Coral Rose
@mscoralrose.bsky.social
Trans femme in mid-life, young at heart and kinda neurotic
This ad is for Tango, a British soft drink from the early 1990s. What I only learned today, however, is that Hugh Dennis is the more excitable one of the commentators and that Gil FREAKING Scott-Heron is the voice saying the tagline at the end of the ad!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqVF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqVF...
Tango - Orange Man (1992, UK)
YouTube video by The Hall of Advertising
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December 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
This ad is for Tango, a British soft drink from the early 1990s. What I only learned today, however, is that Hugh Dennis is the more excitable one of the commentators and that Gil FREAKING Scott-Heron is the voice saying the tagline at the end of the ad!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqVF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqVF...
I'm about to have Jack In The Box chocolate bundt cake for breakfast, and I recommend others do the same
December 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I'm about to have Jack In The Box chocolate bundt cake for breakfast, and I recommend others do the same
If there was a store like 7-11 bit run by cats, for cats, what stuff would they sell? I imagine Churus, live fish, maybe prepaid cards for a streaming service that was all birds and squirrels...
December 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If there was a store like 7-11 bit run by cats, for cats, what stuff would they sell? I imagine Churus, live fish, maybe prepaid cards for a streaming service that was all birds and squirrels...
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Gollum Earring
A Lord of the Rings Cover Band called Nick Cave Troll
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Flock of Smeagols
December 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Gollum Earring
I've been feeling contemplative these last few days. Often I'm in my head, outside the moment, and I'm working to be more mindful
To me, this isn't a sad song. It's a reminder that even my failures and shame are small in the grand scheme of things, and to LIVE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w...
To me, this isn't a sad song. It's a reminder that even my failures and shame are small in the grand scheme of things, and to LIVE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w...
Kansas - Dust in the Wind (Official Video)
YouTube video by kansasVEVO
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December 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I've been feeling contemplative these last few days. Often I'm in my head, outside the moment, and I'm working to be more mindful
To me, this isn't a sad song. It's a reminder that even my failures and shame are small in the grand scheme of things, and to LIVE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w...
To me, this isn't a sad song. It's a reminder that even my failures and shame are small in the grand scheme of things, and to LIVE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w...
My housemate mentioned "steak fries" and it got me thinking about a vampire themed diner. Grilled cheese sandwich cut to look like a coffin with tomato ketchup dribbling out, that sort of thing
December 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
My housemate mentioned "steak fries" and it got me thinking about a vampire themed diner. Grilled cheese sandwich cut to look like a coffin with tomato ketchup dribbling out, that sort of thing
The UK is asking completely ridiculous questions on the mandatory test immigrants have to take. Historical trivia, esoteric culture/media (who the fuck watches Carry On films any more?!), none of which matters. Whoever wrote these should be smeared with tripe
britizen.uk/practice/lif...
britizen.uk/practice/lif...
Britizen: Try a practice "Life in the UK" test
A curated list of life in the UK mock tests to prepare for your "Life in the UK" test. Answer 18 or more questions correctly to pass.
britizen.uk
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The UK is asking completely ridiculous questions on the mandatory test immigrants have to take. Historical trivia, esoteric culture/media (who the fuck watches Carry On films any more?!), none of which matters. Whoever wrote these should be smeared with tripe
britizen.uk/practice/lif...
britizen.uk/practice/lif...
Everyone knows that ads for mobile games don't match the actual game. Just make the GAME match the ADS! More fun and still lots of microtransaction opportunities. Gossip Harbor ought to get the mum and daughter out of destitution quickly though
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Everyone knows that ads for mobile games don't match the actual game. Just make the GAME match the ADS! More fun and still lots of microtransaction opportunities. Gossip Harbor ought to get the mum and daughter out of destitution quickly though
This is a scary thing in my opinion. It's risky as a business in itself, but also demonstrating the lack of co-operation and lack of political will to take climate change seriously, or instead use it for national superiority
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The Strange and Totally Real Plan to Blot Out the Sun and Reverse Global Warming
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat. The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is a scary thing in my opinion. It's risky as a business in itself, but also demonstrating the lack of co-operation and lack of political will to take climate change seriously, or instead use it for national superiority
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Tanya is excellent at everything she does. She's got guts
So I did the thing before I chickened out (or came to my senses) and threw up a GFM as a stop gap measure. I hate doing it more than anyone will hate seeing another fund raiser.
gofund.me/f5615787f
gofund.me/f5615787f
Donate to Chip in to help with the cost of existence while I job hunt., organized by Tanya DePass
Like many of those in the games industry, I was laid off back… Tanya DePass needs your support for Chip in to help with the cost of existence while I job hunt.
gofund.me
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Tanya is excellent at everything she does. She's got guts
This is from February. So much hubris in one photo, still
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This is from February. So much hubris in one photo, still
Would I do a good job of being an Empress? Rate me from 1 to 5 stars
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Would I do a good job of being an Empress? Rate me from 1 to 5 stars
Dick Cheney was both very clever and highly immoral. He convinced his useful idiot of a President to attack Iraq and kill millions of innocent people so he could settle scores and deal with the few thousand who deserved to die
I'm glad he's dead, and also glad it wasn't an assassination
I'm glad he's dead, and also glad it wasn't an assassination
November 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Dick Cheney was both very clever and highly immoral. He convinced his useful idiot of a President to attack Iraq and kill millions of innocent people so he could settle scores and deal with the few thousand who deserved to die
I'm glad he's dead, and also glad it wasn't an assassination
I'm glad he's dead, and also glad it wasn't an assassination
Video's NSFW due to almost everyone wearing nothing but swimwear, but the lyrics have been in my mind a lot yesterday and today. Sometimes I forget the ride's never truly over, and need a reminder that things can still come out alright
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKsx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKsx...
