Paloma Crankypants
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Thomas Stewart Baker MBE is 92 today. He played the fourth incarnation of the Doctor from 1974 to 1981, making him the longest-serving actor in the role.
Happy birthday Tom.
Happy birthday Tom.
January 20, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Thomas Stewart Baker MBE is 92 today. He played the fourth incarnation of the Doctor from 1974 to 1981, making him the longest-serving actor in the role.
Happy birthday Tom.
Happy birthday Tom.
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A greeting card for my Bluesky friends
January 17, 2026 at 10:53 PM
A greeting card for my Bluesky friends
I've drunk so many cups of herbal tea during this illness that I'm probably going to turn into a Twinings lemon and ginger tea bag any day now.
January 17, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I've drunk so many cups of herbal tea during this illness that I'm probably going to turn into a Twinings lemon and ginger tea bag any day now.
Is Hijack S2 riffing on The Taking of Pelham One Two Three? 🤔 Hmm...
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Is Hijack S2 riffing on The Taking of Pelham One Two Three? 🤔 Hmm...
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Live your life in such a way that people won't smile when they read the news of your passing. If the worst people on the planet feel the need to explain to others that they should be humane and respectful when you finally kick, you've done fucked up.
January 13, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Live your life in such a way that people won't smile when they read the news of your passing. If the worst people on the planet feel the need to explain to others that they should be humane and respectful when you finally kick, you've done fucked up.
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Optimism
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Optimism
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It’s Bowie’s birthday.
He had one of the best entrances in cinema in The Prestige.
Although this is how Bowie always entered a room irl.
He had one of the best entrances in cinema in The Prestige.
Although this is how Bowie always entered a room irl.
January 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM
It’s Bowie’s birthday.
He had one of the best entrances in cinema in The Prestige.
Although this is how Bowie always entered a room irl.
He had one of the best entrances in cinema in The Prestige.
Although this is how Bowie always entered a room irl.
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I think people have been trained over years to believe that access on social media should default to "open," and that blocking someone is a personal failure rather than laudable self-care; also, lots of people, here and elsewhere, don't know/remember what moderation tools are available to them.
It's quite true that it's up to the individual to decide what to do when someone takes out after them, but at the same time, it just seems so unnecessary to let them chase you away when you have the tools to shut them down completely and proceed with business.
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I think people have been trained over years to believe that access on social media should default to "open," and that blocking someone is a personal failure rather than laudable self-care; also, lots of people, here and elsewhere, don't know/remember what moderation tools are available to them.
Something went terribly wrong at the Q-Tips manufacturing plant.
January 3, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Something went terribly wrong at the Q-Tips manufacturing plant.
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Here’s to 2026
December 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Here’s to 2026
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Let there be no Division this Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Let there be no Division this Christmas
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My true Christmas wish - the thing I hold most hopeful in my heart - is that each and every one of you has a better 2026 than you had in 2025. May the fates be generous and kind and you all receive the blessings you all so richly deserve. Merry Christmas and much love to you all.
December 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My true Christmas wish - the thing I hold most hopeful in my heart - is that each and every one of you has a better 2026 than you had in 2025. May the fates be generous and kind and you all receive the blessings you all so richly deserve. Merry Christmas and much love to you all.
I survived another Christmas in retail. 😭 I am so tiiiiired.
December 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I survived another Christmas in retail. 😭 I am so tiiiiired.
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*John Carpenter lights a cigarette, cracks knuckles & dusts off his synth*
December 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
*John Carpenter lights a cigarette, cracks knuckles & dusts off his synth*
I hit the freaking jigsaw puzzle jackpot today! I've been looking for a wintery themed one to work on in January when I can (hopefully) take a couple of weeks off work but none were calling to me until I saw this one. Not wintery themed but is absolute perfection for me and my formative years.
December 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I hit the freaking jigsaw puzzle jackpot today! I've been looking for a wintery themed one to work on in January when I can (hopefully) take a couple of weeks off work but none were calling to me until I saw this one. Not wintery themed but is absolute perfection for me and my formative years.
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As always, there's no time like the present to disappear into a mysterious fog and become a reason the old forest north of town is considered haunted.
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
As always, there's no time like the present to disappear into a mysterious fog and become a reason the old forest north of town is considered haunted.
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I 100% agree with @scalzi.com's essay. Strictly Ballroom is a joy to watch. This reminds me I should rewatch a few other Australian comedies I haven't seen in a while. The Aussie sense of humour is a fucking delight.
Today in The December Comfort Watches, I'm essaying Strictly Ballroom, a loving look at a delightfully weird little subculture, that is, in its way, an absolutely perfect film:
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The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Nine: Strictly Ballroom
A personal story to begin: I was a film critic at the Fresno Bee newspaper when Strictly Ballroom came out in 1992, My review of it was an unqualified rave, and I said something along the line that…
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December 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I 100% agree with @scalzi.com's essay. Strictly Ballroom is a joy to watch. This reminds me I should rewatch a few other Australian comedies I haven't seen in a while. The Aussie sense of humour is a fucking delight.
"Wow, rude." Obviously.
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"Wow, rude." Obviously.
*bangs head repeatedly on desk*
ALWAYS turn the computer off then back on before calling a help number and spend 45 min on the phone troubleshooting (to no avail).
Circumstances lead me to think it was an OS issue but NOPE. It was the old turn off/back on chestnut.
*bangs head repeatedly on desk*
ALWAYS turn the computer off then back on before calling a help number and spend 45 min on the phone troubleshooting (to no avail).
Circumstances lead me to think it was an OS issue but NOPE. It was the old turn off/back on chestnut.
*bangs head repeatedly on desk*
November 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
*bangs head repeatedly on desk*
ALWAYS turn the computer off then back on before calling a help number and spend 45 min on the phone troubleshooting (to no avail).
Circumstances lead me to think it was an OS issue but NOPE. It was the old turn off/back on chestnut.
*bangs head repeatedly on desk*
ALWAYS turn the computer off then back on before calling a help number and spend 45 min on the phone troubleshooting (to no avail).
Circumstances lead me to think it was an OS issue but NOPE. It was the old turn off/back on chestnut.
*bangs head repeatedly on desk*
I can't quite explain how but this is a perfect vibe for my work day (I work in retail and Christmas is basically already here for me). Am I the circulatory system? Am I the horrified onlookers? Am I both?
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I can't quite explain how but this is a perfect vibe for my work day (I work in retail and Christmas is basically already here for me). Am I the circulatory system? Am I the horrified onlookers? Am I both?
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‘We’ve gone on holiday by mistake’
October 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘We’ve gone on holiday by mistake’