Oh look, my new TV series is out! In this episode we talk about sex, @k8_lister and I chat some people up on the street and also look at my coat.

#OnThisDay 1808, following Roliça a est 3,000 reinforcements landed by ship nr Porto Novo area. The landing was hazardous & some boats swept away. These brought much needed reinforcements before the battle of Vimeiro on the 21st August. (📸 Porto Novo today, source online 🇵🇹)

“Quantum computers perform calculations based on the probability of an object's state before it is measured - instead of just 1s or 0s - which means they have the potential to process exponentially more data compared to classical computers.”

Steve Brine, MP for Winchester, a town founded on the history, tradition and nature of Great Britain. Shamefully, he voted to allow sewage to be pumped into our beautiful rivers & the sea #ToriesDestroyingOurCountry #TorySewageParty #ToriesNotFitToGovern

“As a boy, Nanny asked me to gently squeeze the plums before pulling them. If only she had told me she meant the Victoria plums in our garden. Ted, have you ever gently squeezed your plums?”

Am I taking magnetising weapons too far? #WarhammerCommunity #HorusHeresy #TaleofFourHeresyGamers

It might be a best seller, but no I could not have that in my house. Every time I walked across it, I would let out a scream.

Waaaay too much coffee today. I blame the new Tassimo in the house.

Literally a view from my face. I don’t want summer to end.

I’m having a “90’s teenage dirt bag” kind of morning as I blast the likes of Sublime, Counting Crows, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Blind Melon, etc. It’s exactly what my soul needs right now.

Wow, this is phenomenal. Emily Maitlis (emily m) is absolutely ripping into this government’s erosion of democracy, standards and institutions. It’s not normal, she says - and we should not accept it as normal. 👏👏👏

After Hastings, 1066, Serlo, a Norman knight, is ordered to eliminate an English rebel known as the Iron Wolf. However, a witch of the old gods has summoned the dead. Serlo must use all his skills to survive, as the fate of England and humanity hangs in the balance. #SFFPIT

Did you hear Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory's roundtable about researching a historical novel? It's brilliant, touching on everything from the politics of clothes to allowing characters to forget. Watch now: vimeo.com/674389317 #amwriting #histfic #TheReadingRoom

I’ve had to focus on other non-related writing things this year. Therefore, no book news to bring. I have also decided not to renew my annual website fee. I’ll get back to it when I am not worrying about bills in these uncertain times. #WritingCommunity #notwriting #book

The Rings of Power is so old that Elrond knew a dinosaur #RingsOfPower #LOTRonPrime #Elrond

Email at work from an Elizabeth Bennet. I shall tell her no to dancing and I don’t expect to be introduced at a ball room. #PrideandPrejudice #JaneAusten #regencyromance