
My X-Files
-short form content-
At the beginning of the end (2020) I started an account on the formally bird themed platform now known as ‘X’. For years it housed my short scrawls and caws into the void on a myriad of topics. But what once was my personal echo chamber seems to have filled with echoes of an angrier sort in recent years, and so I have made the decision to rehome my strange transmissions. These are my X-files (and similar short form musings).
X-file 105
The Google cert ads have to stop opening with “want to break into cyber security?”. I don’t think it’s going to attract the kind of learners they’re hoping for.
X-file 104
Just seen “Welcome to God squad” on the side of a church. Thought you ought to know.
X-file 103
Back off! That terrible wine is just my vineyard expressing itself!! (natural wine making extremist who disapproves of any human intervention at all in the wine making process)
X-file 59
Why is Descartes asking me to imagine wads of wax mid striptease. I don’t know how this is supposed to help me determine whether I am real or not, although I think I am leaning towards not.
X-file 99
‘Who’s Wally? The man behind the mystery…’ (Missed opportunity for Martin Handford’s biography)
X-file 98
When the nurse began drawing my blood today, a sweet tune came out as well. I thought, I guess music really is in my veins! But it turned out to just be the phone ringing.
X-file 96
Caper is such an exciting word. Are you in for a thrilling escapade? Or is it a salty green treat? Either way, adventure awaits!
X-file 95
I don’t believe in horses. Something suspicious about them. I suspect foal play.
X-file 93
If you are wearing toe shoes don’t sit next to me on the tram. I don’t know you well enough for you to wiggle those things at me, it makes me nervous.
X-file 90
“Get ’em while they’re hat!” (My friend’s incredible impression of a hat salesman).
X-file 89
Let’s play how long until I accidentally felt this jumper. Standing record is 2 washes. Exciting times! (Edit: It was 3…)
X-File 88
The anticipation of waiting for those order buzzers to go off always leads me to the paranoid belief that they have the power and intention to electrocute me. Is this a universal experience?
X-file 87
“Now this much horse but a little more shame” – There is context for why I said this, but I think it honestly speaks for itself.
X-file 86
Only bottoms sleep beneath the top sheet – This hot take has been in my drafts for over year and I still don’t know how I feel about it.
X-file 85
Just seen some graffiti that says “Lupin Horse”. Looking for any further info anyone can provide about this mare of mystery.
X-file 84
Piddle talk, the conversation that takes place after a really intimate interaction with the loo. Asparagus is often involved.
X-file 83
Had the person who supplied the dead cats for Midnight Mass ever seen a real cat before? My word, they’d seen a dog though…
X-file 82
I knew I was an adult when I stopped using the tiny straws to drink my Yakults and just started downing them in one go like a real man.
X-file 81
I derive no sense of enjoyment from it, I simply must chew the furniture!
X-file 80
There are some guys who have a full head of hair but give off the vibe of someone whose lost every follicle on their head. They possess a sort of figurative baldness.
X-file 79
New concept: wicker pants. Great in the summer time, very breathable. Still trying to work out how to move in them.
X-file 78
I love when men refuse to invest in straps/handles in case it looks like they have a handbag. Fear not sir, I think your massive clutch is very manly and compliments your shoes spectacularly.
X-File 77
Keep forgetting I’m listening to the Spotify AI DJ. I’ll be deep in an emotional journey through my highschool years and then suddenly there is a strange man yelling at me about Nine Inch Nails.
X-file 76
David Tennant got real Bill Nighy with his portrayal of Crowley in season 2 and I feel I may now have to return to season 1 to see if I missed it or if we should be investigating the likelyhood of some kind of possession. I mean the jaw movements,…
X-file 74
I know this is a crazy thing to do with one’s spare time but you can using the google ngram viewer track the sudden influx of uses of the term ‘Grassy knoll’ in the years following the Kennedy assassination. You know , just if you don’t have much on over…
X-file 73
I’m excited for Ryan Gosling as Ken, but can we all take a moment, bearing in mind his recent fashion choices on the Oppenheimer red carpet, to consider our guy Cillian Murphy? He’s got the painted eye look down for a start.
X-file 72
I’m watching the first season of Buffy at the moment, and I’ve noticed a striking similarity between the vampire master and Jim Carney’s 2000 titular depiction of the Grinch. It’s very unsettling.
X-file 71
What’s with all the biscoff all of a sudden? Did we find a secret deposit somewhere or something, where does this sudden surplus originate from? And why am I the only one concerned?!
