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Ian Mason | @thedimpause

Bristol. Early hours.

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Bristol. Walking back to my daughter’s flat in the early morning.

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Pink!

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Looking back. Cape Verde 2016. A very old Samsung phone was used 😞

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The Killing Fields, 1984 - β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…Β½

Watched on Thursday May 9, 2024.

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7th May 🎡

Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 was first performed inΒ ViennaΒ on 7th May 1824. Today in 2024 is its 200th anniversary.

Johannes Brahms was born on 7th May 1833.

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Location check in πŸ—Ί β€” Beer and cooked breakfast at Yr Ieuan Ap Iago, Aberdare 🍺

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Currently reading: The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu πŸ“š

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Finished reading: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu πŸ“š

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Location check in πŸ—Ί β€” Six by Nico, New York Menu and matching wines 🍷

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🎡 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm:

Thom Yorke (28 plays)
Roger Waters (14)
Maurizio Pollini (13)
Lang Lang (11)
Kelly Jones (8)

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Yesterday’s local election voting πŸ—³οΈ πŸ˜”

… there were low turnouts across Wales.

The highest was in Dyfed-Powys at 19.2%, while the lowest was 15.63% in Gwent. It stood at 17.19% in North Wales and 16.58% in South Wales.

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Suspiria, 2018 - β˜…β˜…β˜…Β½

Watched on Thursday May 2, 2024.

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Local elections today - just for the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales in our area. First time I’ve had to use photo ID to vote πŸ—³οΈ

Old stone building, yard and walls with a Polling Station sign in Welsh and English pinned up on fencing outside
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hometown β€” day 30 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge πŸ“Έ

Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Black and white photo of a town square with historic buildings, a few pedestrians, lamp posts, and a tree.

Here’s an older post with a few more photos

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