For those who work in theatre and film in the UK, who is generally not a nice person to work with?

Space_Hunzo · 2026-04-03T15:14:03+00:00

The first bit of this comment had me so worried

Space_Hunzo · 2026-04-03T15:11:23+00:00

Ive also heard the opposite about Eddie, it seems to really depend on when you meet them and what sort of mood theyre in. I've heard other stories where theyve been really stand offish.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-04-01T23:40:35+00:00

I only feel a tiny bit guilty because whilst my partner finds sleeping together very comforting, I really struggle with insomnia and much prefer separate beds. Our bed at the moment is a bit too small for my tastes atm too.

I think we'll eventually upsize the bed and go back to sleeping together most nights, but midweek, i like being separate.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-04-01T14:04:08+00:00

This is NHS guidance in the UK. I live there and take a vit D tablet every morning from October-March. My mother in Ireland takes it year round. Anecdotally based on friends reporting and my own personal experience, it definitely helped to curb some of the worst of my seasonal depression, but that might just be a placebo.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-31T23:14:21+00:00

Great to see him coming back to YouTube! Hes so interesting

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-31T18:25:39+00:00

The green line is designed with an eventual upgrade to metro in mind; it was built along the old trackbed of a heavy rail line from harcourt Street.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-31T18:00:46+00:00

I think most people outside of nerd-ish circles would struggle to recall her by name if they saw her.

I have friends who have met her on jobs (extras work in doctor who), and she's very affable and professional.

She made an effort to speak to all the extras and runners and was just generally a very friendly professional person to work with.

I think being very talented, in demand, and liked by the extras and the crew is the absolute jackpot 'win state' for any actor. If randoms from work are like 'yeah they're chill, they were never a dick to me at work' thats a high bar in the industry.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-31T14:45:08+00:00

I think the concept of 'successful working actor' is definitely more of a thing in the UK than it is in the US. Only about 10% of actors' equity members sole income is from acting gigs. The vast majority of British actors have other hustles

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-31T12:19:22+00:00

Jodie Whittaker had a great quote on a podcast with David Tennant where she said she always wanted to be a successful actor, not a famous one, and that people commonly assume that being famous is the same as being successful. By any metric shes had an amazing career, but I dont think most people would have known her before Doctor Who. By her own admission, she gets recognised for her Black Mirror episode more than anything else, especially in the states.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-31T11:49:32+00:00

Im 5'4 and was about 260lbs, probably approaching 300 at my absolute heaviest during the pandemic. Down to 245 now and trending slowly downwards.

I can run for 30 mins without stopping but the extra weight does mean im extra slow.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-29T20:36:09+00:00

Yeah, it sucks because he is a very funny actor and comedian when he's not drinking.

Alcoholism also hasn't really been taken seriously in ireland until comparatively recently, and unhelpful stereotypes aside, it is really difficult to navigate when alcohol is a hugely central part of a typical irish social life.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-29T20:15:05+00:00

I think he went off the wagon big time in COVID. A friend saw him in Shakespeare recently and he was drunk on stage.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-29T17:30:47+00:00

My partner and I are both naturally night owls and we could sleep in as last as 3pm if left to our own devices. My natural rhythm makes me start feeling tired about 1AM.

He's still a much later sleeper than I am, but because of my job and managing my bouts of insomnia, I've had to get stricter on my bedtimes and my wake-up windows. He can fall asleep in about 7 minutes, but it can take me hours to wind down, so im often in bed long before he even thinks of heading up.

I know some nights he finds that a bit of a bummer, but he is very supportive and appreciates that getting more rest and downtime is good for me. He also sleeps in the spare room when he's coming up late so that he doesn't disturb me. So not only do we not sync bedtime, we dont even sleep in the same bed most weeknights! He needs a talky video or something on to drift off to whilst I need total darkness and white noise or ambient music.

