2025-04-01T02:08:53Z https://njump.me Helen https://njump.me/npub13uw9q7c7fj6p3fgtlf5jp44k04dkm5kz6a08dsx2f7qvw3txffzstd9xya https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/accounts/avatars/109/374/789/008/979/360/original/d651f5d5b87112a0.png https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/accounts/avatars/109/374/789/008/979/360/original/d651f5d5b87112a0.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg2udjne73np5jutrj3wcg80squ8snrxvnu76n5vwh2xpu5pn09lczyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2j3wr0d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxehzef7tpfaelr2djxg4a8xmp5lcy6xlz2gjttjvfhyr6p6k7fpcjtke8x'>nevent1q…ke8x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>my other half was of the mind that he really should ask my dad for permission first and the angry feminist inside (and outside) of me was like NO YOU BLOODY WELL DON&#39;T.<br/><br/>So, surprises for all! 😂 2024-11-19T07:16:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxtz49p2m8rms7e7alwf80q7t5z6qt07scuk0yqhjkxthz4pwepqqzyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2hl8vc0 Slightly awkward. We were supposed to do the big reveal 💍 for my parents today but their train is cancelled...<br/><br/>An 8am video call in pyjamas it is! 2024-11-19T06:59:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs93nhynk55yctchfxdqq5ys9lfe3rspjp36pv0648et32u3ufan6czyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2wayuc7 #3GoodThings <br/><br/>- Someone else made dinner and I didn&#39;t overeat.<br/><br/>- Jenkins has a clean house.<br/><br/>- I got off my arse and showered (eventually).<br/><br/>#food 2024-11-17T22:26:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2a67expwz33t6tuqrn8efpjtzamr4e8raxqvwunw4nac33m7y2dszyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2k3ymke Something I learnt from a book by [@niamhgarvey](<a href="https://mastodon.ie/@niamhgarvey">https://mastodon.ie/@niamhgarvey</a> ) was the idea of making what I call a &#34;sad box&#34;. When I feel sad or overwhelmed I have a box of stuff and it soothes me.<br/><br/>It has a tiny pot of jasmine oil inside so I instantly smell something lovely. There are puzzle books and postcards of art. I also have a deck of cards from Positively Present that I treat like messages in fortune cookies.<br/><br/>It sits by my bed so I see it every day. What a genius idea that box was! 2024-11-14T21:30:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstx328xajxr6h7l4n4hqtjzgszt8dztjpz23nash75zekgj20x8zczyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y25laphf I saw TREES.<br/><br/>And DUCKS.<br/>#Today<br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/113/476/158/537/895/471/original/ac2955ca6e92075c.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-13T14:40:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfqv66aq4g0vcduqacxcdqhwtjzjajgswv97rpyxkkwlmtykulycszyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y27n42du #3GoodThings <br/><br/>- I read a lot of my book today during breaks. It feels nice in my hand and the story is perfectly chewable (this makes sense to me). I&#39;m not inhaling it; I&#39;m plodding perfectly politely.<br/><br/>- There was awful traffic on the way home that scuppered lots of people. But I work 5mins from home so my journey wasn&#39;t affected.<br/><br/>- Power Wash Simulator is an excellent game for sinking focus for hours and turning off my thoughts. It&#39;s important to do that sometimes. 2024-11-06T22:26:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyzs9d84xml2ajgslj8k90jhvym08qxee49xtk366e4e3fv7mmtvszyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2hp8wxy I just can&#39;t today. I often feel like I don&#39;t have a place on this planet and if I was American I&#39;d be utterly despairing. My heart goes out to you.<br/><br/>So I have to post non-related things right now otherwise it seems pointless to keep going.<br/><br/>#USPol #USelection #Trump #Harris #politics 2024-11-06T08:44:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv7zam88k37k3mcppmuncx2s0vgj77ehmknpcsrwdufawm77yaj0qzyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y23v048l I watched the film of What We Do In The Shadows a very long time ago and this morning I decided to try the TV series.<br/><br/>I&#39;m only on episode #2 but I&#39;m chuckling a lot at the raccoons on the porch.<br/>#WhatWeDoInTheShadows 2024-10-23T08:37:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9ltvp07afv0d9hassypfzrumnensnhvw2pctkvp8dr7gx66dn4kgzyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2n6j0ck I&#39;m getting this out there early but I don&#39;t care. This is worldwide.<br/><br/>Who wants a Christmas card?<br/><br/>I&#39;ll send you one. I&#39;m not religious but I enjoy the festivities. I once got a Christmas card from New Zealand with Father Christmas doing a BBQ in shorts and it broke the tiny minds of my class at the time. And it broke my tiny mind too.