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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Member of a group of good looking men walking near me, chatting in Arabic: blah, blah, Six Seven! Ha ha! Rest of group: SIX SEVEN!! HAHAHA
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I have gained the smallest smidgen of breathing space in the sea of work landed on me! It's so exciting. It'll only last for this evening, but, phew.
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hmm. Things you see on your commute!
Two large mannequins of skull headed figures dressed like early Micky Mouse
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
So far this week I have not: flung myself down the stairs; been given a crapton of new work by the boss; left my laptop charger miles from home. Better than last week, but it's still only Monday morning.
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
medievalgill.substack.com/p/werewolves... Aaa-oooo, werewolves of Ireland
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Werewolves in medieval Ireland
Less monstrous and more inclined to chat than the rest of Europe
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In other news it should not be 25C at this time of year. It was MYCH HIGHER in my classrooms. I have been desiccated
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ridiculous event of the day: Japanese middle-aged guy falls deeply asleep on bus and overtopples onto middle-aged French lady. MFL [French]: Oh no! Help! MFL's pal [French]: Yikes! Excuse me, sir! Me, mildly annoyed as the guy was playing vids really loudly [Japanese]: Hey, wake up, oji-san!
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
OMG, the eternal struggle. What to nominate for Yuletide
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Pollitt @pollitt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
SPEAKING OF YULETIDE! Nominations are open!! yuletide-admin.dreamwidth.org
Screenshot from https://yuletide-admin.dreamwidth.org/ With details about the Yuletide nomination process
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
lizziebickerstaff.substack.com/p/a-folklore...
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A Folklore Curriculum
Ooooo! It's a recommended reading list for folklore study!
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
medievalgill.substack.com/p/the-washer...
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The Washer at the Ford
The supernatural woman whose warnings go unheeded time after time...(the ones who ignore her don’t live long enough to regret it btw)
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hmm. 90 minutes before the Japanese class was not an ideal time for my internal foreign language settings to decide to do a reset to German. Thanks, brain!
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I'm home again, seen off by Mittens. Bye, kitten!
Mittens, my feline charge, sits on the step to see me off
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Oof, I know I was here for a full month at feline beck and call, but why did I have to bring so much STUFF. it's packed now, going home in the morning
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
x.com/klara_sjo/st...
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Klara (@klara_sjo) on X
Tim Curry opens up in an emotional interview about the one great love in his life that got away.
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Yayoi Kusama too. RIP.
Yayoi Kusama
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton AND Tim Curry? FFS, 2026
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
POSSIBLY a terrible decision to drink two entire imperial pints of iced coffee. We shall see. *jitters all over the house*
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Trying to write, but I'm being felinely yelled at. I must get on the bed to snuggle. Or else. My life, so hard
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
www.instagram.com/dabco.art/p/...
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D.A.B.CO on Instagram: "Let's go karaoke Surprising enjoyable 😂 I can feel ono daisuke enjoying this role so much #letsgokaraoke #karaokeikou #naritakyoji #okasatomi #satomikun #カラオケ行こ #成田狂児 #岡聡実...
19 likes, 0 comments - dabco.art on September 29, 2025: "Let's go karaoke Surprising enjoyable 😂 I can feel ono daisuke enjoying this role so much #letsgokaraoke #karaokeikou #naritakyoji #okasat...
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I mean, I know I'm not a giraffe, but still . . .
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
What is even with the length of trousers these days? Forget the Zara death pants, I'm taking up a pair of linen ones I got at the end of last summer and even if I was a Heian era courtier I'd be going, ooh, these are a bit long, aren't they? 6.5 inches I'm taking them up. 6.5
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The weird light when the moon are the sun
Dark sky at height of the eclipse
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The last total(ish) eclipse in Ireland in my lifetime! I didn't join the last chance queue for special glasses, so looked for eclipse shadows through the leaves
Eclipse shadowsEclipse shadowsEclipse shadows on wallEclipse shadows
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The D stands for Disappointment @jenaciousd.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I know @jimbiddybimbim.stream tried this but buggered if I can remember where it is. (He survived)
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
New hilarious feline game unlocked: I dare to move a portion of my anatomy under the duvet, Mittens savages it like a miniature tiger, doing his damndest to inflict actual wounds. HI-larious. He's trading a lot on that innocent little face . . .
