@pelekas042.bsky.social
I’m a professor in Tokyo. Originally from England, married to an Indonesian. I love music, writing, travelling, teaching, and researching. I detest the orange turd and his maga minions.
Memories
Capture the moment,
Color it with words we know,
Resurrecting life.
Capture the moment,
Color it with words we know,
Resurrecting life.
August 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Memories
Capture the moment,
Color it with words we know,
Resurrecting life.
Capture the moment,
Color it with words we know,
Resurrecting life.
Dust
Where do we reside?
In a fragile memory,
That will be wiped clean.
Where do we reside?
In a fragile memory,
That will be wiped clean.
July 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Dust
Where do we reside?
In a fragile memory,
That will be wiped clean.
Where do we reside?
In a fragile memory,
That will be wiped clean.
First she came for the dogs and goats, and I did not speak out—because I was not a dog or a goat. Then she came for the US Senator of California, and I did not speak out—because I was not a US Senator. Then she came for democracy, and I did not speak out—because there was no democracy left.
June 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
First she came for the dogs and goats, and I did not speak out—because I was not a dog or a goat. Then she came for the US Senator of California, and I did not speak out—because I was not a US Senator. Then she came for democracy, and I did not speak out—because there was no democracy left.
Canada's Carney-age commences! Elbows up!
April 29, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Canada's Carney-age commences! Elbows up!
Anxiety
Weighed down by what-ifs,
That slip through my defenses,
They keep me earthbound.
Weighed down by what-ifs,
That slip through my defenses,
They keep me earthbound.
March 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Anxiety
Weighed down by what-ifs,
That slip through my defenses,
They keep me earthbound.
Weighed down by what-ifs,
That slip through my defenses,
They keep me earthbound.
Lost
I want to hit pause,
Everything’s moving too fast,
But where’s the remote?
I want to hit pause,
Everything’s moving too fast,
But where’s the remote?
March 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Lost
I want to hit pause,
Everything’s moving too fast,
But where’s the remote?
I want to hit pause,
Everything’s moving too fast,
But where’s the remote?
This is spot on.
March 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
This is spot on.
Dr. Teresa Borrenpohl
Dragged out and zip tied,
For voicing opinions,
In Trump’s Gilead.
Dragged out and zip tied,
For voicing opinions,
In Trump’s Gilead.
February 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Dr. Teresa Borrenpohl
Dragged out and zip tied,
For voicing opinions,
In Trump’s Gilead.
Dragged out and zip tied,
For voicing opinions,
In Trump’s Gilead.
Forcibly removed for speaking up at a town hall event. Zip-tied and manhandled. Welcome to Trump’s America. Disgusting - youtube.com/shorts/_bVQ3...
February 23, 2025
YouTube video by Jennifer
youtube.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Forcibly removed for speaking up at a town hall event. Zip-tied and manhandled. Welcome to Trump’s America. Disgusting - youtube.com/shorts/_bVQ3...
Erosion
Like relentless waves,
Crashing against my being,
Time is not my friend.
Like relentless waves,
Crashing against my being,
Time is not my friend.
February 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Erosion
Like relentless waves,
Crashing against my being,
Time is not my friend.
Like relentless waves,
Crashing against my being,
Time is not my friend.
Reposted
Ketchup On Walls Alert: HIGH
February 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Ketchup On Walls Alert: HIGH
Highly recommend this album from @angryblueplanet.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Highly recommend this album from @angryblueplanet.bsky.social
Contrast
It’s the ugliness,
That helps us to realise,
What is important.
It’s the ugliness,
That helps us to realise,
What is important.
January 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Contrast
It’s the ugliness,
That helps us to realise,
What is important.
It’s the ugliness,
That helps us to realise,
What is important.
I like to play a little guitar…https://youtu.be/wWC8hMjAKuo?si=KbmdpQljnDvi0vkC
Colorblind - Counting Crows
YouTube video by Andy Boon
youtu.be
January 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I like to play a little guitar…https://youtu.be/wWC8hMjAKuo?si=KbmdpQljnDvi0vkC
New haiku
Twilight
When the time draws near,
Raise a glass and remember,
That’s where I’ll reside.
Twilight
When the time draws near,
Raise a glass and remember,
That’s where I’ll reside.
January 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
New haiku
Twilight
When the time draws near,
Raise a glass and remember,
That’s where I’ll reside.
Twilight
When the time draws near,
Raise a glass and remember,
That’s where I’ll reside.
Neverland
I want to return,
Climb into my childhood bed,
And dream of pirates
I want to return,
Climb into my childhood bed,
And dream of pirates
January 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Neverland
I want to return,
Climb into my childhood bed,
And dream of pirates
I want to return,
Climb into my childhood bed,
And dream of pirates
Nail on the head.
As someone who spent years reporting on Zuckerberg, I've struggled to find something coherent to say about today. Then @cwarzel.bsky.social reminded me of my old reporting.
This is what a FB employee said to me in 2020 after Zuckerberg addressed workers following FB-enabled violence in Kenosha, WI.
This is what a FB employee said to me in 2020 after Zuckerberg addressed workers following FB-enabled violence in Kenosha, WI.
January 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Nail on the head.
Sunset behind Fuji!
January 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Sunset behind Fuji!
Outbreak
If you stop and ask,
I’ll tell you I’m doing fine,
That is what I’ll say.
If you stop and ask,
I’ll tell you I’m doing fine,
That is what I’ll say.
January 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Outbreak
If you stop and ask,
I’ll tell you I’m doing fine,
That is what I’ll say.
If you stop and ask,
I’ll tell you I’m doing fine,
That is what I’ll say.
Bending the knee to a rapist criminal.
January 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Bending the knee to a rapist criminal.
It has just turned new year here in Japan. Wishing you all a happy new year! All the best for 2025!
December 31, 2024 at 3:16 PM
It has just turned new year here in Japan. Wishing you all a happy new year! All the best for 2025!
Top 10 albums of 2024 - in no particular order. Thanks to my nephew for the idea.
1) The Cure - Songs of a lost world
2) Weather Systems - Ocean without a shore
3) Delta Sleep - Blue Garden
4) David Gilmour - Luck and strange
5) Willow - empathogen
1) The Cure - Songs of a lost world
2) Weather Systems - Ocean without a shore
3) Delta Sleep - Blue Garden
4) David Gilmour - Luck and strange
5) Willow - empathogen
December 31, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Top 10 albums of 2024 - in no particular order. Thanks to my nephew for the idea.
1) The Cure - Songs of a lost world
2) Weather Systems - Ocean without a shore
3) Delta Sleep - Blue Garden
4) David Gilmour - Luck and strange
5) Willow - empathogen
1) The Cure - Songs of a lost world
2) Weather Systems - Ocean without a shore
3) Delta Sleep - Blue Garden
4) David Gilmour - Luck and strange
5) Willow - empathogen
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!
Triggers
Like a speaking clock,
Conjuring scenarios,
My mind exhausts me.
Like a speaking clock,
Conjuring scenarios,
My mind exhausts me.
December 22, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Triggers
Like a speaking clock,
Conjuring scenarios,
My mind exhausts me.
Like a speaking clock,
Conjuring scenarios,
My mind exhausts me.
Ninja
Those nooks and crannies,
Dark recesses where they hide,
Waiting to attack.
Those nooks and crannies,
Dark recesses where they hide,
Waiting to attack.
December 14, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Ninja
Those nooks and crannies,
Dark recesses where they hide,
Waiting to attack.
Those nooks and crannies,
Dark recesses where they hide,
Waiting to attack.