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Living on the Atlantic coast makes a bitch salty.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If I find out that I am secretly Ai I am going to be SO PISSED. Every night I count my fingers.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
You went to WHERE? To see WHOM? What even is a "Meg Stalter"?! Kaliyo is displeased by me having had a vacation that did not involve her.
A small white cat sitting tall on a polka-dotted cushion with an expression of extreme distaste. She doesn't know or care who Mary Todd Lincoln was but she may forgive me for going to see a show on Broadway because I also brought her and her brother some very fancy cat food.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Some lady on the LIRR right now jokingly telling me off: Whaddya mean you're not psychic?! Me: I'm Irish, sorry. We don't get that one.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Cocktail time at Ruibín. Sláinte!
A strawberry fields forever cocktail that manages to be fizzy, sweet and tart all at once.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
If one is pogoing at a gig in one's 50's, one should probably remember that there is a long walk after the gig that one's ancient and fucked-up knees are also gonna have to handle. Wet Leg was totally worth it tho.
A picture of Rhian from Wet Leg singing in a cloud of dry ice and actual drizzle. Some of the other band members can also be seen in the fog.
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23
Telegraph headiline:

"Heatwave hysterics wouldn't have lasted a day in 1976", overlaid with a bold “MONK DEBUNKED” stamp.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I was working from home today but left for a little while to have lunch with a friend. When I came home both cats were waiting for me, and then proceeded to follow me around for an hour to be sure I wasn't going to abseil out the kitchen window on them or something. They dislike RTO intensely.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
My digital copy of A1 Deadline landed in my inbox this morning and I felt exactly the same excitement as 17 year old me running into Forbidden Planet for the latest issue did. I've missed it so much, really looking forward to getting my mitts on the physical copy.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Kaliyo approves of YouTube videos as long as they have cats and chickens in them. She'll come running as soon as she hears Rewilding Jude's voice and settle in to watch. #cats
A small white cat lying on a cat-tree platform. She's loafing and staring intently at a YouTube video featuring 4 chickens, a cat called Sven and a YouTuber called Jude. Not pictured: the screen she's watching the video on.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Got my vote in the byelection in before work, polling station was fairly quiet. Hopefully it'll get busier as the day goes on.
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Ross Floate @rossfloate.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken
sinceyouarrived.world
taken.
A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
After half an hour of chasing the dangly feather toy, sometimes the kitties just want to wind down by watching their stories. They LOVE Simon's Cat on YouTube.
Two cats perched on different levels of a tall cat tree, both looking with interest at something out of frame to the right. On the tallest platform is Smudge, a black and white cat, who looks like he's smiling. On the platform below him is Kaliyo, a white cat, who is getting ready to jump down and bat-bat at the wall the cartoon is being projected on. She believes all entertainment is interactive.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I love my itsy-bitsy teeny weeny little ebook-areenie. (Kindle Paperwhite for scale).
An XTEINK X3 showing the cover of Kate Folk's Sky Daddy sitting on top of a Kindle Paperwhite showing the cover of Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novak. The X3 is a little over a quarter the size of the Paperwhite. Both books are excellent, BTW.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Indoor cats love to make intricate plans to escape to the outside and then immediately go “what the fuck is this bullshit? this sucks”
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lifeofahunter @lifeofahunter.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Hey friends, feel like donating some cash to an amazing student who needs $10k of dental work? www.gofundme.com/f/help-krist...
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Glad I took the time in Dublin to head to Proper Order for coffee. I'm now not even grumpy about my train ticket involving a bus for a chunk of the journey.
A delicious cortado in a takeout cup. Always worth the walk to Smithfield.
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Dan Douglas @dandouglas.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Tweet from @dandouglas – “i'm the CEO of an AAA games studio, and as you might guess, we're pretty psyched about making games! but we never let making games get in the way of our true passion: laying off loads of staff fucking constantly”
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Smudge just appeared beside me and dropped a chunk of wholemeal soda bread at my feet. I think he wants me to believe he was driven to foraging for food, but he's had two meals already today. The bread has been confiscated, I am not that easy a mark. Bless him for trying, though.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The many faces of Smudge, elegant gentle kitty and utter doofus.
A black and white cat sits in front of a computer. He's wearing a blue and white bow tie and looks both fancy and elegant. Two cats in an armchair. The same black and white cat is on his back, rear paws akimbo and his front paws looking like they're attempting some kind of dance move. His white sister looks down on him disadainfully.
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Mr. Juice Box @toxicjuicebox.com · 04/03/2026
Good morning! Yes, this is he
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Many thanks to @hkinfinity.bsky.social for making it possible for me to pay my respects to David Lynch last week in LA: orlawritesthings.com/2026/03/03/l...
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Like a strange carnival
Being in darkness and confusion is interesting to me. But behind it you can rise out of that and see things the way they really are. That there is some sort of truth to the whole thing, if you coul…
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Just home from my LA adventure. While I was away the kitties were minded by their lovely Uncle Paul. Smudge even deigned to accept pets from him. Kaliyo is so happy to see me that she has not yelled at me yet and is sitting inches from my elbow as I type, purring madly.
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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
bangers and mash is when you're making good posts while watching a korean war medical sitcom
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
The cats were amused by watching me spend half an hour wrestling with sisal twine to do a spot repair on the cat tree. It didn't have twine all the way up its legs (odd design decision IMO) and has been punished for it. Smudge has just now tested the repair and found it satisfactory.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Had one of those "why am I paying for blog hosting when I never blog???" moments so here is a round up of my favourite things from 2025: orlawritesthings.com/2026/01/03/g...
