RolloTreadway

RolloTreadway, 3 days ago to random

Okay, I've cut my hair, I've cleaned the bathroom, I've done a little life admin, I've fed the birds, I've fed myself, now I think it's time to try and call the internet people.

RolloTreadway, 4 days ago to random

I am too tired and grouchy to make words be put next to each other for purpose of work. Please someone write it for me.

RolloTreadway, 4 days ago to random

Morning everyone. Very exhausting dreams again. Head is properly sore. Lots of work to do today but having computer problems again. I just want to have a long dreamless sleep.

Hope everyone had better sleep than me, or has better sleep if you're off to bed soon.

Earworm this morning is Fauré's Pavane, for whatever reason. Here's some kids playing it beautifully. https://youtu.be/wQDoN40-_C4

RolloTreadway, 5 days ago to random

I've mentioned that I'm getting a new boss, and new boss is not going to be replacing old boss directly - they'll be going into a newly created role (because of an organisational restructure).

The proposed job description has been sent around our team for feedback before the vacancy is published. Would it be wrong for me to suggest that a key responsibility for this new role is:

"Let the quality improvement person get on with their job, leave them alone, and stop inviting them to fucking meetings all the time"

RolloTreadway, 5 days ago to random

Morning. I had a lot of very exhausting and sometimes challenging dreams last night, so I feel like I've hardly slept. And the hose broke again, after my previous attempted fix, so I got soaked when watering the plants. My internet is still running at <1mbps. I'm not in a good mood.

RolloTreadway, 6 days ago to random

Morning everyone. Felt awful when I went to bed, because of some triggering stuff (not here), but didn't say anything because I hoped I might feel better in the morning. And I do, right now anyway. So there.

RolloTreadway, 6 days ago to random

Occurs to me that I've lived in my house exactly three years today. If I'd known all of you at the time, and you'd known how things were where I used to live and all the stuff going on at the time, this might seem noteworthy. However, I didn't so it doesn't.

RolloTreadway, 7 days ago to Bloomscrolling

Anyone want some flowers from out of my garden?

#bloomscrolling

Columbines in a pale pink and purple. Their slim petals hang downwards as a bell. They are purple closer to the stem and pale pink further along. One of in focus close up - and it has a tiny bug climbing on a petal - with many others behind. We can also see some orange poppies, out of focus, and a wooden fence at the back.
A verbena with small flowers standing upright atop a stem with jagged dark green leaves. The flowers are pale purple and white, with some bold magenta at the centre of the cluster. The bright pink bucket that they're growing in is just visible in the background, and it's all in front of a brown brick wall. There's an old terracotta ventilation brick as well, the bucket is hanging from it, but don't worry, it's long since been blocked off (there's more modern ventilation just out of shot).
A soft pink rose in full bloom, with a second just behind it. They are lit well by low evening sun. In the background, we see the wooden fence they're growing beside, as well as many green leaves, plus some other flowers in yellow orange and purple, all out of focus.

RolloTreadway, 8 days ago to random

Good news! Because I make an effort to do things properly, a significant amount of the data I lost yesterday is available elsewhere.

Bad news! Internet is working even worse today than yesterday. I have contacted the provider, they want me to call them and check some things, but I can't because of work demands.

RolloTreadway, 8 days ago to music

Nice new folky album that I'm listening to, whilst trying to wrangle this work fuckup.

Afterlands - We Are The Animals In The Night

https://afterlands.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-the-animals-in-the-night-2

#music #NowPlaying

RolloTreadway, 9 days ago to random

What an awful day. And now I'm at the dentist. Wish me luck, please, I'm very much going to need it.

RolloTreadway, 8 days ago to random

Don't know what to do with myself this evening. Probably go to bed soon. Decided to have a belated think about this week's #ThursdayFiveList, for which @neurothing wants #TheOpener - five favourite opening songs of albums.

I'm not sure I can think of five that I'd say are my favourites. I'm far too tired and there's far too much music.

So here's five that came immediately to mind as being particularly good.

