JD Vance: "Kelly [Loeffler] said I am the coolest vice president. That's a low bar and I pass it."

It was Lostprophets. This stupid poppy air-punching anthem that must have been their last release before Watkins was arrested. I’ve had him in my head for two days. JFC.

More Temminck’s Lark chat than usual today.

Big news! 🎉 My second Gaelic horror game Grease Trap ’99 just got funding from Creative Scotland’s Open Fund! Retro PS1-style horror set in a Scottish chippy. Fully voice-acted in Gaelic. You’re frying fish, making curry sauce, taking orders… while something malevolent grows beneath the surface 👀🐟

No broken bones, plenty of mashup soft tissue. Should recover without any intervention.

Anyway: Off to hospital, having twisted my foot between my 90kg powerchair (with 90kg me in it) and a wall. Bother.

Barking up the right tree, but I’m a British person from the ‘70s, so I’ve heard many of his songs many times.

Smell real bad though

Correct, apart from the artist and the song title.

Mark Shaw seems squeaky clean! Also I’ve definitely heard more than one of their songs, more than once.

Also going in the right direction.

Going in the right direction here, but I’ve definitely heard that more than once. More tha nonce.

Luckily I know who that is, so I don’t have to look it up and have the unpleasant experience of finding out. Picturing RG in espadrilles.

(Falsetto Bob Mortimer voice) “Mr. Sting! From the massive house with the massive drive!” Statistically unlikely. No.

Other than being “best known for playing the role of cold-hearted and ruthless businessman Paul Robinson in the soap opera Neighbours”, doesn’t seem like a bad sort at all.

Literal pop quiz: I have the worst earworm. Oddly, it’s the only song by this artist I’ve ever heard, and I’ve only heard it once, many many years ago. Not the worst music by any means, but it’s by the worst person. Go on, guess.

Who up enjoying a fifteen minute episode of the zero-stakes NHK non-drama ‘Hirayasumi’ in which Hiroto and Natsumi go to the supermarket?

Do I know anyone on here with a proper Scottish accent, ideally a femme voice from Glasgow. I have a few lines in a play that I’m currently butchering and could really use a voice note 🙏

Anyway: Spaghetti!

Most popular answer is, of course, Requiem for a Dream. Several Irreversibles, Auditions and mother!s. More Happinesses and Mysterious Skins than I expected. Intriguingly specific: Human Centipede *2* comes up now and then. I’d probably go for Sound of Metal.

Worst fruit: potato

Anyone else got a big AaCaD3 tablet stuck in their throat?

Graffiti Bridge, Walthamstow Marsh

First outdoor coffee of the year. And I wasn’t even wearing Big Coat!

WELL IT’S THE TAKING OF THE PELHAM ONE TWO THREE or I might just go to bed

Seen this twice today. Still no idea.

*burger

if you see this post a monster

Lawks! Just walked for 5 minutes on the treadmill at 1km/h and now I’m wobbly AF.

Ugh. Just stuck my head out the door and the wind literally* sliced it off. *not literally

Gwen Stefani being a massive disappointment in 1997

Drove my Chevy to the levy Drove my Amphicar to the reservoir Drove my Kia to the weir Drove my Honda to the pond-a Drove my Farmall to the waterfall Drove my Pontiac to the Potomac Drove my Ford to the ford

Royal correspondent on telly taking the opportunity to say as many words as possible in the allotted time.

Prometheus.

Eating mash with a ton of parsley in. More like parSLAY, amirite fellow kids?

If you find yourself in Chester (Cheshire, England) I very highly recommend plant-based* restaurant Shrub. These are some small plates we started with; more info in the next post. Dutch angle/reverse angle. *you know. Vegan.

A few months ago I got the story of a duck who aspires to curling greatness stuck in my brain and simply couldn't get it out until I did this

Dunno about you guys, but I’m definitely getting older.

Shout out to whoever recommended doing corn in the air fryer. It is the bollocks.

Some friends of mine (that I know in person! can vouch!) really could use some help keeping their housing (and their pets!) while they right themselves through a rough patch. It's relatively small ask, $-wise, so maybe some of you could help out too? gofund.me/de6e8b203

Very happy to announce the @raisingfilms.bsky.social creative residency is back again this year! uk based writers, directors & producers with caring responsibilities who would benefit from a week with fellow residents in the Yorkshire Dales please apply. All info in the cards attached. #RaisingFilms

A narrowboat chugged past with a strange finish, as if the entire cabin had been slathered in Nitromors and left to dry. An even spread of curls and flakes; is this the next step up from patination?

Argos gives extremely precise delivery times.

Eating peculiarly long blackberries.

Walthamstow Marsh bird report Moorhen up a tree Another moorhen up another tree Four egrets on the marsh Misc.

Happy Val, and tines

“Charlie Bingham’s” is the new “expresso”

Add a word, ruin a movie: It Follows Through

Going to stop doing Bluesky while I eat this pasty.