With Twitter going down the gurgler under Elon’s control (or is it? I can’t say I’ve noticed a change at all) … authors and other people (because there are other people in the world – imagine?) are looking for other platforms.
I’ve already mentioned I’m on Mastadon – I like it. NZ Mastadon is a pretty cool place. I do get lost though when I wander into other places. I’m sure I’ll get used to it.

And then there is TikTok. You should all know my feelings on that info-grabbing site. The problem is Book Tok is huge and I should be there. I cannot download that app. I don’t trust it. At all. For good reason. I’m the person who reads the warnings sent out by various agencies.
An old friend suggested using a cheap smartphone and only using it for TikTok. He is a smart cookie. I’ve almost convinced myself that I can do that. The thought of using a burner phone … so much fun, right? Thing is there should be an old iPhone lurking somewhere. But when I asked Freda where it was I didn’t really get an answer.

That would be perfect for this purpose because I know how it works and I know how to make sure the settings will protect me (and the kids). Yes, I am aware that I sound a bit paranoid.

We live in an age where companies that should be protecting our data are being hacked and the data released on the Dark Web. Nothing feels safe anymore. Photos are stolen from FB (by FB?) and used in ad campaigns. Spam/scam emails arrive by the dozen every day. Scam texts are increasingly common. It never ends and it’s getting worse, so why would I trust an app like TikTok when I read the warnings?
🙂

Anywho, that’s not today’s problem.

The food colouring just arrived from Cake Warehouse in Feilding. That was super quick! So I’m rather excited! Doris asked for a rainbow Barbie cake for her birthday. Uh-huh. She did. She didn’t want a muddy rainbow so I got Chefmaster gel colours. The cake pans should arrive later today and I guess Barbie will turn up today or tomorrow! Luckily I have watched Yolanda make a doll cake so … I kinda know what I’m doing. I’ve got the perfect-sized circle cutter for the centre and it’s pretty much all in the carving once the cakes are stacked.
I have decided I will make myself a layer cake for my birthday with orange and teal as the filling – they are my colours. What fun. I do need some disposable piping bags so I best remember to put those on my grocery list.

Today’s song is from a playlist called The Eclectic Redneck:
And it’s definitely not Pink Floyd.