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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

I checked mine out, and the way one section was laid out made me snort. I'm not sure if I "feel seen" or "feel attacked" 🤣 Amazon users discover bizarre “About You” page detailing their interests: How to check yours […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

A screen shot of part of my about me section that says the following:

Departments:
LEGO Building Sets
Brands:
Builds LEGO Botanicals collection systematically
Product Preferences:
Expanding LEGO Botanicals collection gradually
Interests and Hobbies:
Builds LEGO botanical sets regularly

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

NOM!! 🦀 #Marinelife #Wildlife #Nature #Crab #Crustacean #MarineBiology *Insert the voices of the the aliens from Toy Story going, "The Clawwwww!!*

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

[Spider thinks he's hiding; he is not!] 🇬🇧 Guys, it has begun; pint glass season is upon us! 😱 Bloody big bugger too 🕷 #Spider #Arachnid #HouseSpider #HouseSpiderSeason

The legs of a large house spider peak out from underneath my face cloth hanging on my shower rail.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

[Spider!] Went to open the roller door at work this morning. Good job I was paying attention.....! 🕷 #Spider #Arachnid #Wildlife #Nature #OrbWeb

An orb Web sits in her Web. Behind her is the door opening mechanism.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026

Me looking out of my window at all the grey clouds waithing for it to hopefully rain ☁️ #Heatwave #Gloucester #Gloucestershire #UKWeather

The C'mon do something meme. A figure with a stick is poking some grey clouds [text above them reads Big Grey Clouds] along the tagling of c'mon do something.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026

Dunno who/what the hell went down my throat last night when I was sleeping, but it put up a fight. Woke up hacking with the back of my throat burning, and feeling like something sharp was stuck in it. Not sure if it was chemical warfare! Also woke to find an […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Blurry photo of an Oak Bush-Cricket. It's bright green, has a yellow stripe down the back of its head, and very long antenna.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

Nothing to see here, just totally normal UK midsummer temperatures 🙄 Fuck me it's gonna be a rough week! Have batched up a load of icecubes for my mini aircon unit, have portible fans & a UV umbrella, & have panic bought microfiber towels to wet for my cycle […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

A screenshot of this week's temperature off a weather app. It's going to hit 37°C Wednesday & Thursday.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026

So now I need to learn French (no idea where the UK is in the list), lol. :flan_le_french: #FindMyPolitics

Where in the World Are You?
25% More Left-wing than you
75% More Right-wing than you
France closest country

France
Left leaning economically, moderate on social issues, moderate institutional trust - 84% match

Portugal
Centre-left, moderate, moderate trust - 83% match

Spain
Centre-left, moderate social views, moderate trust - 83% match

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026

I bit. I believe the phrase kids use these days is “fork found in kitchen”. findmypolitics.com results. Closest Ideology: Progressive Left. Thinks the problems in society are structural, not just policy failures. Wants significant gov action on inequality […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Find My Politics Results
Closest Ideology: Progressive Left

The system isn't broken - it was built this way. Time to rebuild it.

Economic: 62% Left-wing
Social: 59% Libertarian
Civil Liberties: 16% Pro-Liberty
Governance: 34% Globalist
System Trust: 6% Low Trust

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026

Me: Ok, I've had a spendy week after impulse buying replacement binoculars, so no more until payday. World of Books: 20% of ALL pre-loved books for World Earth Day! Me....... :blobcatbook: #Reading #Books #SecondHand #WorldEarthDay

The Rick and Morty meme, where the kid is pointing and saying, "You son of a bich, I'm in."

