Bird42
@bird42.bsky.social
Same as I ever was.
Tea, talking. You know. Now even more easily distracted.
I’ve got half-grown kids, cats and a garden I pretend is ‘wild’. Doing a bit of headteaching now.
Tea, talking. You know. Now even more easily distracted.
I’ve got half-grown kids, cats and a garden I pretend is ‘wild’. Doing a bit of headteaching now.
Me and the boychild mucking about with infrared at Jodrell Bank. #sundaypixred
February 15, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Me and the boychild mucking about with infrared at Jodrell Bank. #sundaypixred
Did a quick Tesco run - full of admiration for the young woman on her own on Valentine’s night with a basket of treats and wearing g her pjs and a bright pink fluffy dressing gown.
I support this statement.
I support this statement.
February 14, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Did a quick Tesco run - full of admiration for the young woman on her own on Valentine’s night with a basket of treats and wearing g her pjs and a bright pink fluffy dressing gown.
I support this statement.
I support this statement.
The Cat wants to go upstairs
21yo’s boyfriend is staying over
The Cat does not like the boyfriend’s presence and always wiggles in between them and then pretends he isn’t there
I’m not letting the Cat upstairs and she is complaining *bitterly*.
21yo’s boyfriend is staying over
The Cat does not like the boyfriend’s presence and always wiggles in between them and then pretends he isn’t there
I’m not letting the Cat upstairs and she is complaining *bitterly*.
February 14, 2026 at 8:41 AM
The Cat wants to go upstairs
21yo’s boyfriend is staying over
The Cat does not like the boyfriend’s presence and always wiggles in between them and then pretends he isn’t there
I’m not letting the Cat upstairs and she is complaining *bitterly*.
21yo’s boyfriend is staying over
The Cat does not like the boyfriend’s presence and always wiggles in between them and then pretends he isn’t there
I’m not letting the Cat upstairs and she is complaining *bitterly*.
Been to a gig. Was a bloody good night.
My mate got a plec. And some water from Welfare.
I’m regretting wearing so much eye makeup. Will need all the micellar water.
Happy half term.
My mate got a plec. And some water from Welfare.
I’m regretting wearing so much eye makeup. Will need all the micellar water.
Happy half term.
February 13, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Been to a gig. Was a bloody good night.
My mate got a plec. And some water from Welfare.
I’m regretting wearing so much eye makeup. Will need all the micellar water.
Happy half term.
My mate got a plec. And some water from Welfare.
I’m regretting wearing so much eye makeup. Will need all the micellar water.
Happy half term.
I had day of feeling very useless and hopeless and awful. Opening up Bluesky and seeing this has genuinely made me feel much better.
If massive self-pity is good enough for Darwin…
If massive self-pity is good enough for Darwin…
Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
February 12, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I had day of feeling very useless and hopeless and awful. Opening up Bluesky and seeing this has genuinely made me feel much better.
If massive self-pity is good enough for Darwin…
If massive self-pity is good enough for Darwin…
There really aren’t enough magnesium drinks in the world at this point in the term.
February 10, 2026 at 8:26 PM
There really aren’t enough magnesium drinks in the world at this point in the term.
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Many people have said this but at this crossroads I am really discouraging people from doing “deep dives” into the Epstien files.
You are exposing yourself to significant vicarious traumatization & moral injury when you immerse yourself and you won’t find any “satisfaction” in reading the horrors
You are exposing yourself to significant vicarious traumatization & moral injury when you immerse yourself and you won’t find any “satisfaction” in reading the horrors
February 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Many people have said this but at this crossroads I am really discouraging people from doing “deep dives” into the Epstien files.
You are exposing yourself to significant vicarious traumatization & moral injury when you immerse yourself and you won’t find any “satisfaction” in reading the horrors
You are exposing yourself to significant vicarious traumatization & moral injury when you immerse yourself and you won’t find any “satisfaction” in reading the horrors
Bill the film is on BBC 3.
