nostr:npub17d76katrwykn8fd9xmc64psv0chjpjt77lh223uyvr36acarh5vqsstm9a Certainly was. How are you today?


#NowPlaying Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - "Carnage"
This is their most recent studio album. Really hitting the spot right now. Glorious songwriting. Hats off to the pair of them.


nostr:npub1580dhdqk4wjdmjfvhm9vvf64j6zmdt45r8tx3g5faq4plfyunswsw9yj0z Good morning to you and the doggoes. Marmite and I think the "real" dog did it better.


🎶"Rorshach and Prozac and everything is groovy". 🎶


Neverfadingwood 🇺🇦

Scot living in Kraków, Poland.
English Teacher by trade, and currently studying for an MA in Corpus Linguistics.
Linguist by education and passion.
Other interests include music and politics (mostly British, Polish, rarely American).
Owned by Marmite (see avi).
#ActuallyAutistic, so please be direct.
He/him.


I'm missing my cat. 😭


Feeling very low.


PiSs off!


I miss my cat.


My ringtone is not as annoying as my neighbour's.


Finally got a bed.


Antibiotic Achievement Unlocked


#RuneQuest.ing! Enjoying my second life.


I am at the hospital and waiting.


nostr:npub17d76katrwykn8fd9xmc64psv0chjpjt77lh223uyvr36acarh5vqsstm9a That's what I'm hoping!


#Cat #CatsOfMastodon f
There we go. Finally a semi-decent portrait of #Marmite today.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/200/578/765/300/015/original/e1228cc84d66b766.jpg


nostr:npub1aqz07wr4vt849yz47rx7c867v9h7jhkss6axqvf009fmpk79r3asm76zx3
#3GoodThings
1. This album by "Field Factory" is wonderful.
2. I can look forward to a full working week ahead.
3. I'm playing #RuneQuest on Tuesday. Starting the "Six Seasons In Sartar" campaign, so no spoilers, please.


In the past decade, the tories have remade UK in their own image. Conniving, corrupt, mendacious, untrustworthy. This is the image of Britain abroad now. Well played. C^nts.


#NowPlaying - MC Tunes vs. 808 State - "The North At Its Heights"
This is an old favourite. A lot of hip-hop leaves me cold, but this is great. One-hit wonder, but it was a massive achievement to have the hits they did.
https://youtu.be/Mpn3mdh-GCA?si=maKnNc2uYm0hKbsS


Surely I can't be the only one who thinks "Auschwitz" when they see this?
It's a shop window. The shop "repairs plastic coats, and rubber boots".

Kraków, Starowiślna St. 1980s.
Photo - Kazimierz Niewielki

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/194/007/991/208/499/original/b7af39cfc1e654f6.jpg


#NowPlaying Die Antwoord - "$O$"
Massive favourites in the NFW household for a while there. Brutal.
https://youtu.be/cegdR0GiJl4?si=i6dYWXtxBxX18YBZ


#NowPlaying 808 State - "808 90"
A real blast from the past, but it doesn't sound dated because 808 were always off on their own trip. Definite techno for listening to rather than dancing.
https://youtu.be/kno1gIUloY8?si=Rl_90gcKg3pJkW1k


#NowPlaying Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Jazz Goes to Junior College"
One of the first albums I remember enjoying when I was very young. Great to revisit it 50-odd years later.
https://youtu.be/4mg8fx5naxg?si=HKNLhGhfz-apDEGb


"Women's Hell" - Szymon Szymankiewicz

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/192/905/100/362/593/original/53d3d5eacb236c70.png


#Cat #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday #Marmite is cogitating

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/192/838/247/446/843/original/fde6582de60ce757.jpg


nostr:npub1xpws2agaugn5g7t3kpnym53w9nygwvf5c274qmeyus3qfw3ylp2sfdzqfy That's fair enough. 😊 The only one I'm not keen on is high summer. Too hot by far.


#30DaySongChallenge
DAY 21
A song with the person's name in the title
Kult - "Celina"
https://youtu.be/AciQQ7clyUg?si=N5R08uO_zBWVHR0R

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/192/393/415/055/438/original/d59b3b7e216d51a9.jpg


Hello friends. I need to ask for your assistance one more time to cover some unexpected medical expenses which have come my way. If you could help with donations or boosts, I'd be immensely grateful.
#MutualAidRequest
https://zrzutka.pl/en/ux998p


nostr:npub1xpws2agaugn5g7t3kpnym53w9nygwvf5c274qmeyus3qfw3ylp2sfdzqfy My favourite season actually. Have you got a relaxing weekend planned?


nostr:npub1xpws2agaugn5g7t3kpnym53w9nygwvf5c274qmeyus3qfw3ylp2sfdzqfy #moinmoin It definitely is getting gloomier at this time in the day. ☕☕


Only a traveller today.

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #223 3/6
🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜↘
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨➡
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🎉
⭐⭐

wheretaken.teuteuf.fr


Good guess!

#Lingule #538 "sonuurgal": 2/6
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛↖
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🏆
https://lingule.xyz/


Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
14°C
Cloudy
Pollution 10%


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa Indeed not. Let them percolate until just right.


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa Thank you very much. Listening to some classic dub and feeling a touch better.


nostr:npub17d76katrwykn8fd9xmc64psv0chjpjt77lh223uyvr36acarh5vqsstm9a nostr:npub1enn2qx3qs3dr3d98mzl5g474xdc8sym6unxn372mp7dp8w4k2kwq44sehx That would be amazing.


nostr:npub17d76katrwykn8fd9xmc64psv0chjpjt77lh223uyvr36acarh5vqsstm9a nostr:npub1enn2qx3qs3dr3d98mzl5g474xdc8sym6unxn372mp7dp8w4k2kwq44sehx To my eternal shame I've never been to Berlin. One day.


nostr:npub1enn2qx3qs3dr3d98mzl5g474xdc8sym6unxn372mp7dp8w4k2kwq44sehx Oh yes. Went there a few times, but it wasn't my sort of place.


Kraków is the only city with a sense of humour like this:
Drunk Tank - on Entertainment Street
Blood Donor Clinic - on Butchery Street
Accident & Emergency - on Lazarus Street

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/189/127/698/711/001/original/9c6e52a4842daafd.jpg


#NowPlaying Lee 'Scratch' Perry - "Arkology"
A selection of recordings from Perry's famous Black Ark studio. Marvellous dubby stuff. It's even cheering me up a bit.


#NowPlaying Max Romeo & The Upsetters - "One Step Forward"
🎶One step forward, two steps backward🎶
It's my life at thee moment.
https://youtu.be/u7uY5OYGm34?si=YoyzGOuLF-t-pism


nostr:npub1580dhdqk4wjdmjfvhm9vvf64j6zmdt45r8tx3g5faq4plfyunswsw9yj0z Thank you, all of you. 😊🐈⬛


nostr:npub1lj8mfzwep59staq3ejhj46e96xx3kggjt8flxrkrp2j55udq2lkqxwmr3x Enjoy! At home you're a tourist. 😊


nostr:npub1j8cfk77rl9u07s4v26qkuvkmc708kyrh2858hk0q35r7s9t6y5fqxp5jtu Well played. 😊 Couldn't lay a finger on you.


