Nicholas
@nicholasbenn.bsky.social
Yorkshireman, Verger and God-botherer bothered by God. Often found in climbing gyms or churches. Unapologetically trans 🏳️⚧️ He/They
Stopped by a couple of street evangelists tonight as I lingered on Coney St to finish sending a text
I was on my way home from Evensong...
They were lovely, but really picked the wrong person to ask 😅
One wonders what the average York Xmas market goer will make of them
I was on my way home from Evensong...
They were lovely, but really picked the wrong person to ask 😅
One wonders what the average York Xmas market goer will make of them
December 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Stopped by a couple of street evangelists tonight as I lingered on Coney St to finish sending a text
I was on my way home from Evensong...
They were lovely, but really picked the wrong person to ask 😅
One wonders what the average York Xmas market goer will make of them
I was on my way home from Evensong...
They were lovely, but really picked the wrong person to ask 😅
One wonders what the average York Xmas market goer will make of them
I had 'move the mouse and find them a santa hat' on my morning to-do list. I did not have 'relocate paper mache sheep from in front of a fire exit' on there however which in hindsight was my mistake.
What a ludicrous job.
What a ludicrous job.
December 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I had 'move the mouse and find them a santa hat' on my morning to-do list. I did not have 'relocate paper mache sheep from in front of a fire exit' on there however which in hindsight was my mistake.
What a ludicrous job.
What a ludicrous job.
Always grateful for the generous ministry of our duty chaplains but especially today as it has been a day where I needed to find a bit of solace and safety.
Cuppa and a chat helped me to re-regulate and reset. I love this time of year but definitely need to remember to pace myself, stop (and pray!)
Cuppa and a chat helped me to re-regulate and reset. I love this time of year but definitely need to remember to pace myself, stop (and pray!)
December 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Always grateful for the generous ministry of our duty chaplains but especially today as it has been a day where I needed to find a bit of solace and safety.
Cuppa and a chat helped me to re-regulate and reset. I love this time of year but definitely need to remember to pace myself, stop (and pray!)
Cuppa and a chat helped me to re-regulate and reset. I love this time of year but definitely need to remember to pace myself, stop (and pray!)
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Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits
December 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits
Working a concert tonight so I understand why I'm coming in at this time, but also I'd forgotten how anything past 10am in York is a circle of Hell this time of year just for trying to walk *anywhere* without hordes of people. Looking forward to the next two early mornings!
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Working a concert tonight so I understand why I'm coming in at this time, but also I'd forgotten how anything past 10am in York is a circle of Hell this time of year just for trying to walk *anywhere* without hordes of people. Looking forward to the next two early mornings!
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So they took Thames House (British SIS/MI5) and plonked it on the South Bank… on top of Lambeth Palace for the building where the Peace Talks occurred. Has RTD had a run in with the Archbishop of Canterbury???
#DoctorWho #TWBTLATS #WBLS
#DoctorWho #TWBTLATS #WBLS
December 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
So they took Thames House (British SIS/MI5) and plonked it on the South Bank… on top of Lambeth Palace for the building where the Peace Talks occurred. Has RTD had a run in with the Archbishop of Canterbury???
#DoctorWho #TWBTLATS #WBLS
#DoctorWho #TWBTLATS #WBLS
Wasn't sure how I'd feel about War Between the Land and the Sea but I enjoyed the first episode and how Barclay has found himself an accidental ambassador and the gentle upsetting of diplomatic process as a result
December 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Wasn't sure how I'd feel about War Between the Land and the Sea but I enjoyed the first episode and how Barclay has found himself an accidental ambassador and the gentle upsetting of diplomatic process as a result
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This part is *infuriating*. This cis woman heard an 80 year old trans woman say, 'This is the only place I've been respected as a woman IN MY LIFE.'
And did not immediately think, 'I will fight every inch like a dying badger to keep her in my organization.'
Absolutely pathetic.
And did not immediately think, 'I will fight every inch like a dying badger to keep her in my organization.'
Absolutely pathetic.
December 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This part is *infuriating*. This cis woman heard an 80 year old trans woman say, 'This is the only place I've been respected as a woman IN MY LIFE.'
And did not immediately think, 'I will fight every inch like a dying badger to keep her in my organization.'
Absolutely pathetic.
And did not immediately think, 'I will fight every inch like a dying badger to keep her in my organization.'
Absolutely pathetic.
Lost Harkageddon in spectacular fashion at our village carols concert in a very atmospheric candlelit church with some good friends. Glad to get home, and will have no voice in the morning, but so so worth it ❤️🎶
December 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Lost Harkageddon in spectacular fashion at our village carols concert in a very atmospheric candlelit church with some good friends. Glad to get home, and will have no voice in the morning, but so so worth it ❤️🎶
Afternoon of learning lyrics, trying to sight-read, and keep my voice in reasonable shape after a cough earlier in the week tried to derail me.
Also managed to get back to climbing on Thursday so am slightly flattened by DOMS in my back and arms 😅
Also managed to get back to climbing on Thursday so am slightly flattened by DOMS in my back and arms 😅
December 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Afternoon of learning lyrics, trying to sight-read, and keep my voice in reasonable shape after a cough earlier in the week tried to derail me.
Also managed to get back to climbing on Thursday so am slightly flattened by DOMS in my back and arms 😅
Also managed to get back to climbing on Thursday so am slightly flattened by DOMS in my back and arms 😅
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December 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Fixed it for you. Idiots! If the exclusion is based on appearance then it will certainly impact cis folks as well as trans folks.