Absolute comfort telly.
Although the kids can recite it by heart so I barely need to watch it.
Absolute comfort telly.
Although the kids can recite it by heart so I barely need to watch it.
February 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Bill the film is on BBC 3.
Absolute comfort telly.
Although the kids can recite it by heart so I barely need to watch it.
Absolute comfort telly.
Although the kids can recite it by heart so I barely need to watch it.
We’re looking at getting a record player but have reached an impasse.
I want one that looks like Doris Day would take it to the beach.
Mrbird wants one that sounds good. And also looks like it belongs in a teenage boy’s bedroom in the 80s.
I want one that looks like Doris Day would take it to the beach.
Mrbird wants one that sounds good. And also looks like it belongs in a teenage boy’s bedroom in the 80s.
February 8, 2026 at 12:07 PM
We’re looking at getting a record player but have reached an impasse.
I want one that looks like Doris Day would take it to the beach.
Mrbird wants one that sounds good. And also looks like it belongs in a teenage boy’s bedroom in the 80s.
I want one that looks like Doris Day would take it to the beach.
Mrbird wants one that sounds good. And also looks like it belongs in a teenage boy’s bedroom in the 80s.
I did dry January (scientific experiment, results pending).
I’ve just had a spicy marg.
Draw your own conclusions.
I’ve just had a spicy marg.
Draw your own conclusions.
February 7, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I did dry January (scientific experiment, results pending).
I’ve just had a spicy marg.
Draw your own conclusions.
I’ve just had a spicy marg.
Draw your own conclusions.
Thanks, DfE.
Always plan and get your resources ready before you start the lesson. (See DfE teaching standard 4.)
Always plan and get your resources ready before you start the lesson. (See DfE teaching standard 4.)
February 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Thanks, DfE.
Always plan and get your resources ready before you start the lesson. (See DfE teaching standard 4.)
Always plan and get your resources ready before you start the lesson. (See DfE teaching standard 4.)
Reflection on said dream (a nightmare in 3 parts) suggests my brain has filed Ofsted in the same box as the Stasi and Vile Characters from Dickens.
Box is called “Worst Case Scenarios”.
Box is called “Worst Case Scenarios”.
Woke in sweat from another round of nightmares where the secret police come to my school to question me about children and what I’m teaching.
February 7, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Reflection on said dream (a nightmare in 3 parts) suggests my brain has filed Ofsted in the same box as the Stasi and Vile Characters from Dickens.
Box is called “Worst Case Scenarios”.
Box is called “Worst Case Scenarios”.
Woke in sweat from another round of nightmares where the secret police come to my school to question me about children and what I’m teaching.
February 7, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Woke in sweat from another round of nightmares where the secret police come to my school to question me about children and what I’m teaching.
Would quite like one of those silver coats for playground duty #winterolympics #openingceremony
February 6, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Would quite like one of those silver coats for playground duty #winterolympics #openingceremony
The boy hold is about to start GCSEs and, mercifully, English Lit is a different syllabus to the one his older sisters did.
I’m not sure I could have done a third round with “An Inspector Calls”.
I’m not sure I could have done a third round with “An Inspector Calls”.
February 5, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The boy hold is about to start GCSEs and, mercifully, English Lit is a different syllabus to the one his older sisters did.
I’m not sure I could have done a third round with “An Inspector Calls”.
I’m not sure I could have done a third round with “An Inspector Calls”.
When I start my teacher training programme (TFTMOF*), there’s going to be a whole module on Practical Strategies For Managing The Fallout Of What Happened At The Shops Last Night (15 credits)
*Teach First Then Move On Fast
*Teach First Then Move On Fast
February 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
When I start my teacher training programme (TFTMOF*), there’s going to be a whole module on Practical Strategies For Managing The Fallout Of What Happened At The Shops Last Night (15 credits)
*Teach First Then Move On Fast
*Teach First Then Move On Fast
I tried that new Dewberry.
It doesn’t smell the same.