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Good things 2025 edition
I’m trying to get back into writing things, but no promises that I’ll manage to post regularly in 2026. Movies If you want my top 20 of 2025 with no commentary, it’s here on Lette…
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Bradley Cooper is Temu Ralph Fiennes. Yes, I just rewatched Strange Days. No, I will not be taking any questions on this my first opinion of 2026.
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a man is laying down with a woman 's hand on his neck
Alt: A gif of Ralph Fiennes lying down while Angela Bassett massages his neck. From the movie Strange Days.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
RIP David Heap who once shared a pesto recipe with me that involved wearing a baggy jumper to Morton's on Dunville Ave. (pine nuts being expensive at the time). Absolute gent. Condolences to Olwen and his friends and family.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Call on Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan to scrap plans that would force people to use a state-run Digital ID card to access social media. I've signed, will you? my.uplift.ie/petitions/no... @uplift.ie
my.uplift.ie
No to online surveillance
I'm calling on Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan to scrap plans that would force people to use a state-run Digital ID card to access social media. Will you sign too?
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Marc @runoldman.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
These days the word kinky is more descriptive of my neck and back than my sexual exploits.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
One of my fave things this Christmas was my mum (at my sister's request) buying my nephews matching baby dolls and pushchairs (strollers). They are almost 2 and almost 4, and they were screaming with excitement when they opened them. My mum went from being baffled to being overjoyed in 30 seconds.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Huge shout-out to AIB for spotting someone trying to use my credit card details and alerting me both by text and in-app. No idea where the card got skimmed but at least it's disabled now. (Also, boo scammers for thinking a 176 euro charge at Tesco wouldn't raise any flags at this time of year)
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Showed Kaliyo some possums on YouTube. Her reaction was basically "WHAT?!"
A small white cat looking confused and disappointed by the existence of possums and me inflicting them on her when she thought I was going to play her a cat video. It's okay, she got her cat video, but not gonna lie I'd been hoping the possums would enchant her.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
That orange weather warning in Dublin last night was no joke; the wind was super-strong and it was pelting rain. Worth getting drenched and nearly literally blown away to see The Last Dinner Party live tho. Divorce was an excellent support act too.
The Last Dinner Party onstage at the 3 Arena in Dublin last night. Left to right" Aurora, Emily, Abigail, Luca the drummer, Lizzie, and Georgia.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Mega thanks to the lovely 401 driver who pulled in after the stop to let me hop on. It's pissing rain here and he was an utter gent. Definitely getting a cab home from the vet with Smudge who is awake and fine after his extraction.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
If Smudge wasn't already mad at me for bringing him to the vet for his annual check-up this morning, he's gonna be extra mad now because they've kept him in to remove a tooth. Luckily (?) Kaliyo ate half his gabapentin dosed food this morning so she is just napping and oblivious.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Would have loved an aul bitta rhubarb tart and a cuppa after voting this morning. But sure I voted all the same.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 24/10/2025
i like when the road becomes a train and also a ladder appears, and then the train is the platform, also when the guy just jumps in the air for some reason
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Despite his chonkyboi concerns, and after several days of concerned investigation, Smudge has learned that he does indeed fit (on all the beds and platforms and in the little houses) on the new, bigger cat tree. So here he proudly sits, a smug Smudgey.
A chonky black and white cat lying in the doorway of a mini-house on the first tier of a tall grey cat tree. A pompom is dangling above his left ear. He's trying to look tough and unbothered but he should know by now that I know he's a big ole grumpy wuss and I love him all the more for it.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Spent a couple hours finally putting together the new (taller with more beds) cat tree and Kaliyo loves it. Smudge, on the other hand seems to be skeered of it. He has required many pets and to be reassured that he is a big brave boy, and even then he sat on it for ~three~ seconds before fleeing.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Smudge is very interested in what you have to say and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
A chonky black and white cat lying in an armchair with his front paws casually off to one side and his tail wrapped around himself. He's looking at something off to the right of the camera with an extremely interested expression and perked up ears.
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Stone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
10 years ago I put on my regular clothes for Halloween and won a costume contest for dressing up as “The Target Boy’s Department.”
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
The next door neighbour has been doing some shite to the exterior of his house that involves a droning power tool for several hours every day for the last few days and I'm about at my limit for patience and tolerance. Hopefully he finishes whatever the hell it is today.
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Fulkery Monkery @fulkery.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
That's right, jogger, you run, I'll stay back and be a heavy lump of delay to the attackers. Live well, friend.
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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
A colloquial Swedish word for giving a confident answer to something you know nothing about is killgissa, or “guy-guessing.” Conversely, the lesser-known word tjejveta (meaning “girl-knowing”) can describe elucidating (shelucidating?) on a topic you have expertise in.
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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
CW: suicide This is absolutely horrifying and OpenAI should be sued into the ground
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
One of the underrated aspects of Letterboxd is finding the person who is your opposite when it comes to taste in movies: they hate it; you'll likely enjoy it (and vice-versa)
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Now that she's grown past her shred all the things phase, Kaliyo has developed an interest in guarding the bookshelves. Amos would be proud. #cats
A small white cat sitting tall on the back of an armchair in front of some overfilled bookcases. She looks a little scruffy because she was behind the armchair checking on the lower shelves before she climbed up there.
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Somebody should have warned me not to watch Fréwaka before bedtime on a weeknight. Holy shit but it's scary, in a genuinely unsettling kind of way. (Also, if you watch it, don't skip the credits!)
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Orla @orla.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Oh yeah, I made the ramen. It's fucking delicious! (Also lol at that one shiny egg yolk, it was not brilliant white IRL)
A bowl of tonkatsu ramen with cha siu pork, and ramen eggs, plus some veggies and nori and sesame sprinkles.
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