Kat W
@katwhen.bsky.social
Intersectional feminism, books, television, words of love and rage. She/Her.
Might need a scarf, then. Possibly a hat.
February 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Might need a scarf, then. Possibly a hat.
Ice smoothing as a competition? Someone would probably invent a machine to do it.
February 13, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Ice smoothing as a competition? Someone would probably invent a machine to do it.
The rhythm of so many aspects of one's life (not just physical) is deeply disrupted by these kinds of loss.
February 13, 2026 at 9:39 AM
The rhythm of so many aspects of one's life (not just physical) is deeply disrupted by these kinds of loss.
Done and thank you for the reminders and links to the guidance.
February 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Done and thank you for the reminders and links to the guidance.
I'm so sorry. 🫂 I wish you smooth travels and all the ease there can be at such a time.
February 11, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I'm so sorry. 🫂 I wish you smooth travels and all the ease there can be at such a time.
And on the subject of figure skating music, I also enjoyed the 90s theme for the Rhythm Dance for the Ice Dance, and loved the British pairs' music choice and their thematically appropriate costumes. It looked like they were having fun with it, and good for them.
February 11, 2026 at 12:56 PM
And on the subject of figure skating music, I also enjoyed the 90s theme for the Rhythm Dance for the Ice Dance, and loved the British pairs' music choice and their thematically appropriate costumes. It looked like they were having fun with it, and good for them.
Sigh. I love a coffee sponge and coffee buttercream, but they're always stuffed with walnuts.
(For anyone thinking of saying we can just omit the walnuts, yes, we know that, thanks. A whole sponge cake would go to waste at home, so all I want is to have a slice when out for coffee/tea and cake.)
(For anyone thinking of saying we can just omit the walnuts, yes, we know that, thanks. A whole sponge cake would go to waste at home, so all I want is to have a slice when out for coffee/tea and cake.)
February 11, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Sigh. I love a coffee sponge and coffee buttercream, but they're always stuffed with walnuts.
(For anyone thinking of saying we can just omit the walnuts, yes, we know that, thanks. A whole sponge cake would go to waste at home, so all I want is to have a slice when out for coffee/tea and cake.)
(For anyone thinking of saying we can just omit the walnuts, yes, we know that, thanks. A whole sponge cake would go to waste at home, so all I want is to have a slice when out for coffee/tea and cake.)
I'm just watching the Women's Team figure skating final now: iPlayer, Winter Olympics, View All, Day 2, scroll down to Live: Day 2: Extra - Evening featuring Team Figure Skating, around 190 mins into the programme. Hope you can find it!
February 11, 2026 at 11:58 AM
I'm just watching the Women's Team figure skating final now: iPlayer, Winter Olympics, View All, Day 2, scroll down to Live: Day 2: Extra - Evening featuring Team Figure Skating, around 190 mins into the programme. Hope you can find it!
That must have been scary.
February 10, 2026 at 9:25 PM
That must have been scary.
I bow to your knowledge. (Even if the Beeb disagrees.)
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I bow to your knowledge. (Even if the Beeb disagrees.)
But then the wikipedia article doesn't even mention the best appearance of a Zamboni on film, which is in Ice Princess, with Michelle Trachtenberg and Joan Cusack.
February 10, 2026 at 2:42 PM
But then the wikipedia article doesn't even mention the best appearance of a Zamboni on film, which is in Ice Princess, with Michelle Trachtenberg and Joan Cusack.
Apparently it's used both generically and is a brand, according to wikipedia.
February 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Apparently it's used both generically and is a brand, according to wikipedia.
He's a bonnie laddie. Thank you for sharing the photo of him.
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 AM
He's a bonnie laddie. Thank you for sharing the photo of him.
Such a difficult time for you all. 🫂
February 10, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Such a difficult time for you all. 🫂
I was most surprised by the English teacher acting as if this book were somehow revelatory. It made me wonder if he'd never been on playground duty. Or noticed anything that happened in the registration form I was in.
February 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I was most surprised by the English teacher acting as if this book were somehow revelatory. It made me wonder if he'd never been on playground duty. Or noticed anything that happened in the registration form I was in.
It wasn't for 'O' levels - it was just English class in third year.
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
It wasn't for 'O' levels - it was just English class in third year.
I had to read the book at secondary school and the class was given the exercise of writing a poem about it. Enough said.
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I had to read the book at secondary school and the class was given the exercise of writing a poem about it. Enough said.
There's an owl that's having no truck with flowers.
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 PM
There's an owl that's having no truck with flowers.