Trish Byrne

@trishyb

She/her or they/them. In: Books, films, dogs, telly, roof gulls, SRK, Stardew Valley. Out: AI shite, billionaires, images with no alt text. Profile image is SRK on the phone, wearing a cute pink jumper.

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Trish Byrne@trishyb· 18d

I am apparently a monster for offering him the nutrients he needs to survive. How dare I.

A small wheaten dog looks accusingly at the camera, wearing an expression that clearly communicates "I do not want to eat this stupid food."

Trish Byrne@trishyb· 25d

Absolute Louvre-of-Bluesky levels of Youtube commenting here. Well done, this deeply fun person.

A screenshot of a Youtube comment that says "Absurd. There are billions and billions of records, articles, books, and videos galore; why would you want to view a film that really has nothing to do with the actual Bill Evans? You can discover the reality on your own terms rather than being fed the false notions of movie-makers."

Trish Byrne@trishyb· 25d

Joachim Trier, the modern king of "hey, we can miserable in summer too!"

A screenshot of my Letterboxd last four watched. They are: Oslo 31 August, four stars; Sentimental Value, four stars; Kill, three and a half stars; and The Devil Wears Prada 2, two stars.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· 26d

A huge psychedelic YES from the film Yellow Submarine.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Jul 10

A SAFETY PIN? On Miranda Priestley’s jacket? Groundbreaking.

A section of a screenshot of a jacket in a major motion about a fanatical perfectionist in the fashion industry, where you can clearly see a safety pin.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Jul 9

Me considering this important question:

It's Deep Thought from the Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Jul 8

I am too online for headlines like this.

A sport headline from RTE that says "Grimes reflects on Louth's long journey to Croke Park".

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Jun 28

Tom Loftis, the mayor of Widow's Bay, preparing for his inaugural swim to indicate that the beaches are open. He is smiling and waving to suggest that everything is fine, honest, there is nothing to be worried about and the tourists should definitely flock to this perfectly safe island.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Jun 23

Look! I attached hooks to a blackout curtain and hung it from the gutter outside our patio door. Instant shade in the kitchen! Delighted with myself. At least until someone here explains to me that this is a terrible idea.

An open patio door with a blackout curtain hanging outside it, stopping the sun from heating up the bit of kitchen where the dogs like to sit.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Jun 17

Tess kindly graced us with her presence on the walk today, and will now be spending the rest of the day asleep.

A small, old, white-faced Jack Russell terrier faces the camera looking for treats. She's standing on an open green space. Behind her, fat clouds scud across a blue sky, and you can see a couple of local landmarks, the widow's tower and the boathouse.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Jun 17

Didn't drive fucking quality for Starbucks Korea, did it?

A screenshot of an Irish Times headline that says "It's going to drive quality: AI more of a help than a threat, young professionals say." A photo of an attractive, smiling, young medical student accompanies the headline. She's so upbeat about AI!

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Jun 16

WHY ISN'T IT WEDNESDAY THIS IS BULLSHIT.

It's Matthew Rhys in Widow's Bay (which comes out on Wednesdays). He looks haunted and tired.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Jun 16

Another gorgeous summer's day down by the Boyne.

Under a miserable, oppressive sky that threatens but does not deliver rain, a large, dark-coloured container ship makes its slow way up the Boyne estuary towards Drogheda.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Jun 13

Just popping out to get a takeaway for the kids' lunch.

Between two large gull babies, a parent gull takes off to go and get more food, or possibly just have a break from them.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Jun 12

Also, lads, I bought the tiny e-reader. It‘s the closest thing to the It Follows clamshell you can get.

A very small e-reader, not much taller than a credit card, with a real Fitzcarraldo paperback for scale. The e-reader displays text from the Murderbot series, by Martha Wells.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Jun 12

I gobbled up Experts in a Dying Field in two sittings. Highly recommended. Bualadh bos.

