2026-04-24T08:26:54Z https://nostr.ae Helen https://nostr.ae/npub1utr5er8khg6al3u4zr2ll4tf9trwu433qnf23mt2h3zf82q96laqdsarke https://media.beige.party/accounts/avatars/113/559/976/952/518/504/original/d26c0a38692dba6c.png https://media.beige.party/accounts/avatars/113/559/976/952/518/504/original/d26c0a38692dba6c.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdkepjsvug5hpgqqae56y0kuc0e9xvss39ut6fz8x9j307xu55vpszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5dsfle7 🎶 The wheels on the bus go round and round<br/>Round and round<br/>Round and round<br/>The wheels on the bus go round and round... 🎶 2026-04-30T09:52:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstn5kn0yeerrrnpds7cg03r0r00yeues9gcdx2jlf8m5d2fce9e9qzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5nt9sp4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspey3s8ld7deh3aa4u5m09ccge40uz69yvexjmvqc94yk077t3drqr56g5y'>nevent1q…6g5y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes. I&#39;m mad at the lack of public transport and how much I hate driving. 2026-04-30T09:10:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspey3s8ld7deh3aa4u5m09ccge40uz69yvexjmvqc94yk077t3drqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5capdw0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyphcn60y0w8jvqh2mcvg3t0q3zepd0nzf7j6eqefdhzr6exyqxdg879ngm'>nevent1q…9ngm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can&#39;t even say I live at the arse end of nowhere. I&#39;m slap bang in the middle of 2 big cities. There isn&#39;t a field around here for miles; it&#39;s all housing and commercial buildings.<br/><br/>Where the fuck are my buses?<br/><br/>We have a big cruise port and several marinas, so perhaps I should get my speedboat out of storage and use that to get to work. It had to go into storage to make room for my yacht and all of the horses. Chauncey hasn&#39;t been riding much recently since his polo accident in Dubai. But the specialist is going to replace his teeth for him soon so at least he&#39;ll no longer look like some kind of common peasant. He&#39;ll be straight back into the wars though when he goes for his stomach bleaching and has to miss out on the old boys&#39; regatta next month. Poor soul. We live such a hard life......<br/>/sarcasm 2026-04-30T09:08:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyphcn60y0w8jvqh2mcvg3t0q3zepd0nzf7j6eqefdhzr6exyqxdgzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl52f6gge My travel to work choices:<br/>Distance - 3.5 miles<br/><br/>Car: 10 mins<br/><br/>Walk: 74 mins (across a motorway)<br/><br/>Public transport: Technically 116 mins for the &#34;journey&#34; however to be there for 06:40 I&#39;d have to leave at 20:00 the night before so in reality that&#39;s 640 mins. And that&#39;s just weekdays. Over a weekend it goes up to 734 mins, aka about 12 and a half hours... One way. 2026-04-30T09:01:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvpwgs6xvyqrwgvsdlezxrqfkt74d85tw8erfxrnftuqzdswagvmczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5cm7jms We still don&#39;t have a date for house move but we can expect it to be in the next few weeks. So we&#39;ve been looking at fridges and my question is<br/><br/>WHY THE FUCK WOULD A FRIDGE NEED A WIFI CONNECTION <br/><br/>Oh, so I can conveniently change the temperature of my fridge on my phone while I&#39;m out and about?<br/><br/>I can&#39;t tell you how many times I&#39;ve been at work and thought oh fuck, I forgot to turn the fridge down! Again! Oh wait. Yes, I can. <br/><br/>Zero times. 2026-04-30T08:48:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx4kh6xa2cwghzs0hygr9wx3jgfdd7anqna67g2x9r2ajd2yrq00gzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5heq7ce I didn&#39;t get an interview for my dream job because if I had, it would have been today. I thought I was super qualified for it. So I feel trapped in this current job, but don&#39;t feel comfortable talking to anyone about why that is.<br/><br/>And then I only have one run left in Couch to 5k and I already know I&#39;m never going to run again. I went from no exercise to running 3-4 times a week for 9 weeks and it hasn&#39;t had any effect. My weight is the same, and my body is the same shape (this is what I wanted to change). The only observable differences are that my resting heart rate has gone down by 3 bpm and my hips hurt a lot every single day and make me look like C3P0 when I move. My mental health hasn&#39;t improved, my sleep is still terrible, it never feels good. So why bother?<br/><br/>What&#39;s the point of any of this? <br/><br/>Gah. I think I&#39;m mostly just looking to vent but if someone has a spare half mil lying around, that would probably go a long way to helping.<br/>#exercise 2026-04-25T17:33:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs07ry078zcgzsfe8eq5t3wzckzq0k44y76t53k9r0q3ueg2k9sxcqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl59nzcy7 2 days ago I ran for 30 minutes and I went 4.5km.<br/><br/>Today I ran for 30 minutes and I went 4.92km.<br/><br/>I&#39;m ridiculously close to my 30min/5km goal and I have just one run left before I&#39;ve finished the Couch to 5k challenge. <br/><br/>That&#39;s pretty cool. 2026-04-18T14:45:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqup0xkksz23yvq84ydkjgazxwpezg7gm4wvr2dtk5u2vzkjxm5gqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5k6wgew This is a ridiculous question. I know this. But it&#39;s a question of desperation because maybe my ridiculous question will produce a ridiculous answer that somehow leads my ridiculous brain to a fabulous answer.<br/><br/>It&#39;s the age-old internet question of, &#34;what the dickens do I get my dad for his 70th birthday?&#34; (Yes, yes. I know. You don&#39;t know him so how the fuck would you know?!)<br/><br/>He likes trains and walking and birds and gadgets. He&#39;s been on the Flying Scotsman and had a bird box camera. I can&#39;t book him an experience because he&#39;s always somewhere random in the country walking up another hill.<br/><br/>I thought about some kind of gorgeous train trip in Europe but he&#39;s not available on any of the dates I tried.<br/><br/>My back up plan is &#34;I painted you this train&#34; but technically I did that for his 60th. And this gift should be from both me and my brother collectively...<br/><br/>At this rate this dude is getting a boat load of Toblerone. Shame he&#39;s not into KitKats because I&#39;ve got 12 tonnes of those from off the back of a lorry. 2026-04-15T18:30:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs038h9j4vdwv7mfmg54xgpl3zxs87yae5j77ldvlpx2crs6vkrtcgzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5pk0fhh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstc9fp9q5jmxh9pcnhs705mcjrdkccury6rwvcupm6nj85jr97m9spfjcln'>nevent1q…jcln</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have follower counts turned off so I&#39;m just going to have to guess that collectively the followers add up to a little under 84 million people.<br/><br/>So we&#39;re all agreed this stays between the 84 million and one of us, right? Right?! 2026-03-29T20:41:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqr03q3utlgtdvsm3s0r2g0ky2sjf5kmrjkjd2ev580gkl469cldqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl56pq0da In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfm6u83pyd5gswj5s0g9yh8mf9mlwpgah6r2y02lcmfy3cncenj5c2fy07r'>nevent1q…y07r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh crap, I think Paul might know now as well.<br/><br/>So it&#39;s just between the three of us, okay?!?! 2026-03-29T20:21:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswjk784huunj0g667653f6l4p9xvafc8j6srz6j9x60mesuwdsxeqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5gf3uqv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspcu6l37rq3ufl6kyx7hgqhr4xxpjey754vyn4unlhy89vdrmy33gvfzr92'>nevent1q…zr92</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve secretly watched two (now nearly 3) episodes of Resident Alien while Spouse is at work because I *need* to know what happens next.