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May 17, 2026A long, long time ago I had an idea for a silly joke. Exactly when it hard to pin down, but the seeds were planted in the mid 1990s, in a file called bands.txt. This was a collaborative list of random phrases uttered by people we knew, that had been taken out of context on … [Read more …] [...]
February 1, 2026As the Rainbow Headcleaner project actually starts coming to a head, one thing I want to do is write a little bit about each track on the album as I finalise the version that’s going on the tape. I’m starting with the easiest one, Beaten Eggs. [...]

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Meech is consumed by ennui today. His bowl is full, his blankie has been fluffed up, the back door is open, and there is sunshine on the concrete. However, I cannot walk near the front of the house without him insisting that the front door needs to be opened for him.

A ginger cat looking up expectantly while standing beside a closed screen door

Currently sitting around waiting for a pathologist to take some of my precious bodily fluids away so I can finally have breakfast and ALL THE COFFEE

I have risked purchasing a google phone again and happily so far I've still been able to uninstall the most egregiously intrusive stuff and swap to some more minimal apps.

At the moment it's looking and acting pretty much exactly like my old Moto so I think this'll be ok for a couple of years. 🤞

Shockingly this is the first time in ages I've actually been able to get a new phone that's physically smaller than my old one. It's been a while since that happened.

Got a good boy keeping me company in the office today, although he is currently occupying the spot where I was planning to eat lunch. We may have to negotiate, although I expect he'll join me when I start making noise in the kitchen.

Update: as a result of our intense negotiations, Meech rolled over onto his left side, and I ate lunch in the dining room.

A ginger cat sleeping on a couch, curled up with his face buried in his own legs A ginger cat sleeping on his left side against a cushion on a couch