Procrastination Weetabix. Never mind Kentucky Derby horse name, that would sound like a great name for an indie punk band!

Fucking called it. www.railwaygazette.com/uk/governmen... Massive underinvestment crippled British Railways. Now the government is promising to repeat the mistakes of the past before they've got GBR up and running. Hope the "Nationalise the railways" lot are happy - they've ruined it for everyone.

Okay, games industry. Seriously, when are we getting an HD remaster/remake of Bloody Roar - or even Bloody Roar 5? I'll take either. #BloodyRoar

So currently off work with illness, so have decided to mess about with some emulation now I have a powerful enough machine to run games with decent upscaling. All I can think of now is "when are we going to get an HD Bloody Roar game, as Primal Fury looks rather good at higher resolutions?".

An extremely fun commission for @tktiger.bsky.social and his online radio show, Tiger Tails Radio! Studio the mascot was such a delight to draw! Check out their broadcast here - youtube.com/tigertailsradio

It is time! TigerTails Radio Season 16 is due to kick off with its first (and hopefully only) pre-season test show on 20/01/2024. Come join @tktiger.bsky.social, @charlestonrat.bsky.social, Xaiver Wolf, and Hedgie as they celebrate the launch of the new season. www.youtube.com/live/n_EG9qz...

After getting some lieu time at work, I have been able to get more chores done than I had planned, which afforded me the chance to try to make sausage rolls. I am notoriously bad with anything pastry related, but despite not looking great, they tasted okay.

Merry Christmas everyone! Hop you all have a wonderful time, be you with family, friends, or spending the day alone. Thanks to @huskyteer.co.uk, @majorward.bsky.social & @fitzroyfox.bsky.social, and @charlestonrat.bsky.social for the cards. Hopefully all yours have arrived safely, or will do soon.

Thanks to the magic of eBay and long shipping times (though it still arrived early) a copy of Kaiketsu Zorori: Mezase! Itazura King arrived the other day. I have a Japanese PS2 (I got it for DDR) so I had a good time trying to play it. Not sure the Google Translated text is quite correct, though.

And if want a console copy (physical) head to @redartgames.bsky.social via the quoted post to grab one while stocks last. Also available on all major digital platforms for PC and consoles, and even mobile! You may even see a certain tiger in the background in a certain location of the game...

My physical copy of Brok the InvestiGator on PlayStation 5 arrived yesterday. I've had it on order since it was announced and after months of waiting for production to happen, it's finally available. Thank you @cowcatgames.com and @redartgames.bsky.social. #Brok #BrokTheInvestiGator #PS5

Thoughts that may or may not keep me up at night...

Holy crap, I need to do better in remembering I have an account here. Right, updates time: Life is busy, NaNoWriMo is almost complete and I'm not far from the 50K, teardown of the @tigertailsradio.bsky.social studio (aka, my lounge) is in full swing, and it's cold. Have I missed anything?

People of Bluesky, let’s get to know each other better: what is one of your favourite movies? Quote share your answer with a gif!

I was recently reminded of the BBC 3 show Mongrels. I think Nelson might be my spirit animal as certain abuse of the English language makes me want to... Roll the clip. youtu.be/Ltb_14CWqDA...

Got the Platinum Trophy in Astro's Playroom on PS5 - 45 mins before the launch of the sequel, Astro Bot, happens in the UK. Now in the Secret Labo area to see what happens when the countdown clock hits zero and the game launches. Then to try to beat all @slycat.uk's time trials. 🤣

Went out and about today with the boyf to see @majorward.bsky.social and his wife, and to enjoy a nice pub lunch. There's little better than enjoying time with friends and seeing the boyf again. A lovely time was had by all. Need to do it more often, budget allowing.

Word Lion Day, you say? I have a lion who could be down for that. Donations of pipe tobacco greatly appreciated.

Part of the "real life things that's been preventing me from writing" has been the moving stuff out of father's flat. What this does mean, however, is that I get to replace my old writing desk for an actual bureau. Lots of place to store inks for #FountainPens since my repurposed spice rack is full.

I have bitten the bullet and started to upload some unloved first drafts to SoFurry - thomasking.sofurry.com - Got a couple of things up there, and I'm posting my first NaNoWriMo "entry" from 2011. It's the first draft of Kyyanno's Journey, featuring @kyyanno.bsky.social in a non-canon adventure!

Haha, I've finally been able to get back in to this account, after a few weeks (about 30) of not having the energy to update it - and then not being able to log in when I did. And just in time to post a quick trailer to celebrate TigerTails Radio's 20th anniversary special! youtu.be/f0NWQudw-wM...

Over the last few weeks I've been off-and-on playing Neopets: The Darkest Faerie on the PlayStation 2. It didn't get released in the UK (got to love ways to play import games on original hardware) so I didn't get to play it when it released, but it's been a good fun time so far. Can recommend.

Just because I'm in hospital, doesn't mean I can't get some writing in... 🤣🤣🤣 Notebook, fountain pen, Kindle with books side loaded on, battery pack for phone as it just happens to live in the bag, all check. Time to craft some words.

Two new @kyellgold.com books arrived this morning, thanks to @thebookbadgers.bsky.social . Can't wait until the housework is done so I can dive into them. Also many thanks to the badgers for the excellent customer service after I screwed up the order process. The assistance was greatly appreciated.

This bank holiday Monday has mostly been spent sleeping and listening to the Streets of Rage 2 soundtrack on vinyl. Got to love lazy days off. This weekend has been so busy it's nice to have a day off to chill. Will need to get some writing done today though. Time to break out the #FountainPens.

