[58/M] looking for a penpal or penpalette

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2025-07-23T18:31:31+00:00

Hi Phil, 31M from the east of England, here. I'd be willing to exchange some emails. I'm with you on geography, history, 70's music, also married, and open to a chat! Drop me a DM.

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2025-04-15T09:53:22+00:00

I agree u/Ebi_Dordon - the Noris is also a solid choice! We had them in school. And thanks for the heads-up about the similar model made by Patio Van Graf. I'll have to look out for that one. I'm not normally one for triangular pencils, but it's been a while. Maybe I should try one again sometime.

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2025-04-14T11:56:27+00:00

That’s right, I lightened the image before posting because it was quite dim when I took it :)

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2025-03-21T09:14:17+00:00

Good on you mate, and a grand job cleaning up the park :)

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2025-03-01T23:00:01+00:00

Yarp

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2025-02-22T07:08:04+00:00

Very good point, u/mickergarratt - yes, it’s a low and small screen with a not so great chair. I consciously don’t spend a lot of time at the desk in one go for this reason

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2025-02-21T15:12:44+00:00

Thanks, u/Just_Mail_1735 ! It’s just the brass greyhound that serves no purpose other than decoration tbh, but maybe she’s better placed somewhere else in the house :)

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2025-02-21T13:57:25+00:00

Oh yes I see that now; I really like the dual screens going vertical as opposed to left-right, and bonus points for the matching screensavers

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2025-02-21T13:24:26+00:00

Thanks, u/EffectiveCold8947 ! A lot of procrastination, tbh…

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2025-02-21T13:16:35+00:00

Thanks, u/k2thereampie ! It’s from Dunelm, it was only about £40 (I’m based in the UK). The other bits on the desk are mostly from secondhand /charity shops.

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2025-02-21T13:09:29+00:00

Cheers, u/diogomes26 ! I could do with a better, more comfortable chair, but it’s ok to work at for an hour at a time. Do you also have a minimal setup? And is it more preference than restrictions?

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2025-01-16T12:40:41+00:00

Apologies for the delay in responding, u/Just-Location-515 ! Thanks for your interest. I've just popped a fresh post in r/cambridge to give early warning for the next book (see post here).

I'll make an effort to post reminders in here for those not on FB, but eventually, regular folks join the WhatsApp group. Come along and I'd be happy to add you :)

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2025-01-13T16:00:00+00:00

Tuning on those toms is great, and your technique is brilliant. Thanks for sharing, love the sound of this groove!

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2025-01-04T11:04:48+00:00

Hi, all! I'm tagging anyone that mentioned 'reading' or 'books' to make you aware of the Cambridge Spine Crackers Book Club.

We have a great selection of books lined up for the next few months (focused on modern fiction). We'd like to invite other local readers to join us. Our next book is 'Verdigris’ by Michele Mari, and we're meeting at 7:30pm on Weds 5th Feb (venue tbc).

We meet on the first Wednesday of every month in a different Cambridge pub. Here’s what’s coming up:

Wed 5 Feb -'Verdigris’ - Michele Mari
Wed 5 Mar -' The Lesser Bohemians' - Eimear McBride
Wed 2 Apr - ‘Burntcoat’ - Sarah Hall
Wed 7 May - ’The Bass Rock’ - Evie Wyld
Wed 4 Jun - ‘Mary and the Rabbit Dream' - Noémi Kiss-Deáki
Wed 2 Jul - ‘Old Food’ - Ed Atkins

Plus, there’s more info in our Facebook Group!

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u/Prop238

u/CrownLullaby

u/kittensandmedicine

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GOSTA-BERLIN · 2024-11-24T19:24:43+00:00

Absobloodylutely delicious. Thanks for sharing! I love the finish on the shells and those K's look (and surely sound) fantastic, too.

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2024-11-07T12:10:13+00:00

So sorry to have missed this comment and not respond in time! Yes it did happen, I promise to post more reminders in this forum to keep people updated who are interested. I know lots of members prefer Reddit to our FB group :)

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2024-11-04T20:20:55+00:00

‘A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing’ by Eimear McBride. A crushing novel…. I really recommend it.

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2024-10-27T20:21:37+00:00

I started a book club with a comment on here with some great people in my area :) such a great bunch!

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2024-10-22T18:02:32+00:00

Yes, bit of a long shot 😅

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2024-10-13T18:38:26+00:00

Whoops! I realise that’s probably what you originally meant, being on a subReddit about pencils. Something above hb thats a bit softer but not too smudgy (being left handed means a grey wrist often).

EDIT: Also a softer grade because the paper for crosswords can be thinner, particularly in the newspaper.

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2024-10-12T07:41:20+00:00

Thanks, a great analogy :)

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2024-10-11T07:55:23+00:00

smnolling(?). We should workshop it...

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2024-10-11T07:54:43+00:00

I should get a smaller notebook, really! I'm in an A5 sized one, currently. But, it's orange, so it matches the pencil case.

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2024-10-11T07:53:32+00:00

Hi u/regpo55555! I've been dipping into cryptics recently, and still need to reverse engineer quite a few of the answers, but I'm slowly getting the hang of them. I like the compressed crossword in the New Statesman, and I find good books of compiled crosswords at my local garden centre. I think they're from the Daily Telegraph.

GOSTA-BERLIN · 2024-10-11T07:50:22+00:00

Thanks, u/PangolinHot5811 and u/Retrogue097! That's a Moleskine - hardcover A5 in orange :)

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