Laura (she/her)
@beesandrikishis.bsky.social
Myself, I long for love & light,
But must it come so cruel, & oh so bright?
https://lauradelcolbrown.com/Proper-writing/
But must it come so cruel, & oh so bright?
https://lauradelcolbrown.com/Proper-writing/
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I have once again resorted to self-medication (signing up for another Japanese course)
December 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I have once again resorted to self-medication (signing up for another Japanese course)
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While it seems odd for a tribunal decision to be the subject of a BBC live blog, the result of that is something more nuanced than you get in the rush to publish a headline about a 300+ page judgment the instant it appears (although the engagement with the detail is still very thin).
December 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
While it seems odd for a tribunal decision to be the subject of a BBC live blog, the result of that is something more nuanced than you get in the rush to publish a headline about a 300+ page judgment the instant it appears (although the engagement with the detail is still very thin).
Things are tough, but Sex Matters being "very disappointed" will always brighten my day. I hope Dr Upton has a great Christmas
December 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Things are tough, but Sex Matters being "very disappointed" will always brighten my day. I hope Dr Upton has a great Christmas
A total stranger, who is apparently the head gardener at a stately home, decided this was an attack on his employers and replied calling me a "stupid bint."
On Threads.
Just in case you're feeling bad about not being perfect
On Threads.
Just in case you're feeling bad about not being perfect
"The British are super polite, y'all." The British upper class are among the rudest people in the world. They have a code of etiquette, but it's strictly for their own kind and designed to protect their own wealth & power. If you haven't learned that, you don't really know this country
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A total stranger, who is apparently the head gardener at a stately home, decided this was an attack on his employers and replied calling me a "stupid bint."
On Threads.
Just in case you're feeling bad about not being perfect
On Threads.
Just in case you're feeling bad about not being perfect
"The British are super polite, y'all." The British upper class are among the rudest people in the world. They have a code of etiquette, but it's strictly for their own kind and designed to protect their own wealth & power. If you haven't learned that, you don't really know this country
December 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"The British are super polite, y'all." The British upper class are among the rudest people in the world. They have a code of etiquette, but it's strictly for their own kind and designed to protect their own wealth & power. If you haven't learned that, you don't really know this country
Threads has once again decided to show me posts from Americans proclaiming themselves experts on the UK after spending a few months here, & I am reminded once again of why renouncing my U.S. citizenship hurt no more than brushing off an old scab
December 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Threads has once again decided to show me posts from Americans proclaiming themselves experts on the UK after spending a few months here, & I am reminded once again of why renouncing my U.S. citizenship hurt no more than brushing off an old scab
Masha (with lyricist Koshi Inaba) has done the theme song for his new film, Last Man: First Love. It's called Jupiter (brief instrumental version at link).
I'm reminded of when Shostakovich told friends he'd written his 8th symphony & they replied, "When?!"
#福山雅治 #BROS1991
youtu.be/HmsFmMgyYx8...
I'm reminded of when Shostakovich told friends he'd written his 8th symphony & they replied, "When?!"
#福山雅治 #BROS1991
youtu.be/HmsFmMgyYx8...
『映画ラストマン -FIRST LOVE- 』ラストマン×『木星』スーパーティザーVol.1【2025年12月24日公開】
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Masha (with lyricist Koshi Inaba) has done the theme song for his new film, Last Man: First Love. It's called Jupiter (brief instrumental version at link).
I'm reminded of when Shostakovich told friends he'd written his 8th symphony & they replied, "When?!"
#福山雅治 #BROS1991
youtu.be/HmsFmMgyYx8...
I'm reminded of when Shostakovich told friends he'd written his 8th symphony & they replied, "When?!"
#福山雅治 #BROS1991
youtu.be/HmsFmMgyYx8...
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Anyone who thinks Ringo wasn't good, just try even *tapping along* with "Happiness is a Warm Gun" and see how many time signature changes he steers through and never once loses the groove.
Because Ringo Starr is extremely annoying and obviously lucky (imagine being the one normal person around three legit musical geniuses) there is an idea that he was not talented. He was the best drummer in the scene! That's why they sacked Pete Best and got him as a ringer!
I’ve been listening to the Beatles today and on this topic: The fact that the “Paul McCartney was a better drummer than Ringo” myth persists just blows my mind. The drumming on “the ballad of John and yoko” might be the worst ever on a No. 1 single. Paul McCartney was a barely competent drummer.
December 8, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Anyone who thinks Ringo wasn't good, just try even *tapping along* with "Happiness is a Warm Gun" and see how many time signature changes he steers through and never once loses the groove.
I think a lot lately about my great-aunts who were shot for their part in the Polish resistance. I'd ask if my 18% Slavic DNA is too little to observe Dziady, but I think I've missed it this year anyway
December 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I think a lot lately about my great-aunts who were shot for their part in the Polish resistance. I'd ask if my 18% Slavic DNA is too little to observe Dziady, but I think I've missed it this year anyway
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モクレンの冬芽：
来るべき冬に備え植物もモフモフに衣替え中でした。
Magnolia winter buds:
The plants were changing into fluffy clothes in preparation for the coming winter.
来るべき冬に備え植物もモフモフに衣替え中でした。
Magnolia winter buds:
The plants were changing into fluffy clothes in preparation for the coming winter.
December 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
モクレンの冬芽：
来るべき冬に備え植物もモフモフに衣替え中でした。
Magnolia winter buds:
The plants were changing into fluffy clothes in preparation for the coming winter.
来るべき冬に備え植物もモフモフに衣替え中でした。
Magnolia winter buds:
The plants were changing into fluffy clothes in preparation for the coming winter.
