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The important stuff: Oxford (UK), cats, tortoise, plants, drawing, silliness (was @muckypup on Twitter)

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muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· 5h

Bit embarrassing to be caught with fluff on you right when the whole world's watching.

The sun (unobscured) before the start of the partial eclipse. There are a couple of dark squiggles on it that looks like pieces of lint or fluff.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· 15h

Another layer, an outline and a couple of minor tweaks, and I'm much happier with the look now. She is varnished and ready to accompany me for as long as the flimsy card she resides on lasts.

An updated version of Lieutenant Ortegas as a cactus from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds painted on a piece of card to go inside a clear phone case. The colours are bolder and less streaky and there's now a white outline to separate her from the black background better.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· 3d

Got bored and made a Lieutenant Ortegas insert for my poor naked phone. 🌵

A thin piece of card cut out in the shape of a mobile phone to go inside the back of a clear phone case. It shows Lieutenant Ortegas in the form of a cactus with burgundy Star Fleet uniform on, as per Sock's hallucination in the latest episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· 3d

When did Hellmann's start selling mayonnaise-filled balloons? (puts on glasses) Oh.

A picture from an ad for an M&S honeymoon melon. A medium white melon with a sticker featuring a dark blue background with white and yellow text on it.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· 13d

Haven't seen me, eh? Should have gone to, oh...

A screenshot of an email from Specsavers with the title "We haven't seen you yet, Deb."

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· May 25

Don't wish to brag, but I've just had a swimming pool installed in my garden. #winning

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· May 8

The election results from my ward. The particularly depressing thing about this is that Reform came 2nd despite the candidate having done absolutely nothing to garner votes. No info online, other than their name, not even a photo. Thankfully the rest of the city seems to have done better. 💚

Labour: 488 votes
Reform: 367 votes
Green: 207 votes
Conservatives: 82 votes
Lib Dems: 62 votes

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· May 5

Ok. Rude.

A photo of me combined with a tool that tells you what specific colours are called. My skin tone is apparently 'simple beige'.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Apr 24

Not sure I did too well on this week's willowherb quiz. Maybe next time.

A screenshot of preemptive Google questions based on my initial search for 'willowherb'. I have filled in my answers after in yellow.

Do bees like willowherb? Yes
What is the most invasive plant in the UK? Japanese knotweed
Is willowherb poisonous to dogs? Not much
What are the downsides of having a willow tree? Fucking bits all over your garden
Who should avoid willow bark? Willow cats
What painkiller is made from the willow tree? Aspirin??
What does the Bible say about willow trees? Don't fuck them
What flowers are illegal to dig up in the UK? Bluebells
What actually kills weeds permanently? Napalm
What plant paralyzes you? Foxglove?
What is the one meat to never feed a dog?
Human
What is the silent killer of dogs? Farts

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Apr 24

I like to guess the answers to the random questions Google suggests based on your initial question. It's like a really shit pub quiz. My guess was 'human'. Apparently it's 'processed'. Pffft.

What is the one meat to never feed a dog?

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Apr 17

YATTA!

The candle wax has melted enough to make contact with the table! Happy days!

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Apr 17

We've had significant action, just not much downwards progress. Soon though. Soon.

The previous melting candle. There is a LOT of extra melted wax build up on the side of the candle, but not much progress has been made to connect with the table.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Apr 17

The tension is killing me. When will we achieve full connection??

A leaning candle on a restaurant table. The wax is dripping off the side and is about 3/4 of the way to connecting with the table.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Apr 6

Phase 3: try to glue the non-adhesive wall hole patches to the ceiling and hope for the best.

The same but of ceiling but with patches over the holes. It still looks very unappealing at this stage.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Apr 6

Phase 1: turn one small hole into a significantly larger disaster area with four small holes. ✅

A photo on my living room ceiling with a large area of plaster scraped off. There are now 4 small but distinct holes in the ceiling.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Apr 6

It's been 3 years and 9 months since knobhead cat put his foot through the bathroom floor / living room ceiling. I've grown quite fond of the hole over the years, but I have decided the time has come to repair it.

A picture of my partner's smiling face looking up from downstairs as viewed through a jagged hole in the bathroom floor.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Apr 3

So close.

A screenshot of a congratulations screen from LinkedIn puzzles. There's a name badge that says Hello my name is Genius. Under that it says Smarter than 99% of Debs.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Mar 28

I don't want to toot my own horn, but I'm fairly confident I know what the first letter is. I can only assume the remainder are exclamation marks or something.

A screenshot of today's Wordle puzzle. I have successfully avoided finding ANY correct letters after 4 tries, but I have got one letter in the wrong place 4 times, thus leaving only one option remaining for that letter.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Mar 6

Spent a year (on and off) crocheting a blanket for my sister, completely ruined it at the last minute. Had a meltdown. Had a sleep. Starting again. YOU WILL NOT DEFEAT ME, YOU YARN-BASED BASTARD!