X-file 70
Recently I discovered Alan Partridge is not real, and I’d merely a persona of the comedian Steve Coogan. This has developed a paranoia in me so great, that I just had to double check Alice Cooper was real and not simply a persona of Henry Winkler.
X-file 68
I like to imagine that all cops you see on TV are real and on duty, because of course it’s a crime to impersonate an officer of the law.
X-file 67
Why have they never made a Star Trek spin off called ‘Side Trekked’? Don’t worry guys, while the real writers are on strike, I’m still making masterpieces no one was ever paying money for to begin with.
X-file 66
When were you going to tell me that inside no. 9 is not about 9 Downing street?! Every clip I have ever seen of that show is making so much more sense now.
X-file 65
I’m sure I’ve said it before, but I’m still upset that a plant room refers to a power plant and not a secret shrubbery cupboard.
X-file 64
I live in a world where Simon Cowell is a fictional character from the second Shrek film. It’s peaceful here.
X-file 63
How, after watching me take a serious detour through a hedged maze, could you possibly still think I want to discuss my political views with you? It doesn’t get much less subtle than that (another close encounter of the very intense university socialist party kind).
X-file 62
“Bow wow, miserable man” – Saw this written on a whiteboard today. I wish I had even a smidgen more context.
X-file 61
Every Easter, I am reminded that I have confused the stories of Jesus and Blackbeard’s deaths, and I am greatly disappointed by my new underwhelming worldview (yes, I do keep thinking Easter was the day that Jesus came back to life and ran around the cross three times.)
X-file 60
This just in: Adele and HBO’s ‘The Boys’ reach new popularity with smash hit cover, “Rolling with The Deep”!
X-file 58
Kanye West at the beginning of 2023: “New year, new Ye”. (Edit: If only this were true)
X-file 57
“All I wanna do is have some fun Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard” – Count Dracula.
X-file 56
This evening has well and truly run out my spoons, forks and knives. Functioning on jagged shards of silver to pull me through my remaining social commitments.
X-file 55
I only hang my wet washing indoors. You know what they say, keep your friends close and your enemies closer!
X-file 54
Proverbs 4.16 – 17: The wicked cannot have sheep until they have done something evil. They will not rest until they bring someone duck down. Evil and violence are their food and drink. Well evil, violence, lamb and foul. Never trust a farmer, they dine side by side with the Devil….
X-file 53
Vein on left arm was dry as dust. Vein on right arm refused to stop spouting. Why? I keep all my blood on one side of my body, so that in a sword fight I can use the other side as a fleshy shield. Merely my latest ‘inno-vein-tion’ They call…
X-file 52
Based on a very brief comment of heresy from one of my philosophy lecturers today, I now hold the firm belief that God is indeed a pet rock. Not only that but my (pet) rock.
X-file 50
When drinking, where does everyone else put their eyes? Bottom of the glass is surely a safety hazard, but people seem equally alarmed by them rolled back in my head, and unless you are of a gargantuan height, maintaining eye contact seems impossible. Damn these confusing social norms!
X-file 49
“…surfaces have to be clean…” We met eyes. They widened. The expression unreadable with disgust. And then he was gone. And I’m left to wonder. Is my surface, unclean? (To be clear this is unrelated to the previous post. I am not a man soiled by soup. Not today.)
X-file 47
Humanity keeps their thinkers and lobsters in the same place and I think that says a lot about us.
X-file 46
So, who in my building is going to take one for the team so I can befriend two elderly men and solve murder mysteries with them?
X-file 45
“Pickled too, you get the flavour of many” – A new promotional line by Big Pickle.
X-File 44
No hard feelings, but auditioning for a tap dancing potato and not getting the role is a real low point in my career. (Edit: Don’t worry, I did end up being tomato no. 3. I was their second choice for the part.)
X-file 43
Today my mother declared after great consideration: “Running: takes all sorts”.
X-file 42
Fun Fact: Moon knight is actually based on the real life of Nicki Minaj and her numerous alter egos.
X-file 40
“Hey sweety, can I bother you for a moment? How long do you think you can survive, in the ancient times?” – An excellent line from one of those low-budget mobile game ads.
X-file 38
Moon knight? Oh, I’ve been calling it night knight. Seems like a missed opportunity. Marvel really needs to start letting me name their shows.
X-file 37
When you say break from reality do you mean break as in snap? Or break as in all expenses paid holiday? You know what, I like my odds.
