤣

Big London

I don't mean to show off but my team and I won a HSJ award last night. (I am showing off)

I had a good day today I am caught up on what's going on for the first time since September I spent an hour sticking tiny number stickers to keys and lockers I chaired the worst meeting of the month & it was OK I spent a different hour tidying up an office, getting rid of random boxes and wires

I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.

I am SO excited about this movie. I loved the book so much and it really looks like they've nailed it. #ProjectHailMary

I have a underdesk dog today 😍

HAS ANYONE MENTIONED HOW COLD IT IS

Well. We certainly watched that. #gameofwool

Nipples has found himself on the floor. That's because crochet is an entirely unsuitable material for making a fucking deckchair #GameOfWool

#gameofwool season two, replace one of the judges with a comic who is also a competent knitter. Fill that banter void. Then the other person needs to be a bit of an oddball, maybe a bit standoffish, but he's the one you REALLY want to impress. And may I suggest this guy:

love that most of these pairs are just pairing up the contestants who are still enthusiastic with the contestants most likely to throw themselves into the sea if they have to be on this show a minute longer #gameofwool