Confessions of a failed pop star.

Happier here, yeah? No, not really. Vertical 📷

A person wearing a red jacket stands in front of a body of water with the Washington Monument in the background.

The then London Mayor’s chief of staff shares his memories of twenty years ago today.

Echo 📷 and the Funnymen?

Two album covers are displayed: one with the text "Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? No Means No" and the other featuring "Elvis Costello and the Attractions Get Happy!!".

📷 Fragments. I imagine this is what the inside of knee looks like now.

A close-up of a tree bark reveals deep cracks and textures, with a prominent crevice in the center.

Oh ffs! I think I might have done my ACL.

Big kid persuaded me, against my better judgement, to join in with the parents’ race at Sports Day this morning. As the younger, fitter dads rapidly moved away from me I felt something go in my right knee and hobbled in pain to the finish line.

A person with a knee brace is sitting on a red cushion, with a fan and various objects in the background.

With all the hot weather I’ve been eating nothing but salad, fresh fruit and ice pops for what seems like the last few weeks. I’m fed up with it. This morning I tried to use some leftover olives, peppers and halloumi in an omelette. I probably used too much, but the olives and halloumi were overpowering.

Layers 📷 (1990 roadtrip from Boston to LA.)

A breathtaking view of the Grand Canyon features layered rock formations and deep valleys.

The CAF Bank saga just gets worse every day. Their new website is horribly broken in almost every possible way - user experience, functionality all significantly worse than before. I hope they can roll back to the old website. It was a little clunky, maybe, but it worked.