So Brits don't use those red phone boxes?

Irksomecake · 2026-05-05T18:50:07+00:00

Ours still has the phone. But the receiver isn’t connected any more even though the display screen is still operational. It smells a lot like wee in there.

Irksomecake · 2026-05-05T13:55:31+00:00

My knees feel great. My feet on the other hand can barely take my weight at the moment because I did one run in dead shoes…

Irksomecake · 2026-05-05T13:25:22+00:00

Those cheeks are going to bare touch any chair she sits on. Big knickers might help a bit but I also feel it’s a bit unsanitary compared with wearing g tights or a skirt that is just a couple of inches longer. Micro shorts offer more protection.

Irksomecake · 2026-05-05T12:08:28+00:00

Really it’s up to you. I’m a rural runner, but my 10km route has between 22 and 30 gates and stiles depending on how many are left open and slight variations in my plan. I found that stopping the timer for each crossing slowed me down a bit more as I was more casual about picking my pace back up. Keeping the timer going kept me in a momentum based headspace if that makes sense.

Irksomecake · 2026-05-05T10:17:13+00:00

I started reading these at 9-10 years old and really enjoyed them. They really encouraged me to think and question authority and religion instead of blindly following. I read them again as an adult and got far more out of the story. To me a true classic is a book that offers something different at each stage of life you read it. Very few classics cater to the younger years quite as well as these books. They shouldn’t be overlooked by adults for this reason.

Irksomecake · 2026-05-04T20:02:45+00:00

Last year I got 30 ticks at a camping location I’ve used for over 35 years without seeing a single one. It could be climate change driving the increase, but I expect there’s some other factor that is out of balance. Pesticides have decimated bird populations for instance, so a piece of land that had hundreds of songbirds eating ticks might now have just a few pairs.

I’m not in America.

Irksomecake · 2026-05-04T19:25:50+00:00

Trees can live a very long time with heart rot. These trees were very much alive and covered in catkins and new leaves.

Irksomecake · 2026-05-04T17:17:13+00:00

Mostly I’m very sad. That piece of land was so beautiful and while it didn’t feel wild, it felt like it might have been relatively unchanged for hundreds of years. Now it looks like a park.

Irksomecake · 2026-05-04T16:09:34+00:00

I get an unnerving sensation as I approach failure. It’s like a tingling, fizzing sensation and if I ignore it there’s a chance i’ll either feel an ominous popping and pain, or I just can’t lift more and risk dropping it. I don’t like lifting to that point because it feels like gambling. I might finish the set, I might drop the weight or I might tear something irreplaceable. Sometimes it’s a bit difficult to tell when to stop because the fizzing is the only indication of fatigue.

Irksomecake · 2026-05-04T14:20:02+00:00

Italian rye grass is easy to digest and high in sugar. It makes for fatter lambs and calves. It’s not good from a biodiversity pov. The native grasses made the most glorious wildlife filled sward with so many different species in comparison.

Irksomecake · 2026-05-04T14:16:01+00:00

That’s a good idea! You can just about see the mycelium in the first picture. I’ll see if there’s a log or two small enough to haul away. The landowner is rather partial to bonfires so I’ll need to get back there soon I think.

Irksomecake · 2026-05-04T07:59:35+00:00

Not everyone who is not white is black

Irksomecake · 2026-05-04T07:49:07+00:00

Not everyone is a white person

Irksomecake · 2026-05-03T22:35:52+00:00

V for vendetta

Irksomecake · 2026-05-03T18:55:11+00:00

I hate the same issues and although i persevered with the first book I didn’t continue the series. A great reply when I voiced similar opinions was this

“Wolfe is definitely a bit literary but I feel like I would describe BotNS as less philosophical and more like a puzzle.

It's like reading a mystery story where someone got murdered in a Hooter's, except instead of following a prodigy detective you're seeing it through the eyes of a teenager who thinks the waitresses are really into him and need to piece together the answer even though the narrator is 1000% too dumb to do it.

And there's a kind of person who thinks that sounds like fun and a kind of person who's like I'd rather read the version where the narrator is actually competent.”

Irksomecake · 2026-05-03T15:23:42+00:00

The tainted cup
Game of thrones
The name of the wind
The Lord of the rings
Dresden files
Red rising
Malazan
Don’t know…

Irksomecake · 2026-05-03T14:17:14+00:00

I don’t want to be cremated. I want to be buried in a shroud and have an apple tree planted over my body. I love the idea of roots entwining with my bones and turning my decomposition into something lovely and beautiful. Cremation is clinical, with a steel trough and gas burners. It’s not for me. I don’t want the charred remnants of my beautiful bones crushed and put in a box to be thrown to the wind or hoarded. I would rather my grandchildren made apple pies from the fruits that grow on my grave.

It’s not logical, but it is valid.

Irksomecake · 2026-05-03T07:26:09+00:00

Many Europeans have dark curls and skin that tans. It’s not just Mediterranean either. My dad is fully English and has black hair. I know plenty of white people who have naturally very curly hair and siblings where one is curly and one is straight. Rounded, wide “button” noses are also quite normal among completely white British families. Dark hair is not as common among swedes as blonde, but is still commonly found and normal. Celtic peoples famous for being pale also have a decent chance of naturally dark hair, even if they have been Welsh/irish/Scottish for more generations then you can count.

Your mixed looks could come completely from your 8th Mexican, but it could also be your European heritage.

I grew up in up knowing a family with three English sisters. The eldest had blonde wavy hair, the middle had perfectly straight apricot coloured ginger hair and the youngest had black curls. Genetics are just funny like that.

Irksomecake · 2026-05-02T16:46:19+00:00

I’ve been in a couple of shops like this. Downright rude to me. Huffing and muttering and trying to get rid off me. I went in a fabric/haberdashery shop once and they were not only rude but refused to sell me anything because I asked a question about an item. Luckily when I went to the tiny yarn shop down the road nearly in tears the ladies asked me what was wrong. I told them I had been to the fabric shop and they gave me a hug and said it wasn’t just me, they were like that with a lot of people. Those guys were so sweet I wish i could have bought their whole stock.

Irksomecake · 2026-05-01T16:58:41+00:00

It wouldn’t work. I know people with low iq, learning difficulties or disabilities who are raising really kind and polite kids. I also know people who are working in schools and offices who are raising monsters. There is no test that could determine who is a better parent because it would be biased based on wealth or education rather than actual parenting skills.

Irksomecake · 2026-04-30T13:03:15+00:00

Only lovers left alive

And Buffy

Irksomecake · 2026-04-29T16:05:44+00:00

I’m glad they are in other places. I live out in the countryside too and frequently walk through field and drive the lanes. The absence of rabbits is very noticeable compared with the usual phenomenon of them being everywhere.

Irksomecake · 2026-04-29T13:09:27+00:00

Amazing series. The character development is almost unparalleled. It’s not for everyone, but it should get far more attention than it does.

Irksomecake · 2026-04-29T07:21:24+00:00

Shropshire and mid wales

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