🍂hollyzone🍂
@hollyzone.co.uk
Made of cells and water. Mostly.
Performance historian. -1.75 in both eyes. Once got sunburned in Iceland, in winter. She/her.
Performance historian. -1.75 in both eyes. Once got sunburned in Iceland, in winter. She/her.
If all cyclists have to wear hi viz then surely all cars should be bright colours and not black or grey or even dark blue?
All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/a...
All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms
— Plan was expected to be put to the Cabinet today before it was withdrawn from the meeting of Government Ministers. A reported plan by Ireland’s Government to make the wearing of helme…
irishcycle.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:16 AM
If all cyclists have to wear hi viz then surely all cars should be bright colours and not black or grey or even dark blue?
'Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)' - K8 Bush
'Let's Make Love (And Listen To Death From Above)' - CSS
'Your Love Alone Is Not Enough' - Manics
'Lay All Your Love On Me' - ABBA
'I Know Where You Live pt2' - Those Dancing Days
'So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings' - Caroline Polachek
'Let's Make Love (And Listen To Death From Above)' - CSS
'Your Love Alone Is Not Enough' - Manics
'Lay All Your Love On Me' - ABBA
'I Know Where You Live pt2' - Those Dancing Days
'So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings' - Caroline Polachek
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
'Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)' - K8 Bush
'Let's Make Love (And Listen To Death From Above)' - CSS
'Your Love Alone Is Not Enough' - Manics
'Lay All Your Love On Me' - ABBA
'I Know Where You Live pt2' - Those Dancing Days
'So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings' - Caroline Polachek
'Let's Make Love (And Listen To Death From Above)' - CSS
'Your Love Alone Is Not Enough' - Manics
'Lay All Your Love On Me' - ABBA
'I Know Where You Live pt2' - Those Dancing Days
'So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings' - Caroline Polachek
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five (or rather: five of the) classes you took at university.
1) Ireland 1600-1950 (tragic)
2) Russia 1870-1989 (tragic)
3) Latin American history (tragic)
4) Pre-revolutionary France (tragic)
5) Politics and society in Long c18th Britain (gotta have some levity)
1) Ireland 1600-1950 (tragic)
2) Russia 1870-1989 (tragic)
3) Latin American history (tragic)
4) Pre-revolutionary France (tragic)
5) Politics and society in Long c18th Britain (gotta have some levity)
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five (or rather: five of the) classes you took at university.
1) Rome 753-246BCE
2) Ancient Political Thought
3) The Struggle for Mastery in Germany
4) Graphic Satire in the 1820 Royal Divorce Controvery
5) Henry Purcell
(One of these was in fact a dissertation)
1) Rome 753-246BCE
2) Ancient Political Thought
3) The Struggle for Mastery in Germany
4) Graphic Satire in the 1820 Royal Divorce Controvery
5) Henry Purcell
(One of these was in fact a dissertation)
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five (or rather: five of the) classes you took at university.
1) Riemannian Geometry
2) Viscosity Solutions for Nonlinear PDEs
3) Functional Analysis
4) Algebraic Topology
5) Galois Theory
1) Riemannian Geometry
2) Viscosity Solutions for Nonlinear PDEs
3) Functional Analysis
4) Algebraic Topology
5) Galois Theory
January 31, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five (or rather: five of the) classes you took at university.
1) Ireland 1600-1950 (tragic)
2) Russia 1870-1989 (tragic)
3) Latin American history (tragic)
4) Pre-revolutionary France (tragic)
5) Politics and society in Long c18th Britain (gotta have some levity)
1) Ireland 1600-1950 (tragic)
2) Russia 1870-1989 (tragic)
3) Latin American history (tragic)
4) Pre-revolutionary France (tragic)
5) Politics and society in Long c18th Britain (gotta have some levity)
Half the replies are criticising a culture where people work too long and the other half are pointing out that grindcore is a music genre where the songs are very short, it's beautiful.
Grindcore is the new hustle culture ft.trib.al/Yq5N8YC | opinion
Grindcore is the new hustle culture
In Silicon Valley, long hours have fused with a monastic male wellness aesthetic
ft.trib.al
January 29, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Half the replies are criticising a culture where people work too long and the other half are pointing out that grindcore is a music genre where the songs are very short, it's beautiful.
Honestly, not surprised that professional rightwing talking head guys cannot or will not conceive of a woman having fight as her default reaction. They're not just cowards, their entire worldview rests on women being meek and mild (like Ilhan, I'm definitely in the 'punch a bitch' category).
Reactionaries are such cowards they can’t even imagine someone displaying courage
January 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Honestly, not surprised that professional rightwing talking head guys cannot or will not conceive of a woman having fight as her default reaction. They're not just cowards, their entire worldview rests on women being meek and mild (like Ilhan, I'm definitely in the 'punch a bitch' category).
