J Cambrensis
@171oak.bsky.social
...that would be me. Sound engineer, theatre tech, music lover, geek & bar, Buffy / Supernatural / Doctor Who / Blake's 7 fan, writer of fiendish quizzes, cat person. she/her. Hello.
I have spent so long working backstage in a theatre that I have learnt to laugh in complete silence, but that made me laugh so loudly I startled my colleagues. Trying to type this through the tears in my eyes...
December 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I have spent so long working backstage in a theatre that I have learnt to laugh in complete silence, but that made me laugh so loudly I startled my colleagues. Trying to type this through the tears in my eyes...
Could this be the first sighting in the wild of the rare Adorable Stripy Ammonite?
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Could this be the first sighting in the wild of the rare Adorable Stripy Ammonite?
It's transparent all right. We can see straight through it.
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
It's transparent all right. We can see straight through it.
Got my order in yesterday 💙💚
November 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Got my order in yesterday 💙💚
Saturnalia, by Lindsey Davis. (for at least the fourth time, I love it.)
November 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Saturnalia, by Lindsey Davis. (for at least the fourth time, I love it.)
There are lots of prepared playlists you can get - Classic FM do a good one. Good luck!
November 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
There are lots of prepared playlists you can get - Classic FM do a good one. Good luck!
Stripey Man might feel a bit better with quiet music - it really does seem to help with fireworks.
(and are Halloween fireworks a thing now? I was driving home from work last night and thought the Triffids were coming...)
(and are Halloween fireworks a thing now? I was driving home from work last night and thought the Triffids were coming...)
November 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Stripey Man might feel a bit better with quiet music - it really does seem to help with fireworks.
(and are Halloween fireworks a thing now? I was driving home from work last night and thought the Triffids were coming...)
(and are Halloween fireworks a thing now? I was driving home from work last night and thought the Triffids were coming...)
Everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.
(Margaret Atwood, partial quote)
(Margaret Atwood, partial quote)
October 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.
(Margaret Atwood, partial quote)
(Margaret Atwood, partial quote)
9 1/2 Sausages
Bad Sausage At Black Rock
A Sausage Too Far
(and from my brother)
Charlie And The Sausage Factory
and Tarantino's first epic: Sausage Dogs
Bad Sausage At Black Rock
A Sausage Too Far
(and from my brother)
Charlie And The Sausage Factory
and Tarantino's first epic: Sausage Dogs
September 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
9 1/2 Sausages
Bad Sausage At Black Rock
A Sausage Too Far
(and from my brother)
Charlie And The Sausage Factory
and Tarantino's first epic: Sausage Dogs
Bad Sausage At Black Rock
A Sausage Too Far
(and from my brother)
Charlie And The Sausage Factory
and Tarantino's first epic: Sausage Dogs
Thank you for looking! Scott it is then.
(the fic's still a WIP but it's going to be called 'Not Another Living Soul')
(the fic's still a WIP but it's going to be called 'Not Another Living Soul')
September 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Thank you for looking! Scott it is then.
(the fic's still a WIP but it's going to be called 'Not Another Living Soul')
(the fic's still a WIP but it's going to be called 'Not Another Living Soul')
Don't threaten me with a good time.
(Actually, I hope the people who think that's an insult have *some* joy in their lives, because they're obviously missing out on a lot...)
(Actually, I hope the people who think that's an insult have *some* joy in their lives, because they're obviously missing out on a lot...)
August 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Don't threaten me with a good time.
(Actually, I hope the people who think that's an insult have *some* joy in their lives, because they're obviously missing out on a lot...)
(Actually, I hope the people who think that's an insult have *some* joy in their lives, because they're obviously missing out on a lot...)
The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin. I've only just started it but I already know it's going to be a favourite.
August 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin. I've only just started it but I already know it's going to be a favourite.
Have you tried The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter? Highly recommended (and it's a series!)
August 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Have you tried The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter? Highly recommended (and it's a series!)
One minute, cutting-edge electro-futurism....
August 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
One minute, cutting-edge electro-futurism....
I've got that edition in paperback (the background is dark blue instead of black), and it's an amazing book. The description of the discord entering the music of the Ainur, I could almost hear it. I was reading it at a station and almost missed the train.
(reposted for a typo, sorry)
(reposted for a typo, sorry)
August 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I've got that edition in paperback (the background is dark blue instead of black), and it's an amazing book. The description of the discord entering the music of the Ainur, I could almost hear it. I was reading it at a station and almost missed the train.
(reposted for a typo, sorry)
(reposted for a typo, sorry)
Brit here. New York &/or San Diego used to be on my bucket list, for Comic Con. Not any more. Not until that vulgar little stage-hog and his enablers are gone.
(And it's widespread here - overheard in a queue recently 'yeah, but who wants to go to America *now*?')
Good luck...
(And it's widespread here - overheard in a queue recently 'yeah, but who wants to go to America *now*?')
Good luck...
August 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Brit here. New York &/or San Diego used to be on my bucket list, for Comic Con. Not any more. Not until that vulgar little stage-hog and his enablers are gone.
(And it's widespread here - overheard in a queue recently 'yeah, but who wants to go to America *now*?')
Good luck...
(And it's widespread here - overheard in a queue recently 'yeah, but who wants to go to America *now*?')
Good luck...
Sounds like I need to have a word with my local comic shop.......
August 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Sounds like I need to have a word with my local comic shop.......
Weirdly enough, creosote. It reminds me of school summer holidays, walking down to the corner shop with my best friend.
August 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Weirdly enough, creosote. It reminds me of school summer holidays, walking down to the corner shop with my best friend.
It depends how I'm feeling. I started The Man In The High Castle and couldn't get into it at all (and I love PKD's work) so I put it to one side, picked it up later on when I wasn't so stressed, and I loved it. So now if I'm not getting the vibe, I read something else and come back to it later.
July 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It depends how I'm feeling. I started The Man In The High Castle and couldn't get into it at all (and I love PKD's work) so I put it to one side, picked it up later on when I wasn't so stressed, and I loved it. So now if I'm not getting the vibe, I read something else and come back to it later.
Is the photo on the right from Countdown? (I need to watch that show.) Those expressions are wonderful...
July 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Is the photo on the right from Countdown? (I need to watch that show.) Those expressions are wonderful...
I cannot begin to imagine how frustrating that is...
I wish you good luck.
I wish you good luck.
a black and white photo of a man in a black shirt making a funny face .
Alt: a black and white photo of Dean Winchester and an exasperated facepalm. He's had enough.
media.tenor.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I cannot begin to imagine how frustrating that is...
I wish you good luck.
I wish you good luck.