David Sim
@davidmsim.bsky.social
English teacher in Madrid. Formerly picture editor in Kennington, London. Interested in food, music, photography (iPhone 15 Pro Max), architecture and hiking. 🏳️🌈
Snowiest I’ve seen the mountains in Madrid yet.
January 18, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Snowiest I’ve seen the mountains in Madrid yet.
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 things you’re into.
1 Gay pop of the 80s
2 TV competitions involving nice people with skills
3 Hiking (walking, really)
4 Shoegaze
5 Disco(+++)
6 Spain
7¡BIG! flavours
8 ,quiet, people
9 BBC (insert your own)
10 Music that sounds like gay pop of the 80s
1 Gay pop of the 80s
2 TV competitions involving nice people with skills
3 Hiking (walking, really)
4 Shoegaze
5 Disco(+++)
6 Spain
7¡BIG! flavours
8 ,quiet, people
9 BBC (insert your own)
10 Music that sounds like gay pop of the 80s
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 things you're into.
1. Star Wars
2. Twin Peaks
3. Dynasty
4. Screenwriting
5. Shoegaze
6. Club choons
7. The One True Kylie
8. Kander & Ebb
9. Bear dudes
10. Gay history
1. Star Wars
2. Twin Peaks
3. Dynasty
4. Screenwriting
5. Shoegaze
6. Club choons
7. The One True Kylie
8. Kander & Ebb
9. Bear dudes
10. Gay history
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 things you're into!
1) MST3K (duh)
2) retro video gaming
3) mystery/detective books, w/ a focus on Elmore Leonard
4) film - any era, any nationality/language
5) newspaper comics
6) birdwatching
7) oldies music
8) basketball
9) aloha shirts
10) space science stuff
1) MST3K (duh)
2) retro video gaming
3) mystery/detective books, w/ a focus on Elmore Leonard
4) film - any era, any nationality/language
5) newspaper comics
6) birdwatching
7) oldies music
8) basketball
9) aloha shirts
10) space science stuff
January 16, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 things you’re into.
1 Gay pop of the 80s
2 TV competitions involving nice people with skills
3 Hiking (walking, really)
4 Shoegaze
5 Disco(+++)
6 Spain
7¡BIG! flavours
8 ,quiet, people
9 BBC (insert your own)
10 Music that sounds like gay pop of the 80s
1 Gay pop of the 80s
2 TV competitions involving nice people with skills
3 Hiking (walking, really)
4 Shoegaze
5 Disco(+++)
6 Spain
7¡BIG! flavours
8 ,quiet, people
9 BBC (insert your own)
10 Music that sounds like gay pop of the 80s
While we were in Cadiz last week, we had fried sea anemones. I can reveal that sea anemones taste like jellied Brussels sprouts.
January 9, 2026 at 10:18 AM
While we were in Cadiz last week, we had fried sea anemones. I can reveal that sea anemones taste like jellied Brussels sprouts.
My parents used to get six kids in the car: three on the backseat, one lying in the footwells, one on mum‘s lap, and one lying on the shelf behind the backseat.
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 10:13 AM
My parents used to get six kids in the car: three on the backseat, one lying in the footwells, one on mum‘s lap, and one lying on the shelf behind the backseat.
Best humblebrag ever.
January 9, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Best humblebrag ever.
Reposted by David Sim
The weather has turned the statue of the Great Bardfield artists into a gathering of old punks, reminiscing about their nights at The Roxy.
January 6, 2026 at 9:33 AM
The weather has turned the statue of the Great Bardfield artists into a gathering of old punks, reminiscing about their nights at The Roxy.
After *extensive* research, I can reveal that the best tortillitas de camarones in Andalucia are at… Taberna Casa Manteca in Cadiz. Honourable mention: Casa Balbino in Sanlucar de Barrameda.
January 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
After *extensive* research, I can reveal that the best tortillitas de camarones in Andalucia are at… Taberna Casa Manteca in Cadiz. Honourable mention: Casa Balbino in Sanlucar de Barrameda.