<br/><br/>This is our little secret, Benothy. 2026-03-29T20:07:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswx8q2j54dqg99sm5k272uwwwteahyn2uszfzn8h4akyw53pypfjgzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl56j3fy4 Resist and persist, my friends. Resist and persist. 2026-03-28T18:15:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0e3udawfh50hmtrkw6wxv47gdlu0dqfxuqfglr8ppds0xm6zjf9szyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5zp37rt Shout out to my colleague who, when asked in the work chat &#34;has anyone left their work iPad here,&#34; responded with &#34;if the passcode to it is [6-numbers] then yes&#34; and caused a cyber security breakdown at 9pm on a Friday 👌 2026-03-28T08:48:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvmzghk5j3wqlcsksa56x7pf0pfj8pgwkuzzq2rgdyadzsk3walyqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5mjhg43 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx826aq8vasm2pvptwy00lwlj534sd96qqny520nnqeyckfh5tjtswwt7ff'>nevent1q…t7ff</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>These have been submitted. We&#39;ll see if anyone notices. 2026-03-27T17:06:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx826aq8vasm2pvptwy00lwlj534sd96qqny520nnqeyckfh5tjtszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl53jnsea In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp4mgr4t2qw69sptr4cdjdwg523mcte0glt74jy73ey4wk6tad49g343lre'>nevent1q…3lre</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Okay. So. 3 sections. 3 bits of feedback. This is what I have so far.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve changed one of them to include &#34;minimising resource overhang&#34; but other than that, this is what I&#39;ve written.<br/><br/>P.s. the redacted bits aren&#39;t actually sensitive information, they&#39;re just slightly more identifiable if you know what I&#39;m talking about. I just wanted to use emoji.<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/116/296/952/654/611/975/original/8ad303f56d0956de.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/116/296/952/447/152/704/original/1e5362939059ef46.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/116/296/952/557/804/276/original/2246c9c1ccba86a5.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-26T18:49:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp4mgr4t2qw69sptr4cdjdwg523mcte0glt74jy73ey4wk6tad49gzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl56jnqyw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrgt37ruumhzd434008e85pcgtdmlkzf6wsf9wsvwkg28vgwr8uwsjjrf4m'>nevent1q…rf4m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve added a random em dash at the end of a paragraph (after the full stop) just cos. 2026-03-26T18:26:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrgt37ruumhzd434008e85pcgtdmlkzf6wsf9wsvwkg28vgwr8uwszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5p5nvjh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8vktnmy7s80l5lf65lcsecnq9npkrd79cq2yvgmmd2v4g4h87gfq9vc5kk'>nevent1q…c5kk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do I add random spelling mistakes just for fun? &#34;Frameworks&#34; is about to become &#34;framworks&#34;. 2026-03-26T18:22:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8vktnmy7s80l5lf65lcsecnq9npkrd79cq2yvgmmd2v4g4h87gfqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5rl6sk7 Okay, I need your help but in a really fun way.<br/><br/>My end of year meeting is done and now I have to write some feedback to say how I&#39;ve achieved my goals.<br/><br/>These goals have been written by the senior managers, by which I mean they asked an LLM to produce corporate bullshit and then presented them in a document.<br/><br/>Highlights include:<br/><br/>&#34;Focus on driving cultural change which encourages ownership, adaptability, and continuous improvement - further enhancing efficiency, reducing resource dependency, and aligning delivery with evolving needs.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Enhance team culture through transparent growth opportunities. Increase team engagement and motivation through visible career progression. Effectively utilise skills and resources. Improve integration and collaboration across roles and within teams.&#34;<br/><br/>It&#39;s all bullshit and meaningless. BUT. I have to respond and I wish to do so in an equally obtuse and ridiculous way.<br/><br/>My task: say how I&#39;ve achieved the goals.<br/><br/>Your task: come up with ridiculous corporate sounding sentences that mean absolutely nothing. A bit like that LinkedIn translator that can find a fancy way to say, &#34;I don&#39;t give a fuck.&#34;<br/><br/>If you come up with something great within the next few hours, I *will* include it in my official response. 2026-03-26T17:53:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz9ky4vjreg03z5mt069d2q792h5jrn2sc6rr0732k04vwm39yl7czyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5yd6st4 We were kept so late at work that security came in and turned the lights off in the room I was sitting in. 2026-03-25T21:25:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrf54624ee7ugkaz5y8nr7mgu2qrkgujjclpnculsacxqcfwt8stgzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl549n6er I&#39;ve decided to write a book and it&#39;s going to be called, &#34;Runners Highs and Other Lies&#34;.<br/><br/>Chapters will include:<br/>- I won&#39;t be back late.<br/>- Teaching is such a rewarding career.<br/>- Why bother? Everyone speaks English.<br/>- Socialising is good for you.<br/>- I&#39;m 5 minutes away. 2026-03-24T21:57:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq6u3af2n88ymtxqw84dxn36u6hqrxnx2tz2z23053xkqyauelkrgzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5u0tcsq Everyone I work with is so fucking incompetent at what they do, usually when it involves teaching.<br/><br/>None of them are teachers. None of them have been taught how to teach. None of them have been through the training that these trainees have so they don&#39;t understand the trauma and why they find this new job so hard.<br/><br/>So now they&#39;re doing everything they can to crush and destroy these students, to really mentally break them (and I mean that in a serious and lifelong way) and it&#39;s all in the name of, &#34;well, they have to learn.&#34;<br/><br/>No. YOU have to learn, you ignorant cretin. You don&#39;t have to make people miserable to prove you&#39;ve taught them something.<br/><br/>Fuck these guys. I&#39;m so mad. I haven&#39;t even been here an hour. 2026-03-14T07:38:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvgn3tw854jvvlyy2khhq7crjpwrs9kqg3wtarawj7r38g9u37y4czyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl55vnmcc #3GoodThings <br/><br/>- The Producers stage musical in London.<br/><br/>- Andy Nyman&#39;s performance in The Producers.<br/><br/>- London is a vibrant, diverse, culturally rich land, with thousands of people I wish I could know. 2026-03-12T23:04:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfmu53ayk3mehg4v7e0clzd7rva4z3dpkj4fg4lxtjlq6palkwmeszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5wwke6j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ccqyd8akjy9g5zdqtsgl93s3h92j86wj3rllndxrtvct52ayv2gg0c3ns'>nevent1q…c3ns</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good luck! It&#39;s like a rabbit warren of things you didn&#39;t know you needed. 2026-03-07T06:21:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspm46c2c56qks3rfxsrsgaghnvkqdgrnxav7w6t08ppngfxvtrjhgzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5fa86dw I can continue to say, &#34;I&#39;m a runner.