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@elipheleh.bsky.social
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eli. they/them. adult. disabled. dont ascribe malice to what is likely misinterpretation. kindness is my default. i regularly delay posting things for privacy.

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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
have so much trouble trying to be a normal human talking to friends but i just feel like a burden and annoying
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
mildly annoyed serializd broke embeds and so i had to change my posting template :(
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
wow i am so good at watching popular tv shows
The New York Times
The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century

two columns of shows with tick boxes for “i’ve seen it” and “i want to see it”same image, except 7 ‘ive seen it’ boxes have been filled in (1 halfway)

fleabag, the office us, the office uk, the crown (half filled), bojack horseman, parks and recreation, and peep show.
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📺 JW: the scream of the shalka srlzd.com/r/55cb904
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
S01 E06 • Hitting the Right Note

[full series log]
i'm moderately disappointed in this one, and left wondering if i would have had a similar reaction to shada had i not watched the webcast twenty?+) years ago.
it felt very unfinished, and it never really made a compelling watch. too much screaming for me - i'm aware of the irony in that complaint - and it felt all a little vague & underdeveloped. i'm mostly glad i watched it but it isn't something i'll be looking to revisit. the only two things that particularly stuck in my mind was the rebuilding of the tardis (fun & impressive), and the thought that perhaps the Adam episode of new who took some inspiration from this work.
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
JW: North of North s01e01 srlzd.com/r/55c9fdd
background image of an inuk woman in outdoor wear with a child facing her dressed similarly, except she has a yellow fur round her hood and cool sunglasses on. 

translucent box on screen shows the review:
3.5 stars
s1e01 top of the world

i'm not immediately sold, it's not bad in any way but i don't love unhappy heterosexual marriages as a main plotline. we'll see where it goes, i guess.
i'm working on expanding my non-USA shows (& films)
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🎥 JW: Anastasia
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A ★★★½ review of Anastasia (1997)
tasrist propaganda or a deeply touching story about family & love? i am reasonably confident i watched this as a child - i was the target audience - but i didn’t have a strong recollection of it (perh...
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
i am very conscious of the fact that part of having severe chronic illness is that i get to make poor choices, sometimes because it will help me out mentally and others just for the love of the game, but i always have a brief moment where i think about how bad the repercussions are gonna suck.
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ive been watching (and really enjoying) mid century modern (sitcom, 2025) recently - im on ep 4 - and its just. really nice??? like absolute comfort food. and i really adore it.
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Brooke @usuallyflannel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For many of us, our online friends are our IRL friends. One is not more "real" than the other. That longstanding hierarchy only increases the feeling of being alone in the world. I've phased "IRL" out of my vocabulary when referring to people. My friends are my friends.
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
but then i wonder am i tweeting for it to be acknowledged and what if i scream into the void and the void doesn’t call back? will that help at all? its just an exhausting rumination
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
the thing is the person i would have said some of these things to proved to be… terrible & so there is a void in my (very limited) community of people i can express certain things to [and they understand] and it’s getting stuck inside my head.
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
okay now i have done my monthly notif read thru im going back to contemplating anonymity
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
i contemplate creating a second, more anonymous account so i can tweet (ik) the things that i have no desire to tie to myself, even as anonymous as this account is (bc there are ppl who know who i am), but it requires coming up with a username & a new email account and idk if i have it in me.
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
JW: Naked Gun (2025)
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A ★★★ review of The Naked Gun (2025)
started well, ended okay, middle was… eh. very silly, a bit ridiculous, funny in an absurdist way - although i think some of that hinged on the fact i haven’t seen the original version: i think had i ...
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
i am nothing if not predictable in my affection for ianto jones of torchwood
them: What show? That's a bit current for you isn't it(
them: *?

me: i know!
me: mine all mine
me: its an RTD one

them: Ah ok not heard of

me: i will be so honest with you [redacted]
me: i am only watching it because i saw ianto is in it briefly

them: Hahahahahaha
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
had some success with pain management earlier which had an unexpected side effect (not bad) which was interesting. unfortunately i think it has also led to some not nice end results and i desire to be crushed flat to make it stop
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
finished this tonight (mostly because i was so frustrated at the nasa people i needed to get through it) and it was definitely worth the watch but ep3 lost its way and it didn’t feel like a great concluding episode - which was a shame.
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
JW: the space shuttle that fell to earth (2024 miniseries) episode 1 srlzd.com/r/5498ac8
background image of the space shuttle launching