TK Tiger, checking in. Fast approaching 43 (and feeling every second of it). I joined the community thanks to discovering the Lion King community in 1998 (shoutout to the TLK-L crew here). I don't do selfies on social media, so have an archive photo of me in suit instead (details in alt text).

Tonight I have 2 missions. Get something in my belly for dinner, and get some writing done. I have prepared the writing station with some new fountain pens and inks, and now it's time to find a food.

With the Year of Words in full swing, I have setup a second SoFurry account to plop in some first drafts for feedback from anyone who fancies giving some. So far, just one little story up, but hopefully one of many. thomasking.sofurry.com is the new account, feel free to go show it some love.

Happy New Year everyone. While 2023 wasn't my best year, it did have many highlights and I got to make some happy memories, which is important. Instead of resolutions, I do yearly themes, and this year's theme is words. So I aim to write more, read more, and post more. Here's to 2024 everyone!

With Christmas now over (I hope everyone had a nice one) I can relax with a nice book. I was gifted a physical copy of The Price of Thorns by @kyellgold.com and, thanks to gift cards, I was able to pick up Peace and Love by @huskyteer.co.uk as well. 2 fantastic books which come highly recommended.

I know a lot of folk don't like AI "art", but it can have its uses for silly things that you wouldn't want to commission an actual artist to waste their time/effort on. Like turning my three fursonas into collectable figurines. AI Generation Prompt credit goes to WruffStuff on the bird site.

@deck.blue Any idea what might be causing this to happen? Only 1 account is loading, with the others just never seeming to be able to connect at all. It was working fine a couple of days ago, but for the last day or so, I just get this.

So, I'm actually almost organised this year. Got some Christmas gifts wrapped, tree up, a few cards written and some even posted. It's like a little corner of festive spirit in the flat. 😂

Going through my archives and I stumble across a photo of the original TK Tiger. Taekwondo Tiger, as he was back then, was a character born of happenstance thanks to my doing of Taekwondo and the local costume shop not having a lion fursuit in stock for rental. Photo taken on 6th December 1999!

Out now from @furplanet.com, ‘Peace and Love’ is my tribute to the music, films and TV shows of the Sixties, with added furries. It’s a gas! It’s a trip! Spend your bread on it today! ☮️💜 #FurryWriting furplanet.com/shop/item.as...

#NaNoWriMo has ended in the UK, and I was able to create 58,152 words. Only about 5,000 of them will probably end up seeing the light of day, but at least they're created now. 😂

Can't recommend this enough. It's currently £2.43 on the UK Kindle store, which is an absolute steal. Nab yourself a bargain before it's too late. UK peeps can grab it here: amzn.to/4advmvB

Tonight I am mostly snacking on eggs. In some cute egg cups I got from Asda ages ago. I found another set of them on Ebay and I must admit, I'm tempted. 😂

Good morning blooskers! I'll be live on TigerTails Radio tonite at 8:30pm GMT, chatting to @tktiger.bsky.social and crew about all things writing-y! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DzK...

So on Sunday I hit the 50K mark in #NaNoWriMo. Still a few days left to beef out the word count. I'm happy with about 5% of what I wrote, but thankfully things were spread out between a good few projects that have been on the back burner, so at least I can work through the terrible words later.

Well, this advert is later than planned thanks to IRL issues, but TigerTails Radio Season 15 Episode 04 will hit the air at 8.30pm GMT on Monday 27 Nov featuring @huskyteer.co.uk as our special guest to talk about writing, NaNoWriMo, and her new book. Tune in here: www.youtube.com/live/1DzKJbx...

That feeling when you get randomly inspired at 1.30am, and end up writing 3 and a half pages when you should be in bed. I love having a writing desk in my bedroom. No electronics, just bedroom stuff, books, and a writing desk. With plenty of fountain pens and ink. Perfect. Now to sleep.

For the first time this #NaNoWriMo, I'm getting excitement for my main project. Since taking it to the second draft phase early, I feel like it's heading in the right direction at last. I just hope this feeling lasts, as it's reminded me of why I enjoy writing so much.

The website ( tigertailsradio.co.uk ) has been updated for Season 15 Episode 02. In Done and Dusted we talked about the anime Keijo!!!!!!!! which is available on crunchyroll.com as well as a further look into @kyellgold.bsky.social's latest book The Price of Thorns. [1/4]

Struggling with #NaNoWriMo today. Just can't my head in the game. 611 words in so far, and am just really finding it hard to focus. Glad I have the next week off work to crack on with things. Hopefully that will help.

Any train furs in London on 25th Nov - I bought 2 tickets to www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/hid... - anyone want to join me for one of the late afternoon tours, just £75 - its a special one-off access and unlikely to repeat and sold out in an hour.

Today was a little bit more chilly than it has been, so today I am a lion. Hear me roar. Or at least mew a bit. Far too much effort to roar. 😂

This year I'm doing something a little different for NaNoWriMo. While I'm still hoping to get to 50K words, I'm not devoting them all to one project. I have a few first drafts which all need some love, so they'll all get a little tinkering with. 5,831/5,000 by end of day 3, so on target - just.

Coming this Monday, TigerTails Radio Season 15 Episode 01! The new season is upon us. If all goes well, we will be joined by renowned furry author @kyellgold.bsky.social to talk about writing and his new book, The Price of Thorns. All starting from 8.30pm UK time. www.youtube.com/live/HnbJdor...

Soooooo, why did no one tell me there was a Furry mod for The Sims 4? Then again, it's far too easy to lose entire days to The Sims to maybe no one told me for my own protection. :D