Still alive. Apparently entering my “making and painting things” phase. Here’s some pots I threw at my enormously enjoyable first pottery class:
October 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Still alive. Apparently entering my “making and painting things” phase. Here’s some pots I threw at my enormously enjoyable first pottery class:
Hello chums! I am still alive, but not on FB/IG anymore and am trying to spend less time gazing at my phone.
I’ve been reading books instead, and trying my hand at watercolours and linocuts. Here’s K2SO in all his inky glory, from an original Inktober portrait by the magnificent Philip Bond
I’ve been reading books instead, and trying my hand at watercolours and linocuts. Here’s K2SO in all his inky glory, from an original Inktober portrait by the magnificent Philip Bond
September 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Hello chums! I am still alive, but not on FB/IG anymore and am trying to spend less time gazing at my phone.
I’ve been reading books instead, and trying my hand at watercolours and linocuts. Here’s K2SO in all his inky glory, from an original Inktober portrait by the magnificent Philip Bond
I’ve been reading books instead, and trying my hand at watercolours and linocuts. Here’s K2SO in all his inky glory, from an original Inktober portrait by the magnificent Philip Bond
I’ve been a bit nostalgic for Leeds in recent weeks, so came up for a visit. Lots of new modern bits, but some of my old haunts are unchanged. Added bonus: barfi from Asian sweet shops costs about a third what they charge in that there London!
March 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I’ve been a bit nostalgic for Leeds in recent weeks, so came up for a visit. Lots of new modern bits, but some of my old haunts are unchanged. Added bonus: barfi from Asian sweet shops costs about a third what they charge in that there London!
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happy 31 years to march of the pigs for all who celebrate.🖤 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHPk...
Nine Inch Nails: March Of The Pigs (1994)
YouTube video by Nine Inch Nails
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February 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
happy 31 years to march of the pigs for all who celebrate.🖤 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHPk...
Enjoy this fabulous piece about the Wicker Man: open.substack.com/pub/tomcox/p...
Protected By The Ejaculation Of Serpents
35 years - or is it 36 - of watching The Wicker Man
open.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Enjoy this fabulous piece about the Wicker Man: open.substack.com/pub/tomcox/p...
I really wish people who plan these things factored in people who don’t own smartphones, can’t afford data, or just plain aren’t comfortable doing things online. “Everyone will be able to do it online eventually” just isn’t true.
February 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I really wish people who plan these things factored in people who don’t own smartphones, can’t afford data, or just plain aren’t comfortable doing things online. “Everyone will be able to do it online eventually” just isn’t true.
It’s rare I have to bank in person, which is fortunate given my nearest branch is 11 miles away. Alternatively I can go to a mobile branch 4 miles away which is open for an hour once a week. This isn’t great for the digitally excluded (often older people, who also often prefer to bank in person) 🫤
February 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It’s rare I have to bank in person, which is fortunate given my nearest branch is 11 miles away. Alternatively I can go to a mobile branch 4 miles away which is open for an hour once a week. This isn’t great for the digitally excluded (often older people, who also often prefer to bank in person) 🫤
Picked up both these books on recommendations from @robinince.bsky.social - they are both phenomenally well-written and an important read (‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This’ by Omar El Akkad, and ‘Ghost Signs’ by @stuhennigan.bsky.social).
February 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Picked up both these books on recommendations from @robinince.bsky.social - they are both phenomenally well-written and an important read (‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This’ by Omar El Akkad, and ‘Ghost Signs’ by @stuhennigan.bsky.social).
Went on another trip to Bedruthan in search of the humpback whale. No luck there, but saw a lil’ pod of porpoises, and watched a kestrel catch and swallow a vole.
As we were leaving, eleventy billion people were queuing for the tiny NT car park. Sunny days, half term, and whales bring folks out!
As we were leaving, eleventy billion people were queuing for the tiny NT car park. Sunny days, half term, and whales bring folks out!
February 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Went on another trip to Bedruthan in search of the humpback whale. No luck there, but saw a lil’ pod of porpoises, and watched a kestrel catch and swallow a vole.
As we were leaving, eleventy billion people were queuing for the tiny NT car park. Sunny days, half term, and whales bring folks out!
As we were leaving, eleventy billion people were queuing for the tiny NT car park. Sunny days, half term, and whales bring folks out!
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The one thing I wish every kid knew is that you absolutely are going to have to totally start over in life, probably a couple of times. Your career, your marriage, your social circle, your sense of identity - at least one of them is going be like a sand castle hit by a wave.
February 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The one thing I wish every kid knew is that you absolutely are going to have to totally start over in life, probably a couple of times. Your career, your marriage, your social circle, your sense of identity - at least one of them is going be like a sand castle hit by a wave.
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I just wrote a quick bit about 'genuinely contributing.'
(This time with a working link)
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/genuinely-...
(This time with a working link)
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/genuinely-...
February 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I just wrote a quick bit about 'genuinely contributing.'
(This time with a working link)
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/genuinely-...
(This time with a working link)
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/genuinely-...
A minor teenage tantrum:
February 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A minor teenage tantrum:
Torn between joy at seeing my first bullfinch for months, and mild annoyance that she’s munching her way through all the buds on our damson tree. At least this explains why we don’t get many damsons on it!