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/04/2026

Think it's fair to say that people like bluebells, lol 🪻 #SocialMedia #PixelFed

A screenshot of my bluebell picture on Pixelfed showing its viewing stats: 534 likes, 261 shares, and 13 comments.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/04/2026

A happy International Asexuality Day to my fellow ace folk from me and my birb :QueerCatHeart_Ace: #InternationalAsexualityDay #Asexuality #Asexual #Greysexual #Ace

My bird from the Finch app decked out in the colours of the asexual flag. They're waving and stood in a pink and purple spring themed room.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/04/2026

Today's fun discovery; the Merlin Bird ID app. Now, every time I hear some bird calls, I whip it out to take a recording. It identifies well even against strong winds, loud wind chimes, and shouty kids. Let's see if I can haul my arse out of bed to record the […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

A screenshot from the Merlin bird app. At the top is the sound file that was recorded. Bird song (and other loud noises) appear as darker pattens. Below that, are images of the birds the app has recognised (Wren, Goldfinch, Collared Dove). Below that is a gif of the Collared Dove, with some info about it.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/03/2026

Bought myself a replacement DVD player, so I made use of World of Books' buy 3 get 30% off deal. I won't say which DVD triggered the other 2 purchases 😅 #WorldOfBooks #PhysicalMedia #Nature #Wildlife

2 DVD sets: Blue Planet (double series edition) and Attenborough's The Life Collection (includes: Life on Earth, The Trials of Life, Life in the Freezer, The Private Life of Plants, The Life of Birds, The Life of Mammals, The Living Planet, and Life in the Undergrowth). Plus Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/03/2026

Bit f*cking late .... I ate the pot over a month ago! Yum! 🤢 🐀 💩 #ProductRecall #VeganFood

Hello Kate.
We're writing to make you aware that you may have recently bought a product
from Tesco (listed below), which has now been recalled.
Moma Porridge Almond Butter & Salted Caramel 55G
Affected batch code(s): All
Affected dates(s):
If you've bought a product listed here, please do not eat/drink/use it.

Product recall

Various MOMA porridge pots and sachets
Date of recall: 22/03/26
MOMA Foods Ltd are recalling selected date and batch codes of various MOMA porridge pots and sachets. This is because of potential mouse contamination.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/03/2026

Rightwing flagshaggers: ThE uK iS A ChRIsTiAN CoUntRy buILt ON ChRisTIan beLiEFS! Pagans :blobcatglance: :blobcatglance: :pentacle: #Paganism #RightwingKnobs

A screenshot of an image and text posted on Bluesky by the Parody Nigel Farage account.
Text reads: Too many people are too polite to say this. But holding mass rituals in public places is an act of domination. The druids are taking over.

Below is an image of circle of people in white druid garbs inside Stonehenge.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2026

I left my 2 hydroponic tomato plants to basically fend for themselves over Dec/Jan (bar watering). One died. The other went triffid 🍅 #Hydroponics #HomeGrown #Vegetables #Gardening

A Tupperware tub full of cherry tomatoes.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/01/2026

Took way longer than planned, but I finally completed the Wales Coastal Path Virtual Challenge. Love the Green Man on the medal 🥉 #TheConquerorVirtualChallenges #FitnessGoals #Fitness

Side by side images of my medal. The left shows the front, which is a red Welsh dragon, along with the words Wales Coastal Path. The right shows the back, which is an icon of the Green Man, alongside a removable charm that has the Tree of Life on it and the phrase rydyn ni yma o hyd (translates as we are still here).

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/12/2025

Lots of Barrel Jellyfish stranded along Llanbedrog beach today. Probably >100. Wonder if it has anything to do with the cold weather we've been having 🪼 #MarineLife #Marine #NorthWales #Jellyfish

A group of jelly fish stranded on a sandy beach.

A lone jelly fish stranded on a sandy beach.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/12/2025

[Xmas vegan food] A merry veggie Xmas! Who needs a plate of mutilated animal parts to have a tasty meal?? :vegan: #VeganChristmas #VeganFood #VeganForTheAnimals #VeganFoodPorn #Vegan

A plate of Xmas dinner with no meat in sight. Just steamed veggies, stuffing, vegan pigs in blanket, and slices of a vegan turkey crown with more stuffing. A Xmas cracker is just above the plate.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/12/2025

