Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag

@joannahorrocks

Writer, retired clinical & forensic psychologist. Currently a student in the MA Magic & Occult Science course, University of Exeter. 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her).

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Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· 6d

Cool stuff in the mail from @treadwells-books.bsky.social and @hookland.bsky.social !!

A book with a blank and white cover, Hookland Fragments Vol. 1 by David Southwell, on a brown oak table, along with a card saying it's signed by the author and another card giving the bearer The Right to Reside in Hookland.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· 14d

Here we go

A fake newspaper with the headline Gangsters Take Over Flamingo Hotel. A photo shows a man in a flat cap firing a handgun at a biplane. There's also a brochure for a private train, the Las Vegas Limited

A fancy invitation for the opening of Doo Dah Daze, featuring Miss Boo Boo O'Hare, at the Fabulous Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas.

An invitation to the wedding reception of Big Jim Valenti and Boo Boo O'Hare at the Polo Lounge, and an invitation to take Big Jim's private train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Jul 3

Reading an article in @forteantimes.bsky.social about a UFO scare in the US in 1897, and - is that the Catbus?? #Totoro #Ghibli #UFO

A sepia-tone illustration from an old newspaper shows a flying object that looks like a boat with wings, but at its front is a wide, grinning cat's head with big round eyes and very long whiskers.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Jun 27

Jarrett's answer to your first question is the reason why I'm voting for him -

Civil Beat asks Jarrett why he's the right person. He's willing to stand up against Trump on voter suppression and ICE raids, and he's delivered results on Red Hill accountability and the fight against big money in politics.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Jun 10

Always good to see The Guardian focusing on the really important stuff.

A headline from The Guardian reads, "Pump-action soap dispensers are a disgrace - and I won't put up with them any longer" by Adrian Chiles. It's accompanied by a photo of a middle-aged man with nothing better to do than rant about soap dispensers.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Jun 8

This is how it shows up on my laptop - white text on pale blue background -

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Jun 7

This is also him -

"Large AI models can write poems... If AI will force writers and graphic artists to get money...etc., etc., blah blah blah."

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Jun 5

Ah, Giles... 💔 I'm sorry we never got to see the Ripper spin-off. Go well, Watcher. #BuffytheVampireSlayer www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A very good-looking man with dark hair and glasses looks intently at the camera, every inch the professorial Watcher.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Jun 5

From Story People on FB. Sums things up pretty well, I think.

An illustration of the upper part of a person - shoulders, head, left arm - wearing green and blue. Their hair is on fire. They're holding more fire in their left hand. The caption reads, "Let's not get started on how messed up everything is. Actually, nevermind. Let's. La La La everything is on fire."

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Jun 1

This was Cadillac's 'Beast,' the USA's presidential limo, in sort-of-dazzle while under development. And it worked so well! You can hardly make out the shape of it at all...

A photo of an oversized limousine covered in black and white squiggles.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· May 21

I've seen some posts saying the #Granta author accused of #AI doesn't exist - that people have googled him and can't find him. I googled him and found he's been posting on FB since 2018. The newspaper article below, about his book of poetry (on Amazon since 2018) is from 2018, too.

A newspaper article from giardian.co.tt, May 18, 2018, is headlined, 'Poetry for the soul by Jamir.' It's about his book of poetry, and it's illustrated with an image of the book cover and a photo of the author, a middle-aged dark-skinned man with a mustache & goatee, reading his book.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· May 12

I'm happy to be able to announce that I'll be presenting at the York Magic & Witchcraft Conference again this year (24-25 June) with more on Hawai'ian magic -

A title slide reads, 'Temples, Birthing Stones, and Petrified Holy Men: The Magic and Meaning of Stones in Two Archipelagos.' A photo from Google Maps street view shows the Kapaemahu 'Wizard Stones' on Waikiki Beach, several large black boulders surrounded by a metal fence, with palm trees and ocean in the background.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· May 5

Watching Iron Sky, because this timeline is so stupid sometimes you just need an even more stupid movie about evil Nazis on the dark side of the moon. So far, it doesn't disappoint.

A poster for the movie, Iron Sky, with images of flying saucers over Manhattan, and the tagline, 'The Reich Strikes Back.' In the foreground is a blonde Nazi chick looking sexy, but I'm guessing that before the movie ends she'll be in bed with the black American astronaut.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· May 3

And there's a plushie, or you can crochet your own!!

