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Nina
@ninaneedsspace.bsky.social
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Intersectional feminist, knitter, #RunningPunk, #MDANT, cyclist, space fan, planetarian, Trekkie. Opinions mine. She/Her. #BWithTheT 🏳️‍🌈
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This weekend was full of joy and friendship, and at the same time utterly devastating. This planet has lost the kindest, brightest soul far too early. If there’s anything she taught me, it’s to please check your chests regularly folks, and tell people you love them. Make it weird.
A photo from the back of a fancy Polaroid camera. A group of four people wearing excellent jumpers, because that was the theme of the party, are smiling into the camera. From left to right, they are a white woman with pink and blonde hair and a purple 80’s cardi, a non-binary South Asian person wearing a pink jumper, a non-binary white person wearing a very 90’s dad jumper, and a white woman with short cropped hair due to chemo wearing a pastel pink and blue jumper.
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Did some converting at the London Transport Museum today and nearly cried.
A description of a 3-bedroom semi-detached house with small front garden in the London suburbs from the 1930’s. It cost £875 freehold, with a £25 deposit. A screenshot of an inflation calculator, showing that something (like an attractive 3-bedroom semi-detached house in the London suburbs, with a small front garden) costing £900 in 1930 should cost £51,157.13 in 2025
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Life is far too fucking short, team. Tell your friends you love them while they’re here.
A view looking east down the River Clyde at sunrise, while crossing the rail bridge from Glasgow Central. The sun is rising over to the right of the image, and the inevitable clouds are picking up the golden light of the sun.
November 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Right, I’m ready to get my heart broken again. #ValenciaHalfMarathon
A screenshot of the Valencia Half Marathon ballot page confirming my ballot entry for the 2026 race.
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Unsolicited kit pic.
Rosalind, my grey and white domestic shorthair cat, when she was a tiny 6-week old kitten. Her fur is mostly grey, except for a bit of a moustache round her mouth, and a white bib on her chest, and she has fabulous white whiskers. Her eyes are still blue, as she’s so young, and neither are pointing in the same direction. Her ears look huge, and her head is inexplicably pointy. She’s adorable.
October 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Cardiff half marathon, before and after. Last half of the year, lads. Lovely to meet so many #RunningPunks in person. Turns out yous are all actual 3D humans! Who knew?!
A white woman (me) taking a selfie at the start of a half marathon. I’m wearing a black baseball cap, purple running top, and grey hydration vest, and I’m smiling at the camera A white woman (me), in a pub drinking a pint after a half marathon.
October 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Today’s attempt at a run was considerably more successful than the last effort. 13km along the incredibly autumnal Clyde as a dress rehearsal for 13.1 miles next Sunday in Cardiff. Hope to see some #RunningPunks there!
Me, a white woman in my 40’s taking a selfie outside after a run. I’m standing next to a hedge, and I’m wearing a purple running top, pink baseball cap, and grey hydration vest. I’m smiling at the camera. A view along the Clyde. The trees and foliage is all starting to turn red and brown as autumn properly sets in. A view of the Clyde. A heron is standing on the rocky bank to the left of the photo.
September 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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A run of two halves, two robins, and a crescent moon. Today’s effort was a short recovery run to warm up, and a progressive tempo run to proper get the cobwebs out. Lovely stuff. #RunningPunks
A tiny sliver of crescent moon in a pale blue morning sky. Strava stats on the left show a 3.77km run in 26 minutes A wee fat robin in a cypress tree outside a yellow sandstone tenement building. Strava stats on the left show a 2.96km run in 20 minutes A different wee fat robin perched on the windowsill of a yellow sandstone tenement. Me, a white woman in my early 40’s, taking a selfie after a run. I’m standing in front of a very green hedge, and I’m wearing a pink baseball cap, black T-shirt and grey hydration vest. I’m smiling at the camera.
September 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Two gigs? In one week?! Who do I think I am? Saw the brilliant Daði Freyr (again) and Montaigne on Wednesday, and the perfect pop stylings of Blusher last night. If there’s any justice, Blusher will be playing much bigger venues than the dinky Poetry Club at SWG3 next time they’re here…
The very tall Daði Freyr on stage at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow, he is lit dramatically from behind by an orange spotlight. The three members of Blusher on stage at a small venue. They’re lit in purple, and singing into microphones.
September 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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I finally did it lads, I did it! I got them in a row! 🦆

10 miles after 3 days of socialising was never going to be a party, but actually it was only during the last 3km that I had to make a proper mental effort not to ditch it. Which is good because it’s 5 weeks to Cardiff… #RunningPunks
A photo of the side of a pond in a park on a sunny day. Nine mallard ducks are having a snooze in the sunshine, lined up in a row.
