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Mel
@melpinthe3rd.bsky.social
37 (She/her). Mum of one. Lupin III, BL, crime dramas, music + movies with meaning. LGBTQ+ & trans rights. Mental health matters. Always curious. 日本語もOKです。
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Thought of the day:

Is 'deactivated yeast' like an FBI agent who has gone rogue, but instead of exactly that, they're a secret undercover culinary agent?
Quite happy with the well-roundedness of tonight's dinner.
January 20, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Oh god, V has returned to the start of Henry Danger.
January 20, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I think when I'm at work I've just learned to flow and be present with everything that's happening at any given moment, expecting nothing yet still trying to think ahead a little bit.

Then, I can relax with it and know that I've tried my best.
January 20, 2026 at 5:59 PM
There's nothing quite like getting home from work and prancing around the kitchen like a deer dazzled by the headlights - although would that just technically lead to being run over?

Well, I guess I can be floored by a quality tune.
January 20, 2026 at 5:54 PM
My favourite thing is when a customer is on the self-service machines and they've got some packets of nuts that aren't weighing properly. It's the best excuse to just go up to them and say, "It's just checking the weight of your nuts."
January 20, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Reposted by Mel
this is probably the closest there is
January 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Jack channelling Joe Goldberg if he was a burglar.

It really feels a lot like one of those sarcastic drawn-out monologues in his mind.

Also, yes you are good at pretending to be creepy.
January 20, 2026 at 5:09 PM
It was the 2-3pm quiet hour at work when there's no music or tannoy announcements

I asked my co-worker: "What would you listen to right now if you could choose some music to hijack the speakers with?"

His reply: "Hmm...Goldfrapp?"

Hell yes!

youtu.be/YeawPUpTHJA?...
Goldfrapp - Strict Machine (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by Goldfrapp
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I've had my chicken avocado, and cheese stick. Now for the jelly and mini KitKat egg.
January 20, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Interesting idea. WWMS - what would music say?
Some people say that they make music for themselves, ie the music they would like to listen to. I don’t think that’s the right way. But I also don’t think we should make music for other people. I think we should try to make music that music would like, if it was sentient, which it might be.
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
There are a lot of scams involving the purchase of gift cards at the moment. Someone came into the store I work at trying to buy 10 Steam gift cards.

He was absolutely desperate to get them so he could avoid his account being permanently closed.

We refused the sale...
January 20, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Thinking about that random thing where Penn Badgely and Cardi B had a lot of banter going on and swapped profile pictures to confuse people.
January 20, 2026 at 9:07 AM
If posts on Twitter were 'tweets', I wonder what posts on Bsky are called. Maybe 'Bleets'?
January 20, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Reposted by Mel
Doctor Sleep rules because it's about a bunch of psychic vampires who pick a fight with a little girl and the little girl just wipes the fucking floor with them. It's the most cathartic thing. There's almost no tension, just creatures who lived so long they forgot how mean little girls can be.
January 20, 2026 at 12:52 AM
We're back on a #Blacklist watching week. Red is just such a fantastic and complex character who continuously delivers the blows.

Spader honestly did an amazing job in that role.
January 20, 2026 at 8:57 AM
I slept hugging the squishy panda last night and it actually helped a bit although I still woke up at 4:30am to use the toilet. After that, it did help with resting a bit more peacefully.

Martin jokingly suggested an anime-girl dakimakura 😅 but I think I'll stick with squishy animals, thank you.
January 20, 2026 at 6:19 AM
I've really got to stop watching those reels where people just dance around their living rooms to some weird music and lip sync or talk about how they have, like, 12 babies.

WTF is up with those? And I know I don't enjoy them so I should just..not.
January 19, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I'm going to try taking one of V's squishy toys to bed tonight so I can cuddle it and see if it helps me sleep 🙃
January 19, 2026 at 7:12 PM
These gym leggings have been affectionately dubbed 'cyber pants'
January 19, 2026 at 5:51 PM
"This means nothing to meeeee.
This means nothing to meeeee.
This means nothing to meeeeee, ohhhhh Viennaaaa!"
January 19, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I stand by this realisation.
January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Post-work mood.

The Cure - 'Wrong Number'

youtu.be/imbOxMo98Q8?...
The Cure - Wrong Number (Official Music Video) [HD Upgrade]
YouTube video by Upgraded Music Videos
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Treadmill in the garage.

For £80 second hand this thing was a bargain. It works great and it's actually sturdy.
January 19, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Reposted by Mel
"Knowing that HARD ON means 勃起 (bokki) in English, I get why foreigners laugh their asses off when they see this"
January 18, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Sometimes I go for a walk and just silently judge strangers. Not in a negative way, something that's inoffensive - like "I bet that person is an accountant with a deep love of chicken farming".
January 19, 2026 at 12:41 PM