Live by the sea in Sidmouth. Partner in the web & design agency T3D @twenty3design (Oxford & Devon). Married to the extremely talented author @LisaWritesStuff
I’m not quite sure how to explain what’s happened tonight, because it’s still happening - but here goes…
At 4:40pm I jumped on a train from London to Edinburgh..
It was comfy, it was quiet
In hindsight, too good to last…
@MooseAllain Yes!! Absolutely love it! It was recommended by @greg_jenner on here a couple of years ago & I've listened since. One of the funniest and most charming podcasts. Podcast, book & film recommendations from people I like is something I'll miss when this place finally goes under
Etymology of the day is ‘mugshot’: the use of ‘mug’ for a face looks back to 18th-century drinking mugs that often represented a grotesque human face. Their unintelligent expression probably introduced ‘mug’ as an insult for a stupid or gullible individual.
A friend of mine's just sent me this. Can't find it on Twitter so thought I'd post it. It's fabulous. The account, marvin_uganda, is well worth a look if you're on Instagram.
@OctopusEnergy Hi, I recently changed tariff from Go to Intelligent but when I log into my account its still saying I'm on Go. Are you able to confirm I'm on Intelligent?
@OctopusEnergy Amazing - thank you! One more thing, and this isn't vital, but do you have any way to push the updated rates to my IHD? Its still showing pre-energy crisis Go rates. Thanks!
@greg_jenner @benpartridge@JasonHazeley Looks like the @guardian realised Rowan Atkinson's opinion piece wasn't factually accurate https://t.co/pO9hupNr6N
@greg_jenner @benpartridge@JasonHazeley EV batteries are lasting a lot longer than 10 years, many are going strong with 200,000 miles on them. Also batteries can be reused and recycled after they have left the car https://t.co/aY5XRfg0gY
I've come across A LOT of good 17th- and 18th-century Quaker names over the past 3.5 years, as I've worked on my thesis. Now that my thesis is done and submission is near, it's time to share the more than 90 wildest early Quaker names I've found (in alphabetical order):