Niki
@nikiw124.bsky.social
New glasses. Housing bod. Space Tweep. Mass Observer. Cross-Stitcher. Setter of comedy quizzes. Likes cheese. Loves a good mindful colouring book. Personal account.
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@nikiw124.bsky.social
· Sep 26
It really helps to add alt text on here.
Set it as “required” & you’ll get into the habit of doing it automatically whenever you make a picture post.
Go to the main Bluesky menu from the Homepage
>Click Settings
>Click Accessibility
>Toggle the “require alt text” setting to “on”
Set it as “required” & you’ll get into the habit of doing it automatically whenever you make a picture post.
Go to the main Bluesky menu from the Homepage
>Click Settings
>Click Accessibility
>Toggle the “require alt text” setting to “on”
How to set your account so that images require alt text before posting, by someone who can explain this better than I can bsky.app/profile/phil...
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Exciting news (well we think so)! We are looking for new people to regularly contribute to our archive!
We accept applications from anyone based in the UK who has an interest in sending us their thoughts and opinions about life in the UK.
#Skystorians
massobs.org.uk/write-for-th...
We accept applications from anyone based in the UK who has an interest in sending us their thoughts and opinions about life in the UK.
#Skystorians
massobs.org.uk/write-for-th...
Write for the archive - Mass Observation Archive
Writing for Mass Observation You can apply to write for the archive here. Current Observers If you are one of our current Observers you may find our handbook for new Observers helpful. This has all th...
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September 15, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Exciting news (well we think so)! We are looking for new people to regularly contribute to our archive!
We accept applications from anyone based in the UK who has an interest in sending us their thoughts and opinions about life in the UK.
#Skystorians
massobs.org.uk/write-for-th...
We accept applications from anyone based in the UK who has an interest in sending us their thoughts and opinions about life in the UK.
#Skystorians
massobs.org.uk/write-for-th...
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When you weigh 500 lbs and walk on legs that look like stilts, it's no small thing to lie down. As this elk was kind enough to do right in front of our trail camera. Look at those antlers!
#mammals #nature #deer #love #trailcam #Seattle #BeKind #wildanimals #goodnight #PNW #nokings #wildlife #elk
#mammals #nature #deer #love #trailcam #Seattle #BeKind #wildanimals #goodnight #PNW #nokings #wildlife #elk
September 14, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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[Recap:] What was the tagline of Dawn French's Chocolate Orange adverts? The British Comedy Quiz:
www.comedy.co.uk/quiz/425/
www.comedy.co.uk/quiz/425/
Quiz 425 - British Comedy Quiz - British Comedy Guide
There are some good location-based questions in this quiz from Niki Walton.
www.comedy.co.uk
September 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM
[Recap:] What was the tagline of Dawn French's Chocolate Orange adverts? The British Comedy Quiz:
www.comedy.co.uk/quiz/425/
www.comedy.co.uk/quiz/425/
4-nil down at home. No wonder some of the fans are going home early.
September 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
4-nil down at home. No wonder some of the fans are going home early.
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“Showdown” (year u/k), oil on canvas,
#JuliAdams , Seattle
#Caturday #Cats #BlackCats #Art #Illustration #Painting
#JuliAdams , Seattle
#Caturday #Cats #BlackCats #Art #Illustration #Painting
September 13, 2026 at 1:40 AM
“Showdown” (year u/k), oil on canvas,
#JuliAdams , Seattle
#Caturday #Cats #BlackCats #Art #Illustration #Painting
#JuliAdams , Seattle
#Caturday #Cats #BlackCats #Art #Illustration #Painting
It looks like www.colourlovers.com is functional again after over a year of trouble? Rearranged site - you have to search for how to do stuff and there's no option to download patterns as wallpaper, just the tile.
Color Palettes, Named Colors & Patterns :: COLOURlovers
COLOURlovers is a creative community where people create, name and share colors, palettes and patterns — twenty years of them. All in the spirit of love.
www.colourlovers.com
September 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
It looks like www.colourlovers.com is functional again after over a year of trouble? Rearranged site - you have to search for how to do stuff and there's no option to download patterns as wallpaper, just the tile.
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I want a physical copy of Our Flag Means Death so bad. With bloopers and bts and interviews and concept art galleries. And a fold out case. And an extra disc with the soundtrack and score. I want a menu screen with A Pirate's Life playing on repeat. 😤
September 11, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I want a physical copy of Our Flag Means Death so bad. With bloopers and bts and interviews and concept art galleries. And a fold out case. And an extra disc with the soundtrack and score. I want a menu screen with A Pirate's Life playing on repeat. 😤
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Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state.
A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface.
And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface.
And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
September 11, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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September 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Behind one of history's most consequential decisions was a Met Office weather forecast.
PRESSURE is in cinemas today, telling the true story of the D-Day forecast and the meteorologists behind it.
More than 80 years later, trusted weather intelligence remains as relevant as ever.
