2026-09-07T23:58:27Z https://njump.me Dr Alice Violett https://njump.me/npub1zvnqr4erp7ccj9tjl3cdykschcrdyt9lgy0vwa56p8fhmzx7pjhsntmygc https://files.ohai.social/accounts/avatars/109/370/867/095/640/564/original/819f6556a20b53be.png https://files.ohai.social/accounts/avatars/109/370/867/095/640/564/original/819f6556a20b53be.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy97frm8kgfrcxvhdw3zjtlvda7n3t4t9jqplxhv4d738w3jyx7dczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27e940wy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs907fmjw5phqudz45k05kuqqzahgqm48trae8pu08ag2t2rvffnxspsg64q'>nevent1q…g64q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hahaha just &#39;Alice&#39;s turn to lose&#39; at a game of her choice 😁 2026-08-08T14:25:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8w059vg4tp5scny4mp3u8cdcqq4vkwupr2v60zmak7refwj9mzwszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27vkxc4e I&#39;m &#39;using punctuation in a filename feels wrong&#39; years old. 2026-05-01T10:00:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2l675f9zjawlasfewl4nk5trahjhynltman2wcangneamrlydmhczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27msunl7 *sees event page for a &#39;sensory walk&#39; of an area of Colchester that is sometimes quite unfragrant*<br/><br/>Um. 2026-04-11T10:45:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsragdlaagphev6lfekg0dy8hmhvyha6rruzk2xtm5s4x8sjykx7lszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27mae06c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs08u37gy86ad94vav7fknn6pk22lqj8q86vxwasm386ufu095k4csuanrk8'>nevent1q…nrk8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>pahaha I don&#39;t know much about Edinburgh (but would like to visit myself it one day!) except to avoid it during August because the festival means the place is rammed full and the price of accommodation goes through the roof 😅 2026-03-19T17:16:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxdldjwwphn2vuyrpal5hlmknzkjllk2ajwzy8n2ld28qseqp6w3szyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx275e2yy3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsttra3h808l6nj3xcp74m465puszuj9tqyugdlm6zcwhj5wvu9g8cd8jxyr'>nevent1q…jxyr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that... sounds like something you&#39;d need to do to a fluffy cat after they&#39;ve been to the litter tray. 2026-01-31T15:58:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8ngj7f0ckdpa9l20q3u0vmdkmqfta3hhuverae2w035nk3j74daqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27pduhdj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs99gsqsz9tcmxrrl83cp2h4l5vqxly3x4z5nr0xxh4xjarh4jsc9sr6dggh'>nevent1q…dggh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>can&#39;t be disappointed if I&#39;m expecting to be disappointed 👍🫠 2026-01-28T13:23:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswtycthhvsgax0sfn8ly6jkcxlrypxgpgqhlhu2cy4e36j8xzxgvqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx272xj423 Hmm, AFI are doing a festival in France. Does this mean they might deign to come to the UK? But then I&#39;d also have to hope for a) a non-festival show (or, at least, a festival in London/the south-east), and b) someone to go with. Seems like a lot to ask 😔 2026-01-28T13:00:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst4rh366df55wyf3njdp9cmkvamxacf0phzqzyn0fwj2ypamsnrpczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27qzxv3d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvprkxzwx229z487nwcrg2n8mj98mak7apykxacn6s37xmhydr3yg4ngxzq'>nevent1q…gxzq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>reminded of the post that was going around where someone&#39;s cat alerted them to an outage because their internet-connected feeder didn&#39;t go off 😁 2026-01-05T20:12:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw3rdflhx2k8efzc0mrt2xllg7r8ssx72w5t4u2yems8p4c6qzxeczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx275vcd93 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrewwusvwk7mwpzdasjma6lqtg4a7wwullz8r20lgreu2cld7mzrgp7mwj0'>nevent1q…mwj0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I swear they laced that box with catnip. Toby used it as a bed for WEEKS.<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/821/623/418/756/677/original/bc527521c70a2d24.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-01T20:02:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2dhfeguqpzd5cxfdzl3acygwytljcmh2u5rlh7fay0a87skdelhszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27nc42us Same. #CatsOfMastodon #catstodon<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/741/920/019/162/215/original/6f60f5b449bf60a2.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-18T18:12:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf72c6q25n0wcyetdwzttyr5ejmmvnvfg5pfj3ej9njc2eqkwd46qzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27me50xu &#39;Do you want to make this file a Trusted Document?&#39;<br/><br/>This document I created and worked on myself, and saved into my OneDrive, that only I have access to? Nah, don&#39;t trust it, mate. 2025-12-15T14:38:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszqp9tcdj6mdgeyca9xm7ct279vdjdmxjq3v36hs98wkxntd5z6jqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27rpalvn Sent off some tokens from cereal boxes and now I&#39;ve got a peace prize on the way 😌 2025-12-06T17:06:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8ndn726ct6lverajt2a7t74cz37j24vqnk240eg9cdrlfct6vvwszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27vm2et9 Dad: there&#39;s a film on at 8 o&#39;clock.<br/>Mum: what&#39;s that?<br/>Dad: it&#39;s kind of like a long programme.<br/><br/>In case anyone was wondering where I get it from. 2025-12-05T19:24:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw7uashhnrak53erlf229um2s57uq7mvczncejz484usmwrdyxayczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27fzh4e5 Me: my social battery is depleted, I&#39;m gonna go home and get into my bed.