<br/><br/>So. Who wants one? Stamp and everything.<br/>#Christmas 2024-10-05T21:05:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdf5azz7smpkcqgwvay2swnd925hgjzcn7ja0cvhc5jg42pjwrangzyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2ganchl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp70t99z3kqtrxy7gdekjzzppk26qx5hhpx6yuvcds6u42t28weggptt6zx'>nevent1q…t6zx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for the info! According to the chart I shouldn&#39;t be seeing the toot at all so it&#39;s very strange.<br/><br/>Regarding reporting, is the idea of reporting to highlight the content of the toot (like spam or something that breaks instance rules), or to highlight a toot that&#39;s showing in feeds when it shouldn&#39;t do regardless of the content? 2024-09-25T21:40:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrazuyzqspc68dkp3m987ktxgcnvua2psv8a5d2cdtvnxz48am4xszyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2f3ktkf A few weeks ago I mentioned seeing posts with no hashtags for people I don&#39;t follow and usually they were weird spam.<br/><br/>Finally I have screenshots of what sometimes appears on my home feed. I don&#39;t follow them. The post has no tags. It&#39;s in the Home feed and not the one where I expect to see endless posts from spam and people I don&#39;t follow.<br/><br/>So here we go. Any ideas? Why is this stuff showing up?<br/>#AskFedi<br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/113/199/977/633/583/494/original/53758a753dd8f334.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/113/199/978/055/564/728/original/818e8548a667c99e.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-25T20:07:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr00wtwej6mufrj0xh39k4msc9gvzd82z9phfmsq8pkatgh52duqgzyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y20cs4au One of my colleagues asked the question:<br/><br/>What is your &#34;rule&#34; you live by?<br/><br/>Usually something ridiculous. His was that he won&#39;t pay more than £10 for a burger.<br/><br/>I think I&#39;ve discovered 2 of mine.<br/><br/>- I&#39;ll only drink Earl Grey tea if it&#39;s loose leaf (in memory of a friend who died a few years ago).<br/>- I won&#39;t play a word in Wordle if I know it can&#39;t be the answer. 2024-09-22T08:32:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsylkmsxp2ak7eyr8nasf4gexqzg7ffva9t2yc9kaqssyzl563pvfczyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2mg8qzj Reasons I&#39;ve used the block function:<br/><br/>- They didn&#39;t post anything themselves, only boosted political posts.<br/>- Used 50,000 hashtags in one post.<br/>- Only posted repeated links to what they were selling: a life-changing health drink that doctors don&#39;t want you to know about.<br/>- Serial killer vibes.<br/>- Flags. So many flags. All the flags in the name. &#34;Are you American? I would never have known!&#34;<br/>- Used a hashtag to complain about a hashtag.<br/>- Said tea was a shit drink. 2024-09-22T08:04:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdrxqkej4e4vgp4umucne6dq5mm08rfj2dklvqpktgcj0ulgk64rqzyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y23wrwad Work was so tedious yesterday that, rather than face it again, today I took a half day and came home at 10:30am.<br/><br/>It&#39;s so glorious.<br/><br/>:blobcatcoffee: :blobcatjustright: 2024-09-21T11:15:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqk6qd6z3txlh3n28mquhpsgxghnrp9xymrs2gjgqplxsdk7knsxgzyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y290kahy A quiz question today:<br/><br/>&#34;What&#39;s the closest planet to Earth?&#34;<br/><br/>All hell broke loose.<br/><br/>In the end, all 3 answers that people gave had to be accepted as &#34;correct&#34; because technically they were all right.<br/><br/>Venus. Mars. And *Mercury*.<br/><br/>That science fact fucked me up real good. 2024-09-15T20:37:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfa2k00cyh02na8czyqqax5keca88nr7vwzmakvg2vw5fjr26l6jczyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2c44csw After a little appointment this morning, I&#39;m about to become a glasses wearer.<br/><br/>I spent longer trying on frames than actually having my eyes tested (for the first time in about 10 years).<br/><br/>It&#39;s quite a decision to decide what you want to look like and what suits you! 2024-09-09T11:36:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv0juhxtdu2qy7a5zwvfglmewwcve5enrd2ssnhhjwrlqsr2ms75qzyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2rzstnt I&#39;ve changed my mind. Golf is AMAZING. Here&#39;s a live photo of me at the 13th hole.<br/><br/>A relaxing robe, slippers, a book and some biscuits, and *two* cups of tea just for me!<br/><br/>(Two cups because the cups are too small so I get to drink them both.)