Rachel
@herdivineshadow.bsky.social
half-girl, half-robot | she/her
I remember the 80s and look, tbh I am mostly on Mastodon or Discord (weirdly also found myself on last.fm a lot too) but all my social media is linked on my website.
m: @[email protected]
www.herdivineshadow.com
I remember the 80s and look, tbh I am mostly on Mastodon or Discord (weirdly also found myself on last.fm a lot too) but all my social media is linked on my website.
m: @[email protected]
www.herdivineshadow.com
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Rachel
@herdivineshadow.bsky.social
· Dec 7
I don't think the gag from my pinned tweet in the other place about the English Civil Wars will work here either
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Good morning. This is a PSA for those who only booked 3 days leave over Christmas:
It is SUNDAY. Set your ALARM. Iron your SHIRTS. Sort out your PACKED LUNCH. Thank you.
👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums
"Small Assembly of Figures", 1951, Keith Vaughan, from the @tate.bsky.social 😁
It is SUNDAY. Set your ALARM. Iron your SHIRTS. Sort out your PACKED LUNCH. Thank you.
👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums
"Small Assembly of Figures", 1951, Keith Vaughan, from the @tate.bsky.social 😁
December 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Good morning. This is a PSA for those who only booked 3 days leave over Christmas:
It is SUNDAY. Set your ALARM. Iron your SHIRTS. Sort out your PACKED LUNCH. Thank you.
👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums
"Small Assembly of Figures", 1951, Keith Vaughan, from the @tate.bsky.social 😁
It is SUNDAY. Set your ALARM. Iron your SHIRTS. Sort out your PACKED LUNCH. Thank you.
👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums
"Small Assembly of Figures", 1951, Keith Vaughan, from the @tate.bsky.social 😁
It's been mainly a "watch what's on regular telly kind of time" #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
December 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It's been mainly a "watch what's on regular telly kind of time" #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
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omg yes. also request the books at your library. there's often a purchase suggestion form right on the library website
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
omg yes. also request the books at your library. there's often a purchase suggestion form right on the library website
After literally decades of seeing me wear the spooky pyjamas and drink out of mugs emblazoned with all the characters, my Mum has gotten curious enough about The Nightmare Before Christmas to actually watch it.
December 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
After literally decades of seeing me wear the spooky pyjamas and drink out of mugs emblazoned with all the characters, my Mum has gotten curious enough about The Nightmare Before Christmas to actually watch it.
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If you do get one of these for Christmas please be a responsible owner and pick-up after them.
December 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
If you do get one of these for Christmas please be a responsible owner and pick-up after them.
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[breathing a sigh of relief as I carefully remove the poison, hammer, Geiger counter, and radioactive source before helping Tiny Tim out of the box]
December 25, 2025 at 6:07 AM
[breathing a sigh of relief as I carefully remove the poison, hammer, Geiger counter, and radioactive source before helping Tiny Tim out of the box]
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yes, buying someone's project on bandcamp will benefit them more than you streaming it casually throughout the remainder of your life can. yes, artist payouts are really that bad. yes, that's why concert ticket and merch prices have ballooned so much these past 15 years
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
yes, buying someone's project on bandcamp will benefit them more than you streaming it casually throughout the remainder of your life can. yes, artist payouts are really that bad. yes, that's why concert ticket and merch prices have ballooned so much these past 15 years
20m of Christmas lights is longer than I thought it was. This is my 25m ethernet cable situation from university all over again
December 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
20m of Christmas lights is longer than I thought it was. This is my 25m ethernet cable situation from university all over again
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Letterboxd Wrapped is dropping January 2 👀
Here’s how to ensure your Diary, ratings and stats are in tip-top shape before the year wraps up.
Read more of our Year in Review FAQ on Journal: boxd.it/2Tg
Here’s how to ensure your Diary, ratings and stats are in tip-top shape before the year wraps up.
Read more of our Year in Review FAQ on Journal: boxd.it/2Tg
December 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Letterboxd Wrapped is dropping January 2 👀
Here’s how to ensure your Diary, ratings and stats are in tip-top shape before the year wraps up.
Read more of our Year in Review FAQ on Journal: boxd.it/2Tg
Here’s how to ensure your Diary, ratings and stats are in tip-top shape before the year wraps up.
Read more of our Year in Review FAQ on Journal: boxd.it/2Tg
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where can you borrow cool dvds for FREE? the public library 🥰
December 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
where can you borrow cool dvds for FREE? the public library 🥰
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Tickets have gone live for BORDERS - a festival of new plays from Meteatra at the Arcola Theatre from 11-14 Feb 26. Includes my own short play GUESS WHO'S COMPUTING TO DINNER?
I am SO FREAKING EXCITED, YOU GUYS.
www.arcolatheatre.com/event/border...
I am SO FREAKING EXCITED, YOU GUYS.
www.arcolatheatre.com/event/border...