The cover of Experts in a Dying Field by Patrick Freyne. It features a cool golden fox whose middle is the skyline of Dublin at sunset.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Jun 11

Didn't see them much for a few days because of the rain, now suddenly they are massive gawky fluffy dinosaurs with big long limbs.

Our two gull chicks perched on the heap of twigs and other dry crap that is their nest. One is standing with its new long wing outstretched. They are still just covered in down, but their legs, beaks and wings are getting big.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Jun 5

I obviously don't understand what "album of the week" means. I always assumed it was supposed to be a recommendation.

A screenshot of Alex Petridis's album of the week from the Guardian. The headline says "Lizzo: Bitch review - a spirited star who just can't rediscover her groove". It gets two out of five stars.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Jun 2

Gull baby is late for service.

Our chimney with an adult gull sitting on top of it. A gull chick hurries towards the chimney looking like a hunched little Regency clergyman.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· May 25

🎶 One of these films is not like the others 🎶

Thumbnails of film posters that Plex deems "Related Movies". They are five screwball comedies from the 1930s and 1940s, including Hail the Conquering Hero, The Palm Beach Story, The Lady Eve, Unfaithfully Yours, and Easy Living. And then on the end there's Pillion, a 2025 film about being inducted into a BDSM biker gang.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· May 23

It’s officially summer.

On the roof of a house, a herring gull stands facing away from the camera. Two tiny gull chicks are huddled underneath it.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· May 16

Introducing armcat. It’s the cat that lies on your whole arm! For hours! Prevents doomscrolling, smoking, and snacking! Armcat! So inconvenient!

A red-haired old nerd watches TV with one arm pinned under a sleeping old tortoise-shell cat.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· May 9

Our ancient cat is so often RIGHT BEHIND ME when I turn around that we've started calling her "It Smidges."

An old, long-haired tortoiseshell cat lies on her bed, giving the camera a sleepy but suspicious look.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· May 6

Maybe tell your staff not to sell them a pile of booze during the flight as well.

Screenshot of a Guardian headline that says "Business: Ryanair boss calls for ban on early-morning airport drinks as bad behaviour rises."

Trish Byrne@trishyb· May 6

In momentous dog health news, Tess came out for the walk TWO DAYS IN A ROW. This means her anti-inflammatories are really working. Of course, yesterday we met a friend of ours who was doling out actual roast chicken, so I suspect Tess thought that might happen again today. It did not.

A small, old, white-faced Jack Russell looks at the camera. Beside her, a small wheaten dog with a very cute whorl of hair around his ear looks off into the distance. They are very album cover.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· May 4

Watched The Palm Beach Story (1942) last night. Fantastic film (bit racist though, obvs). The MPV was Claudette Colbert's suit, where every single stripe is perfectly pattern-matched to indicate a woman who knows EXACTLY what she's about. Absolutely incredible work from Irene's team.

A not-great publicity photo from the film, with Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Claudette Colbert, and Rudy Vallee linking arms and smiling. Claudette Colbert is wearing the suit, a white-and-tan striped number where every single line, across pockets, shoulder pads, sleeves, and vents, is matched perfectly. It's a work of art.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Apr 23

I don't even know what kind of tree this is, but it currently looks and smells incredible.

A small tree with a full, thick crown of deep pink blossom. A small wheaten panting dog is just visible at its base.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Apr 21

I was trying to get a nice photo of him with the springtime foliage and he just kept shouting at me to throw the ball. He's so mean.

A small, skinny, wheaten dog lies under a tree laden with beautiful deep pink blossom. At the bottom of the tree are some yellow and red tulips. Behind the tree is another, much smaller tree with white blossom. The small dog doesn't care, he just barks and barks and barks.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Apr 18

A big dog flipped him over on the beach this morning and he hasn’t been happy all day.

A small black dog peeps out from under a brown cosy blanket on an old sofa. He looks a little wary and a little
sad.

Trish Byrne@trishyb· Apr 16

Ooh, illicit AI crap. The best kind!