Seeking New Friends
Dec. 10th, 2025 00:14Age: Forty-two.
I mostly post about: Entries may consist of anything from short summaries of my day, to surveys, to essays on various topics, to interesting links and quotes that I find, along with my commentary on them. Lately, I have been writing reviews of opera recordings from the 1950's and earlier. I have no interest in politics and modern celebrities. I wish to keep my journal light and happy as much as possible.
My hobbies are: studying dandyism, Received Pronunciation, the Regency, and the Italian language, reading, writing, cooking, baking, playing cards and dice, and enjoying warm weather.
My Other Interests include: coffees, teas, antique menswear and accessories (usually Edwardian), chamber and classical music, old opera singers, plants and gardening, crafts, and history and nature documentaries. I love wit, wordplay, and sarcastic humour without vulgarity. I also love cats.
My fandoms are: I don't have any.
I'm looking to meet people who: are positive, who share my interests and can introduce me to some new ones, and who enjoy at least some elements of high culture. While the minimum age I will add is twenty-one, I tend to get along with those who are older than I, particularly seniors. I am also single and searching, but since this isn't a dating community, I'll just say that you can find more about that in one of the sticky entries in my journal. You can also find my Mastodon and Escargot.chat information there.
My posting schedule tends to be: It varies, from a few posts in a given week to a few in a single day. Often, I post what I call filler entries toward the end of the month. These are entries posted on one date but for another. I try to post a few entries per week.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: minors (I prefer at least over twenty-one), depression and/or anxiety (posted regularly), bad self-esteem, life drama, recreational drugs, religion or politics (posted regularly), a lot of bad grammar and spelling (unless you're learning English), and frequent obscenities. Please note that I am totally blind, so if you mostly post images, I won't be able to comment on them, as I cannot see them.
Before adding me, you should know: I have no time for political correctness, lies, or drama. While I always try to be civil during discussions, I share my opinion without reservations. If you are easily offended, please do not add me. I have a very dry and witty sense of humour. Otherwise, feel free to read my profile and/or posts and add me if you wish. I will most likely reciprocate. I also comment when I have something to say, but there are times when I don't read my friends' page for awhile, and I am trying to change that.
A very wet day
Dec. 9th, 2025 23:34
312/365: Close-up of a house wall
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Storm Bram didn't cause any travel problems to speak of here, but it was still a miserable day with lots of rain and gusty winds. I stayed indoors as much as I could manage, only venturing outside briefly when I really had to. That's why today's 365 photo is so unutterably boring! :D It's exactly what it looks like: a painted brick wall on the outside of a house. Never let it be said I'm not committed to the cause of finishing the project!
Buses and jams
Dec. 9th, 2025 00:54
311/365: Mural, Cripplegate Park, Worcester
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I spent a good deal of time on buses today, which was always my intention. What wasn't my intention was spending quite so long on them! The bus from Redditch to Kidderminster was a bit of a nightmare, ending up over 45 minutes late thanks to a combination of roadworks and the apparent need for some teenagers to be given a lift half a mile home after school... Before that I had at least had fun, finally managing to do the 149 bus (Worcester-Redditch via Inkberrow) which I'd wanted to try for a while. It's a country route but one which uses double-deckers, and I managed to get a seat at the very front of the top deck, which is always fun. We did smack into quite a few smaller branches along the way, but that's part of the deal with these routes
My final bus back to Bewdley was electric. Amid the ongoing Ashes embarrassment, I couldn't help being secretly mildly amused that the bus was made by Custom Denning, an Australian company, and really didn't put in a brilliant performance. The highlight – or maybe lowlight – was it coming to a complete halt on the edge of a small road on the edge of town, and everything going dark (it was about 5pm by then). The previous bus had been a conventional diesel one built by Alexander Dennis, but they're Scottish so I can't claim them in cricketing terms!
The photo shows a mural in Cripplegate Park, Worcester. Unfortunately I don't know its title or artist.
You can hear the music in your head, I'm sure!
Dec. 7th, 2025 23:50
310/365: Star Wars Stormtrooper decal
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This van was parked in Bewdley today. Slightly to my relief, the back door did not open to reveal a bunch of heavily armed Stormtroopers. At least it was a little moment of levity on a thoroughly grey and damp day.
Unicorn in a china shop
Dec. 7th, 2025 00:59
309/365: Kemp Hospice shop china section, Bewdley
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The unicorn being me, of course. :P I had a pretty dull Sunday, but sometimes just sitting and watching the telly or reading an easy book is all you want. The weather wasn't really good enough to entice me outside any more than I had to, although I did have to go to Sainsbury's to pick up a loaf as I was running short. I also popped into the Kemp Hospice shop and nosed about for a little while. Here's a photo of their fairly extensive china shelving, where I occasionally find a mug I like. Not today, though.
