Tora Tora
@torakowalski.bsky.social
Still me, just over here now. Still hipster about unicorns. Still HR fairy. Way more hair than gender. My chosen pronouns are the definite article.
Okay, is The War Between The Land And The Sea queer or am I just assuming that because Russell Tovey?
December 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Okay, is The War Between The Land And The Sea queer or am I just assuming that because Russell Tovey?
What if I have two weeks left of work this year, and so much time-critical work that I truly, TRULY don't know where to start? (We have a Festive Day tomorrow, which is technically a no work day, but I absolutely do NOT have time for a whole day of no work.)
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
What if I have two weeks left of work this year, and so much time-critical work that I truly, TRULY don't know where to start? (We have a Festive Day tomorrow, which is technically a no work day, but I absolutely do NOT have time for a whole day of no work.)
I've been getting a lot more into poetry this year, purely and completely because it's a big part of SAS Rogue Heroes fandom, which has introduced me to loads that it turns out I like.
Predictably, I now can't remember any.
Predictably, I now can't remember any.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I've been getting a lot more into poetry this year, purely and completely because it's a big part of SAS Rogue Heroes fandom, which has introduced me to loads that it turns out I like.
Predictably, I now can't remember any.
Predictably, I now can't remember any.
Mum couldn't get to the cinema when the latest Downton Abbey movie came out, so we just watched it on Prime.
Loved it! Much preferred it to the second one. I know not much happens, but I love a Downton where nothing much happens.
Loved it! Much preferred it to the second one. I know not much happens, but I love a Downton where nothing much happens.
December 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Mum couldn't get to the cinema when the latest Downton Abbey movie came out, so we just watched it on Prime.
Loved it! Much preferred it to the second one. I know not much happens, but I love a Downton where nothing much happens.
Loved it! Much preferred it to the second one. I know not much happens, but I love a Downton where nothing much happens.
Why is FIFA awarding a peace prize? What have I missed?
December 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Why is FIFA awarding a peace prize? What have I missed?
The way in which I do NOT want to see 28 Years Later The Bone Temple is very, very high. But the way in which Jack O'Connell is incredibly compelling in the trailer is also very, very high.
We call this the blorbo conundrum.
We call this the blorbo conundrum.
December 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The way in which I do NOT want to see 28 Years Later The Bone Temple is very, very high. But the way in which Jack O'Connell is incredibly compelling in the trailer is also very, very high.
We call this the blorbo conundrum.
We call this the blorbo conundrum.
Today I discovered my dad has never had beans on toast and I am BAFFLED?
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Today I discovered my dad has never had beans on toast and I am BAFFLED?
Had a GREAT time with Stranger Things 5.01, now working my nerve up again for 5.02. Caring about things really fucks with my ability to consume them, which is unhelpful.
November 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Had a GREAT time with Stranger Things 5.01, now working my nerve up again for 5.02. Caring about things really fucks with my ability to consume them, which is unhelpful.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Presented at Board meeting! Peered at Black Friday sales on Oxford Street. Now have a banging headache all down one side of my face :(
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Presented at Board meeting! Peered at Black Friday sales on Oxford Street. Now have a banging headache all down one side of my face :(
At the Foreign Office for a Board meeting and it's SO fancy. I am not designed for this fancy.
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
At the Foreign Office for a Board meeting and it's SO fancy. I am not designed for this fancy.
So I thought the gay hockey thing was a movie on Netflix, but it turns out to be a TV show? On... idk something in America? What if I want to watch gay hockey men, The Universe?
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
So I thought the gay hockey thing was a movie on Netflix, but it turns out to be a TV show? On... idk something in America? What if I want to watch gay hockey men, The Universe?
I'm SO TIRED I feel like I've been kicked in the face, but the little cat does not want me to nap. Every time I try, I get a gentle but persistent little tap tap on my arm.
November 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I'm SO TIRED I feel like I've been kicked in the face, but the little cat does not want me to nap. Every time I try, I get a gentle but persistent little tap tap on my arm.
The LEVEL to which I'm not ready to wake up tomorrow to new Stranger Things content is very, very, very high.
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The LEVEL to which I'm not ready to wake up tomorrow to new Stranger Things content is very, very, very high.
"Come to our beginner’s guide to using Microsoft Copilot for recruitment webinar" or... not. Can I pick not, thank you?? #worktweet
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
"Come to our beginner’s guide to using Microsoft Copilot for recruitment webinar" or... not. Can I pick not, thank you?? #worktweet
My very important review of Wicked 2: Witches should kiss and Jonathan Bailey is too handsome for my sanity.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
My very important review of Wicked 2: Witches should kiss and Jonathan Bailey is too handsome for my sanity.
Got a PA job after uni, shared an office with the HR administrator. Everything she was doing looked so much more fun than my job, and she got to hear all the secrets. So when she retired, I slid neatly sideways into her role and have somehow kept getting promoted ever since.
November 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Got a PA job after uni, shared an office with the HR administrator. Everything she was doing looked so much more fun than my job, and she got to hear all the secrets. So when she retired, I slid neatly sideways into her role and have somehow kept getting promoted ever since.
Shout out to Penny, a real MVP, who let me drag her around Coventry and Leamington Spa in the pouring rain today.
But we found THREE Bill Fraser of the SAS things: the road he lived with his mum and step dad, the road he lived later, and the garden of remembrance where his ashes were scattered.
But we found THREE Bill Fraser of the SAS things: the road he lived with his mum and step dad, the road he lived later, and the garden of remembrance where his ashes were scattered.
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Shout out to Penny, a real MVP, who let me drag her around Coventry and Leamington Spa in the pouring rain today.
But we found THREE Bill Fraser of the SAS things: the road he lived with his mum and step dad, the road he lived later, and the garden of remembrance where his ashes were scattered.
But we found THREE Bill Fraser of the SAS things: the road he lived with his mum and step dad, the road he lived later, and the garden of remembrance where his ashes were scattered.
On the one hand, this peppermint bark from M&S cost £12(!) but on the other, it's really fucking delicious.
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
On the one hand, this peppermint bark from M&S cost £12(!) but on the other, it's really fucking delicious.
As a colleague just said to me, "I just want ONE DAY!" #worktweet
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
As a colleague just said to me, "I just want ONE DAY!" #worktweet
Look I know we all know it's cold and that all everyone is saying currently is how cold it is, but omg it is SO COLD?
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Look I know we all know it's cold and that all everyone is saying currently is how cold it is, but omg it is SO COLD?