Socially inept numpty. Copes with the monotony of life by talking gibberish. Forever anxious & thinking about Doctor Who. Mostly Harmless. Practically imperfect in every way. Views my own. 🏳️‍🌈 He/Him.https://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mxyldwfh4c2sManaged 60 lengths today. I was sharing a lane with a lady who was a really good pace setter. Then I had a good steam afterwards 🧖🏻‍♂️ I did have a giggle watching some of the sillier antics of the aqua aerobics class going on at the same time. https://static.klipy.com/ii/4493325008d34b7bf8cd6813cd5c1619/7d/43/UMIECpDXlZTcC.gif?hh=373&ww=498&mp4=Xpy7snP5qnwXi1ifcV&webm=P8eCKf9F79x0vC16 Oct 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyldwfh4c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mxtiqms2us25First day at a new gym. It seems to attract a really hot & fit clientele so I felt very inadequate. Managed a really good swim though (no idea how many lengths but 45 minutes worth) and then baked in the sauna afterwards 🧖🏻‍♂️ I will persevere with this exercise nonsense. 🏊🏼‍♂️ https://static.klipy.com/ii/925f17378dd1893b674a723c07535afe/35/f5/1mKykQGx.gif?hh=498&ww=498&mp4=t86sYaiM&webm=XIcxwQKgiBDVTC9L14 Oct 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxtiqms2us25https://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mxrzsxskzc2yBeyond delighted to have met Russell T Davies this evening. Been a fan of RTD’s since I saw Dark Season as a bairn and having written my dissertation on Queer as Folk (a worryingly long time ago now), it had been a long held ambition to meet the man. And now I can say I have. Marvellous.13 Oct 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrzsxskzc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mwm2f35j3s2kI get like that sometimes too.28 Sep 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwm2f35j3s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mwjaoqk3mc2sTraffic cones reared in the wild. Ready to migrate and soon settle atop a statue. The natural world (particularly in Scotland) really is a wonder.27 Sep 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjaoqk3mc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mwgqsio3ds2jTime to fatter and sassier 🍂26 Sep 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgqsio3ds2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mw6oatw47k2nWhy didn’t they go with Hariboo?? 👻23 Sep 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6oatw47k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mvvhlz2fek2uWent for a good wander round the homeland earlier 🍂19 Sep 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvhlz2fek2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mvufjrhdvs2dSomeone is sleepy 😴 🐾19 Sep 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvufjrhdvs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mvq5jvhog22nImagine TP4 being returned in time for the 60th anniversary of the first regeneration… 💥 🤯 [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq5jvhog22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mvl22bv5f224Anyone want a filo ma baton? 😂15 Sep 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl22bv5f224https://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mvfm47ra2k2zThis biography does not disappoint. Stirling has written something pretty wonderful her.13 Sep 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfm47ra2k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mus6fe5hyc2lTook a detour on my wanderings today to see The Knife Angel. On display in Leith throughout September.05 Sep 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mus6fe5hyc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3muhufs7s2s2aOut Now: ‘Out Now.’ Well, not right now. Thursday. But if you order ‘Out Now’ right now you could have your very own copy of ‘Out Now’ when it is out then. 📖🏳️‍🌈📺01 Sep 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhufs7s2s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mucqghzxyk2bIf I was in charge, every shop would be obliged to stock Red Kola.30 Aug 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucqghzxyk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mu7xjntx7c2hMy hair shrunk in the wash again 😉 💇🏻‍♂️29 Aug 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7xjntx7c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mtytzfrcsc27Finished work early today and took a detour home via the Botanics to get some steps in and clear my head. Roll on payday tomorrow - I’ve a few books I’m eager to preorder 📚26 Aug 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtytzfrcsc27https://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mttjgf2hn22aMy heid isn’t just mince this afternoon, it is a smash burger that has been trodden on by a vengeful cow. 🐄24 Aug 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttjgf2hn22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mtqdbkno7k2xTalked myself out of going to the gym again today. Any gains made earlier this year have all been lost. Lots of general busyness elsewhere means I’ve just not been able to forge a routine over the summer. But I’m not going to beat myself up about it. https://static.klipy.com/ii/39f2394ae36df6e199be9eb7c9fa1012/db/61/11Ud5hHg.gif?hh=320&ww=498&mp4=QY29hehpjnntERu2JmPC&webm=lcPCrnMms94jO2iRsU2o23 Aug 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqdbkno7k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mt5k5ghsxk2bNot even reading M.R. James stories, just reading a chapter of a book *about* them and it is enough to invoke the heebie jeebies. Suddenly feel a bit wary about what might lurk in shadows of my wee flat 👻15 Aug 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5k5ghsxk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mt2yuahwxc2hVery rare instance of me going out and having a couple of pints this evening.🍺 My younger self wouldn’t recognise me.14 Aug 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2yuahwxc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3msyc3xbq5c2yOkay, I am now dealing with choice paralysis. Which book to read? SO many to choose from. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyc3xbq5c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/markdodyk.bsky.social/post/3mstgwphl5c2wI should never finish a book this close to bedtime. It gets me all excited about starting another. https://static.klipy.com/ii/35ccce3d852f7995dd2da910f2abd795/9f/ed/zL17HBJ4.gif?hh=480&ww=480&mp4=09SlQR7Z&webm=3htdkqXDqxvbmajqVunm11 Aug 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:ep5hp5chbrkpuompyruwbrmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstgwphl5c2w