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Paul Johnson
@ptwiddle.bsky.social
American mathematician in the UK. Mellowing in middle age.
Finally getting around to reading @essj.bsky.social's Darryl after seeing I think @jsellenberg.bsky.social talk about it ages ago? Anyway, it's great, Darryl's voice is :chef's kiss:, and *of course* he's a Lebowski guy.

It's made me pull Berryman's Dream Songs down off my shelf.
September 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Last day of summer vibes.
September 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Written out quickly and a bit ugly...
August 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Late to the sign meme, but loved this bit of guerilla activism at an intersection close to @sheffielduni.bsky.social that really needs a pedestrian crossing. Just walked by it this morning and the sign has been taken down.
July 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Thanks! Here's the people who will be streaming by you in an hour or two.
June 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Just finished session Zero of Slugblaster by @wilkiescandylab.com with @thebadspot.bsky.social , @jenduckie.bsky.social @andrewwormald.bsky.social. Excited for first session, and not just because the endpaper is the 15th and final pentagonal tiling to be found. (And a tiny K-Theory reference...)
June 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
First learned about ginger congee when reading The Year of Magical Thinking, and didn't really know what it was but it's comforting powers stuck with me, I made it once, and now it's a go-to.

Any food you love that you've learned from a boo/song/ someplace you couldn't see/smell it first?
June 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Birthday books!

"Oh, I follow @antonhur.com on Bluesky!"

Scotch and chocolates and socks not pictured.
December 21, 2024 at 2:26 PM
How about some roses? (is a rose is a rose is a rose)
December 19, 2024 at 10:14 PM
This immediately brought up Thurston's "On Proof and Progress in Mathematics"

arxiv.org/abs/math/940...
December 16, 2024 at 8:11 PM
TFW you're exploring on your long run and only vaguely know where you are and stumble across the outdoor market with the good coffee.
December 8, 2024 at 12:28 PM
I thought everyone had their own copy? (I think mine was around twenty pounds from the massive Sainsbury's).
December 7, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Somebody was thrilled to be watching the Lionesses.
December 3, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Fun on my run!
November 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Today's run was more of a sanity jog, stopping to just enjoy the rare snow.
November 19, 2024 at 10:27 AM
In happier news:
November 18, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Of course that counts.

If you want it not to count switch it to your kid being a bat on Halloween this year (mask handmade by her elder sister).
November 18, 2024 at 6:03 PM
One last coffee in the park before the cold snap hits.
November 15, 2024 at 9:13 AM
It's the leave work early to still have a little light on the walk home time of year.
November 14, 2024 at 5:11 PM