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Laragh

@laragh.bsky.social

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Transatlantic sequin mule and time lady. Mainly obsessed with Eurovision, horror, and pining for Canada. Old enough to have visited Leningrad. Lives on Premise Beach. She/her.

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Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 8h

So swish

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Philip Purser-Hallard @purserhallard.com · 11h

"But soft! What light through yonder window... BRAKES!"

Sky News @news.sky.com · 1d

Shakespeare family home damaged by reversing driver

Shakespeare family home damaged by reversing driver

A 17th-century building that housed William Shakespeare's family has been left damaged after a driver reversed into it.

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 12h

Mildly mortified that I caused a bit of a delay in the security search line at Manchester Apollo because I forgot I had conkers in my coat pocket

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 1d

Awww seeing Buzzcocks in Manchester felt surprisingly sweet. Now kiddo and I sitting in our hotel opposite the old factory records building and talking about Morrissey and Joy division.

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 1d

No Genetix. But opened with Goodbye Toulouse ❤️

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile Buzzcocks were on much better form than the Lincoln castle summer support slot but Steve Diggle is such an incohesive front man.

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 2d

Stranglers 51st tour setlist was weeeeird. Good but weeeird. Deep cuts abounded.

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 2d

Ah never did so they are such unfinished business for me. Not sure why I never went to see them hence spending way too much to go to Toronto in August.

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 2d

Ha taking my kid to the stranglers tonight and got him rush tickets for next summer.

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 2d

Wondering what the stranglers setlist is going to be. Raven or I riot. Norfolk Coast would be a nice treat.

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 2d

At King’s Cross waiting to head to Leeds to see the stranglers with my firstborn. Meanwhile rocking my custom shark suitcase thanks to my secondborn.

A teal metallic cabin-sized wheely suitcase on paving - suitcase has a fab posca-penned shark on it with a derpy smile and mildly swimming along

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 3d

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Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 3d

Aw yeah that era was a peculiar one wasn’t it. As is his guitar maker era (made a friend’s recently ish).
Nah it was just knowing the damned are doing that - decidedly odd lineup - anniversary show and wondering if people still sing it or if the punk ancestral memory has gone.

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 3d

Sigh I generally avoid them but all the reviews tempted me in…should have known better. Now the kiddo is half invested (if also perplexed at quite how any of the contestants gained National
Treasure status)

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 3d

Do people still sing Rat Scabies is a wanker?

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 3d

It’s mildly tense without any fun or payoff. Celebrities shrieking in a shack. Whatever. We’re losing anyone who isn’t a clear establishment performer early so it’s just ‘oh performative goodness me!!’. And all the reviews that say it’s brilliant are all part of the machine.

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 3d

I think the main reason celebrity traitors annoys me is that everyone clearly understands and therefore plays it as a game. All the time. Whereas in the real show, there is no gameplay whatever the contestants think. Such a performative level of ‘this is what we say at this point’

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 4d

Awesome, cheers. And belated happy birthday. You definitely need some.

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 4d

Maltesers in a box is our family birthday tradition. I now need someone to urgently have a birthday.

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 5d

My machine denying _all_ knowledge of ever getting that memo

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 5d

Maybe that will be a future me problem. Which would be accurate as we use remanufactured machines that are very sustainable but also sadly very rubbish.

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 5d

Like seriously why is my work machine offering me files from the future.

Screen grab of windows explorer. (11 so it’s looking friendly). Fucked around with obscure file names. But yes my files are organized by today and also the deathless tomorrow. Why would you program it like that????

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 5d

My bestie and I had 8 good years of being Eurovision besties. It was a lovely way of staying in touch 3k miles apart. I don’t know yet how being national selection besties will work but I suspect the vibe will flow backwards. We are going to test trying k-pop besties at the end of the month.

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 6d

Our local fox gets baby watermelon but complained because no Parma ham with it

Nighttime camera monochrome fox with half a baby watermelon in his mouth. Reflective eyes. Surrey foliage.

Laragh @laragh.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you.