Small Human Female
@esmesstuff.bsky.social
I like a bunch of stuff. Doctor who stuff, Godzilla stuff, making stuff, watching stuff, reading stuff and eating stuff. Collector of vintage recipe books. Maker of rash purchases.
Merry Christmas from pervy Santa
December 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Merry Christmas from pervy Santa
"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic Christmas pudding chimera.”
December 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic Christmas pudding chimera.”
I read a book. It was disturbing
The Vegetarian. Han Kang, 2015.
The author's first novel to be translated into English. It's hard to describe this story of mental illness and taboo, set against the backdrop of a society where people are expected to conform.
You'll just have to read it yourself
The Vegetarian. Han Kang, 2015.
The author's first novel to be translated into English. It's hard to describe this story of mental illness and taboo, set against the backdrop of a society where people are expected to conform.
You'll just have to read it yourself
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I read a book. It was disturbing
The Vegetarian. Han Kang, 2015.
The author's first novel to be translated into English. It's hard to describe this story of mental illness and taboo, set against the backdrop of a society where people are expected to conform.
You'll just have to read it yourself
The Vegetarian. Han Kang, 2015.
The author's first novel to be translated into English. It's hard to describe this story of mental illness and taboo, set against the backdrop of a society where people are expected to conform.
You'll just have to read it yourself
I read a book. It was good enough
Cosmogramma. Courttia Newland, 2021.
Short stories, mainly sci-fi, a mix of good, okay, and 'sorry, I'm not sure I understand what that was about'.
I liked that most were set in England or thereabouts
Cosmogramma. Courttia Newland, 2021.
Short stories, mainly sci-fi, a mix of good, okay, and 'sorry, I'm not sure I understand what that was about'.
I liked that most were set in England or thereabouts
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I read a book. It was good enough
Cosmogramma. Courttia Newland, 2021.
Short stories, mainly sci-fi, a mix of good, okay, and 'sorry, I'm not sure I understand what that was about'.
I liked that most were set in England or thereabouts
Cosmogramma. Courttia Newland, 2021.
Short stories, mainly sci-fi, a mix of good, okay, and 'sorry, I'm not sure I understand what that was about'.
I liked that most were set in England or thereabouts
I read a cookbook. Now I'm hungry
Sweetmeat Making At Home. Mrs M E Rattray, 1904
A delightful little book full of yummy things you'd never see in a confectioners today. If only I wasn't on this stupid pre-op diet, I'll sell my grandmother for some marzipan fruits 😢
Sweetmeat Making At Home. Mrs M E Rattray, 1904
A delightful little book full of yummy things you'd never see in a confectioners today. If only I wasn't on this stupid pre-op diet, I'll sell my grandmother for some marzipan fruits 😢
November 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I read a cookbook. Now I'm hungry
Sweetmeat Making At Home. Mrs M E Rattray, 1904
A delightful little book full of yummy things you'd never see in a confectioners today. If only I wasn't on this stupid pre-op diet, I'll sell my grandmother for some marzipan fruits 😢
Sweetmeat Making At Home. Mrs M E Rattray, 1904
A delightful little book full of yummy things you'd never see in a confectioners today. If only I wasn't on this stupid pre-op diet, I'll sell my grandmother for some marzipan fruits 😢
I read a book. It was fine
A Feast of Folklore. Ben Gazur, 2024.
A light-hearted look at folk customs and beliefs relating to food and drink. I would have liked something more in depth, but there's plenty of interesting nuggets of information
A Feast of Folklore. Ben Gazur, 2024.
A light-hearted look at folk customs and beliefs relating to food and drink. I would have liked something more in depth, but there's plenty of interesting nuggets of information
November 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I read a book. It was fine
A Feast of Folklore. Ben Gazur, 2024.
A light-hearted look at folk customs and beliefs relating to food and drink. I would have liked something more in depth, but there's plenty of interesting nuggets of information
A Feast of Folklore. Ben Gazur, 2024.
A light-hearted look at folk customs and beliefs relating to food and drink. I would have liked something more in depth, but there's plenty of interesting nuggets of information
I read a book. It was irritating
Dandelions (1972), the last - and unfinished - novel by Nobel prize winner Yasunari Kawabata.
Ineko has been left at the metal hospital by her mum and BF. On the way back they have an endless, circular, existential conversation.
Not for me.
Dandelions (1972), the last - and unfinished - novel by Nobel prize winner Yasunari Kawabata.
Ineko has been left at the metal hospital by her mum and BF. On the way back they have an endless, circular, existential conversation.
Not for me.
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I read a book. It was irritating
Dandelions (1972), the last - and unfinished - novel by Nobel prize winner Yasunari Kawabata.
Ineko has been left at the metal hospital by her mum and BF. On the way back they have an endless, circular, existential conversation.
Not for me.
Dandelions (1972), the last - and unfinished - novel by Nobel prize winner Yasunari Kawabata.
Ineko has been left at the metal hospital by her mum and BF. On the way back they have an endless, circular, existential conversation.