&#34;<br/><br/>Because I&#39;ve now completed 2 runs in my life (...totalling just 16 minutes of running but it all counts!)<br/>#exercise #running 2026-02-25T17:52:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv36al74448e8h8faw7sx7a6u9jp66cyl2ar8h57jkpgnn9em39sczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5vtfwer The first things I&#39;ve ever made out of clay:<br/>#clay<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/116/114/512/157/136/589/original/55d67efecae5b979.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-22T13:30:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspjx84fhpqufljs7kvc0lhlvljfepj992zljd554zhvaff8z256lgzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5nyskhy Today is the day! It&#39;s finally here! The day I&#39;ve been dreaming of!<br/><br/>After a month including travel, returning immediately to work, my parents showing up to visit, my car breaking, work being insufferable arseholes, all while trying to recover from the holiday and rearrange our house and lives for the house to be viewed by a prospective buyer... <br/><br/>Today... I do nothing.<br/><br/>I have Jenkins. I have a book (or 600...). I have tea. I have a lump of clay.<br/><br/>What I don&#39;t have is any plans.<br/><br/>The menty b can be staved off for another week. :goose_knife: 2026-02-22T09:27:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszp8hsmhk6dylhzrexep93884f6a8hfvgsd6zkzfj6swm26lmtpwszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5tyjsj2 TL;DR: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1c6z5ztjge4tu2d9re0cq73q368q7cm7fcwjcgs8j38qamxtr5tlssuq3gp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>LRRR Hype Bot</span> (<span class="italic">npub1c6z…q3gp</span>)</a></span> appeared in a dream and dropped wisdom of the ancients. Then we all drank fruit juice before bed.<br/><br/>---<br/><br/>I had a dream that several of us Fedizens were at Ben&#39;s house and we were discussing how we use our phones too much.<br/><br/>Everyone was really friendly and caring. There was a vampire lady in the corner with really big hair who said she was feeling a little overwhelmed.<br/><br/>When someone asked how to get away from phones for a while, our wonderful host Ben (who looked a bit like Brendan Fraser&#39;s George of the Jungle only with a black t-shirt on), made a suggestion.<br/><br/>&#34;Pretend the internet hasn&#39;t been invented yet.&#34;<br/><br/>Want to scroll Instagram? Can&#39;t. Hasn&#39;t been invented yet.<br/><br/>Want to find out the news in Uruguay? Internet isn&#39;t a thing so you&#39;ll have to call your old pal Ana Maria and ask her directly.<br/><br/>Just picking up your phone to do puzzles? Hasn&#39;t been invented. You&#39;ll have to go buy a paper magazine to do those.<br/><br/>Need a recipe for bread? No internet so just experiment and guess and see what happens.<br/><br/>Then there was some kind of pyjama party with cocktails. So much sugar right before bed seemed like a bad idea.<br/><br/>Party on, Wayne. 2026-02-22T08:39:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8mvqz29rwh3jnh99hanvdkc5n0rt403k7ysqrvgl9n5d2s3du40gzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5fq4845 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd3205ganpcct63v94k727vzg20lckra97yj289glqh4rrmg59eesfs7r0n'>nevent1q…7r0n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As an example, if I made glucose* in JSmol, where would I find H-bonding and London forces?<br/><br/>* This isn&#39;t the one for my assignment because that feels like cheating and wouldn&#39;t help my understanding. 2026-02-18T18:16:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd3205ganpcct63v94k727vzg20lckra97yj289glqh4rrmg59eeszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl52kemcf Hello chemists and physicists of Mastodon!<br/><br/>In my next assignment I have to create a 3D image of a molecule (which I&#39;ve done) and then I have to label this molecule where we might find H-bonding and London forces. Just one example of each.<br/><br/>I think I understand H-bonding, but when it came to studying London forces I just hoped it wouldn&#39;t come up.<br/><br/>Well. It has.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t understand London forces at all so I have no idea how to even attempt to label a bond as a London force or not. Is it not all of the bonds? At the moment I just have to randomly guess...<br/>#AskFedi #Chemistry #Physics 2026-02-18T18:08:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfhqreks3st2znz7xcn5g0ym50asg6ygjzqzp08hfmlr8yyq4wjgczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5ncssq3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfpyq2rv0fteh7s5an46vu98eq6z04naujv3xz6tqnvfxqxg7r8rqlf4hm6'>nevent1q…4hm6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The most amazing thing is our hotel in Sydney upgraded us slightly. <br/><br/>By which I mean we booked a double room, and we&#39;ve been given a 2 bed/3 bathroom suite with views of the harbour and opera house that should have cost us £1000 a night. <br/><br/>The toilet seat opens when you walk towards it.<br/>#HoneymoonHashtag 2026-02-10T07:11:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfpyq2rv0fteh7s5an46vu98eq6z04naujv3xz6tqnvfxqxg7r8rqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl558mpa7 Our last hotel in Christchurch was really kind and gave us a jar of honey to start our marriage &#34;with sweetness&#34;.<br/><br/>Honey. Honeymoon. I love it. It was really wonderful!<br/><br/>Until we got to the immigration queue in Australia when we had animal products to declare so it took us an extra hour to leave the airport...<br/><br/>Worth it though.<br/>#HoneymoonHashtag 2026-02-10T07:08:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsppw5upccvr5wshlszhs6sdyrup3dwq877jdxwxhesds2hqqtu0uczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5nmsr9a My favourite memory of John Mastodon is when he drank that can of coke by ripping the bottom off with his teeth. What a guy. 2026-01-17T13:33:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrmhzlz9pclk26kxqu9gsjs5yqrkfvaunwkasqav2tzfm469uf3xgzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5xld6tf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2r9std4sct9uwd20srjl7sw9xqncvqlt4tquw80zycy59tk3hsfc9luax7'>nevent1q…uax7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My super awesome t-shirt in the cold light of day:<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/899/057/340/745/987/original/174b5ee34ee68fa9.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-15T12:15:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstxpvxdy836cp5dt8ny0juj8x3fc59shpp87x2hgkm9kczg5c3khszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5tm5s4z Shout-out to New Zealand folk:<br/><br/>If you can spare a moment, please can you tell me some of your favourite bands and musical artists from your country? Any genre is good!<br/><br/>I want to make a playlist and I&#39;d rather hear about what you love and explore from there than asking Google. ❤️<br/>#NewZealand 2026-01-15T08:17:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2r9std4sct9uwd20srjl7sw9xqncvqlt4tquw80zycy59tk3hsfczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5fhqax2 For the first time ever, I&#39;m going to share a photo of me in my super awesome t-shirt. It glows in the dark!<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/895/814/617/216/413/original/ec683cafeda4502f.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-14T22:31:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrj8slx53am8uz8epss80regl06skp7ex0jfz75mvfzxuu40reelczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl527fdxs One of my not-shit colleagues has her last day with us tomorrow, so I said I would bake her her own batch of my famous brownies.