Lol. So I put some Squishmallows on my Xmas wish list, but didn't pay attention to the sizings. Well, my mate got me the blue whale, and, um, yeah, we both got a suprise when we unboxed him 🤣 My emotional support Cthulhu is shown for scale 🎄🐳 #Squishmallow #MarineLife #Whale #Cetacean #Xmas

On a bed with Xmas-themed covers, sits a 16-inch blue whale Squishmallow holding a fish tank in his fins. Just below him sits a much smaller turquoise Cthulhu Squishmallow. He's about a quarter the size of his new friend.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/12/2025

The enshitification of Facebook, summed up in one image. I only open it on a PC so I can use extensions to block unwanted content. Opening the news feed, Social Fixer had to hide 26! suggested posts from pages I don't follow before the first post of a page (not […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

A screenshot of the Facebook news feed showing 26 rows of hidden posts from pages I don't follow, each tagged “Suggested”. The first shown post is from West England Bylines.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/11/2025

Suffice to say, when I pulled up into my parking spot behind my flat this evening, I wasn't expecting 4 egrets to fly up out of the tiny stream! And I have a feeling they weren't all the same species. 🦢 #Wildlife #Birdlife #Nature #SuburbanWildlife #Birds #Gloucester

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025

Why, yes, I am the kind of adult that will snap up the only better-than-half-price adorable triceratops plushie in Home Bargains, simply because, why do you ask? 🦬 #Triceratops #Dinosaur #Plushie

A yellow and brown triceratops plushie sat on a wooden shelf. A pumpkin candle can just be seen to its right.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2025

What it feels like navigating companies who like to focus a bit too much on mental health awareness 🪿 #WorldMentalHealthDay #MentalHealth #JustSaying

The chasing goose meme.
Top picture: a goose saying, "Check in on your mental health! Check in on your mental health!"
Bottom picture: a goose chasing a person yelling, "Let's do group activities to check in on your mental health!!!!"

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2025

Ok, I have to stick my head above the parapet and say I'm impressed with NotebookLM; even the basic free version. I work in marine sedimentology, but my background is purely biology, so I have a lot of knowledge gaps wrt what I do. So I've uploaded PDFs on […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2025

Bought a bag of random Lego parts from a charity shop the other day. After some digging, I found I had 3 incomplete sets: Iron-man mech, Mclaren car, and the Deep Sea animals set. Thanks to Rebrickable and a couple of tweeks, I managed to create these 2 marine […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

2 Lego marine mammals. On the left is a blue and white harbour seal. On the right is a large red and grey octopus.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2025

It rained a bit in N. Wales last night. Exhibit A: Rhaeadr Waterfall, Rhiwargor 🏞️ #NorthWales #Waterfall #Water #Mountains

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2025

I manifested a successful Royal Mail redelivery through my choice of attire! :blobcathappypaws: #Nendoroid #NatsumesBookOfFriends #夏目友人帳 #Anime #Manga #Figurine

A photo of my torso wearing a purple top with Nyanko Sensei holding a bottle of booze on it. In front of me on the table is a box containing a Natsume Nendoroid figurine, complete with little Nyanko figures.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2025

Went through my 2 hydroponics' tomato plants and stripped them. Gotta say, not a bad little haul. 🍒 #Hydroponics #Homegrown #Gardening #IndoorGarden #Vegetables #Tomatoes

A small clear Tupperware container filled with small red cherry tomatoes (and one accidental green one).

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2025

OK, I think I figured out the Redirector Firefox extension. Overview: It should redirect any Bluesky link, opening it via deer.social (which doesn't require an ID). 💻 #PrivacyMatters #OnlineSafetyAct #UKPolitics #InternetFreedom #DigitalRights #NoCensorship […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

A screenshot of my setup in Redirect editor

Description: (your choice) bsky redirect
Example URL: https://bsky.app/*
Include pattern: https://bsky.app/*
Redirect to: https://deer.social/$1
Pattern type: Wildcard
Pattern Description: (I've left empty)
Example result: https:/deer.social/*

