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Tuesday, 13 January 2026

Save Ralph - A short film with Taika Waititi

Tech E's Diary - January 13th

January 13 - My real life took me out for breakfast at McDonalds. It was great! We had bacon and cheese McMuffins, and from Tesco we had a sausage roll each, and my real life had a chocolate milk while I had a strawberry milkshake. Yum! Come to think of it, I seem to be missing someone in my life right now…

When I Realise Stingray Airs Early On Sunday Mornings....

Tech E's Emotional Day Out

Hi, Tech E here. I just had a bit of a cry because I really miss the two people I really cared about in my life. I'll tell you more about them later, but first, let's go way back to 9 in the morning.

My friend has invited me on a trip with her support worker to Inverness. Luckily he removed his baby daughter's booster seat so I can sit next to my friend - being fitted in a booster seat isn't all that fair when you're as grown up and inventive as the both of us - it's worse that having to go around with a dirty nappy all day. That's what we both talked about in the car on the way to Inverness.

When we stopped off at McDonald's, my friend's support worker ordered a cheese and bacon McMuffin for both of us, and even two cups of Coke Zero. We were both so hungry, and we encountered Brum on the way. We talked to him while waiting for our food about being able to see Noddy, Pingu, Postman Pat, Fireman Sam, Oakie Doke and The Animals Of Farthing Wood again, and once we had our food, it was Brunch time!

We ate our food like it was no tomorrow, and when I drank that much Coke, I could burp louder than Slam after eating at Chow Burger. I'm the best burper. Then we went to Tesco where my friend's support worker bought us a sausage roll each, a chocolate milk for my friend and a strawberry milkshake for me. Ah, pure bliss.

On the way we had to pick up Lexi Bunny, who had been standing out in the rain for three hours, and was relieved when we picked her up. At first, we drove through the strangest town and we didn't know where we were, but suddenly, we found out we were in Dingwall - home to the Puffin Pool. I wish I could go there someday.

On the way to the oil rigs, I began to cry hard. My friend comforted me, asking what the matter was - I told her everything, explaining about how I miss my foster mother Raja and my friend Melvin. Melvin and I were enemies in the show but are great friends in real life, so my friend sang me 'Peace On Earth' from Lady & The Tramp - it soothed me to sleep, and even Lexi got emotional.

When we got home, I sat on the sofa looking over pictures of me and Melvin from my photo album, almost getting so emotional my eyes were totally dry. And my friend felt it too - she began crying herself to sleep, thinking about how to bring us together.

And when she woke up, guess what she experienced - a sensory overload. People blubbering, shouting and snorting like pigs - she couldn't take it anymore!

Just...leave her to do a playlist for sensory overload, will you?