<br/>#food #baking<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/810/453/706/883/106/original/41a64ea7e4262974.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-30T20:42:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswg9m0l6z5qgs2k5jkvdxl59f3zfk27hjcals944rxewf6y4xh0rczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl53vf7ee Jenkins has decided it&#39;s time to moult again. It&#39;s so weird because rabbits don&#39;t moult all that often. <br/><br/>Just for the first half of the year and then the following six months.<br/>#RabbitsOfMastodon 2025-12-27T11:08:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstr7adtaql66cq7lht6ve0dha2thzfj6f2x2ym8zxnd3y87tu8seqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5vv65kl I had a dream last night that I saw some really cool moss/lichen in the sun on the side of a tree. I wanted to photograph it for the fedi.<br/><br/>I love this place. 2025-12-26T22:18:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspp3xtq5lw08czdhlxjyylp02z75235nx7v0l9jy8k5x8w63lqnhczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5jzcckq Hi guys, just wanted to take a minute to wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year, most of all good health! These days people don&#39;t spend much time or thought on some personal words to their friends and family, they just copy and paste some random message and send it on. So I just want to thank you and wish you a happy and fulfilling 2018 - you’re the best gymnastics group anyone could ask for. Ben x 2025-12-25T21:09:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvqhq964tuz9799dvq5mmttgyal4xeaew29agzuqtar96ak4fs8fqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl58qtrjc &#34;Why don&#39;t you just Amazon it?&#34; asks my mum.<br/><br/>Because I walked up to the local shopping centre and I bought Christmas cards and actual gifts from a little gift shop. I get to handwrite the cards and wrap the gifts myself and it feels personal. I touched these soft toys and wrapped them and wrote the little card.<br/><br/>Then I went to the post office and bought the box and packaging I&#39;d need to post them tomorrow. There was an old lady with a frame delivering mince pies to the staff. At the checkout counter I saw some gift label stickers and I&#39;d just run out, so I bought them too.<br/><br/>Then I went via the local cafe for a takeaway tea and laughed at a small boy (2ish) determined to pay for his ice cream by himself, thereby holding up the whole queue in an adorable way.<br/><br/>As I walked home I smiled at the random guy walking past me and he smiled back.<br/><br/>Sure, this way of gift-giving is much longer and takes much more effort. But I&#39;ve given my friend the gift of time and energy and that makes it much more special. <br/><br/>And I got to feel like part of a community for a moment. 2025-12-09T12:08:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrhw8dl5jzepyycxqreu543pknjksavzxgfjrkgnpmfzuw3z6mzzczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5cfxay0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2jpvmx4vdqr4kfs4xp8uwj25m6qa29yqscjhnylmf9ycekyykpjsn0k6mw'>nevent1q…k6mw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/683/668/594/083/867/original/0b210cbe0d6636a8.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-12-08T11:20:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvh0atkg5d8zpx0ghvt77e8l58hwvp25e9jyvnaed2prfanfvnuqczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl55dzrc7 I did my semi-annual search for &#34;how to exercise for autistic people who hate exercise&#34; and I&#39;ve learnt two things:<br/><br/>- get a dog.<br/>- hate exercise and do it anyway.<br/><br/>#exercise #ActuallyAutistic 2025-11-25T19:53:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9py4egp4j2tqa3xdlu7f6gghrrkgzg0ds7smlvfhr3ak0y6cawgczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5x67em6 Casual reminder to go and press that &#34;export data&#34; button on Mastodon. <br/><br/>You can backup your list of follows, blocks, lists etc, so if you ever have to start all over again on another instance you can pick up right where you left off. 2025-11-24T06:51:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstp4tjqwpdhuzyawymktj6yrq2z5rxgk8kuq9zyjkaz5hnz20sz4gzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5rqh9gr This darts, darts, darts final isn&#39;t going to be very long, is it?<br/>#darts 2025-11-23T20:27:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqfqq3w5n96fhh0mxvh9wn4hv094nx4dqw4hvvpnuwhgpdmq7wdjqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5y0txrv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdm4j3grdc6h7fgj637z5yv8kmeus8dwjqcp6dhph60wcgvxmj7gsx68h4w'>nevent1q…8h4w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m assuming someone very popular boosted my original post because I&#39;ve never had so many replies in one day.<br/><br/>In answer to a lot of questions, my parents fully drank the Kool Aid. They think voice activated stuff is the tits and it&#39;s a wonderful modern gadget. Amazon is their go-to shop for absolutely everything, but they will still have a conversation with you about how awful it is that there are no independent shops on the high street.<br/><br/>We are not the same people. <br/><br/>Before I leave their house tomorrow, I&#39;m trying to think of some keywords to say so that their ads are completely bizarre. 2025-11-23T15:56:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdm4j3grdc6h7fgj637z5yv8kmeus8dwjqcp6dhph60wcgvxmj7gszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5q69v7k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsds7ll4cf59jkaq3vfnfxzq6ex78yyr9y2xj6r3y084696zgp47dgmpwyhc'>nevent1q…wyhc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Does anyone have any literature on why having these listening devices in your house is a bad idea? <br/><br/>My instinct is &#34;it&#39;s obviously bad just cos&#34; but that isn&#39;t exactly helpful. 2025-11-23T11:35:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsds7ll4cf59jkaq3vfnfxzq6ex78yyr9y2xj6r3y084696zgp47dgzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl524ktnz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgk20rzqxvgt9n3uettl30zk9g8qdexfa8tlz4lnv7qhna8z4y6es3zvr97'>nevent1q…vr97</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was foolishly pressing the &#34;on&#34; button with my finger. Like a *peasant*. 2025-11-23T11:26:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgk20rzqxvgt9n3uettl30zk9g8qdexfa8tlz4lnv7qhna8z4y6eszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl57ewlqe My parents have an alexa kettle that can only be turned on by speaking to alexa or using an app.<br/><br/>So I can have tea as long as they have a wifi connection.<br/><br/>Welcome to the 21st century. 2025-11-23T08:40:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyr70l9cjdsmvqx2mwang7z4atkwljrezclvcv36rygzrqltddldczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5x220qg I was just having a lovely little scroll and keeping watch over you lovely people when I remembered that today, like everyone else around here recently, is my 3rd Fediversary.<br/><br/>It&#39;s such a relief to know that this community of people exists, and you (yes YOU) are a part of that.<br/><br/>So thank you for having me, and keep on trucking.<br/>:annoyingdog: 2025-11-20T20:54:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv62acfm2w2ehmlxx72r39qyz92tjn7qcpfduegx0jn99pu6kcllqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5n675nn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsweh4sya787va5jcjxuewexwa2f384dds5gtazse5ayuwzgmwdkvcmqmjrj'>nevent1q…mjrj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also, why do my parents say they&#39;re so proud of me when I&#39;m getting married? <br/><br/>We&#39;re so proud you finally found a husband. You worked long and hard to earn this husband. We instilled this incredible work ethic in you to help you get a husband and continue the narrative of hetero normative domination. You&#39;ve now won at patriarchy and can give up because you&#39;ve peaked.