Scott Macdonald (he/him) 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇵🇸🇨🇺
@scott-eff.bsky.social
Socialist. Movie lover. Leither. Code-monkey. Geriatric millennial. Lifts. Cycles. Very bad jogger and Scottish Green. Pro-independence.
And this is someone who's got no interest in repeating the pretty awful folly of RISE.
October 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
And this is someone who's got no interest in repeating the pretty awful folly of RISE.
Ran 3km *without* stopping to a walk this morning. I run slower than dialup internet, but I ran it all. 🙂
I wouldn’t say it was easy, but it wasn’t prohibitively challenging. And it was pain-free. So fuck yeah. Next week, we push to 3.5.
The mythic “easy run” - the check is in the mail.
I wouldn’t say it was easy, but it wasn’t prohibitively challenging. And it was pain-free. So fuck yeah. Next week, we push to 3.5.
The mythic “easy run” - the check is in the mail.
October 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Ran 3km *without* stopping to a walk this morning. I run slower than dialup internet, but I ran it all. 🙂
I wouldn’t say it was easy, but it wasn’t prohibitively challenging. And it was pain-free. So fuck yeah. Next week, we push to 3.5.
The mythic “easy run” - the check is in the mail.
I wouldn’t say it was easy, but it wasn’t prohibitively challenging. And it was pain-free. So fuck yeah. Next week, we push to 3.5.
The mythic “easy run” - the check is in the mail.
terfs upset with you all? getting the following when I clicked the video.
October 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
terfs upset with you all? getting the following when I clicked the video.
Got my first 10k run today. 🏃
Found myself eventually hitting a rhythm. The first km was too fast. But by around 4km in, I’d found it. Where breathing and steps were mostly right.
Now I want to find the pace where I can just keep going with less recover. Then push the distance, get the miles in.
Found myself eventually hitting a rhythm. The first km was too fast. But by around 4km in, I’d found it. Where breathing and steps were mostly right.
Now I want to find the pace where I can just keep going with less recover. Then push the distance, get the miles in.
October 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Got my first 10k run today. 🏃
Found myself eventually hitting a rhythm. The first km was too fast. But by around 4km in, I’d found it. Where breathing and steps were mostly right.
Now I want to find the pace where I can just keep going with less recover. Then push the distance, get the miles in.
Found myself eventually hitting a rhythm. The first km was too fast. But by around 4km in, I’d found it. Where breathing and steps were mostly right.
Now I want to find the pace where I can just keep going with less recover. Then push the distance, get the miles in.
My lovely wee beast.
September 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
My lovely wee beast.
Of course, I needed to know enough about the problem space - to be able to critique and suggest improvements.
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Of course, I needed to know enough about the problem space - to be able to critique and suggest improvements.
I will absolutely take that. First 8km intervals.
July 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I will absolutely take that. First 8km intervals.
Speed work is terrible.
July 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Speed work is terrible.
The internet is weird for some people, I think.
Superman (2025) got a passing grade because it tickled the "unfettered heroism is lovely, actually" pleasure centres in my brain so well.
Superman (2025) got a passing grade because it tickled the "unfettered heroism is lovely, actually" pleasure centres in my brain so well.
July 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The internet is weird for some people, I think.
Superman (2025) got a passing grade because it tickled the "unfettered heroism is lovely, actually" pleasure centres in my brain so well.
Superman (2025) got a passing grade because it tickled the "unfettered heroism is lovely, actually" pleasure centres in my brain so well.
The look of someone who is finally getting this.
Even if I'm still knackered.
Even if I'm still knackered.
July 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The look of someone who is finally getting this.
Even if I'm still knackered.
Even if I'm still knackered.
How To Train Your Dragon 2025 live action might be the single most pointless film I have ever seen.
Not a single moment that improves on the 2010 film.
The entire beat for beat screenplay, design decisions, art direction, performances, and creature design in the movie?
Almost identical.
Not a single moment that improves on the 2010 film.
The entire beat for beat screenplay, design decisions, art direction, performances, and creature design in the movie?
