Dave Mulqueen, Rita Karpati, myself, Martijn Voorvelt and Berend van Dijk, a moment of grace on Leidseplein before Henge.
Love these people. Can't wait to see them again when I'm back in The Netherlands.
Through to the departures lounge.
I know this place all too well at the stage.
It's a bit liminal but nonetheless I would consider it friendly nonetheless.
Amsterdam, it's been a few months. It'll be nice to be in you for a brief spell.
p.s. HENGE.
I absolutely adore Henge.
That's the work week over and out.
By this time tomorrow I'll be in Amsterdam.
Spending the wee bit extra on KLM was a wise choice. Flying from Cork as well, so avoiding that dreadful cross country trek to Dublin Airport.
Seeing Henge on Friday in De Melkweg.
Love me some cosmic dross.
I still have a linkedin account. I don't use it very often.
There's a gremlin in my brain that has informed me that going to all the pages of CEOs and just posting "C'mere t'me and fuck aaaaaff, absolute notions" underneath every bit of vainglorious boasting or humblebragging might be funny.
Provided there's a thaw in the coming week and a bit, I will once again be allowed to trot out the following : "Het spijt me. Ik ben een heel domme buitenlander van Ierland en mijn Nederlands is echt slecht. Spreekt u alstublieft Engels, mevrouw/meneer?"
Henge in De Melkweg next Friday.
aha.
Humility is my middle name.
For all intents and purposes, I have moved towards completion of the day without engaging in any unspecified illegal activities.
nufin but snaeks
So he did tonight as well, thank goodness.
Really want to see something like this happen with his regime:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gsP...
Thanks to @dartzirl.bsky.social as well for the amazing snaps. Absolute gent of a man and a long term great mate.
I'm late to the party but I must say that Kaizoku Con 2026 was absolutely dainty and lovely and fabulous and they let me wax lyrical about terrible direct to video dubs of anime from the 1970s.
I'll share the powerpoint if folks want to have a look at the content but in the interim, wotcher, tis I.
I actually needed to see that. Thank you, my friend. We will continue to do our best.
I'll do my part as well.
Weltpolitik has us a bit on edge right now.
This planet is potentially on the verge of nuclear winter because a bunch of Von Ribbentrops have been egging on a sundowning nonce who is also a toady to another absolute scumbag.
I used to hope for better days but I'm unsure if we'll ever see them.
It would be be nice for one's brain to not go from one extreme to the other but this seems to be a theme for 2026.
Today is International Asexuality Day.
I had some garlic bread earlier and a muffin and now I'm currently listening to Mercyful Fate.
I guess that's the trifecta more or less sorted.
Hurray for us, I guess.
Truly the greatest of Great Fridays.
In lieu of the day that's in it, greetings to my neurokin and much love to all soldiers of the mind.
We're in this together.
p.s. Be aware. We're everywhere.
Yeah, spot on. I'm normally incredibly tolerant and welcoming to whimsy and mischief but nowadays I wonder if such a thing exists any more.
STOP NAMING STORMS, YE CLARTS.
Radzo, he of the really bad Katie Taylor impression and the familiar named Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch returned for a one shot one night DnD session.
As always an absolute delight.
Such unashamed goofy silliness makes the maudlin so much less so.
every day in this epoch is international shite day.
I've become so used of odd time signatures in music in the last while that any time I hear the original without the 15/16 shift in the chorus, I get a bit puzzled.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=YEEX...
I have a strong aversion to April Fool's Day.
I have always despised pranks and the like.
I'm not alone in this.
The world is a bit harem scarem right now and there's a significant amount of folk out there who are struggling more than just a bit.
Respectfully, please don't.
I don't socialise all that much these days but it was always a dream of mine to be carried out of a pub whilst uttering "GENTLEMEN, THIS IS DEMOCRACY MANIFEST" in loud tones..
RIP Jack Karlson (1942-2024), a true legend.
Let's be realistic here.
ho hum, time to make this my primary method of spreading "joy" to the internet once again.