<br/><br/>It&#39;s just weird. It&#39;s not a finish line or something I&#39;ve worked for.<br/><br/>Of course, I didn&#39;t say any of these things but I thought them very loudly.<br/>#AlpacaMyBagsForTheWedding #MatrimonyMusings 2025-11-16T15:58:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsweh4sya787va5jcjxuewexwa2f384dds5gtazse5ayuwzgmwdkvczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5r6m0rp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7cpkuma5w759xn2uy6jyvylcnfjckwr3h3haznezk2vem3062jcxe8ne2'>nevent1q…8ne2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We got home and opened all of our cards this afternoon. There were tons. Even the alpacas sent us a card (for real).<br/><br/>This one is one of my favourites from one of my friends. The front of the card had a big cake on it. The cake was not a lie. It was labelled &#34;real cake&#34;. This was the inside:<br/><br/>#AlpacaMyBagsForTheWedding #MatrimonyMusings<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/560/012/894/473/987/original/07e33b5957a6cf85.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-16T15:14:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy7cpkuma5w759xn2uy6jyvylcnfjckwr3h3haznezk2vem3062jczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5h7dpan In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs026ruthq4pqh3spchuqxageauv77tsa92zjkam2f6zmg7qe5442s55c3ul'>nevent1q…c3ul</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I had about 6 cups of tea yesterday, which is a really strong reason for why my sleep was so bad last night. But I was on the dance floor with my fancy mug. Some people didn&#39;t believe it was really tea in there.<br/><br/>Some people don&#39;t know me at all.<br/><br/>#AlpacaMyBagsForTheWedding #MatrimonyMusings 2025-11-16T14:59:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs026ruthq4pqh3spchuqxageauv77tsa92zjkam2f6zmg7qe5442szyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5kw2340 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvh73xxnvupfhp702nk08py4gjmteggu0h2yvqv9z4qsd7fl9qyesjlg8ww'>nevent1q…g8ww</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also didn&#39;t believe anything anyone said. Telling me I looked beautiful or that the speech was great. I&#39;m like well, you have to say that because this is the day when everyone is nice to me.<br/><br/>Also, when people said those things I couldn&#39;t say &#34;... obviously&#34; and I had to say thank you. I spent a lot of money and many hours of my life to live up to all of the conventional beauty standards on this one day. Of course you&#39;ll recognise I look different to normal (jeans, hoodies, trainers...) and use the word &#34;beautiful&#34;. But I won&#39;t believe you when I say it.<br/><br/>I believe myself though. I looked well fit. And really boobalicious.<br/>#AlpacaMyBagsForTheWedding #MatrimonyMusings 2025-11-16T14:57:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvh73xxnvupfhp702nk08py4gjmteggu0h2yvqv9z4qsd7fl9qyeszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5dhfxm9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd2ha6ser07wtha46322wx8elf8uuxvpnnrskkrdl0v7r6egwrtpsvy7x97'>nevent1q…7x97</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It was a good day. I don&#39;t understand where it was supposed to be stressful and I didn&#39;t understand why people kept asking if I was nervous or excited.<br/><br/>I was just there to have a party and do what I had to do. I wasn&#39;t worried or buzzing. I just &#34;was&#34;. Eventually I picked up that I was supposed to say I was excited, but still, I found it weird.<br/><br/>#AlpacaMyBagsForTheWedding #MatrimonyMusings 2025-11-16T14:52:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd2ha6ser07wtha46322wx8elf8uuxvpnnrskkrdl0v7r6egwrtpszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl57pwvhg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsykse82f0jt7wmgeyhq22gzgvrcuslpylr7pyd44v7qx6ft2w7tysm7e093'>nevent1q…e093</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The magician was bloody fantastic. Everyone commented on his amazing skills. My cheeks hurt from smiling so much watching him do his stuff. <br/><br/>#AlpacaMyBagsForTheWedding #MatrimonyMusings 2025-11-16T14:48:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsykse82f0jt7wmgeyhq22gzgvrcuslpylr7pyd44v7qx6ft2w7tyszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl550fnrf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsttyumzfdvk8c82qj6pgavxyramrpu3m45q4jq49dx5yza684hrwgehnkmz'>nevent1q…nkmz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When I tried to leave my hotel in the morning to set off to the venue to get ready, my 18 month old niece came to wave me off. She sat in the driver&#39;s seat of my car.<br/><br/>Worst taxi ever. I don&#39;t think she even had a licence.<br/><br/>Cute as fuck though.<br/><br/>We also had a really good chat this morning as she pointed out all the birds she could see from the window and we practised animal noises.<br/><br/>#AlpacaMyBagsForTheWedding #MatrimonyMusings 2025-11-16T14:46:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsttyumzfdvk8c82qj6pgavxyramrpu3m45q4jq49dx5yza684hrwgzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5gn89yc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0jnv2ewkl60q0z3v4xnya3qtpuftrevnnw6f3kwlru24vxsy2ncs4az4yq'>nevent1q…z4yq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The alpacas were a big hit.<br/><br/>I had to walk past them in order to get to the ceremony room. Obviously I had to stop and feed them before I walked down the aisle. Everyone had to wait. Alpacas come first.<br/><br/>After the ceremony we did the traditional confetti tunnel photography thing and when we got to the end, everyone just stood there... so I picked up my dress and started running towards these guys!<br/>#AlpacaMyBagsForTheWedding #MatrimonyMusings<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/559/884/735/248/071/original/63f22a7646d32f8a.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-16T14:42:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0jnv2ewkl60q0z3v4xnya3qtpuftrevnnw6f3kwlru24vxsy2ncszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5x6aaaf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsva8xnfw332eyt9cuaahwp93yyd4gwdxdenj762a50cdh46mysqrs08t3jr'>nevent1q…t3jr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s the afternoon after the night before and I don&#39;t know how I&#39;m still moving after just over 3 hours of sleep and non-stop socialising.<br/><br/>Here are some of the highlights:<br/><br/>#AlpacaMyBagsForTheWedding #MatrimonyMusings 2025-11-16T14:37:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsva8xnfw332eyt9cuaahwp93yyd4gwdxdenj762a50cdh46mysqrszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5r4fpwz 10 minutes until I have to haul myself out of bed and get this party started. Decided I need some background music this morning and I have a playlist setup to just have some good vibes.<br/><br/>I forgot about the image I set and it&#39;s great.<br/>#AlpacaMyBagsForTheWedding #MatrimonyMusings<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/552/624/235/374/403/original/a75f22c59c8dcb84.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-15T07:56:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2tdrldjzvh942tgwpkdhe2amf59yhysuavsclya7rrczgrk46ffszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5ytn7rs Up to now I haven&#39;t really understood why weddings are notoriously so stressful. <br/><br/>But today I spoke to a colleague who&#39;s getting married next autumn and she has been to her venue recently to measure the length of the aisle so she can work out precisely how many steps she needs to take to end up on the correct foot when she reaches the front so she can turn the right way.