August 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Thanks to lovely folks on socials, I’ve gone from being a total arachnophobe, to being able to deal with spiders calmly and gently. However, in saying that, I reserve the right to scream the fucking place down when a GIANT one appears under the bathroom door and runs directly at me WHILE I’M PEEING.
A MASSIVE FUCKING SPIDER, by UK standards, at least, trapped in the classic small glass and postcard combo. It is large enough that the total circumference of its legs were bigger than the mouth of the glass it got trapped under.
August 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Thwarted by the PS Waverley again, doing a rogue earlier sailing than normal for a Sunday. Still, with the Cardiff Half creeping ever-closer, that’s 10 surprisingly enjoyable miles done before it got too hot. #RunningPunks
The crest of Glasgow on the bridge at Kelvinbridge Subway station, featuring fish, a tree, a bell, and a bird, plus St Mungo up top, and the motto “let Glasgow flourish” underneath. A view under the bridge at Belmont Street, which passes over the river Kelvin, on a sunny day. The alarmingly low river runs along the left of the view, with the walkway on the right. Me, a white woman taking a selfie mid-run next to the canal on a sunny day. I’m wearing a black baseball cap, white top, and grey hydration vest. I’m smiling at the camera and look awfy sweaty. The modern, white bridge over the river Clyde at Govan on a sunny day. The bridge has opened to let the PS Waverley pass through it, rather than letting me, a pedestrian, run over it.
August 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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I somehow managed to do the same number of steps in that 14km run as I did yesterday on day six of six at work. Which explains why that 14km run was rough on the old legs. Got round it, and don’t need to do that again today. #RunningPunks
A lovely pain au chocolate, with some Strava stats for a 14km run done in 1hr 25 mins superimposed over it. Me, a white woman in my 40’s taking a selfie outside after a run. I’m wearing a pink baseball cap, black sunglasses, a grey hydration vest, and white T-shirt. I’m smiling at the camera and look a bit gubbed.
August 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Double the cats, double the nonsense.
Two grey and white cats lounging on a sofa. The one on the left is very small and has a wee white moustache, and the one on the right is much larger, and is showing off his white toes. Two tiny grey and white kittens playing on a wooden kitchen chair. A slightly mad, very small, grey and white cat emerging from a soft white sewing machine case. A big grey and white cat stretching on a highly patterned red rug.
August 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Took a detour to a galaxy far, far away on today’s lush 12km in the sun along the Clyde and Kelvin rivers. That was my longest run for a while, actually, I’m glad my legs still know what to do! #RunningPunks
A photo of a signpost next to a bridge over the river Kelvin, taken on a sunny day. The signpost has been altered to show the distances to Kessel, Tattoine, Endor, and Dagobah. Strava stats on the left hand side show a 12km run done in 1hr and 13mins Me, a white woman in my 40’s, taking a selfie outside after a run. I’m wearing a black baseball cap, black sunnies, black tee and shorts, and a grey hydration pack. I’m smiling at the camera and look a bit pink in the face.
August 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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An 8km tempo run before 7am? I truly don’t recognise myself anymore. #RunningPunks
An adorable bit of graffiti on a pavement. Someone has used white spray paint to draw a cute lil’ cat on the pavement. Strava stats on the left of the picture show a 8.43km run in 52mins
July 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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My inability to coordinate my runs with the Waverley’s sailing times continues, although at least today I was able to cross the Govan bridge after only a short wait instead of having to rejig my route on the fly! Also met a lovely wee tuxie pal on the way. Happy Saturday, #RunningPunks!
A shot down the River Clyde, looking west towards the Riverside Museum and Tall Ship Glenlee. The paddle steamer Waverley is making her way along the river towards the sea. Strava stats show a 7km run done in 40m 23s A lovely wee black and white cat peering out at me from the shelter of a lot of green shrubbery.
July 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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The piece about mix tapes in The Graun made me think of the endlessly brilliant ones that my pal @kamack.bsky.social used to present me with. A lot of stuff from my youth got chucked (thanks, Dad!) I’m so glad I was able to hold on to this gem. What a playlist!

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The liner of a blank tape, decorated with stickers. In super tiny handwriting is a monumentally early 2000’s playlist that includes Dropkick Murphy’s, Fenix TX, and Bad Religion. The other side of the playlist, which includes Ash, The Distillers, and AFI. The blank tape, on which this amazing playlist has been recorded. For reasons that are absolutely lost to the mists of time, the sticker along the bottom says “happy…birthday…ya…Del…Amitri…fanatic”.
July 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Lovely, extremely chilled post-work run tonight. I’m really lucky to have a colleague/pal who keeps me accountable! #Runna #RunningPunks
Me, a white woman in my 40’s, taking a post-run selfie outside on a sunny day. I’m wearing a pink baseball cap, black sunglasses, and a black running top and rucksack. I’m smiling at the camera.
