This wee fishy leapt onto the rocks in front of me this afternoon, wriggled around for 30 seconds then thankfully found its way back into the ocean. No idea why, not sure which species, didn't have the chance to ask, happened so fast. Distinctive orange tip to it's snout, body is about 25cm long.

Noisy friend.

Lounging on the back deck watching an insane amount of satellites glide gracefully overhead. When did all that get up there? And a shooting star! 50 points for each in Usborne's Spotters Guide to the Night Sky. I've beat 7-year-old-me's annual score in one night.

Likes mud.

This morning my laptop claimed it was not charging when plugged in but charging when unplugged. The battery percentage was even rising. Freaky. Well of course I began writing an announcement for the discovery of limitless free energy when the cursed thing died on me. Now it's behaving again. Damn.

Pebbles has had a most excellent 2nd birthday celebration, with much barking and the consumption of many, many fine treats, and would appreciate it if everybody would kindly naff off for a few hours while she recovers.

#Eurovision & FA Cup finals on the same day is just magic. I love both. But also how in my 52 years on this planet do I know enough about football to see the Palace win from a mile off (good on yer!) yet still have no sodding clue who will win Eurovision? I was sure Finland was going to storm it.

Always late to the party, finally watched Skeet, no preconceptions, and oh it's good. So well observed and paced. I feel it would transfer well to the stage.

"My God, how long have you been getting away with this?" Charles Hill, TV bigwig many moons ago, visiting a Scottish station, unimpressed by their output. They were crestfallen, the show was axed. I often think about this quote. My fate is similar if ever his counterpart visits one of my classes.

One of the dogs - not the usual suspect - is barking at an empty truck across the road, expecting it to go away. The truck meanwhile is nonchalant, decidedly unmoved. Indeed. Anyway someone please hack self-driving cars to make bark-activation a thing.

Her ongoing mission to bark at every single molecule on the planet continues unabated.

Corporal Carrot: personal is not the same as important.

The Blue House, Marc Chagall 1917. I wish I could think, let alone paint, like that. (Still under copyright so can't reproduce here.)

Several actors over the years became The Doctor, but I like to imagine that for a brief period of time The Doctor became Christopher Eccleston.

Vinyl. Accidentally played too fast it could make the sublime sound ridiculous. But occasionally... At 33rpm Tattoed Beat Messiah was a campy, sleazy, hard-rock ride. At 45rpm: shazam! Zodiac Mindwarp transformed from gravelly-voiced letch into a mocking imp on acid, intent on stealing your soul.

"Ah, 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 the one who came up with the tariffs idea!"

Only ever had two things on my bucket list to see: 1. Northern Lights 2. A proof that there are no odd perfect numbers* Given an uncanny ability to keep missing #1, even if I live for three centuries I probably won't see either. *will gladly accept the existence of an odd perfect number in lieu.

Rarer than a super blue moon, the 14 year old sisters drink from the same bowl‡ at the same time. ‡Separate compartments, of course.

If you see this, quote with a game with a 10/10 soundtrack 🎶 #gamesky #promosky #gaming "There have been mixes and dance tracks put together in the past, but none can outrun or equal the power of Megablast..."

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If you see this, quote with a game with a 10/10 soundtrack 🎶 #gamesky #promosky #gaming #ApeEscape has an awesome soundtrack in video game history!!!

Cover illustration from the 1990 Russian edition of The Gods Themselves.

Burning Woman (1982) by Joseph Mugnaini for the Fahrenheit 451 limited edition.

Have we reached that point in the episode yet where McCall does his thing?

It looks like somebody had a successful visit to the Avalon Mall.

Stephenville, Newfoundland: hands down winner of world's ultimate department store.

Used to think: Wow, looks so big yet so far away. Now: Hmm, how much of a push would it take?

Ahead of the invasion, a not-very-well disguised Dalek takes in the sea air in Westport NL. #bluesky