Hayley Jayawardene
@msriffraff.bsky.social
Self confessed girl geek working in pharma communications. All inane ramblings are definitely my own (quite frankly who else's would they be?)
Just finished this beautifully written novella by #TessaHadley and interested in reading her other work #booksky 📚💙
December 28, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Just finished this beautifully written novella by #TessaHadley and interested in reading her other work #booksky 📚💙
Reading that's it now not the done thing to bring wine to a dinner party. Surely the worse present when you are cooking dinner is flowers!
Finishing off cooking, getting you a drink and now I need to find a bloomin' vase and cut the stems... Like I needed more things to do!
Finishing off cooking, getting you a drink and now I need to find a bloomin' vase and cut the stems... Like I needed more things to do!
a man standing in front of a window with the word schitts creek on the bottom left
ALT: a man standing in front of a window with the word schitts creek on the bottom left
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November 28, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Reading that's it now not the done thing to bring wine to a dinner party. Surely the worse present when you are cooking dinner is flowers!
Finishing off cooking, getting you a drink and now I need to find a bloomin' vase and cut the stems... Like I needed more things to do!
Finishing off cooking, getting you a drink and now I need to find a bloomin' vase and cut the stems... Like I needed more things to do!
So dipping churros into hot chocolate will negate the calories of the churros? Asking for a friend?
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
A cup of cocoa can protect against negative effects of fatty foods when stressed
Adding a high-flavanol food can alleviate the negative impact of stress in the body
www.independent.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 9:37 AM
So dipping churros into hot chocolate will negate the calories of the churros? Asking for a friend?
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Reposted by Hayley Jayawardene
I never get over how small these numbers are. Look how easy it is to help out your favorite authors! (And your local bookstores!)
When I was a buyer at a large indie, my rule of thumb was:
1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display
1 preorder: huh, let me take a closer look at this one
2 preorders: we need to stock this book
3 preorders: we should order enough to face this out
4+ preorders: this should be on front-of-store display
More detail: When booksellers get pre-orders, it's a quantitative and qualitative signal that there is like *something here* about a book. The avalanche of new books out there is hard to communicate if you're not in the industry, and pre-orders are one of vanishingly few signals. It is a real thing!
November 19, 2024 at 7:16 PM
I never get over how small these numbers are. Look how easy it is to help out your favorite authors! (And your local bookstores!)
Just opened my mail to find a stair lift brochure addressed to me.
Did I accidentally time-travel to my 80s? And I'm still young enough to leap tall buildings (or at least very small fences)!
Did I accidentally time-travel to my 80s? And I'm still young enough to leap tall buildings (or at least very small fences)!
November 21, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Just opened my mail to find a stair lift brochure addressed to me.
Did I accidentally time-travel to my 80s? And I'm still young enough to leap tall buildings (or at least very small fences)!
Did I accidentally time-travel to my 80s? And I'm still young enough to leap tall buildings (or at least very small fences)!
Very excited about snow warnings and hoping it is so heavy that we will all have to stay home and drink hot chocolate, make snow angels, read books 💙📚 and not have to drive anywhere..❄️⛄☃️🏔️
a large pile of snow with the words snow day written on it .
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November 18, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Very excited about snow warnings and hoping it is so heavy that we will all have to stay home and drink hot chocolate, make snow angels, read books 💙📚 and not have to drive anywhere..❄️⛄☃️🏔️
Meet Loki. He is looking very smart with his red bow tie after his groom.
November 18, 2024 at 7:54 AM
Meet Loki. He is looking very smart with his red bow tie after his groom.
Feels like the early days of social media again — excited to see what Bluesky becomes!
a cartoon character says hi with a fence in the background
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November 18, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Feels like the early days of social media again — excited to see what Bluesky becomes!