Dave Owen
@wavenode.bsky.social
I like Doctor Who, running, Freak Zone music, and the Scottish Green Party, and I love my cat Marvin and my wife Helen.
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"So Victor goes into the bathroom as Mrs. Meldrew’s coming out, and he sees there’s another man in there – er, what was he doing in there, well of course we know (the viewer) that he’s there for legitimate reasons, but Victor says ‘What the hell do think you’re doing’… very funny"
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"So Victor goes into the bathroom as Mrs. Meldrew’s coming out, and he sees there’s another man in there – er, what was he doing in there, well of course we know (the viewer) that he’s there for legitimate reasons, but Victor says ‘What the hell do think you’re doing’… very funny"
I've been enjoying "Coldwater" as a kind of almost-horror thriller-farce, with the cherry on the top being the realisation that Andrew Lincoln and Ewen Bremner together means I'm watching Egg and Spud. It's like a nineties farm shop.
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I've been enjoying "Coldwater" as a kind of almost-horror thriller-farce, with the cherry on the top being the realisation that Andrew Lincoln and Ewen Bremner together means I'm watching Egg and Spud. It's like a nineties farm shop.
"Logopolis" (Peter Grimwade, 1981)
Current mood
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"Logopolis" (Peter Grimwade, 1981)
A movie that takes place where you’re from
November 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from
For the 62nd anniversary. Missing vowels. Pairs of twentieth century Doctor Who stories. Off you go.
1/2
D*Y *F TH* D*L*KS M*ST*R PL*N
TH* *C* W*RR**RS *F TH* D**P
TH* *NDR**D *NV*S**N *F TH* D*N*S**RS
TH* *NV*S**N *F T*M* *ND TH* R*N*
1/2
D*Y *F TH* D*L*KS M*ST*R PL*N
TH* *C* W*RR**RS *F TH* D**P
TH* *NDR**D *NV*S**N *F TH* D*N*S**RS
TH* *NV*S**N *F T*M* *ND TH* R*N*
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
For the 62nd anniversary. Missing vowels. Pairs of twentieth century Doctor Who stories. Off you go.
1/2
D*Y *F TH* D*L*KS M*ST*R PL*N
TH* *C* W*RR**RS *F TH* D**P
TH* *NDR**D *NV*S**N *F TH* D*N*S**RS
TH* *NV*S**N *F T*M* *ND TH* R*N*
1/2
D*Y *F TH* D*L*KS M*ST*R PL*N
TH* *C* W*RR**RS *F TH* D**P
TH* *NDR**D *NV*S**N *F TH* D*N*S**RS
TH* *NV*S**N *F T*M* *ND TH* R*N*
Q: Why does Leonard Bernstein's living room carpet have odd dusty patches here and there?
A: ORCHESTRAL MAN HOOVERS IN THE DARK
A: ORCHESTRAL MAN HOOVERS IN THE DARK
November 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Q: Why does Leonard Bernstein's living room carpet have odd dusty patches here and there?
A: ORCHESTRAL MAN HOOVERS IN THE DARK
A: ORCHESTRAL MAN HOOVERS IN THE DARK
It’s as if Lucian Freud took the Sistine Chapel commission.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It’s as if Lucian Freud took the Sistine Chapel commission.
Just watched "Nil By Mouth", finally. There's some beautiful photography, which I savoured while I could, in between the depiction of the effects of alcohol and heroin on the people close to users, which are authentically tragic.
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Just watched "Nil By Mouth", finally. There's some beautiful photography, which I savoured while I could, in between the depiction of the effects of alcohol and heroin on the people close to users, which are authentically tragic.
"Terror of the Zygons" concludes less distinctly than it began with Part Four adeptly resolving things. While watching, one gets a sandpit, and a brutalist basement, but the whole serial is sealed with a beautiful farewell back in the highlands.
November 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"Terror of the Zygons" concludes less distinctly than it began with Part Four adeptly resolving things. While watching, one gets a sandpit, and a brutalist basement, but the whole serial is sealed with a beautiful farewell back in the highlands.
We all bounce between obligations, frequently self-imposed. 5K race and grade 8 piano exam behind me, I feel relaxed and spontaneous today, running a Parkrun and playing my piano pieces for sheer fun. It won't last long, and that's fine, but I'm learning to relish it.
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We all bounce between obligations, frequently self-imposed. 5K race and grade 8 piano exam behind me, I feel relaxed and spontaneous today, running a Parkrun and playing my piano pieces for sheer fun. It won't last long, and that's fine, but I'm learning to relish it.
I just heard a young YouTuber put "like" into the middle of the number of subscriptions he was chasing. "Seven hundred and, like, ninety-eight".
The new generation has found its "unbe-bloody-lievable". We had ours. I cannot judge.
The new generation has found its "unbe-bloody-lievable". We had ours. I cannot judge.
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I just heard a young YouTuber put "like" into the middle of the number of subscriptions he was chasing. "Seven hundred and, like, ninety-eight".
The new generation has found its "unbe-bloody-lievable". We had ours. I cannot judge.
The new generation has found its "unbe-bloody-lievable". We had ours. I cannot judge.
Steve Harris' bass solo at the start of Iron Maiden's "Blood on the World's Hands" is a impassioned love letter to Chris Squire of Yes, specifically his solo piece "The Fish", more specifically the live versions on "Yessongs" and "9012Live". Unmistakably. No doubt. I'm not imagining this.
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Steve Harris' bass solo at the start of Iron Maiden's "Blood on the World's Hands" is a impassioned love letter to Chris Squire of Yes, specifically his solo piece "The Fish", more specifically the live versions on "Yessongs" and "9012Live". Unmistakably. No doubt. I'm not imagining this.
"One year anniversary". If only there were a more succinct way to put this.
My new job has Microsoft Authenticator and it's a 2 digit code. 99/1 chance of getting it right. Had my one year anniversary today and guessed it right 8 times. 8/365 is over twice the probability. I am considering taking an ESP test.
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"One year anniversary". If only there were a more succinct way to put this.
It's like you've asked GenAI to draw a picture of Pink Floyd at the Roundhouse in 1966.
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It's like you've asked GenAI to draw a picture of Pink Floyd at the Roundhouse in 1966.
I love that they appear to be flanked by John Nathan-Turner and Linford Christie.
Marc Bolan, bless him, in 1976, having his picture taken with the BBC staff working at a reception for Top Of The Pops.
November 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I love that they appear to be flanked by John Nathan-Turner and Linford Christie.
I took my Grade 8 piano exam earlier today. Probably a pass, we think, but I'll find out for sure in a few weeks. I managed to leave the anxiety explosions in the places they happened, reset, and move on, and get through the rest of it.
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I took my Grade 8 piano exam earlier today. Probably a pass, we think, but I'll find out for sure in a few weeks. I managed to leave the anxiety explosions in the places they happened, reset, and move on, and get through the rest of it.
I've just looked up "vibe coding" and this is what it reminded me of.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Las...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Las...
The Last One (software) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I've just looked up "vibe coding" and this is what it reminded me of.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Las...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Las...
"No, I said we could definitely get a SCALLY..."
I may need a moment.
And a restraining order.
And a restraining order.
November 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"No, I said we could definitely get a SCALLY..."
Just told spouse I had a Leatherman in my back pocket, and she didn't even seem surprised.
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Just told spouse I had a Leatherman in my back pocket, and she didn't even seem surprised.
The original Tom Baker opening titles looked nice, even after several generations of domestic video copying. The Sid Sutton ones, exciting and new on broadcast, copied awfully, as low-band machines couldn't accommodate the hard black to white transitions, and so looked blurry after just one copy.
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The original Tom Baker opening titles looked nice, even after several generations of domestic video copying. The Sid Sutton ones, exciting and new on broadcast, copied awfully, as low-band machines couldn't accommodate the hard black to white transitions, and so looked blurry after just one copy.
Nathan, your time has come.
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Nathan, your time has come.
"Terror of the Zygons" Part Three returns the human warmth to the story. There is great humor as the Duke receives the visitors from UNIT in the hall of his castle.
DOCTOR: (PROMPTING) Brigadier?
BRIGADIER: (OFF GUARD) What?
It's a richer scene with hindsight because all four know different amounts.
DOCTOR: (PROMPTING) Brigadier?
BRIGADIER: (OFF GUARD) What?
It's a richer scene with hindsight because all four know different amounts.
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"Terror of the Zygons" Part Three returns the human warmth to the story. There is great humor as the Duke receives the visitors from UNIT in the hall of his castle.
DOCTOR: (PROMPTING) Brigadier?
BRIGADIER: (OFF GUARD) What?
It's a richer scene with hindsight because all four know different amounts.
DOCTOR: (PROMPTING) Brigadier?
BRIGADIER: (OFF GUARD) What?
It's a richer scene with hindsight because all four know different amounts.
When anxious or agitated, my speaking voice becomes louder and more strident. The same thing happens to my piano playing whenever I've just made a mistake. It is specifically the least helpful thing to do in a graded examination, telegraphing the fuck-up boldly, just in case the examiner missed it.
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
When anxious or agitated, my speaking voice becomes louder and more strident. The same thing happens to my piano playing whenever I've just made a mistake. It is specifically the least helpful thing to do in a graded examination, telegraphing the fuck-up boldly, just in case the examiner missed it.
I encountered a FoaF this year who was openly transphobic, without prompting, as a kind of "disagree with me if you dare" opening salvo. She later sighed and rolled her eyes at the existence of autism and ADHD as just another thing "we" have to deal with. She already knew I was autistic.
November 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I encountered a FoaF this year who was openly transphobic, without prompting, as a kind of "disagree with me if you dare" opening salvo. She later sighed and rolled her eyes at the existence of autism and ADHD as just another thing "we" have to deal with. She already knew I was autistic.