<br/>Toby: the fuck you are.<br/><br/>#catstodon #CatsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/663/744/566/651/931/original/e2b40cf8dae2a797.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-04T22:51:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqwwyuw8geel3ksp4k63zksrnp2w0hzl9ss27sdzmtr00cw69swuczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27rftjme Back to the Fresh Hell Machine this morning nooooooooooo. 2025-12-01T08:12:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf5uk0zlals2scqs7u9ztaznpux59ej5rw9qlvex3scekegtjh7kszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27wge3hs I put my presents down for A MINUTE #BoardGames #catstodon #CatsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/640/152/424/529/263/original/3638368b9fa42fa4.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-30T18:52:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswaduqtq5753yn3ecr7efefqw8cdkgnlqe8d3httkll6eatdkaqygzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27k3shmh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvu6na7hllgptcl0h257z9888jrhjcyarhjcsezzjj9t3gguzpsuc8z88ye'>nevent1q…88ye</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>5/4 (sorry) more recently, in secondary education at least, there&#39;s been a shift from coursework to exams to avoid cheating (plagiarism, AI).<br/><br/>As I mention above, for my first two years of uni, I got respectable marks in exams by stuffing my head with information, but my coursework marks were consistently better because I had the time and headspace to think creatively and read widely, whereas the exam room was like &#39;panic panic panic, limited time to show I&#39;ve been listening all year!!!&#39; 2025-11-23T10:38:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvu6na7hllgptcl0h257z9888jrhjcyarhjcsezzjj9t3gguzpsuczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27wa2swz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsplep4yw0t99eyehf3zg7gmqjc8vffufn36dtuf28qxsmputf9x0c0pv6we'>nevent1q…v6we</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m as anti-AI as anyone else here. But cases like this crack wide open the &#39;assume students know what you&#39;re asking of them from the off&#39;*, &#39;make or break&#39; culture that&#39;s evolved in education over the past however many years. 4/4<br/><br/>*I was in my final year of undergraduate before I stopped learning stuff by rote, changed revision tactics to reading additional material rather than going over and over stuff I&#39;d already learned in order to parrot it, and actually thought creatively in an exam. 2025-11-23T10:27:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsplep4yw0t99eyehf3zg7gmqjc8vffufn36dtuf28qxsmputf9x0czyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27cs4f0a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx5xzufhdt8768s3vp5c77rfjzx2d87pz265wsuclmz5f99p9n9uglaqnkg'>nevent1q…qnkg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The fear you haven&#39;t gained knowledge everyone else has (did the students who referred to Marx assume he had come up in class but gone over their heads?)? The feeling that everyone else is really passionate about the subject and knows a) what critical thinking is, and b) what it involves?<br/><br/>Do some of them have less time to work on essays due to work/caring commitments/other things going on in their personal lives? 3/? 2025-11-23T10:20:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx5xzufhdt8768s3vp5c77rfjzx2d87pz265wsuclmz5f99p9n9ugzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx2799h5uv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw7ely3f3wae7zlxy3ztfml0h9m5wh4e4fyaned52xm9lmwc6nhfsk7wxah'>nevent1q…wxah</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Buuuuut he might have delved deeper into their reasons for using it. He gets that they&#39;re afraid to fail, but has he forgotten/never known the adolescent fear that doing badly on one essay -&gt; failing your whole course -&gt; not getting a good job -&gt; your whole life being ruined forever? Failing feels like the end of the world rather than a learning opportunity in that headspace. 2/? 2025-11-23T10:19:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw7ely3f3wae7zlxy3ztfml0h9m5wh4e4fyaned52xm9lmwc6nhfszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx278pswne The Huffpost AI Trojan horse history lecturer... I&#39;m in two minds. Like, I agree with him that university is about learning to think critically, and that young people are being told AI is the future, so why wouldn&#39;t they assume they can use it for assignments. Heck, I have a history doctorate and the thing about my thesis I&#39;m proudest of is the amount of thought I put in. I really struggled with teaching disengaged first-years on a compulsory survey course. 1/? 2025-11-23T10:19:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszsskh965cvmmxsxxdwcnfacf3d2zaqadzn0muzf7lqlxw6c5e0fszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27d4vjk2 The Offal Fest poster crossed my stream *squints* it&#39;s like a magic eye image. I&#39;m pretty sure that logo on the bottom right is just some TV static cropped into a funky shape 😅 I bet my metalhead friends can recognise all of them!<br/><br/>Bit disappointed they didn&#39;t put &#39;TBC&#39; in a metal font tbh.<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/588/490/038/967/997/original/52a4cf68f0105a56.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-21T15:57:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgpydsrvd8ga46pjxv6u76uwuckxv30hvvxwlj9ta4zxjpy9wzfagzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx277a58f0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdxw9gtmyhguwxks48ke5cp4seqdgp38kuhv9f7d5f3w4xmvgp42c8x4545'>nevent1q…4545</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, I&#39;ve said to them I&#39;m happy to pay shipping again. Just have to wait for them to get back to me :blobcatohno: 2025-11-19T18:51:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxv4cautt9k3n85k7u5pv3pk6zvp3yxwauudaqfueyqepa8vd3n5qzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27s7dkup Gah, I ordered a once-it&#39;s-gone-it&#39;s-gone t-shirt I really wanted and somehow put my address in as just [road name] instead of [house number, road name], so it got returned to sender.