I already love all of this year’s potters. Yeah, I know it hasn’t started yet.
January 4, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I already love all of this year’s potters. Yeah, I know it hasn’t started yet.
January 3, 2026 at 6:59 AM
December 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A woman on a bus once told me a secret: The Cliff Richard who performs live isn’t the real Cliff. The real Cliff is married to her and he flies over her house in a helicopter every night to check on her.
Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”
December 31, 2025 at 8:09 AM
A woman on a bus once told me a secret: The Cliff Richard who performs live isn’t the real Cliff. The real Cliff is married to her and he flies over her house in a helicopter every night to check on her.
Ruin two bands by combining them
Nick Cave and the Bad Lightning Seeds
Nick Cave and the Bad Lightning Seeds
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Scissor Sisters of Mercy
Scissor Sisters of Mercy
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Godspeed You Black Lace
Godspeed You Black Lace
December 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Ruin two bands by combining them
Nick Cave and the Bad Lightning Seeds
Nick Cave and the Bad Lightning Seeds
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Scissor Sisters of Mercy
Scissor Sisters of Mercy
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Godspeed You Black Lace
Godspeed You Black Lace
Ruin two bands by combining them:
His Name Is Dead or Alive
His Name Is Dead or Alive
December 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Scissor Sisters of Mercy
Scissor Sisters of Mercy
Well, this is odd. We boarded a flight to Jerez but we’ve landed in Seville. At no point did they announce they were going to do that.
December 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Well, this is odd. We boarded a flight to Jerez but we’ve landed in Seville. At no point did they announce they were going to do that.
Describe your Bluesky account in a single image
December 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Describe your Bluesky account in a single image
My biggest discovery of 2025: a podcast called Boring History for Sleep. Each episode is around six hours long and consists of some bloke droning on about history (and fire sounds, apparently, though I’ve never been awake for those).
open.spotify.com/show/1kVmNug...
open.spotify.com/show/1kVmNug...
Saint Nicholas: The Real Story Behind Santa Claus | History for Sleep
Spotify video
open.spotify.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My biggest discovery of 2025: a podcast called Boring History for Sleep. Each episode is around six hours long and consists of some bloke droning on about history (and fire sounds, apparently, though I’ve never been awake for those).
open.spotify.com/show/1kVmNug...
open.spotify.com/show/1kVmNug...
I am in the mountains near Madrid, and the sky is doing something skies don’t normally do
December 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I am in the mountains near Madrid, and the sky is doing something skies don’t normally do
Make a Bond film casual
For Your Ears, Nose and Throat Only
For Your Ears, Nose and Throat Only
Make a Bond film casual
The Spy who was indifferent towards me.
The Spy who was indifferent towards me.
Make a Bond movie casual
The Man With the Molden Bun
The Man With the Molden Bun
December 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Make a Bond film casual
For Your Ears, Nose and Throat Only
For Your Ears, Nose and Throat Only
Make a Bond film casual
Sometimes Say Sometimes Again
Sometimes Say Sometimes Again
Make a Bond film casual
The Spy Who Liked Me
The Spy Who Liked Me
Make a Bond film casual
The Man With The Glue Gun
The Man With The Glue Gun
December 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Make a Bond film casual
Sometimes Say Sometimes Again
Sometimes Say Sometimes Again
It’s snowing here in Madrid. Blanca Navidad.
December 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
It’s snowing here in Madrid. Blanca Navidad.
I am making fish soup for tomorrow, and I bought a fish with an enormous eye. I mean, it would’ve been rude not to play with your food. Trigger warning:
December 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I am making fish soup for tomorrow, and I bought a fish with an enormous eye. I mean, it would’ve been rude not to play with your food. Trigger warning:
Debbii Dawson - You Killed The Music (Official Video)
YouTube video by DebbiiDawsonVEVO
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM