Nick Stone
@typejunky.bsky.social
Familiar, but also ‘reasons’ I can’t actually stop myself from telling people.
January 17, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Familiar, but also ‘reasons’ I can’t actually stop myself from telling people.
One of those films that are good but ‘I’m probably never going to watch that again’ kind of good. See also Volhynia, which is a ‘that was good but I wish I hadn’t watched it’ kind of film.
January 17, 2026 at 7:07 PM
One of those films that are good but ‘I’m probably never going to watch that again’ kind of good. See also Volhynia, which is a ‘that was good but I wish I hadn’t watched it’ kind of film.
No I know. Nothing fries up into a piece of golden wavy heaven like something that could put you in hospital.
January 17, 2026 at 8:37 AM
No I know. Nothing fries up into a piece of golden wavy heaven like something that could put you in hospital.
For your species, there are crunchy corn snacks.
January 17, 2026 at 8:30 AM
For your species, there are crunchy corn snacks.
Especially Salt ‘n’ Shake, even if they have changed the salt packet to white. A mistake I believe.
January 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Especially Salt ‘n’ Shake, even if they have changed the salt packet to white. A mistake I believe.
For context, I think that’s a 125mm/5 inch pot. They actually mostly have shallow roots and don’t want loads of really fertile soil, but it would be nice to give it a bit of room to pup.
January 16, 2026 at 8:54 PM
For context, I think that’s a 125mm/5 inch pot. They actually mostly have shallow roots and don’t want loads of really fertile soil, but it would be nice to give it a bit of room to pup.
Visited the Holocaust Memeorial in Berlin in November. Horrifying on so many levels, sitting on a park bench afterwards contemplating it, and that was quite central to my thinking too.
January 16, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Visited the Holocaust Memeorial in Berlin in November. Horrifying on so many levels, sitting on a park bench afterwards contemplating it, and that was quite central to my thinking too.
She didn't either and the emails were quite something. Thing was she was really talented as a trainee designer from day one, also I'm a lover of square pegs, which she was, but nope.
January 16, 2026 at 10:06 AM
She didn't either and the emails were quite something. Thing was she was really talented as a trainee designer from day one, also I'm a lover of square pegs, which she was, but nope.
We had one like that once. They lasted 4 days. Slagged us off using a work email. Not as clever as they thought.
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM
We had one like that once. They lasted 4 days. Slagged us off using a work email. Not as clever as they thought.
*adds needlepoint to list of things I'd like to do, but will never get round to*
It's a really long list already.
It's a really long list already.
January 15, 2026 at 10:41 PM
*adds needlepoint to list of things I'd like to do, but will never get round to*
It's a really long list already.
It's a really long list already.
I also left because the street the burger bar I worked in was in an appalling state, because of all the overflowing bins and burger waste someone hadn’t cleared up.
January 15, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I also left because the street the burger bar I worked in was in an appalling state, because of all the overflowing bins and burger waste someone hadn’t cleared up.
Admittedly where I went wasn’t funded to the tube of millions by shady fascist sympathisers in Russia and America. I think that part was near Aylsham and maybe Taverham.
January 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Admittedly where I went wasn’t funded to the tube of millions by shady fascist sympathisers in Russia and America. I think that part was near Aylsham and maybe Taverham.
Yep. Same. But they just feel like they tower over this crop of arseholes.
January 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Yep. Same. But they just feel like they tower over this crop of arseholes.
That's a different problem though. We don't have a grown up system either.
January 15, 2026 at 12:05 PM
That's a different problem though. We don't have a grown up system either.
Seems odd looking back at people like Major, Clarke, Hurd and Heseltine and thinking, even though I disliked them intensely, I'd have them back because they seemed like grown ups.
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Seems odd looking back at people like Major, Clarke, Hurd and Heseltine and thinking, even though I disliked them intensely, I'd have them back because they seemed like grown ups.