O.R. Melling
@ormelling.bsky.social
World-wandering writer, screenwriter, XR/immersive tech, newbie gamer. Also feminist, socialist, contrarian, Corbynite. Ireland born, Canada reared, Irish inhabitant. She/her. Website: www.ormelling.com. *DMs blocked unless invited*
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Quali Fiamminghi tra Guizzante e Bruggia/temendo 'l fiotto che 'nver' lor s'avventa/fanno lo schermo perché 'l mar si fuggia As the Flemings between Wissant and Bruges, fearing the wave that hurls itself against them, make the defence so that it thus shuns the sea
Did anyone try to watch the new Kdrama on Netflix? Can't be bothered looking up name. About a 9-tailed fox woman. Total dog's dinner (ahem) - plot, writing, acting, directing ALL of it woeful. I couldn't get through Episode 1, even hate-watching "can it really be this bad?" Obviously cost big bucks.
January 21, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Did anyone try to watch the new Kdrama on Netflix? Can't be bothered looking up name. About a 9-tailed fox woman. Total dog's dinner (ahem) - plot, writing, acting, directing ALL of it woeful. I couldn't get through Episode 1, even hate-watching "can it really be this bad?" Obviously cost big bucks.
Let's not lose sight of the ball. ALL of this Greenland/Canada bully scare tactic strategy is to get the #Epsteinfiles off the front page. And it has worked.
January 21, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Let's not lose sight of the ball. ALL of this Greenland/Canada bully scare tactic strategy is to get the #Epsteinfiles off the front page. And it has worked.
Just heard about the #Ryanair spat between MIchael O'Leary & Muskrat. No, the Big Twit cannot do a hostile takeover of the airline no matter how many of his idiot followers vote in favour of same - please stay out of Ireland - as EU regulations wouldn't allow him to, thanks be to jaysus.
January 21, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Just heard about the #Ryanair spat between MIchael O'Leary & Muskrat. No, the Big Twit cannot do a hostile takeover of the airline no matter how many of his idiot followers vote in favour of same - please stay out of Ireland - as EU regulations wouldn't allow him to, thanks be to jaysus.
LOL. Go Channel 4. 🤞
January 21, 2026 at 1:17 PM
LOL. Go Channel 4. 🤞
youtu.be/kDMyeGQm3NA?... **Canadian PM a strong sane voice in the world calling on middle powers to stand up against the new order of tyrants. "If you're not at the table, you're on the menu." Appeasement will not bring safety. Spoke up for Greenland also.** 🍁🌟
Full: PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum in Davos
YouTube video by FactPointVideo
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January 21, 2026 at 12:46 PM
youtu.be/kDMyeGQm3NA?... **Canadian PM a strong sane voice in the world calling on middle powers to stand up against the new order of tyrants. "If you're not at the table, you're on the menu." Appeasement will not bring safety. Spoke up for Greenland also.** 🍁🌟
Can I just say I don't know who's more of a mealy-mouthed coward - the Irish Taoiseach or the English PM - with their talk of "cool heads" & "dialogue" in response to Trump's naked threats of aggression against Greenland. Since when did such stances ever have any effect on him?
January 20, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Can I just say I don't know who's more of a mealy-mouthed coward - the Irish Taoiseach or the English PM - with their talk of "cool heads" & "dialogue" in response to Trump's naked threats of aggression against Greenland. Since when did such stances ever have any effect on him?
Book finished in traditional writing form ... very trad as in 17th century Japanese style of #haibun (prose & #haiku), now back to my new love, Techy McTechface storytelling in #XRimmersive media. Registered for this. Get the brain/mind/tech interface back into gear.
January 20, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Book finished in traditional writing form ... very trad as in 17th century Japanese style of #haibun (prose & #haiku), now back to my new love, Techy McTechface storytelling in #XRimmersive media. Registered for this. Get the brain/mind/tech interface back into gear.
OMG I'm half dead. Finished earlier - final polish input, print out, quick through to ensure nothing awry, some tweaking of haiku, some last minute insertions of story, spell & grammar check, convert to pdf. Can't believe there was time when I did all this on a manual typewriter (B.C.E.)
a cartoon girl in a purple dress is jumping in the air with the words hooray behind her
Alt: a Peanuts cartoon girl in a purple dress is doing a happy dance
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January 20, 2026 at 10:15 PM
OMG I'm half dead. Finished earlier - final polish input, print out, quick through to ensure nothing awry, some tweaking of haiku, some last minute insertions of story, spell & grammar check, convert to pdf. Can't believe there was time when I did all this on a manual typewriter (B.C.E.)