A medium-blue plush toy of an incredibly bizarre ancient arthropod-thing. Tyere are a dozen pair of flattened fins along its body, it has five eyes, and it has a long neck-like appendage reaching forward from its head, with its mouth at the end of that.

A chrocheted version of the same animal, but in orange and yellow instead of blue.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Apr 22

Contact info for PAS -

The image shows contact information for the Pediatric Academic Societies. Phone is (US) 346-258-6216, 8:30 - 4:30 Central Time. Email is info@PASMeeting.org.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Apr 13

But it's so cute when it yawns!

A slender grey fish with a big head, huge eyes, and a gazillion teeth. Its mouth is wide open.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Apr 7

This is the ad I'm seeing when I'm on the "US News" page of the Guardian.

A young white couple hold up a Canadian flag in front of a body of water. They're both wearing blue denim jackets and sunglasses. They look more like stereotypical Los Angelenos than Canadians. Next to the photo is a red and white illustration of two clasped hands. Underneath that are the words, "Immigrate to Canada."

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Apr 7

I watched "The Life of Chuck" last night. A beautiful movie, not least for the way it presents the absolute incomprehensibility and absurdity of the threatened end of...everything. God help us all if the US's mad king carries out his threats.

An image promoting the trailer for The Life of Chuck shows Tom Hiddleston, wearing a dark suit, blue shirt and blue tie, executing a slick dance move in front of a blinding white light.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Apr 5

Happy Easter, you fuckin' bastards

A post from Trump's Truth Social page reads, 'Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP’

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Mar 19

I know it's not Caturday, but I saw this on an auction site and now you have to see it, too -

A Victorian style oil painting of a black and white cat wearing an elaborate white satin bonnet and ruff with beige flowers. The cat looks ready to kill, and I don't blame them.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Mar 14

Just looked up this instrumental version of The Lord's Prayer and somehow I doubt that Larry Carlton wrote the lyrics...

A song listing on Spotify reads, The Lord's Prayer - song and lyrics by Larry Carlton

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Mar 14

You could always try the Scottish aerophone -

A piper playing the Scottish smallpipes, or bellows-blown bagpipes. The bellows is tucked under his right arm.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Mar 14

I got this on another attempted translation. So it uses some app in my Android phone as default, then gives the choice of Google Translate. But when I tried your original, it gave me "guy," not "tea," and didn't give me the Google Translate option.

An error message reads "Device failed to translate. Try Google Translate."

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Mar 12

I've always thought he looks like the Nazi who burned Hitler's body in Downfall -

In the movie Downfall, Hitler places his hand on a soldier's chest while asking him to burn his body after he kills himself.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Mar 2

I'm sorry, who's putting British lives at risk?

An item from the Guardian reads, "The UK has agreed to let the US use British military bases to attack Iranian missile sites, with the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, saying Tehran's actions were becoming more reckless and putting British lives at risk."

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Feb 28

More like Operation Epic Tantrum

An update from the Washington Post reads, "The Pentagon has named this 'Operation Epic Fury,' a U.S. official said."

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Feb 23

DPD is the most worthless delivery service. Friday AM: "We'll deliver your package today." Me: At home all day. Friday PM: "Oops, we'll deliver it on Monday." Monday AM: "We'll deliver your package today before 3." Me: At home all day. Monday PM: "We came by, but you weren't there!" To which I say:

A panel from the Saga comic shows Lying Cat, a grey-green hairless cat, snarling and saying "LYING"

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Feb 18

Futurism: "Here's how ChatGPT is creating domestic terrorists." Also Futurism: "Here's an ad for ChatGPT!" Not helping, guys.

A headline from Futurism reads, ChatGPT, Stalking, and the New Domestic Terror Machine." Directly below that is an ad that's headlined, "Unlock ChatGPT's Full Power at Work." The ad reads "Master ChatGPT In Minutes Not Months" and shows a young man at a desktop computer monitor.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Feb 17

Happy pancake day!

A package of Hawaiian Sun banana macadamia nut pancake mix sitting on a pan. The package is a bright sunny yellow, with a rainbow over an illustration of pancakes.

Dr. Joanna Horrocks-Paschedag@joannahorrocks· Feb 7

Have you ever seen pix of Grizzly Flats Railroad, the 3-foot gauge railroad Disney animator Ward Kimball built in his backyard?