Jen Duck
@jenduckie.bsky.social
🦆 Music, guitar, piano
🦆 Travel
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🦆 Board/video games, puzzles & TTRPGs
🦆 Books & poems & writing
🦆 Walking, climbing, lifting heavy things
🦆 Travel
🦆 Deutsch
🦆 Photos
🦆 Board/video games, puzzles & TTRPGs
🦆 Books & poems & writing
🦆 Walking, climbing, lifting heavy things
This. I am a marketer by trade, unfortunately, but at my core I'm a writer.
It was suggested I run something through ChatGPT today to create a product announcement. I'm not paid to do that, I'm paid to use my expertise to write things myself.
And, weirdly, I LIKE writing. But I do fear for my job.
It was suggested I run something through ChatGPT today to create a product announcement. I'm not paid to do that, I'm paid to use my expertise to write things myself.
And, weirdly, I LIKE writing. But I do fear for my job.
Again, not to go on about ai but I have a few thoughts.
1. I've genuinely never seen an actual creative get excited about using it. Someone who has actually made something before. Its people from marketing and finance backgrounds getting excited about a false sensation of making something.
1. I've genuinely never seen an actual creative get excited about using it. Someone who has actually made something before. Its people from marketing and finance backgrounds getting excited about a false sensation of making something.
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This. I am a marketer by trade, unfortunately, but at my core I'm a writer.
It was suggested I run something through ChatGPT today to create a product announcement. I'm not paid to do that, I'm paid to use my expertise to write things myself.
And, weirdly, I LIKE writing. But I do fear for my job.
It was suggested I run something through ChatGPT today to create a product announcement. I'm not paid to do that, I'm paid to use my expertise to write things myself.
And, weirdly, I LIKE writing. But I do fear for my job.
You can't expect me to go back to drying things inside when I've tasted towels and duvet covers and jeans drying outside in a single day
I will not do it
I will not do it
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
You can't expect me to go back to drying things inside when I've tasted towels and duvet covers and jeans drying outside in a single day
I will not do it
I will not do it
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Summer is over in the Realm and the knights finally solved the myth of a mysterious mountain in the East. #MythicBastionland #TTRPG #Knights @bastionland.bsky.social @nottopgearrh.swifties.social @jenduckie.bsky.social @ptwiddle.bsky.social @plandysheffield.bsky.social #TheRealm #ForgeKnight
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Summer is over in the Realm and the knights finally solved the myth of a mysterious mountain in the East. #MythicBastionland #TTRPG #Knights @bastionland.bsky.social @nottopgearrh.swifties.social @jenduckie.bsky.social @ptwiddle.bsky.social @plandysheffield.bsky.social #TheRealm #ForgeKnight
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I’ve got a truly pointless couple of days of work ahead while will eat all my time and energy, so I wrote another blog post while I had time, this time about the excellent time I had seeing #flipturn and #colonyhouse on Friday. #music #musicsky
www.recordreconstructor.com?m=1
www.recordreconstructor.com?m=1
Record Reconstructor
A music blog where I, Rich, try to listen to more than 1000 albums in a year, in order to beat a quiz show contestant I saw on TV.
www.recordreconstructor.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I’ve got a truly pointless couple of days of work ahead while will eat all my time and energy, so I wrote another blog post while I had time, this time about the excellent time I had seeing #flipturn and #colonyhouse on Friday. #music #musicsky
www.recordreconstructor.com?m=1
www.recordreconstructor.com?m=1
Yes, strange car full of men, I am *sure* I don't want your business card
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Yes, strange car full of men, I am *sure* I don't want your business card
And we'd do it again
Tonight we brought Spring to a close in #MythicBastionland where my brave knights stole/reclaimed a ?magic? crown from some ruins, killed some Yeomen just trying to do their jobs, fed a corpse to some giant crows, and gave the cursed crown to a knight before pushing him off the top of a tower.
November 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
And we'd do it again
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Spring comes to an end in tonight’s session of #MythicBastionland and the Knights finally resolve their first Myth! #TTRPG @bastionland.bsky.social #knights #RPG @nottopgearrh.swifties.social @jenduckie.bsky.social @ptwiddle.bsky.social @plandysheffield.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Spring comes to an end in tonight’s session of #MythicBastionland and the Knights finally resolve their first Myth! #TTRPG @bastionland.bsky.social #knights #RPG @nottopgearrh.swifties.social @jenduckie.bsky.social @ptwiddle.bsky.social @plandysheffield.bsky.social
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Seen a beaver supermoon tonight. The beaver was asked to pull his trousers up
November 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Seen a beaver supermoon tonight. The beaver was asked to pull his trousers up
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2 tickets for Bad Immigrant in Sheffield on November 8th for sale: www.twickets.live/app/block/98...
#sheffield #theatre #badimmigrant
#sheffield #theatre #badimmigrant
Twickets
Twickets is an ethical ticket resale marketplace, enabling fans to sell spare tickets at no more than face value (plus fees)
www.twickets.live
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
2 tickets for Bad Immigrant in Sheffield on November 8th for sale: www.twickets.live/app/block/98...
#sheffield #theatre #badimmigrant
#sheffield #theatre #badimmigrant
2 tickets for Bad Immigrant in Sheffield on November 8th for sale: www.twickets.live/app/block/98...
#sheffield #theatre #badimmigrant
#sheffield #theatre #badimmigrant
Twickets
Twickets is an ethical ticket resale marketplace, enabling fans to sell spare tickets at no more than face value (plus fees)
www.twickets.live
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
2 tickets for Bad Immigrant in Sheffield on November 8th for sale: www.twickets.live/app/block/98...
