Maria

@thismaria

🍂 Writes, acts 🍂 Easily distracted, overly interested 🍂 Cape Town, mostly; Birmingham, occasionally

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Maria@thismaria· 3d

A South African Villan! #avfc

Photo of tv screen showing two people with Aston Villa flags on their backs. The one on the right depicts the Villa lion on the South African flag.

Maria@thismaria· 21d

There's a tattoo place in Prestwick called Doom & Gloom.

Photo of a shopfront. The sign above the window reads 'Doom & Gloom'.

Maria@thismaria· 26d

Spotted on the train last night. Made me giggle.

Front page of the Metro bearing the headline 'Welcome home... there've been a few changes' next to pictures of Kane and Bellingham with their bronze medals.

Maria@thismaria· 27d

Surprise Robbie Williams sighting, but, more importantly, prominent SA flag sighting. 🇿🇦

Frame from World Cup final pre-show with Robbie Williams in a sparkly blue shellsuit in front of the Canadian, US, Mexican, South African, and Czech flags.

Maria@thismaria· Jul 5

Hahahaha, BBC Sport. #MEXENG

BBC Sport chart showing the altitudes of Wembley (44m), the Hawthorns (168m), and Ben Nevis (1,345m) relative to the Azteca (2,240m)... or 1,114 Dan Burns.

Maria@thismaria· Jul 3

Ugh. #porcro

Screenshot of comedian Fred Macaulay pointing at the camera whilst shouting, "Fuckin'... BOOOOOOO!".

Maria@thismaria· Jun 23

Good things are possible when we try hard enough. 💜

Photograph of an intent Tyrone Mings grabbing Mason Greenwood's shirt during a friendly.

Maria@thismaria· Jun 12

Ah! Wonder if we could interest them in the South African national anthem?

Description from Wikipedia of the evolution of the lyrics to the South African anthem.

Maria@thismaria· May 17

Honestly, people of Cape Town, this is a play you really, really need to see. Like Succession, but with scarier people and higher stakes. Thoroughly thrilling work from Louis Viljoen and the cast. (At Artscape until 30 May.) @uncleloo.bsky.social @bloots.bsky.social @theatrescenecpt.bsky.social

Poster for Louis Viljoen's play 'The Killing of a Union Leader', 12 to 13 May at the Artscape in Cape Town. The design features the silhouettes of two men facing each other and images of a man and woman facing ahead.

Maria@thismaria· Apr 1

Feeling a bit like this right now, except I'm glued to a much smaller screen. #artemis2

Black and white photograph of three children watching the moon landing on television.

Maria@thismaria· Feb 27

Emery's review of a particular Wolverhampton coffee shop. #avfc

Madueke's Instagram post tagged in Wolverhampton with text 'Everything about this place is sh*t'.

Maria@thismaria· Feb 22

These Games have produced some fantastic BBC commentary, but I do think we should focus on a late entry from the closing ceremony: 'You probably saw Giorgia Meloni there, the first woman to hold the office of Italian Prime Minister... to the right she was standing, naturally.' #WinterOlympics2026

Maria@thismaria· Feb 13

Petition to get more South Africans to winter sporting events in both competitive and supporting capacities. 🇿🇦

Screengrab of two South African delegates at the Winter Olympics waving at the camera. The man on the right is wearing Olympic ring glasses in the colours of the South African flag.

Maria@thismaria· Feb 6

The Eye of Sauron is lit. #WinterOlympics2026

An elaborate Olympic flame is lit at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Maria@thismaria· Feb 6

Inspired. #WinterOlympics2026

A screenshot taken during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, where an Italian woman bites her hand to illustrate being upset.

Maria@thismaria· Feb 6

I see the South Africans have gone for snow camo. Smart. #WinterOlympics

Members of the South African team, wearing white track suits and waving the SA flag, walk in during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

Maria@thismaria· Jan 28

The once-mighty South African film industry has been devastated by the failure of the incentives scheme that should be securing hundreds of thousands of jobs. A large crowd gathered outside Parliament today to present our demands to the chair of the DTIC. #SaveSAFilm #SaveSAFilmJobs #CapeTown

Protesters holding placards gathered outside the South African parliament buildings in Cape Town. Mountain and blue sky in the background.

