Not all that long ago, we had a referendum and Bristol voted for a more collaborative, representative and democratic system of local government
Now Westminster says we can't have it
My rumbling disappointment in this labour government continues
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@mrmmarsh.bsky.social @aliceemmalouise.bsky.social Hello hello!
So here I am, breaking my lengthy social media silence so I can be probably the ten thousandth person to recommend prefixing the www. bit of recipe pages with cooked.wiki/ to strip out all the junk and reduce to ingredients and method
Stressed out to fuck, short-tempered, and about to have this year's teary Christmas-breakdown in the middle of a Christmas market
Compliments of the season to you too
Pareidolia in action - toilet flush button featuring two dots and a downward curve that looks like a grumpy face
Grumpy Button doesn't give a fuck what you think
@drnickmorris.bsky.social Hi
Thanks for the follow!
Welcome to Bluesky, and to boating!
Ah, my old cat - Thomas Catterton - was named after this local celebrity (and in honour of my uncomfortable crush on this teenage corpse!)
Turns out I'm much too old for that kind of sleep deprivation nowadays!
Currently auditioning a new candidate for the role of part time boyfriend
Sunday night was the staying up all night talking and cuddling night which was very sweet, but god this week is a struggle now
You're a very kind man :)
Kind of sad that I've had to kick off my return with removing one of the cats from my bio though
RIP Thomas Catterton
Okay, after a long break from social media in the post-twitter world, and failing to get here or mastodon to stick, I'm giving this another go, so...
Hello Bluesky
I'll add it to the list
Thanks for the tip
Oh, I dunno
I go months without looking at it and then just find myself browsing
God, this app is so fucking tedious
I can see why - it's a bit dry, but I thought there was a lot of interesting insight in there
I think that's why I'd like to read it with others - mine the ideas, but explore them with a bit more human experience rather than academic language and case studies
I've done a lot of running this weekend, and finally listened to The Velvet Rage
It's great, busy I'm not sure taking through it in one weekend does it justice
I think I want a nice little queer book group to work through it reflecting on one chapter at a time
Oh no
There's a London-based queer online fitness coach who I quite like and I really hope it's not the same one
Wow, we obviously had very similar experiences, but a few years apart
I am all of this, but with Out of Time and Automatic for the People, and Little Earthquakes
Big day everyone!
youtu.be/WJBrAIVrK-4?...
What?
Who, me?!
No. YOU'RE listening to Come From Away and crying into YOUR dinner
Well well...
Look who I've found, @thecidershedpod.bsky.social!
Pretty sure I've seen that guy on another app
I've only very recently come to the with the fact that that isn't for me
I decided to "lay off it for a bit" and have accidentally been dry for almost two years
I can't recommend it highly enough - literally everything improves
Yes! Good advice for both situations
Don't want to say much about the film - the less you know the better, and it's the kind of thing where everyone's experience will be different
Will be interested to hear your thoughts though
It's definitely worth seeing
Don't arrange anything for straight afterwards though
It's one of those ones that needs a bit of time to settle
How did you get on?
I saw it on Sunday and think I'll be haunted by it for a little while yet
Boyfriend saw it this afternoon - he's on his way here now, direct from the cinema
I have no idea how to prepare for how he's going to be!
Grindr, but for someone to give you a cuddle and stroke your hair and make comforting sshhhing noises until you fall asleep after an upsetting film
Oh boy
That was a lot
I've never regretted a choice to go and see a film on my own before
Nearly asked a stranger in the lobby for a hug