#Cat #CatsOfMastodon
Thinking of Marmite.

Cats Are Perfect. An Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why - Scientific American

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cats-are-perfect-an-evolutionary-biologist-explains-why/


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa Thank you very much. Very much not having a good day here. Bet it's because I started it with listening to that Roger Waters abomination. It's been downhill since then.


I'm having a really shitty day off. It wasn't supposed to be like this.


Could I possibly trouble you for some help again, dear friends? I've been scuppered by some unexpected medical expenses and am unable to afford them.
I need a total of about £250 ($290, €280, €275), and would be extremely grateful for any help.
#MutualAidRequest
https://zrzutka.pl/en/ux998p


nostr:npub1k9e85yd0pwgfa4ef58wvtg5s27cdfarlzcmeeyqwwqt0ex7cytcsk6h34t I don't know what's wrong with my country. You'd think they'd remember the amount of crap the conservatives put us through in the 80s and 90s, but no, they decided on another 13 years of them, and even worse in many respects.


I know that as we get older we tend to the world is going to the dogs, but the UK was bad enough for me to leave in '92, and as far as I can see the whole country's gone to googly-eyed shit since then.


Yeah, won't go down well in Scotland at all.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/187/969/469/121/970/original/762bc8d175506c43.jpg


Bet they have a lot of "Atmosphere".

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/187/526/244/991/303/original/63a15aee14e07f9a.jpg


nostr:npub1ghskyu0jvnv5sw2w5urrjxwg72ygkea67kpjuguqjx7jt9lajflq0kme9j Yes, I was thinking of making it more global. Like, the Russian winter hats with ear flaps. Or sombreros. Both iconic!


nostr:npub1ghskyu0jvnv5sw2w5urrjxwg72ygkea67kpjuguqjx7jt9lajflq0kme9j Definitely into a niche channel called "Classic Hats". I wonder which headgear would be defined as classic?


#NowPlaying The Sursiks - "Suave Side Of The Moon"
In a final attempt to clear my brain of the aural mogadon that's Roger Waters' new version of DSOTM, I'm listening to this clearly superior version.
https://davidminnick1.bandcamp.com/album/suave-side-of-the-moon-2


#NowPlaying The JAMMs - "It's Grim Up North"
Classic track. Influenced many many bands. And questions were asked in Parliament about it!
https://youtu.be/20XLWEjN9eI?si=FNhe1d9sMXrIoJnU


#Cat #CatsOfMastodon
Interesting piece of research on how cats purr. Worth a read.
https://www.science.org/content/article/how-do-cats-purr-new-finding-challenges-long-held-assumptions


nostr:npub15a6un47u35drs89872d3hmwm80lk2y54zgucwz4xgusnsqjdrxcsq4v53z Yes indeed!


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa It's really good. I like all of your music that I've heard, and I think this piece does a cracking job. Very impressive.


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa You're welcome. Right up my street, this is.


#NowPlaying helen_g - "Ghost Echoes"
This is hitting the spot. Exactly what's needed to clear the post-Waters dross out of my head. It's reminding me of some of Pete Namlook's work. And that is a recommendation.
https://helen313.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-echoes


No, this is unbearable. I'm struggling to make it through to the end of the album.


nostr:npub15a6un47u35drs89872d3hmwm80lk2y54zgucwz4xgusnsqjdrxcsq4v53z I thought it sounded like a sneeze. 🤣


nostr:npub1xpws2agaugn5g7t3kpnym53w9nygwvf5c274qmeyus3qfw3ylp2sfdzqfy Moin moin, yes, there's autumn in the air.


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa "Great Gig In The Sky" is utterly atrocious.


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa He seems to be playing the original album at half-speed or something. It's soporifically slow. The new vocals are truly bad. But not so bad it's good, just very very bad.


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa Excellent. Will give it a listen.


#NowPlaying Roger Waters - "Dark Side Of The Moon Redux"
Congratulations Roger, I've finally found an album that's *worse* than DSOTM. He keeps fucking talking.


#Cat #CatsOfMastodon #Marmite is peeking out of the wardrobe to check the goings on.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/186/814/527/752/747/original/4cbdf708261903b1.jpg


#30DaySongChallenge
DAY 20
A song that has many meanings to you.
Peter Hammill - "Flight"
https://youtu.be/s2qwCZU74pM?si=c6rKSkG5WCLUIiyw

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/186/665/167/709/646/original/438d8d7eff6181da.jpg


Expert!

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #222 4/6
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨↗
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨↖
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨↙
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🎉
⭐⭐⭐⭐

wheretaken.teuteuf.fr


Gotcha!

#Lingule #537 "ḳäzḳazza": 5/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬇
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬅
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛⬇
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛⬆
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🏆
https://lingule.xyz/


Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
8°C
Cloudy
Pollution 30%


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa I'm listening to Charlemagne now. A pleasure best indulged in moderation. The whole album in one go is a bit too much.


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa Oh wow. That's brutal.Thank you. Now I want to hear it even more! 🤣 I mean, remember that I'm the man who likes Christopher Lee's "symphonic metal concept album" as something that is so awful it almost rips the universe apart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnxjHib5bqo


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa Oh wow. That's brutal.Thank you. Now I want to hear it even more! 🤣 I mean, remember that I'm the man who likes Christopher Lee's "symphonic metal concept album" as something that is so awful it almost rips the universe apart.
https://www.dgmlive.com/tour-dates/2655?year=1972&sessions=on


nostr:npub1g3afyq0t4cdkh40ppxsfy65ajaun0lun8t0c0nswjl9rzfg3f07s2azre9
Ah, OK, I won't enlighten you then. You haven't missed anything.


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa
Of all of the members and ex-members of Yes, Bruford is my favourite.
I wasn't going to look for the Waters album, but I think I'll have to now, just to hear what caused that reaction. 😊


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa Do tell more?


nostr:npub1aqz07wr4vt849yz47rx7c867v9h7jhkss6axqvf009fmpk79r3asm76zx3 #3GoodThings
1. My working week is over.
2. Battlestar Galactica has a God-tier soundtrack. Can't get enough of it.
3. Actually looking forward to going back to work on Monday.


nostr:npub1580dhdqk4wjdmjfvhm9vvf64j6zmdt45r8tx3g5faq4plfyunswsw9yj0z Thank you. Hope your day turns out better than mine. Supposed to have 5 classes today, but 4 cancelled. And the 1 was for a student whose class is now closed because he's gone to work for a new company. So there's a bit of employment desolation around today.


nostr:npub1580dhdqk4wjdmjfvhm9vvf64j6zmdt45r8tx3g5faq4plfyunswsw9yj0z Good morning from Poland. Marmite and me have finished our day's, indeed week's, work so we're just chilling and listening to music.


