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@lauralexx.bsky.social is on at the Lemon Tree tonight and I'm gutted that I'm going to miss the show (because Reasons). I caught a preview at the Fringe and loved it.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I caught @pierrenovellie.bsky.social's afternoon show. Which was brilliant but there was a point where he asked what a vitamin is...and I desperately wanted to put my hand up and explain not only what they are but also the etymology of the word.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

So I've just raced from Waverley station to get to a show with 5 minutes to spare. Only to find that I'm three days early. So I've an hour spare. Going to charge up my phone and try to find some coffee instead.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Anyway I saw Felicity Ward and Rachel Fairburn yesterday who were both excellent.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

For what can only be described as reasons I'm wearing two watches. One of which turns out is broken (but crucially not stopped). So we we now have situation where one watch tells the always truth and the other lies. For some reason this feels very on brand for me.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Last day at the #Edfringe at least for the time being. I bought a bunch of tickets in advance so hopefully today may be a little less chaotic. It's been a few years since my last Fringe but it seems less busy this year. But the prices seem to have hiked up.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette. I bought it before I owned a CD player...because of the secret tack. My sister pinched it from me (I've since replaced it)

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

So, I saw this and wondered if @oldenoughtosay.com would be interested. There's no haunted masks, dolls or dungeon...that I can see. But there's a definite choice been made with the on suite. (I am kinda drawn to the bookcase space though)

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Flat B, 13 James Street, Aberdeen

Flat B, 13 James Street, Aberdeen. 2 Bedroom Property For Sale In Aberdeen With ASPC

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

OK, I want to have a bit of a rant... But it's work related so here's some pictures of my lilies instead.

the picture is of a cluster of Asiatic lily flowers. They are a deep red colour and are lit by bright sun light. six of the flowers are open and another four are still buds. I'm particularly pleased with them this year and this is the best they've ever been.
Also in the picture are nasturtiums but these have yet to flower.
In the top left corner is a lupin leaf. And frankly it's looking a bit sad this year.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Well that's another trip around the sun completed. I'm a little thicker around the middle, a little greyer on top and a little more frayed around the edges. And so far no-one's realised I'm actually just four well intentioned Pine Martens in a big coat.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Unscientifically (I stuck in a ruler) the snow in Aberdeen City is around 10 inches (25cm) deep.

Picture is of a steel ruler pushed into a field of lying snow up to around the 10 inch mark. I've used imperial measurements because I have to unfold the ruler to show cm. If the snow gets any deeper it may come to that.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I’d like to wish everyone a Happy Hogmanay and a peaceful and prosperous New Year. The last few years have been, euphemistically, challenging to say the least. But a New Year is an opportunity for healing and renewal.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Wishing everyone the merriest of Christmases.

The image shows a LEGO diorama of Santa Clause sitting in an arm chair in front of a fireplace. He is holding a yellow mug and there are cookies on a table in front of him. A second figure is standing to the right of him he has a beard, glasses and shot messy brown hair and has a cable knit sweater print on his torso (he looks suspiciously like me). He is holding a red mug. To the far right of the diorama is a small LEGO Christmas Tree.
Merry Christmas.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

I'm struggling a bit with #TheWarBetweenTheLandandtheSea. Russell Tovey is brilliant at playing a slightly bewildered everyman. But some of the dialogue has been quite clunky and the 'Homo Aqua' thing just upsets me. It's like nails on a blackboard every time I hear it.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

We have Waxwings visiting Aberdeen again this year. I was lucky enough to catch them when the light was good and managed to take a few shots that I'm really pleased by. #nature #wildlife #bird #waxwing #ShareMondays2025 #fsprintmonday

Picture of a Waxwing perched on a rowan branch with a red berry held in it's bill.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I'd managed to get some shots of the Waxwings in Aberdeen yesterday. However the light wasn't great and I thought I could do better. I was up and out early enough to catch them in the morning light and I'm much happier with the results.

Picture of a waxwing perched on an Rowan tree above a cluster of red berries.

Picture of a waxwing perched on an Rowan tree with a red berry held in it's bill.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

This came up on my FB memories this morning. To be honest I'm cringing, slightly, at the tautology of 'earlier' with 'forerunner' but I do really like a classic phone box. And you almost never see a K2 outside London.

The picture is of a screen grab of a FaceBook memory from six years ago. The accompanying text reads:
"K2 phone box outside the Natural History Museum and the V&A.
The K2 was an earlier (and larger) forerunner to the iconic K6 phone box.
Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott it was introduced in 1926.
The design of the domed top was inspired by the mausoleum of Sir John Soane."
To be honest I'm cringing at the tautology of 'earlier' and 'forerunner' but I do really like a classic phone box. And you almost never see a K2 outside London.
The K2 phone box is larger than the classic K6 box, has slightly more design work and has a pierced crown emblem instead of the moulded crown found on the K6.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Hey there, how's it going? A while back (June maybe?) I started a short course at a local University. And what with one thing and another (mostly work) I fell behind. So I spent a week in August, that I should have been at the #EdFringe, finishing the course and getting in my final report.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