Not for me.
I read a book.The one that inspired Oscar Wilde to write The Picture of Dorian Grey.
Against Nature. Joris-Karl Huysmans, 1884
Neurotic aesthete, Des Esseintes, disgusted with modern society, holes himself up in a carefully curated home where he surrounds himself with art n stuff before going loopy
Against Nature. Joris-Karl Huysmans, 1884
Neurotic aesthete, Des Esseintes, disgusted with modern society, holes himself up in a carefully curated home where he surrounds himself with art n stuff before going loopy
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I read a book.The one that inspired Oscar Wilde to write The Picture of Dorian Grey.
Against Nature. Joris-Karl Huysmans, 1884
Neurotic aesthete, Des Esseintes, disgusted with modern society, holes himself up in a carefully curated home where he surrounds himself with art n stuff before going loopy
Against Nature. Joris-Karl Huysmans, 1884
Neurotic aesthete, Des Esseintes, disgusted with modern society, holes himself up in a carefully curated home where he surrounds himself with art n stuff before going loopy
I read a book. It was eye opening
How the World Eats. Julian Baggini, 2024.
Philosopher, Baggini, explores the current (terrible) state of global food production; from hunter gathering to eco-pragmatism, and comes up with a holistic 5-point system for improvement
How the World Eats. Julian Baggini, 2024.
Philosopher, Baggini, explores the current (terrible) state of global food production; from hunter gathering to eco-pragmatism, and comes up with a holistic 5-point system for improvement
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I read a book. It was eye opening
How the World Eats. Julian Baggini, 2024.
Philosopher, Baggini, explores the current (terrible) state of global food production; from hunter gathering to eco-pragmatism, and comes up with a holistic 5-point system for improvement
How the World Eats. Julian Baggini, 2024.
Philosopher, Baggini, explores the current (terrible) state of global food production; from hunter gathering to eco-pragmatism, and comes up with a holistic 5-point system for improvement
What fictional creature/villain traumatised you as a child?
November 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
What fictional creature/villain traumatised you as a child?
Post your favourite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only
November 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Post your favourite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only
I read a book. It was very good
The Third Love. Hiromi Kawakami, 2024
A book about love, desire, society's expectations and more.
Riko, dissatisfied with married life & her husband's infidelity, retreats into a dream world. First as a courtesan, then a handmaid. But these are no ordinary dreams
The Third Love. Hiromi Kawakami, 2024
A book about love, desire, society's expectations and more.
Riko, dissatisfied with married life & her husband's infidelity, retreats into a dream world. First as a courtesan, then a handmaid. But these are no ordinary dreams
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I read a book. It was very good
The Third Love. Hiromi Kawakami, 2024
A book about love, desire, society's expectations and more.
Riko, dissatisfied with married life & her husband's infidelity, retreats into a dream world. First as a courtesan, then a handmaid. But these are no ordinary dreams
The Third Love. Hiromi Kawakami, 2024
A book about love, desire, society's expectations and more.
Riko, dissatisfied with married life & her husband's infidelity, retreats into a dream world. First as a courtesan, then a handmaid. But these are no ordinary dreams
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Film Club
Creature With the Atom Brain (1955)
A surprisingly benign ex-nazi scientist is forced to create atomic powered zombies by a mobster set on revenging himself on the people who had him arrested and deported.
Kind of fun.
Creature With the Atom Brain (1955)
A surprisingly benign ex-nazi scientist is forced to create atomic powered zombies by a mobster set on revenging himself on the people who had him arrested and deported.
Kind of fun.
November 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Film Club
Creature With the Atom Brain (1955)
A surprisingly benign ex-nazi scientist is forced to create atomic powered zombies by a mobster set on revenging himself on the people who had him arrested and deported.
Kind of fun.
Creature With the Atom Brain (1955)
A surprisingly benign ex-nazi scientist is forced to create atomic powered zombies by a mobster set on revenging himself on the people who had him arrested and deported.
Kind of fun.
I read a book. It was good
On Looking. Alexandra Horowitz, 2013
Cognitive scientist, Horowitz, takes a walk round the block. Then takes 11 more with a series of "experts" to get an idea of what each one of us is missing when we look around a familiar landscape
On Looking. Alexandra Horowitz, 2013
Cognitive scientist, Horowitz, takes a walk round the block. Then takes 11 more with a series of "experts" to get an idea of what each one of us is missing when we look around a familiar landscape
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I read a book. It was good
On Looking. Alexandra Horowitz, 2013
Cognitive scientist, Horowitz, takes a walk round the block. Then takes 11 more with a series of "experts" to get an idea of what each one of us is missing when we look around a familiar landscape
On Looking. Alexandra Horowitz, 2013
Cognitive scientist, Horowitz, takes a walk round the block. Then takes 11 more with a series of "experts" to get an idea of what each one of us is missing when we look around a familiar landscape
I read a book. It was mostly good
Tit's Up. Sarah Thornton, 2024
The first 3 sections were bold & informative. The 4th didn't seem to say much, & the 5th was disappointing.
