Fed up. Sad. Socially useless. Lovely Monday vibes

People of Lincoln stop setting off fireworks challenge

👂 - Paris Paloma: Good Boy

"Quakerism cannot simply be a set of ideals: a list of SPICES and platitudes about 'that of God in everyone,'" warns Christopher Stern. "I need a Guide I can trust; that has no agenda of its own, except to help me learn how to be a more loving and caring person—and not necessarily more religious!"

I wish people would understand that conservatism makes sense, you simply need to understand their ideology as being fundamentally opposed to treating everyone equally.

got me sen a copy of Mirabai Starr's translation of Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love; i can now follow along with my audio book!

i'm listening to The Book of Queer Prophets, and drawing people - apt

Let the world see your art. Yes, you. Keep making art, despite the slop, despite what anyone might say, make it for you and let people see it. You never know who loves it unless they tell you, and you never know who needs it besides you. So let people see your art.

We didn't survive and thrive as a species because we had warriors or hunters - pretty much every omnivore can manage that. We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs. Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.

it's getting dark here! bit grim like

📷 Canonet QL19 GIII 🎞️ Kodak Ektar 100 Brighton, UK

i can't tell you how much i hate generative AI; it's like robbing the soul from life

just read an article about SYL's embrace of Christianity - it's a hollow Christianity, devoid of community. it's a cynical Christianity. importantly - it's still Christianity, and we have to root out manipulation and evil

For non-French people sharing tributes to Brigitte Bardot: for context, she was a long-time supporter of Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally, France’s main far-right party, and later of Éric Zemmour (even further right). And she was convicted for incitement to racial hatred.

"When everything around us appears to be falling apart, I choose to put my hope in that simple carpenter from Nazareth whose only power was love." Jarel Robinson-Brown

i'm moving my website away from an evil company, to Squarespace - what's the betting they turn out to be evil, too?

it's like that thing about labelling serial killers etc as Monsters; we 'other' them, they're not human. but they are human, they're like us. and if we don't reckon with systems and stuff that Make people, then we can't change them

just dropped a film off and had a coffee; almost like a Normal person

why's my anxiety so bad? i genuinely can't work it out

mention public transport and reference anywhere outside London, and lo someone from London will appear and either - reference how amazing the public transport is in London, or, how bad the public transport is in London

i am very tired today. i will not be taking any questions 😌

it can really take up to a week for a domain to transfer?! the internet is not the Future

i'm OBSESSED about the Bins - i know it's a cliche. but according to the council website they're skipping us this week, so we'll be two weeks between collections?

i don't feel the cold, and haven't put the heating on on my account for years; but i'm feeling it this morning?

Can't sleep won't sleep

i think about James Nayler a lot, especially some of his last words - qfp.quaker.org.uk/passage/19-12/

i think if your first reaction to someone else's suffering is to reference your own and/or posit theoretical different/worse scenarios etc - you need to not post things, and sit with that urge? because that helps no one, and empathy helps, you know?

i'm in Pain. i don't acknowledge it often, because i'm in pain all the time. but this is bad. i tried putting some negatives in a folder and can't hold my arms up off the table to do it

Merry Christmas. Please enjoy the best text I've ever received.

i can't handle the 'this makes me cry' posts - it's a me problem, i realise. but yeah

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Why do they* always test film cameras using Kodak Gold? I hate Gold. *Camera nerds like me

FIREWORKS

i've got some lovely Kylie sparkling rose alcohol free wine

Scott Street is a work of Art

you know like when people think of a Christian, why do they default to/why's the cliche an evangelical?

listening to - Phoebe Bridgers, who for me, is Christmas coded?

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Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have: - no one to see on Christmas Day, - no presents, or - no contactable relatives. Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.

Christmas Day is here and with it our final advent friend... Well - who else could it have been? 😉🎄 Wishing you a very merry Christmas, from all of us at the RSPB! #RSPBAdvent25

Christmas day got me feeling feelings. i hope you are all well x

The greatest gift my wife gives me is accepting me as I am. I hope you too know you are loved and accepted, whether or not you are giving physical gifts today. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

if you like film photography - i post my film stuff here - www.lomography.com/homes/elfenzo

I can’t think why every prominent transphobe in the UK keeps coming out with takes like ‘don’t cut off your abusive family’

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me getting ready to tell people i've just met at a nice party that medieval torture devices and methods were largely inventions by the victorians because they wanted to appear more refined than people centuries ago

Right *Cracks knuckles* How about the time I got left on my own with a Magna Carta, panicked, sang Single Ladies to it?!

Thing I hate - the winky face emoji

use TW's, i beg of you. it's a hard time out here for people who've experienced crimes akin to those in the news cycle