Just listened to a podcast on the Argentine dictatorship and the 1978 World Cup* and christ on a bike. *(please note I know almost nothing about football history except for the general England cultural touchpointe, i.e. 1966, Hand of God, Southgate's missed penalty etc)

I feel like it's slightly unfair on Spain to make them play France on Bastille Day lol (I'm supporting France mainly cos I can just repurpose my Expedition 33 concert beret outfit as a French Supporter outfi)

week 3 (?) of obsessively listening to olivia rodrigo's new album. i haven't liked a new pop album so much since the rise and fall of a midwest princess (chappell roan), folkmore/evermore (taylor swift) or punisher (phoebe bridgers). the young us female singers are doing ok.

i'm coming down with a cold in the middle of a heatwave

why is my dad only casually dropping this in the family group chat now!!!

Me trying to enjoy the World Cup while avoiding racist/insane right-wing posters losing their minds over the existence of black football players and also avoiding weird/puritan posters trying to decide which team to support based on a country's colonial past/politics:

I wonder if you can tell that my mum sometimes uses my prime account to buy movies for my niece 🤔

what a greeting

Finally the only vol of the Yatagarasu manga adaptation that I was missing arrived. Ironically, the vol w/ my favourite character in the entire series on the cover. The manga will help me wean myself off my addiction to the novels while I wait for the final book to be published.

My v lame reason for always being sad about the "England and Argentina hate each other! Falklands! Hand of God!" etc stuff is that I love Argentina largely because I love Mariana Enriquez's books so much 😂 Her novel and short story collections got me obsessed with Argentina.

FB sent me some nice memories today, including riding the cat bus with Jane and seeing Brooklyn with BFF (while I was in the process of trying to decide whether to stay in Japan or move back to England- needless to say, I sobbed watching it). 10 years ago! I can't believe it.

three almost consecutive heatwaves is too many, please eliminate two

after a morning of breaking and entering

:(( i feel bad (i managed to make lila leave though)

I'm over at Pip's house. Lila has broken in. Lila chases Pip out whenever he tentatively tries to reenter his home.

I got this amazing new jumper but i can't wear it yet because it is hotter than satan's sweaty armpit today

she doesn't care

Cat-sitting for Pip next door. As with last time Lila came to collect me and make me go home. (This is my neighbour's gate)

is the bbc live blog commentator ok

woke up with plastic cord in my bed again today

Took an hour of TOIL this morning cos I'm knackered and I have a flat viewing and my fourth weekend work event in a row tomorrow (an overnight trip this time) and I just had to extend it by half an hour because I spilled coffee all down my top on the tube and need to go to M&S.

Pointedly putting on Obsession while she's in the room so she can learn that this behaviour is weird

Hoping Brazil and France face off in the WC so I can enjoy the ultimate Miri 2025-2026 Crush/DILF Battle Royale 🇧🇷 🇫🇷

night, long legs

Stalked me to the toilet.

TAYTOS

>:( 🪴

After jumping from the roof onto the fence to greet me (she wobbled a lot, Simone Biles doesn't need to worry)