#PressureMovie
PRESSURE is in cinemas today, telling the true story of the D-Day forecast and the meteorologists behind it.
More than 80 years later, trusted weather intelligence remains as relevant as ever.
#PressureMovie
September 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Behind one of history's most consequential decisions was a Met Office weather forecast.
PRESSURE is in cinemas today, telling the true story of the D-Day forecast and the meteorologists behind it.
More than 80 years later, trusted weather intelligence remains as relevant as ever.
#PressureMovie
PRESSURE is in cinemas today, telling the true story of the D-Day forecast and the meteorologists behind it.
More than 80 years later, trusted weather intelligence remains as relevant as ever.
#PressureMovie
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Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...
September 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:
[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]
1
CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us.
2
CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.
3
CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-
BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister
4
BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?
5
HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill
6
HITLER:
What we are proposing -
CHURCHILL:
Hang on
7
HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -
8
CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here
BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate
9
CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate
You don't debate fascists
10
HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!
11
HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...
CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-
12
HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!
BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreibw4ldc3fhslbvxgy2oqrof2oys5kpgh7zu6a5f3usmx3lf4547qm)
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Antpittas are the epitome of #borbs
This is the Crescent-faced Antpitta that I was able to spend some quality time with at Hacienda el Bosque #Colombia #birds #antpittas #birdoftheday
This is the Crescent-faced Antpitta that I was able to spend some quality time with at Hacienda el Bosque #Colombia #birds #antpittas #birdoftheday
September 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Antpittas are the epitome of #borbs
This is the Crescent-faced Antpitta that I was able to spend some quality time with at Hacienda el Bosque #Colombia #birds #antpittas #birdoftheday
This is the Crescent-faced Antpitta that I was able to spend some quality time with at Hacienda el Bosque #Colombia #birds #antpittas #birdoftheday
Halloween creep is worse than Christmas creep.
September 5, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Halloween creep is worse than Christmas creep.
It seems I talk more like people from New England (I'm from the middle of Old England) than from Oklahoma or Kansas, who according to the questions may be too busy covering their houses with toilet paper or throwing knives at each other in their gardens to care.
mydialect.us/quiz-full.html
mydialect.us/quiz-full.html
September 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
It seems I talk more like people from New England (I'm from the middle of Old England) than from Oklahoma or Kansas, who according to the questions may be too busy covering their houses with toilet paper or throwing knives at each other in their gardens to care.
mydialect.us/quiz-full.html
mydialect.us/quiz-full.html
![[SCENE: The court of Henry VIII. The King sits on his throne. An ADVISOR approaches him.]
ADVISOR: Your majesty, the kingdom is bankrupt!
HENRY VIII: Damn this costly war...
ADVISOR: Not the war, sir. Ir’s your jester subscriptions.
HENRY VIII: But they’re only 7 groats 95 a month!
ADVISOR: They really add up, your highness
ADVISOR: The palace doth o’erflow with well-reviewed jesters you’ve never even watched
[Show lots of jesters sitting round, bored]
HENRY VIII: Well there’s just so many ‘unmissable jesters’ these days...
HENRY VIII: I always think, I must watch that new jester everyone’s talking about... but then I just end up watching repeats of Johnny Arse
[Show a clearly lowbrow jester, baring his buttocks and shouting “JOHNNY ARRRSE!”]
ADVISOR: We even found an unopened jester-by-post from 1509!
[Show a skeleton in a box with ‘LoveJester’, like the LoveFilm logo, on the side]
ADVISOR: So - let’s cancel some subscriptions:
ADVISOR: NowJester?