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
There are great indignities in a cat's life. For example, your human slave might drop a bit of chicken meant for you on your HEAD and it might go in your EAR. Truly, a tragedy the likes of which, etc.
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I officially live! In other words, I have received a passing grade from the cardiologist and he doesn't need to see me for an entire year, barring explosive chest incidents. *cancels trip on the Nostromo*
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I've successfully transplanted myself to my cousin's house for cat sitting duties. Mittens has greeted my arrival with benign acceptance. Ah. The soft-hearted human is here. Good.
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The weekend's squee fest was brilliant, with friends talking about robots, writing, going out of bounds in video games, writing, fan-related travels and writing. Never escaping my niche, I talked about ancient women writers, and writing. We all feel energized about our WiPs now!
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iykm... Oh wow! These dresses are *incredible*
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Why Are These Traditional Saudi Arabian Dresses So Huge?
YouTube video by Victoria and Albert Museum
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
substack.com/@stevenvicke... Hee! (Someone does, of course, post the Fr Ted cow reference in response, as is only right)
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Steven Vickers (@stevenvickers)
You can only see them every hundred years, but the 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘩 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘩, or fairy cattle, enjoying grazing in the succulent pastures on the slopes of Scorrybreck. Sometimes they get stuck on fence posts.
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Oh, Minekura-sensei! ♥️♥️♥️ Zoom into that sunset, Ukoku!
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Suffering from injustice? What you need is - open.substack.com/pub/medieval...
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Five Ways to Curse Your Enemies
A field guide to malediction in Ireland, from the hand-bell to the bended knee
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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Post by @seiten-taisei · 1 video
💬 2  🔁 39  ❤️ 74 · Sanzo’s internal thoughts when dealing with Ukoku. Probably.
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Frozen appears to still hold the Youth of Today in its icy grip. Very Small Girl on Tiny Scooter: LeT iT GoOoOOooo, LeTtt iT gOoo Her mum: Stop singing at the lady! Me: Is she going to be in the top ten? Her mum: Oh God, I can't even tell you Me: You're brilliant! VSGOTS: *wide smile* *warbles on*
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Due to autocorrect making me giggle when I was talking about my current reading, I now kind of want to nom Sanzo & Don Quixote for FFFX. (S would ABSOLUTELY shoot Don Q within 5 mins)
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It is Time. FFFX is open for nominations. Heeheeheeheehee!
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
substack.com/@medievalgil...
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Gillian Kenny (@medievalgill)
It was wonderful to chat with Belinda. Hope ye enjoy our conversation about women’s lives in medieval and early modern Ireland.
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I have sucked down iced coffees. I have swallowed oceans of water. The hideous heat is back and nothing can stop my melting carcass from its entropic slide.
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
by Kazuaki Horitomo
A painting of one cat with yakuza-style tattoos tattooing another
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Mittens, a distinguished B&W elder gentlecat.
Mittens, a distinguished B&W elder gentlecat
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
In case you might need it, " a bhean sídhe, ná bí ag caoineadh, le do thoil" ( a bann shee, naw bee egg kwee-noo, leh duh hill) means, "Oh fairy woman, please don't cry!"
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
open.substack.com/pub/medieval...
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The Banshee
Ireland’s Death-Messenger
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
substack.com/@medievalgil... LOL
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Gillian Kenny (@medievalgill)
If you don’t like entertaining people in your home you will love this weird little tale from the twelfth century called Tromdám Gúaire (Gúaire’s Burdensome Poetic Band which sounds like an excellent t...
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
open.substack.com/pub/medieval... Neither horse nor chariot arrived there . . .
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Before Electric Picnic, There Was the Óenach
Irish people were gathering in fields to have a good time long before anyone pitched a tent at Stradbally. The older version also came with its own law court and burial ground.
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
youtube.com/shorts/d5vIm... Sure we'll all be wasting away
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Irish people can’t eat in the heat
YouTube video by Garron
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
(Mind you, yesterday was not improved by having to wear funeral-appropriate clothing. A friend's uncle - a teacher at our old secondary school - had died, and there was a service up here for locals, the actual funeral being today in his family town. It was eccentric, unique and perfect for him).
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canalsofmars @canalsofmars.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Holy crap, 28C here today. And it's to get hotter over the coming days. I didn't go on a boat trip part of a conference and I'm thrilled to have missed out, honestly. Yesterday in an overly hot room out of direct sunlight was bad enough.
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