#sheffield #theatre #badimmigrant
#sheffield #theatre #badimmigrant
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Hate those clickbaity articles that are like “12 minutes to an amazing ass!” And it’s always just exercise, and never a google maps location.
November 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Hate those clickbaity articles that are like “12 minutes to an amazing ass!” And it’s always just exercise, and never a google maps location.
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Our Mythic Bastionland campaign has got off to a cracking start. Can’t wait to see where this quest leads us. #MythicBastionland #TTRPG @bastionland.bsky.social #MythicBastionlads #ForgeKnight @nottopgearrh.swifties.social @jenduckie.bsky.social @ptwiddle.bsky.social @plandysheffield.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Our Mythic Bastionland campaign has got off to a cracking start. Can’t wait to see where this quest leads us. #MythicBastionland #TTRPG @bastionland.bsky.social #MythicBastionlads #ForgeKnight @nottopgearrh.swifties.social @jenduckie.bsky.social @ptwiddle.bsky.social @plandysheffield.bsky.social
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We have a few of these sharks. Absolute bastards. Whoever thought they were harmless is the sort of person who'd avoid a paddling pool because they can't swim.
Sharks from species once thought harmless kill and eat snorkeler in feeding frenzy
Attack could be due to sharks’ previously unreported ‘begging’ behaviour, scientists say
www.independent.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
We have a few of these sharks. Absolute bastards. Whoever thought they were harmless is the sort of person who'd avoid a paddling pool because they can't swim.
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This week we cross the pond - digitally - to talk with Rich Hammond (@nottopgearrh.swifties.social) about the debut album from UK band #Elbow! #podcast #musicpodcast #AsleepInTheBack
Ep 107: Rich Hammond Nominates Elbow's "Asleep in the Back"
spotify.link
October 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This week we cross the pond - digitally - to talk with Rich Hammond (@nottopgearrh.swifties.social) about the debut album from UK band #Elbow! #podcast #musicpodcast #AsleepInTheBack
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Self-aggrandising blog post time as the amazing people from @thisonegoesto11pod.bsky.social had me on to talk about an album I love, and in turn, I had Michael & Tyler pick some indie darlings, psychedelic ambient and reggaeton to listen to! #music #blog
www.recordreconstructor.com/2025/10/0410...
www.recordreconstructor.com/2025/10/0410...
0.41.0 - Music makes the people come together
A music blog where I, Rich, try to listen to more than 1000 albums in a year, in order to beat a quiz show contestant I saw on TV.
www.recordreconstructor.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Self-aggrandising blog post time as the amazing people from @thisonegoesto11pod.bsky.social had me on to talk about an album I love, and in turn, I had Michael & Tyler pick some indie darlings, psychedelic ambient and reggaeton to listen to! #music #blog
www.recordreconstructor.com/2025/10/0410...
www.recordreconstructor.com/2025/10/0410...
Why do I keep encountering people who keep my physical and mental health together in the wild
Dentist at a gig
He's had his hands in my mouth and he's three rows in front of me
This should be illegal
Dentist at a gig
He's had his hands in my mouth and he's three rows in front of me
This should be illegal
October 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Why do I keep encountering people who keep my physical and mental health together in the wild
Dentist at a gig
He's had his hands in my mouth and he's three rows in front of me
This should be illegal
Dentist at a gig
He's had his hands in my mouth and he's three rows in front of me
This should be illegal
If you're British this goes the opposite way
I don’t know much but I know this: the older you get, the faster the number of things you’re willing to wait in line for approaches zero
October 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
If you're British this goes the opposite way
Hot water bottle wrapped in a weighted blanket: game changer
October 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Hot water bottle wrapped in a weighted blanket: game changer
Oh this can fuck all the way off
Sorry I'm not contributing to society by paying tax after getting a job as a result of my English degree. I'll try to remember to never do anything that brings me joy, because that won't help make rich people even richer. I apologise.
Sorry I'm not contributing to society by paying tax after getting a job as a result of my English degree. I'll try to remember to never do anything that brings me joy, because that won't help make rich people even richer. I apologise.
So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.
It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.
It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.
October 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Oh this can fuck all the way off
Sorry I'm not contributing to society by paying tax after getting a job as a result of my English degree. I'll try to remember to never do anything that brings me joy, because that won't help make rich people even richer. I apologise.
Sorry I'm not contributing to society by paying tax after getting a job as a result of my English degree. I'll try to remember to never do anything that brings me joy, because that won't help make rich people even richer. I apologise.
When your husband calls you from a satellite phone in the middle of the desert in Turkmenistan
So relatable
So relatable
October 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
When your husband calls you from a satellite phone in the middle of the desert in Turkmenistan
So relatable
So relatable
Happy National Poetry Day
I am very, very late to the Mary Oliver party but here are some of my favourites:
#poetry #nationalpoetryday #maryoliver
I am very, very late to the Mary Oliver party but here are some of my favourites:
#poetry #nationalpoetryday #maryoliver
October 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Happy National Poetry Day
I am very, very late to the Mary Oliver party but here are some of my favourites:
#poetry #nationalpoetryday #maryoliver
I am very, very late to the Mary Oliver party but here are some of my favourites:
#poetry #nationalpoetryday #maryoliver
Nothing better than a meeting you've been steeling yourself for all day not happening
Thank you, end of the month
Thank you, end of the month
September 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Nothing better than a meeting you've been steeling yourself for all day not happening
Thank you, end of the month
Thank you, end of the month
Went to the gym yesterday for the first time since April. Always good to know my shoulders are still there
September 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Went to the gym yesterday for the first time since April. Always good to know my shoulders are still there