Lorna
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Mum-coded. Books, food and language stuff. I have approximate knowledge of many things. She/her ei/hi.
PP: me as a Lofi Girl. Banner: an empty street from Spirited Away. Faded buildings, red lanterns, and a cloudless blue sky.
PP: me as a Lofi Girl. Banner: an empty street from Spirited Away. Faded buildings, red lanterns, and a cloudless blue sky.
100%: I am always going to do my very best to get people’s names right. And bowing to public pressure and choosing an “easier” name doesn’t help: my mum called me Lorna instead of the Gaelic name she wanted to use, in case English people found it hard, and they still messed Lorna up all the time!
November 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
100%: I am always going to do my very best to get people’s names right. And bowing to public pressure and choosing an “easier” name doesn’t help: my mum called me Lorna instead of the Gaelic name she wanted to use, in case English people found it hard, and they still messed Lorna up all the time!
Oh boy. I’m sorry Franz
November 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Oh boy. I’m sorry Franz
I respect your concern for my noggin
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I respect your concern for my noggin
That noise you hear is me hitting my head on my desk repeatedly
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
That noise you hear is me hitting my head on my desk repeatedly
I’m sorry Emily: I can understand why this is so worrying, but it is just so cruel and unnecessary
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I’m sorry Emily: I can understand why this is so worrying, but it is just so cruel and unnecessary
They’re very useful for making little water squirters, for hot days
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
They’re very useful for making little water squirters, for hot days
“It can’t possibly be dangerous if it’s natural” 🫠
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“It can’t possibly be dangerous if it’s natural” 🫠
Oh ffs, that doctor!
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Oh ffs, that doctor!
That is not surprising somehow: grapefruit juice knocks it out too
November 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
That is not surprising somehow: grapefruit juice knocks it out too
Genuinely did not know that about tigers eye!
I like a pretty rock as much as the next person, but they are 100% only for display
I like a pretty rock as much as the next person, but they are 100% only for display
November 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Genuinely did not know that about tigers eye!
I like a pretty rock as much as the next person, but they are 100% only for display
I like a pretty rock as much as the next person, but they are 100% only for display
What about the people who reckon you can mix bleach with ammonia, because they’re both safe and natural with no chemicals?
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
What about the people who reckon you can mix bleach with ammonia, because they’re both safe and natural with no chemicals?
Although genuinely people did at first think radium was a scientific cure all when it was first known about. If you have a strong stomach, you can read about this poor guy who poisoned himself with radium “medicine”
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November 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Although genuinely people did at first think radium was a scientific cure all when it was first known about. If you have a strong stomach, you can read about this poor guy who poisoned himself with radium “medicine”
Exactly: arsenic and cyanide are natural!
November 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Exactly: arsenic and cyanide are natural!
Best case it does fuck all, worst case you dissolve all kinds of mysterious salts and poison yourself
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Best case it does fuck all, worst case you dissolve all kinds of mysterious salts and poison yourself
It’s really quite alarming how much people assume that “natural” stuff is always safe. I came across advice to make “crystal elixir” for drinking by putting various stones/crystals etc in water, and oh my god, NO!
November 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
It’s really quite alarming how much people assume that “natural” stuff is always safe. I came across advice to make “crystal elixir” for drinking by putting various stones/crystals etc in water, and oh my god, NO!
I also did not know about the St John’s Wort thing, and I take citalopram: filing that bit of knowledge away safely in my brain box
November 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I also did not know about the St John’s Wort thing, and I take citalopram: filing that bit of knowledge away safely in my brain box
Even a stopped clock etc
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Even a stopped clock etc
You should go and visit! It’s such a lovely place
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
You should go and visit! It’s such a lovely place
I would agree! Bread soup (eg pappa al pomodoro) is amazing stuff. Though in fairness I guess that would have been out of reach for most Victorians
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I would agree! Bread soup (eg pappa al pomodoro) is amazing stuff. Though in fairness I guess that would have been out of reach for most Victorians
Practicing just mean you get to eat more curry…
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Practicing just mean you get to eat more curry…
It’s run by the same people that do the Tebay services, which I remember being an excellent place to stop on the way to Grandma and Grandpa MacLeod’s house in Forres
November 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It’s run by the same people that do the Tebay services, which I remember being an excellent place to stop on the way to Grandma and Grandpa MacLeod’s house in Forres
He may be without brain cell, but he is thoroughly endowed with beauty
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
He may be without brain cell, but he is thoroughly endowed with beauty
It’s such an amazing combination, and I think I made a really good vegetable curry this time.
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
It’s such an amazing combination, and I think I made a really good vegetable curry this time.
I’d imagine that it would be better than nothing if you were in tight circumstances, and trying to feed someone something soft and unchallenging?
November 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I’d imagine that it would be better than nothing if you were in tight circumstances, and trying to feed someone something soft and unchallenging?
Onion is so majestic ♥️
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Onion is so majestic ♥️