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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · 7d

As a horse, I approve that last line.

Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · 7d

I didn't see you either. Yeah, it reminded me of Leicester in 2014, when we only had the one floor if that hotel. No criticism of the UKPC folks at all here - they did wonders to get that venue - but it was just too much for me at times.

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · 10d

And home from @ukponycon.bsky.social at a truly fantastic weekend. I hope the staff will now get to sleep for about a fortnight! But do so safe in the knowledge they did superbly. Thank you so much, everyone!

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · 11d

Absolutely amazing effort by the @ukponycon.bsky.social team to get a con happening today in the difficult circumstances. The magic of friendship grows. :)

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · 12d

It's @ukponycon.bsky.social time again! :D

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · 29d

Manoeuvring. Not only am I repeatedly hit with the US spelling, it's even worse than just "manoeuvre" as I keep putting "-vering" at the end and only then going "Wait..."

Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 29d

Hello, I'm a professional author and I can never spell permanently or camouflage on the first try.

Come, make me feel better and share your nemesis words.

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Sep 15

I quote, "Kind of tempted to buy a bunny." This minimising of lapine agency is pernicious and simply perpetuates the stereotype of fluffy cuteness. :P

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Sep 15

Excuse me? :P

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Sep 13

Where do they all come from,
All the single furries,
Where do they all belong?

Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Sep 13

By some miracle it's dry today, on a day when I'm travelling. What is this sorcery?

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Sep 10

Ten thousand thundering typhoons!

Bottle of Loch Lomond Scotch whisky in a supermarket shelf

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Sep 3

@huskyteer.co.uk Sent you an email a couple of days ago. Hoping you got it! From the usual Gmail.

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Aug 4

Just for the sake of posting something: a photo by me from Saturday of the Abbey Hotel, Great Malvern, where Haile Selassie (yes, that one) lived for a while after Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1936.

Stone hotel frontage with balustrade and creepers. Mainly blue sky above.

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Jul 28

Quick PSA: for now, please use email, Fimfiction or Dreamwidth (or other means if you have them) to contact me. Haven't yet decided whether the price of having even more personal data as a target for cyber attackers is a price worth paying for DMs I barely use here. Leaning towards no right now tbh.

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Jul 23

Dear companies,

A *definite* discount voucher (even something minor like 15% off a coffee) is about a thousand times more appealing to me than yet *another* "You could win £100 of vouchers – at odds barely better than Euromillions" prize draw.

One day you'll get this, but I won't hold my breath.

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Jul 21

There's probably an "if you see this unicorn, beware" message. Or the cashier just pressed the wrong button. It only cost 30p more without the deal, so I wasn't inclined to kick up a fuss about it.

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Jul 21

Okay, this is serious. At least in their Halesowen branch (dunno about nationally) Greggs seem to have stopped the "coffee and sweet treat for £2.95 offer. At least, I was just charged £3.25 for a regular cappuccino and an éclair, so I assume it's gone.

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Jul 19

I'm pretty sceptical about how good this is going to be... but then I remember how the majority of us thought Equestria Girls would be terrible, and I start to wonder...

ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · Jul 16

The ‘My Little Pony’ live-action movie is officially in the works at Amazon MGM Studios, Variety confirms.

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Jul 10

Might make an exception for the Worcester branches of Nero due to having particularly good experiences of their staff. But probably not most of the others.

Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Jul 10

Ouch, that's awful. Hope you're okay. Wishing for some karma to make a bee line for said idiot right about now.

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Jul 10

Hugely annoyed that Nectar points can't be swapped for Caffè Nero vouchers in a month's time. By far the offer I use most. The other Nectar offers are largely useless to me. This one isn't. I'll be quite a lot less likely to choose Caffè Nero now, *even when I'm paying*. That'll show 'em. Grump. :P

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Jul 5

I'll say this for Halesowen. It may be struggling and the bus station may not be the nicest, but at least *most* of the shops in the Cornbow Centre are actually occupied and open. More than I can say for the Old Square one in Walsall, sadly.

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Jul 1

Not a fan of the removal of line judges at Wimbledon. Human judges with reviews seemed like a fair compromise, as in cricket. This disembodied "Out!" voice seems rather soulless.

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Jun 24

Today's entirely random word is Applejack.

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Logan Ennion @louderyay.bsky.social · Jun 23

Unfollowing a couple of folks. *Not* because I think you're bad, but because it's *really* important for me that my Bluesky feed isn't full of politics and wars. If you do that, I won't be reading it. Dreamwidth is my place for discussion of serious stuff: it has room for more than two sentences. :P

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