Anna Meredith - Nautilus
(from the album Varmints)
https://youtu.be/Vajhs2wBeCU

The Selecter - Three Minute Hero
(from the album Too Much Pressure)
https://youtu.be/MxE-Y142x1s

Tubeway Army - Me, I Disconnect From You
(from the album Replicas)
https://youtu.be/6SCrfZPMeWg

My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
(from the album Loveless)
https://youtu.be/FyYMzEplnfU

ØXN - Cruel Mother
(from the album CYRM)
https://youtu.be/fuaLiowElxE

RolloTreadway, 9 days ago to random

Today has been a disaster and I've not even gone to the dentist yet.

Lots of things went wrong with the computer when I was in the office, and through a series of tedious but unpleasant events that I won't try to describe, I've lost some really important data. Specifically: the cardiac arrest data that I've been working on and now need to redo in only two days.

And what's more, I've lost most of the formulae and mechanisms that I've developed to make that arrest work a whole lot easier.

And my internet is on the blink.

RolloTreadway, 10 days ago to random

Morning everyone. Four day weeks are such a good thing, and I wish more people had the ability to do them (where appropriate and desirable).

Unfortunately, some things have given me the 'despair at my life having been taken away' feelings, so I'm not doing well right now. I shan't wang on about them here again because it's the same story as many times before.

Also, I had a dream about my Dad being an alcoholic, which is weird, because Dad drank very sparingly and I never saw him even slightly tipsy. Dreams, eh? Odd things.

RolloTreadway, 13 days ago to Bloomscrolling

The first rose of the spring has emerged!

#bloomscrolling #gardening

RolloTreadway, 13 days ago to random

Morning everyone. Yesterday was an exciting day. Tomorrow is a gruesome, nightmarish prospect (or Monday). Today I think I shall do not much of anything other than walk to the woods.

Although the attachment came off my hosepipe and soaked me when I was trying to water the plants, so I guess I need to try and fix that.

Hope you all have a pleasant day.

RolloTreadway, 13 days ago to Eurovision

Actually, one more thing.

I've been scrolling through the #Eurovision hashtag, and there is so so much love and joy from non-binary, trans and other people about Nemo's success (and also the general wonderfulness of Bambie Thug).

And it's beautiful. Honestly, just so beautiful.

Love to all of you, you fantastic bunch of humans.

:blobcatenby: :blobcat_heart_trans:

RolloTreadway, 13 days ago to Eurovision

#Eurovision Got to love the gay boxers.

RolloTreadway, 14 days ago to random

You remember that I had a sheet, which I struggled to get dry because of the weather, and then when I finally managed to get it dry on the line a bird shat on it?

Washed it again today.

A bird shat on it.

Again.

RolloTreadway, 13 days ago to Eurovision

#Eurovision Going first is traditionally very bad news, as nobody remembers your song when the voting opens.

But now they've decided to open the voting immediately, so the first song has a better chance to win!

And who is the first song?

SWEDEN.

RolloTreadway, 14 days ago to random

I think I'm the only person who didn't know anything about the aurora last night. Anyway, I was far too tired and asleep not long after sunset. Sometimes, though, I wonder how everyone knows about these things except me.

RolloTreadway, 15 days ago to random

Ugh. I really need to go out and sow some seeds - I looked at my list of what to sow when and I'm way behind - but removing myself from the sofa feels terribly difficult. And my brain wants a nap instead.

RolloTreadway, 16 days ago to random

Yikes. Just had a truly terrifying experience.

A reminder for my dentist appointment popped up on my phone! I guess I'd accidentally set the reminder for a week in advance rather than my usual day in advance.

I am definitely not ready for the dentist today NO THANK YOU

RolloTreadway, 16 days ago to Bloomscrolling

Came out to the woods. Many things are close to flowering, but not many actually there yet. However, the bluebells are still going with enthusiasm.

#bloomscrolling

RolloTreadway, 16 days ago to random

Welcome back @neurothing! After a well-deserved break, we have a #ThursdayFiveList topic of #TheDark.

It's really quite light here, but nevertheless, here's some darkness for you all:

Moses Boyd ft. Obongjayar - Dancing in the Dark
(no, it's not that one)
https://youtu.be/9zdXp33ep28

Somatic Responses - Imagined Darkness
https://youtu.be/19Q44mfNTKA

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - I See a Darkness
https://youtu.be/ElygSMtokAw

The Young'uns - Dark Water
https://youtu.be/x4-x4g2MkdI

The Flirtations - Change My Darkness Into Light
https://youtu.be/bxkAUoBJPIA