Reading Georges Simenon for first time. Really liking it so far and I am only on the contents page.

Anton Du Beke, Christoph Waltz and Rob Brydon all remind me of each other. Not sure if anyone else has this problem.

Anton Du Beke, Christoph Waltz and Rob Brydon all remind me of each other. Not sure if anyone else has this problem.

Recommend reading this by the excellent @johnhiggs.bsky.social

Happy 5th October.

People read too much into song lyrics, especially when the greatest lyric of all time is “Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude”.

Just saw the wind blow a man’s hat off his head. It landed in a garden, but he just continued on walking without glancing around with a look of determination on his face.

Went to the cinema last night to see One Battle After Another. The cinema I went to charges different prices depending on where you’re sitting i.e eleven euro right in front of the screen…more expensive the further back you are. I hadn’t come across that before and no one warned me.

The T.S in T. S. Eliot stands for Taylor Swift.

The T.S in T. S. Eliot stands for Taylor Swift.

Marge: “Homer, is this how you pictured married life?” Homer: “Pretty much, except we drove around in a van solving mysteries.”

Marge: “Homer, is this how you pictured married life?” Homer: “Pretty much, except we drove around in a van solving mysteries.”

Books read (and one reread) in September 2025. My favourites were all of them. Seriously, these are all great.

Books read (and one reread) in September 2025. My favourites were all of them. Seriously, these are all great.

Just learned that David Foster Wallace was Paul Thomas Anderson’s English teacher in college. I accept that this is old news by now.

It is my hope to one day emerge from between the pages of a book you're reading.

It is my hope to one day emerge from between the pages of a book you're reading.

This is quite funny.

I wouldn’t say “impossible” as such.

Channel 4 is showing The Burnt Orange Heresy at 1:25am on Wednesday morning. A film that sounds good but isn’t. I might record it and watch it again.

Easy mistake to make.

“We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.” - Douglas Adams

“Don't believe anything you read on the net. Except this. Well, including this, I suppose.” - Douglas Adams

If you were running for president of Ireland what slogan would you put on your election poster? Mine would be “Don’t Panic”.

Just got hit by a chestnut falling from a tree. This is the type of thing my horoscope should be predicting.

Just got hit by a chestnut falling from a tree. This is the type of thing my horoscope should be predicting.

I like how this evolved.

I like how this evolved.

Managed to fix my printer.

Managed to fix my printer.

Released on this day in 1985. One of my absolute favourite albums and the best album from The Fall imo.

Ben got a haircut. He also got a bow tie.

Ben got a haircut. He also got a bow tie.

Released on this day in 1985. One of my absolute favourite albums and the best album from The Fall imo.

Frank Kupka was #botd 1871.

I have no interest in The Traitors.

Sunday morning.

Sunday morning.

Books on my to be read pile.

Books on my to be read pile.

Never mind what the song of the summer was, what’s going to be the song of the winter? This gets my vote: open.spotify.com/album/2znLYG...

Never mind what the song of the summer was, what’s going to be the song of the winter? This gets my vote: open.spotify.com/album/2znLYG...