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by JimmyEatWorldVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Video's NSFW due to almost everyone wearing nothing but swimwear, but the lyrics have been in my mind a lot yesterday and today. Sometimes I forget the ride's never truly over, and need a reminder that things can still come out alright
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKsx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKsx...
This is correct. It's been so for literal decades. The 'establishment' are scrubs. The anti-politics populist right are players. We on the left are learning the game, and need to learn faster. We can win, it's just scary that we're playing for all the marbles
This is the most succinct, and accurate, summary of the battle we're fighting in America & around the world: it is feudalism vs. democracy, and feudalism is currently winning. @brockm.bsky.social captures the whole thing, and it should be required reading. www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-coming...
The Coming Clash of Civilizations
From the Wilderness of a Recovering Technocrat
www.notesfromthecircus.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is correct. It's been so for literal decades. The 'establishment' are scrubs. The anti-politics populist right are players. We on the left are learning the game, and need to learn faster. We can win, it's just scary that we're playing for all the marbles
Today I remembered Phillip Yazdzik, who died 39 years ago, as being mentioned in my childhood Guinness Book of Records. Turns out my memory was accurate:
www.thetimes-tribune.com/2021/07/10/l...
www.thetimes-tribune.com/2021/07/10/l...
Local History: Olyphant man with a big appetite captured headlines in 1950s
Long before competitive eating became fodder for ESPN programming, Olyphant resident Phillip Yazdzik faced down an 18-pound ham. An April 3, 1955, news article set the scene at Kolback’s Tave…
www.thetimes-tribune.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Today I remembered Phillip Yazdzik, who died 39 years ago, as being mentioned in my childhood Guinness Book of Records. Turns out my memory was accurate:
www.thetimes-tribune.com/2021/07/10/l...
www.thetimes-tribune.com/2021/07/10/l...
I just learned that someone makes spray-on hair. It made me think of that fuzzy lint stuff you use on model railways for vegetation. If I decided to shave my head I'd want something that's very not-hair. Like 3d printed human size lego headpieces
October 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I just learned that someone makes spray-on hair. It made me think of that fuzzy lint stuff you use on model railways for vegetation. If I decided to shave my head I'd want something that's very not-hair. Like 3d printed human size lego headpieces
No-sew blankets are fun to make. I especially like picking contrasting fabric to give some personality to the finished project. These ones will be brown tartan fleece on one side, plain sky blue on the other. I'll post pictures if I'm satisfied with how they turn out
October 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
No-sew blankets are fun to make. I especially like picking contrasting fabric to give some personality to the finished project. These ones will be brown tartan fleece on one side, plain sky blue on the other. I'll post pictures if I'm satisfied with how they turn out
My favourite time of year is whenever it's still sunny but I can wear leggings and shorts together without feeling uncomfortable
October 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
My favourite time of year is whenever it's still sunny but I can wear leggings and shorts together without feeling uncomfortable
Earlier I had a dream that morphed into a sort of boardgame with a rule involving "panic poodles"
October 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Earlier I had a dream that morphed into a sort of boardgame with a rule involving "panic poodles"
I darkly joked in 2020 that maybe I had been sent to Hell and my punishment was to watch good people suffer. Five years later that joke is less funny. Join in with me: One eight seven seven kars for kids...
October 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I darkly joked in 2020 that maybe I had been sent to Hell and my punishment was to watch good people suffer. Five years later that joke is less funny. Join in with me: One eight seven seven kars for kids...
My mind's aligned with so much of the mood of this song, and in so much contradiction with the lyrics. A dialectic I seem to be wilful about resolving in this moment
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y2P...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y2P...
Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand
YouTube video by Primitive Radio Gods - Topic
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October 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
My mind's aligned with so much of the mood of this song, and in so much contradiction with the lyrics. A dialectic I seem to be wilful about resolving in this moment
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y2P...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y2P...
When we can have full body VR, I want to be able to fully inhabit the (virtual) body of a totally different animal. Being able to be an Orca for hours at a time would be more special than any kind of urban combat
September 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
When we can have full body VR, I want to be able to fully inhabit the (virtual) body of a totally different animal. Being able to be an Orca for hours at a time would be more special than any kind of urban combat
Yet again, he shows the rest of us how it's done
(Tw: pet death - Lewis Hamilton talking about his dog, Roscoe, at the end of his life)
www.instagram.com/p/DPLzOwRDHqk/
(Tw: pet death - Lewis Hamilton talking about his dog, Roscoe, at the end of his life)
www.instagram.com/p/DPLzOwRDHqk/
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September 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Yet again, he shows the rest of us how it's done
(Tw: pet death - Lewis Hamilton talking about his dog, Roscoe, at the end of his life)
www.instagram.com/p/DPLzOwRDHqk/
(Tw: pet death - Lewis Hamilton talking about his dog, Roscoe, at the end of his life)
www.instagram.com/p/DPLzOwRDHqk/