4 stars

S01 E01 • Episode 1
a captivating start. lots of archival footage & you really get to meet the astronauts through their own intimate footage which is a really nice way to introduce them as people.
i am, technically, old enough to remember this happenin...a captivating start. lots of archival footage & you really get to meet the astronauts through their own intimate footage which is a really nice way to introduce them as people.
i am, technically, old enough to remember this happening but i don't think the memories i have are from the actual event (but rather learning about it later). i think that's probably a good thing, knowing how sensitive i was at that point.
hearing the now-adult children talking is possibly the most upsetting part of this program, especially the blonde son. i can't imagine how horrific an experience that would have been.
it will be interesting to see where this goes from here, i'm assuming the following episode will be in space, & the third being the return - but perhaps i am wrong. the only sure thing is that i will cry again watching them both.
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
very pleased to finally have a copy of a niche documentary i watched part of about a decade ago and have been wanting to finish ever since
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
for some reason an algorithm has dropped me off into glee fandom which okay sure whatever i dabbled back in the day but. it is absolutely killing me because they are rehashing the exact same conversations that were had as it aired 😐 im getting deja vu. we sorted this all out already!! 15 years ago!
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
i want people to get more queer about relationships
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
one of the funniest (/annoying) parts of having my hr tracker beeper open all day is when i lie down after being upright a lil too long and it starts yelling at me because my hr dropped too fast. no buddy i just fixed the upright positioning i am better here.
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
apparently following any account on social media = endorsement goodness me it’s exhausting
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
nostalgia
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
i am mildly bemused by the reaction to some casting news. i kind of… assume any celebrity probably has some dodgy views that don’t align with mine but that’s not something that will solely stop me from watching a show they’re a part of? especially if it’s something i was really looking forward
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
well yes, obviously that’s going to come across as bad if you insist on reading it in bad faith. but if you take your hatred goggles off you’ll see it is actually entirely neutral !!!
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🎥 JW: mr bean.. wait no. johnny english strikes again
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A ★★★½ review of Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
johnny english vs The Internet.  enjoyable, if very silly - i’d like to think the PM would be less… fawning but then again this was during May’s tenure. it manages to retain the vibe of the series wit...
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
okay thats enough rambling for a while
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
misread “nigeria airways” as “niagara” on this episode description for air crash investigation and was very confused when the accents were not canadian
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
do you think they’ll replace teleshopping people with ai “actors” they already have the slightly off tone the ai stuff uses
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
🎥 JW: j’ai tué ma mère | i killed my mother
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A ★★★ review of I Killed My Mother (2009)
We love our mother almost without knowing it, and we only realise the depth of the roots of this love at the moment of the last separation. the film opens with this quote and it’s only when you reach ...
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
i started my rewatch of sense8 and im remembering how much i enjoyed it. i never watched s2 and i dont remember a lot of s1 so im looking forward to it
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
app gaslighting me into thinking i had new notifications weird
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
ooooooo
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🎥 JW: Twinless (2025)
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A ★★★★ review of Twinless (2025)
what’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? this was actually very interesting. i think the pacing was slightly… not quite right, but it may be because i was expecting something different from the film t...
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
i love rain
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
i know we’re all praising coyote vs acme because of the events but like. is it actually good or are we doing a wink wink nudge nudge
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
nice song of today:
open.spotify.com
Happy World
Debbii Dawson · Happy World · Song · 2024
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
i know this was groundbreaking but the plane history show just made me laugh “LA to NY is now possible in under 18 hours with just three refuelling stops” wow!!! (takes 5.5h these days)
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
branched out - yes, because it was starring francois arnaud - and watched something out of my knowledge area/comfort zone. very glad i did
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A ★★★★ review of Canadian, Sniper (2023)
i don’t tend to watch art films but i’m thinking perhaps i should. this has left me moved, and aware of my own lacking understanding.  there is some truly wonderful cinematography. the visuals of seei...
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
i had a friend whose college roommate (we were there together) was a [redacted asian country] tv celebrity and i’ve been thinking about him for a while because there was some funny stuff but i can’t remember his name & its been annoying me lol
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
i need to try and do less… completionist things. like i can just watch an episode at random from criminal minds i dont have to start at 1.01?? why does my brain decide thats the only acceptable way to do it. if i see a clip and am like oh i want to watch a bit i can just pick a random episode?!
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
theres a few voice over/narrator voices i find very soothing. something that would surprise teenage me is one of them being ralf little, aka the guy from two pints?!
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
i understand the issues behind “living proof” when the person is deceased but this is deeply deeply disturbing. [no alt text but all the img is is a comparative screenshot side by side as described in the text, one says “living proof” the other just “proof”]
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
i am just… sad. today is not my day.
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
giving up talking to anyone but favourite because everyone else is misunderstanding me or misreading what i write and i am overly upset by it one of my most soft spots.
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
the issue with having two distinct anonymous accounts (on different sites) is that when i want to use this one to share a longform thing (written on my wordpress) about stuff on the other one i have to weigh up how much i can use from that one before someone goes “hm i recognise that”.
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
it is becoming increasingly clear to me that it seems most of the straight people who claim the ‘ally’ title are actually very much not.
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
i am very proud of myself lately ive been trying to finish food/drink i dont like i have a lot of issues w eating and very very few things i actually enjoy eating so its hard to even find tolerable stuff. but im trying to finish stuff i start and dont really like.
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eli @elipheleh.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
i understand the issues around secret phones going off and whatever potential damage with the alert but the fact people are saying there should be a warning that it’ll go off are missing the point of why it exists??? “hi just announcing that tomorrow we’ll be sending out a severe alert xx” ?!?!
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