<br/><br/>I had no idea golf could be this much fun.<br/>#HelenIsNotAGolfer<br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/113/096/394/060/317/003/original/14bfe6676ea1400c.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-07T13:03:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvnqm3uhm9ezjypxcgsf67krc9ly4l26c85ecaqgvrxrm0x2kdf9gzyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2u27zw2 I&#39;ve decided to write a song.<br/><br/>🎵 <br/>Goooolf is a stupid sport.<br/>Made for who? I&#39;m not the sort.<br/>White men, white men everywhere,<br/>Grassland they don&#39;t want to share.<br/>When they&#39;re playing, you can&#39;t talk.<br/>Fuck this game, it&#39;s ruined my walk.<br/>🎵 <br/>#HelenIsNotAGolfer 2024-09-07T12:08:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs838g62t5rrftscagzd66m9y6kq2ystvhyuuvttfg0zu6alq2x3jszyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2yxmek5 I don&#39;t want to alarm anyone but someone has done a shit on the golf course. <br/><br/>A lot of them actually. No word yet on who dunnit.<br/><br/>More updates as we get them.<br/>#HelenIsNotAGolfer<br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/113/095/590/504/467/894/original/fbc16c6050e15c1d.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-07T09:36:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2dj0hdcvz56fckcsvajg844pt20z3j6224lkv54lrx6wu4k4cj2gzyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y29nmaw2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0zh3tur2m8xj7aknt3rqkn7t9qtfx4p46qh9d8hva5rwef4t4mhshjxsye'>nevent1q…xsye</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>as a Yorkshire Tea fanatic trying to lure more people into the cult, the Toast and Jam tea is delightful and their new Malty Biscuit Brew is a fucking masterpiece 2024-09-05T10:55:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8ytezny8nren4z2zq8tm3xlxxctj952lcpkaw2n2l053pagrns2gzyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2mf9vs3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz903mkgulf4sckvy7eyf5j9va20pmfscy2ffmw5dalxt9ejupq4gswyacx'>nevent1q…yacx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Research ice core analysis in the Arctic until I decide I need tea, get distracted on the way to make tea and play piano for 5mins before deciding I need to do some puzzles, put the radio on then go and do some weeding in the garden, remember the tea, put the kettle on, if I&#39;m lucky I&#39;ll pour the water in the cup, have a lie down, scroll for a while, play with the frogs, find out how sake is made from rice, vacuum downstairs, write a letter and then reheat the tea in the microwave. 2024-08-31T15:00:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrz9sxw8xzhwaarlgaalpnne3s4tu9uw3cgz7cqh4hm6afm5mh82szyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y29d45uk Seriously, what do neurotypical people do on a Saturday evening when they sit at home?<br/><br/>Candy Crush? Is it Candy Crush? 2024-08-31T14:49:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsytjxgj6llsl7g2yu8syf6qsp88kj0phsddtuhghtqv9wlah56jcszyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2775wgz Jenks 🐇 seemed a bit off this morning and wasn&#39;t ready to bound out of his cage like he usually is. I don&#39;t think he&#39;s enjoying this whole moulting thing.<br/><br/>He&#39;s wandering around and still eating hay but I thought his ears felt a bit cold.<br/><br/>So I googled what it means when a rabbit&#39;s ears are cold.<br/><br/>Google says, &#34;it means they&#39;re a bit cold.&#34;<br/><br/>More expert vet tips coming up soon! :blob_disapproval: 2024-08-29T08:00:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9r4032dq84hhfk24vjxjvhqsznhkx0m2xl2mzpgrxu5wmj2q9wzczyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y22wz0mq Woke up this morning feeling like it&#39;s my birthday. Boyfriend just said the exact same thing.<br/><br/>It&#39;s still 4 months away but that&#39;s weird. Maybe it&#39;s the rain.<br/><br/>I&#39;m excited to open my presents! Of which there are none. So inevitably I&#39;m going to go shopping later and buy myself some gifts.<br/><br/>Namely, a magazine and some chocolate.<br/><br/>Happy fake birthday to me! 2024-08-22T07:28:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfl9kjhr85fkzrydfar8hkr26jjfddmr6yrnzkh5stelvnrcq2z9czyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y25wjpkz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspngn746l5zrqv2hl7cgdwqy4s6ejsj84dyh7ruhhl2a5dh58zxggs7w86r'>nevent1q…w86r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Everyone&#39;s favourite: Windows 11. I&#39;ll edit my post to include that bit! 2024-08-18T13:23:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsppus4snuwlvcqecau9x4kd9dw7qvhyrfchy7vk442z0lhq05lppczyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y20xp0wa For a troglodyte like me, does anyone have any recommendations for antivirus software, preferably free ones that aren&#39;t secretly Russian spies or something?