Dr Cinzia Yates 🇮🇲🏴
@manxinwales.bsky.social
Research Development professional, Ethnomusicologist (Celtic/trad music), probably definitely autistic, Manx traddy/muso, feminist lefty (but not loony), Xennial, Welsh Indy, punk, with a soft spot for cats. Hiraeth for Ellan Vannin. Afraid for humanity...
Bathrooms have basins, not sinks...
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Bathrooms have basins, not sinks...
Why is he naked? I have never, ever, in all my life seen any kind of medical professional require someone to be completely naked. Not even for a colonoscopy. Why haven't they put a blanket over him? Or at least his meat and two veg!
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Why is he naked? I have never, ever, in all my life seen any kind of medical professional require someone to be completely naked. Not even for a colonoscopy. Why haven't they put a blanket over him? Or at least his meat and two veg!
I get it, but it is a genuine health issue. If we weren't cramped in so much, it wouldn't be a problem, but flights stuck in a cramped seat cause your feet to swell and if you leave on tight shoes you can get real issues. If it DVT or your disapproval, I'm gonna upset you!
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I get it, but it is a genuine health issue. If we weren't cramped in so much, it wouldn't be a problem, but flights stuck in a cramped seat cause your feet to swell and if you leave on tight shoes you can get real issues. If it DVT or your disapproval, I'm gonna upset you!
So yes, I absolutely will judge you for wearing PJs/slippers/dressing gowns in public, but only because you're a fool that will need to do extra laundry!
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
So yes, I absolutely will judge you for wearing PJs/slippers/dressing gowns in public, but only because you're a fool that will need to do extra laundry!
Pyjamas and slippers in public: if you wear your pyjamas outside you get outsideness in your bed. Pyjamas are meant to avoid this. Also, slippers are indoor only because they're meant to avoid outside shoe stuff getting on the inside floor.
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Pyjamas and slippers in public: if you wear your pyjamas outside you get outsideness in your bed. Pyjamas are meant to avoid this. Also, slippers are indoor only because they're meant to avoid outside shoe stuff getting on the inside floor.
Also - why? We see Americans every day on our television screens. We don't have to go to the airport to discover that some Americans don't dress like Victorian aristocracy!
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Also - why? We see Americans every day on our television screens. We don't have to go to the airport to discover that some Americans don't dress like Victorian aristocracy!
Flights are a recognised health risk. They tell you to wear compression socks. The only other time that happens is pre-surgery. Pre surgery you are not wearing a pants suit, heels and a hat!
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Flights are a recognised health risk. They tell you to wear compression socks. The only other time that happens is pre-surgery. Pre surgery you are not wearing a pants suit, heels and a hat!
Odd crips sometimes absolutely nail it. There is an obscure crisp company that sells in Lidl that do a haggis flavour and they are amazing.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Odd crips sometimes absolutely nail it. There is an obscure crisp company that sells in Lidl that do a haggis flavour and they are amazing.
They only surveyed Point Pleasant...
November 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They only surveyed Point Pleasant...
I have met many lovely and fully functioning heroin addicts.
The only time RFK's addiction is relevant is the utter hypocrisy of a heroin addict who a) is anti injections and b) is anti healthcare for vulnerable people. He should know better.
The only time RFK's addiction is relevant is the utter hypocrisy of a heroin addict who a) is anti injections and b) is anti healthcare for vulnerable people. He should know better.
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I have met many lovely and fully functioning heroin addicts.
The only time RFK's addiction is relevant is the utter hypocrisy of a heroin addict who a) is anti injections and b) is anti healthcare for vulnerable people. He should know better.
The only time RFK's addiction is relevant is the utter hypocrisy of a heroin addict who a) is anti injections and b) is anti healthcare for vulnerable people. He should know better.
I've just been shout whispering 'David. David. David!' at a squarely asleep and snoring ginger tom on my bed and have never felt more ridiculous...
