Ian Volante
@sometimehippy.eurosky.social
Quizzer; korfball veteran; rugby league stats wrangling; silly bugger spending too much time working and not enough having fun. Excited by newness. The 2024 World Quiz-Running Champion. Spiritually in Edinburgh, mentally up by the ceiling.
In other news, there appears to be a party for ~8-year-old girls at a neighbour's house this afternoon. Intermittent bouts of screaming have already commenced.
Just re-read Jasper Fforde's Red Side Story. A second reading is always good for spotting/remembering the references that I didn't pay so much attention to in the first reading. I've no conception of how the final part of the trilogy will play out. That aside, Thursday Next 8 is out soon!
Well, that was very short, and vaguely sweet. I'm looking forward to the three-hour epic #totp sessions of yore.
This always makes me think of Eccentrica Gallumbits. #totp
Slightly too early for clear memories, but I think I was well into this song. #totp
Nearly as many people on the stage as in front of it. #totp
CURSED MURAL. On a full moon it comes to life and pots your pink. Tonight is a full moon. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Snooker star mural leaves fans in hysterics as 30ft artwork branded ‘terrifying’
The massive 30ft-high artwork appeared on the side of a snooker and pool club and quickly attracted comments online with one comparing the mural of Ronnie O'Sullivan to a zombie
mirror.co.uk
People are going to think we can't sell the stuff and that we have to discard it, if these drivers aren't more careful!
Oliver Peace@justcallmeol.bsky.social · 4d agoAnother offal spill, we truly are living intestine times ... @tripeuk.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Farewell today to the high priestess of polka dots, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (1929-2026). Her work was unforgettable and for her, a means to survival. It’s playful, psychedelic, compulsive, beautiful and slightly unsettling all at once. Into infinity and beyond Yayoi! 🔴🟡⚫️
@chartlifepod.bsky.social Belated happy birthday. I had nothing much to say about last week's chart beyond thinking up silly songs that Maxwell might have covered. Anything called Jump obviously. But anyway.
Gawd I find the Beastie Boys dull. There's your hot musical take for a Wednesday.
In town to see @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social at the Fringe. I've seen geekier collections of people, but they were playing MTG.
One of the most entertaining reads on modern politics I've come across in a while.
Deb Chachra@debcha.bsky.social · last wk.This explainer out of Australia is genuinely useful background and analysis of what happened with the Canada-US trade deal last night. Note that it is extremely and delightfully sweary. Also there’s an appended glossary of Australian slang. ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...
Just watched the first two episodes of Ghosts. It makes much more sense now, having only previously seen a few random episodes. Quite funny. This is high praise.
One of those dancers is dressed as the taxi driver out off of Crocodile Dundee. #totp
Why have they got Babyface Finlayson arse flaps? #totp
I think Five Star would make more royalties nowadays for having had maybe two memorable hits rather than 27 forgotten ones. #totp