Stephen JC
@sjcoltrane.bsky.social
I got a PhD and somehow I ended up live streaming Dark Souls. Living the dream in west London. He/him and Welsh.
(Profile pic is my black cat.)
(Profile pic is my black cat.)
If you haven’t included it before, James Macmillan’s ‘Nova! Nova! Ave fit ex eva’ is absolutely worth a listen.
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 AM
If you haven’t included it before, James Macmillan’s ‘Nova! Nova! Ave fit ex eva’ is absolutely worth a listen.
(Incidentally in the past it has snowed in July in the UK. Graduate jobs do exist. AI isn’t getting people sacked just yet. There’s room for talented people in many professions. We still have time.)
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
(Incidentally in the past it has snowed in July in the UK. Graduate jobs do exist. AI isn’t getting people sacked just yet. There’s room for talented people in many professions. We still have time.)
My eldest is looking for a graduate job at a time when graduate jobs seem as slim as the chance of snow in July; and my youngest is applying for a degree in a profession which may be lost to AI (or cheaper workers in India). But that doesn’t mean they have *no* prospects.
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
My eldest is looking for a graduate job at a time when graduate jobs seem as slim as the chance of snow in July; and my youngest is applying for a degree in a profession which may be lost to AI (or cheaper workers in India). But that doesn’t mean they have *no* prospects.
If only there was a way this lengthy, sober and upbeat analysis could be disseminated other than via the micro-scale, sympathetic (somewhat) platform we share here, with its engaged, informed and intelligent audience.
He wouldn’t get ten seconds into this on the Today programme.
He wouldn’t get ten seconds into this on the Today programme.
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
If only there was a way this lengthy, sober and upbeat analysis could be disseminated other than via the micro-scale, sympathetic (somewhat) platform we share here, with its engaged, informed and intelligent audience.
He wouldn’t get ten seconds into this on the Today programme.
He wouldn’t get ten seconds into this on the Today programme.
We’ll do presents in an hour, breaking off for a while will be good for him.
Weird to think everyone in the house is an adult now. Even the cats. Even the plants for all I know.
Weird to think everyone in the house is an adult now. Even the cats. Even the plants for all I know.
November 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We’ll do presents in an hour, breaking off for a while will be good for him.
Weird to think everyone in the house is an adult now. Even the cats. Even the plants for all I know.
Weird to think everyone in the house is an adult now. Even the cats. Even the plants for all I know.
There may be issues involving kids and tech, but I don’t think this is one of them.
If we want to talk about ‘helicopter parenting’ it goes much wider than this.
If we want to talk about ‘helicopter parenting’ it goes much wider than this.
November 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
There may be issues involving kids and tech, but I don’t think this is one of them.
If we want to talk about ‘helicopter parenting’ it goes much wider than this.
If we want to talk about ‘helicopter parenting’ it goes much wider than this.
They absolutely have the right to switch it off. They choose to leave it on. They’re adults, it’s their decision.
It’s worth remembering that they can also track me and my partner, should they wish.
It’s worth remembering that they can also track me and my partner, should they wish.
November 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
They absolutely have the right to switch it off. They choose to leave it on. They’re adults, it’s their decision.
It’s worth remembering that they can also track me and my partner, should they wish.
It’s worth remembering that they can also track me and my partner, should they wish.
30 Nov. Things Which Make Me #Happy.
The first sip. Be it coffee, beer, fresh lemonade, smoothie. Nothing matches that moment when the flavour hits your taste buds. In that moment you’re truly happy.
(Also applies to food, but there’s something special about the first drink.)
The first sip. Be it coffee, beer, fresh lemonade, smoothie. Nothing matches that moment when the flavour hits your taste buds. In that moment you’re truly happy.
(Also applies to food, but there’s something special about the first drink.)
November 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
30 Nov. Things Which Make Me #Happy.
The first sip. Be it coffee, beer, fresh lemonade, smoothie. Nothing matches that moment when the flavour hits your taste buds. In that moment you’re truly happy.
(Also applies to food, but there’s something special about the first drink.)
The first sip. Be it coffee, beer, fresh lemonade, smoothie. Nothing matches that moment when the flavour hits your taste buds. In that moment you’re truly happy.
(Also applies to food, but there’s something special about the first drink.)
The extremely suggestive and rather creepy maypole song in The Wicker Man.
November 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The extremely suggestive and rather creepy maypole song in The Wicker Man.
I’ve got to try and get two dozen teenagers out of my house in a minute. I have low confidence.
November 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I’ve got to try and get two dozen teenagers out of my house in a minute. I have low confidence.
Good morning, Mary. Give him my love. And to you, of course. Best wishes.
November 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Good morning, Mary. Give him my love. And to you, of course. Best wishes.
OK, those are *really* good.
November 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
OK, those are *really* good.
JESUS CHRIST AUTOCORRECT.
November 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
JESUS CHRIST AUTOCORRECT.
The DVLA still has a fax number on its letterhead, fuck says a lot.
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The DVLA still has a fax number on its letterhead, fuck says a lot.
This is a fabulous thread, and I don’t know why I didn’t notice it before. I don’t spend enough time here (although that’s a conscious decision).
November 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
This is a fabulous thread, and I don’t know why I didn’t notice it before. I don’t spend enough time here (although that’s a conscious decision).
I was once stuck at Euston for an hour and a half, and I suddenly began to understand Dante’s perspective.
November 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I was once stuck at Euston for an hour and a half, and I suddenly began to understand Dante’s perspective.
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The ‘Finger of Fudge’ jingle is now stuck in my head. Thanks…
November 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The ‘Finger of Fudge’ jingle is now stuck in my head. Thanks…
That link’s not taking me to anything, I’m afraid.
Whatever happened to Phil Cool?
Whatever happened to Phil Cool?
November 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
That link’s not taking me to anything, I’m afraid.
Whatever happened to Phil Cool?
Whatever happened to Phil Cool?
Seeing Rob Schneider’s name in this extract immediately rang a warning bell in my head.
November 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Seeing Rob Schneider’s name in this extract immediately rang a warning bell in my head.