Protesters gathered outside the South African parliament buildings in Cape Town. Statue of a horseman, mountain and blue sky in the background.

Protesters holding a placard reading 'Cut the Bureaucracy Not Our Jobs' gathered outside the South African parliament buildings in Cape Town. Statue of a horseman and blue sky in the background.

Protesters gathered outside the South African parliament buildings in Cape Town. Four South African flags flying against a blue sky in the background.

Maria@thismaria· Jan 22

First rule of BBC crime podcasts: There's *always* a South African connection. 😭 (The new episodes are great, though.)

Screenshot of the cover of The Missing Cryptoqueen podcast, episode 13 (The South Africa Connection).

Maria@thismaria· Jan 10

#avfc

Aston Villa fans hold up a banner showing John McGinn's face and the words 'Our Meatball'.

Maria@thismaria· Sep 21

BRONZE in the men's 4x400m relay! Well done, Team SA! 🇿🇦 So happy for Van Niekerk. #WorldAthleticsChamps #Tokyo25 #SouthAfrica

A photo of the South African men's 4x400m relay team draped in the national flag after their third-place finish in Tokyo.

Maria@thismaria· Sep 13

As many keep saying, LLMs are a joke. A pointless, planet-killing joke. #avfc

Screenshot from X/Twitter posted to Facebook that starts: "Emiliano Martinez blows a kiss to the away end as they sing his name." The first suggested question to ask Meta AI is "Why did Martinez kiss the player?"

Meta AI's answer, which starts: "Emiliano Martinez kissed the AFC Wimbledon player as a gesture of respect and sportsmanship, particularly after the intense emotions of the game-ending goal."

Maria@thismaria· Sep 6

Heard some beautiful stuff from the uHlanga poets today at @openbookfestival.bsky.social. #CapeTown #poetry

Photograph of a poetry reading in a bookshop.

Maria@thismaria· Aug 21

Screenshot of a post announcing the death of James Dobson, and a follow-up that reads, '... More than 1,000 quote-skeets on this, and I've never seen so many ways to celebrate'.

Maria@thismaria· May 21

I'd pay so much money for access to this man's inner monologue right now. 'I'm sorry I don't have a plane to give you.' 😂🙃

Screenshot of Guardian headline that reads "'I'm sorry I don't have a plane to give you,' quips Ramaphosa in bid to get chaotic Oval Office meeting back on track".

Partial image of pres. Ramaphosa in the Oval Office.

Maria@thismaria· Apr 15

Has Emery ever looked happier than during this pre-match interview? #avfc

Frame of Unai Emery looking extremely happy during an interview in front of a wall of sponsors.

Maria@thismaria· Apr 9

As ready as we can be. #avfc

Maria@thismaria· Mar 23

Got to be @bloots.bsky.social's date and see the stadium from a different angle today. #CapeTown #stadium

A photo of an empty DHL Stadium in Cape Town. Clouds are visible above.

Maria@thismaria· Feb 24

Who does the Gautrain's PR and can they get involved in more campaigns, please? 😂 #gautrain #SouthAfrica

Text against a dark background and a picture of a bus next to a metro train: A service update about disruptions to a Gautrain line after someone misjudged a new borehole.

Text against a blue background and a picture of a bus next to a metro train: A service update about disruptions to a Gautrain line after someone misjudged a new borehole.

Maria@thismaria· Feb 23

Noordhoek Beach, Cape Town. Sunday.

A photo of a sandy beach under a blue sky.

A photo of a sandy beach with hills in the background, the ocean just visible on the right and a blue sky above.

Maria@thismaria· Dec 30

Thought we were prepared. Oh, Villa. #avfc