'Cry Hoppit! And let slip the frogs of war'. Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

The Fourth will be with you. Always. Happy Star Wars Day. #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay #MayThe4th #Lego

The picture shows Lego Minifigures duelling of Darth Maul and Qui-Gon Jinn on a mossy rock.
Darth Maul is hooded with a single red bladed light sabre. Qui-Gon is wielding a light sabre with green blade.
Both figures are from the 7101 Lightsaber Duel set (so Qui-Gon has the classic Lego yellow colouring).
Happy Star Wars Day and May the Fourth Be With You.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Where was that a fortnight ago? #SCOvWAL

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Genuinely gutted! I really thought Scotland were the better team. However I'm in Malone's, I have a pint of Murphy's and there's an Irish band playing James covers.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

We've got the right where they want us! #SCOvIRL

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I've upgraded my gear and took my new lens out for to see if I could spot some Short Eared Owls. (I didn't) However I did have a chance encounter with a fox who'd popped their head up to see what I was doing while they were stretching in afternoon sun #ShareMondays2025 #FSprintmonday #FoxOfTheDay

Photograph of the head and neck of a fox surrounded by scrub and gorse bushes. Small yellow flowers can be seen on the gorse.
The picture was taken in the afternoon sun and the there is a warm tone to the picture.
I'd gone looking for short eared owls which have been overwintering in a local nature reserve. I didn't see any.
I'd decided to move on to try my luck elsewhere and as I was making my way a foxy head popped up and looked at me, unconcerned, enjoying the winter sun and I managed to take a few shots.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I read somewhere that Moffat tends to give The Doctor's Companions definitive endings because he wants a reason why The Doctor never visits them once they've left. But what if The Doctor just has really poor Object Permanence?

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I’d like to wish everyone a Happy Hogmanay and a peaceful and prosperous New Year. The last few years have been relentless and the New Year promises to be challenging. But a New Year is an opportunity for healing and renewal.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Castlegate Aberdeen, last Tuesday.

The image is a picture of the snow falling on Castlegate, Aberdeen looking down towards Union Street.
In the foreground is the Mercat Cross and few figures can be sheltering from the snow.
Looking down towards Union Street the Christmas tree and the Town House can be seen fading into the distance.
The falling snows shows brightly against the dark buildings.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

You and Yours have done a feature on adults who buy children's toys for play (instead of as collectors). The term 'kidult' has been used. I feel personally attacked by this.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Twitter is starting to get the Bebo/MySpace feel about it. I don't think I'll formally quit (I've been there since 2009) but with fewer and fewer reasons to keep up with it I may just stop looking in.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Before 9am is too early for messages that begin "May I ask why..." Especially in Teams.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

I have a joke about Odysseus but it takes a lot longer than you'd expect.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

Finally managed to drag myself out in time to have taken myself for a cooked breakfast.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 15/07/2024

Damn! There goes our extra bank holiday. Still that's what happens when you send men to do a woman's job.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 13/06/2024

I've had a bit of a rubbish week so far. But this made may day.

The picture shows an old and formerly whit mattress that's been put out for the rubbish collection.
On it is sprayed "Cos nothing really mattress to meeee..."
And I've had Bohemian Rhapsody as an earworm since I saw it.
It's been a less than great week so far but this really cheered me up.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 01/06/2024

Hey, My Brighton peeps (and this is a phrase I won't be using again) The awesome Juliette Burton is on at the Brighton Fringe tonight. Unfortunately I can't make it but if you could go instead that would be amazing. 🙂 www.brightonfringe.org/events/julie...

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Juliette Burton: Hopepunk (Work in Progress) - Brighton Fringe

Work in Progress from the award winning and Edinburgh Fringe Sell-Out comedian - Bar Broadway (Off Broadway) - Sat 1st 2024

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 04/05/2024

Happy Star Wars Day to those that celebrate. The Fourth be with you, always. #MayThe4thBeWithYou

Happy Star Wars Day.
The image shows LEGO figures of Darth Maul and and Qui-Gon Jinn engaged in an epic lightsabre battle on a moss covered rock.
Both figures have their left hand raised as if using the Force.
The Qui-Gon figure is from the the first release of LEGO Star Wars sets so still has the classic yellow hands and head. Darth Maul is shown with his hood up.

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Andy @fetch13.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

I hope you find someone who looks at you the way a neurodivergent nerd looks at an unexpected K4 phone box. (and then has to spend the next fortnight trying not to tell everyone about it)

This is a picture of an old K4 phone box facing the door taken at night. The box is illuminated against a dark sky and there is a tree in the background.
The K4 box is similar to the classic British red phone box (the K6) but is slightly larger and heavier in appearance because it also incorporates a postbox and stamp vending machine into the design.
There were only a small number ever produced and there are only a handful remaining.
This one can be found in Warrington.

This is a picture of an old K4 phone box taken at night. The box is illuminated against a dark sky.
This is taking facing the back of the box showing the postbox and the, now defunct, stamp vending machine.
The initials G R can be clearly seen above the post box and on the sign where it would normally read "Telephone" it reads "stamps" on one side and "Post Office" on the other visible angle.

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