<br/><br/>That&#39;s how. That&#39;s how one gets stressed about a wedding.<br/>#MatrimonyMusings 2025-11-09T13:57:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2e8nqjnu47h0g3mps3h95pf0ny2aqyel8jt00a98uyc7a97v35cgzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5tzk8x3 I want to wear my Fitbit on my wedding day because, much like Google, I feast on all of that lovely, lovely data. I&#39;m curious to see just how fucked up my heart goes that day.<br/><br/>Anyway, it doesn&#39;t exactly &#34;go with the outfit&#34; and I didn&#39;t want to put it on my ankle like an offender on day release. So instead I&#39;m testing keeping it under my tit in my bra.<br/><br/>It is now known as a TitBit.<br/><br/>Please and thank you.<br/>#MatrimonyMusings 2025-11-06T13:05:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspqwtak00s08f7p8km6x9spjes06f0kpc5eqs7yhmzd6x3m4zrwtszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5kf4fg2 Perks of being an adult: having two advent calendars and using one in November.<br/>#winning 2025-11-01T10:04:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9nk92jd6vtuyu5qw0uuqu2jzmrt0k035yu00n3emzne3jamrfhnczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5eh8295 Shout out to people who love ebooks but hate Amazon:<br/><br/>Bookshop.org has started doing eBooks! They have an app! They have classics for free! They have daily 99p deals!<br/><br/>Much excite!<br/><br/>#books #bookstodon 2025-10-18T08:20:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst9wh4ddjpy4zgj4qn8g6x3czr273cuaz0dd32eeel9s0s6nkjc0gzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl550j8jw I&#39;m learning about normal faults and reverse faults and I have 4 photos of faults. I have to determine if each one shows a reverse fault or a normal fault.<br/><br/>My understanding is that a reverse fault pushed the 2 sides together and a normal fault pulls them apart. They slide. The layers move.<br/><br/>Here is one of the photos.<br/><br/>My question is, how do I tell if the left side has fallen or if the right side has been pushed up?<br/><br/>Okay. In typing this out, I think I may have actually just worked it out and how the slope is the clue. But please explain if this is obvious to you.<br/>#geology #rocks<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/367/945/968/050/914/original/e2df3f8a5555763c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-13T17:07:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqthas09mj3k07aha9tnwxshrpz9rwcaeqvma8d2qjpz6yy22jn9szyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5e02eg8 Wedding venue just called me.<br/><br/>I picked up just as they hung up.<br/><br/>They didn&#39;t leave a message. Up to now everything has been done by via email so wtf did they want. <br/><br/>The most obvious answer is that the venue has burnt down and the wedding is off.<br/><br/>The least likely answer is that they still have some rooms left and they want us to get people to stay there.<br/><br/>...Probably the fire though.<br/>#MatrimonyMusings 2025-10-08T13:51:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgu5zddr7vhdhxjyy6vhq2utnhray85t3jy33ck6r9t5dlf3l63pszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl54k0fct I pet a dog today. 2025-10-07T20:01:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ryrg0v8nws2zpascver6z86esewmukgxrey30lf5zf79gqsk2ggzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl59mtxuh Just written my wedding speech.<br/><br/>I worked in the phrase &#34;kawaii Darth Vader&#34; so that tells you everything you need to know.<br/><br/>#MatrimonyMusings 2025-10-06T20:49:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz5vpx5skpzv47fh843gkyw6f8r6krplsddjpfg2uu38fgcgr9kaczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5k903g2 One of the cool things on Mastodon is the mute function. <br/><br/>When someone&#39;s being a dick you can mute them for a while (or forever) so that if they continue to be a dick you don&#39;t have to see it! Even if they include your handle!<br/><br/>10/10 2025-10-05T15:27:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp4esd5k7cnmard32hyfrq8shewlwtg0re32ke935zmglws08mxtczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5dcvxpj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxv29jjdg9ukgggn03yal8r8aglz57f0ftmsg00ws0ctpmf2n0gmslu0qvp'>nevent1q…0qvp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I see the typo.<br/><br/>I&#39;m not changing it. Friend rice is exactly what it is now! 2025-10-04T11:30:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxv29jjdg9ukgggn03yal8r8aglz57f0ftmsg00ws0ctpmf2n0gmszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5vre67p Finally (!) getting round to making that friend rice that [@Erased_Citizen](<a href="https://cupoftea.social/@Erased_Citizen">https://cupoftea.social/@Erased_Citizen</a> ) made me make.<br/><br/>Been craving it for ages! Now I&#39;m almost excited to go to work so I can eat it.<br/>#food 2025-10-04T11:29:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2y0px2qw6llmdwxre2swcua540u6j3z3huvsg9f78gcwuw99xckczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl54jl3q6 Fiancé forgot to put the bin out (I must set him up with Ben&#39;s reminder bot...) so I went out there in full pyjama glory to do it.<br/><br/>It will only take 10 seconds.<br/><br/>No one will be out this early in the morning.<br/><br/>It will be fine!<br/><br/>... I walked out of my door at the exact same moment as my gammon neighbour. He didn&#39;t comment on my dinosaur hoody (complete with spikes up the arms and on the hood) but I can only assume he was deeply envious of my fashion choices. 2025-10-02T06:25:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvswg986cv0k0d0w8k6acujagw00xsy457fn82lk7thxztweelktgzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl56yy265 Period is a few days late. Concern.<br/><br/>Yey! That&#39;s a lot of blood when I wipe! Joy!<br/><br/>Ah. Wait. No. Wrong hole.<br/><br/>Concern.<br/><br/>(The joys of a bowel disease. This is common and not an actual cause for concern. It just means I get to take the fun drugs later tonight.)<br/><br/>#periods #ibd 2025-10-01T19:28:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstdul2g2h4sma2r6u8nkqwryyy8s0f0w5qv27k9xywdhzqy8jjctszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5ztrney In my work, &#34;nm&#34; means nautical miles.<br/><br/>In my current science module, &#34;nm&#34; means nanometres.<br/><br/>Now when something is &#34;200nm&#34; away I&#39;m not sure how concerned I should be. 2025-09-30T21:06:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2gkqdtaj0wht9a022eamarz6knf8r2054g3el6vxcjyhgwmxdfegzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5pcqr97 Because this part of your day isn&#39;t complete without seeing a rabbit hear his favourite word: breakfast. <br/>#RabbitsOfMastodon #JenksterFreitag<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/281/276/862/368/704/original/9034197992bb72e3.