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I understood the writing on the urn #hojicha #JapaneseLearning
December 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I understood the writing on the urn #hojicha #JapaneseLearning
Just saw someone attempting a joke on Mastodon
a person is putting a rose in front of a grave with the name gilbert
Alt: Someone laying a rose on a grave.
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Just saw someone attempting a joke on Mastodon
I ate a whole umeboshi today and I'm going to think about umeboshi for the rest of my life
December 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I ate a whole umeboshi today and I'm going to think about umeboshi for the rest of my life
There's a whole website about this recording at www.thefolkmass.co.uk/the-story.html. The "forbidden" side has no grooves, so the horror would be inflicted on one's stylus
December 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
There's a whole website about this recording at www.thefolkmass.co.uk/the-story.html. The "forbidden" side has no grooves, so the horror would be inflicted on one's stylus
I seem to get most of my engagement on Threads these days, I assume because people there are desperate
December 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I seem to get most of my engagement on Threads these days, I assume because people there are desperate
Found a pin badge of me
December 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Found a pin badge of me
Husband tells me the WAR IS OVER poster on the Tube is just an advert for a John Lennon film ☹️
December 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Husband tells me the WAR IS OVER poster on the Tube is just an advert for a John Lennon film ☹️
Why do nasty, thick newspaper columnists keep saying nasty, stupid things? I don't know, maybe because you keep giving them attention and fulfilling their sole purpose in life?
December 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Why do nasty, thick newspaper columnists keep saying nasty, stupid things? I don't know, maybe because you keep giving them attention and fulfilling their sole purpose in life?
Thanks to Masha's new Nissay advert and his autotranslated fan club newsletter, I have learned a new term in English: beer lees #福山雅治 #BROS1991
youtu.be/rf76plmPHNY...
youtu.be/rf76plmPHNY...
ニッセイサステナプロジェクト「企業をつなぐ」篇
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Thanks to Masha's new Nissay advert and his autotranslated fan club newsletter, I have learned a new term in English: beer lees #福山雅治 #BROS1991
youtu.be/rf76plmPHNY...
youtu.be/rf76plmPHNY...
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先週行った国立科学博物館の大絶滅展🦣
大混雑でベンチで休んでいた時間の方が長かった。
でも最後にすごい写真が展示されていて食い入るように見た。
スリランカのペラヘラ祭りの仏歯を運ぶ象の写真、人間が幻影のように囲む中、シワを刻んだ理知的な象の瞳にフォーカスされていて、人間の領域を超える"何か"に圧倒された。
写真家「福山雅治」とあり、最初は同姓同名かと思ったけど、あの福山雅治さんだと知って腰を抜かした。先入観なしで本当にいい写真だった。
植田正治さんに師事したと知りおぉ…となっている。←ｲﾏｺｺ
写真は撮れなかったので日本館の美しい天井をワニとともに🐊
#科博 #Nikon #Z5Ⅱ
大混雑でベンチで休んでいた時間の方が長かった。
でも最後にすごい写真が展示されていて食い入るように見た。
スリランカのペラヘラ祭りの仏歯を運ぶ象の写真、人間が幻影のように囲む中、シワを刻んだ理知的な象の瞳にフォーカスされていて、人間の領域を超える"何か"に圧倒された。
写真家「福山雅治」とあり、最初は同姓同名かと思ったけど、あの福山雅治さんだと知って腰を抜かした。先入観なしで本当にいい写真だった。
植田正治さんに師事したと知りおぉ…となっている。←ｲﾏｺｺ
写真は撮れなかったので日本館の美しい天井をワニとともに🐊
#科博 #Nikon #Z5Ⅱ
December 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Barn cat. She won't accept her bed unless its on a hay bale. She's a proper farm cat. #caturday #smallfarmlife
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Barn cat. She won't accept her bed unless its on a hay bale. She's a proper farm cat. #caturday #smallfarmlife
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ENDO--now Kitajin Oyakata--visited his home prefecture of Ishikawa to encourage the tens of thousands who are still struggling to rebuild their lives after the devastation of the Noto Peninsula earthquake of 2024.
Of all prefectures, Ishikawa was hit the hardest ...
Of all prefectures, Ishikawa was hit the hardest ...
December 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
ENDO--now Kitajin Oyakata--visited his home prefecture of Ishikawa to encourage the tens of thousands who are still struggling to rebuild their lives after the devastation of the Noto Peninsula earthquake of 2024.
Of all prefectures, Ishikawa was hit the hardest ...
Of all prefectures, Ishikawa was hit the hardest ...
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Tillie has such beautiful eyes. Sheep get a bad rap as timid, non-thinking conformists, but they all have their own personalities and will definitely let you know what they want! #SmallFarmLife #HeritageBreeds #GulfCoastNativeSheep
December 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Tillie has such beautiful eyes. Sheep get a bad rap as timid, non-thinking conformists, but they all have their own personalities and will definitely let you know what they want! #SmallFarmLife #HeritageBreeds #GulfCoastNativeSheep
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Tamawashi has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for The Most Consecutive Sumo Bouts
-- setting a record for his incredible endurance having fought 1748 consecutive matches since his debut in 2004.
Upon being told of the news, the Iron Man thought for a second ...
-- setting a record for his incredible endurance having fought 1748 consecutive matches since his debut in 2004.
Upon being told of the news, the Iron Man thought for a second ...
December 7, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Tamawashi has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for The Most Consecutive Sumo Bouts
-- setting a record for his incredible endurance having fought 1748 consecutive matches since his debut in 2004.
Upon being told of the news, the Iron Man thought for a second ...
-- setting a record for his incredible endurance having fought 1748 consecutive matches since his debut in 2004.
Upon being told of the news, the Iron Man thought for a second ...