Pellegrina Stoat
@pellegrina.bsky.social
Rare books librarian at Hogwarts-on-Thames. Ghastly, grim & ancient, reporting from the Night’s Plutonian shore. Ridiculous living arrangements while failing to learn to drive. Lifelong unspecified neurodiversity.
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Really feeling this one today, @effinbirds.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Really feeling this one today, @effinbirds.com
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Once I asked a nurse why they say “just a little scratch” for an injection, bc it doesn’t feel like a scratch. A beat, and then she said quietly “we’re trained not to say just a little prick.”
December 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Once I asked a nurse why they say “just a little scratch” for an injection, bc it doesn’t feel like a scratch. A beat, and then she said quietly “we’re trained not to say just a little prick.”
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This is just a note to say
that I have eaten the falcon
in a widening gyre
and that you were probably saving for anarchy
Forgive me
it was delicious
so rough
and full of passionate intensity
that I have eaten the falcon
in a widening gyre
and that you were probably saving for anarchy
Forgive me
it was delicious
so rough
and full of passionate intensity
December 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This is just a note to say
that I have eaten the falcon
in a widening gyre
and that you were probably saving for anarchy
Forgive me
it was delicious
so rough
and full of passionate intensity
that I have eaten the falcon
in a widening gyre
and that you were probably saving for anarchy
Forgive me
it was delicious
so rough
and full of passionate intensity
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Galaxy Quest (1999)
Sigourney Weaver: “I wish they put out a director’s cut of the movie because, at the last minute, DreamWorks decided to release the movie with some of the more sophisticated scenes cut that Alan [Rickman] was in because it needed a kids’ movie to go up against Stuart Little.”
Sigourney Weaver: “I wish they put out a director’s cut of the movie because, at the last minute, DreamWorks decided to release the movie with some of the more sophisticated scenes cut that Alan [Rickman] was in because it needed a kids’ movie to go up against Stuart Little.”
a woman is sitting at a table talking to a man in a conference room .
ALT: a woman is sitting at a table talking to a man in a conference room .
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Sigourney Weaver: “I wish they put out a director’s cut of the movie because, at the last minute, DreamWorks decided to release the movie with some of the more sophisticated scenes cut that Alan [Rickman] was in because it needed a kids’ movie to go up against Stuart Little.”
Sigourney Weaver: “I wish they put out a director’s cut of the movie because, at the last minute, DreamWorks decided to release the movie with some of the more sophisticated scenes cut that Alan [Rickman] was in because it needed a kids’ movie to go up against Stuart Little.”
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Despite frequent remonstrations from digital archivists, Persephone never accepted that she could not photocopy a whole book in one go.
December 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Despite frequent remonstrations from digital archivists, Persephone never accepted that she could not photocopy a whole book in one go.
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Happy solstice everyone! Here's a song about how it might have been celebrated in Orkney about 5000 years ago apoolofsong.wordpress.com/circle-song/ #wintersolstice #orkney
Circle Song
Lyrics Circle round, hand in handRing of faces, ring of stoneGathered from across the land We are many, we are oneBetween the salt loch and the sweetRing of faces, ring of stoneJoining in the holy …
apoolofsong.wordpress.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Happy solstice everyone! Here's a song about how it might have been celebrated in Orkney about 5000 years ago apoolofsong.wordpress.com/circle-song/ #wintersolstice #orkney
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
How on earth has the local bakery managed to make its Black Forest Gateau taste like bubblegum?
December 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
How on earth has the local bakery managed to make its Black Forest Gateau taste like bubblegum?
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The bird on the top has a nice fish. The bird underneath tries to steal the fish. The bird with the fish drops the fish when it knows it's being attacked by the fish thief. A little bit of drama. This encounter was far away, so grainy, but fun to witness and capture.
#BaldEagles #birds
#BaldEagles #birds
December 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The bird on the top has a nice fish. The bird underneath tries to steal the fish. The bird with the fish drops the fish when it knows it's being attacked by the fish thief. A little bit of drama. This encounter was far away, so grainy, but fun to witness and capture.
#BaldEagles #birds
#BaldEagles #birds
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You can bet that I’ll be watching Master & Commander again at some point over Christmas - not because it’s particularly Christmassy (it isn’t) but because it’s perfect and I love it… and one must always choose the lesser of two weevils
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
'Gladiator goes to sea': Russell Crowe on Master and Commander
Master and Commander flopped in 2003 but is now hailed as a masterpiece. Discover why this epic is earning renewed respect.
www.abc.net.au
December 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
You can bet that I’ll be watching Master & Commander again at some point over Christmas - not because it’s particularly Christmassy (it isn’t) but because it’s perfect and I love it… and one must always choose the lesser of two weevils
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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if you allow the tech industry to create bluetooth-enabled doorknobs, you better be ready for a world where it costs you money every time you want to go into a room in your own fucking house
December 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
if you allow the tech industry to create bluetooth-enabled doorknobs, you better be ready for a world where it costs you money every time you want to go into a room in your own fucking house
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People who aspire to be academics: I wish to live a life of the mind
Actual academics:
Actual academics:
I have a weird question for the #bird people on here. Do you think someone could tell that a book was pooped on specifically by a sparrowhawk (or perhaps hawks generally) just from the feces? I'm looking at a 16th c. case where witnesses claim books were pooped on specifically by sparrowhawks!