A cartoon drawing of a skinny green crochet hook in front of an large orange ball of yarn. The crochet hook has an evil laugh on his face and F.U. written on his stem. The ball of yarn looks menacing and is doing the yarn equivalent of sticking his middle finger up at us. There's a vague old fashioned mobster feel about the pair of them.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Mar 4

Eeee! It took a while to get here, but the bracelets my sister made me have arrived! (Fire Dragon design & a bespoke tortoise one from the below Etsy if anyone fancies something similar. Based in the USA) www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheW...

Two beaded bracelets on a wrist. Both made up of various coloured stone / wooden beads, one with a dangle charm.

Bespoke tortoise bracelet from TheWyldGarden's Etsy shop. It is comprised of various green & brown stone & wooden beads, with a silver tortoise shell bead (very Mario Kart!) on one side and a dangly silver tortoise charm with an engraved disc showing a dandelion on the other. The bracelet is resting on a mossy wooden block.

Fire Dragon bracelet from TheWyldGarden's Etsy shop. It is comprised of various red, orange, green, brown and black stone beads, with one larger faceted red bead. The bracelet is resting on a mossy wooden block.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Mar 4

This popped up from a few years back and I still can't work out how they messed up water so badly.

A screenshot of a Facebook post from a few years back showing four tiny filled & labelled jars with screw lids and one open (full but unlabeled) glass on a small wooden table in a pub. The display is there to represent the elements that go into making the perfect beer. The four labelled jars are yeast, water, hops, and malts. The 'water' jar is full of small dry pale pink coloured chunks. No idea what they could be.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Mar 2

I am on LinkedIn for one reason and one reason only - TO DOMINATE ALL OTHER DEBS. If I can't intellectually conquer that elusive 5% I'll have no choice but to hunt them down. For now I will continue to practice my sudoku.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Feb 28

The trauma didn't stop there. I am a monster though, so ate it regardless.

Two pieces of buttered toast with a poached egg on each one. The yolks are slightly off-centre so look like deranged eyes. A horrified face has been drawn over the top to complete the scene.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Feb 28

Breakfast disaster. The end of my egg FELL OFF and ended up outside of the clearly marked Poaching Zone. Absolute bugger to pick up so, genius idea, make it solid! The cooked egg has now molecularly fused with the stovetop. To anyone with half a brain, this was inevitable, yet here we are.

An eggshell with one end missing. Behind is an out of focus egg poaching cup with the majority of the egg oozing all over the stovetop.

A sharper image of the unacceptably distributed egg. The yolk has made it into the egg poaching cup, but most of the white is on the stovetop.

The egg poaching cup has been removed but the hob has been turned on. It glows red under the (currently) clear egg albumin.

Success! The egg has cooked! Steam rises off it'a now white mass majestically. But wait... Some idiot forgot that the heat won't magically stop now. It's cooking too much. IT'S BURNING. NOOOOOOOOO!!!

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Feb 26

Oh man. Not Rob Grant too. 😞

A plate with two smoked kippers on. (Reference to one of his Red Dwarf characters' catchphrases.)

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Feb 21

"an error"

A collage of screenshots showing the subtitles on a news story about a man who was arrested for breaking into a Guernsey airfield wearing only a blue t-shirt. The text reads: In defence Payne told Judge Marc Davies the case should be thrown out as there was not sufficient signage on the north side of the airfield, but he did admit that entering the airfield with no underpants or trousers on was an error.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Feb 19

It was my MIL's 70th birthday recently and one of her grandniblings received the honour of making their card. I ADORE the fact that almost every single element of the design could be a symbol for impending death. Setting sun Burial at sea Dark clouds gathering Circling vultures HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! 😀

A child's hand-drawn birthday card. The bottom third is a flat blue gradient, symbolising the ocean. There is a large yellow semicircle above, with the number 70 written on, symbolising the sun. (Unclear if setting or rising, but I'm going with the pessimistic option.) Seven small v shapes adorn the sky representing birds in flight, and three blue clouds are dotted around the edge of the white sky.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Feb 17

Merry Crêpemas! Please note, I will not be accepting (incorrect) suggestions for "improvements".

A cartoon on a happy little rolled up crêpe with annotations showing the ONLY ACCEPTABLE accompaniments of sugar, lemon juice and raisins. The text at the top reads: Happy pancake day! (No substitutions. No arguments.)

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Feb 13

A reminder popped up from 2020 when Knobhead Cat was just a baby. The feistiness was already evident. 🖤

Knobhead Cat (a black and white tuxedo cat) as a kitten. He had climbed up my body and was sitting on my shoulder, staring directly into my eyes. His whole body is about the same size as my head.

muckypup (🇬🇧)@debrud· Feb 11

🚨 RED ALERT 🚨