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paddington bear’s favourite dinosaur is: unknown

February 15, 2023December 24, 2022 nesskingsley

It's always 'Why are you here?' and 'What do you do for a living?' and never 'What's your favourite dinosaur?'

Tagged dinosaurs, london, museum visits, natural history museum, travel2 Comments
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things i did not do in 2022

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 nesskingsley

If I had a nickel for every event I organised in 2022 and missed ... I'd have three nickels. That's not a lot but it's weird that it's happened three times ...

Tagged cancelled plans, carcassonne, comic con, life, play, spock, travel, writingLeave a comment
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oh. a biro. wow – spare, by prince harry

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 nesskingsley

The publishers asked Harry - 'Harry, how much detail did you want to go into?' and Harry stood up and said: 'yes. Even my frostnipped nethers.' And we, the people, said: 'oh no' and read on.

Tagged JR Moehringer, prince harry, reading, spareLeave a comment
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2022 – it happened

December 30, 2022 nesskingsley

I've learned a lot - in the conventional sense - I've always kept educating myself because oh heck yeah, it's fun. (The mitochondria is the something of something.) But in the rest? About life? I feel like I know less. Logic? WHERE YOU AT?

Tagged adventures, backstabbing for beginners, books, bruges, Kevin conroy, life, mo doa zu shi, music, reading, rrr, the batman, travel2 Comments
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the curse of the pharaohs: is it a curse or is it PROPAGANDA

November 15, 2022November 12, 2022 nesskingsley

Emerson is accosted by a woman who believes he is her lover from a previous life. Because OF COURSE he does. It's hysterical. 10/10.

Tagged amelia peabody, elizabeth peters, reading, review, the curse of the pharaohsLeave a comment

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