Hayley Jayawardene
msriffraff.bsky.social
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
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!
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November 28, 2024 at 6:54 PM
So dipping churros into hot chocolate will negate the calories of the churros? Asking for a friend?
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
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
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
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)!
November 21, 2024 at 1:34 AM

‪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..❄️⛄☃️🏔️
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November 18, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Meet Loki. He is looking very smart with his red bow tie after his groom.
November 18, 2024 at 7:54 AM
Feels like the early days of social media again — excited to see what Bluesky becomes!
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November 18, 2024 at 3:38 AM