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Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 10h

(Don't even think about trying to steal my bike, that code is 30 years out of date, joke's on you)

Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 10h

My dad died recently and one of our shared interests was Terry Pratchett. Precisely because our books show years of shared reading they are so special. Mort has a note in the back where my dad wrote the code to my bike lock and they're the most meaningful four numbers in existence @rhi.bsky.social

Final page of Mort with my old bike lock code in my dad's handwriting

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Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 2d

A girl can't even use bluesky to post a photo of her butt while dancing to Ghostbusters in an homage to Slimer anymore

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Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 1d

Oh man I REALLY don't need any other activities to fuck with my knees

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Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 1d

Ha yes these boots were NOT made for walking...definitely easier to be upside down than upright in them!

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Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 2d

A girl can't even use bluesky to post a photo of her butt while dancing to Ghostbusters in an homage to Slimer anymore

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Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 3d

I had an early crush on this version of Aslan which I am NOT ASHAMED OF

Jonny Haunt @spoonatron.com · 3d

Charity shop find of the day - a board game based on the best Narnia adaptation.

The box for The Chronicles of Narnia board game, based on the 1988 BBC adaptation

Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 3d

A physio told me I had 'long femurs' which meant I 'would never be able to do proper squats' but I don't care because how could this cat fit on me if I didn't have freaky long thighs

A cat lying on my thigh. She has plenty of room because of my LONG FEMURS

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Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 3d

You will never persuade me that these men (all men?) really believe women are people...they think men are people and women are quest items to be won and/or used

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Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 3d

You may not have realised that the 11th of October is traditionally the day to support kickstarters for Cheese-themed kids' books, but luckily @thisisdouch.bsky.social has come to your rescue with the perfect opportunity to celebrate the occasion:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...

CHEESE: Lights! Crackers! Action! A Funny Children's Book

The BRIEquel to CHEESE! a funny picture book aimed at kids aged 3-6

www.kickstarter.com

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Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 4d

Join me in a good old fashioned game of spot-the-guinea-pig

Picture of a bundle of hay with a guinea pig hidden in it. The guinea pig is called Cinnamon Buns

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Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 5d

I saw Planet Earth Live last year which had an amazing orchestra and I know they do these fairly frequently. Also Manchester Cathedral often does 'By Candlelight' nights like 'Radiohead By Candlelight' which are arrangements of the songs for strings so may be worth checking out similar near you :)

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Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 11d

The most shocking thing about this is that this parent was able to leave his *four year old* alone for *two hours* and not worry the kid was eg falling downstairs/hiding every single remote control in the neighbourhood/drinking out of the toilet/drawing a moustache on the cat

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Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 11d

Wtf!

Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 11d

Catch up with all The News on this week's ep of The Skewer...including some lines from me on Trump's peace-making and the Epstein files (also a Reform jizz joke because you've got to laugh while we slouch towards fascism haven't you) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The Skewer - Series 14 - Ep 4: How to Be PopuLABOUR. - BBC Sounds

Jon Holmes remixes the news into satirically shapes and sounds.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 11d

Yes I was confused by this!

Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 12d

I have adenomyosis, the symptoms of which are wildly heavy periods, severe pain and notably NOT the warped desire to eradicate trans people from public life

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Helen Brooks @hellsbells.bsky.social · 12d

I have adenomyosis, the symptoms of which are wildly heavy periods, severe pain and notably NOT the warped desire to eradicate trans people from public life

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