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Toddler mum, field recording, music, reading, based in Romford
Finally worked out the earworm that's been tormenting me for weeks:
open.spotify.com/track/23HiOy...
open.spotify.com/track/23HiOy...
Ptolemy
open.spotify.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Finally worked out the earworm that's been tormenting me for weeks:
open.spotify.com/track/23HiOy...
open.spotify.com/track/23HiOy...
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Roland 303 was originally developed as an aide for guitarists to mimic bass guitar accompaniment and unintentionally blew a hole in the side of the universe
Can you think of examples where people use technologies differently from what the developers intended, whether unintentionally or as an act of resistance?
February 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Roland 303 was originally developed as an aide for guitarists to mimic bass guitar accompaniment and unintentionally blew a hole in the side of the universe
This does sound better than a gratitude journal
The one change that worked: When good things happen, I write them down – and it’s made me more optimistic
The one change that worked: When good things happen, I write them down – and it’s made me more optimistic
Growing up in a turbulent household taught me to expect the worst. Then one day I found £20 in the street and shifted my thinking
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:27 PM
This does sound better than a gratitude journal
Ben's question earlier reminds me of this www.goodreads.com/book/show/95...
Designing Sound (Mit Press)
A practitioner's guide to the basic principles of creat…
www.goodreads.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Ben's question earlier reminds me of this www.goodreads.com/book/show/95...
Out in the Oort Cloud
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Out in the Oort Cloud
Ben has started asking lots of questions and I love it
Today he asked why it [metal wheels being thrown into a van] was a loud sound
Today he asked why it [metal wheels being thrown into a van] was a loud sound
February 9, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Ben has started asking lots of questions and I love it
Today he asked why it [metal wheels being thrown into a van] was a loud sound
Today he asked why it [metal wheels being thrown into a van] was a loud sound
Goods Outward label is having a sale on Bandcamp
P.Vivax is mine - an album of processed field recordings recorded by me (some exotic - howler monkeys, some less so - metal table)
www.instagram.com/p/DUYcsidCDC...
P.Vivax is mine - an album of processed field recordings recorded by me (some exotic - howler monkeys, some less so - metal table)
www.instagram.com/p/DUYcsidCDC...
Leyden Jars Label Jars Laden on Instagram: "Announcing a **SALE** over at the goods outward bandcamp!
We will be busy with other things for a few weeks and so all physical goods are discounted as of ...
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We will be busy with other things for a few weeks and so all physical goods are dis...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Goods Outward label is having a sale on Bandcamp
P.Vivax is mine - an album of processed field recordings recorded by me (some exotic - howler monkeys, some less so - metal table)
www.instagram.com/p/DUYcsidCDC...
P.Vivax is mine - an album of processed field recordings recorded by me (some exotic - howler monkeys, some less so - metal table)
www.instagram.com/p/DUYcsidCDC...
Someone at book club was arguing that it's ok to murder someone for personal gain
No idea what to say to that
No idea what to say to that
February 2, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Someone at book club was arguing that it's ok to murder someone for personal gain
No idea what to say to that
No idea what to say to that
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i made a version of wikipedia you can doomscroll
xikipedia.org
xikipedia.org
February 1, 2026 at 11:43 PM
i made a version of wikipedia you can doomscroll
xikipedia.org
xikipedia.org
Ordered a book of animal photos, hoping this will help when Ben asks me to draw a tiger or a penguin for him
At the moment half of my animal drawings look like cryptids
At the moment half of my animal drawings look like cryptids
February 2, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Ordered a book of animal photos, hoping this will help when Ben asks me to draw a tiger or a penguin for him
At the moment half of my animal drawings look like cryptids
At the moment half of my animal drawings look like cryptids
Decided to start logging short stories on my reading list this year
Here's January's list
Here's January's list
January 31, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Decided to start logging short stories on my reading list this year
Here's January's list
Here's January's list
I'd forgotten all about this game
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
January 29, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I'd forgotten all about this game
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Alaska art student arrested for eating another student’s AI-generated art in protest.
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
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Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest
A University of Alaska student was charged with a misdemeanor for eating another student's AI-generated art in protest.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Alaska art student arrested for eating another student’s AI-generated art in protest.
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Is it just me or do weighted blankets give you really weird dreams?
Last night's was about being trapped in an impossible escape room forever
Last night's was about being trapped in an impossible escape room forever
January 21, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Is it just me or do weighted blankets give you really weird dreams?
Last night's was about being trapped in an impossible escape room forever
Last night's was about being trapped in an impossible escape room forever
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"Finders have some method of adjusting where they point such as adjustment screws on the finder mount."
"Finders have some method of adjusting where they point such as adjustment screws on the finder mount."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"There is no courting of silence."