July 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Scenes from this morning’s nonsense. I did not want to do the tempo run that #Runna had planned for me, and this time I really didn’t feel like pushing it. A lush 5km round the park at early doors instead meant I got to meet some of the mighty fine felines of Pollokshields. #RunningPunks
Me, a white woman in my 40’s taking a post-run selfie outside. I’m wearing a pink baseball cap, a black tee, and I’m smiling at the camera. A beautiful, very nosy, brown and white tabby cat, with a perfect pink nose. It is poking its head through a gap in some garden railings to have a good sniff of the person taking the photo. A lovely wee black cat, loafing neatly on a fallen tree in a park on a sunny morning.
July 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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When the brilliant Prof Sheila Rowan gets in touch to say that the equally brilliant @drerinmac.bsky.social is in town and is willing to do her Science of Star Trek talk, that is not an opportunity to miss. What a fantastic evening, talking Trek, and FINALLY seeing Star Trek (2009) in IMAX. 🖖🏻
Two white women taking a selfie. The one on the left is me, I have blonde and pink hair, and am wearing clear-framed glasses and a black Star Trek Voyager tee. On the right is Dr Erin Macdonald, who has red hair, and is wearing a very cool black and nebula print Star Trek top. We’re both smiling and making the Vulcan salute with our left hands.
July 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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I’m definitely still running, lads. The #Runna plan is happening. Keeping up with my partner’s lovely but speedy sister-in-law on the hills of Porto nearly ended me last week, but I’m still at it and clearly still don’t know what to do with my hands in selfies. #RunningPunks
Two women taking a selfie mid-run along the River Duoro in the centre of Porto, with the double decker Luiz I bridge in the background. Helena on the left has olive skin and dark hair, and Nina on the right is pale and wearing a black baseball cap. They’re both smiling into the camera because they don’t know what almost-vertical horrors await them on their running route. Me, a white woman in my 40’s taking a selfie after a run on my treadmill. I am rancidly sweaty after a tempo effort, but am somehow happy about having done it. I’m wearing a black vest, shorts, and I’m making a peace sign with my right hand. Me, a white woman in my 40’s taking a selfie after a run outside. I’m wearing a black baseball cap, white tee, and black backpack. I’m making another peace sign with my right hand because I continue not to know what to do with my hands in selfies. Please help.
July 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Two early morning runs this week?! I don’t know who I am anymore, other than someone preparing to do a number of early morning runs on holiday, in a city where it is currently hot as balls. 400m repeats on Tuesday (actually fun), and 5.5km today (a shambles, pace-wise). #RunningPunks #Runna
A very silly sign, posted on the railings on the banks of the Clyde, opposite the Finnieston Crane. The sign is white, and in a red circle, a black silhouette of Godzilla is stomping on the OVO Hydro arena. Black text underneath reads “No Godzillas 8am to 6pm except Sundays”, like it’s a no parking sign. There’s some running stats down the right hand side of the picture, showing a 6.5km run in 40:33 minutes. The usual picture of me, a white woman in my 40’s, taking a selfie after a run. I’m wearing a black running cap, a pink and red striped running top that’s actually a Green Day football shirt, and I’m smiling at the camera. Running stats at the bottom show a 5.51km run in 32:14mins.
July 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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I am Out Of Office as of 5:30pm tomorrow, and as per usual, I am 1 (ONE) email away from Inbox Zero, so as per usual, if you need to email me in the next 26.5 hours, no you don’t.
Seven of Nine (a character from Star Trek: Voyager, who is a white woman with blonde hair and a cybernetic implant over her left eye), getting stuck into some cheesecake. She’s surrounded by silly rainbows, and white text at the bottom of the image reads “could you Seven of Not?”.
July 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Bridge stopped play on today’s run. The Waverley was off on a trip “doon the watter”, so the Govan Bridge was open and I had to do some route rerouting on the hoof. Still got in a lovely progression run in the sun, and there was a cat at the end of it, dreamy. #RunningPunks #Runna
A slightly weird but official looking sign attached to a lamppost. It looks like a “dogs prohibited” sign, but instead of a dog, it’s a UFO with a little person waving at it. Underneath the UFO, it says “no interstellar hitchhiking without a towel” in tribute to Douglas Adams. The modern, white Govan Bridge across the river Clyde on a sunny day. Unfortunately for me, it’s showing off its ability to turn 90° to allow ships to pass through, and is turned 90° to allow ships to pass. The Waverley paddle ship docked on the river Clyde outside Glasgow Science Centre on a sunny day. A beautiful dilute tortie cat living its best life, rolling around on the pavement on a sunny day, being given a good head scratch by me, a total sucker for a cat.
June 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM