was that Melania speech one of Iran’s demands

I also have basically no news, which is a little bit depressing in some ways but in other ways I'm quite grateful that it's been quiet!

Also, hello BlueSky. It's been a while. I'm not dead!

Woke up thinking about how I'd be spending my Saturday today, before rapidly being slapped by the reality that it's Friday and I'm going to be chained to my laptop answering 10 billion emails.

quick reminder that any glasses with a hidden camera in them are not 'wearable tech', they're just pervert glasses. night night!

Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay

So happy for Tom Ingram! #BTCC

Got a photo of the ISS tonight!

It's also *not great* to see public opinion on this when you've just found out about this as a member of staff.

UK's first 'super-university' to be created as two merge from 2026 Universities are facing ongoing financial worries, with the regulator saying other mergers could follow.

Well. What a way to start my morning. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Anyway, I knew this grant would be rejected because we have a haunted Morris Minor statue that clicks when we get money. It clicked for my BIAL grant but not for this grant, so once again the prophecy is true.

a dog sitting on a beach looking out over the ocean ALT: a dog sitting on a beach looking out over the ocean

First day back at work after my Iceland trip. Grant rejected. Awesome.

Takk Fyrir, Ísland 🇮🇸

The ice cream is roasted plum, cinnamon and bay leaf. Very into middle class ice cream flavours.

A few allotment harvests over the past few weeks, plus subsequent creations. If I were a Victorian Spinster I'd have potential husbands queuing up! Not quite so popular in 2025, but very happy nerding out with my growing and cooking exploits.

There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.

Off to Durahm for @imrf.bsky.social!

Starmer and Reeves have made a pig's ear of this. But somehow, in a way that is almost impressive, Badenoch has managed to fuck it up even worse.

It is! Fascinating place!

This was one hell of an adventure. 10/10, Svalbard!

I am beyond shattered at this point 😅

Glacier!

Beluga whales!

Arctic fox!

Svalbard Rock Ptarmigan

Bucket list:

Morning. Just popped to the Arctic for a bit.

Fair play to the people drinking red wine at 5am in the Oslo lounge 😅

Step 1. Svalbard in the morning. So begins my solo Arctic adventure!