<br/><br/>#AskFedi 2024-08-18T13:10:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9k3gkhveu7d35fnxx6af705qx0uqxk0ksddetvf6dtcn3mqyghaqzyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2d0svtk If you know your stuff about #aviation in the UK and you don&#39;t mind commuting to #Southampton and you want a job with great pay, short hours, an unbeatable pension and sick-pay, and you think you could be a fake air traffic controller:<br/><br/>My company are hiring and it&#39;s open for 5 more days.<br/><br/>No qualifications needed, just an incredibly intense interview process and a security check to pass. It&#39;s worth a punt! 2024-08-17T19:01:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8nkdjq955xdpxkcshdffhqw6qxlzx2l92jy35vxyya6qae0kcdlszyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2yac5cy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx4ttwk5nxppxjdnfu7nvxnp9u60qktl426kdavgqdk94kl3rhpngkw2hv6'>nevent1q…2hv6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow. Okay, yes.<br/><br/>The packaging was paper and compostable plastic bags. The fabric is soft. The sizes are accurate.<br/><br/>And the dress has this cool feature where you can put things in this flap of fabric that&#39;s kind of hidden in the seam? Like a cave. Like, you can put your phone in, or your keys, or emergency biscuits and you don&#39;t have to carry them in your hand?<br/><br/>It&#39;s amazing. Has anyone seen anything like this before? All clothing should have these hidden biscuit caves.<br/><a href="https://www.sugarhillbrighton.com/pages/about-us">https://www.sugarhillbrighton.com/pages/about-us</a><br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/112/937/244/230/205/782/original/44cd1b848d0ec288.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-10T10:30:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw6tvh7he5xgdl9x2cpfgtlkj6cly7hfd2dd9dm9xmlyy2tq89tsszyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2dheahl Hey, look at this perfectly normal photo of 4 people doing a high ropes course.<br/><br/>Well, that face looks a little weird actually. Okay, all 4 faces look a little weird.<br/><br/>And that guy&#39;s leg is jacked in one specific place. And that woman&#39;s hand is strangely attached to that guy&#39;s butt. And that rope randomly stops in that woman&#39;s knee. And those harnesses look just like bits of coiled rope because &#34;climbing&#34;.<br/><br/>I *think* this might be an AI image.<br/>#TerribleAI<br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/112/922/380/374/791/291/original/0557842baab927db.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-07T19:29:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9zj7sc9p79u66pw24l24fcvgarvx7j99sj2990hqagxs99llpfxgzyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2m3fhfe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxzclrdq63chn8fkn4dd5fe5td008565afa2auuuw4x0s599u8dckjgxze'>nevent1q…gxze</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know, right? Isn&#39;t it great? If they start shipping other flavours out your way then you should collect the set. They&#39;re all unique! 2024-08-01T07:30:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqp7mle9scwprajs74q4ua2dkvcjq6lhwjq5qhx6nypeh92haxawczyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y2g24yzd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0sfm4xd54ya096qx8azsv2m0dv8hj2csvktmqpqr5s74kpup5g9swv6kj6'>nevent1q…6kj6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>100% yes. If it&#39;s Yorkshire atea, I&#39;ve got it!<br/><br/>Their flavoured teas aren&#39;t as strong as they sound. They smell way more than they taste so the jammy tea smells sweet but the tea isn&#39;t strongly flavoured. It&#39;s gentle and still very much a black tea.<br/><br/>Their biscuit tea is also brilliant and I currently have 4 boxes of the Caramelised Biscuit Brew (which is basically biscoff in a tea).<br/><br/>I used to have jammy tea first thing every day; now it&#39;s the caramelised biscuit! 2024-07-31T10:12:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrwevl06nj5cq2nl7m65x8lcpl79vqyv9r3uxeuetstegy3drkjnqzyz83c5rmrextgx99p0axjgxkke74kmwjctt4uakqef8cp369ve9y20vr486 My #introduction post. I like a bit of everything and always appreciate learning something new.<br/><br/>Highlights include #tea, #books, #languages (especially #italian and #japanese), #StarWars, #JamesBond, #IndianaJones, the film scores of #JohnWilliams, playing the #violin, #piano and #ukulele, looking at the fish in my #aquarium, #chocolate, #Chinese food, #pastries, #astrophysics, a fan of the #EU, not a fan of the Tories, I like #CrossStitch, #crafting, #painting... 2023-01-22T17:27:41Z