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Paul Laker
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Nerd, Trekkie, Whovian, Queer
🏠🏢 Reading, UK
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l used to run with a pretty tough gang when I was younger

The gang:
Title from the children’s cartoon “The Get Along Gang” which is written on a wooden sign. Surrounding it are the 6 young anthropomorphic animal characters, cat, lamb, moose, dog, beaver and porcupine.
June 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Arrived a little early but glad I’ve safely got my signed copy of “Everything is Tuberculosis” by John Green
A copy of John Green’s new book. Cover says “Everything is Tuberculosis - the history and persistence of our deadliest infection”. The subtitle is on a red circle with yellow images of bacteria. The red circle has a green triangle above pointing to the C of Tuberculosis. There is a sticker saying signed copy
March 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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New Years Day lunch at Cosmo all you can eat buffet ending in small dessert as I am stuffed
Black rectangular plate with 5 small desserts - 2 cinnamon covered churros, 2 eclairs and 1 square chocolate cake topped with cream and a chocolate star covered in hundreds and thousands
January 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Good trip to the Oxfam book section. Got three Discworld books in the corgi editions I’m missing plus two hardback Discworld
5 Discworld books by Terry Pratchett. 2 in hardback - Night Watch and Monstrous Regiment, 3 Corgi paperback - The Light Fantastic, Reaper Man and Witches Abroad.
November 30, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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Errrr ok. Not sure show that will work
Happiness Anxiety
November 28, 2024 at 7:20 AM
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And my obsession. Loads of pins
Two red panda pins, one with its head and tail covered in mosaic pattern of colours, the other decorated with autumnal theme of orange/brown and a leaf 6 enamel pins: Top Left: Brown Bear, Top Middle: Polar Bear, Top Right: Blue glittery Narwal, Bottom Left: A baby yellow peep dressed as death with cloak and scythe, Bottom Middle: Little Mothman, Bottom Right: little Pigeon dressed as a plague doctor 2 enamel pins of Chinese zodiac signs: left: 2 yellow and red dragons chasing each others tails, right: two light blue and purple roosters back to back Two enamel pins: left: brown bear surrounded by flowers outlined in gold, right: Muffin from Bluey a small grey dog with black and white spots, their arms and legs stretched out and mouth open as if shouting
November 23, 2024 at 10:53 AM
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Star Trek Lower Decks posters, which I still need to catchup on but I really love.
Poster of Star Trek Lower Decks showing, Beckett Mariner, Brad Boimler, D’Vani Tendi, Sam Rutherford, Carol Freeman, Jack Ransom, Shaxs, T’Ana
November 23, 2024 at 10:53 AM
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Haul from London Film and Comic Con. First some Doctor Who posters mostly covering the classic era which I’m currently working my way through.
4 Doctor Who Posters. Top Left: Terror of the Autons, Top Right: Remembrance of the Daleks, Bottom Left: General UNIT characters, Bottom Right: Remembrance of the Daleks
November 23, 2024 at 10:53 AM
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Hello from me to Bluesky
November 13, 2024 at 5:22 PM