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-09-28T09:46:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs99qnzajp0xzfppdrfhuzhqv043n9ac8tqu8kytw5zrf2kph6hl3qzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5m04uk0 Happy Sunday, everyone! <br/><br/>The kettle is going on shortly, so you can expect a hot beverage of your choice to be ready soon. 2025-09-28T08:26:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs007g0r6wf33tx8zxvfmgz6xe5zhfuxc2wympzc5lnyj6a7zjxn2szyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5e3jrll Ah man, I&#39;ve had a lovely day. <br/><br/>I&#39;m exhausted. But:<br/><br/>- a couple of talented creative friends came over and did a huuuge chunk of wedding stuff for me. <br/><br/>- related: I got to use a glue gun. <br/><br/>- I had an excellent homemade curry with excellent homemade mango chutney. <br/><br/>- I watched an hour-long panel between Dave Fane and Anapela Polataivoa where they spent the whole time spreading the love and being adorable. <br/><br/>My overarching feeling now is tiredness but those were some nice things. More than #3GoodThings. If that ain&#39;t nice, what is? 2025-09-27T21:26:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv52ulluwqng5ejchd2cy4z9tdkgm4wxkmkglrujczyzj4x67x6mqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5mxzttx Something came up at work today and this is an excellent place to learn something new. <br/><br/>How do you pronounce the word &#34;buoy&#34;? <br/>#Boost4Reach 2025-09-23T20:33:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdgfnkujxnufzj8srgxkxrht6usf5str70c9vse5ezscunaxz5agszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl57vesm4 Look. You can all stop getting married now. We&#39;ve peaked. No wedding will be cooler than the one we&#39;ve put together. Here are our music choices for the ceremony:<br/><br/>#MatrimonyMusings<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/235/948/088/457/998/original/35b378721d75afb9.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-20T09:39:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz960djs5044729z8rele4em77pm4jyy0ksftm0jzka7alrgx970szyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5yvlsmm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst0r65pc88rn29f9um5m3z6tllaum46cj573qswmxh9v98k4nz7gsv69t0n'>nevent1q…9t0n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Then I was devastated. His 3rd call was to someone else. <br/><br/>He was fuming. Lots of swearing. Clearly he&#39;d called his girlfriend by the name of his ex and somehow this was his girlfriend&#39;s fault.<br/><br/>But the devastation was because he took the phone off speaker for this call. 2025-09-17T09:21:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst0r65pc88rn29f9um5m3z6tllaum46cj573qswmxh9v98k4nz7gszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5traplw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr2vcapkpmafpkd5n2wd6tsksge97luzh72vdjhqk82kxzmazjgrgnajdl7'>nevent1q…jdl7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And then the call itself! The whole carriage heard how this woman has had an awful week but she was doing okay, but the night before she got a bit upset. <br/><br/>She googled what it means when someone calls you the wrong name. &#34;It means that person is on their mind.&#34; <br/><br/>She said this very, very calmly.<br/><br/>The guy&#39;s response: &#34;Why did you do that?! Fuck off. No! Fuck off! Get out of my phone! It was my daughter&#39;s mum, for fucks sake.&#34;<br/><br/>He hangs up. 2025-09-17T09:19:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr2vcapkpmafpkd5n2wd6tsksge97luzh72vdjhqk82kxzmazjgrgzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5wwrcak On yesterday&#39;s train into London, my top moment was the guy who did phone calls on speaker phone. <br/><br/>The first call, no problem, he told his friend where he was and the plan for the day. Call over. <br/><br/>The second call. A woman&#39;s voice. This guy&#39;s first comment to the woman who he had chosen to speak to on speakerphone: &#34;keep it down, I&#39;m on the train.&#34; <br/><br/>MATE 2025-09-17T09:16:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstk6chpfreth7gld45c4nm9awkkjh98e769jpnqyef8xsf2yvpwlczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl50qztyf I saw Penn &amp; Teller on stage tonight.<br/><br/>And then I MET them. I have photographic evidence as well.<br/><br/>They are the sweetest and most caring performers you&#39;ll ever meet. I feel honoured to have met them. Plus their show was brilliant.<br/><br/>I won&#39;t sleep now.<br/><br/>#PennAndTeller 2025-09-15T22:20:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0t96a7nqpsa5u732drzqt65xut7qy7eez4s593dfu9e8f74etdeszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl50c5jh7 I have to pretend to be neurotypical* this weekend.<br/><br/>Sometimes it&#39;s a fun game where you throw in random questions because you know people will like it:<br/><br/>- How are you getting on with your job?<br/>- Didn&#39;t you go away recently?<br/>- Did you see that thing that&#39;s big on Netflix at the moment?<br/><br/>Usually they then start talking about a thing and I can nod and smile and occasionally repeat back what they&#39;ve said.<br/><br/>&#34;Oh yeah, so expensive.... all the time, yeah! ... Greece in September... She had a potato up there?!&#34;<br/><br/>A few times yesterday I had people say, &#34;nice to see you again!&#34; and my brain wanted to say, &#34;who the fuck are you?&#34; because I don&#39;t remember them in the slightest. Today will be a fun day though.<br/><br/>Feel free to suggest other top quality neurotypical questions I can use to make small talk with people I will probably never see again!<br/><br/>#ActuallyAutistic <br/><br/>*Shout out to my keyboard that suggested neurosyphilis as the word there... 2025-09-13T07:46:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvhyzhwqh2yrwxt0tm87hhnukevs06hzg39ezcm4lqzsktgyh5e4gzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5x8hytu 8 guests.<br/><br/>1 bathroom.<br/><br/>What could possibly go wrong? 2025-09-13T07:07:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfzfxs340v604hkgeg6y2vp4c36d0pa32zj4qenj5xctxkcge09eczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl507xqgl I&#39;m about to remove the nails because I&#39;m going to shower (and that&#39;s difficult enough without new sensory input) but I have realised that<br/><br/>A) I could handle wearing these for a day and <br/>B) they change colour!!!<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/115/187/027/473/528/848/original/92aebd206a7f76e7.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-09-11T18:16:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx6cdqz79p8dcl7fc49tjvsqayarq55af76hk6a60vgjfzgkzn4lqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5076lmr This feels like a rookie question but if I don&#39;t ask, I won&#39;t know.<br/><br/>Where does one get DRM-free ebooks that are easily readable on an Android device?<br/><br/>I can find PDFs and know Project Gutenberg pretty well, but I wondered if there was something that was more of a Kindle app replacement.<br/>#ebooks #reading #books 2025-09-07T20:03:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswqu8hgle84xygs98elmxgtay4hsexulp9lr3yhuml3tqxhxus4eszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl52f2mku Thank you, Fediverse! Goodbye, Amazon!<br/><br/>I&#39;ve now successfully &#34;liberated&#34; my Audible books into playable MP3 files with Libation.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve got all my Kindle books as readable text thanks to Calibre.<br/><br/>And Storygraph imported all of my Goodreads data!<br/><br/>#FuckDRM 2025-09-06T07:21:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspxfhjnskjguf62ut7tqqm6r9zftke9pnvlf2s9ekcql4z8du53dczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5fcfclh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxgj54a5nnnwc6aj4m20zsxv5s6y6243r6cyzcv87u3498ndqnpksykwxkj'>nevent1q…wxkj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>tangent: I love the word spelled because it&#39;s spelt incorrectly depending on whether you&#39;re from a country where it&#39;s spelt &#34;spelled&#34; or from a country where it&#39;s spelled &#34;spelt&#34;.<br/><br/>English is a cess pit. 2025-09-06T05:59:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw63x7dljcml4kvjxu0t9vsntgnxmws9g278dwnzlas48aqz9h0ygzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5jf8nfm Sometimes I go looking for community, to feel part of something, and less lonely.