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Inveterate itinerant

Profile pic: Me next to a bust of Krum Dermendzhiev at the Museum of Socialist Art, Sofia. There is a resemblance.

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Oh, Renfe... bless... giving SNCF a run for their money in the website experience stakes.
February 11, 2026 at 10:48 AM
tops.im-in.space.ap.brid.gy
On hold to SNCF (press #85 for English(!)). Never knew the jingle they play on all the PAs, &c. is an extract from a longer, jazzy composition.
February 9, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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Bloqueo de LaLiga a masto.es

LaLiga ha bloqueado el acceso a masto.es desde España como consecuencia de su bloqueo indiscriminado de páginas web. Hasta que termine el bloqueo o logremos solucionarlo, se recomienda el acceso a masto.es través una VPN.

Estoy haciendo cambios a nuestro servicio […]
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February 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Suspects in assassination attempt of Russian General claim they were only in Moscow that day to visit a famous Cathedral.
February 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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First time seeing frozen doors on #amtrak 😳

#nyc
The interior of an Amtrak car with snow freezing the door closed
February 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM
tops.im-in.space.ap.brid.gy
Booked a hotel room for #tramwm (or is it just #tramem this year?) and received the following message, "Your trip to Warsaw is confirmed! Before you go: You unlocked 2 free weeks of tailored dog food!" 🤔🙄🤡
February 8, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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RE: https://mastodon.green/@Philsturgeon/116031524659241926

It me on the right!
mastodon.green
February 7, 2026 at 10:49 PM
tops.im-in.space.ap.brid.gy
Dreaded words to hear: "I just started a Substack."

:-(
February 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
tops.im-in.space.ap.brid.gy
Brilliant first sentence from the headline letter to the editor in this week's Harrogate Advertiser.

From Geoff Petty, "I have read many letters in your pages from people who claim to know more about the climate and nature crises than the scientists dedicated to their study." 🎯🎯🎯
February 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Watching the #curling and my father is telling the tale about some classmates of his playing a team from #Manitoba who coated the soles of their shoes with plastic and who could thus slide with and hold on to the stone and place it pretty much wherever they wanted.

The release line was […]
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im-in.space
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
tops.im-in.space.ap.brid.gy
Retro comfort (superior ride and seat quality) on an Intercity 225 now, from King's Cross to Leeds. Managed to bag myself a #kaydo seat again. The Kaydo detector was back in effect when I last booked a ticket with LNER but not when I booked this one.
Old-school paper destination notice on the side of the train. Metro-Cammel logo on the footplate of the carriage. Two plush airline-style seats with a structural pillar where a window should be. The Kaydo'd vista is not too bad, you can see where you're going at least. GREAT VIEW OF THE CAR PARK.
February 2, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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The hoardings are down at St. Pancras International and the EES self-service machines now visible diagonally opposite the entrance to the Thameslink sub-surface platforms. Obligatory snake also already in effect. #crossborderrail
View of the EES machines under the departures board. They are all lit red. They are behind a closed shutter with windows either side. Another view of the EES machines from the right rather than the left. The queueing snake is already prepared, situated on the right hand side.
February 2, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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Went to the final night of The Highgate Vampire, a black comedy horror play at The Cockpit. It was an entertaining, whimsical two-hander with the house tecnician roped in for good measure. 6.5/10.

The scariest thing of the evening, though, was the puddle at the […]

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Puddle adjacent to the pavement at a bus stop, ripe for passing vehicles to kick up a spray onto the pavement.
February 1, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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Postcards from #stevenage
The Stevenage Tesco superstore as seen from the train. GREAT VIEW OF THE CAR PARK in front. Stevenage Arts And Leisure Centre as seen from the speeding train. Blurred, abstract photo taken passing through the station at speed. There agitata to be a building on the left and something bright on the platform on the right. Stevenage Station sign, elongated and illegible on account of the speed we were passing through at.
January 30, 2026 at 3:55 PM
tops.im-in.space.ap.brid.gy
Postcards from #stevenage
The Stevenage Tesco superstore as seen from the train. GREAT VIEW OF THE CAR PARK in front. Stevenage Arts And Leisure Centre as seen from the speeding train. Blurred, abstract photo taken passing through the station at speed. There agitata to be a building on the left and something bright on the platform on the right. Stevenage Station sign, elongated and illegible on account of the speed we were passing through at.
January 30, 2026 at 3:55 PM
tops.im-in.space.ap.brid.gy
Really enjoyed the first two episodes of Harry Hill's show on YouTube. The first has Stewart Lee as the guest, the second Nish Kumar.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=GhJxiU1_5o0
January 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Why do I feel like the remainder of my career is going to be finding ways to bring comprehension to projects that were designed not to be comprehensible
January 30, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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RE: https://mathstodon.xyz/@anna/115937663531407527

They just sent me the online ticket. You can still get your free one. The show is recordings of 10 of Hans van Manen's ballets. Here's the programme with an overview and some extra info […]
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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an angled shot showing students working with their laptops, except the first thing in front is actually an electric grill
January 28, 2026 at 6:37 PM
tops.im-in.space.ap.brid.gy
Red Eye S01 > Hijack S01
January 25, 2026 at 7:07 PM
tops.im-in.space.ap.brid.gy
My nephew correctiy notes that when the intercom system announces, "The door is open, " it's wrong... it's meteor unlocked.
January 25, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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So... Many... Hats
Got a lot of hats on my head
January 25, 2026 at 1:28 AM
tops.im-in.space.ap.brid.gy
[Food]

New at the Burns night table this year. Haggis kofte and veg haggis potato skins with potato and swede mix underneath. Good times.
Haggis kofte Veg haggis twice-baked potatoes with swede. Twice-baked potatoes are go the rage, you know. We used to call them filled skins. Or something.
January 25, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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A bit of #dlr action #backrowbusiness
January 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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anna.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy
Gang, the Nederlands Dans Theater is offering free tickets for an online Ode to Hans van Manen on 30 and 31 January. Get a free ticket here: https://www.ndt.nl/en/ode-hansvanmanen/

#ballet #hansvanmanen #ndt #art #free
Ode to Hans van Manen
www.ndt.nl
January 22, 2026 at 7:52 AM