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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Big week for hedgehogs here. 😄 I was getting ready to clear out the cow's birthing pens, and found one occupied. Rebuilt their nest as best I could and dropped out some food.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

However much people are praising the Resident Evil movie, it's not enough. One word review would be "fun." Such was easy, fun watch. Revels in having fun with its source material in the best ways, and such a great sense of fun throughout, especially for a horror(?) movie.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ha! These fools think I haven't done this before!

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

If I don't survive the walk to the calf shed, tell my family to check the CCTV because it's probably wild.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Successfully re-hedged a hog this evening. Little dude wandered into the old parlour last night and couldn't get out. Gave him some water and cat food today, and he scuttled off when I brought him out this evening.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

My new phone is riddled with ai slop "features," but despite disabling anything I could, it still constantly interferes. Last night, around midnight, I set an alarm for 6am. The ai wellness centre sent a notification at 3am to say it had changed my alarm to 8am because 6 hours sleep wasn't enough.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Gamers are dumb. They should be thanking PlayStation rn. They are single handlely restoring competition to the console market by also making their platform as unappealing as possible.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I haven't been thinking about this a lot, but I'm postive we should bring back the Mazda suitcase car.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Farmers (me) after 14 weeks of drought.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Who needs a cereal box and some tinfoil to view the solar eclipse, when you have pinholes in your dairy parlour roof?

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

You bring in the cows, you get hugs. Them's the rules.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

My current morning and evening routine of putting out the cow's winter feed... in July/Aug. Second cut looks to be mostly a dead loss too. It has basically turned to hay in the fields. Here's hoping weather allows for a third cut, I guess.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

On the bright side, there's this little guy, sleeping on his back, siblings for a blanket, not a care in the world.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It rained everywhere but on my farm today. Every direction looked like this. Fuck you, Poseidon!!!

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I got hit in the face with a gate after a spooked cow kicked it. The gash on my nose bleeds profusely if you go anywhere near it, which is really annoying because rubbing my face in anguish is one of my favorite past times. 🤦

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

'and joining us now we have our expert correspondent, who despite having done this professionally for over a decade, is still using a webcam from 1999.'

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Few jobs around the farm are more instantly gratifying, especially on a gorgeous day. 🤤

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

With the cost of memory increasing at an astronomical rate, they sure picked a time to kill physical games.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Today marks the 5th anniversary of me saying "If I can just get one more year out of this finishing mower, I'll buy a new one then." Staring to think I'm a liar tbh. 🤷

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A rotten egg will float, while a fresh egg will sink. You've been eating witches this entire time!!!

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I do enjoy giving new life to tired objects, but it's extra satisfying when it can now be useful again. (Also made sides, but want it for bales atm.) Why yes, I did paint the wheels to match the new tractor. Thanks for noticing. 🤓

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Rockstar has the opportunity to do the funniest thing and move GTA VI's release date up to September 1st

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Here's hoping OoT remake looks better in action because that character model was almost as rough as that ungodly fan remake.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

So far today: Needed a jacket because of the cold. Lost the jacket and hoodie due to the heat. Needed the hoodie and jacket because of the rain. Now contemplating shorts due to the heat. It's 2pm.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

My favourite headlines are the ones like "Man who put hand in running blender urges other to be careful using blenders."

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Haven't been around much lately, but I gotta presume there were a lot of "State of play? State of September more like!" jokes made. If not, my disappointment is immeasurable.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Getting told "you must work out" is way more gratifying when you do not in fact, work out.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Local shop in town was celebrating 50 years in business, giving out free 99 ice creams. Told my Dad this, after he saw me with it. 5 minutes later he disappeared, and then arrived back with a newspaper and a 99. 😂

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Picked up the last few cows/heifers I was after today. It's a relief to have another one of the big changes ticked off the list. Just a few more pieces of machinery to be sourced now, and hopefully I can get back to having a life then. 😄

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I hated it being clean anyway... Yep. I really hated those two days. 🫩

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

It can be easy for the harder days to outnumber the good days in farming, so you gotta savour the good ones, and they don't come much better than new (to me) tractor day. 😀

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Huh, turns out the grass *is* greener on the other side of the fence. I think I owe my cows an apology.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

My two jerseys have basically adopted the jersey cross, which I find very cute. 🥺

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

You know when you've spent months consumed by something every night, and then you finally reach that evening where it's finally sorted, and you can just relax, but have kinda forgotten how to? So yeah, I'm just forlaxing tonight.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I wasn't on the internet yesterday, and it turns out I missed my chance to get mad about something trivial. Just my luck. 😔

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Gotta be honest, the ice seems like the least concerning part of this.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Cows finally getting to enjoy their first munch on fresh grass this year. They're clearly Doom fans. Just listen to them rip and tear. 😄

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Sunday morning. You wake from your slumber, only to find yourself upside down in a bush, with a head like a bag of spanners. We've all been there, bud. 😔

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Maybe it's been said already, but a small thing I'm really enjoying about RE Requiem, is how it encourages you to actually use, and have fun with the game's magnum for once. Heads go pop. Caveman brain (Brian) happy.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

They chimed in on a shitpost to tell me the game sucks, but it appears my wit went unappreciated. 😢

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Watched someone streaming a little of RE9. They scoffed at the yellow labels on breakable wooden crates, then proceeded to miss every single breakable vase, the whole while complaining about the lack of ammo. Absolute cinema. 😂

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

"Ah, I see Mr. Buckley, this *is* quite the pothole. Now if you'll just jump in for a quick photo, our outlet will be happy to cover this."

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Pretty cool Microslop bought some of the world's biggest publishers and franchises right before deciding they've grown tired of Xbox. Yep. Pretty, pretty cool.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

An in-game file being locked behind a deluxe edition is sending me. I love Resident Evil, but my god, what a needlessly dumb thing to do. Don't get me wrong, it's trivial, and will be online day 1, but it's a perfect example of dlc that feels like it's taking away, rather than adding. Silly.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

In an effort to make more money, I've decided get rid of the workers that make the products I sell. Man, this quarter gonna look so sic!!!

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Today, he moved several cows, one by one across an open yard into their birthing pens. He stood in a gateway, letting out cows I wanted, holding those I didn't, on command. Of his own accord, he got in with the newly moved calves, and showed them where to feed. I'm filing this one under burnout.

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BeatenDownBrian @beatendownbrian.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Lucky little (big) fella. Arrived backwards, and upside down. Two hours of trying to get him out. Didn't think he'd make it tbh, so it felt really good to hear that first roar.

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