"There is no courting of silence."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"Sitting in the car, babysitting some scumbag, it's cold, he's telling the same story you heard a hundred fucking times, you're telling a joke you told a hundred fucking times, smelling each other's farts, staring into the
"Sitting in the car, babysitting some scumbag, it's cold, he's telling the same story you heard a hundred fucking times, you're telling a joke you told a hundred fucking times, smelling each other's farts, staring into the
January 21, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"Finders have some method of adjusting where they point such as adjustment screws on the finder mount."
"Finders have some method of adjusting where they point such as adjustment screws on the finder mount."
It looks like Din Tai Fung gets mixed reviews but I loved the food. Soup filled dumplings and an egg yolk custard lava bun
January 20, 2026 at 9:31 PM
It looks like Din Tai Fung gets mixed reviews but I loved the food. Soup filled dumplings and an egg yolk custard lava bun
Cyanide and happiness
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Cyanide and happiness
Bluesky: does anyone know of any good audio-based kits that require soldering?
January 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Bluesky: does anyone know of any good audio-based kits that require soldering?
At book club we sometimes meet and read each other's writing, but it's fun, just messing around. It would be nice to do more of the same (no critique, no trying to get published)
January 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
At book club we sometimes meet and read each other's writing, but it's fun, just messing around. It would be nice to do more of the same (no critique, no trying to get published)
Why does it feel like all writers' groups are about critique and getting published? If i joined a painting class, there wouldn't be any focus on trying to get shows in a gallery. A 5-a-side football club wouldn't have everyone trying to get signed by a club
January 15, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Why does it feel like all writers' groups are about critique and getting published? If i joined a painting class, there wouldn't be any focus on trying to get shows in a gallery. A 5-a-side football club wouldn't have everyone trying to get signed by a club
Ben starts doing crab dancing to the music
The music: philippepetitamusicaltravel-agent.bandcamp.com/album/asva-p...
The music: philippepetitamusicaltravel-agent.bandcamp.com/album/asva-p...
ASVA + Philippe Petit, by ASVA + Philippe Petit
5 track album
philippepetitamusicaltravel-agent.bandcamp.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Ben starts doing crab dancing to the music
The music: philippepetitamusicaltravel-agent.bandcamp.com/album/asva-p...
The music: philippepetitamusicaltravel-agent.bandcamp.com/album/asva-p...
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In 1998, the (bad) Italian movie Cucciolo somehow managed to do something important: they shot quite a long sequence in the now-defunct SegaWorld London, located inside the London Trocadero. The park opened in 1996 and closed in 1999.
Here is the entire sequence.
Here is the entire sequence.
January 9, 2026 at 10:08 AM
In 1998, the (bad) Italian movie Cucciolo somehow managed to do something important: they shot quite a long sequence in the now-defunct SegaWorld London, located inside the London Trocadero. The park opened in 1996 and closed in 1999.
Here is the entire sequence.
Here is the entire sequence.
Books read in 2025. Not a great year for reading (a lot are rereads)
![Grid of books read in 2025:
Pride and Prejudice - Austen, Jane
The King in Yellow - Chambers, Robert W.
Inferno - Dante Alighieri
Paradise (The Divine Comedy, #3) - Dante Alighieri
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Volume 2: Purgatorio - Dante Alighieri
Babette’s Feast - Dinesen, Isak
Rebecca - du Maurier, Daphne
The Count of Monte Cristo - Dumas, Alexandre
Moderato Cantabile - Duras, Marguerite
The Histories - Herodotus
Solaris - Lem, Stanisław
An Introduction to the Psychology of Hearing - Moore, Brian C.J.
Ears To The Ground: Adventures in Field Recording & Electronic Music - Murphy, Ben
Pale Fire - Nabokov, Vladimir
Ariel - Plath, Sylvia
The Little Prince - Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de
My Toddler Talks - Scanlon, Kimberly
The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art - Smee, Sebastian
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde [and The Bottle Imp] - Stevenson, Robert Louis
Make Time for Creativity - Stosuy, Brandon
A Parent’s Guide To Early Communication - Webb, Carolyn](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r4ba6ddgz53gj5n3xscnxzvx/bafkreieadru4kuj47bg3amupuqr5r63wyc2qiodlgrrtq3ohewlbegq7im@jpeg)
January 1, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Books read in 2025. Not a great year for reading (a lot are rereads)
Listening to Alvin and the Chipmunks while Ben jumps around dissonantly on the very loud floor piano my mum got him for Christmas
It's a good job we both like weird music because it's weirdly tolerable
It's a good job we both like weird music because it's weirdly tolerable
December 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Listening to Alvin and the Chipmunks while Ben jumps around dissonantly on the very loud floor piano my mum got him for Christmas
It's a good job we both like weird music because it's weirdly tolerable
It's a good job we both like weird music because it's weirdly tolerable