Good morning from Poland. Marmite and I have finished our day's, and in fact week's, work so we're just chilling and listening to music now.


nostr:npub16vwwkk9sj374fa97v4z2t6452zc5s4l8g2wu9hkq7j50vqm96k0qc48mzu nostr:npub1j8cfk77rl9u07s4v26qkuvkmc708kyrh2858hk0q35r7s9t6y5fqxp5jtu Seconded!


"Something went wrong. Please disable your ad blocker on [this site]."
Er, no, nothing went wrong, it did what it's supposed to do. Your content is worth me disabling my ad blocker. Good bye.


nostr:npub1j8cfk77rl9u07s4v26qkuvkmc708kyrh2858hk0q35r7s9t6y5fqxp5jtu Thank you. That's very good of you.


nostr:npub13c39edd2af3n0tt6m6k2h4kppcft94dg4amv6yxv7mfskc2fnx7q7wmnws Well done, Meggie! 🐈⬛🐈⬛


So none of my schools or students celebrated World Teacher's Day with me today. Thanks, folks.


nostr:npub13c39edd2af3n0tt6m6k2h4kppcft94dg4amv6yxv7mfskc2fnx7q7wmnws Oh, she is a great looking cat. Lovely photo.


nostr:npub13c39edd2af3n0tt6m6k2h4kppcft94dg4amv6yxv7mfskc2fnx7q7wmnws Thank you! I agree, she does scrub up well.


Yup. Happy as Larry, me.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/182/241/764/679/941/original/a0ebd609a3daf883.jpg


nostr:npub17d76katrwykn8fd9xmc64psv0chjpjt77lh223uyvr36acarh5vqsstm9a Exactly. It's her favourite kitchen perch, and I don't need that many cupboards. 🤣


#Cat #CatsOfMastodon #Marmite is in her favourite kitchen cupboard.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/182/096/521/744/010/original/fdfe773358067b61.jpg


OK, this is a new experience. Thanks to a bright idea from my nurse, I'm now walking around with sanitary towels on my feet. 🤣 Cos they're absorbent, right?


#30DaySongChallenge
DAY 19
A song that makes you think about life.
Peter Hammill - "Forsaken Gardens"
https://youtu.be/El29cXVS6w0?si=McmV7MJEw1BW3ovk

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/181/761/209/938/373/original/822d63e35fe0951f.jpg


That was probably the most irritating lesson ever. Difficult to build momentum in a class when the learner is constantly being interrupted by the outside world. Kudos to him for managing it, though.


Expert!

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #221 2/6
🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜➡
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🎉
⭐⭐⭐⭐

wheretaken.teuteuf.fr


No luck today.

#Lingule #536 "ebikʉhtawanapʉ̠": X/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛↖
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🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛↙
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛➡
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛↙
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛⬅
https://lingule.xyz/


Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
7°C
Fog
Pollution 40%


Hahaha. "Wuthering Heights" really caught my attention when it was released. So strange compared to almost anything else at the time.


UK Politics Braverman

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/177/552/228/215/911/original/35c8cc3ed6de605d.jpg


nostr:npub1vh56wl496sva62y37z5zg248j82mtrraucufyg5h96le9neq8meq87m4qs Yes, there are. And in the same way, there are a helluva lot of English-language prescriptivists.


nostr:npub18dq0xuafrzljftx38nqfcugmglntm6zw9xzg6wflske77cah7rxsplhy7r My fault. I should have been clearer. I was thinking out loud, so I forgot to give the proper context.


nostr:npub1vh56wl496sva62y37z5zg248j82mtrraucufyg5h96le9neq8meq87m4qs Thank you. Yes, it is archaic *sounding* at least.


nostr:npub18dq0xuafrzljftx38nqfcugmglntm6zw9xzg6wflske77cah7rxsplhy7r Yes, except there is a vocal minority of speakers of British English that claims that only "It is I/That is I" is correct. Palpable nonsense, but there you go.


nostr:npub1j8cfk77rl9u07s4v26qkuvkmc708kyrh2858hk0q35r7s9t6y5fqxp5jtu Oh, I haven't seen that. Sounds like it's right up my street. Which Croft are they, please?


I wonder whether there's a semantic or pragmatic difference between "It is I/me" and "That is I/me"
To me, the contracted form "It's I" sounds completely wrong, whereas "It's me" is fine. Whereas in the 'full' form, "It is I" sounds OK, if a bit prissy, and "It is me" sounds a bit odd.
On the other hand, "That is I" sounds incorrect while "That is me" sounds fine.
All very messy.
#Linguistics nostr:npub17xds4xwtl69fdlggghnn9s8anerj06c9s6gt7nha9k8c3unen77sxdwydc


#30DaySongChallenge
DAY 18
A song from the year you were born
Mothers of Invention - "Trouble Every Day"

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/175/476/858/988/599/original/979bef87fc95006d.jpg


Explorer today, but glad to get the country.

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #220 5/6
🟦🟦🟨⬜⬜⬅
🟦🟦🟦🟨⬜⬇
🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬅
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨↖
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🎉
⭐⭐⭐

wheretaken.teuteuf.fr


Nailed it!

#Lingule #535 "āvụsun": 4/6
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛➡
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛➡
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛↗
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🏆
https://lingule.xyz/


Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
13°C
Cloudy
Pollution 15%


nostr:npub15j2mxww7qmy98k75jtmaakknk6jxezsvuwrgnphaqnu7kd05refsezmjt2 Thank you. Marvellous film.


Does Liz Truss have any positive characteristics at all? Even one?


#30DaySongChallenge
Day 17
A song you'd sing a duet with someone on karaoke.
Pixies - "Where is my mind?"
https://youtu.be/49FB9hhoO6c?si=72RmWQV_BEQGMa96

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/169/655/601/335/131/original/41e1a5d253cd4746.jpg


Expert!

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #219 5/6
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨⬅
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨↙
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨↖
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨↖
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🎉
⭐⭐⭐⭐

wheretaken.teuteuf.fr


In the 3's.

#Lingule #534 "-hutubu": 3/6
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛↗
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛➡
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🏆
https://lingule.xyz/


Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
10°C
Fog
Pollution 45%


nostr:npub1ga0wy2j4njzswnnuwzkwcpsxgf4g9h4zwytpxdj9nkxznf6ukhgqgcht9m That's a fair point, absolutely. I would just say that "assistive" is the right word. It still needs human input or it's going to produce bland unengaging texts. In my experience so far, at least.


nostr:npub1l9xceslwx4hvgg342204ezpxlq55682a6rdd0j9ues94n5lrcefqrttj8z Good lord, sounds like they're after the wrong target! All power to your elbow, and down with Zuckerberg and his pesky company.


nostr:npub1l9xceslwx4hvgg342204ezpxlq55682a6rdd0j9ues94n5lrcefqrttj8z Being banned from fb should be a badge of honour!


Expert!

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #218 4/6
🟦🟦🟦🟨⬜➡
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨⬇
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨⬅
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🎉
⭐⭐⭐⭐

wheretaken.teuteuf.fr


Just squeaked in there.

