Valerian Forrest
@valerianforrest.bsky.social
Loves theatre, Eurovision, World Expos, Studio Ghibli, travel, and biathlon. Left-wing, asexual, Northamptonian, European. He/him
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December 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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I think I've had that filed under "Yeah, I should probably do that" for a while now (my inertia is strong; I only just got round to buying a Network Railcard). 😅
So far, I've been able to rely on my ability to outpace the rest of the Euston Crush.
So far, I've been able to rely on my ability to outpace the rest of the Euston Crush.
December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I think I've had that filed under "Yeah, I should probably do that" for a while now (my inertia is strong; I only just got round to buying a Network Railcard). 😅
So far, I've been able to rely on my ability to outpace the rest of the Euston Crush.
So far, I've been able to rely on my ability to outpace the rest of the Euston Crush.
I was reading that thread in bed this morning and thought about making my first LL forum post but I figured that debating LLamas who are being pissy about Eurovision because they got a question about it wrong probably wasn't going to make my day any better.
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I was reading that thread in bed this morning and thought about making my first LL forum post but I figured that debating LLamas who are being pissy about Eurovision because they got a question about it wrong probably wasn't going to make my day any better.
Meanwhile, the orchestra was magnificent. Jakub Hrůša, in his first Czech opera as music director of the Royal Opera brought out the wonderful radiance of the score.
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Meanwhile, the orchestra was magnificent. Jakub Hrůša, in his first Czech opera as music director of the Royal Opera brought out the wonderful radiance of the score.
One of those text messages: "I'm trapped in a room full of rich people explaining opera to me"
I wonder if that was EM speaking at that moment or, perhaps, KM?
I wonder if that was EM speaking at that moment or, perhaps, KM?
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
One of those text messages: "I'm trapped in a room full of rich people explaining opera to me"
I wonder if that was EM speaking at that moment or, perhaps, KM?
I wonder if that was EM speaking at that moment or, perhaps, KM?
However, the production was, at times, extremely busy, asking you to keep track of the action of two plotlines happening simultaneously on stage, plus text messages happening on a screen above the stage, plus the surtitles.
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
However, the production was, at times, extremely busy, asking you to keep track of the action of two plotlines happening simultaneously on stage, plus text messages happening on a screen above the stage, plus the surtitles.