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@arysteia.bsky.social
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I do what I want. [ETA: Since we're in the new days of a new place perhaps I should be less laconic. I have been arysteia on a million platforms for at least 22 years now. If you've ever known me anywhere else, yes it's me.]

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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
❤️🩷🧡💛💚💙🩵💜🤎
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm so sorry, and additionally sorry you couldn't be there, I know that was so hard.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Haha definitely. I was twelve and thought it was very romantic. But *Gail* Tilsey had a fifty year career! I used to feel sorry for Chris Quinten (I just googled him) every time I caught an episode at my grandma's and she was still sulking around. Had about four more husbands after him.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Leeza Gibbons from Entertainment this Week and the guy who played Brian Tilsey on Coro. They fell in love, got married, had a baby, got divorced. Unfortunately for him his character had been stabbed to death in a nightclub so he was screwed when it all fizzled out. Can't believe I remember all this.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Nightmare.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hahahaha that was my immediate reaction too.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Huh. I'm genuinely interested (not over excited) because I do like tost. But that's more like melba toast if you've had that with cocktails than strictly crackers.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I wonder if they're similar to tost (yes, it's clearly greekified toast) which is a very common quick breakfast item with coffee in Greece.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
How interesting. Dark fruit cake is still traditional in New Zealand, but it's definitely going out of fashion with the kids, who prefer lighter/moderner cakes. And less royal icing.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
American wedding cake is white cake?! You truly learn something new every day.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I'm not sure how old you are but livejournal and deviantart were where that sort of thing really took off post mailing list. And the threaded comments of that era were *much* more conducive than tumblr reblogs. But it's not important (or even relevant to the original thread) so have a good day.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I'm sorry, but you're very wrong. It vastly predates both tumblr and Thorki. The word itself originated in X-Files fandom in the 90s, the concept is generally traced back to original Star Trek in 1966. Not that it really matters, but since we're explaining.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I added the coda: Farrar without, right-wing lout.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I teach it in Y9 Social Studies, so 13 year olds.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
>> gherkin, peas, and finely diced steak, in mustardy homemade mayonnaise. It was gorgeous. In poorer Soviet times they did use a sausage type meat, and I've also seen recipes with ham or chicken. But we always had steak. Good mayo was the vital trick though, not cheap and nasty shop bought stuff.)
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I have to toss in a correction here, it's basically *potato salad* with extra bits. And made properly its bloody delicious. We used to fight over the leftovers of my grandma's at Xmas. (I've never heard of strawberries being included, that sounds weird. My grandma's recipe was potato, carrot >>
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
But more likely I'd run a restaurant or a boarding house.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Oh hey! I'd be a sax player too!
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I hope you enjoy it. But even if you don't it's good we're talking about it. The one part of Wilson's critique I really agreed with is that it's good to stir up interest and conversation. New translations, new adaptations, everything that draws in new people is part of how we keep the subject alive.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Another faulty assumption. I loved the film and so did all my colleagues. It really isn't as easy to generalise as you're implying.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This seems like an odd objection to me. I've read at least six or seven different translations and I've got several more sitting on the TBR pile. Its a thing people who are seriously into a text do. Maybe more likely people who did Classics degrees (I'm a teacher) than casual readers, but still.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
As far as hotels go, approximately forty of which I have stayed in in the last three months, I don't mind the little individual bottles, but more and more they just have the big pumps in the shower and I hate all-in-one.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
In the first instance I think I'd rather just do my shopping at home rather than try to find what I wanted somewhere else. That impulse would increase the further away I was going. Easier to find my shampoo in Auckland than Istanbul.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I take my chances for a weekend, but take my own for a longer holiday. Took the full entourage of hair and bodywash and other toiletries on the recent big one.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Also my first introduction to Viggo Mortensen. Early adopter, long before LotR.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Without saying your age, what's your favorite movie that came out when you were 18?
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
So dumb. Like, otoh, I do think *I personally* would also stock my bffs' faves as well as mine, so that when we had summer drinks we could all have fun, but I do also think you should absolutely treat yourself. (I will not be doing so, however, because cold turkey was so fricken hard.)
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Oh wow, thanks for coming back to me. If you can send it, please, I'm same username at yahoo dot com. Thank you!
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Christ I just saw it. Unbelievable.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
But yeah, I've heard a lot of different people say this after a wide range of games. That's a poor showing.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Chuckling quietly at the thought of a leprechaun too small and quick to catch let alone card.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I was confident this was the case, knowing you couldn't otherwise love him as you do. Do you have an opinion on the other mini (made up?) controversy where he supposedly stomped some guy the other day and didn't get even a yellow but the American guy got a red?
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I was following on bsky and everyone was septic about it. People whose opinions I usually respect, but then again they were calling Messi a filthy player last night so idek. It's been very strange.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Ahhh, thank you. I could have guessed the first half, but the second is very interesting.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I'm not an entire casual, but evidently too casual for this. How so?
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Cole slaw definitely. NZ.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Do you have a link for it by any chance?
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I have been loving following the whole sorry saga.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
😭
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Could you sweep under with like a broom handle or something?
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I was waiting for someone to mention this. Thank you.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
My theory has always been that that's why they're all so feral and badly behaved - a generation of fatherless boys not brought up right.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Is it at all possible it was off? I've never had kefir that smelled stinky or tasted vinegary. Sour yes, like good yoghurt should. Never had any ~effects~ either.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I love these stories. The CFs are my favourite romcom. 😍
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Happy birthday bb. Love you. Xx
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Excellent. Enjoy.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
We usually use ham hock, but bacon bones or just about anything smoky and salty would work.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I love that you loved this, I knew you would.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I learned about it from X-Files, lol. Peak Gen X.
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arysteia @arysteia.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I just assumed you'd seen it, or I'd have mentioned it before now. Love that film.
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