X-file 36
And now listeners, ‘Bees’ from top charting album “The Dark Side of the Hive”, by hit apiologist rock band, Pink Floret. “Bees, bees in the air…”
X-file 35
Talking to some people is like smashing your head against a brick wall and hoping you’ll get through to the other side. You probably never will, but if you do, it won’t be without one hell of a headache.
X-file 34
I just mistook someone who looks nothing like me for my reflection, which I don’t think is a good sign for my sense of self.
X-file 33
Just saw the trigger warning “Aliens?”. No I will not say where I saw it.
X-file 32
O say, does that star-spangled ham yet wave o’er the land of the swine and the home of the spam? – Spamerica.
X-file 31
Not to stray from my usual content but I’m really scared of the Irving Finkel.
X-file 29
Guy liner? I wasn’t aware men don’t have eyes… This potentially explains a lot.
X-file 28
Sometimes I get Ronald Reagan and Seth Rogan confused. This has led to some embarrassment on my part.
X-file 27
Leornado Davincio is not a dream. He is real, and he’s out there now. Acting his way through art school, chasing the dream.
X-file 26
You know I’m noticing a startling correlation between American holidays and explosions. I’m not claiming it’s exclusive, but across the board, that’s a pattern if I was a neighbouring country, I’d be keeping my eye on. Will I be take questions? Depends, what date is it?
X-file 25
Julius Caesar after a long night at a tiki party once said: “I came, I juiced, I congaed” And I’ll never forget it. What a guy.
X-file 24
Frank Sinatra didn’t give us anywhere near enough warning that he was moving to New York. You’re leaving today, and you’re just now letting people know?! That’s not nearly enough time! And if that isn’t bad enough, I finally get over Frank’s betrayal, and than all of a sudden, Liza…
X-file 22
I keep confusing Robbie Williams and Robin Williams. I have prematurely shocked many people with the death of the famous singer.
X-File 21
It’s a bit alarming that you can summon ancient spirits on tiktok. Like, no one else is suspicious we did the little lad dance and now the little lad himself is back from beyond the grave?
X-file 20
One day I hope to be my very own Sherlock Holmes. Criminals will need to become a tad more creative first. Making my dreams come true is a community effort for which you will be thanked and promptly arrested.
X-file 19
America isn’t the country for me, but I would like to live in New York, because it sounds just terrible.
X-file 17
Tombstain. That’s all I got today. Like a Tombstone, but cheaper and more uhhhhh biodegradable? Yeah look I don’t know either. It’s a slow day.
X-file 16
Recently I was told I look like Bojack Horseman from behind. I’m not sure how to interpret that but I think it’s very indicative of how my week is going.
X-file 15
That’s it, I’m rebranding the falcon and the winter soldier as, ‘Bucky and the Bird’. It just feels right.
X-file 14
I really need my doctor to stop describing me like I am a dog he is trying really hard to get adopted. I’m a little concerned I may just be a poodle with an inflated sense of self at an overindulgent vet.
X-file 13
Why did they play Firefly out of order when they first aired it? Why did they try to present an ultimatum over the marriage of two characters who are the definition of true love? How did audiences still love the mess they aired and Fox still cancelled it? Fox, whyyyyyyy….
X-file 12
I’m like a jar of chutney in the fridge that is Twitter, in the garage that is the internet. Just knocking about in the dark, passing my used by date. By the time someone finds this account I, like the chutney, will be unrecognizable. (Edit: Ain’t that the truth, and…
X-file 11
Who moved my castle? The live action remake of howls moving castle coming soon to a cinema near you.
X-file 10
“Its probably just someone’s bins” is now my go-to horror film catchphrase for when something is making a suspicious sound or moving around in the dark.
X-file 9
When I was younger, if I couldn’t sleep, I would pretend to be a parent with two kids. Would knock me right out.
X-file 8
Saw a man step out of a hairdressers with foils in today (I guess bleaching is a pretty intensive procedure), then turn around and find he was locked out. The look of defeat as he lowered his head and set off bizarrely down the street, goodness, that was the look…
X-File 7
It is wildly important we bring back monkey quest. No more talk, now is the time to act. As a species, monkey quest was our one great accomplishment, and we threw it all away. But we can still make this right.
X-file 6
“I’m writing on a train for Christ’s sake, there are no rules for a rebel like me!” -An excerpt from a 2019 attempt at journal keeping that sadly sums me up entirely. What can I say, i’m a rule breaker.
X-file 5
What’s that one holiday film with the green guy called, the gerbil that killed Christmas? It’s on the tip of my tongue… Eugh