Lads, I must get off Bluesky. 8 chapters of last-final-tweak-polish-compile-in-one-file draft to do today. Then 8 more tomorrow & out of the house it goes. No Sunday Dante translation. Everything to the wall until this book is DONE. Then I collapse & then pick up reins of life again. #writerslife
January 18, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Lads, I must get off Bluesky. 8 chapters of last-final-tweak-polish-compile-in-one-file draft to do today. Then 8 more tomorrow & out of the house it goes. No Sunday Dante translation. Everything to the wall until this book is DONE. Then I collapse & then pick up reins of life again. #writerslife
#CanThisLoveBeTranslated in pure gold 🌟. Excellently written, acted & directed #Kdrama. All episodes dropped in one go! My eyes are bugging out. No surprise at the quality of script. Screenwriters are ingenious #HongSisters - #AlchemyofSouls (greatest fantasy of all time), #HoteldeLuna & #MastersSun
a woman in a brown jacket is holding a glass with a cat inside of it .
Alt: Korean actress in a brown jacket nodding and smiling while holding Japanese nodding lucky cat.
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January 18, 2026 at 1:44 PM
#CanThisLoveBeTranslated in pure gold 🌟. Excellently written, acted & directed #Kdrama. All episodes dropped in one go! My eyes are bugging out. No surprise at the quality of script. Screenwriters are ingenious #HongSisters - #AlchemyofSouls (greatest fantasy of all time), #HoteldeLuna & #MastersSun
My favourite library in Toronto, Main Street branch. Lived in it as a child 🥰. And the depth of snow, be still my Canadian heart. #Canada #libraries (Photo credit: B. Watson, one of my 7 sisters)
January 18, 2026 at 1:36 PM
My favourite library in Toronto, Main Street branch. Lived in it as a child 🥰. And the depth of snow, be still my Canadian heart. #Canada #libraries (Photo credit: B. Watson, one of my 7 sisters)
Finally got to osteopath yesterday - away all December - feeling GOOD. He says 3-day rest but I need to compile chapters of book into one file & of course I'm tweaking. Meanwhile Google Translate App tells me what's in these herbal pain patches Dr Li Tao, acupuncturist sold me. 🌟 #Chinesemedicine
January 17, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Finally got to osteopath yesterday - away all December - feeling GOOD. He says 3-day rest but I need to compile chapters of book into one file & of course I'm tweaking. Meanwhile Google Translate App tells me what's in these herbal pain patches Dr Li Tao, acupuncturist sold me. 🌟 #Chinesemedicine
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When countries get hooked on US tech, their governments are constrained in reining in tech’s harms while most of the economic benefits accrue to the United States.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
Escaping the trap of US tech dependence
Canada needs real digital sovereignty, not our own digital colonizers
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January 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
When countries get hooked on US tech, their governments are constrained in reining in tech’s harms while most of the economic benefits accrue to the United States.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
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Last year, we made the decision to step away from X.
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
January 17, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Last year, we made the decision to step away from X.
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
Free screenwriting advice. Yes, I've been commissioned to write screenplays for film & television, optioned & sold to various producers including Simon Brooks, Diplomat Films, Tim Palmer & RTE but no, despite being paid nicely, not a thing went into production which is why I prefer writing books.
Screenwriting requires some training due to industry standards, expectations etc. I did various workshops & courses. (Unlike other art forms, if instructors don't have credits they're useless.) Also read tons of scripts & recommended books. Will list 3 classics tomorrow. Winding down as 2:00 am. 😳
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Free screenwriting advice. Yes, I've been commissioned to write screenplays for film & television, optioned & sold to various producers including Simon Brooks, Diplomat Films, Tim Palmer & RTE but no, despite being paid nicely, not a thing went into production which is why I prefer writing books.
1. Alan Stivell (Canada)
2. Stan Rogers (Canada)
3. Planxty (Ireland)
4. David Bowie (Ireland)
5. Sa Ding Ding (Ireland)
2. Stan Rogers (Canada)
3. Planxty (Ireland)
4. David Bowie (Ireland)
5. Sa Ding Ding (Ireland)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
1. Bob Seger
2. Tom Petty
3. Dave Matthews Band
4. Bob Dylan
5. Bush/No Doubt/Goo Goo Dolls
1. Bob Seger
2. Tom Petty
3. Dave Matthews Band
4. Bob Dylan
5. Bush/No Doubt/Goo Goo Dolls
Ok! @schizosemia.bsky.social @aldersonday.bsky.social I will list 5 of the most memorable!
