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Mike T. (He/They) @ 37.5k words
@miketorkelson.bsky.social
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Tester. Agilist. Writer.

I'm new here - I used to have separate IT & writing accounts. Trying to merge them.

I do #testing & "software stuff" as TestSheepNZ,

I do #booksky as Meike Torkelson. You've probably guessed that I have an identify crisis.
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There's a "My Neighbour Totoro" stage show in London, and I just want to see it...
On stage, inside a haunted wood, a girl in a yellow dress hugs the giant form of Totoro, brought to life by puppetry. A giant catbus watches on.
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Let me just say... "nope" 😅
Red balloon tied to a park bench Red balloon tied to roadworks fence
October 30, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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Saw today and thought of you @diannalgunn.bsky.social
Gandalf asks Shadowfax (a horse) to show us the meaning of haste A second panels shows a hoof pointing to a dictionary definition.
August 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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I helped at a Buddhist meditation event today. The neighbour's cat came to say hello... and basically was a constant figure in my meditations... 😅
Picture of a Buddhist shrine with Buddhas on it A chonky black and white cat Cat looking through window Cat at my feet. He's so fluffy.
July 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Winner of the internet today...
George RR Martin with a cloned dire wolf. Brought back from extinction. Commenter notes that we got dire wolves before the book Winds Of Winter
April 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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I'm having a phenomenally challenging few weeks. Most likely will need to find a new role soon.

Not a lot of fun. This perked me up a bit...
Don't be afraid to start over again. You may like your new story better.
April 3, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Live Sumo and this ad is coming up a little too much for my liking...
March 9, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Great time at Wellington Pride.

Sadly a counter protest from a hate group. But let's celebrate the good folks, and starve the haters of the attention that's their oxygen.

#loveNotHate
March 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Star Wars. Seeing the Death Star for the first time, Wedge Antilles declares "look at the size of that thing"
March 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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It was a great workshop event last Saturday at my Les Mills gym.

Great opportunity to connect with old friends and new...
Mike and KB, a Les Mills ambassador Mike and Sue, a Body Balance instructor Mike and Gary Mike and Peter, the legendary dance instructor
February 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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King George III not being able to understand how you overthrew his rule for this shit...
King George III sat in robes, and looking, frankly, incredulous.
February 20, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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This feels accurate...
I feel like rabies is a made up disease trying to keep me from petting raccoons.
February 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Somehow this picture makes sense of the world... we're really in some dystopian anime...
Picture of the commander of the Japanese defense force. They this in their uniform with white gloves in front of face and their glasses look illuminated from a light. It gives the impression of a stock military leader from anime.
February 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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A #testing colleague passed this onto me... 🤣
We do not test on animals. We test in production.
January 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Taking an hour at lunch to listen to music and lie down to clear my head.

There's a lot of babble...
Many thoughts animation
January 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Also too good not to share...
Deep Space 9 in a nutshell (cartoon) Kira asks for a runabout for a personal vendetta Sisco says no Kira takes it anyway
January 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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And the perfect reminder today on the side of the gym...
A poster showing awoman working strenuous out The title reminds us that perfect doesn't make progress
January 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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When you realise you've taken the laptop out of the wrong bag...
Amstrad NC100 computer. This is a 1993 model boasting 64kb of memory mainly for word processing. An early computer that you could carry.
January 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Imagine this... I walk into a museum in NZ which celebrates the diversity of people who make up our community.

A celebration that's not just "those brave Europeans traveled half the world to take over someone else's country..."
Poster for the mixing room, celebrating the different nationalties who have saught refuge in New Zealand Hello I'm Patrick from Sudan
January 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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I mean, I feel this applies...
The system is broken and must be fixed... vs The system is working exactly as intended and must be destroyed
January 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Our ideal fan base though...
A raccoon sifting through garbage
January 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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My first drafts are embarrassing. So many dumb mistakes. But I just accept it now.

I just lean into the edit, and try to give myself edit time even for work docs.

I need to do another item where I leave the change tracking on while I edit a first draft again...
Marked up copy of a first draft. Many revisions have been made.
January 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Yeah... been watching some Bull Nekano matches after watching Queen Of Villains. I can see that...
Japanese wrestler with pink and blue hair with shaved left side of head.
January 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Mood:
Quote from JRR Tolkein: there is some good in the world and it's worth fighting for.
January 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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No... I mean, this is perfectly normal, isn't it? Totally not a witch hunt.
Man reading 1984
January 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM