The dentist told me today (after having a root canal) that men tend to fall asleep during the treatment...😳 How? There's drilling and other loud sounds, vibrations, lights, discomfort...your mouth held open...How?

It's Shakira that is really rocking these World Cups to be honest

I feel this is an appropriate moment to remind everyone I was granted Spanish citizenship last year, so in paper I'm from Asturias 🤣

I think the BBC commentators forgot Shakira was performing 🤣 How?

Why Tom Cruise? 🤣

I'm sure the neighbours resented my cheering. Should have closed the windows 🤣

Thank you to the DTG's Accessibility and User Experience Group for inviting me to their London meeting to present on EAD (Enhanced Audio Description). And special thanks to @barwickgreen.bsky.social for always supporting my work. For more information on EAD: enhancingaudiodescription.com

Submitted a journal article 7 months ago and still haven't heard back. Don't think it's been sent out for reviews yet. It's become so slow to publish academic articles these days...by the time I get them back I don't even like the article anymore 🫠 Not even sure what a 'normal' timeline is anymore?

We have reached the end of #IMC2026. What a joy as always to get to work with colleagues in the @midagesmodgames.bsky.social strand (Blair Apgar, @robehoughton.bsky.social @jubalbarca.bsky.social @vinicius-marino.bsky.social and Tess Watterson). Thanks also to everyone who attended my presentation 😊

Thanks to the kind and very discerning being who reserved 'Sonic Pasts' at the @routledgehistory.bsky.social stand at #IMC2026. You are a truly wise human 😃

Huge thanks to everyone who came along to "Swords, Sighs and Silences: the sounds of conflict in medievalist games' The boar (so far unnamed) stole the show really. We are after Aztec names for them, will take suggestions 🐗 #IMC2026

Starting soon at #IMC2026 if anyone is interested in sounds, conflict and medievalist games 🎧

Day 2 is starting now. @jubalbarca.bsky.social is introducing the next panel of @midagesmodgames.bsky.social with a session on Performing the Past - Authenticity and Temporalities in Medievalist Games at #IMC2026 @imc-leeds.bsky.social

Spotted at #IMC2026. I saw it first thing in the morning and it was already reserved 😀 @robehoughton.bsky.social

Spotted at the Routledge stand at #IMC2026 if anyone is interested 😊 If not interested you can still take a photo and post it to create the illusion of high demand 🤣

Starting today. Joining the @midagesmodgames.bsky.social strand at @imc-leeds.bsky.social Join us if you are around 🎮

Congratulations to the York Mystery Plays team 🎉 A wonderful city-wide effort, perfect example of Intangible Cultural Heritage. A tradition kept alive thanks to the people who volunteer every 4 years and do so with passion and commitment. That demon looked too friendly to guard the gateway to hell 😜

Next wk I'm heading to London to present for the DTG's Accessibility and User Experience Group. I'll be talking about EAD (Enhanced Audio Description) and providing accessibility to visually impaired audiences through sound design. Taking our new wireless headphones on a road trip 🎧

It was a pleasure to stop by the Research Spotlight exhibition yesterday to say hello to Suranjana Bose and Richard Gammons from Chemistry and to learn more about their work. And I got to meet the famous Little Green Chemist, who was designed and knitted by one of the PhD students 🌱❤️

The DARCI podcast on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries finished in May but we have 2.5 years of interviews online. I'll be revisiting those wonderful episodes. Today I'm highlighting Jessi Parrott on representation enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-24

Is that a light breeze I feel?

If anyone can help I would really appreciate it 🙏 The survey is open to everyone. Thanks!

We are running a survey to capture the impact of EAD (Enhanced Audio Description) and I'd really appreciate your help. The survey is open to everyone. If you can help please do and if you can share/repost this message that would be fantastic. Thanks! forms.gle/YebpzES14mwe...

We are running a survey to capture the impact of EAD (Enhanced Audio Description) and I'd really appreciate your help. The survey is open to everyone. If you can help please do and if you can share/repost this message that would be fantastic. Thanks! forms.gle/YebpzES14mwe...

Thanks to everyone who joined my talk at @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social. I presented on sound heritage without mentioning one white male scholar/designer because I'm fed up of hearing presenters talk about the silenced voices of the past and then just continue to marginalise voices in the present.

Thanks to everyone who joined my talk at @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social. I presented on sound heritage without mentioning one white male scholar/designer because I'm fed up of hearing presenters talk about the silenced voices of the past and then just continue to marginalise voices in the present.

Thanks to all the wonderful researchers who are sharing their work this Saturday. My office is definitely full of boxes ready for the event 😂

Rob has been doing so much fabulous work in the field! Now is your chance to get his book in paperback.

Great event coming up tonight - join in-person or online!

When you try to match your nails to your book cover for your talk 🤣

Finalising slides for tomorrow's @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social talk. Free tickets available to join in person or online tftv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

It was a pleasure to get to work on this event. Congratulations to everyone! 🎉

Or you could make the talk and buy the book? 🤔😜

On 1st June I'll be presenting a talk titled 'Echoes of the Past: exploring sound heritage' at @school-of-act.bsky.social as part of the @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social. A talk based on my book 'Sonic Pasts'. Free tickets available for in person/online attendance: tftv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

On 1st June I'll be presenting a talk titled 'Echoes of the Past: exploring sound heritage' at @school-of-act.bsky.social as part of the @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social. A talk based on my book 'Sonic Pasts'. Free tickets available for in person/online attendance: tftv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Last wk was the last focus group of the Enhancing Audio Description project, which explored the use of sound design to provide accessibility for visually impaired film and TV audiences through the #EAD methods (Enhanced Audio Description). Thanks to the Emmerdale team for their support.

Last wk was the last focus group of the Enhancing Audio Description project, which explored the use of sound design to provide accessibility for visually impaired film and TV audiences through the #EAD methods (Enhanced Audio Description). Thanks to the Emmerdale team for their support.

Congratulations to everyone! 🎉

The erasure of the work of women in audio is real and so painful. As someone who has navigated incredibly sexist environments, and experienced discrimination as a Latina and an immigrant in different contexts...Sometimes it's impossible not to lose hope.

On 1st June as part of @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social I'll be presenting work from my book 'Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes' - you can attend in person or watch the live stream. I'll try to be as entertaining as possible 😊 tinyurl.com/mwkyw8uf

Nothing like getting an email from Dunelm saying that the cute fox-shaped doorstop you bought months ago might be contaminated with asbestos 🫠

Another great event focused on postgraduate research happening soon! Next Wednesday: the HRC Poster Competition.

A wonderful annual event focusing on celebrating third year Arts and Humanities doctoral researchers. I'm delighted to be back chairing this event this year. Do join us if you can.

Huge thanks to everyone who attended the focus groups on EAD (Enhanced Audio Description) today in our Dolby Atmos suite, we had some great conversations as to how the audio reproduction system itself has an impact on how accessibility is perceived and accessible versions shared #EAD #EnhancedAD

Lots of 'lasts' these days. Today was the last meeting of the Advisory Board for the Enhancing Audio Description project. Thanks to all the amazing professionals who have been supporting the project for the last 4.5 years. Such an honour to work with them enhancingaudiodescription.com/team/

At episode 29 the #DARCI podcast on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries has sadly come to an end. This last episode is focused on Enhanced Audio Description (EAD). We might have got a bit sentimental as well! 🥺 enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-29

This might be of interest to @mysightyork.bsky.social @slcouncils.bsky.social @rnib.bsky.social @pocklington.bsky.social Please do share if possible.

We have now started registering interest for our focus group on Emmerdale and Enhanced Audio Description (EAD). If you are visually impaired and would like to participate, feel free to send me an email at [email protected]. The focus group will be on 12th May in York

Lovely day at the National Centre for Birds of Prey for their 'Raptor Experience' (delayed birthday outing). Always good to make new friends, thanks Polo, Taco (from El Chaco), Harley, Kazoo and Decora (maybe?)🐤

Oh no...a reply to all email thread nightmare...😳 An email nobody understands, then people replying to all to say that they don't understand, and then people also replying to all to ask to be removed from that thread 😂