Vae
@vae.bsky.social
Coder by trade, player of games and woodwind, knitter of things, reader and writer of fanfic, hopeless optimist. Bi, ace. Invisible disabilities. Old enough to know better. Will block/mute for gen AI.
My pronouns are she/they
I don't auto follow back
My pronouns are she/they
I don't auto follow back
Just had confirmation that I'm getting a full refund for my train ticket for the train to London that terminated at Chelmsford. Mixed feelings. May go looking for a charity that provides support to train crews involved in line accidents.
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Just had confirmation that I'm getting a full refund for my train ticket for the train to London that terminated at Chelmsford. Mixed feelings. May go looking for a charity that provides support to train crews involved in line accidents.
It's Curse of Strahd day! When last left off, our party (cleric separated from her god by the mists of Barovia, bard/rogue fed up of being accused of carelessness, blood hunter with a Dark Gift symbiote, blighted druid and traumatised paladin) had just recruited Sir Godfrey. Roll initiative!
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's Curse of Strahd day! When last left off, our party (cleric separated from her god by the mists of Barovia, bard/rogue fed up of being accused of carelessness, blood hunter with a Dark Gift symbiote, blighted druid and traumatised paladin) had just recruited Sir Godfrey. Roll initiative!
please, please can the fireworks stop soon? it's been every evening since last Friday, going on until midnight, some of them alarmingly close to the house.
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
please, please can the fireworks stop soon? it's been every evening since last Friday, going on until midnight, some of them alarmingly close to the house.
If you're on desktop, just go straight to the Settings option, it's down on the left instead of in the hamburger menu.
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
If you're on desktop, just go straight to the Settings option, it's down on the left instead of in the hamburger menu.
happy birthday @floweringc.bsky.social , I wish you peace and fulfillment and a better year to come <3
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
happy birthday @floweringc.bsky.social , I wish you peace and fulfillment and a better year to come <3
I did it. I finally caved, and I did it.
I "upgraded" my laptop to Windows 11.
And the yarn ball emoji has changed colour! It's not longer green, it's gone blue! 🧶
I "upgraded" my laptop to Windows 11.
And the yarn ball emoji has changed colour! It's not longer green, it's gone blue! 🧶
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I did it. I finally caved, and I did it.
I "upgraded" my laptop to Windows 11.
And the yarn ball emoji has changed colour! It's not longer green, it's gone blue! 🧶
I "upgraded" my laptop to Windows 11.
And the yarn ball emoji has changed colour! It's not longer green, it's gone blue! 🧶
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I lost the framed original of this while I was going through St Pancras on Sunday Nov 2nd around 3pm. Would love if it had been found by anyone?
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I lost the framed original of this while I was going through St Pancras on Sunday Nov 2nd around 3pm. Would love if it had been found by anyone?
I hate PMDD and my hormones hate me right back.
November 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I hate PMDD and my hormones hate me right back.
hey #ttrpg folks, check this one out? it looks fantastic (in several ways!) and I've already backed it
Today is the final day for Beyond the Lighthouse's @backerkit.com campaign! Back the project before the timer runs out at 7pm CEST/1pm EST. Expand the world of Candela Obscura with this unofficial supplement, brought to you by La Lionne Publishing!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...
November 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
hey #ttrpg folks, check this one out? it looks fantastic (in several ways!) and I've already backed it
this week's #showMeYourKnits 🧶is cables - I adore how cables look but I struggle to enjoy knitting them! Here's Tacit by @hunterhammersen.bsky.social in yarn from Old Maiden Aunt, Resonator from @knitty.com in yarn from DyeForYarn, and Cantilever Shawl from @leelamary.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
this week's #showMeYourKnits 🧶is cables - I adore how cables look but I struggle to enjoy knitting them! Here's Tacit by @hunterhammersen.bsky.social in yarn from Old Maiden Aunt, Resonator from @knitty.com in yarn from DyeForYarn, and Cantilever Shawl from @leelamary.bsky.social
We went on the building history tour at the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell in #Norwich this morning (including their undercroft and the finest constructed flint wall in England) and it was brilliant, highly recommend it! they run the first Saturday of each month.
