Kae
@anspoka.cz
Your favourite pragmatic poet, always angry or amused. Owner of too many plants, serving a cat, learning to speak in a mic, preferring the sun.
Life after one finds out one has a Nickel allergy is like prepping for a Chemistry exam. Which includes reading older publications where most of the research and statements are rather reasonable, but causes are facepalm. E.g. people get Nickel allergies because of piercings becoming more popular
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Life after one finds out one has a Nickel allergy is like prepping for a Chemistry exam. Which includes reading older publications where most of the research and statements are rather reasonable, but causes are facepalm. E.g. people get Nickel allergies because of piercings becoming more popular
Today is the day when I found out that I am not allergic to everything (except penicillin). Instead I am allergic to one single element that happens to be in pretty much everything.
What discombobulates me is that the doctor's conclusion was: avoid nickel, come back for a followup in 2 months.
What discombobulates me is that the doctor's conclusion was: avoid nickel, come back for a followup in 2 months.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Today is the day when I found out that I am not allergic to everything (except penicillin). Instead I am allergic to one single element that happens to be in pretty much everything.
What discombobulates me is that the doctor's conclusion was: avoid nickel, come back for a followup in 2 months.
What discombobulates me is that the doctor's conclusion was: avoid nickel, come back for a followup in 2 months.
Due to circumstances (forgot my work pass at home and my team isn’t on site today) I’ve spent the best part of the workday in the Other Building. The one where almost nobody knows me by face let alone name.
This has lead me to realise that I am very used to being equal parts stared at, yet ignored
This has lead me to realise that I am very used to being equal parts stared at, yet ignored
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Due to circumstances (forgot my work pass at home and my team isn’t on site today) I’ve spent the best part of the workday in the Other Building. The one where almost nobody knows me by face let alone name.
This has lead me to realise that I am very used to being equal parts stared at, yet ignored
This has lead me to realise that I am very used to being equal parts stared at, yet ignored
Long time no cat pic. So, here - some cosy cosiness by Furfur, the great earl of hell, in charge of 26 legions of demons (according to wikipedia).
October 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Long time no cat pic. So, here - some cosy cosiness by Furfur, the great earl of hell, in charge of 26 legions of demons (according to wikipedia).
"how goes the aging gracefully," you ask?
let me tell you, that after spending two Saturday evenings trying to clean the red hair dye out of pretty much everything in my bathroom, I went for the sensible option this week - I put the "dusty pink" toning mask in my hair.
let me tell you, that after spending two Saturday evenings trying to clean the red hair dye out of pretty much everything in my bathroom, I went for the sensible option this week - I put the "dusty pink" toning mask in my hair.
October 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"how goes the aging gracefully," you ask?
let me tell you, that after spending two Saturday evenings trying to clean the red hair dye out of pretty much everything in my bathroom, I went for the sensible option this week - I put the "dusty pink" toning mask in my hair.
let me tell you, that after spending two Saturday evenings trying to clean the red hair dye out of pretty much everything in my bathroom, I went for the sensible option this week - I put the "dusty pink" toning mask in my hair.
me and my bandmate were talking about my latest composition the other day.
me: I'd like to hope something will come of it. but then again, we're v good at not finishing shit.
BM: yeah, that's true, finishing is not the way we do things.
me: not by any means!
me: I'd like to hope something will come of it. but then again, we're v good at not finishing shit.
BM: yeah, that's true, finishing is not the way we do things.
me: not by any means!
October 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
me and my bandmate were talking about my latest composition the other day.
me: I'd like to hope something will come of it. but then again, we're v good at not finishing shit.
BM: yeah, that's true, finishing is not the way we do things.
me: not by any means!
me: I'd like to hope something will come of it. but then again, we're v good at not finishing shit.
BM: yeah, that's true, finishing is not the way we do things.
me: not by any means!
sometimes when I read articles or see videos about what the practical reality in these modern times is like for a musician, it feels very discouraging. and scary.
then I play some bass or the piano. read some poetry out loud. and I can't wait to find out how our band's first album will turn out
then I play some bass or the piano. read some poetry out loud. and I can't wait to find out how our band's first album will turn out
October 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
sometimes when I read articles or see videos about what the practical reality in these modern times is like for a musician, it feels very discouraging. and scary.
then I play some bass or the piano. read some poetry out loud. and I can't wait to find out how our band's first album will turn out
then I play some bass or the piano. read some poetry out loud. and I can't wait to find out how our band's first album will turn out
Went to the kitchen to make tea.