#Lingule #533 "caaxoñ": 6/6
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🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛⬅
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛⬅
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛⬅
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🏆
https://lingule.xyz/


Morning, Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
11°C
Cloudy
Pollution 28%


#NowPlaying The Clash - "London Calling"
It's been a good long time since I heard this album, but I was bowled over when  first heard it. "Guns of Brixton" is a particular favourite - that bassline - but I think the whole album is pretty much flawless.

https://youtu.be/JcW8VNwYvL0?si=nfap1DKENhD6MlVJ


nostr:npub1lj8mfzwep59staq3ejhj46e96xx3kggjt8flxrkrp2j55udq2lkqxwmr3x Was this on here?


nostr:npub172wh7x5qhzj8jscyapkwpz7fhy7hj77dmfftm8gwt07ahdzrw8tskj3dze Must reread Dirk - it's been 30 years at least.


nostr:npub1ukejz7k6l7gaqz9sh4lkqxyyfawzl5d4ahfldlkvuh5zug602s3s87yznr Ah, thank you very much.👍


nostr:npub1cqwfpu4znm2al0jksr5ah40vqcmdgf9gsvjh269k3pfdjrlllkks2jqsc0 I have a friend who was traumatised by it as a kid. Didn't go down well at all.


nostr:npub1tpsxqun7jgcc8m4au2f6ta9ndxjww4gfmdlcygd3p9r2rcuh35qsk69rmt Iconic eyebrows, both women. Kudos for that.


Just seen a new favourite response to AI text. "Why should I bother to read something nobody could be bothered to write?"


Expert!

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #217 3/6
🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬅
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨⬇
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🎉
⭐⭐⭐⭐

wheretaken.teuteuf.fr


Pretty good.

#Lingule #532 "nacazcuitlatl": 2/6
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🏆
https://lingule.xyz/


Murder or suicide?

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/158/918/769/574/989/original/fea1fc41d11c35df.jpg


Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
10°C
Cloudy
Pollution 30%


nostr:npub1c3sq4pl6tnxfxyahaxrwdu64fwwmfe7e8yymt65sh5ykucyfse5suuxjkn Haha, I can't remember now, except that my first guess was Romanian.


It's the lack of control I'm experiencing with respect to my dad's treatment. My thoughts and my consent are not welcome.
I know the NHS is under unbearable pressure at the moment, but not informing families as to what's going on is unconscionable.


Not to mention "Derek sings Derek", which is British TV star Derek Nimmo singing Derek and the Dominos.


#NowPlaying Fortran 5 - "Bad Head Park"
Post-modern electronic hi-jinks. Very English, and just great fun from beginning to end. "Persian Blues" is a dancefloor classic. And as for "Ken Livingstone", "He's asleep!"
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kfXH5iPg3r5c7Qbq6Dmxca8Zj4Vw_DVRk&si=grxQvsXbkOAt9utP


#Cat #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday
Remember: "The best material model of a cat is another, or preferably the same, cat".


#NowPlaying "Illegal Art"
An album of songs that have been the subject of legal challenges due to copyright infringement. Great stuff. And still timely.
+++REMEMBER: Sampling pop culture is not a crime++++
https://illegal-art.org/audio/liner.html


#30DaySongChallenge
Day 16
A song that's a classic favourite
The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn by The Pogues
https://youtu.be/FZIISfOm3dI?si=a3s5asnfmh2PipK1

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/153/093/467/360/030/original/c29a0b4a03aad01d.jpg


#NowPlaying The Men They Couldn't Hang - "Waiting for Bonaparte"
Listening to this thanks to a recommendation from an old friend. A very impressive album, although not in a genre I really listen to much. I can appreciate the artistry though.
https://youtu.be/jScGIEOB5YA?si=7IMdAxF4guhRFSCG


Explorer today!

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #216 3/6
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨➡
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨↘
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🎉
⭐⭐⭐

wheretaken.teuteuf.fr


Just scraped in in the end there.

#Lingule #531 "natalici": 6/6
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛⬅
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛⬅
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛⬅
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛⬅
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛➡
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🏆
https://lingule.xyz/


Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
13°C
Showers
Pollution 73%


nostr:npub1lj8mfzwep59staq3ejhj46e96xx3kggjt8flxrkrp2j55udq2lkqxwmr3x Ah, yes, that must've been quite the event. All the best to them and you for that, then.


nostr:npub1lj8mfzwep59staq3ejhj46e96xx3kggjt8flxrkrp2j55udq2lkqxwmr3x Is there a big Mansfield supporters' club? I'm sorry, I know nothing of these things.


nostr:npub1lj8mfzwep59staq3ejhj46e96xx3kggjt8flxrkrp2j55udq2lkqxwmr3x Busy here, too. Richo's coming over tomorrow and then we're going for an Indian. There's a decent restaurant on Mały Rynek


nostr:npub1lj8mfzwep59staq3ejhj46e96xx3kggjt8flxrkrp2j55udq2lkqxwmr3x Na zdravi. How's the weekend looking for you?


I gather that ignorant racist misogynist c^nt Laurence Fox has now called his former employer - GB News (the UK's own Fox News bullshit channel) - the "home of cancel culture".
Watching the dying rats eating their own. Not an edifying prospect.


#30DaySongChallenge
DAY 15
A song you like that's a cover by another artist.
Laibach - "Geburt Einer Nation" (cover of Queen's "One Vision"
https://youtu.be/ZZAD7W3M4zc?si=_7fqszuu6TWoNXxc

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/147/391/347/992/319/original/808ffd18ec6063b3.jpg


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa Oh gods. They're going to do it, aren't they. Something works perfectly well as it is, so someone has to come along and enshittify it.


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa I hadn't realised Bandcamp had been sold again. I really hope nothing stupid happens to it - I'm very much in favour of things staying more or less as they are, although I suppose that's not terribly likely.


Explorer!

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #215 X/6
🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜↙
🟦🟦🟦🟨⬜⬅
🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬆
🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜➡
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨↖
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨⬆
⭐⭐⭐

wheretaken.teuteuf.fr


Too easy.

#Lingule #530 "zoyber": 1/6
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🏆
https://lingule.xyz/


Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
11°C
Cloudy
Pollution 80%


nostr:npub15a6un47u35drs89872d3hmwm80lk2y54zgucwz4xgusnsqjdrxcsq4v53z I've never actually seen that. It's been on my To Watch list since it first came out, but I've just never quite got round to it. Thanks for the reminder. 😊


nostr:npub1lj8mfzwep59staq3ejhj46e96xx3kggjt8flxrkrp2j55udq2lkqxwmr3x Had a look at the poll and added my two pennorth.


nostr:npub1580dhdqk4wjdmjfvhm9vvf64j6zmdt45r8tx3g5faq4plfyunswsw9yj0z Thank you, she really does.


nostr:npub1580dhdqk4wjdmjfvhm9vvf64j6zmdt45r8tx3g5faq4plfyunswsw9yj0z Morning! It's fairly obvious what Niko wants there! I'm constantly asking Marmite what she wants, and sometimes she even shows me, but also there's often a look of mute incomprehension, as if to say, "Why don't you understand me??"


nostr:npub12w2yegd29kd9gnpz4x0kff4d8lneldzznqxn97wshwu8d0yxckks675u4j 82, so a reasonable age. My dad is currently 84.