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It’s not enough to touch grass, I need to eat grass so I can throw up a fur ball
January 27, 2026 at 9:21 AM
It’s not enough to touch grass, I need to eat grass so I can throw up a fur ball
I'm fairly sure he's just doing it to try and ruin Gianni Infantino's day but it is everyone's moral duty to try and ruin Gianni Infantino's day, so...
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
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Ex-Fifa boss shows support for boycott calls
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Security concerns over tournament have risen
Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter on Monday suggested he supports fans boycotting World Cup matches in the United States this year due to security concerns.
Blatter gave his support to comments from Swiss anti-corruption lawyer Mark Pieth, who worked with Fifa on potential reforms when Blatter was president, saying fans should stay away from the US for the tournament. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I'm fairly sure he's just doing it to try and ruin Gianni Infantino's day but it is everyone's moral duty to try and ruin Gianni Infantino's day, so...
Today's 'Hell Yeah': learned that Delroy Lindo is a Manchester United fan.
January 23, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Today's 'Hell Yeah': learned that Delroy Lindo is a Manchester United fan.
An IRL friend made a post here a month ago which went viral and now I've seen it again as the quoted post in another post that's gone viral, and both posts are bashing genAI, don't tell me this place doesn't have the juice.
January 22, 2026 at 2:02 PM
An IRL friend made a post here a month ago which went viral and now I've seen it again as the quoted post in another post that's gone viral, and both posts are bashing genAI, don't tell me this place doesn't have the juice.
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(scrolling Bluesky) I reject the premise. I reject the premise. Granted. I reject the premise. Not my fetish. Granted. I reject the premise. Funny. I reject the premise.
January 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM
(scrolling Bluesky) I reject the premise. I reject the premise. Granted. I reject the premise. Not my fetish. Granted. I reject the premise. Funny. I reject the premise.
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Ka-POW, it's heresy time! Rounding off our Space Marine mini-series, this episode we whip through the various flavours of traitor legions - the bad guys the Emperor doesn't like (instead of the bad guys he does).
Featuring special guest, Dan!
www.buzzsprout.com/2521992/epis...
Featuring special guest, Dan!
www.buzzsprout.com/2521992/epis...
Episode 14: A Legionary Primer (FUN edition) [Featuring: Dan] - Forty Thousand Hurts
Settling into an already distressing 2026 we're rounding out our little trio of episodes on Space Marines by skimming along each Traitor legion. Much like episode 11, we give you a taste of the variou...
www.buzzsprout.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Ka-POW, it's heresy time! Rounding off our Space Marine mini-series, this episode we whip through the various flavours of traitor legions - the bad guys the Emperor doesn't like (instead of the bad guys he does).
Featuring special guest, Dan!
www.buzzsprout.com/2521992/epis...
Featuring special guest, Dan!
www.buzzsprout.com/2521992/epis...
In EU occupied America both "corned beef" and "St Patty" will be banned on 17th March*.
*Yes, we will also be putting your dates in a coherent order.
*Yes, we will also be putting your dates in a coherent order.
In EU Occupied America we will make bicycles mandatory
Another day in EU Occupied America. I tried coming in to work in August and they shot me in the knees
January 19, 2026 at 9:45 PM
In EU occupied America both "corned beef" and "St Patty" will be banned on 17th March*.
*Yes, we will also be putting your dates in a coherent order.
*Yes, we will also be putting your dates in a coherent order.
The Camp Freedom Falls conversation in episode 4 is utterly essential to the series because it simultaneously explains both why Carol is resisting the Plurbs and why she's like that. That people can watch that and still view Carol in moral absolutes is ridiculous.
Pluribus reddit discourse is so funny. “Are we supposed to root for Carol” you are supposed to watch how her character interacts with the world “she’s very unlikable” wow that’s crazy can they do that
January 17, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The Camp Freedom Falls conversation in episode 4 is utterly essential to the series because it simultaneously explains both why Carol is resisting the Plurbs and why she's like that. That people can watch that and still view Carol in moral absolutes is ridiculous.
A thread of films I watched in 2026 cos sure, why not?
January 17, 2026 at 4:35 PM
A thread of films I watched in 2026 cos sure, why not?
Happy 25th birthday to @wikipedia.org What a babe you are.
January 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Happy 25th birthday to @wikipedia.org What a babe you are.
In Birmingham it is still Christmas 2024.
New rule: the Xmas period doesn’t end until bin collections go back to the usual schedule.
Which means next Wednesday for me.
Which means next Wednesday for me.
January 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
In Birmingham it is still Christmas 2024.
