The Quiet Coven (new account for Jenscee/Returning Idiot)
@thequietcoven.bsky.social
I’m a 57 year old gamer and sim racer. I love films and movies. This replaces my previous account, ReturningIdiot, AKA Jaycee, which got too big. No politics or activism please. If I wanted to be miserable, I’d watch the news.
It’s been great, though my wife has been a bit poorly. Confident it’s behind us. Hopefully it’s smooth sailing now. Nearly a year since my last working day already.
November 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
It’s been great, though my wife has been a bit poorly. Confident it’s behind us. Hopefully it’s smooth sailing now. Nearly a year since my last working day already.
Welcome back mate.
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Welcome back mate.
The answer to that is, keep the games, and move to a country with universal health care…
November 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The answer to that is, keep the games, and move to a country with universal health care…
Make that 55 mins.
November 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Make that 55 mins.
I’m now 54 mins older than when you wrote your post. Last hour’s news.
November 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I’m now 54 mins older than when you wrote your post. Last hour’s news.
Only one of the main Resi games I never finished, for the reasons detailed above.
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Only one of the main Resi games I never finished, for the reasons detailed above.
My eldest kid is 34! It’s honestly strange and disconcerting. I’m not sure how I got here. Talking Heads were right. youtu.be/5IsSpAOD6K8?...
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (Official Video)
YouTube video by Talking Heads
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
My eldest kid is 34! It’s honestly strange and disconcerting. I’m not sure how I got here. Talking Heads were right. youtu.be/5IsSpAOD6K8?...
I was awful at Hades. Really terrible but I didn’t give it a long enough play. Was a great game though.
November 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I was awful at Hades. Really terrible but I didn’t give it a long enough play. Was a great game though.
I watched it first time round in the 90s and watch the whole lot again every couple of years. It’s still class.
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I watched it first time round in the 90s and watch the whole lot again every couple of years. It’s still class.
That’s what you’re up against when writing to people outside your circle. Thick as two short planks.
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
That’s what you’re up against when writing to people outside your circle. Thick as two short planks.
As a former UK government comms writer, most people are as thick as shit. We had to write for the average reading age of about 10 years old…
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
As a former UK government comms writer, most people are as thick as shit. We had to write for the average reading age of about 10 years old…
Raccoons on holiday would write more convincing copy than that knobber.
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Raccoons on holiday would write more convincing copy than that knobber.
It’s almost epiphany when the penny drops about who and what is important in life. Good luck with the new job.
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It’s almost epiphany when the penny drops about who and what is important in life. Good luck with the new job.
Happy anniversary! My wife and I have lived together 31 years, but have only been married seven months. Not our first marriages either.
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Happy anniversary! My wife and I have lived together 31 years, but have only been married seven months. Not our first marriages either.
It’ll be like Tommy’s flat in trainspotting. A mattress and you lying under a pile of cash.
November 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It’ll be like Tommy’s flat in trainspotting. A mattress and you lying under a pile of cash.