Ah shit. Michael Gambon's died.
"Singing Detective", what a great show that was. Truly brilliant. Fly well, Michael.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/142/740/222/161/524/original/f95330153f69b57f.jpg


nostr:npub1dygukfpdg89nsepq3tkr7gsxnszl2m76w4q04zz9rz6yhgff8qcsp9kajg 🤣


Expert!

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #214 6/6
🟦🟦🟨⬜⬜⬅
🟦🟦🟦🟨⬜↙
🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜⬇
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨↙
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨↗
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🎉
⭐⭐⭐⭐

wheretaken.teuteuf.fr


No luck today.

#Lingule #529 "wekʔkwi̠yanorʉ": X/6
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🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛↙
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬅
https://lingule.xyz/


Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
14°C
Cloudy
Pollution 88%


nostr:npub17d76katrwykn8fd9xmc64psv0chjpjt77lh223uyvr36acarh5vqsstm9a Lords of Chaos know what possessed me, but I did actually watch the offending video. He should be shut in a very small box for a very long time.


nostr:npub17d76katrwykn8fd9xmc64psv0chjpjt77lh223uyvr36acarh5vqsstm9a One almost has to admire him. To be even nastier than the general GeeBeebies crowd is, I suppose, an achievement of sorts.


Polish grammar is easy-peasy.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/136/910/865/828/466/original/5c3760a232eb44ab.jpg


I've just seen and heard Laurence Fox for the first time. What a total, irredeemable wanker. I'm glad I'm not sharing a social media platform with him anymore. Musk can have him.


This appeared in my fb memories today. I think it deserves to be reshared.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/136/821/748/341/458/original/589f3740d54890c2.jpg


#30DaySongChallenge
DAY 13
A song you like from the 70s.
Van der Graaf Generator - "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers"
https://youtu.be/bDDf_SuAlBA?si=hOezdvoxLGNQcLTT

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/135/598/958/579/017/original/e1a8243c8492b772.jpg


Expert!

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #213 3/6
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨↘
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨⬇
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🎉
⭐⭐⭐⭐

wheretaken.teuteuf.fr


Pretty happy with  2.

#Lingule #528 "shichafiji": 2/6
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛↙
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🏆
https://lingule.xyz/


Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
14°C
Fog
Pollution 83%


#NowPlaying Brian Eno - "FOREVER AND NO MORE (voiceless edition)"
Splendid album from the ambient maestro.
And with the voiceless version, too.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9tY0BWXOZFvU_MUvQWkGm2SIoPME3Yza&si=kzHHCGzw9_fJVf3d


Without wishing to sound facetious, Braverman is the daughter of two "economic migrants", she's married to a Jew, and she holds one of the great offices of state in a government run by a Hindi prime minister.

So which bit of multiculturalism has failed then? Fucking clown.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/133/249/891/588/107/original/a8f5463155979806.jpg

UK Politics, Braverman, multiculturalism


nostr:npub1qquy7uqq25tagkmh8hx6fet9vqsjj4dygv5kgqhh0lsykg8lev5s4nyzgz I sympathise. I've been being treated for depression since the mid-80s.Probably on the pills for the rest of my life.


nostr:npub1p8yd3hxpr2rez3nld8nsu9vrya7qz257nq5ap5lqa8guslyuvagqdk6gat I almost certainly wouldn't have anything from "Beat" or "Three Of A Perfect Pair". Those two are my least favourite.


nostr:npub1jaacmhr82ql2rx7yv6q8y6h84nqdx6jrkkjqcn3qjylr326cf64srp0nxj Yes, I lost a lot of weight during that period too. Every cloud, I guess.


nostr:npub1jaacmhr82ql2rx7yv6q8y6h84nqdx6jrkkjqcn3qjylr326cf64srp0nxj I can't remember exactly, but a few years for sure. I was desperate for something to stop it, but as I say, it just went.


nostr:npub1p8yd3hxpr2rez3nld8nsu9vrya7qz257nq5ap5lqa8guslyuvagqdk6gat Actually, I'm second guessing myself and thinking that perhaps the "KC at 50" box set should represent King Crimson. Such a wide range of truly phenomenal music.


Oh gods, there's an online seminar I need to be at at 9pm. These days I'm normally asleep by that point. Is it really worth it?


nostr:npub1p8yd3hxpr2rez3nld8nsu9vrya7qz257nq5ap5lqa8guslyuvagqdk6gat It hurt giving up on "Fracture" and "Indiscipline" particularly, but I think overall LTIA is my favourite, with "LTIA1" and "Talking Drum" just edging it as favourite tracks, although I think the whole thing is a masterpiece. Really *really* looking forward to the new LTIA box set.


nostr:npub1lj8mfzwep59staq3ejhj46e96xx3kggjt8flxrkrp2j55udq2lkqxwmr3x Nah, digital mate, innit.


#3AlbumsYouWouldTakeToADesertIsland
1. King Crimson - "Larks' Tongues In Aspic"
2. Van Der Graaf Generator - "Pawn Hearts"
3. Mothers of Invention - "We're Only In It For The Money".


nostr:npub1jaacmhr82ql2rx7yv6q8y6h84nqdx6jrkkjqcn3qjylr326cf64srp0nxj I'm really sorry to hear it - it's exhausting on its own. In my case it wasn't disruptively painful, but the pain was always there. I tried everything - pills, hospital, Chinese medicine, acupuncture. Zip. No effect at all. And then gradually it just disappeared. Which I hope will happen for you very soon.


#NowPlaying King Crimson - "Lark's Tongues In Aspic (2012 remix)"
The 50th anniversary version is out in a few weeks, and I can't wait to hear it, as the set contains every take recorded. The completist in me wants nothing less.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf6bG4KZBxk&t=207s


nostr:npub1jaacmhr82ql2rx7yv6q8y6h84nqdx6jrkkjqcn3qjylr326cf64srp0nxj Sorry to hear that. After I had my ulcer treated (a very long time ago), I had to go gluten-free for several years and had IBS. Tried everything to get rid of it, but eventually it just sort of went away.


nostr:npub10d3j3lndnaupt7jxaema5gh6eyws5hgg4eu7a9hlf9ntast5czfs6kdux8 🤣


Who new?

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/130/803/357/946/747/original/59ba394d48cafab1.jpg


nostr:npub1lj8mfzwep59staq3ejhj46e96xx3kggjt8flxrkrp2j55udq2lkqxwmr3x Yes, it's certainly possible. Caroline and I were big fans of it. I must watch it again, actually. I probably haven't seen it since we watched it then.


nostr:npub1lj8mfzwep59staq3ejhj46e96xx3kggjt8flxrkrp2j55udq2lkqxwmr3x I think you're right. I remember us watching "Day of the Wacko" with you for sure. From what I recall the subtitles were not brilliant. 🤣


nostr:npub1qy53t5xgt2vl99rwss9uhenll6d79va6xw9hclfgw0m7e2lkf3eq2cqq3x Yes, I think we've had it before.


nostr:npub1qy53t5xgt2vl99rwss9uhenll6d79va6xw9hclfgw0m7e2lkf3eq2cqq3x Oh, well played!