Nick Cave
Rufus Wainwright
The Divine Comedy
Nouvelle Vague
Half Man Half Biscuit
[Arab Strap for a cheeky 6th]
Nick Cave
Rufus Wainwright
The Divine Comedy
Nouvelle Vague
Half Man Half Biscuit
[Arab Strap for a cheeky 6th]
January 14, 2026 at 10:54 PM
1. Alan Stivell (Canada)
2. Stan Rogers (Canada)
3. Planxty (Ireland)
4. David Bowie (Ireland)
5. Sa Ding Ding (Ireland)
2. Stan Rogers (Canada)
3. Planxty (Ireland)
4. David Bowie (Ireland)
5. Sa Ding Ding (Ireland)
I'm the Bar Car blonde in blue hippie shirt, fag in one hand & drink in the other, beside québecois true love while chatting to gal on my left. Heading for a training camp in Manitoba before work projects in Malaysia. #CanadaWorldYouth #JeunesseCanadaMonde
youtu.be/D3zLV9UaE68?...
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CN Super Continental Train #1
YouTube video by Bernie Marchildon
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January 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I'm the Bar Car blonde in blue hippie shirt, fag in one hand & drink in the other, beside québecois true love while chatting to gal on my left. Heading for a training camp in Manitoba before work projects in Malaysia. #CanadaWorldYouth #JeunesseCanadaMonde
youtu.be/D3zLV9UaE68?...
youtu.be/D3zLV9UaE68?...
Just sent this to someone on here & realised it's so good it needs to be shared more! Great Irish artist. 💚 🌟 Pretty sure I recognise the guy with long hair as well. Anyone know who that is?
January 14, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Just sent this to someone on here & realised it's so good it needs to be shared more! Great Irish artist. 💚 🌟 Pretty sure I recognise the guy with long hair as well. Anyone know who that is?
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And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my lone and level sandes
And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my vast and trunklesse legges of stone
These are not my lone and level sandes
And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my vast and trunklesse legges of stone
January 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my lone and level sandes
And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my vast and trunklesse legges of stone
These are not my lone and level sandes
And you may saye to yourselfe
These are not my vast and trunklesse legges of stone
Finished my book yesterday - WOO HOO - and celebrated with French, Breton, Belgian and Irish friends by eating delicious galette de roi - a French pastry eaten Jan 6 in honour of the Magi (3 Kings) - accompanied by wine & homemade kombucha. Merci beaucoup, Dorothée! C'était délicieux! Her creation:
January 12, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Finished my book yesterday - WOO HOO - and celebrated with French, Breton, Belgian and Irish friends by eating delicious galette de roi - a French pastry eaten Jan 6 in honour of the Magi (3 Kings) - accompanied by wine & homemade kombucha. Merci beaucoup, Dorothée! C'était délicieux! Her creation:
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Not pissing off Elon Musk and Canada’s right-wing tech bros is far more important to Evan Solomon than protecting Canadians from deepfake sexual abuse and acting on child sexual abuse material.
The concept of posting “Canada is not considering a ban of X” as a QUOTE of your post condemning deepfake sexual abuse happening **ON X** of women and kids………….
January 11, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Not pissing off Elon Musk and Canada’s right-wing tech bros is far more important to Evan Solomon than protecting Canadians from deepfake sexual abuse and acting on child sexual abuse material.
Drinking game for #ShineonMe. Down every time: someone calls ML handsome; 2nd ML mopes through scene, 2 shots if mute when spoken to; barbed look/comment to FL by 2nd FL (sole function in script); yawnfest lecture/discussion/meeting on China's PV industry; love gazing to You are the Sun song.
January 8, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Drinking game for #ShineonMe. Down every time: someone calls ML handsome; 2nd ML mopes through scene, 2 shots if mute when spoken to; barbed look/comment to FL by 2nd FL (sole function in script); yawnfest lecture/discussion/meeting on China's PV industry; love gazing to You are the Sun song.
Anyone else watching #IdolI (what's with the title)? On Netflix. 🌟 #Kdrama at its best - tight writing, great acting & pacing, slow burn romance, brilliant characters, suspense, indictment of Kpop industry (sort of), total emotional investment. But what's with the slow drop of episodes?!
January 7, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Lordy, out of the bed at 7:30 am (asleep by 1:00 am so not too bad). It was still DARK outside. I keep thinking I'm supposed to be heading for the airport.
an advertisement for hallmark movies and mysteries with a woman sleeping
Alt: Woman in bed looking at the time on her phone in dismay.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Lordy, out of the bed at 7:30 am (asleep by 1:00 am so not too bad). It was still DARK outside. I keep thinking I'm supposed to be heading for the airport.