Stephen JC
@sjcoltrane.bsky.social
I got a PhD and somehow I ended up live streaming Dark Souls. Living the dream in west London. He/him and Welsh.
(Profile pic is my black cat.)
(Profile pic is my black cat.)
The ‘Finger of Fudge’ jingle is now stuck in my head. Thanks…
November 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The ‘Finger of Fudge’ jingle is now stuck in my head. Thanks…
That link’s not taking me to anything, I’m afraid.
Whatever happened to Phil Cool?
Whatever happened to Phil Cool?
November 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
That link’s not taking me to anything, I’m afraid.
Whatever happened to Phil Cool?
Whatever happened to Phil Cool?
Seeing Rob Schneider’s name in this extract immediately rang a warning bell in my head.
November 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Seeing Rob Schneider’s name in this extract immediately rang a warning bell in my head.
I think about that quotation a LOT these days.
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I think about that quotation a LOT these days.
I was ‘stabbed’ on stage in a production of The Duchess of Malfi. Fake knife, but I had a bruise for days. Those things *hurt*.
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I was ‘stabbed’ on stage in a production of The Duchess of Malfi. Fake knife, but I had a bruise for days. Those things *hurt*.
However we feel about life and death, we never really lose that connection with each other. There is ‘continuity of service’ so to speak.
November 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
However we feel about life and death, we never really lose that connection with each other. There is ‘continuity of service’ so to speak.
I have a preference for cemeteries with a church attached. There is a congruity of architecture, and you know the graves are mostly going to be old. It also resonates with hope - all those people were part of a community with the church and, in a way, still are.
November 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I have a preference for cemeteries with a church attached. There is a congruity of architecture, and you know the graves are mostly going to be old. It also resonates with hope - all those people were part of a community with the church and, in a way, still are.
It’s almost like the people are still alive, and silently communicating with us as if there are still things holding us together as a community of humans. Coupled with the restful air, it feels somehow comforting.
November 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
It’s almost like the people are still alive, and silently communicating with us as if there are still things holding us together as a community of humans. Coupled with the restful air, it feels somehow comforting.
28 Nov. Things Which Make Me #Happy. OK, this may seem strange, but: graveyards. It’s not a Goth thing. I genuinely find them peaceful and rather charming. And I like to think of all the lives of the people buried there, how they must have lived and what they must have done.
November 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
28 Nov. Things Which Make Me #Happy. OK, this may seem strange, but: graveyards. It’s not a Goth thing. I genuinely find them peaceful and rather charming. And I like to think of all the lives of the people buried there, how they must have lived and what they must have done.
Ah, too bad. Maybe buy another one and set a timer.
November 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Ah, too bad. Maybe buy another one and set a timer.
You need to wait for the 30-second window between ‘inedibly hard’ and ‘soggy mush’.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
You need to wait for the 30-second window between ‘inedibly hard’ and ‘soggy mush’.
All the people in the replies wondering if that’s the only instrument he ever gets to play. 😆
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
All the people in the replies wondering if that’s the only instrument he ever gets to play. 😆
And an excellent morning to you, sir. Or as excellent as it can be.
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
And an excellent morning to you, sir. Or as excellent as it can be.
Incidentally I’m relieved to read that this organ largely survived the catastrophic fire (which this video pre-dates) and is pretty much back to normal.
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Incidentally I’m relieved to read that this organ largely survived the catastrophic fire (which this video pre-dates) and is pretty much back to normal.
Watching the video reminds me of my disbelief that any human being can play the organ. I mean, how? There’s so much going on. Learning the piano was already beyond me.
November 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Watching the video reminds me of my disbelief that any human being can play the organ. I mean, how? There’s so much going on. Learning the piano was already beyond me.
27 Nov. Things Which Make Me #Happy.
Marcel Dupré’s Prelude and Fugue in B major for organ.
OMG this piece absolutely thrills my heart. It’s so full of joy. I like to listen to it in spring, when I feel the burst of renewal in nature.
youtu.be/9HskcJlixGs?...
Marcel Dupré’s Prelude and Fugue in B major for organ.
OMG this piece absolutely thrills my heart. It’s so full of joy. I like to listen to it in spring, when I feel the burst of renewal in nature.
youtu.be/9HskcJlixGs?...
Notre-Dame organ, Yves Castagnet plays Dupré Prelude & fugue in B major (June 2017)
YouTube video by Pierre-François Dub-Attenti
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November 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
27 Nov. Things Which Make Me #Happy.
Marcel Dupré’s Prelude and Fugue in B major for organ.
OMG this piece absolutely thrills my heart. It’s so full of joy. I like to listen to it in spring, when I feel the burst of renewal in nature.
youtu.be/9HskcJlixGs?...
Marcel Dupré’s Prelude and Fugue in B major for organ.
OMG this piece absolutely thrills my heart. It’s so full of joy. I like to listen to it in spring, when I feel the burst of renewal in nature.
youtu.be/9HskcJlixGs?...
Mind you he’s 21, so it would probably be uncool even if he did it.
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Mind you he’s 21, so it would probably be uncool even if he did it.
Naturally they went to Richmond, the second(?) wealthiest borough in London.
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Naturally they went to Richmond, the second(?) wealthiest borough in London.
26 Nov. Things Which Make Me #Happy. Scrambled eggs. Honestly my face lights up at the sight of a plate of scrambled eggs. They’re filling, nourishing and just the right middle ground between solid and liquid.
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
26 Nov. Things Which Make Me #Happy. Scrambled eggs. Honestly my face lights up at the sight of a plate of scrambled eggs. They’re filling, nourishing and just the right middle ground between solid and liquid.
I genuinely misread that as prison and was trying to work out what incarceration rates had to do with anything. (Although that could be an interesting study in itself.)
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I genuinely misread that as prison and was trying to work out what incarceration rates had to do with anything. (Although that could be an interesting study in itself.)