And yes, I am avoiding talking about the cricket. :S
Worcester Christmas Fayre
Dec. 6th, 2025 00:33
308/365: Inside Worcester Cathedral (taken before the service began)
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I wanted to go into Worcester today to experience the Christmas Fayre for a bit. Unfortunately a signalling problem on the railways meant I had to go by road, which took longer. (The buses were running; they're just slower.) I had a muffin – apple and cinnamon flavour – and two or three coffees during the day. I also popped into Worcester Cathedral for the Shoppers' Carol Service. I'm not religious, but I do enjoy these: four popular carols,¹ a few Bible readings and a prayer or two, all packed into about half an hour. It started raining just as we filed back into the open, so I chose to come home not long afterwards.
¹ O Come All Ye Faithful, Away in a Manger, While Shepherds Watched, O Little Town of Bethlehem.
Two lorries on a road. My photos get more and more exciting...
Dec. 4th, 2025 23:40
307/365: Bewdley bypass
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Because I'd been occupied with necessary but boring work, I didn't get out of the house today until well into the afternoon. When I did manage it, I walked out to the south of the town, towards Ribbesford but then veering off along Heightington Lane until I got to the bridge over the Bewdley bypass. This is a pretty boring walk in drizzly conditions, but it did at least let me take a pretty boring photo to go with it! :D
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Dec. 3rd, 2025 22:59Age: 45
I mostly post about: I don't use it to post anything right now, I forgot I had this journal to be honest lol. I am going to turn it into a fandom/graphics blog though, with some other stuff sprinkled in probably. I don't usually post personal stuff online but have no problem discussing it with people in PM/DM if they're interested learning about me, etc..
My hobbies are: Fandom roleplaying (I only play fandom characters, but will rp with fandom or oc characters), gaming (mostly MMO's), reading manga or fanfics, watching anime or anything that catches my interest, getting back into icon/graphic making cuz I miss it, listening to music, watching movies.
My fandoms are: Teen Wolf (MTV show), Trigun Manga/Anime, and various others I'm trying to keep up with lol but those two are my biggest fixations right now.
I'm looking to meet people who: Have the same interests, being near or the same age is not necessary. I have friends from all different age ranges/walks of life.
My posting schedule tends to be: Whenever I have the energy. I work from home due to medical problems, so my hours are roughly 8am-630pm Central Standard time, Mon-Fri. Though I am mostly around a lot of the time.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: Discrimination, ableism, racism, animal cruelty, transphobia, gay-phobia, bigotry, speaking negatively about LGBTQ+, honestly any of the bad shit lol.
Before adding me, you should know: I am chronically online due to medical issues/being disabled so I am around a LOT. Going to be around even more so due to our work's reduction of hours they're putting into place soon so I'm going to have a LOT of free time coming up to work with lol. I also mostly connect through either Discord or Plurk.
A fun fact about me is that I have a Guinness World Record and a star named after me. :)
Misty (then sunny) Redditch
Dec. 4th, 2025 00:05
306/365: Paolozzi Mosaics, Redditch
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I was in Redditch largely for boring reasons today, but I did have time for a coffee and a little wander. Sadly the previously relaxingly roomy Starbucks in Sainsbury's has been cut in half by a new Specsavers and it's nowhere near as pleasant now. So I went to the Royal Enfield (the town's Wetherspoons) and had coffee there instead. Later I pottered around the Kingfisher Centre, which isn't the most thrilling place but does have this quite interesting wall art at one end of the mall. They're the Paolozzi Mosaics, unveiled in 1983 and created by Eduardo Paolozzi.
Stourport
Dec. 2nd, 2025 23:35
305/365: Hartlebury Common
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I was in Stourport today, which despite its being only a few miles away isn't a town I visit very much. I had a nice English breakfast in the Open Kitchen in the centre, had a quick look at the river, then walked out to the edge of Hartlebury Common – see photo above. For early December it was a really nice day, with even a little warmth in the sunshine. I only saw a couple of other people in twenty minutes or so of walking. Then it was back to town to do a little bit of unexciting shopping. In all honesty, I've had plenty of worse days. :)
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Dec. 2nd, 2025 12:19Age: 30's
I mostly post about:
I write about my learning journey from zero (not really) to masters in Computer Science, with the goal of getting formal admissions into a program under 2 years. I have a lot of IT applied experience, but now I want to be able to master the material and also for myself learn as much as I can about the topics of programming systems, Linux, and math. For math, I really do know very little. I would very much like to improve that.
My hobbies are:
I like to play video games, take walks, and exercise. My favorite games right now are Lord of the Rings Online and Guild Wars. I also play retro games and am going through the Harvest Moon series on the original DS.
My fandoms are:
I don't invest a lot of energy into fandoms. But I like Linux. I think that counts.
I'm looking to meet people who:
Journals about goals, dreams, and ideas. I do enjoy reading about criticisms, first draft essays, and general naval gazing.
My posting schedule tends to be: daily/weekly/monthly/sporadic/etc
Sporadic with a weekly update on what I'm learning.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are:
I want to avoid negative spaces, so if you are constantly ranting about how terrible things are, I understand. I'm going to put a positive energy in my journal.