February 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Torn between joy at seeing my first bullfinch for months, and mild annoyance that she’s munching her way through all the buds on our damson tree. At least this explains why we don’t get many damsons on it!
Today I watched these gannets diving off Godrevy headland for about an hour.
Where there are gannets, there are fish, which meant I also spotted some dolphins 🙂
Where there are gannets, there are fish, which meant I also spotted some dolphins 🙂
February 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today I watched these gannets diving off Godrevy headland for about an hour.
Where there are gannets, there are fish, which meant I also spotted some dolphins 🙂
Where there are gannets, there are fish, which meant I also spotted some dolphins 🙂
I spent my day planting trees at Godrevy for the @nationaltrust.bsky.social
Peace and productivity. A nice salve to *gestures at everything*
Peace and productivity. A nice salve to *gestures at everything*
February 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I spent my day planting trees at Godrevy for the @nationaltrust.bsky.social
Peace and productivity. A nice salve to *gestures at everything*
Peace and productivity. A nice salve to *gestures at everything*
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Cash-Strapped WeightWatchers Announces Butter Now Zero Points
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January 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Cash-Strapped WeightWatchers Announces Butter Now Zero Points
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This little monkey didn’t want his temperature taking today, chewed chunks out of his mat, then did a big poo in his paddling pool once he’d eaten all the fish. A star pupil, 8/10
January 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This little monkey didn’t want his temperature taking today, chewed chunks out of his mat, then did a big poo in his paddling pool once he’d eaten all the fish. A star pupil, 8/10
PSA: a full show from Madonna’s Virgin tour (1985) is on YouTube. I used to view it on heavy rotation with a Madonna-obsessed pal, and 40 years on, it’s still a good watch.
The opening bit is also great in that you get to hear Madonna’s original accent:
youtu.be/KrG8okV9R3w?...
The opening bit is also great in that you get to hear Madonna’s original accent:
youtu.be/KrG8okV9R3w?...
Madonna - The Virgin Tour 1985 [Remastered]
YouTube video by Digital Love
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January 29, 2025 at 6:29 AM
PSA: a full show from Madonna’s Virgin tour (1985) is on YouTube. I used to view it on heavy rotation with a Madonna-obsessed pal, and 40 years on, it’s still a good watch.
The opening bit is also great in that you get to hear Madonna’s original accent:
youtu.be/KrG8okV9R3w?...
The opening bit is also great in that you get to hear Madonna’s original accent:
youtu.be/KrG8okV9R3w?...
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Cornwall has been pretty stormy these past few days - which means needing to uplift a few extra seal pups for care. This little one came in yesterday, with lungworm and wounds on all flippers, but with a bleeding muzzle that looked like she’d been bashed around a bit in the waves 🫤
January 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Cornwall has been pretty stormy these past few days - which means needing to uplift a few extra seal pups for care. This little one came in yesterday, with lungworm and wounds on all flippers, but with a bleeding muzzle that looked like she’d been bashed around a bit in the waves 🫤
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EU medicines agency quits X & moves to Bluesky
"EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
"EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
EU medicines agency quits X, moves to Bluesky
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Monday it would no longer post on X and would use rival Bluesky instead, becoming the latest organisation to quit a social media platform that some have criticised for its content.
www.reuters.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
EU medicines agency quits X & moves to Bluesky
"EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
"EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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I dunno if it’s an eggcorn already but listening to ‘The Verb’ on R4 yesterday I misheard “wolf in cheap clothing”.
I pictured one dressed in Temu and Shein finery but the husbot suggested a three wolf moon fleece.
I pictured one dressed in Temu and Shein finery but the husbot suggested a three wolf moon fleece.
January 27, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I dunno if it’s an eggcorn already but listening to ‘The Verb’ on R4 yesterday I misheard “wolf in cheap clothing”.
I pictured one dressed in Temu and Shein finery but the husbot suggested a three wolf moon fleece.
I pictured one dressed in Temu and Shein finery but the husbot suggested a three wolf moon fleece.
Also, the weather in Cornwall from 8-10am today provided the most hairy driving conditions I’ve ever seen. Biblical rain, huge winds blowing in all directions leading to very poor visibility. Storm Herminia is nasty, take care out there SE chums!
January 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Also, the weather in Cornwall from 8-10am today provided the most hairy driving conditions I’ve ever seen. Biblical rain, huge winds blowing in all directions leading to very poor visibility. Storm Herminia is nasty, take care out there SE chums!
I earned some epaulettes, but man, the things you learn on the way! I will probably soon find out which bodily fluid I least like to be covered in.
Must work on my black humour, there’s a lot of it about in paramedicine (and emergency services in general)
Must work on my black humour, there’s a lot of it about in paramedicine (and emergency services in general)
January 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I earned some epaulettes, but man, the things you learn on the way! I will probably soon find out which bodily fluid I least like to be covered in.
Must work on my black humour, there’s a lot of it about in paramedicine (and emergency services in general)
Must work on my black humour, there’s a lot of it about in paramedicine (and emergency services in general)