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Ticket for Discworld Convention acquired!

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Announcing the 2026 Discworld Convention! Taking place from 7th - 10th August 2026 at the Leonardo Hotel, Hinckley Island, Leicestershire.

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More like watching two deadly viruses fight each other

I'm very sorry to hear she had to go through this. That's rotten.

Apparently so

Watching Firefly is like seeing a group of friends I haven't seen for ages....

Me neither. Neither did my Dad. We switched over. They always have strobes, it's really irritating!

Poem response to Starmer's Farage/Powell cosplay - full text in the link

Island of Strangers - by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social m.facebook.com/story.php?st...

I remember her mum being pregnant with her while co-presenting Jigsaw in the late 70s/early 80s

Good night 💤

“Life is fleeting. And if you’re ever distressed, cast your eyes to the summer sky when the stars are strung across the velvety night. And when a shooting star streaks through the blackness, turning night into day.. make a wish and think of me”.

Robin Williams

Agreed

This is amazing. Also Mike has a great newsletter you should sign up for.

Covid inquiry: 180,000 lives could have been saved If the government had listened to experts and implemented the same strategies used in other countries, 180,000 lives may have been saved during Covid, the UK Covid Inquiry heard today.

Covid inquiry: 180,000 lives could have been saved
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The world needs more of this and less of most other things

Lovely watercolor of Superman standing and looking at a paper of some sort in his right hand while sipping tea from a mug in his left hand. There are at least 3 cats hanging on to Clark and one cat chilling to the side.

Superman and friends by Ito.
(@ itoscaresme on ig)
#comics #art

Last night I watched Firefly for the first time in many years. Forgot how good it is!

Odd pairing...

If a packet of Swarovski crystal beads is £4.99 for 500, those are not Swarovski beads...

Not all dogs like to play fetch. Some prefer to play 'hold'

Bicarbonate of soda and washing up liquid made into a paste will often get a greasy mark out of silky material

There are two sides to every story, but often people only want to hear the side that comes from the person they prefer

So many people I really care about are suffering in such profound ways, in many cases from the very state of the world, and I hate how little I can do to meaningfully change things for the better for them.

We all deserve better.

Watching eighties episodes of TOTP can be a bit like watching Dad's Army sometimes. "John Peel - dead. Janice Long - dead. Kirsty MacColl - dead. Falco - dead. Stedman Pearson - dead. Whitney Houston - dead..."

Don't belittle or take the piss out of people's achievements. Only a git does that.

If you're in a relationship and your other half spends most of their time trying to change you, it's probably not worth continuing. The only way you will please them is by losing yourself. Don't lose yourself

Don't make fun of people's hobbies and interests. People need their things to look forward to.

If you ask someone out and they say no, don't keep asking. "Persistence pays off" is only true in films and books. In real life it will turn you into an irritating git they want to avoid.

The “good wine/whiskey” etc. you’ve been saving to enjoy on a “special occasion”? Enjoy it NOW. Life is fleeting, tomorrow is promised to no one, and any moment you’re above ground and drawing breath, preferably in the company of people you love, is cause enough to celebrate. Live today.

I remember listening to him tell funny stories at the bar at DWCons. Great fun, likeable guy.

Friends, there;s no good way to give you this news (and I still so much watt to believe it's a terrible nightmare: but it's not.) Briefly: gone now, untimely, unexpectedly, and already so very much missed: @peter.petermorwood.com www.tumblr.com/dduane/78306...