Almost identical.
June 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
How To Train Your Dragon 2025 live action might be the single most pointless film I have ever seen.
Not a single moment that improves on the 2010 film.
The entire beat for beat screenplay, design decisions, art direction, performances, and creature design in the movie?
Almost identical.
Not a single moment that improves on the 2010 film.
The entire beat for beat screenplay, design decisions, art direction, performances, and creature design in the movie?
Almost identical.
Really happy with this one. Starting to get bitten by the bug.
* Did the first 1km at slow jog pace, but did it without stopping to walk. YAY! Kept up average pace for 2min on/off intervals.
* 5k time smashed. 43:19 (3:20 off parkrun PB) YAY!
* Longest run so far: 6.25km. YAY!
* Did the first 1km at slow jog pace, but did it without stopping to walk. YAY! Kept up average pace for 2min on/off intervals.
* 5k time smashed. 43:19 (3:20 off parkrun PB) YAY!
* Longest run so far: 6.25km. YAY!
June 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Really happy with this one. Starting to get bitten by the bug.
* Did the first 1km at slow jog pace, but did it without stopping to walk. YAY! Kept up average pace for 2min on/off intervals.
* 5k time smashed. 43:19 (3:20 off parkrun PB) YAY!
* Longest run so far: 6.25km. YAY!
* Did the first 1km at slow jog pace, but did it without stopping to walk. YAY! Kept up average pace for 2min on/off intervals.
* 5k time smashed. 43:19 (3:20 off parkrun PB) YAY!
* Longest run so far: 6.25km. YAY!
This morning. I'll call it progress.
If I’d set the watch to record when we started jogging from OT, it would have been a 5k. 60 damn metres. We live and learn, haha.
If I’d set the watch to record when we started jogging from OT, it would have been a 5k. 60 damn metres. We live and learn, haha.
June 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This morning. I'll call it progress.
If I’d set the watch to record when we started jogging from OT, it would have been a 5k. 60 damn metres. We live and learn, haha.
If I’d set the watch to record when we started jogging from OT, it would have been a 5k. 60 damn metres. We live and learn, haha.
The sequel at Pride Edinburgh.
June 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The sequel at Pride Edinburgh.
The best placard at Pride Edinburgh. 💖
June 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The best placard at Pride Edinburgh. 💖
After the 5k around Arthur's Seat. Ow.
June 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
After the 5k around Arthur's Seat. Ow.
Feeling like a bit of a berk. But off for a jog around Arthur's Seat.
Pray for me.
Pray for me.
June 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Feeling like a bit of a berk. But off for a jog around Arthur's Seat.
Pray for me.
Pray for me.
A little bit of Fourteen cosplay before last night's trip to the cinema for #DoctorWho
And my niece bullying me with the sonic screwdriver. :)
And my niece bullying me with the sonic screwdriver. :)
June 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A little bit of Fourteen cosplay before last night's trip to the cinema for #DoctorWho
And my niece bullying me with the sonic screwdriver. :)
And my niece bullying me with the sonic screwdriver. :)
I have missed my wee beast.
May 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I have missed my wee beast.
Taking the niece to see the two part #doctorwho finale at the cinema.
May 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Taking the niece to see the two part #doctorwho finale at the cinema.
The Equality Network are the standard bearer for raising queer rights in Scotland. I just got a raise at work. They're getting a little from me, along with some mutual aid things. Help if you can, pals.
www.justgiving.com/equality-net...
www.justgiving.com/equality-net...
April 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The Equality Network are the standard bearer for raising queer rights in Scotland. I just got a raise at work. They're getting a little from me, along with some mutual aid things. Help if you can, pals.
www.justgiving.com/equality-net...
www.justgiving.com/equality-net...
Stopping off at the British Government's office. Making noise and singing in deviancy and defiance.
April 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Stopping off at the British Government's office. Making noise and singing in deviancy and defiance.
Huge.
April 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Huge.
Code Nerds for trans rights in Edinburgh.
April 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Code Nerds for trans rights in Edinburgh.