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa Sounds like a temperamental beast.


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa That sounds interesting. Is it?


#30DaySongChallenge
DAY 12
A song from your preteen years
Slade - "Cum On Feel The Noize"
https://youtu.be/uTEGxVDHpGU?si=4yVgYuQXhbPKn_oV

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/129/902/345/058/798/original/4c779f919c2a1e3a.jpg


Translation of titles
1. Buttoneers
2. One Hand Can't Clap
3. Day of the Wacko


nostr:npub1jaacmhr82ql2rx7yv6q8y6h84nqdx6jrkkjqcn3qjylr326cf64srp0nxj Very much so


Explorer!

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #212 3/6
🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜↖
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨↖
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🎉
⭐⭐⭐

wheretaken.teuteuf.fr


That was satisfactory.

#Lingule #527 "warraqtā": 2/6
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🏆
https://lingule.xyz/


nostr:npub1wel3m59dcyc2zwml8m2uxhrh8nngc6r88su80gf8g2k2qckz00ts7k45a5 Hi Helene. How's things with you this morning?


Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
15°C
Cloudy
Pollution 38%


nostr:npub1lj8mfzwep59staq3ejhj46e96xx3kggjt8flxrkrp2j55udq2lkqxwmr3x Usually when I'm doing these things, Jedna Ruka Netleská (One Hand Can't Clap) doesn't get a look in, and I felt it deserved some love. Great Czech dark comedy.


nostr:npub1lj8mfzwep59staq3ejhj46e96xx3kggjt8flxrkrp2j55udq2lkqxwmr3x That would be right up there, but I decided to go with something else for a change. 😊


Introduce yourself with 3 films.
1. Knoflikaři
2. Jedna Ruka Netleská
3. Dzień Świra


This is interesting. Most of these rules make complete sense to me.

Phone call etiquette: Rules for calling, texting and leaving voice mails - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/25/cell-phone-etiquette-call-voicemail/


nostr:npub1jaacmhr82ql2rx7yv6q8y6h84nqdx6jrkkjqcn3qjylr326cf64srp0nxj Thank you. I've been meaning to do it for years, but I was always struggling with lack of confidence. Now I know I can do it.


First lesson with the boys completed. Level B2 is way too easy for them. I think I'll have to up the ante in order to be of use to them. Not a problem, I'm glad I know now.


#30DaySongChallenge
DAY 8
A song about drugs or alcohol
Piersi - "Będziemy Piwo Pić"
I don't generally approve of Piersi (Breasts) these days, as the lead singer has turned out to be total wanker, but I still have a soft spot for this song.
https://youtu.be/dLML1hdF1Z4?si=7_rH5kAo4OdVGVt7

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/102/609/222/309/166/original/9e3e8b7e9957d66d.jpg


#NowPlaying Robert Fripp - "Music For Quiet Moments"
Always my go to when I need to take my mind off things. This lot got me through the first year of the pandemic.


#NowPlaying Popol Vuh - "Affenstunde"
Splendid album of very kosmische musik. This is right up my street.
https://youtu.be/7hwl20jmDOk?si=wLX4DAFDZAH6q_XN


Oh yes. Oh yes, oh yes. Can't be arsed with vinyl myself.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/080/840/903/563/566/original/42db43ed01b80d1a.jpg


#NowPlaying Nurse With Wound - "Alice the Goon"
Another favourite NWW album (I have a lot of them). Especially the Perez Prado sample.
https://nursewithwound1.bandcamp.com/album/alice-the-goon


Sundays. I chuffing hate Sundays.


#NowPlaying Nurse With Wound & Aranos - "Santoor Lena Bicycle"
This is almost easy listening by NWW standards. Great stuff though. Ostranenie again and again.
https://nursewithwound1.bandcamp.com/album/santoor-lena-bicycle


#Cat #CatsOfMastodon #Marmite absolutely furious at the pigeon that is taunting her.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/080/455/368/845/379/original/d05ae35e2898618e.jpeg


Feeling particularly gloomy today.


#30DaySongChallenge
DAY 4
A song that reminds you of someone you'd rather forget.
The Grid - "Crystal Clear (like an unmuddied lake)"

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/079/038/773/806/163/original/afc438dd0304f3df.jpg


#10Films Day 9
Invited on another platform. 10 films, one per day. No posters, no explanations, just the image. Feel invited if you fancy playing.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/079/025/747/289/571/original/69b68d90c70d2519.jpg


😹

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/078/963/869/577/175/original/8bc25c4caeef42fc.jpg


#NowPlaying Nurse With Wound - "Angry Eelectric Finger"
A set of collaborations where NWW produced an album which 3 invited guests, Jim O'Rourke, Cyclobe, and irr. app. ext. were invited to remix and reinvent. The results were... extremely gratifying.
https://youtu.be/89sGri2XiQg?si=tBiM_rOva_uuylpG


Only a traveller today.

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #203 5/6
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨⬇
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨⬅
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨↙
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨➡
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🎉
⭐⭐

wheretaken.teuteuf.fr


nostr:npub1mmzsupl2p53urgzhjytlnmd5vw80tw2uzptrr8ccdad49ujxs75s3xs003 Cracking song!


Juuuuust squeezed in there.

#Lingule #518 "täkäffätä": 6/6
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Morning Fediverse!
#KrakówSmog
13°C
Clear
Pollution 53%


nostr:npub1xpws2agaugn5g7t3kpnym53w9nygwvf5c274qmeyus3qfw3ylp2sfdzqfy Oh! How odd.


nostr:npub14t56ew703uxuns8mqz2kjh63ngd7sq2s3cgan2j5x49cmj627ngqwaap6k I had a lot of that at school, although I wasn't diagnosed as on the spectrum till a couple of years ago. I sympathise with anyone who just wants to *get away* from all the overstimulation for a few minutes.


#NowPlaying Nurse With Wound - "The Swinging Reflective (Favourite Moments Of Mutual Ecstasy)"
This is a wonderful compilation of collaborations.

https://nursewithwound1.bandcamp.com/album/the-swinging-reflective-favourite-moments-of-mutual-ecstasy


nostr:npub1lj8mfzwep59staq3ejhj46e96xx3kggjt8flxrkrp2j55udq2lkqxwmr3x NN? I've just woken up!


nostr:npub1xxhrfrzkvk8c5lg53aqqp42wlalc2v2jnucwrahkuxwkaxdjm2rstjg8qg I'm sorry I didn't mean to say anything, I really do express myself appallingly.


My friend's off on a hillwalking jaunt tomorrow, the lucky devil, which means he won't be able to come and see me. Ah well.