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve emailed them and really hope they can resend it, to my actual address this time 😭 all these years of buying things online and this is the first time I&#39;ve fucked up like this. 2025-11-19T18:42:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrt5w6pee8pnkw2erg29va9agu66679dvf3sgg0lv6l4p50s02nqqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx277ua5m8 Feeling personally attacked that it&#39;s only Wednesday tbh. 2025-11-12T07:25:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgdr4gxgz93hsmfct5g8ccwmyspxlwd8g94zwg02zfapk7um5d9vgzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27rrlkxu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsye2sapyzjm98eeg5kqcyexjfuehwy478hxvem7rsqvlrghfm3hsqkk2xx2'>nevent1q…2xx2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/491/187/307/379/198/original/e13325f9485c93f6.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-04T11:29:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs98rg9nwpk8de5tkza2s8fhgpgp3m3cx9t55fw8lkzgh2aa0u5nhqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx272v7wfl #caturday #CatsOfMastodon #catstodon<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/473/778/698/883/017/original/9898eea1a03e4415.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-01T09:40:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspus5cav6nr3wqjufqeqfhzd7gt09y29ld80s6vy842d4jg4ryqlgzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx272qs7j5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfxujte5n2jfaxl70xw6rnrhx9mkflww972jehhfncjk0nsnefgesp9muc0'>nevent1q…muc0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ahaha, between home, my bag (I&#39;m usually carrying Sea Salt &amp; Paper 😅) and my boyfriend&#39;s place, I have a pleasing collection! (This makes it look like I don&#39;t play them, but I just can&#39;t be bothered to log plays, just keep track of what I have!)<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/469/834/888/875/467/original/5581d4f21284dc4c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/469/841/135/679/550/original/d043cf646ef2eb3e.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/469/848/296/027/685/original/9d7df5191595667b.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-31T17:03:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs23ut72efg7j035r5mlnrpcnah8djysqnsx8smst8nst5z2fn4pzqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx275jspq5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsryga84pdufanj3j5le8qmula83jy4eez8ys44xend9zs3hssx35c52qha3'>nevent1q…qha3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it&#39;s my mum, so she thinks it&#39;s her god-given right to criticise/just be outright hurtful to me 🫠 2025-10-31T16:44:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf9u47pzqz6lqrpahctx76w9sueqeeckx9gqdzz87rnpgh727yuxgzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27uec949 &#39;You must spend quite a lot on games, I hope you play them.&#39;<br/><br/>You must spend quite a lot on ornaments, I hope you look at them 🤨<br/><br/>(This shit is why I have to keep fighting the internalised need to &#39;justify&#39; every nice thing I buy, even now I&#39;m an adult with my own money to spend on things that bring me joy.) 2025-10-31T16:36:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszq9u4c6p7qpajfsnxwjg5jaqy7whuk2dpm0jv34mrkz4h8akz49szyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27mh2uhl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgmar2ufuq8mn7ucaa43cxmcjhj5eylaqn5fx97a7lfsa2vn70jaqp59uuc'>nevent1q…9uuc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Monday: writing group<br/>Tuesday: see a Fringe play<br/>Wednesday-Friday: work<br/>Thursday evening: see a Fringe play<br/>Friday evening: board games<br/>Saturday: goth market<br/>Sunday: probably more board games 😁 2025-10-26T13:02:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8uc9ljwxqurw84kxj96w6p89anz04qn476qg2246w2uyf0s2ynlgzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27uqqjkc Something something sleeping on the sofa because the bed is offline something something 2025-10-21T23:19:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8pxt7637p3amscfp0y9wgsju8wxnypxhjqnl5ruug4y8shz5g49szyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27h7j2dk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswyzlh2uunh9fx82v57y03jar5ewydpcl563sju26tspng03mp3rqjrzdwc'>nevent1q…zdwc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://gamefound.com/en/projects/unstable-games/mystic-moon">https://gamefound.com/en/projects/unstable-games/mystic-moon</a> :blobcataww: 2025-10-20T17:49:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2kqv0s8f8ds3f8f27fw3exyjc0klrqhwzq36une7v743phhxvelqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27ahnjgs Must... resist... Kickstarter... game... the postage cost almost as much as the game last time! 2025-10-20T17:46:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdrgfca8wfzsy0h9x6zzmfxv6ezwcmz6n34thkmjarjltn407ngdszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27e3h53u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz773g08kr3fn6hqx90q8y3t3rheyflmrapgh543jll3q5et09hccf43952'>nevent1q…3952</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And thanks to everyone who&#39;s wished me happy birthday since this morning too 😁 now heading home to my book after dinner and pub. 2025-10-16T20:41:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz773g08kr3fn6hqx90q8y3t3rheyflmrapgh543jll3q5et09hcczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx276qzsqn Went for a shower and came back to too many mentions to reply to! Thanks everyone :blobcataww: 2025-10-16T08:10:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxlq98qmcj7ecfhfnya9dx9yrwrfc50llf2kdddk2lxhydmucam8qzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27cewp9s So, this is 37. 