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The Cumbrian Run half marathon, another ticked off

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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Music, for me, is mostly about community and memories and sharing experiences. Everyone going mental to a tune. Who wants robot music that is made just for you, but then you can’t all share it? It takes years to figure out what you like anyway? These ghouls have zero concept on what makes life good.

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Some very old photos from the lakes I seen in the family photo collection

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Post a picture of you all dressed up

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just realised there's a new Arab Strap album out. Nice

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Solo pint if that's okay

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ed Sheeran's new backing band

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

That Everton equaliser will be goal of the season btw 🔵

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

24. A book that drew me in as it went on. At first I found it odd and it wasn't clear what the plot was but what it done well was capture the essence of a place and of people, and I feel like Steinbeck managed to make the characters feel real and that's what kept me interested

A copy of the book 'Cannery Row' by John Steinbeck

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

23. This book is just okay. At times it brings on the misery a bit too much but the quality of writing it good enough to get it through, my main issue is that it's simply just too long. Overall I would say that it's flawed but still a well wrote critique on poverty and addiction

A copy of the book 'Demon Copperhead' by Barbara Kingsolver

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

22. A great debut novel which was of particular interest to me as it's set in Wigton, near the Lake District but most definitely not an area most tourists are familiar with. The experimental style of writing was impressive and I enjoyed the use of local Cumbrian dialect

A copy of the book 'Malc's Boy' by Shaun Wilson

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

21. An enjoyable read, I haven't read Viz for a very long time and this made me want to revisit it. Donald is very good at capturing the story of Viz, the cultural impact of the comic, as well as his own personal story. He's very open about the highs and lows he had over the years

A copy of the book 'The Inside Story of Viz: Rude Kids' by Chris Donald

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Sweary Prof @swearyprof.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If you ever need to follow another bloke who posts about hills and beer, you could do much worse than see what @alelliott88.bsky.social is up to. #blokeinnorth #pints #cumbria

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Be class of they ban disposable barbecues for good. Absolutely shit bit of kit

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The ai they predicted v the ai we've actually got

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

20. A nice read, Tassell has a very easy tone and conversational style of writing that lends itself well to the subject of non-league football, as does how he writes about it from a journalist point of view and meets so many of the people involved at various different clubs

A copy of the book 'The Bottom Corner' by Nige Tassell

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Workington Festival of Running half marathon. Get me a pint

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Watched every episode of Jam yesterday. As well as being one of the weirdest things I've ever seen the soundtrack to it is absolutely brilliant, probably the best use of music on any television show I've ever seen

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

19. A very good read which goes into meticulous detail of Stewart Lee's stand up routines. I probably preferred the more autobiographical chapters over the ones focused entirely on stand up but it's all a good read and despite the huge amount of detail also very accessible

A copy of the book 'How I Escaped My Certain Fate' by Stewart Lee

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Proper summer album isn't it

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Al @alelliott88.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Nice location for tonight's run

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