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2025

I bought this little fan as it was on Prime Day sale. It's a very good fan for its size (just avoid the pink-coloured one, nudge-wink). What amuses me is the thought process that went into creating it.... OK, it's a fan, but can we make it more? Well, we put […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

My hand, holding a suspiciously shaped foldable blue hand-held fan with a bear face on it. The box for it sits behind, showing the fan opened.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2025

Was working on some sediment when I found this guy floating on top of a sample (he dead). What I didn't realise was that this stage of crab development was observable. I figured by the time a crab was visible to the naked eye, it was crab shaped, not still […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

A crab in the Megalopa stage in a small petri dish

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2025

This weekend I dusted off my primative Animal Crossing island for the first time in nearly 2 years and went about decimating the local fauna for cold hard cash. Caught some new critters, incl. This whopper. Gotta finish that aquarium! 🐟 #AnimalCrossing […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

An image of my Animal Crossing character holding a turquoise Napoleon fish. I'm saying, "I caught a Napoleon fish! It's not as big as it thinks!"

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2025

This month's haul from World of Books (I'll get around to reading my backlog eventually) has a noticeable marine theme (again). I wasn't expecting to be able to bludgeon someone with The Swarm. Talk about a tome! 🌊 #WorldOfBooks #Reading #Books #Bookstodon […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

A stack of 4 blue books on my lab desk: Ocean Worlds by Jan Zakasiewicz & Mark Williams. The Swarm by Frank Schätzing, Return to the Sea by Annalisa Berta. Introduction to Coastal Processes & Geomorphology by Masselink, Hughes, & Knight.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/06/2025

Given myself a long weekend, as it's finally calmed down at work, and I have given myself one important task for the weekend :lego_wink: #LegoIcons #Lego #LegoBotanical #Flowers #AFoL

A box propped up on my laptop shows that it contains the Lego Poinsettia (a green plant in a brown pot with large red flowers). The instruction manual is lying across the keyboard.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/06/2025

A small 2nd-hand haul from World of Books this month. Finally, I started my Natsume Yuujinchou collection, plus a bit of "light" reading for a possible holiday in the not too distant future (I was not expecting such a brick). 📚 #Bookstodon #BookSky #Books […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

A stack of 4 books in front of a Lego kingfisher holding a fish. The books are volumes 1 to 3 of Natsume's Book of Friends, and the Lonely Planet's Canada.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2025

I feel there's something ironic about the evolution of tech when you have to create things to undo the issues that progression has created. Exhibit A: A shelf that you can attach to your flat screen TV to replace the surface lost after the demise of cathode-ray TVs. 📺 #Tech #Progress #Technology

The top of a flat screen TV with a small shelf barely seen attached to its back, topped with 2 blue candles, a vase filled with Lego flowers, and a couple of maneki neko. Behind it is a poster of the Tokyo skyline at night.

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/04/2025

Got myself a bumper double dose of second-hand books from World of Books on Earth Day, as my mate wanted in on the deal. I think my niche interests are showing. 📚 #WorldOfBooks #Bookstodon #Books #BookSky #Reading #MarineBiology #MarineScience #Cthulhu

A stack of books. 3 are marine biology books (2 textbooks and 1 novel type). 1 is a Japanese novel (Four Seasons in Japan), and 2 are based on the Cthulhu ethos (1 cat-based manga and 1 multi-book collection of stories).

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Kate :verigold: @dolphinseeker.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2025

My March reading wrap-up on Storygraph. A bit of a light month reading-wise as I just didn't have the energy in the evenings. Hopefully April will see me back on track. :blobcatbook: #StoryGraph #Bookstodon #BookSky #Reading #Books #eBooks #AudioBooks

Image of various book covers and graphs. To summarise it says:
kate_llewellin's March 2025 Wrap-Up
BOOKS - 2.
PAGES - 200.
HOURS - 7.75.

FIRST - Cats in Spring Rain.
LAST - Spying on Whales.

Average book length - 246 pages.
Average time to finish - 1 days.

Plus a graph showing my pages/minutes consumed on a daily basis.

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