Andrew F.
Hacker, geek, #CTO, misanthrope.
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Masthead photo by Barney Livingston.
Ken Dodd tickle sticks on the drums.
Sat in the garden in the sun, slowly eating my way through a tub of Mini Cheddars that was unopened at Christmas, with a second beer, and listening to some Northern Soul.
@jess@blop.social That was also the case when they started having parties 3 years ago.
However, they've also got a lot more friends than I did, so the general volume level is quite high.
@jess@blop.social @jgobble@mastodon.social We've just got CostCo pizzas, nibbles and a house full of 20 year olds being (mostly) better behaved than they used to.
On my third Boddingtons tho.
I'd kill for a decent pork pie right now.
@jess@blop.social Doh. My sympathies.
Love listening to love music, or someone carefully curating the perfect DJ set ;-)
@jess@blop.social If it helps, I'll open one here in spirit. You'll never drink alone.
(And it'll help cope with son's school friends' reunion party at our house after 1⅓ years at uni)
Is there a word to describe the sense of... disappointment when someone you mentored, someone whose wedding you attended, and someone you're published with - but not spoken to in years - is in the news because of a massive donation to Reform UK?
Sigh.