Celia
@celiwool.bsky.social
'The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot,' Werner Herzog. Active travel, probably too much about the #TheArchers, occasional music and brand stuff. Working writer
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NOOO. I DO NOT HAVE TORTOISE IN MY BOOK OF BETS!!!! #TheArchers.
December 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
NOOO. I DO NOT HAVE TORTOISE IN MY BOOK OF BETS!!!! #TheArchers.
I saw Stanley Tucci in disguise* at Victoria station. He was on the phone so I recognised his voice. He glare-smiled at me in a 'Yes, well done, it IS me' way so I thought it best not to wish him a Happy Easter after all and went to get my train
*70s glasses and a cap
*70s glasses and a cap
I went to Pudsey ASDA and there was a cardboard cut out of Jason Donovan announcing that he was due to sign autographs an hour later .
But I left early because some local kid was staring at me in the McDonalds and he had dog shit all over his hoodie (the kid, not Donovan.)
But I left early because some local kid was staring at me in the McDonalds and he had dog shit all over his hoodie (the kid, not Donovan.)
Please quote this with the time you didn’t interact with someone famous - eg one time I was in Cardiff the same weekend as Willem Dafoe (but I didn’t see him or even know he was there until he appeared on the telly later)
December 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I saw Stanley Tucci in disguise* at Victoria station. He was on the phone so I recognised his voice. He glare-smiled at me in a 'Yes, well done, it IS me' way so I thought it best not to wish him a Happy Easter after all and went to get my train
*70s glasses and a cap
*70s glasses and a cap
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Chris’ profile…
“I work with hammers and tongs and, believe me, we’ll be going hammer and tongs after our first date…”
#TheArchers
“I work with hammers and tongs and, believe me, we’ll be going hammer and tongs after our first date…”
#TheArchers
December 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Chris’ profile…
“I work with hammers and tongs and, believe me, we’ll be going hammer and tongs after our first date…”
#TheArchers
“I work with hammers and tongs and, believe me, we’ll be going hammer and tongs after our first date…”
#TheArchers
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How's it going Ed looking forward to New Year's eve
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
December 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
How's it going Ed looking forward to New Year's eve
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
Great article 👏👏 Some sanity amidst the madness.
"England should certainly not feel bad about winning a bad Test match. But it should also be a part of a mutual pact in that we all agree to never speak of this game again."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
"England should certainly not feel bad about winning a bad Test match. But it should also be a part of a mutual pact in that we all agree to never speak of this game again."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Australia belted, England vindicated and Test cricket wounded in MCG farce
As England deservedly celebrates a long-awaited Test win in Australia, everyone else involved counts the cost of a farcical and damaging two-day disaster at the MCG.
www.abc.net.au
December 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Great article 👏👏 Some sanity amidst the madness.
"England should certainly not feel bad about winning a bad Test match. But it should also be a part of a mutual pact in that we all agree to never speak of this game again."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
"England should certainly not feel bad about winning a bad Test match. But it should also be a part of a mutual pact in that we all agree to never speak of this game again."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
"Other peoples' Christmases are *mental*" from Mal (Samuel Anderson) in #Amandaland was one of many belly laughs. A stand-out performance from Jennifer Saunders
HOT COCKLES.
Absolutely true and not made up parlour game from #Amandaland (and possibly Succession).
www.thevintagenews.com/2021/12/20/t...
Absolutely true and not made up parlour game from #Amandaland (and possibly Succession).
www.thevintagenews.com/2021/12/20/t...
The Oddest Christmas Parlor Games from Victorian Times (Some of Them Would Literally Break Your Bones) | The Vintage News
Because nothing says “Christmas is coming” more than a dried-vegetable-related injury
www.thevintagenews.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"Other peoples' Christmases are *mental*" from Mal (Samuel Anderson) in #Amandaland was one of many belly laughs. A stand-out performance from Jennifer Saunders
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Teenager Meth Den has to be one of the all time #DuvetKnowItsChristmas greats! It’s right up there with the Formica Stool of Chastity and Lemon Meringue Nightmare.