2025-10-16T07:07:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv7ujxucnesqds08pqx79pkqgfrg72460ww5v835ykv6ey5s0680qzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27f3fjja In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7v8c0sv0wsxpyfkspx0qx2u5sah95vz2eus8affxtmwth428v8quay92g'>nevent1q…y92g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hmmm Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor? 2025-10-15T20:20:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs86cyy4j2ymvk3cwwdck7k8cd5jdxr7t5w06caq2hznp5njydrqdqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27q25cwj The timeline aligned [@Erased_Citizen](<a href="https://cupoftea.social/@Erased_Citizen">https://cupoftea.social/@Erased_Citizen</a> ) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1eh4cjj07k5cuc3eslp5ehff7qtx2s2pf8h6ehwnyq87mj0apx24sl53h5l" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>famous bog body</span> (<span class="italic">npub1eh4…3h5l</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xprwer8mh5qaj5xcaawl4759sn5z5mlhufjssqal5yfghfqf2xdqdawfz0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>stefan</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xpr…wfz0</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/365/872/110/585/162/original/28fb19ce6f0f4def.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-13T08:20:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrg7ytd7wus73ynaccj72k2n5dr6x76d787v3m2wzav43cxd5df9gzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27a2y08y Putting the &#39;ache&#39; into &#39;awake&#39;. Or something. 2025-10-13T07:10:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8gaxeyhuyeh4fst39nmkaxdfdafx05e0nvhf509a5h0jt48gn39czyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27z4ngwf What doesn&#39;t kill you gives you a ton more helpful knowledge of yourself and psychology, but you refuse to be glad of the experience, because fuck that it was awful. 2025-10-11T12:05:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2562w7k6fl4mjctzcct5ar9c2yffldyjqelc8ywdzl39pg4ckypszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx276754t4 For #caturday, a really nice photo my dad took of Toby the other day. #CatsOfMastodon #catstodon<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/354/729/010/292/715/original/86528ebe291b2982.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-11T09:05:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyg2uwtz49p6kj2zq337e7u7zghkjay0suv8udj70d6a3gr2en7cczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27k9ckxp Pretty sure I just used the word &#39;rhombus&#39; for the first time in my adult life, trying to write alt text for an abstract image at work 🫤 2025-10-06T10:24:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgafwrys3xxxsa3ha9zd46ek7y9g3tht466d575kl7yft75yk60pczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27ds3r0p By Liz Climo.<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/250/722/280/207/651/original/65dd6f31ce1420d5.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-23T00:16:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd26yr33kffr85qpm3d4p58tc69rqsm4egc3wmv2trylzwn4p2t0czyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx272zcf3g Not sure about the new BGA logo, it&#39;s giving &#39;club night for university students in 2008&#39; #BoardGames 2025-09-17T15:29:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8nz24q3u92mu0r4efl5x9cyh039f034ec83mdt4tja2mmt5u9sxszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27t4330k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0qclxkfls83gqtc9zpvhl7glx8xsg6tz0682qh70kc0n0m0g62eqx6aysg'>nevent1q…aysg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>not really, exactly the same mechanics, but different sub/species, and new habitats (moors) and effects 😊 2025-09-12T22:45:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0zn99smm640nna0jplfwhqq0pdueggtz96wuxcyrmvufav3r49rczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx276xel4n Played Forest Shuffle Dartmoor on BGA for the first time and it&#39;s so pretty, I neeeed to own it when it comes out IRL :blobcataww: #BoardGames 2025-09-12T22:10:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswtx29q2c2v9x6kgl0jtxhppk9sutdmtcf9kswldjm2jdeg8s775czyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27ce4mcm My fiction is in the new issue of The Kleksograph :blobcatdance:<br/><br/>You can give my Gothic short story, Two Dreams, a read here (with apologies for PDF accessibility shortcomings!): <a href="https://www.kleksograph.be/">https://www.kleksograph.be/</a> #ShortStories #ShortStory #Gothic #WritersOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/145/348/229/867/814/original/04e93e18a7449506.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-04T09:37:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvynpwcekexzc82njn985hzpmheajrcer8dnkjxdtkv9mj272ngdszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27ym6l4j Had a totally free day at home and lost most of it napping due to an unshiftable headache. Grrrrr. 2025-08-30T17:58:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvrtvnt04e45dpk9lhm92r9xld3lcq3wwwmz3sk4v94n88mcnj2uszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27xf6c8m #SilentSunday #ITookThisYesterdayButShh<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/115/082/427/479/545/537/original/e723d12a92b79726.