Jane Hill
@janehill.bsky.social
I do comedy, lecturing, journalism, radio and writing. I like beaches, books and buildings.
Also this is always pleasing.
December 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Also this is always pleasing.
The post-chemo days are tricky but - there’s a storm outside, I’ve got my SAD light on in my bedroom, I’m tucked up in bed in my warm dressing gown with my old lady V-shaped support pillow and I do not have to get up. Plus my hair is still just about clinging on, so that’s a result.
December 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The post-chemo days are tricky but - there’s a storm outside, I’ve got my SAD light on in my bedroom, I’m tucked up in bed in my warm dressing gown with my old lady V-shaped support pillow and I do not have to get up. Plus my hair is still just about clinging on, so that’s a result.
Imagining this kind of scenario.
December 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Imagining this kind of scenario.
It’s a chemo thing.
December 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s a chemo thing.
Thursday - very tiring. Side effects just kicking in now, but it’ll be okay. Got the steroid flush. Hair just about clinging on!
December 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Thursday - very tiring. Side effects just kicking in now, but it’ll be okay. Got the steroid flush. Hair just about clinging on!
Happy birthday to Jeff Bridges - a damn fine actor and a damn fine looking man at every age.
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Happy birthday to Jeff Bridges - a damn fine actor and a damn fine looking man at every age.
Hospital volunteer accidentally gave me my tea in my sister’s mug (she’s the special one. I’m the emergency back-up daughter.)
December 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Hospital volunteer accidentally gave me my tea in my sister’s mug (she’s the special one. I’m the emergency back-up daughter.)
Attempting a new technique for my second chemo (tomorrow).
Will it work, or will Next Week Jane rip it off the fridge door in hatred and disgust and trample it under foot because she will fucking hate positivity of any kind?
Only time will tell.
Will it work, or will Next Week Jane rip it off the fridge door in hatred and disgust and trample it under foot because she will fucking hate positivity of any kind?
Only time will tell.
December 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Attempting a new technique for my second chemo (tomorrow).
Will it work, or will Next Week Jane rip it off the fridge door in hatred and disgust and trample it under foot because she will fucking hate positivity of any kind?
Only time will tell.
Will it work, or will Next Week Jane rip it off the fridge door in hatred and disgust and trample it under foot because she will fucking hate positivity of any kind?
Only time will tell.
Oh. Maybe because of this.
December 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Oh. Maybe because of this.
If Pink Pony Club is my most listened-to song, how can I be 73? Eh, Spotify? I demand a recount.
December 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
If Pink Pony Club is my most listened-to song, how can I be 73? Eh, Spotify? I demand a recount.
This chemo hair loss malarkey is a right mess. I’ll have to hoover my bed sheets and pillowcases before I put them in the washing machine because there’s so much hair it’ll clog up the filter. Will probably clipper at some point, but a lot is still hanging on.
(BTW I’m cool with it. No biggie).
(BTW I’m cool with it. No biggie).
December 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This chemo hair loss malarkey is a right mess. I’ll have to hoover my bed sheets and pillowcases before I put them in the washing machine because there’s so much hair it’ll clog up the filter. Will probably clipper at some point, but a lot is still hanging on.
(BTW I’m cool with it. No biggie).
(BTW I’m cool with it. No biggie).
It’s tucked behind Lidl in Stonehouse, a really unpromising part of Plymouth, surrounded by MOT garages and the like.
December 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
It’s tucked behind Lidl in Stonehouse, a really unpromising part of Plymouth, surrounded by MOT garages and the like.
Yes! Presumably this would meet the approval of The Building Up Diet booklet.
December 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Yes! Presumably this would meet the approval of The Building Up Diet booklet.
I’ve just eaten lunch at 10.30 because I happened to be near the deli that sells roast pork sandwiches with a lovely bit of crackling on each slice plus a pot of warm gravy to dip it in. And who can blame me?
