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Ian Mason | @thedimpause

๐ŸŽต My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Ozawa, Saito Kinen Orchestra, Bonney, Kirchschlager, Tokyo Opera Singers (22 plays), Gary Numan (17), Tubeway Army & Gary Numan (17), Kneecap (15), Peter Doherty & Frรฉdรฉric Lo (12)

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Wales Millennium Centre for The Book of Mormon ๐ŸŽต

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First time Iโ€™ve seen official merch stores set up and open outside the stadium more than two days before a gig. And there were customers making purchases at 10:30 this morning! ๐ŸŽต

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New hat for Glamorgan v Gloucestershire #OhGlammyGlammy ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Couldnโ€™t make it for County Cricket Day on Sunday, but I am at Sophia Gardens today for Day 4 of Glamorgan v Gloucestershire.

#OhGlammyGlammy ๐Ÿ

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solitude โ€” day 30 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge ๐Ÿ“ท

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Manorbier, September 2021

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winding โ€” day 29 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge ๐Ÿ“ท

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Porto, April 2025

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๐ŸŽต My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Franz Ferdinand (34 plays), Stanley Brinks (25), Herman Dune (11), Freschard and Stanley Brinks (8), Kate Bush (3)

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ephemeral โ€” day 28 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge ๐Ÿ“ท

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The Eternaut, Netflix 2025 - โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… ๐Ÿ“บ

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collective โ€” day 27 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge ๐Ÿ“ท

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bridge โ€” day 26 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge ๐Ÿ“ท

A historic stone bridge spans a river with cascading water, surrounded by old buildings in an overcast setting.

Bath, March 2023

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Film log - watched: Warfare, 2025 - โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…ยฝ - Letterboxd link ๐ŸŽฅ

Film poster

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decay โ€” day 25 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge ๐Ÿ“ท

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Thasos ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท, 2022

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England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ v ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India, First Test, day five, Headingley ๐Ÿ“บ๐Ÿ

So glad the rain has held off (mainly)!

Ben Duckett just out for a fantastic 149 ๐Ÿ‘

Match not over yet โ€ฆ

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