I’m entering The Teenager as potential winner of #Duvetknowitschristmas
He’s had to move from his bedroom to the unconverted attic
Cardboard floor & headboard is a nice touch which I’m sure he appreciates
He think it looks like he’s living in a meth den
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
He’s had to move from his bedroom to the unconverted attic
Cardboard floor & headboard is a nice touch which I’m sure he appreciates
He think it looks like he’s living in a meth den
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
December 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Teenager Meth Den has to be one of the all time #DuvetKnowItsChristmas greats! It’s right up there with the Formica Stool of Chastity and Lemon Meringue Nightmare.
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When I worked at Royal Mail as part of the induction they showed us the section of the sorting office dedicated to working out vague/badly addressed post. One letter was addressed as a set of cryptic crossword clues and got to its destination.
December 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
When I worked at Royal Mail as part of the induction they showed us the section of the sorting office dedicated to working out vague/badly addressed post. One letter was addressed as a set of cryptic crossword clues and got to its destination.
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…Bc even when "Gen AI" "Hallucinates" (gets stuff wrong), it is doing *Exactly* what it was built & trained to do. Users just, in those instances, don't happen to like the outputs.
Put another way, "Gen AI" is *Always* bullshitting ("hallucinating"); users just happen to like a lot of what it spews
Put another way, "Gen AI" is *Always* bullshitting ("hallucinating"); users just happen to like a lot of what it spews
December 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
…Bc even when "Gen AI" "Hallucinates" (gets stuff wrong), it is doing *Exactly* what it was built & trained to do. Users just, in those instances, don't happen to like the outputs.
Put another way, "Gen AI" is *Always* bullshitting ("hallucinating"); users just happen to like a lot of what it spews
Put another way, "Gen AI" is *Always* bullshitting ("hallucinating"); users just happen to like a lot of what it spews
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Necessity is the mother of invention
Hammersmith Bridge
Where did 25,000 vehicles go?
nickmaini.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Necessity is the mother of invention
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Awesome stuff as ever from Swede Mason
December 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Awesome stuff as ever from Swede Mason
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In 1811-12, the Luddites attempted to resist some of the first waves of machine-industrialisation. They were crushed.
20 years later "pauper apprentices" (= orphan children) were being SOLD to factory-owners as cheap labour.
Think on, dear hearts, think on.
20 years later "pauper apprentices" (= orphan children) were being SOLD to factory-owners as cheap labour.
Think on, dear hearts, think on.
Oh no the Governor of the Bank of England compared AI to the Industrial Revolution
December 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
In 1811-12, the Luddites attempted to resist some of the first waves of machine-industrialisation. They were crushed.
20 years later "pauper apprentices" (= orphan children) were being SOLD to factory-owners as cheap labour.
Think on, dear hearts, think on.
20 years later "pauper apprentices" (= orphan children) were being SOLD to factory-owners as cheap labour.
Think on, dear hearts, think on.
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Know anyone in the Brighton (UK) area who'd love to be a part of a funky film? Please spread the word. We're shooting in January and need supporting artists.
(The contact email- secondskinoffice@gmail.com)
Grateful if you can share it. Thanks.
(The contact email- secondskinoffice@gmail.com)
Grateful if you can share it. Thanks.
December 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Know anyone in the Brighton (UK) area who'd love to be a part of a funky film? Please spread the word. We're shooting in January and need supporting artists.
(The contact email- secondskinoffice@gmail.com)
Grateful if you can share it. Thanks.
(The contact email- secondskinoffice@gmail.com)
Grateful if you can share it. Thanks.
This makes me feel a little bit sick to read. There's no excuse for carelessness and shortcuts to avoid standard security-conscious procedures. I guess people in power are saying oh it'll all be fine. No.
These revelations confirm some of our worst fears that the Government’s digital ID system will put the public’s personal safety and privacy at risk.
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
www.itv.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This makes me feel a little bit sick to read. There's no excuse for carelessness and shortcuts to avoid standard security-conscious procedures. I guess people in power are saying oh it'll all be fine. No.
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The UK could benefit from the same … alas the Guardian are too busy pumping out hit-pieces complaining about the sight of HS2.
High-speed rail passengers in Spain shoot up 77% and prices drop 40% thanks to competition.