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I've just been shout whispering 'David. David. David!' at a squarely asleep and snoring ginger tom on my bed and have never felt more ridiculous...
And that, right there, is how art works...
Imagine Pollock: 'I've got this thick paint... bank holiday coming up. I might see what happens if I flick it about...'
Imagine Pollock: 'I've got this thick paint... bank holiday coming up. I might see what happens if I flick it about...'
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
And that, right there, is how art works...
Imagine Pollock: 'I've got this thick paint... bank holiday coming up. I might see what happens if I flick it about...'
Imagine Pollock: 'I've got this thick paint... bank holiday coming up. I might see what happens if I flick it about...'
'Due to the Covid pandemic we are experiencing a higher than usual volume of calls...'
It was five years ago! This is not an emerging situation! If you don't employ enough people to answer the phone that is a you problem. I do not need to be understanding!
It was five years ago! This is not an emerging situation! If you don't employ enough people to answer the phone that is a you problem. I do not need to be understanding!
November 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
'Due to the Covid pandemic we are experiencing a higher than usual volume of calls...'
It was five years ago! This is not an emerging situation! If you don't employ enough people to answer the phone that is a you problem. I do not need to be understanding!
It was five years ago! This is not an emerging situation! If you don't employ enough people to answer the phone that is a you problem. I do not need to be understanding!
I am in incredibly well qualified polymath, but I've got tits, have opinions and don't look fuckable so... disposable!
November 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I am in incredibly well qualified polymath, but I've got tits, have opinions and don't look fuckable so... disposable!
I'm not a queer woman, but I do have a shaved head and in that system it is the same thing. Who I sleep with (or in my case, sadly don't) should not matter at all. That the assumption of it based on my appearance matters somehow makes it even more perverse.
November 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I'm not a queer woman, but I do have a shaved head and in that system it is the same thing. Who I sleep with (or in my case, sadly don't) should not matter at all. That the assumption of it based on my appearance matters somehow makes it even more perverse.
Tight trousers will do that to you!
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Tight trousers will do that to you!
Its such a delicate but parental thing to do. And it would be obvious for a mamma to do to her kittens, but watching a middle aged man look at a boy and say 'come here! You're all grubby' is so heartwarming!
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Its such a delicate but parental thing to do. And it would be obvious for a mamma to do to her kittens, but watching a middle aged man look at a boy and say 'come here! You're all grubby' is so heartwarming!
Leggings aren't compulsory! Harem pants, shorts, even jeans if thats how you're most comfortable are totally acceptable.
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Leggings aren't compulsory! Harem pants, shorts, even jeans if thats how you're most comfortable are totally acceptable.
do your best. But when you start to worry 'but what if I forget...' or 'but what if I need...' you can shut that down with 'there are shops and other humans.'
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
do your best. But when you start to worry 'but what if I forget...' or 'but what if I need...' you can shut that down with 'there are shops and other humans.'
You're also gonna be in a hospital. Other people will look (and smell) worse than you. No one expects anyone to look catwalk ready. If you wear the same clothes for 3 days and chew gum instead of brush your teeth its not going to cause an international incident. So pack what you think you need
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
You're also gonna be in a hospital. Other people will look (and smell) worse than you. No one expects anyone to look catwalk ready. If you wear the same clothes for 3 days and chew gum instead of brush your teeth its not going to cause an international incident. So pack what you think you need
I own one copy of a pirated non-academic book. It was given to me by the author because the book was out of print. And I feel a bit bad about that tbf!
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I own one copy of a pirated non-academic book. It was given to me by the author because the book was out of print. And I feel a bit bad about that tbf!
I'm a book person. I absolutely baulk at buying academic books. Knowledge should be free. Novels, however, are art and I often buy the same book in multiple formats. I wouldn't dream of pirating a novel. It would be like stealing a painting.
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I'm a book person. I absolutely baulk at buying academic books. Knowledge should be free. Novels, however, are art and I often buy the same book in multiple formats. I wouldn't dream of pirating a novel. It would be like stealing a painting.