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Fixed it for you. Idiots! If the exclusion is based on appearance then it will certainly impact cis folks as well as trans folks.
Love my job but organ tuning mornings are not the best thing for someone with sensory processing issues 😅 Altar frontal change done in double quick time and a rapid retreat to the Vestry!
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Love my job but organ tuning mornings are not the best thing for someone with sensory processing issues 😅 Altar frontal change done in double quick time and a rapid retreat to the Vestry!
Watching the livestream from work whilst at home in my pyjamas and drinking far too much warm Ribena because I know how to start a new year off right 😉
November 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Watching the livestream from work whilst at home in my pyjamas and drinking far too much warm Ribena because I know how to start a new year off right 😉
Made the mistake of trying to get a train in this country. Regrets. Many many regrets.
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Made the mistake of trying to get a train in this country. Regrets. Many many regrets.
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If you think that the current state of trans healthcare in the UK is because of concern or caution, I'd encourage you to think again.
It's not medically informed, it's a reactionary response to transphobic bigotry whipped up into a frenzy over the past few years.
And it costs lives.
It's not medically informed, it's a reactionary response to transphobic bigotry whipped up into a frenzy over the past few years.
And it costs lives.
November 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
If you think that the current state of trans healthcare in the UK is because of concern or caution, I'd encourage you to think again.
It's not medically informed, it's a reactionary response to transphobic bigotry whipped up into a frenzy over the past few years.
And it costs lives.
It's not medically informed, it's a reactionary response to transphobic bigotry whipped up into a frenzy over the past few years.
And it costs lives.
Watching Knives Out 3 at the cinema because I needed a payday weekend treat. There is an Everyman just over the road from me so it is a very occasional indulgence.
After a rainy day where the only other reason to leave home was for an AA meeting I don't feel overly guilty!
After a rainy day where the only other reason to leave home was for an AA meeting I don't feel overly guilty!
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Watching Knives Out 3 at the cinema because I needed a payday weekend treat. There is an Everyman just over the road from me so it is a very occasional indulgence.
After a rainy day where the only other reason to leave home was for an AA meeting I don't feel overly guilty!
After a rainy day where the only other reason to leave home was for an AA meeting I don't feel overly guilty!
@profanity.accountant Go on then, I am only mildly concerned....
November 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
@profanity.accountant Go on then, I am only mildly concerned....
The sun has set, Advent is begun and the playlist is on. Had forgotten how many excellent anthems and motets there are. Looking forward to Advent Procession tomorrow too
November 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The sun has set, Advent is begun and the playlist is on. Had forgotten how many excellent anthems and motets there are. Looking forward to Advent Procession tomorrow too
Received an unexpected refund from Yorkshire Water. Immediately bought a ridiculous Christmas jumper because I am regrettably still me and therefore still ludicrous
November 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Received an unexpected refund from Yorkshire Water. Immediately bought a ridiculous Christmas jumper because I am regrettably still me and therefore still ludicrous
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Just my yearly reminder friends. Be kind to us retail workers. Sh**ts about to get real and we’re already VERY tired.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Just my yearly reminder friends. Be kind to us retail workers. Sh**ts about to get real and we’re already VERY tired.
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Anglicanism version:
- systematic theologians
- the Society of King Charles the Martyr
- vergers
- organists who are straight (you know it’s true)
- people who enjoy parsing rubrics
- systematic theologians
- the Society of King Charles the Martyr
- vergers
- organists who are straight (you know it’s true)
- people who enjoy parsing rubrics
was talking to pals there about neurodivergence and how you notice it absolutely everywhere when you’ve discovered it about yourself. So I said these are the sections of society I firmly believe are 90% neurodivergent people:
- nuns
- pearly kings and queens
- anyone doing a PhD
- nuns
- pearly kings and queens
- anyone doing a PhD
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Anglicanism version:
- systematic theologians
- the Society of King Charles the Martyr
- vergers
- organists who are straight (you know it’s true)
- people who enjoy parsing rubrics
- systematic theologians
- the Society of King Charles the Martyr
- vergers
- organists who are straight (you know it’s true)
- people who enjoy parsing rubrics
Go to the York gig of the O'Hooley and Tidow farewell tour and walk straight into a former Verger colleague (he moved teams a few months back) I love this city but honestly sometimes it is far far too small
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Go to the York gig of the O'Hooley and Tidow farewell tour and walk straight into a former Verger colleague (he moved teams a few months back) I love this city but honestly sometimes it is far far too small
Today has been spent doing some Lego building, and some practice for our upcoming carol concert..
Incredibly excited to get to sing in HT Goodramgate because it is just such a gorgeous and historic church. And keeping local traditions alive is also an ezcellent reason
Incredibly excited to get to sing in HT Goodramgate because it is just such a gorgeous and historic church. And keeping local traditions alive is also an ezcellent reason
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Today has been spent doing some Lego building, and some practice for our upcoming carol concert..
Incredibly excited to get to sing in HT Goodramgate because it is just such a gorgeous and historic church. And keeping local traditions alive is also an ezcellent reason
Incredibly excited to get to sing in HT Goodramgate because it is just such a gorgeous and historic church. And keeping local traditions alive is also an ezcellent reason
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“A Man on the Inside” is great for many reasons, but I really love that both seasons appreciate male friendship. Ted Danson and Stephen McKinley’s scenes together are just… everything.
November 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“A Man on the Inside” is great for many reasons, but I really love that both seasons appreciate male friendship. Ted Danson and Stephen McKinley’s scenes together are just… everything.