Jane Zacharzewski
@dzyrl.bsky.social
Language learner, Europhile, cinema-goer, politics nerd. Day job at Bon, Brussels office of Agentschap Integratie en Inburgering.
English/French/Dutch/Spanish
English/French/Dutch/Spanish
They were apologetic about leaving me with the bags and one of their friends bought me a couple of beers, so it was pretty nice.
November 29, 2025 at 9:54 AM
They were apologetic about leaving me with the bags and one of their friends bought me a couple of beers, so it was pretty nice.
Reposted by Jane Zacharzewski
I find it absolutely infuriating when broadcast correspondents apologise to their viewers/listeners for doing ‘a nerdy bit’.
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I find it absolutely infuriating when broadcast correspondents apologise to their viewers/listeners for doing ‘a nerdy bit’.
Mine is one of my kids, so hopefully not.
November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Mine is one of my kids, so hopefully not.
Voor mij is het “niets kopen” vrijdag. Ik ga naar een museum (met museum pas) en de bib.
November 28, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Voor mij is het “niets kopen” vrijdag. Ik ga naar een museum (met museum pas) en de bib.
I’m having a Buy Nothing Friday but Mum has asked for book suggestions for my Christmas presents, so it’s on my list.
November 28, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I’m having a Buy Nothing Friday but Mum has asked for book suggestions for my Christmas presents, so it’s on my list.
Only listened to the first 20 minutes of @backlisted.bsky.social (I needed to sleep) so I still don’t know if Half Man Half Biscuit will get a mention for their Olaf reference in Oblong of Dreams.
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Only listened to the first 20 minutes of @backlisted.bsky.social (I needed to sleep) so I still don’t know if Half Man Half Biscuit will get a mention for their Olaf reference in Oblong of Dreams.
I also have a pope bottle opener! (Emergency late night purchase to facilitate hotel room beers.)
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I also have a pope bottle opener! (Emergency late night purchase to facilitate hotel room beers.)
Oooh, that’s a good one.
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Oooh, that’s a good one.
If not, surely you should be allowed to destroy it with fire? Or chuck it in a skip?
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
If not, surely you should be allowed to destroy it with fire? Or chuck it in a skip?
I also want to support libraries, especially as our young flatmate is studying for a bachelor « bibliothécaire et documentaliste ». We are planning a trip to the bédéthèque at the Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée.
November 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I also want to support libraries, especially as our young flatmate is studying for a bachelor « bibliothécaire et documentaliste ». We are planning a trip to the bédéthèque at the Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée.
Yup. Apparently that’s a thing now.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Yup. Apparently that’s a thing now.
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I do my best to ignore it too, beyond my own quiet buy-nothing protest (I will probably go to the library on Friday) but sometimes the rage seeps through.
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I do my best to ignore it too, beyond my own quiet buy-nothing protest (I will probably go to the library on Friday) but sometimes the rage seeps through.
They don’t do that in Belgium, luckily, but I just want the annoying adverts to STOP. And the whole commercial circus tbh. I shall be observing my traditional buying f-all ritual on this truly cursed day.
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
They don’t do that in Belgium, luckily, but I just want the annoying adverts to STOP. And the whole commercial circus tbh. I shall be observing my traditional buying f-all ritual on this truly cursed day.
Don’t worry about the Government.
It’s “our song” because when we met, @anthonyzach.be and I were literally civil servants working hard and trying to be strong.
It’s “our song” because when we met, @anthonyzach.be and I were literally civil servants working hard and trying to be strong.
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Don’t worry about the Government.
It’s “our song” because when we met, @anthonyzach.be and I were literally civil servants working hard and trying to be strong.
It’s “our song” because when we met, @anthonyzach.be and I were literally civil servants working hard and trying to be strong.