**sigh** everything runs out, ends, stops working, finishes, apart from dirty dishes. Dirty dishes never stop generating. And crumbles on the kitchen counter.
**sigh** everything runs out, ends, stops working, finishes, apart from dirty dishes. Dirty dishes never stop generating. And crumbles on the kitchen counter.
October 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Went to the kitchen to make tea.
**sigh** everything runs out, ends, stops working, finishes, apart from dirty dishes. Dirty dishes never stop generating. And crumbles on the kitchen counter.
**sigh** everything runs out, ends, stops working, finishes, apart from dirty dishes. Dirty dishes never stop generating. And crumbles on the kitchen counter.
The “oh, I’ll bring my office cardigan home to wash it”, is often code for “it’s too cold to take it off”. Having said that, both statements can be true at the same time.
October 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The “oh, I’ll bring my office cardigan home to wash it”, is often code for “it’s too cold to take it off”. Having said that, both statements can be true at the same time.
Me: look, I got some lactose free pudding!
Teammate: if you want more food, I have snacks from Norway - some bear, moose, other cured meats.
Me: please tell me you killed them yourself!
Teammate: ... errr, no.
Me: then no, thank you
Teammate: if you want more food, I have snacks from Norway - some bear, moose, other cured meats.
Me: please tell me you killed them yourself!
Teammate: ... errr, no.
Me: then no, thank you
October 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Me: look, I got some lactose free pudding!
Teammate: if you want more food, I have snacks from Norway - some bear, moose, other cured meats.
Me: please tell me you killed them yourself!
Teammate: ... errr, no.
Me: then no, thank you
Teammate: if you want more food, I have snacks from Norway - some bear, moose, other cured meats.
Me: please tell me you killed them yourself!
Teammate: ... errr, no.
Me: then no, thank you
Technologically advance a band:
Skinny K-9
Skinny K-9
Technologically advance a band:
Earth, wind, and steam engine
Earth, wind, and steam engine
Technologically advance a band:
Nine Inch Screws
Nine Inch Screws
September 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Technologically advance a band:
Skinny K-9
Skinny K-9
I got my bass yesterday. The bandmate came over to check it out.
K: … still cheaper than an FM synth.
Bandmate: and more predictable!
Bandmate: **plays bass for a bit**
Bandmate: OK, I take back about the predictable.
K: … still cheaper than an FM synth.
Bandmate: and more predictable!
Bandmate: **plays bass for a bit**
Bandmate: OK, I take back about the predictable.
September 12, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I got my bass yesterday. The bandmate came over to check it out.
K: … still cheaper than an FM synth.
Bandmate: and more predictable!
Bandmate: **plays bass for a bit**
Bandmate: OK, I take back about the predictable.
K: … still cheaper than an FM synth.
Bandmate: and more predictable!
Bandmate: **plays bass for a bit**
Bandmate: OK, I take back about the predictable.
Poet turned spoken word poet aspiring half arsed rapper notes:
Dear diary.
I have started editing my poems with the metronome app flashing the intended rhythm at me.
Reading them out loud to it.
Cursing my usual vocabulary.
Thinking about polyrhythmic possibilities.
End.
(Dayjob time.)
Dear diary.
I have started editing my poems with the metronome app flashing the intended rhythm at me.
Reading them out loud to it.
Cursing my usual vocabulary.
Thinking about polyrhythmic possibilities.
End.
(Dayjob time.)
September 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Poet turned spoken word poet aspiring half arsed rapper notes:
Dear diary.
I have started editing my poems with the metronome app flashing the intended rhythm at me.
Reading them out loud to it.
Cursing my usual vocabulary.
Thinking about polyrhythmic possibilities.
End.
(Dayjob time.)
Dear diary.
I have started editing my poems with the metronome app flashing the intended rhythm at me.
Reading them out loud to it.
Cursing my usual vocabulary.
Thinking about polyrhythmic possibilities.
End.
(Dayjob time.)
Me and @shulcs.cz went to see Sigur Rós & Český národní symfonický orchestr. It was a rather cultured setting with allocated seats and everything. No regrets. Amazing, moving, all that stuff.
And now I know I need to buy that bass.
And now I know I need to buy that bass.
September 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Me and @shulcs.cz went to see Sigur Rós & Český národní symfonický orchestr. It was a rather cultured setting with allocated seats and everything. No regrets. Amazing, moving, all that stuff.
And now I know I need to buy that bass.
And now I know I need to buy that bass.
