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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

mild taskmaster vibe spoilers? I wanted to like Matt Lucas in spite of ...everything, but his conviction that he is bringing queerness to a thoroughly heterosexual environment is making me 😑

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I have booked my Life in the UK Test. Love how the study guide is called "A Guide for New Residents" when most people have to live here five years before they can apply for a residence status that requires it

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I nominated The Testament of Ann Lee for festivids. It is a really cool film about the woman who founded the Shaker movement. It's a musical. It's weird and sometimes very upsetting. It's extremely viddable. CN for sexual assault, infant death, and childbirth-related trauma.

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Emma Southon @emmasouthon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

How was Ursula le Guin just always right about everything (from Paradises Lost)

Chi-Ans called V-Dichew, Hsing was overwhelmed and disappointed. V-Dichew was exciting and tremendously complicated, yet thin. It was superficial. It was
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There were infinite things in it, but one stupid real thing, her old toothbrush, had more being in it than all the swarming rush of objects and sensations in City or Jungle or Countryside. In Countryside, she was always aware that although there was nothing overhead but the blue air, and she was walking along on grass-stuff that carpeted the uneven deck for impossible distances rising up into impossible shapes (hills), and that the noises in her ears were air moving fast (wind) and a kind of high yit-yit sound sometimes (birds), and that those things on all fours way off on the winds, no, on the hills, were animals (cattle), all the same, all the time, she knew she was sitting in a chair in School Two V-Lab with some junk attached to her body, and her body refused to be fooled, insisting that no matter how strange and amazing and educational and important and historical V-Dichew was, it was a fake.
Dreams could also be convincing, beautiful, frightening, important. But she didn't want to live in dreams. She wanted to be awake in her body touching true cloth, true metal, true skin.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Look at these cuties. 💕 Photo from my collection, no date but the back says “Tiger and I on porch at home.”

Black and white photo of an older white lady standing on a house porch wearing pants, a plaid blouse, and her white hair is puffing out from under a plaid cap. She is smiling at the camera and cradling a shorthaired tabby cat in her arms.

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

so excited it's the time of year when I wear my favourite clothes and make unhinged plans for festividding

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It’s funny to think that until recently, if someone asked a question online, normal people would sometimes say “google is your friend” just like that in those words

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

nooooooo :( :( :( (I'm talking about dolly parton)

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

give me a single image from a film that immediately makes you hear the song from the soundtrack in your head (to be fair this applies to pretty much any musical moment in this film)

still from the film "Dirty Dancing", in the scene where Baby and Johnny are dancing and lip-synching "Love is Strange"

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

oh my gosh (northern hemisphere) autumn is almost here! festivids season! (swearing to myself I'll only make one vid this year)

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Fun to get the national alert just after I’ve had to close all my back door and windows because my neighbours’ bbq is blowing smoke into my house 🙃

Severe Alert
Issued by the UK Government
now
There is a very high risk of wildfires nationally. Residents, landowners and visitors should not undertake any activity that could start a fire, including disposable barbecues, firepits, garden incinerators or fireworks. Even a small flame can rapidly develop into a major wildfire placing lives, homes, businesses and emergency responders at risk.
Follow official updates and report signs of fire immediately by calling 999.
Search gov.uk/alerts for more information.

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This was somehow my second >90% eclipse in five years! Both times lucky enough to be in the company of someone with eclipse-viewing glasses as well. I suspect I’ll have a long wait to the next one.

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

8. What is the first book you remember reading yourself? The Black Stallion by Walter Farley. Of course I’d read picture books etc before but this was definitely my first novel.

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

not to be confused with quesadilla

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Over 18 they’re Michiganders, under 18 they’re Michigoslings

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

4. What sections of a bookstore do you browse? in this order: SFF, various politics/history-related sections, regular fiction, science, cooking or gardening (aspirational), poetry I almost never browse new releases because I dislike hardback books

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Finally getting to this and starting with 17: five favourite kids books. I read books to young children for a living so I have opinions! The books I’ve chosen are all popular with the kids in our setting, but I’ve selected some of my favourites, which means they have to be fun to read aloud

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I saw The Odyssey and enjoyed it! I also read Emily Wilson’s review and fully agreed with it.

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Hey I will also do this meme (but I’m going to bed soon so will probably answer tomorrow)

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I have been watching this on repeat for several minutes now and it keeps getting better

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Acid snow Boom box Ivermectin Squooshy Unsubscribe (ivermectin is there because I gave it to actual horses for years)

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I got tickets to see The Odyssey this weekend; it will be my first Christopher Nolan film. While double checking that fact on Wikipedia I discovered that Memento and Inception are, in fact, different movies.

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Almost every Ursula K Le Guin book I own, for a variety of reasons including lending them out and not getting them back, an ill-advised purge when I moved country, and being tempted by cool new editions

Photo of a bookshelf with about 30 books by Ursula K Le Guin

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I am definitely Connie’s favourite person. Several of our neighbours and my friend J are Steven’s favourites 😂

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.

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shaun @shaunvids.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"why does the UK change leaders so often?" there are diminishing returns wrt how long each vessel can house thatcher's spirit. by the end of the century we'll be getting through 1000 prime ministers a day

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I was feeling down the other night so I cheered myself up by watching my own vids (do recommend!) and now I want to rewatch Xena, Steven Universe, and maybe also Nirvana in Fire

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Lol @ the bbc world cup commentator calling Pharrel “AKA Rocky”

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Sasha Feather @sasha-feather.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Rosemary is a friend of mine and part of the WisCon community who could use some help.