It doesn’t smell the same.
February 1, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I tried that new Dewberry.
It doesn’t smell the same.
It doesn’t smell the same.
A Brigid’s Day gift. Whichever Brigid you choose.
Spring is on the way
Spring is on the way
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM
A Brigid’s Day gift. Whichever Brigid you choose.
Spring is on the way
Spring is on the way
An innocent looking rice dish had hidden chicken peas today, so I’m in the later stages of a big allergic reaction despite not actually eating any of the little bleeders and taking antihistamines.
We’re at Powerful Insatiable Thirst now.
We’re at Powerful Insatiable Thirst now.
January 31, 2026 at 7:33 PM
An innocent looking rice dish had hidden chicken peas today, so I’m in the later stages of a big allergic reaction despite not actually eating any of the little bleeders and taking antihistamines.
We’re at Powerful Insatiable Thirst now.
We’re at Powerful Insatiable Thirst now.
Went to buy a new hand towel for the bathroom. But that was boring so I chose this one.
I may have been influenced by @rosamundi.bsky.social
I may have been influenced by @rosamundi.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Went to buy a new hand towel for the bathroom. But that was boring so I chose this one.
I may have been influenced by @rosamundi.bsky.social
I may have been influenced by @rosamundi.bsky.social
No, make up advert, I do not know that. I have never known anything less.
Do you mean the 18 lip balms in different stages of decay, scattering of sample sized moisturisers that I’m probably allergic to & ancient solidified emergency mascara that I keep separately in every bag?
Do you mean the 18 lip balms in different stages of decay, scattering of sample sized moisturisers that I’m probably allergic to & ancient solidified emergency mascara that I keep separately in every bag?
January 31, 2026 at 10:30 AM
No, make up advert, I do not know that. I have never known anything less.
Do you mean the 18 lip balms in different stages of decay, scattering of sample sized moisturisers that I’m probably allergic to & ancient solidified emergency mascara that I keep separately in every bag?
Do you mean the 18 lip balms in different stages of decay, scattering of sample sized moisturisers that I’m probably allergic to & ancient solidified emergency mascara that I keep separately in every bag?
Reposted by Bird42
#Uncanny listener Sarah sent me these, of a book from 1907. People would sign their names with ink down the middle of the page and then fold the page over. The inkblot left reveals your own personal ‘ghost’ creature!
Why not have a go at this to see your own ‘ghost creature’, #UncannyCommunity?
Why not have a go at this to see your own ‘ghost creature’, #UncannyCommunity?
January 31, 2026 at 10:08 AM
#Uncanny listener Sarah sent me these, of a book from 1907. People would sign their names with ink down the middle of the page and then fold the page over. The inkblot left reveals your own personal ‘ghost’ creature!
Why not have a go at this to see your own ‘ghost creature’, #UncannyCommunity?
Why not have a go at this to see your own ‘ghost creature’, #UncannyCommunity?
A very happy “I don’t have to do a tax return any more” day to me.
Because I definitely wouldn’t have done it before today. That’s a given.
Because I definitely wouldn’t have done it before today. That’s a given.
January 31, 2026 at 9:24 AM
A very happy “I don’t have to do a tax return any more” day to me.
Because I definitely wouldn’t have done it before today. That’s a given.
Because I definitely wouldn’t have done it before today. That’s a given.
Yesterday, like a complete bloody fool, I said I thought this week had contained all the worst elements of a Headteacher’s job.
So today the internet went down for hours and took all the phones with it.
So today the internet went down for hours and took all the phones with it.
January 30, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Yesterday, like a complete bloody fool, I said I thought this week had contained all the worst elements of a Headteacher’s job.
So today the internet went down for hours and took all the phones with it.
So today the internet went down for hours and took all the phones with it.
Just when you thought you were immune to beloved icon dying shock. How can we have lost Moira Rose?
January 30, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Just when you thought you were immune to beloved icon dying shock. How can we have lost Moira Rose?