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#3476084 31-Mar-2026 15:17

Discovering that a band that has been suggested via the Instagram algorithms. They've actually turned out to be really interesting!

SpaceAcre (for anyone that's interested).

They're an alt/rock band made up of two women - their music really does vary from the poppy/melancholy to the rocky/harder edged sound.

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#3476279 31-Mar-2026 18:54

Charlie Puth. He is just so wholesome, stupidly talented, a bit goofy, but seems to be really having a lot of fun right now.

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#3476280 31-Mar-2026 18:55

That Paradise (2025) has been renewed for a third season.

Somewhere I need to post in the annoy thread that I need to wait 12 months for it!

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#3476555 1-Apr-2026 12:46

Cookie Time have announced 2 new products. Cookie Candle, and Cookie Sunscreen. The initial smell is of raw dough, but as you spend more time in the sun, the smell of freshly baked cookies follows you wherever you go.

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#3476589 1-Apr-2026 14:15

Last weekend's Cuba Dupa and the reopening of the Welly central library the weekend before that.

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#3476671 1-Apr-2026 16:07

I managed to replace the porous drain pipe collar myself by removing the toilet seat and cleaning it carefully. It was quite an adventurous smelling experience 🫢, not something I'd want to have every day, but with the help of 18% sulfuric acid and protective gloves, it was done quickly.

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#3477787 3-Apr-2026 22:32

Four weeks ago, by sheer luck, I found a recognized Kintsugi master from Japan in our city, and he accepted me as his "senior" and only apprentice on certain days of the week. It's purely non-monetary for both of us, and my goal isn't to take any official exam, but rather to one day pass this master's rigorous evaluation. But I will help him with his client orders.

We've become very fond of each other, and when I asked him why he chose me, an "old fart," he replied that he could freely and uncompromisingly reveal all his secrets and techniques to me without fear of me becoming a business competitor. He added that he couldn't achieve much with German teenagers (it's not a recognized profession in Germany), and that esotericists without any background in materials science bore him.

So, I'm currently an „apprentice“ for an indefinite period, until he thinks I'm ready. A truly blissful wellspring of knowledge. 🙂

edit: Therefore, I've reduced the amount of "cooking" for now.

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#3479166 8-Apr-2026 13:28

A Friend of Dorothy, starring Miriam Margolyes and Stephen Fry. Such a feel-good 20 minute watch.

I found the film itself online ☠ - PM me if you'd like a link.

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#3479226 8-Apr-2026 14:11

Tinkerisk:

Four weeks ago, by sheer luck, I found a recognized Kintsugi master from Japan in our city, and he accepted me as his "senior" and only apprentice on certain days of the week. It's purely non-monetary for both of us, and my goal isn't to take any official exam, but rather to one day pass this master's rigorous evaluation. But I will help him with his client orders.

We've become very fond of each other, and when I asked him why he chose me, an "old fart," he replied that he could freely and uncompromisingly reveal all his secrets and techniques to me without fear of me becoming a business competitor. He added that he couldn't achieve much with German teenagers (it's not a recognized profession in Germany), and that esotericists without any background in materials science bore him.

So, I'm currently an „apprentice“ for an indefinite period, until he thinks I'm ready. A truly blissful wellspring of knowledge. 🙂

edit: Therefore, I've reduced the amount of "cooking" for now.

It will be a calming experience. I remember reading about a woman with blood cancer who took it up and the immersion made her forget her ugliness while on chemo. Making the broken beautiful again is worthy of you continuing cooking but this time praying that you drop a cup and it shatters well enough to mend.

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#3479228 8-Apr-2026 14:18

Seeing my favourite Sportsball team achieve an FA Cup win against much more favoured opposition and then go on to a 5-1 win over a Hollywood media machine just a few days later to continue their impressive run of 16 games unbeaten in all competitions.

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#3479526 9-Apr-2026 14:42

You've gotta laugh...

This morning: IT does a presentation on automatic TLS certificate renewal and how it'll save time and make "certificate expired" messages a thing of the past.

Less than three hours later: Reporting server goes down because the certificate's expired.

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#3479573 9-Apr-2026 19:02

Handsomedan:

Seeing my favourite Sportsball team achieve an FA Cup win against much more favoured opposition and then go on to a 5-1 win over a Hollywood media machine just a few days later to continue their impressive run of 16 games unbeaten in all competitions.

The mighty Saints march on!

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#3480265 12-Apr-2026 18:55

It's certainly been a day. A smile to Quic and Chorus for keeping the Internet on, Horizon for keeping the power on, and WDC for keeping the water on.

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#3480270 12-Apr-2026 20:22

Behodar:

It's certainly been a day. A smile to Quic and Chorus for keeping the Internet on, Horizon for keeping the power on, and WDC for keeping the water on.

My providers are different but same sentiment.

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#3480273 12-Apr-2026 20:41

Rikkitic:

My providers are different but same sentiment.

Same here.

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