#NowPlaying Cabbagehead - "Quit Domain Organism"
Glorious underground madness. I've loved it since I first heard it. Give your head some cabbage.
https://penga.bandcamp.com/album/quit-domain-organism


nostr:npub1580dhdqk4wjdmjfvhm9vvf64j6zmdt45r8tx3g5faq4plfyunswsw9yj0z Morning, all. Hope you've got an exciting day ahead. 🐕🐕🐶🐶


#NowPlaying Hardfloor - "Acperience EP"
If you're going to use a 303, this is how to do it. A masterclass.
https://youtu.be/-TDlqOuapko?si=E490mxGtXuKc18CW


#NowPlaying Fatboy Slim - "Better Living Through Chemistry"
My favourite FBS album, although "You've Come A Long Way Baby" is a strong challenger.
But yes, everybody needs a 303.
https://youtu.be/o6eIBE7Bo3U?si=62AtmZTVbVWDOEFd


nostr:npub1lj8mfzwep59staq3ejhj46e96xx3kggjt8flxrkrp2j55udq2lkqxwmr3x Sounds good. Especially the absence of wankers. That generally makes any experience better.


Basically finished my lesson prep for next week. Up to 16 hours a week teaching now. This is a full-time job!


nostr:npub15a6un47u35drs89872d3hmwm80lk2y54zgucwz4xgusnsqjdrxcsq4v53z I think that's about how long ago I first saw it, too,


#NowPlaying Indian Ropeman - "Elephant Sound"
Haven't listened to this in a decade, probably. It's pretty good at what it does though, which is FatBoy Slim-style Big Beat.
https://youtu.be/EhsdKmhArFk?si=hPKSaiEiPmhClOQa


#30DaySongChallenge
DAY 3
A song that reminds you of summertime
Primitives - "Crash"
https://youtu.be/1y7NGqfZteg?si=IakYzq7fG4S2ay7N

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/073/524/767/943/751/original/1a3330253f8834c1.jpg


#10Films I was invited on another platform to do this challenge, so here we are. 10 Days, 10 film images, no posters, no explanations, just the image.
DAY 8

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/073/489/861/254/062/original/7c9d49928b93ad17.jpg


#10Films I was invited on another platform to do this challenge, so here we are. 10 Days, 10 film images, no posters, no explanations, just the image.
DAY 8

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/073/445/434/927/011/original/e3e35142672d8b8e.jpg


Expert!
📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #202 2/6
🟦🟦🟨⬜⬜⬅
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wheretaken.teuteuf.fr


Didn't recognise the script today.

#Lingule #517 "alekocel": X/6
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Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
10°C
Clear
Pollution 35%


#NowPlaying Jethro Tull - "Cheerio (Early Version)"
I like the song, but this version is better than the one on "Broadsword".
https://youtu.be/NoMrh0a5gjU?si=BDtExL9YJBqNFZkq


nostr:npub1ghskyu0jvnv5sw2w5urrjxwg72ygkea67kpjuguqjx7jt9lajflq0kme9j Cheers


nostr:npub17d76katrwykn8fd9xmc64psv0chjpjt77lh223uyvr36acarh5vqsstm9a Oh gods yes, it's still precarious this month, but this is the last one when it will be so.


It's Friday evening and I've had the busiest week in years. I'm going to bloody celebrate with a beer. Slainte! Prosit! Na zdravi! Strufko! Будьмо! 🍻


I remember a wise Canadian friend of mine saying that there were 2 kinds of people in the world - those that loved "On The Road" and those that loved "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". I'm very definitely in the latter group.


And another favourite opening line:
"We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold."


Just announcing to the whole wide world. If anyone wants to employ me to teach them English, I'm game, whatever your level, but you'll have to be quick, I'm running out of time slots.


And another favourite opening line.
"You are about to begin reading Italo Calvino's new novel, If on a winter's night a traveller. Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. Let the world around you fade. Best to close the door; the TV is always on in the next room. Tell the others right away, "No, I don't want to watch TV!"


Favourite opening lines of books.
“Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to speak French.”


nostr:npub15a6un47u35drs89872d3hmwm80lk2y54zgucwz4xgusnsqjdrxcsq4v53z Perhaps you repressed the memory?
It's Un Chien Andalou by Louis Bunuel and Salvador Dali. Only 27 minutes, but a wild ride nonetheless.


Much better, thanks.


nostr:npub1xxhrfrzkvk8c5lg53aqqp42wlalc2v2jnucwrahkuxwkaxdjm2rstjg8qg Ah right, I haven't seen that, I don't think. Thank you.


nostr:npub1mjre20h4puayhn493z6htapsxnx3xs4qj4nzyjns3rxat94m4h4s80fglq Oh yes, that's definitely OK. It's just "including among others" is tautological.
How many languages do you know?


nostr:npub1mjre20h4puayhn493z6htapsxnx3xs4qj4nzyjns3rxat94m4h4s80fglq It's inherent in the meaning of "include" - "comprise a part of a whole".
E.g. "…Mastering the Internet' (MTI) project, which includes the development of technology to track emails and telephone calls in the UK". That suggests that there is more to the project than the development - there are other parts of the project too.
Does that make sense?


#AmEditing NO, just NO!!!!
"including among others"
Absolutely unacceptable, I do wish Poles would stop adding "among others" to every single thing.
You also can't imagine how hard it is for me not to swear loud and long every time it happens.


#30DaySongChallenge
DAY 2: A song you like with a number in the title
Bela Bartok - String Quartet No. 4 (is this cheating?)

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/067/983/441/014/040/original/1e0694fe785bd690.jpg


#10Films Day 7
Invited on another platform. Ten films that have had an impact on you. No explanations, and no posters. Just the image. If you fancy playing please feel free to join in. And extra kudos if you know the film.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/067/593/546/404/918/original/321c4a8fded76139.jpg


Been there, innit.

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #201 1/6
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Brainwave on the final stretch!

#Lingule #516 "maldar": 6/6
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Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
20°C
Cloudy
Pollution 33%


nostr:npub1580dhdqk4wjdmjfvhm9vvf64j6zmdt45r8tx3g5faq4plfyunswsw9yj0z Yes, thanks. You're right.


nostr:npub1580dhdqk4wjdmjfvhm9vvf64j6zmdt45r8tx3g5faq4plfyunswsw9yj0z Thank you so much. I'm literally (figuratively) mortified. But at least I could turn up for half the lesson, which was something, I guess. The student was very nice about it. And so were the school. Just as long as it doesn't happen too often. It's not going to happen to me for a long while, I hope!


Arrrgh. I fucked up. Hadn't realised, despite the fact it's written in black and white, that I had another class today. I'd totally forgotten about it. Massively unprofessional. I shall now worry about it for the next 10 years.


#30DaySongChallenge Let's try this again. Each day a different song, following the hints in the image below.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/064/088/049/599/503/original/ad53335e5ab6d714.jpg


nostr:npub1xxhrfrzkvk8c5lg53aqqp42wlalc2v2jnucwrahkuxwkaxdjm2rstjg8qg Ah, don't know that one, unfortunately.


nostr:npub1j8cfk77rl9u07s4v26qkuvkmc708kyrh2858hk0q35r7s9t6y5fqxp5jtu Indeed! Well caught.