Also found the book too USA centric, the US having its own brand of weird misogyny & hang-ups
Tit's Up. Sarah Thornton, 2024
The first 3 sections were bold & informative. The 4th didn't seem to say much, & the 5th was disappointing.
Also found the book too USA centric, the US having its own brand of weird misogyny & hang-ups
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I read a book. It was mostly good
Tit's Up. Sarah Thornton, 2024
The first 3 sections were bold & informative. The 4th didn't seem to say much, & the 5th was disappointing.
Also found the book too USA centric, the US having its own brand of weird misogyny & hang-ups
Tit's Up. Sarah Thornton, 2024
The first 3 sections were bold & informative. The 4th didn't seem to say much, & the 5th was disappointing.
Also found the book too USA centric, the US having its own brand of weird misogyny & hang-ups
I read a book. You're a wizard, um...Larry?
The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry. Ransom Riggs, 2024
The usual tropes, but with a fresh coat of paint. Leopold, aka Larry, discovers that the magical world of his favourite TV show is real, and needs a hero.
Enjoyable enough
The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry. Ransom Riggs, 2024
The usual tropes, but with a fresh coat of paint. Leopold, aka Larry, discovers that the magical world of his favourite TV show is real, and needs a hero.
Enjoyable enough
October 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I read a book. You're a wizard, um...Larry?
The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry. Ransom Riggs, 2024
The usual tropes, but with a fresh coat of paint. Leopold, aka Larry, discovers that the magical world of his favourite TV show is real, and needs a hero.
Enjoyable enough
The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry. Ransom Riggs, 2024
The usual tropes, but with a fresh coat of paint. Leopold, aka Larry, discovers that the magical world of his favourite TV show is real, and needs a hero.
Enjoyable enough
I read a book. It was exciting
Hummingbird Salamander. Jeff Vandemeer (2021)
The author keeps you guessing all the way through this story of a middle aged woman who finds herself entangled in a dangerous web of powerful men and eco terrorists. But why her? And what connects it to her past?
Hummingbird Salamander. Jeff Vandemeer (2021)
The author keeps you guessing all the way through this story of a middle aged woman who finds herself entangled in a dangerous web of powerful men and eco terrorists. But why her? And what connects it to her past?
October 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I read a book. It was exciting
Hummingbird Salamander. Jeff Vandemeer (2021)
The author keeps you guessing all the way through this story of a middle aged woman who finds herself entangled in a dangerous web of powerful men and eco terrorists. But why her? And what connects it to her past?
Hummingbird Salamander. Jeff Vandemeer (2021)
The author keeps you guessing all the way through this story of a middle aged woman who finds herself entangled in a dangerous web of powerful men and eco terrorists. But why her? And what connects it to her past?
Without downloading anything, where are you mentally right now?
October 18, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Without downloading anything, where are you mentally right now?
I read a book. It defies description
The Complete Cosmicomics
Italo Calvino (2010)
These post-futuristic sci-fi stories are each based around a scientific theory or principle, and are unreliablely narrated by Qfwfq, a cosmic entity recounting his experience of the history of the universe
The Complete Cosmicomics
Italo Calvino (2010)
These post-futuristic sci-fi stories are each based around a scientific theory or principle, and are unreliablely narrated by Qfwfq, a cosmic entity recounting his experience of the history of the universe
October 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I read a book. It defies description
The Complete Cosmicomics
Italo Calvino (2010)
These post-futuristic sci-fi stories are each based around a scientific theory or principle, and are unreliablely narrated by Qfwfq, a cosmic entity recounting his experience of the history of the universe
The Complete Cosmicomics
Italo Calvino (2010)
These post-futuristic sci-fi stories are each based around a scientific theory or principle, and are unreliablely narrated by Qfwfq, a cosmic entity recounting his experience of the history of the universe
I read a book. It was good
Madame Choi and the Monsters
(Sheree Domingo and Patrick Spät, 2024) tells the story of the actress, and her film director ex husband, who were kidnapped by Kim Jong-il and forced to produce films for North Korea. Including Godzilla adjacent, cult classic, Pulgasari
Madame Choi and the Monsters
(Sheree Domingo and Patrick Spät, 2024) tells the story of the actress, and her film director ex husband, who were kidnapped by Kim Jong-il and forced to produce films for North Korea. Including Godzilla adjacent, cult classic, Pulgasari
October 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I read a book. It was good
Madame Choi and the Monsters
(Sheree Domingo and Patrick Spät, 2024) tells the story of the actress, and her film director ex husband, who were kidnapped by Kim Jong-il and forced to produce films for North Korea. Including Godzilla adjacent, cult classic, Pulgasari
Madame Choi and the Monsters
(Sheree Domingo and Patrick Spät, 2024) tells the story of the actress, and her film director ex husband, who were kidnapped by Kim Jong-il and forced to produce films for North Korea. Including Godzilla adjacent, cult classic, Pulgasari