Okay

Starmer about to find out that when you throw too many people under the bus, eventually space runs out and somebody crawls out.

But what is the smell of bitter almonds?

It was more her analysis of how he'd behaved and what had really happened and I was like "yep".
I mean, she was being very cynical so it suited me

Most of the people who stay are wonderful and huge fun and very understanding.
HOWEVER

A furious cat staring from behind a vacuum cleaner

Spate of Airbnb enquiries for the May holiday. They're all "hi we will be 4 people but will only pay for 2" or "I know your listing says the house can fit 4 people but we are 6, this will not be a problem for you."

Meanwhile the cleaners have sent a photo of the nursing mother cat.

Move over Devil's Planet

I take comfort that she'll now compensate by doing something utterly bonkers

This was her moment.

Okay. One couple walked into a bus station and said "hello we are looking to go to gazateer as soon as possible" so I'm starting to understand the problem

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Dicey moment listening to the news and thinking "that Kemi Badenoch talks a lot of sense" 😬

Oh my god, yes. Amazing point!

I now find the phrase "the late child sex offender" ridiculous as I can only see someone bustling into a meeting going "sorry I'm late, (panto shrug) kids y'know..."

Screenshot showing buses from Istanbul to Gaziantep every few minutes

Thanks to @kateweb.bsky.social and @jessofarabia.bsky.social
all I can think about is the latest Race Across The World and how insane everyone is.
Are there direct buses from Istanbul to Gaziantep?
Yes.
Can you get one just by walking into a bus station and saying "Gaziantep" nicely?
Yep.

Oh amazing

Theory: Turkey developed their e-govt app to simplify paperwork but instead it's been breeding like rabbits behind the digital shelves.

Dealing with a new bit of Turkish online paperwork that has to be filled in immediately anyone checks into the Airbnb.
it's simple in theory but MUST be filled in in Turkey, otherwise you can't fill in the form and it's wise to VPNs.
Sigh.

"Views aside, she made a lovely pineapple sponge"

The book sale was on at the local church.
Nipped in and found more Doctor Who books on sale.
Mortified that the vicar was running the till, but luckily she was reading Remembrance of the Daleks so actually all was fine.

Dad's had a scan with radiation which means his nursing team have spent the day asking me if I'm pregnant.
İt's just nice for people to think I might be of child-bearing age.

I'm sure the worst thing they could be accused of is introducing flaccidly over-inclusive phrases into workplaces, which is naff but hardly the black panthers

İ think the reason why Stonewall were hired to do all that corporate training is because they were so vanilla. So to see organisations running away in horror from their decaffeinated PowerPoint decks was bizarre.

Premier İnn have taken them all.

İt's just MAD that Stonewall are seen as ideological terrorists. Back in the 2010s they were just a slightly naff organisation addicted to drinks parties and platitudes, but the dial has shifted so far they're now dangerous radicals and huh 🤷

I bought the franchise affair because I'm not sure I own enough copies/keep giving them away

Beryl Cook New York The Franchise Affair Dreams of Empire The Flanders Panel

Walking back from hospital earlier, passed a book sale in a church and by luck there was a copy of a book I needed for research

YOU'RE stressed???? 😀😂

İn good news I've run out of clean linen so the kittens can't poo on it.

Two kittens hiding behind an empty shelf

Me: it's great looking after Dad but I hope I can get back home to Turkey before anything bad happens

My cleaners in Turkey: there is a problem in the linen cupboard