Before the building starts to really burn
Dec. 2nd, 2025 01:56
304/365: Newsham Fire Engine
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Another very quick post tonight. This is a Newsham Water Engine in Bewdley Museum, dating from the eighteenth century. This kind of engine was developed by Richard Newsham early in that century and remained dominant for fifty years. Some examples seem to have still been in use in the early nineteenth century, a hundred years on from their introduction.
Not much to say, so have a photo
Dec. 1st, 2025 00:48
303/365: Restored building, Bewdley
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Nothing special, just a nicely restored building in Stourport Road. The River Severn is a few metres out of shot to the right.
Look! I remembered to post before December started this year!
Nov. 30th, 2025 02:42The standard explanation: For the entire month of December, all orders made in the Shop of points and paid time, either for you or as a gift for a friend, will have 10% of your completed cart total sent to you in points when you finish the transaction. For instance, if you buy an order of 12 months of paid time for $35 (350 points), you'll get 35 points when the order is complete, to use on a future purchase.
( The fine print and much more behind this cut! )
Thank you, in short, for being the best possible users any social media site could possibly ever hope for. I'm probably in danger of crossing the Sappiness Line if I haven't already, but you all make everything worth it.
On behalf of Mark, Jen, Robby, and our team of awesome volunteers, and to each and every one of you, whether you've been with us on this wild ride since the beginning or just signed up last week, I'm wishing you all a very happy set of end-of-year holidays, whichever ones you celebrate, and hoping for all of you that your 2026 is full of kindness, determination, empathy, and a hell of a lot more luck than we've all had lately. Let's go.
In the rain
Nov. 30th, 2025 01:12
302/365: Empty fairground rides
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I had to miss a meetup with friends today owing to an earlier commitment, so I consoled myself with a trip into town in the afternoon. Today was the switch-on date for Bewdley's Christmas lights, so naturally it rained half the time! I didn't feel like staying for the actual big moment, but I did wander around the stalls earlier and had a pistachio... well, it was basically a Berliner, but called by a Polish name I can't remember. Very nice, though. Have a photo of the rides in the car park before they'd actually opened. :P
Present and correct
Nov. 29th, 2025 00:06
301/365: Gift-wrapped building, Bewdley
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I had a lot going on today, although very little of it involved me doing things that are actually interesting and relevant to post here! I also got wet when it rained earlier than it was supposed to. Ah well. Have a photo of Merchants (the chippy in Bewdley) gift-wrapped for the season! I haven't seen the place do this before, but it's really effective considering the fairly minimal decoration used. Those picnic tables are a bit of a triumph of hope over experience, though!
Sandra Peabody: Small update
Nov. 28th, 2025 14:29I've been working elsewhere on this, hence I no longer post much about it here. But suffice to say that the sheer volume of publicly available material I've found to support the idea that Sandra Peabody was seriously psychologically/emotionally abused while making The Last House on the Left in the early 1970s is reaching the point where major questions need to be asked about why the hell the horror (and indeed wider film) media haven't been covering this. It's eight years now since Weinstein and #MeToo broke. They've had more than long enough.
This is BEWDLEY!
Nov. 27th, 2025 23:44
300/365: Pub table carving, Bewdley
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Yeah, okay, maybe that title doesn't work. But this is post 300 in the photo series! This is one of a series of carvings in a similar style on the sides of outdoor pub tables. They all belong to one of the pubs in Bewdley, though understandably they're not getting a whole lot of use at the moment! Just a nice bit of silliness. Meanwhile, I did some unexciting shopping today, but was pleased to find the secret-flavour Pringles (a kind of mushroom/truffle taste) being sold off in Tesco Express for 56p a tube. Hard to argue with a price like that! Cheered me up on a very grey and gloomy afternoon.
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Nov. 26th, 2025 20:36Age:
41I mostly post about:
Daily life ,books, video games.My hobbies are:
books, video games, coloring ,My fandoms are:
Books lots and lots of books ,Disney , 80's and 90's movies tv shows , cartoons old school ones.I'm looking to meet people who:
who have the same interest.My posting schedule tends to be: daily/weekly/monthly/sporadic/etc
I post random. I do read though.When I add people, my dealbreakers are:
Before adding me, you should know: I have mental health. so I do write about that. it can be triggering.
Ice ice baby
Nov. 27th, 2025 00:39
299/365: Ice on a car roof
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It's been a long time coming, but we finally had an actual air frost here last night. Minus three is not exactly astonishing, and I'll wait here for all the people from genuinely frigid climes to point out that they sunbathe in T-shirts until it's barely above absolute zero. But it's cold for here, all right? :P This is a close-up of ice crystals on the roof of a car near where I live. Just taken with my phone camera, so the macro stuff isn't especially brilliant, but I hope you get the idea. It was fairly misty early on, too, although that lifted reasonably quickly once the sun was properly up around eight o'clock.