HelenP
@hels74.bsky.social
Earth Sciences. StrongWoman. Green. Woke Lefty. OU MSc student. She / her.
Recently binned Spotify because I don't like their politics & switched to Tidal.
TIDAL IS SO MUCH BETTER!
TIDAL IS SO MUCH BETTER!
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Recently binned Spotify because I don't like their politics & switched to Tidal.
TIDAL IS SO MUCH BETTER!
TIDAL IS SO MUCH BETTER!
Things that are irritating:
Endless speculation about the budget.
Black Friday lasting a month already.
Endless speculation about the budget.
Black Friday lasting a month already.
November 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Things that are irritating:
Endless speculation about the budget.
Black Friday lasting a month already.
Endless speculation about the budget.
Black Friday lasting a month already.
I've read bits of the COVID Inquiry report & I doubt that Mum would have survived if things had been done differently.
But, perhaps we could have been with her in hospital, perhaps her funeral could have been less restrictive.
Perhaps caring for my Dad after she died would have been easier.
But, perhaps we could have been with her in hospital, perhaps her funeral could have been less restrictive.
Perhaps caring for my Dad after she died would have been easier.
November 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I've read bits of the COVID Inquiry report & I doubt that Mum would have survived if things had been done differently.
But, perhaps we could have been with her in hospital, perhaps her funeral could have been less restrictive.
Perhaps caring for my Dad after she died would have been easier.
But, perhaps we could have been with her in hospital, perhaps her funeral could have been less restrictive.
Perhaps caring for my Dad after she died would have been easier.
Up to watch the first Ashes test. Our set up is perfect: cold AF beer, in bed with the visuals via a projector and the commentary via TMS in one ear.
Now we just need the cricket to live up to it!
Now we just need the cricket to live up to it!
November 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Up to watch the first Ashes test. Our set up is perfect: cold AF beer, in bed with the visuals via a projector and the commentary via TMS in one ear.
Now we just need the cricket to live up to it!
Now we just need the cricket to live up to it!
TMA due in on Thursday. Yes, it's the one that made me jack in the module last year to avoid having to do it
Yes, it's late in the day to be still working on it but I COULD FINISH THE BLOODY THING if the family would just leave me alone for a couple of hours
My frustration is FIZZING with spite.
Yes, it's late in the day to be still working on it but I COULD FINISH THE BLOODY THING if the family would just leave me alone for a couple of hours
My frustration is FIZZING with spite.
November 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
TMA due in on Thursday. Yes, it's the one that made me jack in the module last year to avoid having to do it
Yes, it's late in the day to be still working on it but I COULD FINISH THE BLOODY THING if the family would just leave me alone for a couple of hours
My frustration is FIZZING with spite.
Yes, it's late in the day to be still working on it but I COULD FINISH THE BLOODY THING if the family would just leave me alone for a couple of hours
My frustration is FIZZING with spite.
As from Twitter to here; Spotify to Tidal.
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
As from Twitter to here; Spotify to Tidal.
It's that thing again. I don't know if I'm just really crap at the thing or I'm actually ok at the thing but they are really rude.
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It's that thing again. I don't know if I'm just really crap at the thing or I'm actually ok at the thing but they are really rude.
Three days annual leave used up doing all the hard stuff: rationalising and reorganising our storage unit and the storage space in the garage / gym.
Many trips to the tip. More coffee required.
Many trips to the tip. More coffee required.
October 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Three days annual leave used up doing all the hard stuff: rationalising and reorganising our storage unit and the storage space in the garage / gym.
Many trips to the tip. More coffee required.
Many trips to the tip. More coffee required.
It's dark out there so yes, I have festive lights in my window already. Because light, warmth and comfort are how I survive the winter.
October 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It's dark out there so yes, I have festive lights in my window already. Because light, warmth and comfort are how I survive the winter.
Hurumph. Still not allocated a tutor for T868, which means I can't schedule the tutorials / lectures in for the course yet. It's not due to start till 1st November but I need to plan ahead damnit!
October 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hurumph. Still not allocated a tutor for T868, which means I can't schedule the tutorials / lectures in for the course yet. It's not due to start till 1st November but I need to plan ahead damnit!
I'm taking part in #fodderchallenge2025 so the arty side of my brain is all colour & new stuff. The penultimate MSc module (T868 Env Science) website is open early so I'm studying to get ahead with that, working in the new job, learning guitar & training for a Strong Woman comp next March.
October 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I'm taking part in #fodderchallenge2025 so the arty side of my brain is all colour & new stuff. The penultimate MSc module (T868 Env Science) website is open early so I'm studying to get ahead with that, working in the new job, learning guitar & training for a Strong Woman comp next March.
The ending of the book delivered everything I wanted. Phew!
October 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The ending of the book delivered everything I wanted. Phew!
