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thebaywindowgirl

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Maker of jewellery, taker of photographs, and baker of scones, treating you to a flake of my life. She/her. Rural Northumberland. Left leaning union member. Love the outdoors, politics and current affairs, books, art, and music. There will be pictures of sheep. And cake.
#Northumberland #Bookstodon #SheepOfMastodon #Walking

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purplepadma, to random
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Emotionally wrung out after my counselling session. I was supposed to join an online journaling group at 3pm but I was far too tearful. I’m weepy because the counsellor was NICE and VALIDATING and concerned with my wellbeing and happiness. These things make me come undone

thebaywindowgirl,
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@purplepadma So glad that you have a good counsellor, will you be seeing them regularly?

thebaywindowgirl,
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@purplepadma Good luck with it all.

purplepadma, to books
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Have you read Station Eleven? It’s absolutely wonderful and it’s 99p on Kindle today!

thebaywindowgirl,
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@purplepadma I almost wish I hadn’t, just so I could buy it! Have you read Sea of Tranquility?
PS, the tv series is quite different from the book, and is excellent in its own right.

eclectech, to random
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It's time to get organised for the Friday Sparkly Dance Party!

Here's what you need to do if you'd like to join in:

  1. Pick a dance (all 50 so far are below)
  2. Film yourself doing the dance step a few times
  3. Upload the clip to Mastodon, tagging me in and noting the dance number
  4. Have a laugh with it, it's just for a bit of silly fun 🕺 💃

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A vertical grid of 15 blocks of different colours, each numbered (1-15). Each box contains a simple animated black and white figure doing something resembling a dance move.
A vertical grid of 15 blocks of different colours, each numbered (16-30). Each box contains a simple animated black and white figure doing something resembling a dance move.
A vertical grid of 15 blocks of different colours, each numbered (31-45). Each box contains a simple animated black and white figure doing something resembling a dance move.
A square grid with 7 blocks of different colours numbered 46-52. Boxes 46 to 50 contain a simple animated black and white figure doing something resembling a dance move. 51 and 52 haven't been made yet, so are just question marks.

thebaywindowgirl,
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@eclectech I’m looking at 35, and I don’t even think my legs will do that 🤣

purplepadma, to random
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Good morning. I paid for yesterday afternoon’s delicious nap with nighttime insomnia. I had to put a sleep story on to drown out the anxieties in my head. Got my first uni counselling session this afternoon, so obviously I’m now anxious about that 🙄 How are you today?

thebaywindowgirl,
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@purplepadma Morning. I’m having a pottering around at home sort of day. I ought to do some cleaning, but I’ll probably listen to an audiobook and finish some earrings that I’m making. I hope your counselling session goes ok.

eclectech, to random
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The Joy of GONK

@thebaywindowgirl @lappenjammer

thebaywindowgirl,
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@eclectech @lappenjammer Woah, that is BRILLIANT! Do you brush it?

thebaywindowgirl, to random
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Rishi apparently delaying his announcement because it’s a bit rainy. Surely some minion could hold an umbrella over him?

thebaywindowgirl,
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@andycarolan Yes, like the credits on The Flintstones 🤣

purplepadma, to random
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Guess what, the visit from the social worker was FINE 🙄 We agreed she doesn’t need to see me again, the issue is not depression anymore but anxiety, confidence, feeling differently about myself and what I want to do with my life. Seeing a uni counsellor tomorrow for that stuff

thebaywindowgirl,
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@purplepadma I hope they can help you to find a way through.

eclectech, to Scotland
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A late entry into the "what do you call dandelion seed heads" discussion, another from Scotland.

HAIRY MEN

I had 3 responses, in this order.

  1. Smutty. "But, but, it's all about blowing them!" 😮

  2. Sensible. "Oh, on reflection that's quite similar to the Spanish grandpa really. It's just bearded." 🧔

  3. Silly. "It should look like the Scottish gonk I bought as a holiday souvenir from the Highlands when I was little." 👀

Anyway. I made number 3. Sorry.

thebaywindowgirl,
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@eclectech Do you still have the gonk ?

thebaywindowgirl,
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@eclectech amazing! I wish I’d kept more of my childhood tat.

thebaywindowgirl,
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@eclectech I particularly regret parting with a velour-covered plastic squirrel, which had a real fur tail.

thebaywindowgirl,
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@eclectech It was amazing tat. I chose it as a reward for getting some sort of swimming badge. I think I decided it wasn’t cool in my teens. Teen me was an idiot.

mlawton, to random
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Finished "Translation State" by Ann Leckie, a nominee for Best Science Fiction for Goodreads in 2023.

I came into it without having any knowledge of the Imperial Radch trilogy and it works as a standalone book. It's a bit of a space opera, a bit of a fairly predictable & angsty love story, and a bit of political intrigue. It's kind of a bit of everything and I think that's why I liked it but didn't love it. 4/5 stars. #Bookstodon

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62873999-translation-state

thebaywindowgirl,
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@mlawton Would definitely recommend the Ancillary series, I’m just re-reading them after finishing Translation State.

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