Nick Portnell
@nportnell.bsky.social
England seemed to him to be nothing but horrors and misery now. The very shapes of the trees were like frozen screams.
Honorable mention to Julian Cope in the nicest category.
Nick Portnell@nportnell.bsky.social · 5h agoNicest - Michaela Strachan Rudest - Lenny Henry
Nicest - Michaela Strachan Rudest - Lenny Henry
mimij9.bsky.social@mimij9.bsky.social · last wk.Nicest celebrity you’ve met? Rudest celebrity you’ve met?
The best minute you've had this week. youtu.be/-MMFCUGUW-c?...
Careers in Combat
YouTube video by Parquet Courts - Topic
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#NowPlaying Damian at @popclassics.bsky.social gave me this a couple of weeks ago because side one was completely fucked. Still a beauty if you only have the other 3 sides.
#Internationalcatday this one has just hoovered up a significant amount of Californian Nip before successfully attacking a huge bag of kibbles.
I'm taking the lack of interest as a sign that it is somehow local.
Nick Portnell@nportnell.bsky.social · yesterdayThese have suddenly appeared at almost every bus shelter in East Reading. Is this a local campaign or are these everywhere?
#NowPlaying I have been under the study of the local NHS Sleep Clinic for a few days, so alcohol was strictly off limits. Back on it tonight & enjoying this one enormously.
These have suddenly appeared at almost every bus shelter in East Reading. Is this a local campaign or are these everywhere?
I've been listening to this Lockerbie podcast on BBC Sounds. It is fascinating and a really great piece of investigative journalism. I hadn't realised just how contentious Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's conviction really was.
Less than two weeks to get your shit together.
Nick Portnell@nportnell.bsky.social · 2w agoFantasy Premier League is back! If anyone would like to join in a Bluesky league, just hit the link below. Everyone is welcome. You can pick your squad now, but you have unlimited free transfers right up until the first game of the season on August 21st. fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto...
I was getting a little bit frustrated with the car in front of me driving at precisely 15mph in 40 zone for about 2 miles. Stopped at the lights and all was forgiven.
Caetano Veloso was born in Santo Amaro, Bahia 🇧🇷 on this day in 1942. He turns 84 today.
It's mad watching the rumours & the comings and goings of footballers to and from the EPL. I remember the (pre-internet) day that Jurgan Klinsman signed for Spurs & we were all totally gobsmacked that a player as good as him would want to play in England. Just checked his transfer fee, £2 million!
Having just pulled a 30cm stent encrusted with kidney stone fragments out of my urethra with no anaesthetic, the doctor handed me a customer satisfaction card & told me that only 5 out of 5 would be seen as good to his bosses. I told him to get fucked.
Heather Hill@rollin-academic.bsky.social · 4d agoA question from Reddit that I'll answer here: "What's the most unhinged thing a doctor has said to you with a straight face?"
Trying to make sense of a teenage memory. When the BBC started showing Twin Peaks in late 1990, was it repeated late at night? The first episode went out on my 17th birthday, but I didn't encounter it until near midnight a couple of weeks later. @whenisbirths.bsky.social maybe the man.
I remember us visiting 'the most haunted pub in England' in around 2003. It was in York and looked really old. We walked in full of anticipation. The lights were as brash as an A&E department and they were playing the Nolan Sisters. Didn't even bother buying a drink. 0/10.
Rare colour photographs of The Beatles getting their famous haircuts in 1963.
Saw this earlier and immediately assumed it was AI. Nope, this guy is actually real. Incredible. youtu.be/8X5UozlIrik?...
John Lennon Tribute - Gary Gibson - Big Foot Events
YouTube video by bigfootevents
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Malicious AI, rockets crashing into the moon, explosive drones found at a German airport & record high sea temperature anomalies. It's no wonder we're all totally stressed out. This tidal wave of shit has become relentless.
Our toilet has just sprung a massive leak. This is definitely my mum getting involved. Paging that Uncanny guy.
Nick Portnell@nportnell.bsky.social · 5d agoSo my 81-year-old father is bringing his new woman round to ours on Sunday. She's French/Italian and has a 17-year-old daughter, so I expect she's a fair bit younger than 81. To be fair, my dad looks like John Thaw and drives a fancy car. I'm really trying to be cool about this.
So my 81-year-old father is bringing his new woman round to ours on Sunday. She's French/Italian and has a 17-year-old daughter, so I expect she's a fair bit younger than 81. To be fair, my dad looks like John Thaw and drives a fancy car. I'm really trying to be cool about this.
My God that new Strokes song is horrible. #deathtoautotune
We adopted Milo from a garden centre last week. We are now catching those bastard fruit flies, placing them between his plant based jaws and watching them snap shut. Possibly cruel, but we're just helping nature. The RSPCA ain't got nothing on us.
The picture on the front of Reform's policy is of HMS Ocean on the River Thames in 2012. It was sold by to the Brazilian navy in 2018. Turns out you can judge a book by its cover.
#NowPlaying In my head, I have a constant and pointless dialogue about my favourite ever albums. I've only known this for a year or so, but definitely a top 50, maybe higher. Just perfect.
Walking home across Walthamstow Marshes this evening. She landed about 6 feet away from me.