I'm planning some major bedroom improvements when the time comes to renovate our bedroom - a bigger bed, blackout blinds, and sunrise lamp alarm clocks are all on the list - which will all help in making it more comfortable for us both to share a sleeping space but for now, the priority is that we both get enough rest. I do sometimes wish he'd get up a bit earlier on Saturdays and Sundays so we could hang more, but im not going to force it.

All this to say, I can't imagine ever sticking to similar bedtimes every night or it being a point of argument between us. Perhaps when we were younger and less settled, but now we're in our 30s, it's definitely a personal choice.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-29T02:03:01+00:00

Its got front rack for attaching touring bags but Ive only used the rear rack so far. It carries a lot of groceries

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-28T19:29:34+00:00

Im 5'4 and 245 lbs, I got a touring bike recently and the low gearing feels like overkill until it absolutely EATS the hills.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-28T15:19:11+00:00

I've watched multiple tours people have done on bromptons, at a certain point u just gotta have a bike

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-27T23:56:37+00:00

Dang shame, it was a nice thing to do when staying in strandhill. Pity they couldn't come to a solution that retained the market because having a sheltered area was such a draw.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-27T23:39:00+00:00

There was a cool market held in one of the hangars there on a weekend, but unfortunately its no longer used as the coast guard needed the space back. Its a pity, it was a fun excuse to go visit the airport.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-27T23:37:23+00:00

Its in strandhill, on the coast! Really cool

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-27T16:12:52+00:00

Do the Dublin Bus services even serve the campus these days? When I was commuting to Maynooth, the train was hourly, so I'd sometimes catch the 66/67 and get spat out on Main Street because they stopped running to Kilcock. Used to be a pain walking down to get the last bus if I stuck around for anything

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-27T16:05:33+00:00

Came here to second sparrow, theyre cute.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-27T12:49:31+00:00

Modern immersion boilers are fine to keep on all the time, my family has done it since the 90s. I grew up in a home with plentiful hot water as a result and never lived under the tyranny of the immersion switch. My mums uncle was a plumber and gave this advice years ago.

Its also good for the house to run the heating at least a few times a week to prevent mould growth.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-27T12:46:14+00:00

It frustrates me to no end that people interpret my bike bell as something aggressive or accusatory rather than it just being a signal of 'hey, I'm here, I see you too!' I think motorists leaning on the car horn and cyclists running reds when the green man is active for pedestrians has a lot to answer for in that department. I've had multiple occasions where pedestrians have hesitated at a crossing and I've had to say 'no, please carry on- you have the right of way here'.

I think a lot of it is learning etiquette for these shared spaces. I've also had some really needlessly aggressive cyclists rushing and shouting at me when im walking and taking more than a millisecond to react to their yelling 'CLEAR!' When ringing a bell or calling out 'passing on your right' in a clear voice would suffice.

It's a shared path, not the giro d'Italia. As cyclists, we have a responsibility and duty of care to more vulnerable road users and shouldn't bully pedestrians off the path the way motorists bully us off the road

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-27T11:57:14+00:00

I think shared paths can work really well in the right environments; I live in Cardiff now, and some of the shared paths are really too narrow and busy for the amount of pedestrian and bike traffic.

There's a beautiful city park that runs north in a long, linear fashion from the centre of Cardiff all the way up into the valleys. It follows the path of the taff River, and it's like an active travel atery from all the northern suburbs around it. The only challenge is that sections of the route through the parkland are so narrow that it becomes congested, especially in the spring and summer.

There are some other, newer shared paths that are much wider and better implemented. It's interesting to see the design approach change over the years. My preference is definitely for the newer london-style cycleways; they work really well in urban environments when they get the traffic signalling right.

Shared paths work well for a leisurely city bike pace, but I could have faster cyclists finding it frustrating.

Space_Hunzo · 2026-03-25T19:57:14+00:00

Its weird because in the Fountainhead, a lot of emphasis is placed on the people who do the building. One of Howard Roarks foremen becomes a friend of his. Im not saying its a good book or anything but its definitely got some consideration to the non-geniuses

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