A small, decorated Christmas tree with colorful lights is placed between a television and a wooden chest in a living room with framed art on the wall.

I got my little Christmas tree out. It’s small but it gets the job done.


Getting my money’s worth from the Criterion Channel sub this month. I’ve been on a bit of a Noirvember/Ida Lupino crossover binge. πŸŽ₯


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The archive stuff on BBC 4 has been doing a good job at showing what a cultural wasteland TV has become.



I bought one of those cheap Kodak Ektar H35 half frame cameras. It’s years since I did any sort of analog photography. I’m under no illusions about the quality of the camera but I’m looking forward to see what sort of images it can produce.


It is like democracy is a bottle someone can threaten to smash and do a bit of damage with. It has become a time of people saying stuff to each other and none of it actually ever becoming dialogue. It is the end of dialogue.

From Autumn by Ali Smith.


Started to read: Mayday by Jackie Kay. I don’t read a lot of poetry but the blurb on the back cover struck a few emotional chords. πŸ“š


Read: Nobody’s Empire by Stuart Murdoch. Very enjoyable debut by the Belle and Sebastian singer/songwriter. Obviously very autobiographical. Recommended to any fans of the band. πŸ“š


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I don’t usually like the food outlets at big shopping malls but this one place does a great calzone. I’ve had this before and couldn’t finish it but today it was all gone.

A calzone topped with grated cheese is served on a plate with a fresh salad and a side of tomato sauce, accompanied by two glasses of cola.

Out shopping today, in Glasgow, for a new kettle. Decided on this rather smart one….

A stainless steel electric kettle with a red central band is placed on a countertop.