Our dogwalk this morning brought us up the mountain, and to a small twig falling on our heads. #birdoftheday

We usually see a bunch of egrets, herons, and ducks on our morning dog walk. Today I spotted this comparatively large bird chilling in a tree, and I can't figure out what it is. Any #birdoftheday folks able to clue me in?

An illustrated line from the Prayer Of St. Brendan The Navigator, who is said to have travelled from County Kerry in Ireland to America a thousand years before Columbus made his journey. Trust in the darkness. 🌌 Prints available here: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...

The Muppets Christmas Carol is a film I have watched every year for as long as I can remember. I'm glad to see it get more attention this year, but lately I've been thinking about one line that just doesn't hold up.

The opening event for Frames of Repair at Cafe Han Dee today. Lovely group of people, wonderful photos, and great performances.

오늘 기온 팍 떨어져서 아침에 달래 옷 2겹 입혀서 산책 나갔다는데 옷 싫어하는 달래 세상 불행해 보임ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

One the first anniversary of former president Yoon Seok-yeol’s attempted autogolpe, here’s a good look back at all the happened. Once again, I’m so impressed at the resiliency and strength of Korea’s democracy. Proud to living here. english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...

Massive queues at the xmas market for currywurst. Music talking about frightful weather and snow - it's 19 degrees in Busan.

Ew

now shifting into Jólakötturinn (child-eating Icelandic Yule cat ) season

If Christmas was a thing in Lord of the Rings, I reckon Sam wise Gamgee's favorite Christmas song would be Stop the Cavalry. Maybe I'm just conflating Rosie Cotten and Mary Bradley, but I can see Sam singing it.

New interview with Korean sculptor and musician No Sooncheon. This interview focused specifically on his art, and how he incorporated music into his exhibitions. We'd need a 2nd video just to cover his work in the bands Uncle Bob and Eurasia. youtu.be/ORG5UZv05Q8

Just shared the last artist interview I'm going to do for a while. I started filming this in April and only just finished this week. It's a pretty big sign it's time to take a break from them.

In This Mess by Say Sue Me popped up on shuffle today, and I remembered the first time I saw them play it live at Ovantgarde. In between songs I was chatting with a friend who has also been watching them play since 2013. Both of us instantly shut up and paid attention.

Before and after 🐾

Had a blast on the film camera photo walk in Yeongdo today. More people signed up than we had film for, and one person bought a film camera just to take part!

Enjoyed that game of Wibble Bibble Bam.

On my way to a photo walk I organized but only planned to film the event with my phone. My camera bag has 6 cameras and 8 rolls of film. 🤦‍♂️

Fergus is out of surgery! Our little man is a trooper, undergoing his second intestinal surgery in six months. He’s recovering well and should be home late tomorrow morning 🩷 please help in any way you can with his medical expenses gofund.me/e22273b45

On top of being a billionaire who spends his money on silly tech rather than solve societal problems that create his villains of the week, Batman is also a dick for constantly trying to take out the penguin for having a book collection full of classics.

Then it's not a fucking ceasefire, is it.

I *think* this is the first occasion in history that we’ve had four living Presidents? #spéirghorm

The 2nd film camera photo walk will take place on November 15th at 3pm in Yeongdo. This time the walk will be led by visual artist Jueun, who has lived on the island since 2020. Free film and developing provided by Cafe Han Dee.

Tonight we watched the Jane Goodall interview. She was great. The interviewer was bizarre. Constantly showing how excited he was for when she dies and the numbers he expected this show to do.

Watched season 4 of The Witcher this week, and while Hemsworth wasn't bad, it was such a big change. It was like if Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn was replaced by Owen Wilson. Both capable actors, but the face becomes too goofy looking.

Union-busting should be met with lawsuits and boycotts, across the board. Rockstar already are banking on you paying €100 for a sandbox/service-game they've spent over a decade merely warming over from the last one. This should be a massive red flag to you not to give them anymore of your money.

(Possibly) finished the edit of my last interview for the year, made 2 days worth of a mexican style lentil dish, baked apple cinnamon oatmeal for breakfast, and baked 3 mini apple tarts for desserts. Plus 7km of dog walks. That's a good Monday.

