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Finally finished watching ALIEN EARTH and... well, I was going to say SPOILERS but I'm not convinced it counts as a spoiler if absolutely no answers were provided by a season finale

Thought I might do some drawing but apparently that counts as "not paying enough attention to Moses"

WELP the stupidest idiots in history are in charge of the country, but I'm still required to tell you it's exactly SIX WEEKS until the release of GOD'S JUNK DRAWER. And, hey, semi-related, do you need someone fun to interview for your website? Your podcast? Your late-night talk show? Let me know!

Unexpectedly having to Google if it's ok for cats to eat chickpeas...

Can't go to yoga, there's a cat on me

Fat Bear Week is such a good week. Also, the live wildlife webcams on explore.org are a delight.

My dad's answer was "I'd sleep with him for a bag of chips and the bus fare home", which sounds fair

The apple tree in our garden, which last year had zero apples on it, has apparently decided this year is a mast year.

The nice person in the bakeware shop sold me a chef's blowtorch, on the strict condition that I would not set anything on fire. First thing I did when I got home? Accidentally spilled butane in the sink then managed to ignite the whole lot. Now I have no arm hair. (We're fine! Nothing on fire!)

Happy #InverteFest everyone! Please enjoy this tiny friend who was chilling on my front door the other day. I've no idea what type of friend she is, sorry, but she's very pretty.

RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.

Today I learned the phrase "dwell time", and I'm delighted

Good afternoon especially to the fella having a stroll along the prom with the most beautiful boa constrictor in his arms (her name is Vesper and she loves the sunshine)

The most reliable indicator of how I'm doing mentally is to see how much stuff is in my backpack (the bag I take to work every day). This picture is from today. But, on the plus side, me having enough spoons to empty the bag today is a positive sign!

Did one small thing to benefit my mental health today 😊

Everyone should follow Orkney Library

I finally did it! This morning I got up at stupid-o'clock, tromped up Snaefell, and watched the sunrise on the solstice. It was lovely. And there are skylarks nesting on the slopes, which is delightful.

So, as expected, the second play-through of Spiritfarer has emotionally devastated the entire household

It's a Dropkick Murphys kinda day

Went for a walk, found a wand

Ahh, just got home from my evening shift, time to take a big sip of my drink and see what I've missed on bluesky today

Everyone has fallen asleep to the soothing sounds of the Doom movie

I've got some annual leave coming up for TT week, and our youngest son has requested we start a new play-through of Spiritfarer. On the one hand, I'm delighted he still wants to play with his ma. On the other, I do not think I am emotionally ready to go through this again.

Isle of Man news is on it again www.three.fm/news/isle-of...

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Not really a surprise that the very first thing I do while making vegan baileys is to spill vegan baileys over the recipe book

About 5 years ago, I taught myself to small talk, and it was like discovering a cheat code. So much of it is call-and-response, pre-loaded phrases: "Nice to see some sunshine", "garden could use some rain tho". Every time I get it right, I feel like I've nailed a speech challenge in a game.

I need some extra motivation today

Walking down the aisle to the Conan soundtrack 😊

My day has got better by about 700% because of these posts

We don't get a lot of noise from next door but, delightfully, we do hear the occasional thunder of their new cat and their old cat zooming around the house

Hey! I really felt the weight of everything last week, and I wanted a way to talk through it... so I've been working on (maybe the first???) choose your own adventure game set up directly *in* Bluesky. And here it is! Would you like to visit the Garden of Fortune with me? Enter the garden.

Good afternoon to everyone except the guy in the charity shop with the unsolicited opinion that "they only put Baby Yoda into Star Wars so girls would watch it"

I've decided to harness my power as a middle-aged mother and embody Big Mum Energy. Which means: - I will fight for you - I will cheer for you - I will buy your books and turn up to your events - I will remind you to drink some water, seriously now, also you should take your meds Much love 🩷🤍🩵

My plan to work from home this afternoon has encountered resistance

Guess who's just had to sprint the last half a mile because they forgot the ferry terminal had moved

"You're terrible at Overwatch" is such a beautiful devastating insult

Went to see an amazing local production of Macbeth last night, where my friend is playing Lady Macbeth and I am SO STOKED for her. During her first big speech, I full-on forgot where I was and almost started cheering and whooping.

The biggest thing we need to do is let people know that the protests are FUN. Yelling fuck the man is fun. You will meet fun people. We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.

Discovered that the local market now sells fresh durian. Also discovered that if you put your face close to the package to get a good sniff, you'll never fully dislodge the smell from your sinuses.

There are currently 17 crows, 2 magpies, 1 plucky robin, and a really well-fed rodent on the bird table, and it's not a very big table. Has no one else filled their bird feeders this morning?

I'm real mad about something so I'm gonna put on my headphones, listen to doom metal at high volume, and go stomp around the plague pit at the churchyard down the road. ... on the sunniest day we've had so far this year, which doesn't quite fit the mood but nevermind

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I too am prone to environmental embrittlement

Current mood

Good morning to everyone except the shower of bastards who decided the perfect time to start building work is 6am on a Tuesday

I only have one decent hair bobble and I can't find it

When a library borrower mentions that they'd love to read some lycan/werewolf fiction, and you *just happen* to have a stash of them within arm's reach