December 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I’ve just eaten lunch at 10.30 because I happened to be near the deli that sells roast pork sandwiches with a lovely bit of crackling on each slice plus a pot of warm gravy to dip it in. And who can blame me?
I’ve lost a couple of stone since this cancer malarkey started (note: my BMI currently stands in the middle of the “healthy” range so 🤷🏻♀️).
I picked up a Macmillan guide to a “building up” diet to avoid losing more. I note that it’s basically “what Jane eats.”
I picked up a Macmillan guide to a “building up” diet to avoid losing more. I note that it’s basically “what Jane eats.”
December 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I’ve lost a couple of stone since this cancer malarkey started (note: my BMI currently stands in the middle of the “healthy” range so 🤷🏻♀️).
I picked up a Macmillan guide to a “building up” diet to avoid losing more. I note that it’s basically “what Jane eats.”
I picked up a Macmillan guide to a “building up” diet to avoid losing more. I note that it’s basically “what Jane eats.”
Facebook algorithms can fuck right off (also that’s the US spelling of fuelled so it can fuck off twice as hard).
December 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Facebook algorithms can fuck right off (also that’s the US spelling of fuelled so it can fuck off twice as hard).
Nope, those were from the evil empire.
It was these people. Of course I’m gonna buy a dinosaur wrap/hair bandeau/snood thing when my algorithms present it to me, but that doesn’t mean we’re engaged.
It was these people. Of course I’m gonna buy a dinosaur wrap/hair bandeau/snood thing when my algorithms present it to me, but that doesn’t mean we’re engaged.
December 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Nope, those were from the evil empire.
It was these people. Of course I’m gonna buy a dinosaur wrap/hair bandeau/snood thing when my algorithms present it to me, but that doesn’t mean we’re engaged.
It was these people. Of course I’m gonna buy a dinosaur wrap/hair bandeau/snood thing when my algorithms present it to me, but that doesn’t mean we’re engaged.
Further to this, a thing called GREAT! Player (accessed via the Freeview Play app) seems to be the motherlode without shelling out for Hallmark.
November 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Further to this, a thing called GREAT! Player (accessed via the Freeview Play app) seems to be the motherlode without shelling out for Hallmark.
I discovered a nice 4-mile circular walk and quickly I found that I had a favourite field.
November 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I discovered a nice 4-mile circular walk and quickly I found that I had a favourite field.
Yeah, I kind of did. I was very lucky to have a job I could do online (although lecturing was tough…) and at the time I lived in rural Leicestershire. I got to know all sorts of footpaths and even had a favourite FIELD within weeks.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Yeah, I kind of did. I was very lucky to have a job I could do online (although lecturing was tough…) and at the time I lived in rural Leicestershire. I got to know all sorts of footpaths and even had a favourite FIELD within weeks.
Felt well enough today for a little stroll to lovely Devonport Market Hall, where I cautiously (masked & beanied) did a quick tour of the artisan craft market.
November 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Felt well enough today for a little stroll to lovely Devonport Market Hall, where I cautiously (masked & beanied) did a quick tour of the artisan craft market.
My hairline seems to have receded about an inch overnight and most of it is on my pillow. Beanie time, I think. And maybe clippers in a couple of days.
(By the way I’m supremely relaxed about the hair loss - a very minor inconvenience as the chemo does its job).
(By the way I’m supremely relaxed about the hair loss - a very minor inconvenience as the chemo does its job).
November 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
My hairline seems to have receded about an inch overnight and most of it is on my pillow. Beanie time, I think. And maybe clippers in a couple of days.
(By the way I’m supremely relaxed about the hair loss - a very minor inconvenience as the chemo does its job).
(By the way I’m supremely relaxed about the hair loss - a very minor inconvenience as the chemo does its job).
By the way, if you’re looking for a festive supermarket sandwich, this one is really quite something. Recommended.
November 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
By the way, if you’re looking for a festive supermarket sandwich, this one is really quite something. Recommended.
