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Laura (she/her)

@beesandrikishis.bsky.social

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Hobby beekeeper & sumo fan in Metroland. Naturalised Brit, ex-American, semi-visible bisexual, extremely woke Christian. Post too much about Fukuyama Masaharu, Leonard Cohen, hoverflies & kanji. Ride or die for trans people, refugees & bats. 私は日本語を勉強しています。

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Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 9d

Correction: These are the designs of my first tattoos

#福山雅治 #LeonardCohen

My inner forearms, both bearing fresh tattoos. The right arm has Leonard Cohen's Unified Heart symbol and a line from his song The Future: "Love's the only engine of survival." The left arm has a picture of one of the 500-year-old camphor trees that survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, with a line from Fukuyama Masaharu's song Kusunoki (Camphor Tree): 我が魂は奪われはしない (my soul will never be taken away).

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r o o @jakepaulsartre.bsky.social · 13h

It really sucks that snob gatekeepers framed classical as high brow music so now any time you talk about it, people assume you're trying to signal intellect

But the music itself isn't pretentious, thats cultural baggage. I just like it when sounds are arranged in a cool way, like any other genre

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Maria Sumo Kinboshi @mariasumokinboshi.bsky.social · 10h

The second group of rikishi has also arrived at London's Heathrow Airport! (Nishikigi and Hoshoryu smiled and waved to the camera 💕)

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Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 9h

A Quiet Place packs a LOT into <250 pages. Recommended

Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 13h

Are people going to the #sumo in London getting the radios with Hiro's commentary or nah?

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Patriciajaydee @patriciajaydee.bsky.social · 1d

The first group of rikishi has landed in London--and they look pretty good for the time and wear.
The yokozuna is safe and sound, Kirishima is as good-natured as ever, and Aoinishiki is still shy.

They should all be safe asleep in their beds by now.

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Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 15h

I had one of those once and thought I should use it to sort my life out, like its proponents suggest, but then I decided to look around dreamland for weird bugs

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Christopher P. Hood @hoodcp.bsky.social · 19h

Google just asked me about the cat cafe in Osaka. I'm going to go with 'no' 😂

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蓮猫 Lotuscat @lotuscat.bsky.social · 19h

Kebab sandwich. Only to find out that this is messy food that shouldn’t be consumed in public. At the venue of Fire Art Festival.
ケバブサンド。「火のアートフェスティバル」にて。

Sandwich consisting of half pita bread containing beef and vegetables, wrapped in triangular piece of paper. Background is a lake. Clear blue sky.

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Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 15h

Eating ramen on the radio is more effective with Japanese table manners than European #福山雅治

Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 15h

Was Masha practicing English in his latest radio show? Sounded like he was discussing the difference between "I have to" & "I should" #福山雅治

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Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah I know 😕

Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking of Ian Watkins's victims in the wake of his death. And of Dylan Farrow in the wake of Diane Keaton's

variety.com/2018/film/ne...

Diane Keaton Defends Woody Allen: ‘I Continue to Believe Him’

As stars abandon director Woody Allen, Diane Keaton came to his defense, saying she will "continue to believe him."

variety.com

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Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 1d

Cooking tip: When roasting veg in your fan-assisted oven, make sure you switch on the actual oven & not just the fan

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Maria Sumo Kinboshi @mariasumokinboshi.bsky.social · 1d

After 14 hours long flight the first group of rikishi has arrived in London.
14 hours, that must be exhausting for them and their bodies.
Anyway, I'm happy to see them there and waiting for the other group to arrive safe and sound.
x.com/sumokyokai/s...

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Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, not surprising & no loss, but it's a nightmarish end to a nightmarish story

Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes it's because they're also at a low point (maybe due to the same current events / cosmic factors), & the only way they've learnt to deal with it is by hurting others.
And sometimes they're just an arsehole who got lucky

Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 1d

(CW: Ian Watkins, violence, CSA)

I suppose in general terms, it isn't great to have a prison system where inmates can easily kill each other.
And also ... I have firsthand knowledge of a child molester dying horribly (albeit not violently), and I have to say it didn't actually fix anything

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Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 1d

Somehow I always feel disturbed to hear of someone getting murdered in prison, however despicable they were

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RRRMMM @strongmisgiving.bsky.social · 1d

Actually I think you'll find she was actually his Mean wife

According to one legend, the Hanging Gardens were built alongside a grand palace known as The Marvel of Mankind, by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II (who ruled between 605 and 562 BC), for his Median wife, Queen Amytis, because she missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland.

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Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 1d

Turns out iNaturalist wasn't far off, I just didn't know baby shield bugs looked like that

Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 1d

This is the dumbest timeline

Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 1d

Seems like it! I wouldn't have guessed

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Tom @domingo.bsky.social · 1d

Nezara viridula; early stage of life-cycle, I reckon.

A 'stink bug' or 'shield bug'.

Don't say 'Nezara viridula' out loud, lest your furniture starts to float... 🪄

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Laura (she/her) @beesandrikishis.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you! 😃

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Papa’s Computer Repairia @tranzorz.bsky.social · 1d

Hoverfly brooch, very cute

A small gold brooch in the shape of a bee or similar insect, with cubic zirconium and enamel details rests on a white person’s palm

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