High-speed rail passengers in Spain shoot up 77% and prices drop 40% thanks to competition | Sur in English
The national market and competition regulator (CNMC) reveals that the arrival of Iryo and Ouigo drove passenger numbers to record highs, while rail outstrips air travel o
www.surinenglish.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The UK could benefit from the same … alas the Guardian are too busy pumping out hit-pieces complaining about the sight of HS2.
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Mercilessly funny. Particularly liked the line about the English squad probably being back in the hotel pool by day four, engaging in bitter recriminations #TheAshes
I wrote a comedic piece about England's cricket performance destroying our summer economy's mianstay. But it's getting beyond a joke now. 🫣https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/england-cricket-losses-cost-australian-economy-millions/news-story/7988d317497695b5ad41a60d6bca53a6
www.news.com.au
December 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Mercilessly funny. Particularly liked the line about the English squad probably being back in the hotel pool by day four, engaging in bitter recriminations #TheAshes
Are we just treading water until the New Year Carnage? #TheArchers
December 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Are we just treading water until the New Year Carnage? #TheArchers
Saxon times, the Civil War, the manufacture of fine plush, the Oxford Canal and Tooley's Boatyard, the oldest working dry dock on our waterways. Glo babies for toddlers, archaeological finds surgeries for found treasures, reimagined creatures of the Dinosaurium. We need places like this
Help! Banbury Museum has been told that Cherwell District Council is cancelling ALL of its core funding.
There is a very tight deadline - Friday 19th December - to tell the Council what you think.
Please respond to the consultation and share this post
www.banburymuseum.org/news/no-fund...
There is a very tight deadline - Friday 19th December - to tell the Council what you think.
Please respond to the consultation and share this post
www.banburymuseum.org/news/no-fund...
December 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Saxon times, the Civil War, the manufacture of fine plush, the Oxford Canal and Tooley's Boatyard, the oldest working dry dock on our waterways. Glo babies for toddlers, archaeological finds surgeries for found treasures, reimagined creatures of the Dinosaurium. We need places like this
Going to the mall so you can walk around. Hmn.
One of my English-in-America friends had the police called on her for walking around her rural neighbourhood. They pulled up and asked 'Everything okay, Ma'am?' as if she was an escapee or mad #urbanism #motornormativity @thewaroncars.bsky.social
One of my English-in-America friends had the police called on her for walking around her rural neighbourhood. They pulled up and asked 'Everything okay, Ma'am?' as if she was an escapee or mad #urbanism #motornormativity @thewaroncars.bsky.social
Un Youtuber américain a ouvert une vraie-fausse boutique dans un mall du Minesotta en perte de vitesse pour voir s'il pourrait y attirer du monde. Et s'aperçoit que l'énorme majorité des gens qui y sont, y sont plus pour faire de l'exercice en marchant, que pour y faire des achats.
December 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Going to the mall so you can walk around. Hmn.
One of my English-in-America friends had the police called on her for walking around her rural neighbourhood. They pulled up and asked 'Everything okay, Ma'am?' as if she was an escapee or mad #urbanism #motornormativity @thewaroncars.bsky.social
One of my English-in-America friends had the police called on her for walking around her rural neighbourhood. They pulled up and asked 'Everything okay, Ma'am?' as if she was an escapee or mad #urbanism #motornormativity @thewaroncars.bsky.social
Thames Water is sending me excited 'One day to go!! 💦' messages because it's coming to fit a water meter. I like the way it's segueing with the advent vibe.
December 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Thames Water is sending me excited 'One day to go!! 💦' messages because it's coming to fit a water meter. I like the way it's segueing with the advent vibe.
I don't know if I have it in me to follow third test of #TheAshes. But the 🏴team has had a pep talk says Brook. They've been told to absorb pressure (don't swipe) - apply pressure - chase the ball hard to the boundary - and give 100% at all times. Fer shure!
www.tntsports.co.uk/cricket/ashe...
www.tntsports.co.uk/cricket/ashe...
www.tntsports.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I don't know if I have it in me to follow third test of #TheAshes. But the 🏴team has had a pep talk says Brook. They've been told to absorb pressure (don't swipe) - apply pressure - chase the ball hard to the boundary - and give 100% at all times. Fer shure!
www.tntsports.co.uk/cricket/ashe...
www.tntsports.co.uk/cricket/ashe...