Building History & Undercroft Tour - Norfolk Museums Service
Join us on a tour exploring the heritage of the museum site, including a closer look at the magnificent medieval flint wall and a behind the scenes walk around the largest vaulted undercroft in the ci...
www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk
November 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We went on the building history tour at the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell in #Norwich this morning (including their undercroft and the finest constructed flint wall in England) and it was brilliant, highly recommend it! they run the first Saturday of each month.
@thirdvaultyarns.com what's the weight and fibre blend for your Cupro base, please? I can't find it on the website!
October 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
@thirdvaultyarns.com what's the weight and fibre blend for your Cupro base, please? I can't find it on the website!
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thanks to whoever sent me Point of Honour as a birthday gift, Amazon didn't include any message to let me know who you are!
October 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
thanks to whoever sent me Point of Honour as a birthday gift, Amazon didn't include any message to let me know who you are!
It's the week of the year where Europe wakes up resentfully when the clock says it's still early.
October 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
It's the week of the year where Europe wakes up resentfully when the clock says it's still early.
Freecycle's amazing. Not sure where else I'd be able to get rid of a desk-clamped webcam arm, and now someone else who wants one has one.
October 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Freecycle's amazing. Not sure where else I'd be able to get rid of a desk-clamped webcam arm, and now someone else who wants one has one.
Re-listened to Titanic Days by Kirsty MacColl on my lunch break and it remains an absolute cracker of an album. Not a weak track on there.
October 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Re-listened to Titanic Days by Kirsty MacColl on my lunch break and it remains an absolute cracker of an album. Not a weak track on there.
I think today is a hand knitted socks day #stormBenjamin
October 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I think today is a hand knitted socks day #stormBenjamin
happy anniversary @bryanbarrett.bsky.social , here's to the next 20 years <3
October 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
happy anniversary @bryanbarrett.bsky.social , here's to the next 20 years <3
oh bother it's my wedding anniversary tomorrow. I need spouse to actually leave the house for a bit or have a long nap so I can wrap his present and write his card, he's been working from home since last Friday!
October 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
oh bother it's my wedding anniversary tomorrow. I need spouse to actually leave the house for a bit or have a long nap so I can wrap his present and write his card, he's been working from home since last Friday!
Trying to get my Yuletide sign up together in my lunch break, signups have hit at a very tired period this year!
October 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Trying to get my Yuletide sign up together in my lunch break, signups have hit at a very tired period this year!
I just backed Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees - A Storytelling Game on Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/hun...
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees - A Storytelling Game
Based on the comic by Patrick Hovarth of the same name. Dexter meets Arthur in this insanely dark and intimately charming game.
www.kickstarter.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I just backed Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees - A Storytelling Game on Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/hun...
this is kind of huge (and so is the scope of the museums here). I think it's a good thing? It's a big job for NT.
We're pleased to share that, from spring 2026, we will take on the care and management of the museums, buildings and monuments that represent the birthplace of the industrial revolution within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site in Shropshire.
October 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
this is kind of huge (and so is the scope of the museums here). I think it's a good thing? It's a big job for NT.
A while ago, I can't remember why, I subscribed to David R. MacIver's posts on substack (yes, I know). And then I forgot. And this morning, this dropped into my inbox, which is a delight both on the details of design and human curiosity and the things we don't notice because they're too common.
How pen caps work
So, I recently learned how pen caps work.
drmaciver.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
A while ago, I can't remember why, I subscribed to David R. MacIver's posts on substack (yes, I know). And then I forgot. And this morning, this dropped into my inbox, which is a delight both on the details of design and human curiosity and the things we don't notice because they're too common.
Just a couple more days and then I get to go to London to see @alittlebriton.bsky.social AND The Importance of Being Earnest!
October 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Just a couple more days and then I get to go to London to see @alittlebriton.bsky.social AND The Importance of Being Earnest!