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Gosh that England vs France game was amazing

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A reply in this thread reminded me of one of mine: when someone is depicted as being really smart by having multiple PhDs. Nine times out of ten that would just be a red flag that they can't do independent research.

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

We are very slowly rewatching our (my) favourite series of taskmaster. We’ve done 5, 12, 13, 14, and are now going to start 16. Very excited to see my beloved Lucy Beaumont again

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Got a baby that was screaming bloody murder to sleep twice today 💪💅🫠

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The heat wave has now hit Leeds (though not nearly as bad as last time or as in the south), so I re-yoghurted the windows. First pic is when I applied the yoghurt yesterday evening and it was still drying. Second pic is how it looked this morning.

Photo of a window and glass door on a red brick house. The glass has uneven white streaks completely covering it

Photo of the same window and door but with the streaks looking less white and more like poorly-applied glazing

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I was confused until I looked at the map & realised by world they meant “land” ie ppl. Which is fair enough usage but not how my brain works when discussing things like solar radiation Anyway this is a cool lil consequence of how much more land is in the N. Hemisphere and how damn big the Pacific is

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

a new beyonce release! that isn't actually new because it was recorded 13 years ago and the demo leaked! But it IS new because it has new arrangements and some new 40-something beyonce vocals which sound very very good youtu.be/Mv5f9Q2LJYM?...

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Beyoncé - MORNING DEW (DONK)

YouTube video by Beyoncé

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

More from Connie’s birthday photoshoot. I can’t believe she is five!

A tricoloured tortoiseshell cat jumping onto a green shed

A tri-coloured tortoiseshell cat standing and looking down at a camera, looking like she would slightly prefer to be left alone

A tri-coloured tortoiseshell cat lying on her side looking at the camera

A tri-coloured tortoiseshell cat lying down in an outdoor location looking at the camera

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Connie hiding from the paparazzi on her 5th birthday

Photo of a mostly ginger and black cat with a white nose and single visible white paw. She is lying down on the roof of a small shed and is partially obscured by old magazines that are stacked below a small plant in a seedling tray.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Group of well dressed people admiring a cat. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Black-and-white photo of a couple dozen light skinned people all wearing dressed up outdoor clothing. They are all standing outside in a scrubby field as of about to pose for a group portrait, but they’re all looking down at a small tabby cat that sits right in front of the group and looks calmly back at them.

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It's me, Nico. @nicasio.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

If you've got a novel manuscript in need of developmental editing, a quick-but-incisive overall evaluation, or a sensitivity read, then hit me up! I've got spots open starting mid-month, and can't wait to get my grubby little hands all up in your stories.

Rate sheet for manuscript editing and consultation. Nicasio is an award-nominated writer and editor with years of experience in developmental editing, line editing, sensitivity reading, and cultural consultation. Every service includes a personalized reading list, and availability for follow-up over email or video call. Plus the possibility of more dog pictures.
Cultural Consult/Sensitivity Read - $250 for the first 50,000 words, $50 for each additional 10,000 words. Expert evaluation of characters, settings, and themes. Filipino and Filipino-American; transgender men; Philippines historical and modern.
Developmental Edit - $0.022 per word. Comprehensive critique of your full manuscript's plot, characters, themes, and pacing, with in-depth and detailed guidance on how to address problems.
Manuscript Evaluation - $250 plus, depending on length. High-level assessment of your full manuscript, tailored to your specific needs and concerns.
Get in touch. To receive a personalized quote, send a brief description of your project and needs to nicasio.reed@gmail.com
At the top of the page is a black and white photo of two dogs. They're sitting at the top of some outdoor stairs, looking down at a tropical garden. At the bottom is another black and white picture of one of those dogs- she's a black Lab mix, sitting prettily on a bench.

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MISTER FILM STOCK @misterfilmstock.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

#Movies #MovieSky #MelBrooks Happy 100th Birthday MEL BROOKS

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️ One milkshake to rule the boys, one milkshake to find them, one milkshake to bring the boys and in my yard to bind them 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

These two albums ended up next to each other on my downloads list and I love how they look together

Screenshot of two albums side-by-side. On the left is LUX by ROSALíA and on the right is Love Deluxe by Sade. Both covers have the artists in similar poses, with their arms folded as though they are hugging themselves and their heads to the side with their eyes closed. They both have long flowing hair and both images have simple solid-colour backgrounds

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

We’re getting a nice line of storms that are cooling things off this morning, but this afternoon it’s still meant to get to 34C (93F)—very hot for Yorkshire; I wouldn’t be surprised if it breaks the June record. All I can conclude is that without the rain it would be more like high 30s or 40 😬

Screen shot of a UK Met Office rainfall radar image over the centre of Great Britain, with a location marker at Leeds. A band of rainfall runs through the centre of the country from the southeast to the northwest, with pockets of heavy rainfall especially in the centre and northeast parts. Time stamp is 07:25 local time.

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This is true even if it’s just the hundredth time seeing their own cat that day

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Gonna get a tattoo that says “walking away from Omelas is a metaphor”

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fray 🇵🇸 @ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Thanking UK politics for (I presume) sending this gem back my way in the algorithm. Always a fave youtu.be/okANIupG-o8?...

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northerners giving bad news

YouTube video by gdiddlydog

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