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Dai Jeffcoate
@daijeffcoate.bsky.social
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Writer - Beard Owner - Comms Professional. Dysgu Cymraeg... araf iawn.
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Today in work I will mostly be kicking arse and taking names. So here are my battle decorations! (",)
Three pin badges on my coat lapel: the first a D20 pin with a rooster head instead of a 20, with the word Honor beneath it. The second: an anti fascist badge that reads 'sometimes antisocial, always antifascist'. The third: heart themed Celtic knot by Cardiff artist Mythsntits.
December 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Yesterday and today's advent calendar items. The biscuits are really good. (",)
Yesterday's advent calendar goodies: a little pot of Nutella and a mini edition of The Count of Monte Cristo. Today's advent calendar goodies: a pack of Nutella biscuits and a mini edition of Anne of Green Gables.
December 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Today's decorations.(",) #badgeoftheday
Three pin badges on my coat lapel: The first, a D20 with the words 'misadventure awaits'. The second, a pink triskelion on a light blue background. The third, a Rude Boy dancing on a chequered background.
December 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Today's advent calendar goodies. (",) #adventcalendar
Today's advent calendar goodies: a Nutella wafer bar and a mini edition of Pride and Prejudice.
December 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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I have been lax in sharing my advent calendar goodies. Been a busy couple of days. (",) #adventcalendars
Advent calendar goodies from the 6th: a pack of Nutella Domino cards and a mini edition of The Great Gatsby. Advent calendar goodies from the 7th: a Nutella wafer bar and a mini edition of Romeo and Juliet. Advent calendar goodies from today: a little pot of Nutella and a mini edition of Peter Pan.
December 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Almost forgot! My advent calendar goodies from today. (",) #adventcalendar
Today's advent calendar items: a tub of Nutella & Go as well as a mini edition of Wuthering Heights.
December 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Today is a three Moam problem*.

*It's actually an entire bag of Moams problem but I'm choosing to see it as a series of three Moam problems in an attempt to seem like I know what I'm doing.**

** I don't.
Three Orange flavour (the best flavour) Moams in a line.
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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And here are today's advent calendar goodies: (",) #adventcalendar
Today's advent calendar items: a Nutella chocolate bar and a mini edition of Little Women.
December 4, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Gotta love Welsh public transport. Because a train was delayed, my train will now be delayed by about 10 mins to let the first delayed train get ahead. This means I will miss two connecting trains and be about 45 minutes late to work. The joy! At least I am well decorated:
Image of three pin badges on my coat lapel: the first: an enamel badge of a black squid on a gold background. The second: a pewter badge of a raised fist circled by a wreath wheat and below are the word 'Workers Unite'. The third: an illustration of medusa giving the middle finger done by Cardiff artist 'Mythsntits'.
December 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Today's advent calendar goodies. (",) #adventcalendar
Today's advent calendar items: a mini pot of Nutella and a mini edition of A Christmas Carol.
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Continuing the annual tradition of re-reading The Hogfather a bit each day so that I finish it on Dec 25th.

Absolute comfort read. (",)
Image showing a copy of the 25th anniversary edition of Hogfather by Terry Pratchett.
December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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And while I remember, today's adornments. (",)
Today's badges on my coat lapel. The first is the Ghostbusters logo. The second: a bear shaped pin badge filled with a starry sky above a forest. The third: a round badge with the word BAM! In an old school comic book style.
December 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Today is a commuting day. Would have loved some chocolate to help me through but got a lovely little Xmas decoration instead. (",) #adventcalendar
Today's advent calendar items: on the left a small Nutella Xmas decoration and on the right a mini edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
December 2, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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The great thing about being an adult is that you get to define what being an adult means. For me it's two advent calendars. (",) #adventcalendar
A Nutella advent calender. An advent calendar made up of numbered cartons each containing a mini classic book. The day 1 tab of the Nutella calendar, open to reveal a pack of Nutella biscuits. Day 1 box of the mini book calendar is a mini version of Wizard of Oz.
December 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Let it be known: I hate commuting and cannot wait to move to Cardiff next year. Anyway, here's today's badges. #badgeoftheday
Image of three pin badges on my winter coat lapel. The first: a blue circular pin featuring Mr. DNA from Jurassic Park. The second: a badge with a Bauhaus style image of a man wearing a monocle. The third: a soviet ear style badge featuring a white cat and in russian the words 'Always Cats!'
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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The colder weather means digging the winter coat out of the cupboard. The winter coat means badges! #badgeoftheday
Image of three pin badges on my winter coat lapel. The first: a Chungle Down Bim badge (a character from Dimension 20) The second: a badge that reads 'Parental Advisory Keep Out' The third: a black and white two tone ska badge.
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Very excited about the latest addition to the Jeffcoate collection. Have wanted a print of it for years. (",)
A print of 'The Adventures of Lady No-Kids' by Wil McPhail. Two weary looking parents with their two children look on at the titular Lady No-Kids, who brandishes a walking cane, while dressed in her underpants, a jumper and scarf as well a top hat with a feather in it. Lady No-Kids looks on at a goose. The caption reads: Anyway, I'm going to follow this goose for a while and see where I end up.
September 29, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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This afternoon is a three Moam problem.
A cherry, apple and raspberry Moam laid out on a black notebook.
September 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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New additions to the Jeffcoate collection! I've been after some @thejedhenry.bsky.social prints for ages and just always missed the shop open window. BUT NOT THIS TIME, BABY! Very excited to have these. (",)
Ukiyo-e style print of an octopus wielding two samurai swords while riding a blue fish that is jumping out of the ocean. Illustration of the characters from Delicious in Dungeon, standing around a feast of tasty looking monsters. A Ukiyo-e style print of a frog wielding a samurai and riding a golden fish that is jumping out of a lake All three prints together side by side.
August 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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My reaction to being in the office after a bank holiday. (",)
A man is sat in an 80s style office looking terrified as an envelope in front of him glows and has sparks flying around it. At the bottom of the image is the caption 'What the heck is Electronic Mail'.
May 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Image of the SeaQuest DSV 4600 submarine from the 90s TV show SeaQuest.
May 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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From the recovered black box. (",)
Skipper the penguin from Madagascar holding a Hawaiian doll and pointing. The caption reads 'Rico, you've had your fun.'
April 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Had an interview yesterday for a job I really wanted. AND I ONLY FUCKING GOT IT! Now I do the ancient victory dance of my ancestors.
April 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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New addition to the Jeffcoate collection!

A Star map showing the sky the night before JRR Tolkien wrote his first poem set in the world of Middle Earth.

I've got the two maps to frame and then they will be presented as a set. (",)
A framed Star map with Elven names of stars and constellations as known from the Silmarillion. This map uses the positions of the stars of the 23rd of September 1914. The night before Tolkien wrote his first poem about Earendil.
March 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Look at those maps! Can't wait to frame them. I need to find a cool way to display the Mazarbul pages. (",)
I am holding the book to show that the pages are shiny gold leaf. And at the front and back of the book are clearly visible folded papers. A map of Rohan, Gondor and Mordor drawn by JRR Tolkien. A map of Middle Earth drawn by JRR Tolkien. A facsimile of three pages of the Book of Mazarbul. (This is the book Gandalf read in the Fellowship of the Ring movie when they are in Moria)
January 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM