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MrBarrington

@mrbarrington.bsky.social

Stockholm-based, London-born book/language nerd 🤓
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Hey Womble, currently audiobooking Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, as a litmus test for whether to read his new book, Moonbound Penumbra’s currently in my category of “enjoy & admire but don’t love it”. A little too cute in its cleverness? But certainly possible I’ll read more Sloan
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Nature knowers of Sweden, can you identify this animal by its, err, traces? Guessing elk, too large pellets for a deer surely #spoorsky #shitsky
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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, finally got round to it, and it’s fantastic, of course. Knowing the big reveal is no hindrance at all 🙊
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Stunning double rainbow outside our door rn #nofilter 🌈
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Finally! getting around to Never Let Me Go and fully expecting to be bowled over. When does Ishiguro ever disappoint?
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Marie Darrieussecq’s Sleepless is pretty wonderful, then Aside from the fundamental insomnia thing, she also writes incredibly/movingly on childbirth, migration, genocide, and ecology…
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Slightly tripped up by realising on page 66 that Marie Darrieussecq’s Sleepless has been translated into Australian English
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Among the childhood toys of my partner & her brothers is Globochem's magical, pan-sexual, non-threatening spokesthing Pit-Pat
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Ah yes, traditional Swedish chorizo just like your gammal abuela used to make
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Finally got my hands on a Pilot Custom 823, had to ink it up with something vibrant, so Iroshizuku Kon-peki is the way to go #NewPenDay #FountainPens
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Looking forward to pre-ordering this book which is going to ship some time in January 1900..??
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Just finished The Future, another whip-smart banger from @naomialderman.bsky.social … was well worth checking in with Marius afterwards 🤓
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40mins in and the Werner Herzog-narrated audiobook of the Werner Herzog autobiography is well worth the price of admission Chapter 2 sees our hero perform as a rodeo clown in Mexico, break into JPL mission control, elope with his cousin’s bride after her honeymoon, and play with abducted wolf cubs
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Sometimes I’m thankful I don’t have to write album blurbs for music streaming services “The post-dubstep pioneers have never sounded so captivatingly post-punk.”
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There’s an Ethel Merman Disco Album?? *listens to it* Oh… oh no
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Maybe it’s the two glasses of wine I had at the Shut Up & Write! Meetup but Naomi Alderman’s The Future is really getting to me this evening
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Google now just throwing out the first phonetic spelling it comes across rather than y’know the correct one Exposed ≠ “exploded” 🤦🏻‍♂️
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This Poppels Seattle Pale Ale 🍺 limited edition (tasty, not too fruity) appears to be a celebration of… the Flying Spaghetti Monster?
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My mistake, it’s a kraken, not the Flying Spaghetti Monster
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Yeah, it’s good! My current fave from the tillfällig sortiment is this Paradiso APA, and I’m not sure hwy I’ve suddenly veered into American ales
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Donne ton couple d'amoureux iconiques au cinéma (nope, don’t speak French either but got it from context ;)
Donne ton couple d'amoureux iconiques au cinéma Pour varier de TW. Moins iconique mais, je ne sais pas exactement pourquoi, le couple formé par Girardot et Noiret dans ce film m'a toujours beaucoup touché, et je crois que c'est de plus en plus le cas avec l'âge.
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This was my alt romantic couple
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Me realising I’m a BlueSky elder
Me realising I’m a BlueSky elder
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Journalling is a great way to optimise gratituding and there are awesome prompts to inspire you and whatnot
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This APA from Slottskällan Bryggeri is tasty AF
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There can’t be too many musical collaborations less appealing than Mumford & Sons X Pharrell Williams where do even you start with that
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What I’m listening to // where I’m at