Once again politicians overlook what the North really needs (a fourth Warrington).
January 14, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Once again politicians overlook what the North really needs (a fourth Warrington).
I sprang a quiz question on my gf last night and the answer was Zoe Saldaña, so when she asked for a clue I said "Is in a huge franchise film that's out right now". Let me tell you, she did NOT remember there's an Avatar film out now.
January 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
I sprang a quiz question on my gf last night and the answer was Zoe Saldaña, so when she asked for a clue I said "Is in a huge franchise film that's out right now". Let me tell you, she did NOT remember there's an Avatar film out now.
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Surprisingly big month for movies about grieving women with an interest in falconry.
January 14, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Surprisingly big month for movies about grieving women with an interest in falconry.
I've been running a DnD 5e game since May 2020, and the last six months I've really struggled with running encounters now they are level 12. This is a known issue with DnD that it can become too much for DMs who aren't very tactically minded and I'm definitely one of them.
January 14, 2026 at 11:47 AM
I've been running a DnD 5e game since May 2020, and the last six months I've really struggled with running encounters now they are level 12. This is a known issue with DnD that it can become too much for DMs who aren't very tactically minded and I'm definitely one of them.
Sports I like to watch, in order of how much I like watching them:
1. Pole vault
2. Women's football
3. Skeleton
4. Men's football
5. The Madison
6. All other track cycling
7. Rugby Union
8. Speed skating
9. Sprinting (100, 200 and 400m plus their relays)
10. Speed climbing
1. Pole vault
2. Women's football
3. Skeleton
4. Men's football
5. The Madison
6. All other track cycling
7. Rugby Union
8. Speed skating
9. Sprinting (100, 200 and 400m plus their relays)
10. Speed climbing
January 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Sports I like to watch, in order of how much I like watching them:
1. Pole vault
2. Women's football
3. Skeleton
4. Men's football
5. The Madison
6. All other track cycling
7. Rugby Union
8. Speed skating
9. Sprinting (100, 200 and 400m plus their relays)
10. Speed climbing
1. Pole vault
2. Women's football
3. Skeleton
4. Men's football
5. The Madison
6. All other track cycling
7. Rugby Union
8. Speed skating
9. Sprinting (100, 200 and 400m plus their relays)
10. Speed climbing
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Happy new year (kind of, been a rough one so far huh). COME CELEBRATE by listening to El and Holly talk about Holly's first big-girl game.
Available on all the podcast places, or directly below.
www.buzzsprout.com/2521992/epis...
Available on all the podcast places, or directly below.
www.buzzsprout.com/2521992/epis...
Episode 13: Holly's First Game! - Forty Thousand Hurts
Happy new year everyone, I'm sure it will be better than last year and that several geopolitically insane things haven't already happened. BUT DID YOU KNOW that in the dying days of 2025, Holly had he...
www.buzzsprout.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Happy new year (kind of, been a rough one so far huh). COME CELEBRATE by listening to El and Holly talk about Holly's first big-girl game.
Available on all the podcast places, or directly below.
www.buzzsprout.com/2521992/epis...
Available on all the podcast places, or directly below.
www.buzzsprout.com/2521992/epis...
Reposted by 🍂hollyzone🍂
If your drug-dealing pres be Honduran,
We’ll give that criminal a pardon
But if you’re the head of Venezuela
Trump will send in troops to jail ya
We’ll give that criminal a pardon
But if you’re the head of Venezuela
Trump will send in troops to jail ya
January 3, 2026 at 4:36 PM
If your drug-dealing pres be Honduran,
We’ll give that criminal a pardon
But if you’re the head of Venezuela
Trump will send in troops to jail ya
We’ll give that criminal a pardon
But if you’re the head of Venezuela
Trump will send in troops to jail ya
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hello, I'm a gloopy pile of newborn baby poop and, horrifyingly, I'm in a pair of lungs not a bowel. Enjoy.
Hello, I'm a gloopy pile of newborn baby poop and, horrifyingly, I'm in a pair of lungs not a bowel. Enjoy.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hey! I'm a vestigial meaty organ that was on the wrong side of my body when it went time-bomby and the doctors didn't realise.
Hey! I'm a vestigial meaty organ that was on the wrong side of my body when it went time-bomby and the doctors didn't realise.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Greetings! I am a very, very dusty lamp with no bulb in my socket and I am turned on. Dust me?
Greetings! I am a very, very dusty lamp with no bulb in my socket and I am turned on. Dust me?
January 2, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hello, I'm a gloopy pile of newborn baby poop and, horrifyingly, I'm in a pair of lungs not a bowel. Enjoy.
Hello, I'm a gloopy pile of newborn baby poop and, horrifyingly, I'm in a pair of lungs not a bowel. Enjoy.
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