BORDERS: Digital, Political, Emotional - Arcola Theatre
Performed in English and Turkish with surtitles, the evening brings together international writers whose voices cut through the noise with sharp humour and emotional truth.
www.arcolatheatre.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Tickets have gone live for BORDERS - a festival of new plays from Meteatra at the Arcola Theatre from 11-14 Feb 26. Includes my own short play GUESS WHO'S COMPUTING TO DINNER?
I am SO FREAKING EXCITED, YOU GUYS.
www.arcolatheatre.com/event/border...
I am SO FREAKING EXCITED, YOU GUYS.
www.arcolatheatre.com/event/border...
Love that the council has not been able to confirm my Mum's identity so she can postal vote despite her living in the same house where she pays them council tax longer than I have been alive and having given them her NI no etc.
December 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Love that the council has not been able to confirm my Mum's identity so she can postal vote despite her living in the same house where she pays them council tax longer than I have been alive and having given them her NI no etc.
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'AI is coming' I tell the museum stakeholders as I proudly cut the ribbon of our new Artificial Insemination exhibition
December 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
'AI is coming' I tell the museum stakeholders as I proudly cut the ribbon of our new Artificial Insemination exhibition
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Looking for a holiday gift?
THE GIDDY DEATH OF THE GAYS & THE STRANGE DEMISE OF STRAIGHTS
A romcom of four young Welsh people dealing with polyamory, bromance, and being nonbinary...
"It is truly impossible to describe this book in a way that does it justice; just download it immediately"
– Paste
THE GIDDY DEATH OF THE GAYS & THE STRANGE DEMISE OF STRAIGHTS
A romcom of four young Welsh people dealing with polyamory, bromance, and being nonbinary...
"It is truly impossible to describe this book in a way that does it justice; just download it immediately"
– Paste
December 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Looking for a holiday gift?
THE GIDDY DEATH OF THE GAYS & THE STRANGE DEMISE OF STRAIGHTS
A romcom of four young Welsh people dealing with polyamory, bromance, and being nonbinary...
"It is truly impossible to describe this book in a way that does it justice; just download it immediately"
– Paste
THE GIDDY DEATH OF THE GAYS & THE STRANGE DEMISE OF STRAIGHTS
A romcom of four young Welsh people dealing with polyamory, bromance, and being nonbinary...
"It is truly impossible to describe this book in a way that does it justice; just download it immediately"
– Paste
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ℑ𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔊𝔯𝔦𝔪 𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔉𝔞𝔯 𝔉𝔲𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔦𝔰 𝔒𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔐𝔬𝔦
November 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
ℑ𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔊𝔯𝔦𝔪 𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔉𝔞𝔯 𝔉𝔲𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔦𝔰 𝔒𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔐𝔬𝔦
Turns out Sky Arts doesn't mean Ina Garten when they schedule something for 2 and half hours called The Barefoot Contessa
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Turns out Sky Arts doesn't mean Ina Garten when they schedule something for 2 and half hours called The Barefoot Contessa
Did I realise the Netflix recommendation algorithm wouldn't know I had already seen Frankenstein at #LFF so I watched it again at home? Yes. Love that all these algorithms have finally figured out what I'll watch but always too late lol. #LastFourWatched
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Did I realise the Netflix recommendation algorithm wouldn't know I had already seen Frankenstein at #LFF so I watched it again at home? Yes. Love that all these algorithms have finally figured out what I'll watch but always too late lol. #LastFourWatched
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idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
Reminded today particularly of Staging Death, featuring Udo Kier letterboxd.com/film/staging...
Staging Death (2022)
Udo Kier dies his way through film history. He screams, falls, lies, is cut into pieces, shot or commits suicide. Again and again his empty gaze, again and again his rigid body. In 54 years as an acto...
letterboxd.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Reminded today particularly of Staging Death, featuring Udo Kier letterboxd.com/film/staging...
I continue to be baffled by how if I book the 5-6pm time slot for grocery delivery, the groceries without fail get delivered before 4.50pm every time. If I book 5.30-6.30pm though, they arrive within that hour as expected.
November 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I continue to be baffled by how if I book the 5-6pm time slot for grocery delivery, the groceries without fail get delivered before 4.50pm every time. If I book 5.30-6.30pm though, they arrive within that hour as expected.
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
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ARRIVAL is a perfect movie.
Arrival was released 9 years ago today.
Denis Villeneuve: "I was looking for something very specific and very special to enter into the sci-fi genre, and when I read Ted Chiang’s brilliant short story “Story of Your Life,” I knew that was it. There was something about the exploration of..."
Denis Villeneuve: "I was looking for something very specific and very special to enter into the sci-fi genre, and when I read Ted Chiang’s brilliant short story “Story of Your Life,” I knew that was it. There was something about the exploration of..."
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
ARRIVAL is a perfect movie.