Sam the Octopus @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es

Ready Layer One: Ernest Cline's novel of nerd wankery but all the characters are now fibre optic and ethernet cables

tired: merchandising
wired MECHANISING

this is my mech, a human suit

I'm actually a small octopus piloting this thing that looks like your average human-type body

this is my mech, bob

The phrase "so hip they can barely see over their pelvis" should be used more often

Apparently the London Underground is suffering delays and suspended services due to... snow?

IT'S UNDERGROUND FOR FUCK'S SAKE, HOW CAN THE MINIMAL AMOUNT OF SNOW BE FUCKING IT UP?!

WE'RE EVIDENTLY REALLY BAD AT THIS WINTER THING

On the news: "OH MY GOD TRAVEL CHAOS THERE'S SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE"

This is winter. It happens every year. You'd have thought people would have gotten used to it by now.

Christmas decoration status: done

Come on bitcoin, less hodling, more tumbling like the proverbial rock please

Well, turns out word of us being a soft touch with cats has reached several streets away

A new different cat was in the kitchen just now, luckily he had a tag on him so we knew who to ring to collect him

Lovely little thing, but we've already got 7.5 cats thankyouverymuch

Down and down and down it goes, where it stops, nobody knows

This bitcoin crash is entertaining to watch

Whoever invented the electric blanket deserves a medal

Oooh, this is a very nice looking watch

https://www.timex.com/browse/collections/marlin/

Re-issue of the Timex Marlin, hand-wound mechanical, 34mm size

Only thing that puts me off is that it uses a Seagull ST6 movement which I know little to nothing about and information about it is pretty scarce

Oh, also the fact that I don't need a new watch right now and I'm actually saving up for a different one

I'd do a me one year ago vs. me now post but I don't have any pictures of me a year ago and can't really be bothered taking one of me now

On the @squirrel stream I look away for 5 seconds and return to a screen announcing "It's MR PANTS!"

Yep, that seems about right