u/Cumulus-Crafts

You've probably checked your weather apps already at this point, but if you haven't, London's due to reach a high of 27C on Friday and Saturday, and 29C on Sunday.

As a seasoned cosplayer, I would suggest the following things-

• Bring a handheld fan. I have an electric one that folds up in my bag!
• WATER. PLEASE BRING WATER. There's a lot of water points in the ExCel if you need to fill up your bottle. Please don't try to survive on just energy drinks, they'll dehydrate you in the long run and you don't wanna be running on just caffeine
• Drink (alcohol) responsibly. There's a few bars in/around the ExCel that offer alcohol. Please don't overdo it. Alcohol impedes your body's temperature regulation and dehydrates you.
• Wear sunscreen (if you can)
• It's usually the hottest between 11am and 3pm, so you'd be better staying indoors during this time
• If you're really warm, you can run water over your inner wrists. It'll cool you down quick
• Look out for signs of heatstroke in yourself and friends - Delirium, headaches, feeling/being sick, high temperature, high pulse, weakness. If you think that someone has heatstroke, call 111.

I know everyone jokes that the UK can't handle the heat and that this happens every year, but the UK's buildings hold in heat more than hot countries' buildings do. That, plus how built up London is, is a recipe for disaster when we're wearing costumes all weekend!

Going to my fourth house viewing at some point this week.

I've been beaten at every offer I've put in on houses before this, one of them I put in my offer straight after the viewing and the EA got back straight away to say that their clients had an offer they couldn't refuse so wouldn't be progressing with me.

It's very disheartening. Please tell me that people have been in the same boat as me!

My bear is a posh little bear. He doesn't wear t-shirts and jeans, he wears woollen jumpers and trousers, 'business casual'/'grown up' clothes.

Does anyone know what other brands fit BABs? Do Cabbage Patch Kids, or Baby Born? I've seen some Jelly Cat clothes available on Etsy, and I think BABs would be classed as the 'large' size.

I've bought a couple of handmade jumpers for BABs off of ebay already!

I've had a passing interest in space in the past, but the recent Artemis II missions have blasted my interest in space to the moon.

I've been absorbing all the information I can about how NASA started, the Gemini and Apollo missions, Space Shuttles (this has become a hyperfixation for me), and of course, Artemis. I've lost count of the amount of spaceflight documentaries I've watched over the past month.

I saw there's a program for sending letters to astronauts, where it's sent to Johnson Space Centre, but it looks like it's more aimed towards kids.

I'm an adult from Scotland. If I was to send something to one of the astronauts (Christina Koch would probably be the one I'd be looking to write to in particular, her 'space braids' photo is so inspiring!), do you think I would get a response? Even if it's just a generic canned response letter from NASA, since the astronauts are very busy right now, I'd be so grateful.