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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Given how poorly I've been lately managing to walk a whole mile in one go without feeling like I was dying is very good. Exhausted now though. :)

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Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap @rubbishheap.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It's been a little while since I shared progress on my game Saki Endo's Ghost House but as it's the month for all things spooky, here's the latest preview showing the start of the game outside of the ghost house, spooky! GameBoy Color will also be supported!

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

i always wanted to be a professor of tree nuts, and work in macademia

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Flu jab done for another years. Need to figure out where to get a covid one even though they're expensive.

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Just had a very nice delivery. Both the CD and vinyl of The Fierce and The Dad's new album Regional Theatre. This is another wonderful album from @mattstevensloop.bsky.social and the guys.

The covers of both cd and vinyl of The Fierce and The Dad's album Regional Theatre.

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Eye test done for another 2 years, right eye distance vision slightly worse but I can keep using the glasses I got in 2022. Quite happy about that.

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Don't know what it is but I find something a bit special about this bit of Hookland lore.

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Phobia means fear, dislike or aversion to. It is a phobia if they irrationally dislike something, they don’t need to be scared of it.

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Peak District walking guides, not sure I have enough. 🤣 There are nice walks in all of these. I keep, almost desperately, hoping I'll be able to walk them again.

9 guide books with routes for walking in the Peak District.

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Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap @rubbishheap.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Like card battling games? The exploratory nature of Pokemon and discovering new creatures? Photography mechanics? Snap Kid's is a good game on the Game Boy Advance. Almost nobody has covered it in English tho. My extensive review includes how to play it. It's my #randomgamesatuday for you to enjoy!

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Snap Kid's - Game Boy Advance Review

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Just watching Chrissie's latest video on YouTube and right at the end a genuinely smiling @dribelad.bsky.social appeared.

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Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap @rubbishheap.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Ya-ho! Enix and Shougakkan's Pokemon Snap inspired "gotta snap 'em all" card battler is something deserving of being known outside of Japan. Extensive story, side missions, post game content, Snap Kid's awkward name aside is a good game buried in the Pokemon gold rush - check my new review out 👇

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Snap Kid's - Game Boy Advance Review

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My, probably completely unanswerable, question for today is: Did T-Rex get the zoomies? Just imagining a 7 tonne emu.

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Matt Stevens @mattstevensloop.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hiya, It’s Bandcamp Friday, our new album Regional Theatre is out now, and we have stock ready to go. If you order today, Bandcamp doesn’t take a fee from us, so more of your money goes directly towards helping us cover the cost of the upcoming tour. ORDER HERE:  hypeddit.com/thefiercethe...

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Beautiful day for a walk but after the basic household jobs (like getting us breakfast) I'm way too exhausted.

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Is it ethical to try enticing the cat that visits the back garden with treats and/or catnip? 😁

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Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap @rubbishheap.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For #randomgamesatuday I have a true stinker that lingers after flushing, R?MJ: The Mystery Hospital. It had some kind of ambition but falls miserably flat on its face with unintended campiness that in itself can't save this miserable title. And a sliding block puzzle. Contemptible crap.

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This game is a real horror. R?MJ: The Mystery Hospital review (PlayStation/Saturn)

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm really enjoying the brand new Ozric Tentacles album. They always seem to make me smile.

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Iszi Lawrence @iszi.com · 23/09/2026

This is tonight!

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Iszi Lawrence @iszi.com · 23/09/2026

New terrible lizards episode about dinosaurs tracks with Brent Breithaupt and @davehone.bsky.social and me! How Do We Know What Dinosaurs DID? The Science of Footprints youtu.be/puS0gkuTCHY

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How Do We Know What Dinosaurs DID? The Science of Footprints

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Nate O @nateo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We—all of us—must act to protect RNLI volunteers and all people in peril at sea from these fascists; the state has refused to protect the helpless and heroes, so we must follow our moral duty and protect and defend them from this monstrous violence

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It would be nice if, even for only a day, I could wake up feeling less tired than when I went to sleep.

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bat Becalel @benbecalel.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026

😍😍😍

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Don't often get nice sunsets here but I like this one.

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I've finally found "the safe place" and the things I was looking for are actually in it. This is the power ordering replacements. 🤦‍♀️🤣

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Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap @rubbishheap.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

For #randomgamesatuday is a game that I consider to be one of the best NES co-operative 2 player experiences the system has to offer from the masters at Konami. And never released outside of Japan. Our review 👇 has the full details!

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Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Parsley Jou - Famicom/NES Review

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Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap @rubbishheap.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Our latest review is here and available for all to watch now. Is this the best 2 player NES game that was never released outside of Japan? It’s certainly up there. Find out what Saki and Kaito thought although be warned…Kaito does start talking about cheese people… 🤷‍♀️

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Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Parsley Jou - Famicom/NES Review

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Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap @rubbishheap.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm sure you'll all be delighted that the Rubbish Heap is back this Friday having taken a break last week due to my insane schedule. Latest review already available on Patreon from just £2 a month (patreon.com/pixel_vixen) -- otherwise keep your eyes peeled for the public release later today.

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Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap @rubbishheap.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A small but well loved GBA collection :) just can’t find my THPS2 box. Also the double decker edition gba will eventually become all spice orange :)

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Wait!!! It isn't caused by paracetamol or vaccines? Who'd have thought, apart from anyone with any knowledge and pretty much every study? This also ties into how autism rates are not increasing, but better diagnosis means more of us are being recognised as autistic. www.autism.org.uk/blog/autism-...

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Autism is genetic – and why this information matters now

Dr Judith Brown is our Head of Autism Knowledge and Expertise. In this blog, she explains why our charity is updating our advice and guidance to state definitively that autism is genetic.

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Iszi Lawrence @iszi.com · 16/09/2026

Who let @davehone.bsky.social in my house?! Where Did Pterosaurs Lay Their Eggs? | Terrible Lizards Dinosaur Bites youtu.be/elbP8SlWJbk

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Where Did Pterosaurs Lay Their Eggs? | Terrible Lizards Dinosaur Bites

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Seems I'm running more than one "safe space". Found one of the things I was missing this morning but the other wasn't with it. 🤦‍♀️

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Way too humid, road works everywhere but my blood is being proper blood so I'll take that as a win.

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Partner home from hospital, had a full MOT and no nasties found. Relief.

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

My love heading for hospital again. Probably not heart but it needs checking. Sheeeeet.

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Matt Stevens @mattstevensloop.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Kev is live in the Fierce And The Dead facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/fierc...

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Still haven't found the safe spot, or the things I put in it. This is getting silly. 🤣

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Matt Stevens @mattstevensloop.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our new album, is out today. hypeddit.com/thefiercethe...

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Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap @rubbishheap.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

There will be no new Rubbish Heap episode tomorrow - sorry. I have been busy with artwork, working, caring, writing and working on my own game, I felt if I rushed out a review for tomorrow it would be subpar for what is otherwise a really special game. I updated my Patreon's on my game yesterday.

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Part 6 - It's All Pixels and Games | Pixel Vix / Rubbish Heap / Future Saviors

Hello everyone, believe it or not a month has nearly passed since my last update on the game project and it's about time that I updated you

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 10/09/2026

Absolutely fascinating watching the confusion in England as to why masked men are allowed to march wherever they want and intimidate whoever they feel like while the police and politicians do nothing. *waves from Northern Ireland*

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Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap @rubbishheap.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

These were some of my photos I took for my article with @timeextension.com - due to taking too many some weren't used (which is fine!!) It's nice to take photos of things you hold dear like my Famicom, Super Famicom (100yen in Tendo's Book Off...), Game Boy and working PlayStation SCPH-1000.

My beloved Famicom including Hudson's port of Xanadu, Faxanadu and the Famicom Complete Guide. Photo copyright ©️2026 V.L. No use permitted without prior permission including you bastards at AI companies.

My spare Super Famicom I bought for 100yen in a branch of Tendo, Yamagata along with some things I hold dear such as my copy of Zelda no Densetsu Kamigami no Triforce (Link to the Past) and so forth. Photo copyright ©️2026 V.L. No use permitted without prior permission including you bastards at AI companies.

My Game Boy Color is also something I really enjoy. Photo copyright ©️2026 V.L. No use permitted without prior permission including you bastards at AI companies.

And last for this batch, my working 1994 launch PlayStation SCPH-1000 with my PSX Popolocrois collection and the PlayStation Perfect Catalogues. Photo copyright ©️2026 V.L. No use permitted without prior permission including you bastards at AI companies.

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Andrea Merrell @andifluffkitten.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Never, ever put things in a safe place. 🤦‍♀️

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 07/09/2026

Transphobia allowed these people to abuse trans women and be cheered for it by the media @mrjamesob.bsky.social. It is a socially acceptable way to abuse women and what you seen at the Reform conference is that spilling out as trans people said it would.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.

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Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap @rubbishheap.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I’ve been busy and writing for Time Extension with an article all about how retro games can really help you learn Japanese as well as a little bit of me leaning into my fondness for my life in Japan. I hope it inspires and is helpful if this reaches you. You can do it! 日本生活のことを思い浮ぶが恋しくなる (-_-;)

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Nicola Pitchford @npitchford.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Fingers of fire reaching out over our suburban rooftops tonight.

Spreading fan of neon orange sunset clouds over dark treetops.

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Nicola Pitchford @npitchford.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Some fabulous proto-autumnal things going on in the mist this morning. Fogbow & thistleghosts.

Dry thistle heads hung with dewy spider webs and illuminated by a mist-swathed rising sun.

Fogbow in otherwise blue sky over a dry grass hillside.

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