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-24T06:55:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxzlylt8c34qgkplkh5w343pkf6wj6q9tv88v60rccdr8ymtl87zczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27gtn342 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfwu90afzatjxhcajrrxg5yx3y0e2730mp9a3n4jh2fzhtwuw787q2tez0e'>nevent1q…ez0e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I played my friend&#39;s copy and :blobcataww: <a href="https://ohai.social/@alicemcalicepants/114994967143821054">https://ohai.social/@alicemcalicepants/114994967143821054</a> 2025-08-19T15:44:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg9rnzenxe78usvxdawvyck0l50t9knz068nkf7hnyqcl5k4uqk0szyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx2793xmmz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs222fwqlvstkn57cnr4hz07lxckmnyyv9mhgsuu68wfc6dfanvvxcjzrlgm'>nevent1q…rlgm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Harmonies, but you already know that one 😁 uhh Parks, A Place For All My Books, and Flamecraft are all pretty and/or cute!<br/><br/>(I&#39;m also going to a con on Saturday - RIP my bank account 😅) 2025-08-18T19:16:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyrctu3s0k9qjzc3ysxe4uh9tu7rgxeuaghutthr6hqah66scpuwszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx278nrs59 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyvlrhef8f3hj6e98dwp6usq32q5c49yxd63k8g4kc3naxtt3gg9qxulz4l'>nevent1q…lz4l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hope you&#39;re feeling better now xx 2025-08-06T17:37:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8w2v700gqtzjhs3354pszpqvkqwa0czhtg7qqx66qkj9pm5y9ewszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27995y8w Really interesting, although I wish they&#39;d come up with a word other than &#39;knob&#39; to describe the differences between the jellyfish, because I am 12 😅<br/><br/>Scientists Found a Mysterious Barrier in The Ocean That Jellyfish Won&#39;t Cross<br/><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-a-mysterious-barrier-in-the-ocean-that-jellyfish-wont-cross">https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-a-mysterious-barrier-in-the-ocean-that-jellyfish-wont-cross</a> 2025-08-03T09:04:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp5epfz0y3sl46gc0rtxnmac9hskd3j3vawcsnynrhdysn90r7c5szyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27nh34ck It&#39;s a meeting I voluntarily signed up for because I wanted to have a say, but still...<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/952/518/733/716/439/original/9b824f7b40bdffd7.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-01T08:18:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszrml2m3gwxzxvt6uhjxcxuyvqktdz8fepnp95rmatgd44yw5v0egzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27gl9erh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg0ya8lg4xjeqcdwk3m0v5xwf7wtm75eucvl5ar6aypt67sn6chfqgjk0gd'>nevent1q…k0gd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ahaha that&#39;s the one album I do know, ripped my friend&#39;s copy in 2006 😁 2025-07-31T14:06:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw0lqtkd2n9h9cgqwgvz8jqs85q9lrpv83pfmfuaqknn5fu06r7kczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27k6lyhg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgvktezjf6xnruthqc3l20qalj38kk4fhwv3wsj2jul0cl3v98h5gjq8t7u'>nevent1q…8t7u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hehe thanks 🤓 2025-07-31T14:00:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9tgz0a3qtu7ng7pp50pst7rjpcwuwpefuq26dgasn5tkg830lm8szyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27yftumj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf9q0wl69455j4h4d4uq8k5yp89rxs7zcqj3vdgf2fh02g0n9m8qqmcsj2n'>nevent1q…sj2n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>nothing worse than being like 😶 while the crowd around you goes wild for a really famous song!<br/><br/>PS I posted that story on my website: <a href="https://www.draliceviolett.com/an-unscheduled-stop/">https://www.draliceviolett.com/an-unscheduled-stop/</a> 2025-07-31T13:35:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvyn9kceu80n8f9jajrzpek6faftp57wlegp44p32j5egp63pc4pszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27qz7962 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgj6r028kzw65f949f96qunnm98m9hf0uw9jul4yqzvvczgynwkhcefks50'>nevent1q…ks50</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cramming by listening to Apple Music&#39;s Smashing Pumpkins Essentials playlist rather than sitting through a bunch of albums of variable quality. 2025-07-31T13:22:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8y6g70ved9rx39fx6ek5hl4r3pj37el7jtupag3xlszcdq35fnlgzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27c95hkx Is &#39;first experience of pizza&#39; a particular &#34;thing&#34; for boomers/silent generation-ers? My grandparents always referred to how my aunt was the first person in our family to have pizza, like it was a landmark in family lore. They didn&#39;t even like it that much when they tried it themselves. 2025-07-23T12:26:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs83qqwef92n59djdhnqeg900hukpwrqz4snh6unenxxxyz066u3xqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27yd6fal Thousands of years from now... humans have long since left a depleted Earth, and much of what we know about it is forgotten or confused.<br/><br/>But the arts are thriving, and two drama graduates find something unexpected when they make a pit stop to find parts to fix their tea machine...<br/><br/>An Unscheduled Stop: a short story inspired by Orford Ness<br/><a href="https://www.draliceviolett.com/an-unscheduled-stop/">https://www.draliceviolett.com/an-unscheduled-stop/</a><br/><br/>#ShortStory #WritersOfMastodon #SciFi #Hopepunk<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/890/213/867/511/134/original/664843f474db5882.