When you're getting to the end of a long book that has been good all the way through, but then you start to worry about the ending because there's a pattern you've spotted with the author's other work and you really don't want it to happen again.
Not again. Please. Not that. Anything but that!
Not again. Please. Not that. Anything but that!
October 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
When you're getting to the end of a long book that has been good all the way through, but then you start to worry about the ending because there's a pattern you've spotted with the author's other work and you really don't want it to happen again.
Not again. Please. Not that. Anything but that!
Not again. Please. Not that. Anything but that!
You know, having a good social worker makes a massive difference. Ours is wondrous and we are so lucky to have him.
October 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
You know, having a good social worker makes a massive difference. Ours is wondrous and we are so lucky to have him.
Friday! End of a week of appointments and it's not over yet. Social care meeting this afternoon for Z. Going to try to palm it off on the Mr because he's so much better at this stuff than I am. I'm too close and too emotional.
October 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Friday! End of a week of appointments and it's not over yet. Social care meeting this afternoon for Z. Going to try to palm it off on the Mr because he's so much better at this stuff than I am. I'm too close and too emotional.
Really long day. Z up at 3am. Broken sleep for the third day running plus recovery and DOMS from yesterday's atlas stone shenanigans.
I am exhausted. Fingers crossed for a better night tonight.
I am exhausted. Fingers crossed for a better night tonight.
October 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Really long day. Z up at 3am. Broken sleep for the third day running plus recovery and DOMS from yesterday's atlas stone shenanigans.
I am exhausted. Fingers crossed for a better night tonight.
I am exhausted. Fingers crossed for a better night tonight.
Still playing guitar. Recently learned the C chord. In other news, I can play and sing Black by Pearl Jam quite passably for a noob. Also Bad Moon Rising, Hound Dog and a couple of others. The stuff I've chosen to learn is an eclectic mix.
October 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Still playing guitar. Recently learned the C chord. In other news, I can play and sing Black by Pearl Jam quite passably for a noob. Also Bad Moon Rising, Hound Dog and a couple of others. The stuff I've chosen to learn is an eclectic mix.
Well, the kitchen and back room are clean and tidy. Now there's just the rest of the house to do 😬
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Well, the kitchen and back room are clean and tidy. Now there's just the rest of the house to do 😬
I'm 51. My age does not need to be reversed or remedied. I do not need to appear younger. There is no magic pill or powder that will make me younger.
I don't want my younger self back.
I don't want my younger self back.
October 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I'm 51. My age does not need to be reversed or remedied. I do not need to appear younger. There is no magic pill or powder that will make me younger.
I don't want my younger self back.
I don't want my younger self back.
Spent the morning reclaiming my house and cleaning the new kitchen.
My afternoon / evening plans are sadly postponed, so we are going to go for a family walk in the wind.
My afternoon / evening plans are sadly postponed, so we are going to go for a family walk in the wind.
October 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Spent the morning reclaiming my house and cleaning the new kitchen.
My afternoon / evening plans are sadly postponed, so we are going to go for a family walk in the wind.
My afternoon / evening plans are sadly postponed, so we are going to go for a family walk in the wind.
I've just used Good Law Project's tool to tell Keir Starmer that his ID scheme is a recipe for repression. Will you do the same? goodlaw.social/364f2b
Tell Keir Starmer to scrap his ID card scheme
With his government in turmoil and Nigel Farage breathing down his neck, Keir Starmer has reached for the panic button, announcing a scheme for ID cards that would be compulsory to prove your right to...
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October 4, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I've just used Good Law Project's tool to tell Keir Starmer that his ID scheme is a recipe for repression. Will you do the same? goodlaw.social/364f2b
Happy Birthday Mum. I miss you. I wish you had made it through COVID because I have so much to talk to you about. All the things I never had the chance to say back then and all the things that have happened since.
October 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Happy Birthday Mum. I miss you. I wish you had made it through COVID because I have so much to talk to you about. All the things I never had the chance to say back then and all the things that have happened since.
We are at the halfway point in the great floor installation of 2025. It's not been bad at all. Though we forgot to rescue cutlery and plates for us, thinking only of feeding Z 🙄
September 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We are at the halfway point in the great floor installation of 2025. It's not been bad at all. Though we forgot to rescue cutlery and plates for us, thinking only of feeding Z 🙄
Floor fitters are coming tomorrow to fit a new vinyl floor in the conservatory and kitchen. I'm dreading it because I don't like upheaval in my space but it's the last thing on the list for a couple of years so I just have to get through the next few days and keep smiling.
September 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Floor fitters are coming tomorrow to fit a new vinyl floor in the conservatory and kitchen. I'm dreading it because I don't like upheaval in my space but it's the last thing on the list for a couple of years so I just have to get through the next few days and keep smiling.