HENRY VIII: I’m not missing Game of Jesters
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreict7cb5pwr5izjpxmn3xkzb2ua5pm2nwgjggn5ublamwvmtjifwpa)
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From the European Premiere of PRESSURE🎬
We caught up with Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Damian Lewis and director Anthony Maras to discuss the film, which tells the story behind what is arguably the most important weather forecast in history
In cinemas Sept 9 #PressureMovie
@studiocanal.com
We caught up with Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Damian Lewis and director Anthony Maras to discuss the film, which tells the story behind what is arguably the most important weather forecast in history
In cinemas Sept 9 #PressureMovie
@studiocanal.com
September 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
From the European Premiere of PRESSURE🎬
We caught up with Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Damian Lewis and director Anthony Maras to discuss the film, which tells the story behind what is arguably the most important weather forecast in history
In cinemas Sept 9 #PressureMovie
@studiocanal.com
We caught up with Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Damian Lewis and director Anthony Maras to discuss the film, which tells the story behind what is arguably the most important weather forecast in history
In cinemas Sept 9 #PressureMovie
@studiocanal.com
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live:
Five Star
Rik Mayall
David Baddiel & Rob Newman
Eric Clapton & his band
Hugh Laurie & The Copper Bottom Band (x2, different band lineups)
London Symphony Orchestra
The Specials
The Rolling Stones
Chris Hadfield
Five Star
Rik Mayall
David Baddiel & Rob Newman
Eric Clapton & his band
Hugh Laurie & The Copper Bottom Band (x2, different band lineups)
London Symphony Orchestra
The Specials
The Rolling Stones
Chris Hadfield
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live:
blink-182
oasis (pre break-up tyvm)
the postal service/death cab for cutie
florence + the machine
the decemberists
taylor swift
the flaming lips
bruce springsteen
ajr
chris thile x4 (solo, live from here, punch brothers, nickel creek)
blink-182
oasis (pre break-up tyvm)
the postal service/death cab for cutie
florence + the machine
the decemberists
taylor swift
the flaming lips
bruce springsteen
ajr
chris thile x4 (solo, live from here, punch brothers, nickel creek)
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live:
Queen + Adam Lambert
Reba (first concert, hell yeah)
Elton John
Fleetwood Mac (💁🏼♂️)
Ingrid Michelson
Ani DeFranco
Darren Criss
Garth Brooks
Rufus Wainwright
and last but not certainly not least,
Glee Live, post-season 2 😌
Queen + Adam Lambert
Reba (first concert, hell yeah)
Elton John
Fleetwood Mac (💁🏼♂️)
Ingrid Michelson
Ani DeFranco
Darren Criss
Garth Brooks
Rufus Wainwright
and last but not certainly not least,
Glee Live, post-season 2 😌
August 30, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live:
Five Star
Rik Mayall
David Baddiel & Rob Newman
Eric Clapton & his band
Hugh Laurie & The Copper Bottom Band (x2, different band lineups)
London Symphony Orchestra
The Specials
The Rolling Stones
Chris Hadfield
Five Star
Rik Mayall
David Baddiel & Rob Newman
Eric Clapton & his band
Hugh Laurie & The Copper Bottom Band (x2, different band lineups)
London Symphony Orchestra
The Specials
The Rolling Stones
Chris Hadfield
Watching the Wham! 10 Days In China documentary. Lots of focus on the Chinese fans, general public and their reactions to the music. Also expecting to see things I read about at the time but have forgotten since (like Trevor the breakdancer).
August 29, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Watching the Wham! 10 Days In China documentary. Lots of focus on the Chinese fans, general public and their reactions to the music. Also expecting to see things I read about at the time but have forgotten since (like Trevor the breakdancer).
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Somehow it is 8 years today since we posted this Twitter thread, about a very, VERY old document from our Archive.
Now it's another year older and we're still keeping it safe. It was written 624 years ago.
No really. Archives are amazing. 👇
Now it's another year older and we're still keeping it safe. It was written 624 years ago.
No really. Archives are amazing. 👇
In one of our archive strong rooms there is a shelf. The shelf does not contain the most exciting or interesting item in the archive but it does contain something amazing.
Read this short thread to find out more. 🧵👇
Read this short thread to find out more. 🧵👇
August 28, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Somehow it is 8 years today since we posted this Twitter thread, about a very, VERY old document from our Archive.
Now it's another year older and we're still keeping it safe. It was written 624 years ago.
No really. Archives are amazing. 👇
Now it's another year older and we're still keeping it safe. It was written 624 years ago.
No really. Archives are amazing. 👇
Does silly synchro swimming in a pool count? Jojo Rabbit. I think Taika Waititi just likes acting under water.
Name a film with an underwater scene.
August 28, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Does silly synchro swimming in a pool count? Jojo Rabbit. I think Taika Waititi just likes acting under water.
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Edmonton’s Angel takes its name from a former pub, the Angel Tavern, which was demolished in 1968.
Interestingly, Edmonton Green Bus Station features canopy covers that resemble angel wings, complete with a bus roundel halo
So Andreya posed an angel wearing classic bus Moquette
Interestingly, Edmonton Green Bus Station features canopy covers that resemble angel wings, complete with a bus roundel halo
So Andreya posed an angel wearing classic bus Moquette
August 28, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Edmonton’s Angel takes its name from a former pub, the Angel Tavern, which was demolished in 1968.
Interestingly, Edmonton Green Bus Station features canopy covers that resemble angel wings, complete with a bus roundel halo
So Andreya posed an angel wearing classic bus Moquette
Interestingly, Edmonton Green Bus Station features canopy covers that resemble angel wings, complete with a bus roundel halo
So Andreya posed an angel wearing classic bus Moquette
The Queen's Silver Jubilee. All the neighbourhood kids were invited to wear fancy dress and join the Scout's parade and then go back to their HQ for tea.
What's the first historic event that you remember?
August 26, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The Queen's Silver Jubilee. All the neighbourhood kids were invited to wear fancy dress and join the Scout's parade and then go back to their HQ for tea.
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August 26, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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The rest of you weren't even getting a bottle before Root Beer showed up, now you are total babies!!
August 25, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The rest of you weren't even getting a bottle before Root Beer showed up, now you are total babies!!