I have started (implicitly, but still) murdering people in my poems. In the last one I wrote, I'm afraid I'll have to do another murder for the ending, I can't make it work otherwise.
And there I was, thinking I'm too old to be a serial killer.
And there I was, thinking I'm too old to be a serial killer.
September 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I have started (implicitly, but still) murdering people in my poems. In the last one I wrote, I'm afraid I'll have to do another murder for the ending, I can't make it work otherwise.
And there I was, thinking I'm too old to be a serial killer.
And there I was, thinking I'm too old to be a serial killer.
Honestly, how does one choose between a Fender and an Ibanez? Asking for a friend looking to buy a bass.
September 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Honestly, how does one choose between a Fender and an Ibanez? Asking for a friend looking to buy a bass.
Out of all Pratchett's characters I relate the most to Susan and Rincewind equally.
August 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Out of all Pratchett's characters I relate the most to Susan and Rincewind equally.
I have had way too much caffeine this morning. To the point where I don’t even know how to deal with this jittering because I also constantly need to pee. And I have found that these two don’t necessarily go well together.
August 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I have had way too much caffeine this morning. To the point where I don’t even know how to deal with this jittering because I also constantly need to pee. And I have found that these two don’t necessarily go well together.
When I was a child, I’d look at the people on the street, and promise myself that I would age gracefully.
The now me can’t wait for the work day to end so I can pick up my pink hair dye that I ordered yesterday.
The now me can’t wait for the work day to end so I can pick up my pink hair dye that I ordered yesterday.
August 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
When I was a child, I’d look at the people on the street, and promise myself that I would age gracefully.
The now me can’t wait for the work day to end so I can pick up my pink hair dye that I ordered yesterday.
The now me can’t wait for the work day to end so I can pick up my pink hair dye that I ordered yesterday.
Recently I've been thinking that maybe getting an FM synth is a bit OTT after all. Maybe the sensible thing to do is to get a bass.
August 16, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Recently I've been thinking that maybe getting an FM synth is a bit OTT after all. Maybe the sensible thing to do is to get a bass.
them: that was he most unhinged thing you've ever posted
me: sure, I believe you.
me: sure, I believe you.
them: that was he most unhinged thing you've ever posted
me: I do love a challenge
me: I do love a challenge
Them: That was the most unhinged thing you've ever posted
Me: Thanks it came to me in a dream
Me: Thanks it came to me in a dream
August 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
them: that was he most unhinged thing you've ever posted
me: sure, I believe you.
me: sure, I believe you.
I was reading about the so called “silent quitting”. One of the articles had suggestions for employers on how to reinvigorate these employees. E.g. by giving them more flexibility and better work / life balance options.
Which is, errr, kind of the point of the “silent quitting” in the first place.
Which is, errr, kind of the point of the “silent quitting” in the first place.
July 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I was reading about the so called “silent quitting”. One of the articles had suggestions for employers on how to reinvigorate these employees. E.g. by giving them more flexibility and better work / life balance options.
Which is, errr, kind of the point of the “silent quitting” in the first place.
Which is, errr, kind of the point of the “silent quitting” in the first place.
How is it that on my days off I wake up, wash my face, make coffee, and suddenly it’s 2 (only 2 if I’m lucky) hours later, but today I’ve been up for ages, yet it’s just gone noon??
July 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
How is it that on my days off I wake up, wash my face, make coffee, and suddenly it’s 2 (only 2 if I’m lucky) hours later, but today I’ve been up for ages, yet it’s just gone noon??
Just like everyone else, I can have a hundred thoughts running through my head, but if someone asks me what am I thinking, suddenly I will have zero of them.
But recently I've caught myself asking me "wait, what was that thought?" and achieving pretty much the same result. And this I don't like.
But recently I've caught myself asking me "wait, what was that thought?" and achieving pretty much the same result. And this I don't like.
July 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Just like everyone else, I can have a hundred thoughts running through my head, but if someone asks me what am I thinking, suddenly I will have zero of them.
But recently I've caught myself asking me "wait, what was that thought?" and achieving pretty much the same result. And this I don't like.
But recently I've caught myself asking me "wait, what was that thought?" and achieving pretty much the same result. And this I don't like.
A few weeks ago I recorded Furfur purring. Today I'm adding shimmer effects on the purr. Furfur herself is sleeping next to me, under her blanket.
July 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A few weeks ago I recorded Furfur purring. Today I'm adding shimmer effects on the purr. Furfur herself is sleeping next to me, under her blanket.