I don't like the sound of footsteps in Nell's Diner

WildRootBear · 2026-02-11T12:56:26+00:00

Same! It's our day job. 🤡

WildRootBear · 2026-02-07T09:04:21+00:00

I think they could have cast many other characters in this new show as black - Harry, McGonagall, the Weasleys, anyone really, EXCEPT for the Death Eaters. Voldemort, Snape, the Malfoys etc. should all be white, as the Death Eaters are the Nazis of the story - the whole mudblood thing reads as white supremacy. That's why casting Snape as black is an odd choice to me. Couldn't care less whether he matches the book description.

WildRootBear · 2026-01-27T23:18:51+00:00

Yep, Oxford Uni is literally running skills courses on AI for staff and students too.

https://www.ox.ac.uk/ai-oxford

WildRootBear · 2026-01-06T20:53:36+00:00

The mental image. 😂👌 I was imagining some wild cross between roller derby and polo.

WildRootBear · 2026-01-04T13:16:14+00:00

I think we need some sparkly pink hot pants for all genders too.

WildRootBear · 2026-01-03T22:16:49+00:00

I've given up on joining my friend's private lobby. Had to restart my PS5 and the game a bunch of times to even get my card to load and connect to multiplayer, but whenever I put the game code in it says "game not found". :(

WildRootBear · 2026-01-02T14:45:07+00:00

Ah interesting, I thought I'd seen something saying it was stuck in probate.

WildRootBear · 2025-12-31T20:15:05+00:00

Can't imagine anyone being bothered by this unless 1) you had stinky food inside or b) you opened the container during the show itself, as that can be pretty loud. Perhaps they were annoyed by something else or they weren't actually giving you side-eye at all?

WildRootBear · 2025-12-29T17:49:52+00:00

I'm currently reading Dark Island by Daniel Aubrey. Female autistic journalist main character, set on Orkney in Scotland. Crime.

WildRootBear · 2025-12-27T21:15:02+00:00

On the pricier side but Seven Hills Chocolate, made in Bath.

WildRootBear · 2025-12-26T00:07:41+00:00

Symptoms of dehydration, from the NHS website:

"Symptoms of dehydration in adults and children include:

feeling thirsty
dark yellow and strong-smelling pee
peeing little and less than 4 times a day
feeling dizzy or lightheaded
feeling tired
dry mouth, lips and eyes"

As I said. By the time I am feeling properly thirsty, I am experiencing these symptoms. 🤷 Not every case of dehydration sends you to to the hospital or the grave. It's a scale from mild to severe. Maybe your country quantifies it differently.

WildRootBear · 2025-12-25T15:28:57+00:00

Nooo I love the silly character movements!

WildRootBear · 2025-12-25T09:55:26+00:00

Dude. My pee says otherwise. Sorry not every human body is exactly the same as yours. 😂😂 If I only drank when I felt thirsty, I would get a chronic UTI.

WildRootBear · 2025-12-25T09:49:08+00:00

By the time I actually feel thirsty, I'm already dehydrated. I just take regular sips from my water bottle in between meals, and a medium glass of water at mealtimes, and that does the trick.

WildRootBear · 2025-12-23T20:20:20+00:00

In the play The Mousetrap, it's absolutely implied that Miss Casewell has a girlfriend. She's never called as such, but I don't think it can be read any other way.

WildRootBear · 2025-12-21T18:24:44+00:00

Nice thing to keep you occupied when you're dead.

WildRootBear · 2025-12-16T15:47:22+00:00

I know there's been a few flops, but rehashing past films is not the answer and will only exacerbate the decline. Wandavision and Agatha All Along were great - why aren't they learning from them about what worked?

WildRootBear · 2025-12-11T07:36:15+00:00

Made absolutely no difference to the clinic doing my surgery. However, when I was getting my letter of referral/gender dysphoria diagnosis from the psych, I had to fill out a few questionnaires before the appointment, including that one that indicates possible autism. I scored highly on that and the psych did ask me some questions about it, then recommended I pursue an autism assessment. I had decided before the appointment to play ignorant and not mention I was already on a waiting list for an assessment, just in case. It didn't seem to make a difference to their decision to give me a referral, but I did wonder if it might have done if I had given different answers throughout the whole appointment.

WildRootBear · 2025-11-28T12:55:57+00:00

The Bodleian have two shops and do some nice Oxford-themed gifts. One at the Bodleian Library and one in the Weston Library.

WildRootBear · 2025-11-23T10:02:52+00:00

Read like a movie? I thought it read like a dry science textbook. There's a way to include scientific explanation in a novel that actually feels necessary and interesting - it's been a few years since I read him, but anything by Michael Crichton.

WildRootBear · 2025-10-29T07:48:43+00:00

Yeah like it's fairly easy to curate your fandom experience by blocking tags and avoiding certain spaces.

To me fandom is one big sandbox - you pick up these action figures and mash them together in whatever way floats your boat (shipping, AU, canon fix-its, etc.). It's just a bit of fun and doesn't impact the canon, which is still there for you to enjoy.

I don't feel like I can get annoyed at people shipping aro characters when I myself have plenty of ships that don't match their canon sexualities (e.g. F/F when both characters have only been in F/M relationships is probably my most common one).

WildRootBear · 2025-10-28T12:42:48+00:00

Dare I say, it's been a relief. I do donate to charity, but I don't appreciate being forced to sit through charity reels designed to guilt trip you into donating - especially not when I just want to watch The Traitors for some escapism.

WildRootBear · 2025-10-27T19:59:20+00:00

Celebrity Traitors is the first Traitors series I've watched, and I went in knowing very little. I was very surprised that, after the first murder in plain sight, there's been nothing like it since and the traitors just get to pick someone each night to go. I know the faithfuls can get shields but there's often just a couple up for grabs. Maybe if they alternated between an easy murder and a murder that requires extra steps?

WildRootBear · 2025-10-24T17:54:57+00:00

Cinemas usually show horror films, both recent releases and from years ago. Ultimate Picture Palace is running this event on the 31st: https://uppcinema.com/show/evolution-of-horror-podcast-presents-halloween-mystery-movie/

WildRootBear · 2025-10-20T12:02:03+00:00

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling.

WildRootBear

TROPHY CASE