fiona 🌱

I'm literally the only Aussie to move to London. I'm so unique. hashtag blessed. || she/her

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

My Facebook feed is basically the new Births, Deaths, & Marriages Registrar.
Congrats and/or condolences guys.
Your choice of which.

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

Because of the implication…

[m. @sukoonmilax]

you can't post a random dialogue and expect people to know the show.

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

The shock is that the statistic is so low

[The Hill @thehill]

Shock poll: 41 percent of young voters find killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO acceptable https://t.co/9rUSQ7Jj0T

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

I guess on the bright side, he can’t ever run for president again?
That’s it. That’s the only positive I have.

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

@RhunWords It’s terribly sad and upsetting that both words are applicable to the person that’ll be the next US leader.

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

No. This is Kevin McCallister’s new family after his other one kept on leaving him behind.

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

Ever wondered what everyday life was like for people living 50, 100, or more years ago..?

A rare thread

1. That’s A Genuinely Happy Looking Family, USA, 1959

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

This happened to me in Australia when I last visited. I looked like a confused Sim™️ trying to walk through a wall.

[Emma Szewczak @EmmaSzewczak]

The "having to scan your receipt to get out" thing in supermarkets is absolutely enraging to me, a perpetual browser. Like ok you didn't have the particular brand of crisps I wanted so now I have to stay here until I die

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

I’m bored of the owl app and have started using Clozemaster instead…
It’s taken a dark turn.

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

When you try to grab coffee with friends in your late 30’s….

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

@yawns4fawns I will never not post this when I get the chance….

https://t.co/4PnqIoM46s

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

In Australia, I used to grow loads of veggies, all year round.
In the UK, I can barely grow anything for about 8 months of the year. Looking forward to eating nothing but onions and cabbage this winter 🫠

[Rishi Sunak @RishiSunak]

We shouldn’t be reliant on foreign food. Buy British.

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

We already don’t have access?
I’ve been on 3 different UK visas, and none give me access to welfare. It says on our Residence Permit “NO ACCESS TO PUBLIC FUNDS”.
Not to mention I’ve paid £1000’s in health surcharges (each visa renewal) AND pay into national insurance…

[Ben @BWoodzy99]

Not only should British nationals be prioritised, non-British nationals should not be entitled to social housing or the welfare state full stop.

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

@RhunWords It feels like anything that benefits one person, harms 1000 others 😕
Scan as you go is pretty big here too, but we usually get stopped and “randomly” checked. Which means it ends up taking longer than just going through a till anyway 🙃

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

@RhunWords Urgh. I really hate to admit it, but we have an Amazon Fresh a few 100 metres away from home, and it actually works so freaking well. Especially with a toddler to be in and out and just throw stuff in a backpack/pram as you go is great. Didn’t know this is how it worked though 😣

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

This is just me getting excited explaining the Slipknot/Suicidal Tendencies/Sepultura drummer musical chairs swap, and my indifferent husband playing MtG on his phone….

[“Bad” Billy Pratt @KILLTOPARTY]

A little glimpse into why Taylor ends up sleeping alone…

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

Everyone commenting about how the UK call
fries = chips, and chips = crisps
and it’s confusing everyone.

Would blow their minds to learn what Australian’s calls both of these…

[declan⸆⸉ @everytimedeclan]

wait if people in europe call fries chips then what do they call chips…

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

@olicoys @joelgolby Every week I hope there’s some random Reddit page open on her screen and that she quickly tabs across to the bar chart dashboard.
I’m always left disappointed.

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

I had no idea where this was going and then…
OH
OH NO

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

I know we’re supposed to be worried AI will take over, but I asked ChatGPT to help me with some guitar exercises, and it got the tuning for D standard wrong.
Even though I told it “I’m tuned in D standard, which is a whole step down”.

I think we’ll be ok for a while…

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

When I pretend to be asleep, sometimes my toddler will put a blanket over me, and other times he throws toys at my head until I get up.
Today was a toys day.

[fiona 🌱 @fjnewman]

And yet women are told not to wear headphones so they can be aware of their surroundings at all times…

[Alexxxx @aeroalex98]

Working in the NYC subway on the go with Apple Vision Pro?! 🤯🤯