Iraqi. Gamer. Geek. Geriatrician. Greyhound owner. Reader of books. Father who knits and crochets. Massive Jean-Michel Jarre fan. The artist formally known as GeriatricGamer on Twitter.
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Last Notes npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian THE IDEA: set the alarm for 6 AM to wake up nice and early to walk the dogs and enjoy a comfortable coffee and breakfast before leaving home for work at 07:45 AM. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian #knitting friends. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian CONFESSION: npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Crops from the garden ☺️ npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian It’s shot day today but for some reason my last injection site is still bruised/tender. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Sea of stockinette… npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Me. It’s me. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…g388 \o/ npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian It got darker where we live but couldn’t really see the moon covering the sun using a colander. Not sure if it’s because sky wasn’t completely clear or there were trees in the way. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Now that the crochet blanket is done, I’m focusing on #knitting my custom-designed Jarre jumper, before seeing him live again in Amsterdam in October \o/ npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…hmka it looks like this. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…5lvw me too! I only taught myself last year so this shows you how not very complicated this is! npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…5lvw it actually isn’t too bad, the worst bit is the double border which is tedious. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Mother-in-law mosaic tapestry #crochet blanket is finished! npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Me: sometimes I like to knit or crochet mindfully. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian This damn mother in law #crochet blanket has completely worn out my Addi swing size 4 hook 😅 npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian There can really only be one place to lie down in the whole house, isn’t that right Thumper 🙄🙄🙄 npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian I’ve always wanted to #crochet the monarch butterfly cardigan but my wife categorically refuses to even consider wearing it 😔 npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Why couldn’t this have happened at the hospital where I work damn it 😂😂😂 npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Please be admiring my Tower of Power… npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…dall I can’t remember if it had difficultly levels? npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…dall I am so envious. You get to experience it all for the first time. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…dall try to solve it all blind. It’ll blow your mind. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Mother-in-law tapestry mosaic #crochet blanket progress update: npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian This evening’s #nowplaying #music is one of the greatest debut electronic albums ever, and one that really helped popularise the Big Beat genre that dominated the 90s. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Arrived today. Must build soon. #lego #pinball npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Question for older (gen x and beyond) UK people out there: npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Mother-in-law #crochet blanket update: npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Friends, please allow me to share with you a recent #music discovery, that being the album Rósín Machine by Rósín Murphy. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Talking of mothers in laws, I'm very tempted to turn her #crochet blanket into a narrow runner to put on my recliner 😅 npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian I have no idea how this ended up here and I don’t want to know… npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian It’s my birthday today and my mother-in-law found me the perfect birthday card 😂😂😂 npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…dkgl I was fully cognisant then and I remember those days well! npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Reader friends: npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…an5s yes and they look so much better on CRT. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian I never knew #ScanlineSunday was a thing until just now, so here’s The Bitmap Brothers’ Gods from 1991 on my Atari STe. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Mother-in-law mosaic tapestry #crochet blanket update: npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian My wife tells me that she would happily display her mother’s blanket on the reverse side, she says she thinks it makes a lovely pattern. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Whenever there’s a heat wave in the UK I’m reminded of my time in Iraq in the 80s and 90s npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian It’s done. Took an hour 😭 npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Deep breath 😭😭😭 npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian I’d like to suggest a new #knitting concept: The Reverse Yarn Chicken. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…mdts haha yeah. This isn’t super wash either, it’s 100% wool. But it expanded on washing! npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian You see children, this is why it’s so important to make a swatch AND wash and dry it before you start working on your #knitting or #crochet project! npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…vn5k npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…vn5k here. You can admire mine while you wait 💅🏻💅🏻💅🏻 npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian I just completed this amazing tapestry #crochet row, 195 stitches long…. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian New job comes with a laptop from the 80s by the look of it so I used that as an excuse to get this 😅 npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Get a #greyhound they said. They’re dignified and regal they said. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…whvf you sure it wasn’t “the old hospital?” npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…whvf you ever seen the before though? npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Trust the NHS to surprise you with shit you’ve never seen no matter how many years you’ve been on this planet 😅 npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…vn5k yup. My wife is the same. It’s their way of keeping us busy and quiet. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…uvy4 oh, loads. I live in the UK and that’s very multicultural. And I work for the NHS which has a very high number of brown and black workers, so we naturally meet white people there. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…9zp0 BLOCKED™ npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…9zp0 I’m gonna pretend the shear/sheer typo is a clever pun 😝 npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…9zp0 hah! Not heard that term before. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian I really want to buy one of those embroidery stork-shaped scissors but I can’t find a left-handed one for a decent price 😭 npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…m5rq yeah I agree with you. Not existing in representation feels better than this forced tickbox diversity BS. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Morning musing: npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…8r69 MARRY ME npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian My heroes npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…vn5k yeah I’ve got big hands too and there’s no cramping so I guess it’s a matter of experience as you say. And finding that magic hook/yarn hold that doesn’t cramp. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…vn5k it’s not that bad, it’s much simpler than stranded knitting to be honest. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian So. My mother-in-law was really impressed with my mosaic #crochet blanket she asked if I’d make her one. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…4ds9 see. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…9zp0 wow it’s like looking in a mirror!!! npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…gkhd did you see the video of how I use them? I think it’s because I knit weird haha. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Since someone asked and I made a video for them, here’s how they look in action. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…35la yeah it’s a life saver for me! I don’t like DPNs, I prefer magic loop or CrasyTrio, but I have this laddering issue like you. The only way to solve it is the extra stitches. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian They also hilariously look like little animals when I put my stitch stoppers on them 😂😂😂 npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…35la I know what you mean. To combat it, try knitting an extra two stitches with your current needle before moving to the next one. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Decided to reattempt #knitting my custom yoke design sweater sleeve/swatch but this time on 9” circulars. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian I’ve known him for 30 years and he’s very close so I’ve told him to his face that he’s a big idiot. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian A friend of mine won’t play Mina The Hollower because it has modifiers to make it easier. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…m5rq BLOCKED™ npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…whvf New place. Local hospital, substantive not locum. No idea what possessed me... npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…m5rq I thank you. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Good morning. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian #crochet friends, I have severely underestimated just how much of a Yarn Monster the waffle stitch Afghan is! npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian What even is this. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Good morning ☺️ npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…8hvu three for you because my goodness that looks super fiddly!! npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian I’d like a medal please, I just finished a 294 stitch foundation double crochet row. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Talking of music, as convenient as it is to stream from the phone to bluetooth headphones, and yes they sound amazing, but you really, really can't beat a proper setup with a good CD/LP player, amp, and headphones. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…0cyd wow some amazing heavy hitters there! I know all the artists but not listened to any of their albums. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…ckvq you know I’m glad you said this! npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…wg9p oh well. His music is still ace though. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…6sfk thanks. My other foot can wait haha. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…wg9p does he want to chuck all us darkies out of the country he hasn’t lived in for 30 odd years? npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Single papaya sock finished #knitting now! npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…wg9p good album but I don’t like it all. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian I had to make the dog walk last longer so that Jarre’s Oxygene 3 could finish. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian @nprofile…vn5k not an Italian one? npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Can you guess what famous London address I’m building out of #lego this evening? npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian And the award for the most inconvenient place to lie down goes to…. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Good morning. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian I made a #knitting mistake so stupid yesterday and unfixable that I couldn’t even frog the stitches back. npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian Is it wrong to be sat inside #knitting while the weather is 28 degrees and sunny? npub1hjdl0u4trzged02y2mh7ew5uazu62kr8g7ysk9fpk0szh69q3vyq94spga Sobtanian I’m still waiting for transparent tech to come back.