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-21T08:13:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9pz0rtua427wfuzzf3l7xa4uw5avj9nxkz4ntlset4n0l6n4nnjczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27k02c6g Might put the short hopepunk sci-fi story I wrote on my website next week. 2025-07-19T19:29:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqc52vsa76m5z3yz2tfacjn7eg72nky27ds98mpdam78jdvg782pczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27047hk5 Mum giving me a running commentary of disinfecting Dad&#39;s hankies in a bucket, just in case I decide to take up with a man who&#39;s, like, 100 years old. 2025-07-17T18:15:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf5qu6zp20z76jzxerz0ghzd2g42yxsa9t6mp4j0p6dpqc44rtr3gzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27hmhh2k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfu6tg5kl5hhzclh5wvm94c5u4keafwr606jr45cmmukf7x05e56cyu6xk2'>nevent1q…6xk2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ll certainly give it a try sometime in the next month 😃 2025-07-14T13:18:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgj6r028kzw65f949f96qunnm98m9hf0uw9jul4yqzvvczgynwkhczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx272s9nne Seeing Smashing Pumpkins, Skunk Anansie and White Lies a month today. Should probably familiarise myself with non-Mellon Collie SP, and White Lies in general. You can tell who we particularly got the tickets to see 😆 2025-07-14T12:49:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsddgzxe0424yn4g7rvf4lsk5gk9e4c3tyksh8xfku9d7nw0nt2e2qzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx272d8s04 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxhlclvz56pkg8vvdhugw34aqkl6n5w3dnydf36h7yrd690mm4mys587zs5'>nevent1q…7zs5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it&#39;s not bad by any means, just wasn&#39;t love at first listen 😊 2025-07-11T13:51:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyfq45f9pppu5vmzanmmhx2lf6kerer7d4ev3cpv2lkpkkv8ral7qzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx275dtsjs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7zsgzt2cv7v9z3pc7u5tajeqkgw6nd744t9awmdu9hfk254lfpq27hpjm'>nevent1q…hpjm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hmm. New Wet Leg album is fine, only felt compelled to heart a couple of songs on first listen, though.<br/><br/>Split Chain has grabbed me more already, and I&#39;m only on track 2. 2025-07-11T08:56:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy7zsgzt2cv7v9z3pc7u5tajeqkgw6nd744t9awmdu9hfk254lfpqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx275hcjum In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9jmzl06xl0xlt39y229dcx3ndf9jl0d5z5wnr2v5a90g63pmfv4q6dlugl'>nevent1q…lugl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The new Wolf Alice song is vair good, the new Halestorm song is better than the previous one.<br/><br/>Split Chain and Wet Leg can wait until the morning because it&#39;s time to change my bedsheet (with Toby Cat&#39;s &#39;help&#39;) and go to bed. 2025-07-10T23:34:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9jmzl06xl0xlt39y229dcx3ndf9jl0d5z5wnr2v5a90g63pmfv4qzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27f3h5c5 When you&#39;re up past midnight on a Thursday night and Apple Music is like &#39;a new album just arrived! A new album just arrived! A new song just arrived! A new song just arrived!&#39; :blobcatgamer: (in the absence of the listening-to-music blobcat) 2025-07-10T23:27:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswe4pesg7uawnukyaz2twdaykryesgdqx6gq0h07n7r66p2gcexcqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27gkhx2h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx6z4373c28g9u52c3r0nnws4sfc3mra9jcmk0eufek07dt88axwqxymvms'>nevent1q…mvms</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks, the win was a surprise to me as I didn&#39;t do so well on goals 😅 2025-07-07T15:57:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs06cq36n60rzkv2lnhpk7xth2f9n3ud3u4q43zlh7q0p7zsxgcspqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27sqwejn How dare it be Monday, I wasn&#39;t done with the weekend yet. 2025-07-07T07:03:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszvqfjamkkhqrhnn0q9kg2xtfzscvrsrmkl84kunjq7tvmp57edqczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27ud35rx #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/808/072/842/595/116/original/b9c8a5e95af4897c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-06T20:02:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz7gz6a7kwf6z2tpzxvaksw9tgvpzhmcgwh99et5m7ucmxth579mszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27yutkvv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp43tu7szxexxcm4vxl6q65l5g7ud8vy9qc0tjwxtn2v9a4032wcgn2ftsq'>nevent1q…ftsq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ooh, good question!<br/><br/>Becky Chambers - A Closed and Common Orbit (I&#39;ve read all but two of her books this year and they&#39;re all great, but this was the best)<br/><br/>Alix E. Harrow - The Ten Thousand Doors of January<br/><br/>Sue Dawes - The Mune<br/><br/>Miki Berenyi - Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success<br/><br/>Natasha Pulley - The Hymn to Dionysus 2025-07-03T19:57:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspu9ereevnpsag6g20ukgmat0s7f6qjm8svpcr9pwhffjmumg7ksgzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27fsulwp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr66qe6gz8eyl73h2vrhg666r45htpfwzeke78v4rlkqu6ylmuzwcnetmsa'>nevent1q…tmsa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hahaha I had no idea it wasn&#39;t universal 😅 basically a way of raising money for charity by getting people to sponsor you to not speak for a set amount of time, usually a day. 2025-06-27T22:40:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2uzexx52fntdqy2nrm2vkfmlfpq0q5zp2tsa29nj99r7c838ry9szyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27fkdgqm A conversation about sponsored silences reminded me of the time in year 7 when my friend was doing one and I was her &#39;helper&#39;. During geography, she wrote me an irate note along the lines of &#39;you&#39;re supposed to put your hand up when the teacher asks a question&#39;. There&#39;s a reason nobody has ever suggested I do a sponsored silence 😅 2025-06-27T20:32:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqy75pdenh26hvfvck7hspuxkc4vr0p76fa0q254xrkpq70ntnwlczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27tz9srr #JukeboxFridayNight #BodyParts going with my initial thought, but with a twist 😅<br/><br/>Alanis Morissette - My Humps<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJg4rwDkkBA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJg4rwDkkBA</a> 2025-06-27T06:40:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsza0fhpjs2nexruquzqyfdm7j38dqk48hzr6fnqx98w9zt5dmucvqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27uesmf3 A lot going on here.