Also, with apologies if I'm rehashing points already made... Not only did the overlapping horizontal pleats, sashes and skirts, and hardware/studs, help the cohesion of the overall group look, they reminded me of the armor that Eastern nation armies wore in their middle eras.

I working on finding patterns for #SewingArmy to recreate some of the looks they wore. I've a pretty good idea for Joon and Yoongi's shirts, and Jin, Tae, and Hobi's jackets, plus the backing dancers trousers, already. I'll do a breakdown thread once I have full details.

I needed the biggest TV and best sound system available to me, so I stayed at my parents' last night. There are mothershitting roadworks outside the house two doors down. #Arirang #BTSComebackLive #Netflix

If, like me, you are feeling attacked by Kim Namjoon, please find some respite in some photos of some #Namjooning I did yesterday at the V & A's Marie-Antoinette exhibition N.B. I have NEVER seen queues or packed galleries at the museum like the ones I saw yesterday.

Everyone who ever existed at Jungkook, at every opportunity they get.

Friends. Friiiiends. Bangtan is gonna wake up to all the good news of us selling out dates and getting tickets and being so excited and happy and how cool is that

So. I think I have a ticket for D2 Paris. However, my brother had to do the actual ticketing for me because I was at school, and the process he described was not what I expected. Is there anyone else going to Paris with whom I can compare notes please? #Paranoid

If the tour info is being released on January 14th, do we have any guesses or precedent on when to expect ticketing to begin? January 14th is a Wednesday (so ~ Tuesday 13th 3pm GMT,for me). Is ticketing likely to begin that Friday, January 16th? #btshelp

If I were in charge of such things, I would insist that the opening date is a Saturday evening*, and is livestreamed both online and in cinemas. * Assuming the first show is in Korea (and that the majority of people are freer at weekends) they can catch ARMY on both sides of the time differences.

It's not morbidly pessimistic, so I'll take it, even if it's not yet clear what I'm supposed to be wlofish about.

Wandering around Covent Garden with a pal, circa 2007. Michael Palin (of Monty Python) exited a building as we walked past it, with someone we presume to be a journalist. He was talking about being recognised just as pal and I looked at each other like 😲 Both he and journalist laughed at us.

Subconscious internal checklist complete. *loooooooooooong exhale*

GODDAMNNED, MOTHERSHITTING, BASTARDING FUCK CUNT!!!!! I had a lovely day out watching Jinnie at the cinema, followed by Twixtmas lunch with PALS, only to realise I didn't get the ping for Yoongi's first live until I returned home just now. WEVERSE ENGINEERS, I WILL END YOU 🤬👿💀

The more I watch, the more I'm concinced it's a rug. It's definitely not alive. And I haven't decided whether I'm insulted or impressed that Joon is taking the piss out of us like this.

I have a trip to Rome, in February*, already paid for, that I'm hoping I don't have to cancel because BH sometimes struggles to understand the meaning of forward planning for fans. They've been planning - probably - for years. Army should get three months AT MINIMUM. * likely too early but 🤷‍♀️

Six plus hours of preparation and cooking, 27 minutes of eating. If nothing else, I hope you have (had) a more restful Thursday than usual.

Still to Do: - Par boil the potatoes - Wrap three presents - Yoga (optional, encouraged) - Paint nails (optional, preferred) - Bath - Language course

November's ##MonthlyMusicMoment was Turin Brakes at Birmingham Institute. A band I've sort of, maybe, kept an eye on for around 25 years, as terrifying as that sounds. All those years have seasoned them into a mighty live unit though. And, if you'll allow me to be uncouth for a moment: Gale 😍

I didn't update but I did do. October's #MonthlyMusicMoment was Kathryn Joseph, supported and accompanied by Lomond Campbell at the Tin Music and Arts, Coventry. Dark and shadowed lyrics, delicate music, and hilarious crowd work.

I came here to do just that! These are (at least, inspired by) ghillie brogues. Ghillies were gamekeepers in the Scottish Highland estates, who would keep visiting poshos from drunkenly killing themselves during hunts for grouse and deer.

Yoongi. (This is all the energy I can muster at this time. The group dynamics of my new class are kicking my behind. As individuals, they are lovely. As a cohort, they are yampy. I'm already in bed at 8.43pm - I still love and appreciate you all 💜)

Sideways, with a cactus.

For the first of my #MonthlyMusicMoments, I made a three hour round trip to see And So I Watch You From Afar play at Gloucester Guildhall. A post-rock/math-rock four piece from Northern Ireland, I have seen them twice before. Last night was their best showing though, because the crowd was *on it*

First day with full school attendance 🫥 I'm soothing myself by listening to Boredoms because it's somehow calmer than the inside of my head. open.spotify.com/track/6SAmh4...

I love my job, I love my job, I love my job, it'll be fine once I get there, I love my job, the kids are great, I love my job, I love my job, I love my job, tomorrow is just a teacher training day, I love my job, I love my job, I love my job, you're contributing to society, I love my job....

Something I forgot to mention yesterday: The cafe at the Tate is a meltdown inducing nightmare realm designed by a pox-addled ignoramus with the social and emotional intelligence of a saucepan. If you have sound sensitivity, prepare accordingly, send your normie in, or avoid altogether.

I went #Namjooning at Tate Modern yesterday, seeing Do Ho Suh's 'Walk the House' exhibit for the second time. It was even more astonishing than I had remembered. He's clearly quite mad, but in the loveliest, most positive way. It's running until October 26th. I recommend in the strongest terms.

*Minor Rhetorical Rant* WHEN THE FUCK IS THE UK GOING TO SORT OUT THE FUCKING WIFI ON THE FUCKING TRAINS?!?!?!? IT SHOULDN'T BE THIS FUCKING HARD TO WATCH A VIDEO IN THE BIG YEAR OF 20 FUCKING 25. (I'm trying and failing to watch the TaeKook replay while travelling back from London)

OK, this is really cute of them.

Yes, yes, he's beautiful, stunning, ethereal, etc. All I can think, though, is that those trousers better be lined because I'm about to have secondary sensory overload.

Due diligence has been done, case files have been consulted, and I'm ready to make a bold statement. This is the Boongiest the boy has ever been.

Scrolled too fast and thought this was an ARMY bomb rather than an actual bomb.

This time, two weeks ago, I was regretting not getting tickets to both nights at the O2. Alas, I had heavy adulting to do first thing on the Thursday. I could have done it time-wise but not mental acuity-wise. I have come to realise that I am fully, platonically in love with this man.

15 non-BTS artists to get to know me: Frightened Rabbit Bell X1 (Supreme) NTM Aretha Franklin Hot Chip Rage Against The Machine Jackie Wilson Lauryn Hill The Beach Boys Beastie Boys Madonna Lisa Hannigan Erasure Veruca Salt Eliza Shaddad

I need - not want - official, repeated at every opportunity, Min Manbun.

No clue if Joonie's in London to see Jin, but Koya's just been spotted on the tube.

FUCK YOU, UTERUS! AND NOT IN THE GOOD WAY! Throwing me a surprise period as I'm waliking out the door to travel to London for Jin is diabolical work. Anyway, I'm on my way, see some of you in a few hours!

Sound on 😽🤍

Myself plus any two of Jinnie, Yoongi, and JK (maybe even Hobi these days?); any kind of cooking challenge. Language barrier aside, even if i don't know how to do something myself, I would be a pretty good sous chef. #10YearsOfRunBTS

#10YearsOfRunBTS Episodes 81/82

I think I've fixed it. Enough to be wearable, though nowhere near the standard I expect of myself. And now, to make dinner finally. At gone 11pm.

Does anyone fashion-y know if this is a complete look from somewhere, or if he curated a fit that was a little bit like lederhosen, for a German interview, himself?

My tom-princess dungarees toile for Jinnie at the o2 didn't turn out as I had hoped, so I'm having an internal tantrum.

I'm telling you, that party is evil

No one can complain much about 87, but this had me reeling a little today. Thank you to Allan and Janet Ahlberg for being so fundamental to my childhood. BBC News - Children's author Allan Ahlberg dies aged 87 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Fully factual.

Having given it some thought: Namjoon - Ben Seokjin - Marcus Yoongi - Daniel Hoseok - Edwin (Teddy) Jimin - Ruairí* Taehyung - Sebastian Jungkook - Lawrie^ * pronounced Roo-ree, not Roar-ree ^ @coalmind.bsky.social suggested Lawrence, I countered with Lawrie, and now it's canon.

#RunSeokjin_EP_Tour_London is fast approaching. Are there any travelling ARMYs who need general London guidance? While I'm not local, I visit fairly regularly. If I don't already know something, I'll probably know where to look to find it out.

Oh.

Somewhat relatedly, I was shocked to learn that Taehyun of TXT'S English name is, apparently, Terry. That's an old person name. Taehyun has barely been fertilised.