Oh the end got me as well 🥹

I'm watching a cyber security training thingy for work & they've used AI generated 'people' and it's awful

5 mins into S3 E1 of #Shrinking and I'm crying like a baby. Fuck Parkinsons indeed.

I have a car again!

Where we lay our Hyundai i10 is home. New episode of Three Bean Salad and the "LUKEWARM" warning light is flashing like there's no tomorrow. Art from Henry Paker (of London!!! And no doubt any day now to be declared "By Royal Appointment"). podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Applied for a job & got a LinkedIn friend request from a recruiter at the firm. That's not normal is it? Accepted in case it helps with my application. Still, it is odd.

Mock The Week is back!

A series of events means I'm not collecting my new car until 2pm. I'm a morning person. 2pm is practically bedtime for me. I have errands to do & am chomping at the bit to go out and get things done. Today is going to draaaaag.

Those men using Grok to take clothes off of pictures of children are just Epstein but poor.

Today, on telly’s 100th birthday, my state address is that the BBC is a miracle and the British people need to defend it. Buy a TV licence, advocate for public ownership and remember, always remember, that the BBC is much, much more than just a couple of BBC News correspondents you don’t like.

New car registration number has been confirmed & insurance done. No reason why I shouldn't be picking it up on Wednesday. 48 hours left of my no car awfullness. I have no idea how people without cars manage life. I've barely managed a week!

Being off work, bored and carless on the day before January payday is awful. Got the train to Lakeside but I can't buy anything. Might as well go home and be bored at home.

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Thank you, my bank, for telling me I spent more on groceries than usual in December. Christmas innit.

Someone has come to me for work & career related advice. Is there a nuclear apocalypse happening? I'm sure that's the only reason I would be someone's first port of call for that sort of thing.

My cunning plan has been foiled 🙁 There are meetings I can't not go to on 2 of the Fridays. Who schedules meetings for a Friday.

Big Ex has said he's visiting from Scotland next weekend. I'm trying really hard not to get overexcited because we all know he's not massively reliable. There's a fair chance this week I won't be able to concentrate on anything at all.

Dusted off my running socks & couch to 5k app. Started at week 3. Didn't die. Now I need to keep motivation up and keep getting back to running again.

I'm going to a walk & talk event tomorrow & the email says the live location will be shared in the WhatsApp group. What WhatsApp group? I'm not in any WhatsApp group.

My new car is showing in my Renault app already & I can track where it is! Expected delivery is early to mid February so I'm hoping to push for that 1st March new reg no 🤞

The hospital rang to make an MRI appointment. The earliest they can offer is 4th March. Good job it's not urgent.

I need to use up my holiday allowance by the end of March so for the next 12 weeks I've carefully planned to work 4 day weeks. No idea if anyone will notice. Probably not.

I finally got my free coffee in a fancy reusable cup with the new logo. I also got a cookie which was disgusting but I ate it anyway on principle.

I do hope @beefanddairy.bsky.social are all over this story... Cows to miss out on Paris farm show amid disease fears | Reuters share.google/X4xtkUae4bJN...

My employer is rebranding today & we are being given a free coffee to celebrate (🙄) which would have been really useful to know before I bought my morning coffee at Costa

Broke the lid of my favourite saucepan, but because you can buy everything from Amazon I've been able to get a replacement so I don't need to hunt down a new saucepan that's as nice/good as the one I have. Little victories and all that.

The street's drains have been cleared and my downstairs bathroom is usable again! I've tidied the front of the house and done all my laundry. Just the leaky kitchen tap to sort then I'm owed a break from house problems I think!

Cat turned up for a cuddle. She had very cold feet. She had an aroma of poo. I have just had to do an emergency clean up of myself, the litter tray, and the floor between the litter tray and me. Happy Sunday.

I bought the car! My first ever automatic, and it's a hybrid... It's going to be an adventure!

At the car dealer waiting to test drive a new car. The salesman is doing a car handover which so far has taken nearly an hour & a half. He must have customers from hell & I'm debating exactly how much I want I new car.

My blocked drain is not my blocked drain. The block is at least 4 houses away. The water company have to come and sort it out. It's cost me £160 to find out it's not my responsibility. Sigh.

Stephen on The Traitors looks so like Westley from The Princess Bride it's a touch off putting

Drains and alarm engineers confirmed for tomorrow & details sent to plumber with date TBA. I'm getting shit done. Also, heard from Big Ex after a long silence - he's had the super flu - so I can stop worrying about him. With any luck I might get a decent sleep tonight.

Had a day off work yesterday to go to a funeral - logged in this morning to 90 new emails 😒

There's a new instructor at the gym and he's recognised me from a class last week & spoken to me about why I'm doing a different class this week. I guess it's possible I'm the only chatty person at this gym but I do wonder why people keep on talking to me!

Downsized my car 2 years ago because I don't need a big car, I seem to be giving lifts to people who are not mobile enough to get in a small car more often than I was expecting. On Saturday I'll be looking at an upgrade. 3rd car in a row I haven't finished paying for before changing. Sigh.

The absolute obliviousness of people in my team today talking about how lovely a 2 week break over Christmas is, when they all booked it without telling me, leaving me to cover for them. I was dithering about a job I had an interview for but now I will be taking that 2nd interview if offered.

Finally got so fed up with having a locker on the other side of the office I tried emailing the team that help me when I bugger the combination lock & within 5 minutes I've got the locker next to my desk! Should have done this a year ago!

Noisy eating loud yawning man has sat behind me instead of his usual seat a row back and no I haven't missed being in the office over Christmas

This week's nails are a different shape than my norm and longer than I'm used to, but I like the pattern. Life with these nails won't be easy!

Had a bunch of automated messages purporting to be from my alarm company which felt like scams. Then mum got a bunch of calls from my alarm company. Turns out there's a fault with the front door sensor. Why couldn't a person make that call? Would have saved a lot of unnecessary faff.

Next door is back from her Xmas holiday. Booo. I've loved the freedom of not having to be considerate about volume at 5am!

I saw this headline and found myself mouthing "because they're greedy bullies" and that's the answer isn't it? You could dress it up in more complicated language but you don't need Cracker to unlock this case.

Ordered breakfast from Greggs via Uber Eats an hour ago & it's not been picked up yet. The driver is nowhere near the shop. It'll be lunchtime before it gets here ☹️

Appears the doctor forgot to put through the ultrasound request but now he's seen the x-ray is all clear I'm going for an MRI instead. For now I remain a medical mystery.

At the musculoskeletal consultant and the chairs in the waiting room are possible the most uncomfortable waiting room chairs I've ever sat on

My line manager's line manager has asked me for feedback on my line manager. I'm using AI to write it & hoping the fact I have zero relationship with either of them will hide that's its AI & not me making the comments!