Paddy K
@spongepaddy
Irishman in Sweden. Likes: writing, dancing, gardening, socialism. Hates: AI slop, dill. Especially dill. Maker of games since - oh God - the 1980s.
This is wonderful. Strong Paul Simon vibes. From @kylegordonisgreat.bsky.social linktr.ee/kylegordonis...
Some great rainbow action at our summer house. And for the record, the standard Swedish summer house is an old wooden farmhouse with maybe a shed but no plumbing and an outdoor toilet (you basically shit in a bucket). Just wanted to make that clear so you don't think I'm trying to be all fancy...
If any of them are into elephant hawk moths, I can hook you up with this local beauty.
In other news, here's my massive marrow. (Or is it a courgette? Or a zucchini? I don't know. Should I know? Because I don't.)
We keep the land at our summer house wild (mostly, if I'm honest, due to laziness) and it's a religious experience to stand by this field of wild flowers and listen to bees and wind and birdsong and silence. What human could want any more than this?
With any piece of media, I am watching for the moment when I can relax, where I trust the person and where they're taking me. I call it the safe hands moment. For the new Olivia Rodrigo album it came ten seconds in. I loved it from start to finish. A gorgeous and remarkable achievement in pop music.
I will now inform you that here in Sweden the word for road is "väg" which leads to situations like this:
Spotted these beauts on my way to work (my route to work passes through a nature reservation).
Held my mobile phone up to my small telescope last night to take a pic of Jupiter. And you can just about see the Galilean moons, right? Juuuuuuuust about...
My son, selling his old Pokemon cards for daft prices, reminded me I have this complete set of Star Wars bubble gum cards from 1977. Which I personally bought. In 1977. Don't think they're worth much, though. Still, very weird to think it's almost 50 years since I got them.
A lot of AI images remind me strongly of the images in Jehovah's Witness material. They had the whole AI style going before AI even was a thing. Or maybe the major LLMs were force-fed millions of issues of The Watchtower... And don't even get me started on 50+ suddenly being "senior"...
Rare bird! (The red one.) And found from my own Stockholm balcony. This shit is addictive. Pokemon Go but for real.
Here's one I snapped literally today because I noticed some had 6 petals and some had 7.
A local shopping center asked for name suggestions for their new mascot (pictured). I added mine. I can't believe it only got 2 likes. 2? Come on people.
Yo, @humblebundle.com , this is too many emails right after I literally gave you money and I am unsubscribing from them immediately. Maybe chill a little.