Slightly_Random
@slightlyrandom.bsky.social
I talk about advertising, unionisation, and gaming a lot. I have fur babies and food comas. Prone to an occasional rant (soz).
Back into one of the best games of the last ten years.
November 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Back into one of the best games of the last ten years.
I‘m a little blessed that my train station to get into London is Castle Cary, and rather than a crap coffee shop chain, I have a fancy restaurant run by The Newt with its own cheesemaker.
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I‘m a little blessed that my train station to get into London is Castle Cary, and rather than a crap coffee shop chain, I have a fancy restaurant run by The Newt with its own cheesemaker.
Looking at my great grandma’s ration book from after the war.
November 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Looking at my great grandma’s ration book from after the war.
Can't quite get my head around how the entire John Lewis Christmas decorations department costs roughly 1000x what it costs to make.
This is a cheap, crappy plastic wreath. How is it worth £90?
The whole Christmas shop is like this.
Crap products with extra zeros on their price tags.
This is a cheap, crappy plastic wreath. How is it worth £90?
The whole Christmas shop is like this.
Crap products with extra zeros on their price tags.
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Can't quite get my head around how the entire John Lewis Christmas decorations department costs roughly 1000x what it costs to make.
This is a cheap, crappy plastic wreath. How is it worth £90?
The whole Christmas shop is like this.
Crap products with extra zeros on their price tags.
This is a cheap, crappy plastic wreath. How is it worth £90?
The whole Christmas shop is like this.
Crap products with extra zeros on their price tags.
Some recent clouds I liked.
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Some recent clouds I liked.
Steak, whisky and a castle.
A soft landing in Edinburgh.
A soft landing in Edinburgh.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Steak, whisky and a castle.
A soft landing in Edinburgh.
A soft landing in Edinburgh.
Really enjoyed this one. From Aragón region in NE Spain. Not been up there yet.
November 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Really enjoyed this one. From Aragón region in NE Spain. Not been up there yet.
This might be the final nail in the coffin for the holding companies when it does inevitably happen.
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This might be the final nail in the coffin for the holding companies when it does inevitably happen.
Snippet of a brief I've put into the team.
If this doesn't get you creative fuckers going, then nothing will.
(Apologies to my former VML colleagues)
If this doesn't get you creative fuckers going, then nothing will.
(Apologies to my former VML colleagues)
October 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Snippet of a brief I've put into the team.
If this doesn't get you creative fuckers going, then nothing will.
(Apologies to my former VML colleagues)
If this doesn't get you creative fuckers going, then nothing will.
(Apologies to my former VML colleagues)
“Culture”
The good news is that in 5 years AI will wipe us all out.
The good news is that in 5 years AI will wipe us all out.
October 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“Culture”
The good news is that in 5 years AI will wipe us all out.
The good news is that in 5 years AI will wipe us all out.
Listen to this.
October 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Listen to this.
I leave little uplifting reminders for myself on my desk.
October 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I leave little uplifting reminders for myself on my desk.
Via David Carr on that there LinkedIn.
👌
👌
October 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Via David Carr on that there LinkedIn.
👌
👌
I can't tell if half of LinkedIn is on cocaine, or if it's just people who grew up being told they were special every five minutes.
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I can't tell if half of LinkedIn is on cocaine, or if it's just people who grew up being told they were special every five minutes.
What the fuck has Jamie Oliver got to do with washing machines?
October 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
What the fuck has Jamie Oliver got to do with washing machines?
What on earth does this mean?
October 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
What on earth does this mean?
Normal for LinkedIn.
October 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Normal for LinkedIn.
The nice fluffy clouds from my walks this week before the grey rain clouds came in.
October 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The nice fluffy clouds from my walks this week before the grey rain clouds came in.
Getting some Cunk in.
October 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Getting some Cunk in.
A selection of the nice clouds from my walks this week.
September 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A selection of the nice clouds from my walks this week.
It’s Spanish week at Lidl. 🤷🏼♂️
September 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It’s Spanish week at Lidl. 🤷🏼♂️
Our knives from Taramundi arrived, so we took them for a steak.
This is how Mondays should be.
This is how Mondays should be.
September 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Our knives from Taramundi arrived, so we took them for a steak.
This is how Mondays should be.
This is how Mondays should be.