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• Post #4494609

  The vet appears to have automated the cats' annual vaccinations and have just sent me a reminder. Er, good. I can make those times.

• Post #4493484

  Short on time and locations this morning after a week resting my achilles from workouts and just easy running. It was back to where my #running journey started doing couch25k round my local park, but this time for a Mona fartlek (2x90s, 4x60s, 4x30s, 4x15s). Happy with the paces and didn't get chased by any of the dogs also trying to beat the lastest #UKHeatwave I now get to trap and transport 2 cats for their annual vaccinations. #TrackTuesday #RunnersOfMastodon

• Post #4444793

  On the tourist trail because my #parkrun isn't on today (balloons). Obviously I'm here ridiculously early (they did say the car park fills up quickly) so how am I filling my time? By cleaning the inside of my windscreen, obviously.

• Post #4437618

  Ugh, really getting tired of the trope that neurotypical people apparently can't be empathic, or have principles that they'll stand by. It's lazy. If you want to reference sociopaths or psychopaths, say that. It's as boring and false to say 'all neurotypical people...' as it is to say 'all neurodiverse people...'. As yes, I'm aware that this might come across as 'not all men', but there's not really a way round this (other than recognising that it...

• Post #4422246

  Chased up the garden waste bin, they couldn't process the direct debit because it needed the address writing on it two more times. Resent and fingers crossed this might actually result in a bin (just as well I chased).

• Post #4421333

  Netflix may have introduced a lot of people to the recruitment process of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, but I used to watch Making The Team, which is now available on streaming (from season 8 onwards). We are back in 2009, and oof.

• Post #4383016

  Starting to stalk the weather apps for the #BristolBalloonFiesta and Friday and Sunday mornings are looking good for blue skies and light winds for a mass ascent. It's an early start, but so much fun #bristol

• Post #4381519

  I'm getting a lot of flashbacks to ballet class and character skirts #SewingBee

• Post #4381323

  I hate doing mitred corners #SewingBee

• Post #4380784

  Dear gods, someone just posted on the street WhatsApp group that they'd found a driving licence and left it on a wall. The address on the licence is for a couple of doors down (and now we all know the driver's full name, address and date of birth). Anyone need an age verification ID?

• Post #4376283

  The precipitation forecast for 10:00 and 12:00 never arrived. Apparently it *should* be raining (lightly) now. It is not #bristol #bs5 #UKWeather

• Post #4355978

  A sign of how broken public transport is in the UK. If I wanted to take a bus/coach from Bristol to Reading (which are ~90 miles apart on the M4) I could either go via Heathrow, or be dropped off at a park and ride miles outside Reading town centre. That journey would take 90 minutes and cost £12-£16. I could take a train direct into Reading city centre, which would take just over an hour and cost £37-94 (depending on off-peak vs peak). Or I could drive the 90 miles in personal comfort at a time...

• Post #4354901

  Tried a weekly shop at Lidl instead of Aldi as they have some better vegetarian options. Came out about the same on price, but the extra 10 minute walk back whilst fully laden is a killer.

• Post #4327572

  Listening to Sounds of the 90s and they're playing Love Fool by The Cardigans. I can taste the Archers & lemonade.

• Post #4312625

  My slowest #parkrun of the year, jogging around with the bride and groom on their wedding day, in a dress (obviously). Lovely day for it #running #RunnersOfMastodon

• Post #4283789

  For those not wanting to give The Mirror clicks, it is Andy Woolley, the Reform council leader of East Sussex Council that is threatening MP Helena Dollimore and cafe owner Barry Ashley with the police (and in Ms Dollimore's case the Parliamentary standards committee) for mentioning him by name, as council leader, over the council's decision not to provide meal vouchers for kids over the summer holidays. Apparently as council leader Andy Woolley doesn't like being singled out. Andy...

• Post #4276528

  One of those days where the body laughs and the plans that I've made. The plan in question being 40 minutes at threshold spread over 15/10/15 minute blocks. Struggled my way through the first 15 minutes towards the lower end of the pace bracket, then jogged home. Just one of those days where things are a bit tight/sore/niggly/just not working right and it feels harder than expected. Not worth worrying about unless it becomes a trend. Something's better than nothing. Onwards. #running #...

• Post #4269781

  The neighbour's cat may finally be learning that this is not his house (we tell him often enough). This morning he sat by the open door and yelled at me to come out and give him a fuss, instead of just walking right in.

• Post #4251544

  RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@TheVoidTLMB/117010613680308866 It's worth remembering that the ECB could have poured money into the existing domestic T20 tournament (turning it into a IPL/Big Bash/CPL), maybe relaxing the rules on overseas players, and could have supported #CountyCricket instead of creating a brand new format that nobody else plays (in the hope that they could sell that format worldwide). The Hundred takes domestic players away from their counties during the domestic 50-ove...

• Post #4250834

  The pragmatic approach is to transition away from fossil fuels as fast as possible. What's left in the North Sea is hard to get at, tricky to process, and is sold on the global market so will be of no benefit to Brits under the current system https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70gr75xzg5o #UKpol

• Post #4243531

  In good news my migration appears to be fairly seamless. My filters are working as before just on this new account and most follows and followers have transferred over already. I'll compare again in a few days to try and catch anyone who has fallen through the gaps (and will bridge across to Bluesky once my 7 days is up).