Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn
@lizgloyn.bsky.social
Reader at the Classics dept at Royal Holloway; mater; deacon in the C of E; comms for RHUL UCU; feminist. Sharing my thoughts, not those of my employer. She/her. #TinyJoys curator.
I belong to the camp of #Strictly viewers who feels that it's a show about people with limited or no dance experience learning a new skill, and thus feel quietly satisfied with that result. Although obviously it's sad for the pro that they don't get to power through.
December 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I belong to the camp of #Strictly viewers who feels that it's a show about people with limited or no dance experience learning a new skill, and thus feel quietly satisfied with that result. Although obviously it's sad for the pro that they don't get to power through.
I'm afraid that I'm still not loving this salsa-that-is-not-a-salsa. It's not an easy track to dance to, and I'm afraid I'm still not sold by this choreo. #Strictly
December 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm afraid that I'm still not loving this salsa-that-is-not-a-salsa. It's not an easy track to dance to, and I'm afraid I'm still not sold by this choreo. #Strictly
#Strictly While I'm sure this is hitting the demand of a certain audience segment, I am afraid that I am not it.
I typed this before I saw the chap with the seagull on his head and the Hello Sailor moment. And I still don't think I am it.
I typed this before I saw the chap with the seagull on his head and the Hello Sailor moment. And I still don't think I am it.
December 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
#Strictly While I'm sure this is hitting the demand of a certain audience segment, I am afraid that I am not it.
I typed this before I saw the chap with the seagull on his head and the Hello Sailor moment. And I still don't think I am it.
I typed this before I saw the chap with the seagull on his head and the Hello Sailor moment. And I still don't think I am it.
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My friend's son was hit by a car whilst cycling yesterday outside Swindon. He is seriously injured. The car sped off and the police are looking for witnesses, particularly those with dashcams.
Please do share the article below if you're local to that area:
Please do share the article below if you're local to that area:
Cyclist suffers serious injuries in suspected hit and run on busy road
A cyclist suffered potentially life changing injuries in a suspected hit and run near Swindon.
www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My friend's son was hit by a car whilst cycling yesterday outside Swindon. He is seriously injured. The car sped off and the police are looking for witnesses, particularly those with dashcams.
Please do share the article below if you're local to that area:
Please do share the article below if you're local to that area:
I have written all of my Christmas cards.
Let us not speak of the stamps.
Let us not speak of the stamps.
December 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I have written all of my Christmas cards.
Let us not speak of the stamps.
Let us not speak of the stamps.
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what a great sentence to begin my sunday by reading
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
what a great sentence to begin my sunday by reading
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Thread on how to detect ai in that viral dog video
Yeah, I mean, I'm critical of any video nowadays that is trying to elicit an emotional response, especially when it's asking for subs at the end. It's weird that all the people seem to end up with the dog they want. And shelters are overflowing, where are the rooms full of people wanting to adopt?
December 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Thread on how to detect ai in that viral dog video
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The view today from the vicarage doorstep!
🎶 O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be. 🎶
#TinyJoys
🎶 O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be. 🎶
#TinyJoys
December 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The view today from the vicarage doorstep!
🎶 O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be. 🎶
#TinyJoys
🎶 O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be. 🎶
#TinyJoys
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And I say again … how will they enforce this?!? Do trans women have two heads? Will there be people there to ‘denounce’ anyone who - subjectively - ‘looks a bit too much like a ‘fella’’?!? The sheer crassness of it …
December 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
And I say again … how will they enforce this?!? Do trans women have two heads? Will there be people there to ‘denounce’ anyone who - subjectively - ‘looks a bit too much like a ‘fella’’?!? The sheer crassness of it …
Semi-regular plug for @acts435.bsky.social. As part of your Advent preparation, if you have the capacity to help someone be warm and fed on Christmas day, this is a great way to make sure a donation gets to someone on the knife edge of poverty. Every little really does help.
Acts 435
Acts 435 is an online giving charity that connects those who want to help with those who have a need, through a network of churches and charities.
www.acts435.org.uk
December 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Semi-regular plug for @acts435.bsky.social. As part of your Advent preparation, if you have the capacity to help someone be warm and fed on Christmas day, this is a great way to make sure a donation gets to someone on the knife edge of poverty. Every little really does help.
Plans in utter disarray today, ironically giving me exactly what I needed instead of what I wanted. Making the most of it with an 8 hour Youtube video of Christmas-themed jazz and a cozy log cabin for accompanying visuals. #TinyJoys
December 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Plans in utter disarray today, ironically giving me exactly what I needed instead of what I wanted. Making the most of it with an 8 hour Youtube video of Christmas-themed jazz and a cozy log cabin for accompanying visuals. #TinyJoys
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I brought a pot of very dried-out lemon verbena & lemongrass inside just a couple of weeks ago, having assumed they wouldn’t survive the winter. But the lemongrass is greening at the base, and the verbena is putting out tiny new green shoots all along its branches! #TinyJoys!
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I brought a pot of very dried-out lemon verbena & lemongrass inside just a couple of weeks ago, having assumed they wouldn’t survive the winter. But the lemongrass is greening at the base, and the verbena is putting out tiny new green shoots all along its branches! #TinyJoys!
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Moving house continues to be exhausting and challenging, but last night, I took my daughter to a lovely local Christmas market, and today I unearthed a very old and battered favorite from my teenage years), so there are definite points of light every day. ❤️
#TinyJoys
#TinyJoys
December 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Moving house continues to be exhausting and challenging, but last night, I took my daughter to a lovely local Christmas market, and today I unearthed a very old and battered favorite from my teenage years), so there are definite points of light every day. ❤️
#TinyJoys
#TinyJoys
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I have eaten
the plume
that was of
ta tante
and which
you were probably
saving
for a French phrase book
Forgive me
it was delicious
also your postillion
has been struck by lightning
the plume
that was of
ta tante
and which
you were probably
saving
for a French phrase book
Forgive me
it was delicious
also your postillion
has been struck by lightning
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I have eaten
the plume
that was of
ta tante
and which
you were probably
saving
for a French phrase book
Forgive me
it was delicious
also your postillion
has been struck by lightning
the plume
that was of
ta tante
and which
you were probably
saving
for a French phrase book
Forgive me
it was delicious
also your postillion
has been struck by lightning
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Nine weeks of teaching down, one week to go.
Let us not speak of the admin.
Let us not speak of the admin.
December 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Nine weeks of teaching down, one week to go.
Let us not speak of the admin.
Let us not speak of the admin.
Currently #reading The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century by Jane Loudon. Published in 1827. Really Quite Funny. We haven't got to the part where they galvanise the mummy just yet.
December 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Currently #reading The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century by Jane Loudon. Published in 1827. Really Quite Funny. We haven't got to the part where they galvanise the mummy just yet.
Good news - it ceased bucketing and has just been Very Windy With Drizzle. Still.
And of *course* it's started bucketing down in a really serious way just as I'm thinking about leaving the office. Ugh!
December 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Good news - it ceased bucketing and has just been Very Windy With Drizzle. Still.
And of *course* it's started bucketing down in a really serious way just as I'm thinking about leaving the office. Ugh!
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
And of *course* it's started bucketing down in a really serious way just as I'm thinking about leaving the office. Ugh!