<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/732/151/213/948/411/original/87ffe7fa92f35d04.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-23T10:16:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspfv9h2jksqe03jumfq6qt0qqmvlne90mspcuwy5879qx9sv2s0qczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx274fqd48 I&#39;ve got one writing friend who thinks the dream sequences in my short story work better in the present tense, and another who likes them more in the past tense 🫠 2025-06-22T11:24:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf5l7yxuepfgn038lt8pa4rfgef8ytmmyj4lseprlxdj0arxpjp8qzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx275dkwsk The laggy internet saga continues. Now they think the problem is actually coming from inside the house 😒 2025-06-18T10:35:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy7cahk7xtnk67828wqrpqp2uf6hj9fsq5s63a4su7g5ygjju50sczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27cq2vfx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq98th9pcp69wm6gn8k0zkjhymv80welpc8et78y793yu3h4t7wnsvqzhlc'>nevent1q…zhlc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(I make no apology for boosting this blog post three times today as I&#39;m particularly pleased with how it came out 😅) 2025-06-16T18:34:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq98th9pcp69wm6gn8k0zkjhymv80welpc8et78y793yu3h4t7wnszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27ywfcex In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2yxa3un0pc6c08np9xmwvlpalrz490nskfkpj2w8rvq5n8f5ejmcchjhy6'>nevent1q…jhy6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love books that contain multitudes (though I knock marks off for irritatingly overly-privileged and fortunate characters). My dreams contain multitudes. My attempts at fiction... do not. 2025-06-16T12:51:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2yxa3un0pc6c08np9xmwvlpalrz490nskfkpj2w8rvq5n8f5ejmczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27lr6y5n It&#39;s my stop on the blog tour for The Forty Rules of Love!<br/><br/>In which I suggest Shams of Tabriz (Elif&#39;s version) is AuDHD and asexual: <a href="https://www.draliceviolett.com/blog-tour-the-forty-rules-of-love">https://www.draliceviolett.com/blog-tour-the-forty-rules-of-love</a> #bookstodon #BookMastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/691/773/996/788/259/original/a1ee8fbdcda6ad1c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-16T07:07:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy7rhj4ahtvn7hslmzv67286jpprv4yw87xy4anftkvvn5rcg7rxczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27h5f78y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstvgep84yzfue702m39xg5270k6fua8ygh5d48690wkjkd3etkfwsq5m0jj'>nevent1q…m0jj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Routledge say I can&#39;t share my courtesy PDF of the chapter I wrote for a really expensive book, but they&#39;ll happily let Microsoft AI crawl all over it 🙃 2025-06-15T20:24:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr49txjglsn8pp0lhh0fvvgj9erk6mtv25fcgf2ls0l5wjf3lve4czyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27lul55c Obviously he shouldn&#39;t have had it revoked for sodomy in the first place, but dammit, most of us have to turn up in person with photo ID, five paper bank statements and utility bills, both parents with their IDs, and a list of academic credentials before they&#39;ll let us renew our cards (my BL card expired in like 2018, after I finished my PhD).<br/><br/>British Library to reinstate Oscar Wilde’s reader card 130 years after it was revoked | Oscar Wilde | The Guardian<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jun/13/british-library-reinstate-oscar-wilde-reader-card">https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jun/13/british-library-reinstate-oscar-wilde-reader-card</a> 2025-06-14T10:37:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs94wh3njwjkpljne2eyj7f27pnql7ftuyslgsd0uc0xkqkx93qx2qzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27cyprk5 Absolute belter of a storm going on outside. Also, this arrived today and I can&#39;t wait to get stuck in!<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/678/638/940/541/377/original/b6335de5cac3feb0.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-13T23:27:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsytupmqwxp3ptezwk09cwafyx9qtxslxk4dchvwesjcdm2zg3dufgzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27wll9pw 😇 #CatsOfMastodon #catstodon #caturday<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/644/496/519/271/453/original/780238f774b1ff7a.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-07T22:43:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8dz40cqcnx2pa0r6yxnacl05qspdsrntfgwds8t6dg3sl4m2353czyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27a9uxl6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz9jr8xr3l33lvxsaxtywev8hlmu43rt0n94jp3w2e565pe6tqwtgsgqm4q'>nevent1q…qm4q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, here we are again.<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/632/090/547/398/946/original/9570db1de31630e7.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-05T18:10:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz9jr8xr3l33lvxsaxtywev8hlmu43rt0n94jp3w2e565pe6tqwtgzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27ct72jl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspk7rqrjtl43g3sch67tldc7nsrrxhc7yqtjzkd7xvv3n0y37escq5e9czc'>nevent1q…9czc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/632/046/552/732/781/original/94dcd30846bce9f4.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-06-05T17:57:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspk7rqrjtl43g3sch67tldc7nsrrxhc7yqtjzkd7xvv3n0y37escqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27l622n8 Applying eyeliner, I am once again in awe of people who put it on every day/throughout a 45+ year career. So bloody fiddly. 2025-06-05T17:39:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0cvlw9n9vqage8m5gqwmv2qvygss4qtmnl8r5839aqmhktwfchsczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27n5vsa3 Typo of the day (mine): This Is How You Lose the Time Ear. 2025-06-02T15:14:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0uuu8v45at9djplj36zpexx7jxald4cv032nh5gnz5m6j2tpha4szyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx276pa06h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszuf7aqwtrndlzl62hhj3x43wmqn7eats4xkdfh0s62ww78cvfe6qq454x6'>nevent1q…54x6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh hey, you can read bits of my story at the following links. For context, it&#39;s set thousands of years in the future when Earth is long abandoned. Hera and Cam make a stop-off on their way to a performing arts festival on Mars to find bits to fix the tea machine on their spaceship.<br/><br/>An Unscheduled Stop excerpt 1 (don&#39;t ask why they haven&#39;t used a photo of the related pennant here...): <a href="https://www.beachofdreams.org/pennants/740">https://www.beachofdreams.org/pennants/740</a><br/><br/>Excerpt 2: <a href="https://www.beachofdreams.org/pennants/754">https://www.beachofdreams.org/pennants/754</a><br/><br/>Excerpt 3: <a href="https://www.beachofdreams.org/pennants/784">https://www.beachofdreams.org/pennants/784</a> 2025-05-29T16:35:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszuf7aqwtrndlzl62hhj3x43wmqn7eats4xkdfh0s62ww78cvfe6qzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx2739y8sp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswuyppu5h26mcec35hg2302jwfl6dey0w03qq464zzerm43fm6efqke5e6m'>nevent1q…5e6m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is ten days away and I&#39;ve only practised my story once. Need to get my arse in gear. 2025-05-26T15:40:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz268l7mn5j7c2064qrzxvcc2642x5ddhdkvxxf5mmf382j3pflegzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27np80cl Making a triumphant(?) comeback at Emotional Madness at Colchester Arts Centre in less than a month. Also featuring lots of autistic people reading the poems they apparently don&#39;t write. Tickets and other info:<br/><a href="https://colchesterartscentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173658327/events/428675492">https://colchesterartscentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173658327/events/428675492</a> 2025-05-08T15:09:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx54p7hx6l7sw76xp4ekta3wpnntvplqh0qtramwyhecavtnkmqgqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27dd06ms In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxk9en6n8e0wdeae6jrlauxrvaegved0ya8lazsn30309h88twn4s3zn69n'>nevent1q…n69n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m currently reading Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi. It&#39;s not mind-blowing, but it is pleasant 😊 2025-05-05T18:29:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfy88fg00hx7vaj97xfe3xa8gn9uk82d644qgmrqlh2l3a3kx20eczyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx2785940p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ncjv3chkxatv99ks2en5u0vak9cf36rg054z2dj5jaw95hswa6s7n0syr'>nevent1q…0syr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes! See my reply to myself 😅 2025-04-26T15:15:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9dfjh7mdzervxeux3ycz8u7qrhq0whx828pc7k9dp8jmjw08exaszyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx279xyqz2 Having lunch with friends by a gothic market/quietly admiring all the visitors&#39; clothes and hair 😁 2025-04-26T12:24:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdljpljels8xgddrl49an65nl0j9dqlnvkquz5p7gygxzfz7pwzygzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx279ljn2l Current read... I want to devour the last quarter of it, but I also don&#39;t want it to end :blobcatohno: #bookstodon #BookMastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/387/255/360/258/540/original/2b08c6040f50faa0.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-23T12:23:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxz98kpkj64wjwcrvjnarvfmrlu5rnr8hc8qvf0f5rvyqf85u22ggzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27aw8ncd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ha5w7z29jq2p8rpyu2rs3h978xfnlarqfg82ef2zsss4n5yqwrcr6q24k'>nevent1q…q24k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>anything goes here, I think, but I&#39;ve seen some deliberately quirky spellings I imagine must have teachers despairing/kids struggling to learn to spell! 2025-04-22T08:00:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvhhukxaza7vefllpd0gjkwtuyweze2akkj30hxyz9vgqrjm737jqzyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27g2k9mu I know it&#39;s not nice to judge people&#39;s baby name choices... but I&#39;ve just seen a Facebook comment where someone refers to their son, Hades :blobcateyes: 2025-04-22T07:54:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfk24jltgvvwm25zzagr2cxntwnz74wwl706e62mt37sfvjp2xe7czyqfjvqwhyv8mrzg4wt78p5j6rzlqd53vhaq3a3mkngyaxlvgmcx27ter6lz Sunday vibes. #catstodon #CatsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.ohai.social/media_attachments/files/114/371/405/447/619/199/original/0e284a66a59d1c60.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-20T17:12:44Z