Are you doing Sunday morning properly if you didn’t spend it at a Bookfest scouring for those hidden gems. 📚

A long row of trestle tables stretching approximately 20m loaded with rows of second hand books.A large blue banner hanging from the ceiling of a convention centre. The banner has “Lifeline Bookfest. $2.50 books entry” and an arrow pointing right.A rectangular yellow sign with “Science Fiction” in black capital letters on it.

Continued my digital tidy up today. Went through 97 tabs open in safari on my iPhone and 78 on my iPad. Everything now added to bookmarks, reading list, rss feed or closed.

Took me about 1.5 hours but now I’m not looking at a stupid number of tabs and wondering if there’s anything important open.

I think I’m spending more time blocking terrible accounts on Threads than I am engaging. It needs a Lists option so I can use one to just see the people I’m following and not the rubbish the algorithm is sticking in my feed.

Spent far too much time over the last few days generating Summer/Winter/Casual/Work Cat Dad images.

Funko figure of a male with a grey beard, smiling, wearing a green and white Hawaiian shirt, white shorts, green glasses, white sandshoes and a Panama hat. The Funko is displayed inside and outside a limited edition green and white Funko box with CAT DAD text and number 42 at the top and PETER at the bottom.Funko figure of a male with a grey beard, smiling, called PETER, wearing an orange shirt, a long green coat, an orange beanie with pointy cats ears, green glasses, black jeans and brown boots. The Funko is displayed inside and outside a limited edition blue and white Funko box with CAT DAD text and number 42 at the top and PETER at the bottom.Funko figure of a male with a grey beard, smiling, wearing an orange shirt, a green jacket, a green flat cap, green glasses, black jeans and brown boots. The Funko is displayed inside and outside a limited edition orange and white Funko box with CAT DAD text and number 42 at the top and PETER at the bottom.Funko figure of a male with bald head and grey beard, smiling, wearing a long sleeve green business shirt, black jeans, green glasses and brown boots. The Funko is displayed inside and outside a limited edition green and white Funko box with CAT DAD text and number 42 at the top and PETER at the bottom.

Happy original Mickey Mouse Copyright Expiration Day to those who celebrate!

An image from the Carrot Weather app with a dark blue background and “Happy Mickey Mouse Copyright Expiration Day!” in white writing. The temperature is 24°C and Feels 27°. There is a yellow lightning bolt symbol denoting stormy weather.

Spent a productive afternoon tidying up my Apple Notes, tagging and deleting, overhauling Apple Reminders, and culled my Bookmarks ready for the new year.

I’ve decided 2024 needs less complications and thought I’d start with decluttering and streamlining the tech side.

Me: Why are you playing Bucks Fizz

Her: Because I made dinner and it’s my place

Me:

Her:

Me:

Her: I might sing Land of Make Believe on NYE

Me:

Her: I’ll need backing vocals

Me: sigh

Been spending a little more time on Threads over Christmas and I’ve decided a nice quick way to get rid of the dumb takes is to block anyone with a blue tick I don’t recognise. My timeline is getting better every day.

They called assisted boarding and I swear half the plane lined up behind them. Herd mentality. The gate sign is also showing the delayed flight number but they called my flight so that’s not going to cause chaos at all. Thank goodness for priority boarding.

📺 Time to watch the Doctor Who Christmas special before I see spoilers. A Christmas episode introducing a new Doctor. What more could you want!