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
People who aspire to be academics: I wish to live a life of the mind
Actual academics:
Actual academics:
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You know, some days I sit and think about how absolutely wild it is that we've built a society where we don't provide a place for people to even sleep at night without having to pay for it, and that we've somehow made it seem like that's normal.
December 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
You know, some days I sit and think about how absolutely wild it is that we've built a society where we don't provide a place for people to even sleep at night without having to pay for it, and that we've somehow made it seem like that's normal.
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Nonetheless I've always thought we should have an Erasmus-like scheme for people who weren't in education. Just take a checkout worker at Aldi in Plymouth and let them be a checkout worker at Aldi in Bruges for a year or something. Never does harm to let people see a bit of the world.
Important point: university isn't just for posh kids; Erasmus+ gives non-posh kids same chance as posh kids to study abroad, which they otherwise wdn't have; & covers vocational & other non-university training & education exchanges. And if more students come to the UK, that increases UK soft power.
I wish the Brexit dinosaurs would stop this "Erasmus is for posh kids" crap. Half the young population goes to university, these days, in UK and most of EU. And most of the half that doesn't is also eligible for Erasmus+, which covers schools, further education, adult learners and in-work training.
December 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Nonetheless I've always thought we should have an Erasmus-like scheme for people who weren't in education. Just take a checkout worker at Aldi in Plymouth and let them be a checkout worker at Aldi in Bruges for a year or something. Never does harm to let people see a bit of the world.
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I love companies being punished for replacing workers with AI. Gimme more
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I love companies being punished for replacing workers with AI. Gimme more
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Italian has "fatti i cavoli tuoi" (mind your own cabbages) which is the more polite version of "fatti i cazzi tuoi" (mind your own dicks)
December 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Italian has "fatti i cavoli tuoi" (mind your own cabbages) which is the more polite version of "fatti i cazzi tuoi" (mind your own dicks)
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'Winter hares in conversation' by UK contemporary printmaker Angela Harding #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
December 16, 2025 at 6:54 AM
'Winter hares in conversation' by UK contemporary printmaker Angela Harding #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
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Internet advertising: year 18ish of "adverts for what you've just bought"
December 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Internet advertising: year 18ish of "adverts for what you've just bought"
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Ghost of Christmas Past: You were cool, then you became a dick
Ghost of Christmas Present: You’re a dick
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: You will remain a dick
You: I won’t be a dick anymore
Tiny Tim: Your resolve to cease your dickishness has cured my vague pulmonary/skeletal disease somehow
Ghost of Christmas Present: You’re a dick
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: You will remain a dick
You: I won’t be a dick anymore
Tiny Tim: Your resolve to cease your dickishness has cured my vague pulmonary/skeletal disease somehow
December 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Ghost of Christmas Past: You were cool, then you became a dick
Ghost of Christmas Present: You’re a dick
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: You will remain a dick
You: I won’t be a dick anymore
Tiny Tim: Your resolve to cease your dickishness has cured my vague pulmonary/skeletal disease somehow
Ghost of Christmas Present: You’re a dick
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: You will remain a dick
You: I won’t be a dick anymore
Tiny Tim: Your resolve to cease your dickishness has cured my vague pulmonary/skeletal disease somehow
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Okay. I walk. I cycle. I love cycling! Best way of getting around!
But the number of people who have apparently not stopped to consider that *not everyone can do these things* and that even if you hate car culture *buses exist and matter* is... sobering.
But the number of people who have apparently not stopped to consider that *not everyone can do these things* and that even if you hate car culture *buses exist and matter* is... sobering.
Before any nats start complaining about being ignored by Westminster I think it's worth remembering they're not capable of fixing a bridge about three miles away in west London either, it isn't personal
December 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Okay. I walk. I cycle. I love cycling! Best way of getting around!
But the number of people who have apparently not stopped to consider that *not everyone can do these things* and that even if you hate car culture *buses exist and matter* is... sobering.
But the number of people who have apparently not stopped to consider that *not everyone can do these things* and that even if you hate car culture *buses exist and matter* is... sobering.
He is 100% correct
This is Ranger. He has picked you as the chosen one for this dinner party. Or as he calls it, the weakest link. 13/10 an honor (TT: sunnycorina)
December 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
He is 100% correct
Where’s the jolly extended family enjoying olive oil based margarine?
Fountain and Pergola in Italy, by Ernest Christian Frederick Petzholdt (Danish, 1805–1838)
1830–35
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/160029
1830–35
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/160029
December 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Where’s the jolly extended family enjoying olive oil based margarine?
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"Liebe Zugreisende, wir haben den Bahnhof pünktlich erreicht. Allerdings ist es Ihnen nicht möglich auszusteigen, da uns ein Gleis ohne Bahnsteig zugeteilt wurde!" (@feierabend47711) #BahnAnsagen
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"Liebe Zugreisende, wir haben den Bahnhof pünktlich erreicht. Allerdings ist es Ihnen nicht möglich auszusteigen, da uns ein Gleis ohne Bahnsteig zugeteilt wurde!" (@feierabend47711) #BahnAnsagen