I went outside and spoke to more than 5 people, which was exhausting. Rewarding myself and my wife with gingerbread pancakes for breakfast today.

will taeheung kim, a korean american scientist and doctoral candidate with a green card, is still being detained by ICE. he's been in detention since July 21, first at SFO for over a week and then in various ICE facilities all over the country.

Good morning Bluesky. Is there a reason why some Americanisms are completely unacceptable to Irish people, but others are perfectly fine? I am thinking of an acquaintance to referred to the M1 as "the interstate" and will not do so again. And yet "trick or treat" caught on...

Hard to believe 3 yrs have passed since the 10.29 이태원 참사 - a tragedy worsened by the Yoon admin’s diversion of police resources. Working-level officials took the fall while the Pres. spread conspiracy theories. Remember the lives lost, & the families still seeking truth.

너무 마음 아프고 꼭 불매 성공했으면 좋겠음 사람 갈아서 파는 빵 먹지 맙시다 우리 www.labortoday.co.kr/news/article...

Absolutely fuck London Bagel Museum.

오늘은 날씨가 확 추워져서 달래는 남편이 옷 입혀서(달래: 옷 싫어...) 산책 나갔다. 산에 올라가서 즐거운 시간을 보내고 춤(똥오줌 누고 뒷발차기 하는 거ㅋㅋ)도 6번이나 췄다고 😂😂

My distain for Róisín Murphy is limitless. To build your career on the support of LGBTQ+ fans, to now be blowing kisses to Linehan on X is sick. Enjoy the support of the transphobes and fash faking they like your work but anyone who knows dance music knows it wouldn’t be what it is without trans ppl

In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government. She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her. So I confronted him.

#OtD 18 Oct 1979 the South Korean uprising against the US-backed dictatorship which began in Busan two days earlier spread to Masan. The government responded by declaring martial law. Learn more about South Korean people's history on our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/tag/south-ko...

It's been refreshing to move away from planning 2 day, multiple venue festivals, and back to small scale events. I'm happy if 10 people show up. But at the same time, without the ticketing and structure, it's always more worrying on the day when I have no idea if anyone is going to show up or not.

🐅 In The Footsteps of the Tiger 🐅 Film photography group exhibition in Cafe Han Dee from October 25 - November 15. There'll be an opening event with live performance on the 25th, running from 1-3pm. Come join us for photography, music, poetry, and cookies.

Algorithm Free returns on October 19, 3pm at Cafe Han Dee in Busan. An offline gathering where people share art, music, and ideas face-to-face, without algorithms guiding the way. Discover new art, music, or movies and then share one of your own.

오늘 아침: 거실에서 자는 꼬마가 아침 일찍 또 사람 깨워서 남편이 꼬마 잡아다가 침대로 데려옴ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 달래 너무 좋아서 어쩔 줄을 모름ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

you have the right to not hang out with assholes. you deserve not to hang out with assholes. you are under 0 obligation to socially interact with assholes in your free time. it is truly terrible that our culture tricked so many people into thinking that they’re obliged to be friends with assholes!

Algorithm Free returns on October 19, 3pm at Cafe Han Dee in Busan. An offline gathering where people share art, music, and ideas face-to-face, without algorithms guiding the way. Discover new art, music, or movies and then share one of your own.

books should have an anti-acknowledgements section where the author talks shit about all the people who fucked them over while they were trying to write the thing. not bc I personally want to write one but bc I love gossip

I think I'll need a holiday to recover from the holiday. My parents have been visiting since the start of the month, and over the 2 weeks I've walked roughly 188km. It's been a long time since I had to take a tourists view around Korea.

Sometimes I think about getting involved in the music scene in Busan again, and then I see 2 bands I like get together to play a show celebrating a guy who spent 5 years stalking and gaslighting his ex.

After watching and loving One Battle After Another with my wife, we watched Punch Drunk Love for the first time tonight. I'd heard so much about it for years, and it was shockingly terribly bad.

I've got a few events taking place this month, and first up is the next Algorithm Free event at Cafe Han Dee in Busan. Guest speaker this time around is the incredible artist Paul Fortunato, who will come down from Daejeon to share his own suggestions.

불국사 왔는데 뭔 예배인지 행사인지 하고 있고 제단에 잘나신 대한의 독재자 박정희가 올라가 있음ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 내가 이래서 종교를 종류 불문 국적 불문 혐오하죠ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 진짜 종교쟁이들은 왤케 권력을 좋아해 🤢🤮