#10Films Day 6
I was invited on another platform to choose 10 still images from 10 films that have made an impact on me. No posters, no explanation, just the image.
Full marks if you recognise the film!

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/063/444/060/974/985/original/05a373cb306a7f77.jpg


Expert!

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #200 1/6
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Holy Cow!

#Lingule #515 "nisaqan": 2/6
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Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
14°C
Rain
Pollution 38%


How to negotiate with a cat

1: Give it what it wants.
2:  End negotiations

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/058/832/993/355/241/original/022df6fbd31fedd8.jpg


#NowPlaying Emil Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra - "Black Cat, White Cat OST"
If you haven't seen this film, I thoroughly recommend it. Utterly crazy, and filmed in about 4 different languages. And the music is incredible.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAB9E63D4236455F3&si=Mx4jiX311Zr91vrs


nostr:npub1xxhrfrzkvk8c5lg53aqqp42wlalc2v2jnucwrahkuxwkaxdjm2rstjg8qg Vertigo!


A gold trophy to the editor.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/058/236/145/073/621/original/67fb35a3e52eb22f.jpg


#NowPlaying Pad Brapad - "Ben Hora"
This is a fantastic track, and we were lucky enough to see this band live in Kraków - urban gypsy, for want of a better term.
https://youtu.be/qccCx3uZWE0?si=wGR0i6cy_jm1HxFA


#NowPlaying "Balkan Fever"
Fantastic compilation of Balkan Bangers. 4CDs and barely a duff track among them.
https://youtu.be/lP4g6PLbtos?si=5cXa0JYfYN12TFY-


#10Films
One film a day that has made an impact on you.
No text or posters, just an image.
Invite another person to play (not doing this).

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/056/327/359/637/608/original/d07b6570e38f6f80.jpg


nostr:npub15a6un47u35drs89872d3hmwm80lk2y54zgucwz4xgusnsqjdrxcsq4v53z 99% means it's still "safe". Just. 😊


Explorer.

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #199 4/6
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Just made it!

#Lingule #514 "sansūr": 6/6
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Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
15°C
Clear
Pollution 99%


nostr:npub18xs63ksrkef7xeazy00n8t3q4crr57kygeuvdv5elfqx3cgkyfesu0u7rf I wish I knew precisely. It's a thing that's been floating around the Polish internet for years. From what I've been able to ascertain, it was made for Polish pilots in WWII to give their position. I've only ever seen SE England.


Excellent interview with Robert Fripp about Toyah's and his Sunday lunch escapades. He really is one of a kind.
https://www.guitarworld.com/features/robert-fripp-sunday-lunch?utm_content=guitar-world&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&mibextid=Zxz2cZ&fbclid=IwAR0-xR8hEt-TGyvsPiQkhh1AFo_gbILfyX2g-SkBZJig7_pV76GRRhAilZ8#lm0oggkd3j50ygm74kf


Looks like I switched off Chrome just in time.


#NowPlaying Various Artists - "Béla Bartók - String Quartet No. 4"
I have 7 different versions of this quartet, which is my favourite of Bartók's, and they all offer insight into the piece. I particularly love the IV and V movements. Amazing, coruscating music.
https://youtu.be/nJLb7-m-pAY?si=mvdawY5UtPZn5Elt


#Cat #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday #Marmite in thoughtful pose.

https://cdn.masto.host/lingolol/media_attachments/files/111/034/541/813/034/414/original/fb9b9458c2b2ebfe.jpg


#NowPlaying Nurse With Wound - "Ostranenie 1913"
One of my favourite NWW albums. Ostranenie, or Defamiliarisation, is an artistic technique of placing everyday objects in strange contexts to look at them anew.
https://youtu.be/TnS6dXdTSfs?si=ROaL0Cb_S2Mda1l1


Explorer today.
📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #195 4/6
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Just squeaked in there.

#Lingule #510 "ká-raa-wâat-sà-wí-sǎi": 6/6
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Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
11°C
Sunny
Pollution 92%


nostr:npub1580dhdqk4wjdmjfvhm9vvf64j6zmdt45r8tx3g5faq4plfyunswsw9yj0z Yes, thanks. Reasonable day today. Marmite seems to be having a good time, too.


Fantastic!! My favourite legacy Delay plugin has just been made available for free download. This is really exciting!


I wish the US would stop fucking about and just get Trump in prison. He already deserves it multiple times over. Stop blabbing and fucking get on with it before the election campaign hots up.


nostr:npub1g5agden5ek2snku8k8286jr904xax0au4tcwwc6ag2pta5u9tqnsauqnku Very bæd.


nostr:npub1580dhdqk4wjdmjfvhm9vvf64j6zmdt45r8tx3g5faq4plfyunswsw9yj0z Morning! Looks wonderful. I'd love to go out into the countryside right now.


Had my phone consultation with my foot doctor, and the bone is not infected, just the soft tissues. So as it stands I don't need a stay in hospital.


#NowPlaying The Fireman - "Fluid/Appletree Cinnabar Amber"
My favourite ever tracks by Paul McCartney.
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lMPlkkok8hPyx7l48CHH5xw1SizBi-7C0&si=3TcwMz4gIvFvA3JA


nostr:npub1gzqvz20l38upaqx20ld8pgkk24czrvjfklsnpd78a205kf3nhm2ql6khwl Thank you. That's excellent.


Who else refuses to write "mediaeval" without the first "a", or even "æ"?


Explorer!

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #194 6/6
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Last-minute save!

#Lingule #509 "parri-pakarni": 6/6
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Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
13°C
Sunny
Pollution 85%


nostr:npub1xxhrfrzkvk8c5lg53aqqp42wlalc2v2jnucwrahkuxwkaxdjm2rstjg8qg Extremely langsam in my case. 🤣


Not bad.

📷 #WhereTaken🌎 #193 2/6
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨⬅
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🎉
⭐⭐⭐

wheretaken.teuteuf.fr


Back on form.

#Lingule #508 "keo kiệt": 2/6
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Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
12°C
Fog
Pollution 67%


Morning Fediverse.
#KrakówSmog
22°C
Cloudy
Pollution 81%


Thanks to everyone who's retooted my request for assistance, it's really a big help and I really appreciate it.


Feeling thoroughly rubbish today. Bad news re dad yesterday, and general enshittification of circumstances.


nostr:npub1xxhrfrzkvk8c5lg53aqqp42wlalc2v2jnucwrahkuxwkaxdjm2rstjg8qg I'm intrigued as to why the questions mention "a kind of sport" rather than just "a sport". I don't think "kind of" is right on this occasion.


nostr:npub1pesrvenzwcp3p6mu3qn9vn5wgn4r45wcsnu44ytdwt8y3l8k089sc80vfa That's astonishing.


I always strive, when I can, to spread sweetness and light. There have been several complaints about it.
PG Wodehouse