<br/><br/>Even when I find people I agree with, they just hate me. Even if I&#39;m trying to do the right thing, they&#39;re judgemental bastards who aren&#39;t open to change. <br/><br/>&#34;I&#39;ve driven a petrol car my whole adult life but I want to do better for the environment.&#34;<br/>&#34;Nope, no point. You&#39;ve polluted the world so much already. Why bother. You&#39;re the scourge of the earth and if you didn&#39;t think to get a bike 20 years ago then fuck the fuck off.&#34;<br/><br/>We&#39;re on the same fucking side, people!<br/><br/>Then I go to work and face the &#34;climate change isn&#39;t real&#34; gang... The Holocaust deniers and orange-cheeto supporters...<br/><br/>There&#39;s no space; there&#39;s no grace. There isn&#39;t a safe place to go. You get shunned on all sides. It&#39;s exhausting. Everyone wants to be demonstrably better than everyone else.<br/><br/>My world has been dwindling to a tiny dot of people as the fascists of this area get ever louder. It&#39;s one of those days where I wonder why we keep on going. What&#39;s the point of any of this?<br/><br/>For now, I&#39;ll just have a shower and get stuck into Two Point Museum again. 2025-08-31T18:01:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstydj38560sljw6s2dps8wpaqfdmgd3gk62rf6tywy6m6entnj2kqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5rzsvac In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8zpl49qmdtmxsq9kgjq6s644mz8dqrmmpm5sjsnhle3r09n44f7ga3mupd'>nevent1q…mupd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>last night&#39;s video was quite possibly my highlight of the summer. At the end of the video there&#39;s a big ol&#39; middle finger sticking up and filling the screen, so I know he&#39;s really happy with his gift. 2025-08-27T06:29:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr436t03zy2nuwd4tkrlt4pvvjma6rm4eynagchl5l0jemm6vzq9gzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5g2qhc3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv94ypeum2hvrefmp9hu4732xu6mszc545yfyphsdcmwdlfzn55kc6rqq06'>nevent1q…qq06</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I saw him last week and his dog goes absolutely crazy for me. I love her. One of the puzzles is about a tag on &#34;Helen&#39;s favourite thing&#34; which I thought he&#39;d realise immediately is his dog given my deep, undying love for her.<br/><br/>My friend is trying to explain to me why the answer is peas. Because I love peas. It must be peas.<br/><br/>I&#39;m there cradling the dog, telling her she&#39;s my favourite thing. At no point does my friend twig.<br/><br/>This no doubt contributed to yesterday&#39;s swearing. 2025-08-27T05:42:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv94ypeum2hvrefmp9hu4732xu6mszc545yfyphsdcmwdlfzn55kczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl55yr6pd Yesterday I received a video from my &#34;friend&#34; badmouthing me and calling me all sorts of inappropriate names. It started with, &#34;you absolute motherfucker!!!&#34; He shouted a lot. It was intense.<br/><br/>What this tells me is that my friend finally got into his birthday gift I gave him a month ago. He worked out all of the puzzles, it&#39;s taken him weeks, and only when he&#39;s worked it all out has he realised that I gave him the answer in the very first thing he opened...<br/><br/>*-*FRIENDSHIP*-* 2025-08-27T05:39:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf2dhq3xl3swyw9xt73tnjejuacmvj62m072clpenmz4kaw4tr2zqzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5f00a78 #Today, I&#39;m learning about the science of nutrition and healthy eating thanks to the Open University and OpenLearn. And it&#39;s *free*! <br/><br/>There are lots of videos of rectums. (Recta?)<br/><br/>What is everyone else getting up to today? Big plans? World domination? Putting the kettle on? 2025-08-26T07:05:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs963v3jqak0ahqadtgvdp76lthtf7s2thxf3kf5jvafe0wehl32yczyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5qsq7q9 #3GoodThings <br/><br/>- Yesterday I went to a 70th wedding anniversary party. I don&#39;t think I&#39;ll ever get to experience one of those ever again in my life. <br/><br/>- An old friend let me know they were thinking of me.<br/><br/>- Jenkins got spoilt today and he seemed to really enjoy himself. He&#39;s too cute! 🐇 2025-08-18T21:19:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq54kvdhupqddasuevazpqkv600e7x7jhvglzyh644v9dl6s9y2kgzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5mvryne Genuine question.<br/><br/>If a film is released in one country but not others, is there a legal way to watch it from the other countries?<br/><br/>#AskFedi 2025-08-17T06:08:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrvgaph79ndkgu9t0tfvskcw68wtwl4x522tw78legqjkjfvqpjpgzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5afj7wc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy2r8t4zeg4dtlvd547j2guaevp3hyzyc4ckv5j3nmmuy3tzya48cdez43j'>nevent1q…z43j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>sadly I mean just Part 1 but split up because I kept running out of time when I tried to watch it. Parts 2 and 3 are ready and waiting in the wings though! Particularly looking forward to #2. 2025-08-12T18:04:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2e0s6793kvwfkfm4savly5e578urac62gcp6dfeulxleulkuacggzyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl56kx97w It only took 3 separate sittings but I can now say I&#39;ve officially seen The Godfather as well today.<br/><br/>This is the year of classic films! 2025-08-12T17:49:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxw0nvhpyagftd2yjp48vqd626lcnnev9txqrp4d2wxmqdr6lnxlszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5c8hydn As someone not from New Zealand and who doesn&#39;t live in New Zealand, does anyone know of any written resources for learning te reo Māori? For a very beginning beginner!<br/><br/>I can find plenty of courses for residents. I just want a book that explains the basics but isn&#39;t written by AI.<br/>#TeReoMaori #languages 2025-08-06T14:17:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst2smhw4amdmtcw4c6llllregc6ffqf5f4n69up0vse3uyfhmf2aszyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5596jjx #3GoodThings <br/><br/>- My friend told me to fuck off a lot of times and reckons I could ruin someone&#39;s life. (That sounds bad... but it&#39;s a compliment, I swear.)<br/><br/>- I got deep into Echoes of Wisdom. That&#39;s a fun game, and now I have a horse.<br/><br/>- I drank out of a cool mug pictured below. We had tea and cake in the woods while my friend went down every wrong avenue I&#39;d laid out for him in his birthday puzzles.<br/> <img src="https://media.beige.party/media_attachments/files/114/921/468/928/619/784/original/4f302281c378d708.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-26T20:42:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdq497kxtxxpj0xph78q252m8zq3zgxuvhtfu46ll7v2nzxtkk45czyr3vwnyv76arth78j5gdtl74dy4vdmjkxyzd928dd27yfyagqhtl5agt6cv #3GoodThings <br/><br/>- I finished the not-perfect draft of my text adventure for publication. Let&#39;s call it the alpha release.<br/><br/>- I watched Bringing Up Baby and it was great. I think I could be sisters with Katherine Hepburn.<br/><br/>- I had a mini photo shoot with my photographer-friend last week. She&#39;s just sent me all the photos and I don&#39;t look like a haggard crone. She&#39;s a wizard. <br/><br/>Bonus: in one of the photos I pretended to be a dinosaur so she made it into a movie poster for Jurassic Park. A title across the top said I was &#34;Oscar nominated for playing all of the dinosaurs&#34;. I&#39;m like, this is a fantasy world, why the fuck didn&#39;t I win?! 2025-07-19T20:43:56Z