\ˈthē-ˈˈärd-ˌvärk\

Town and District #Councillor for Burntwood, Staffs, UK.
Candidate in Staffordshire County Council election.
#UKLabour #Labour #Lefty #Progressive #Wokerati #LocalGovt #Councillor
VAT (tax) manager by day. Sometime interweb DJ by night.

He/Him/His/Twat
#ADHD #AuDHD #Aspergers #Autism #LongCovid #ChronicIllness #Aphantasia #Neurodivergent #Neurospicy

Avatar Alt: headshot of me, a bald, 50 something, white bloke looking into camera. I have a long, purple beard

#fedi22

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2025-04-17 11:10:17

FFS NatWest! I'm effectively locked out of online or app based banking because your piece of shit app craps out every time when trying to recognise this face.
https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/114/352/992/819/968/992/original/a95f890d3ecaa12a.jpg

2025-04-10 21:44:49

Just got lost in a 90 minute German documentary about the endangered common hamster in Europe.
Plenty of 😥, a fair amount of 😡, but just end to end 🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹🐹 and 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍.
(Sorry for the $m$son link)
#CuteOverload #NatureDocumentary #Endangered Species
https://watch.amazon.co.uk/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.ce358fa7-5aa5-4663-ad70-182e9b9ba67a&ref_=atv_dp_share_mv&r=web

2025-04-09 20:00:51

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@nprofile…scv2 I'd be tempted to go and see this in a cinema environment. With the original humanoid Jabba and the sparse, non-CGI'd Mos Eisley.

2025-04-02 23:31:28

Why does my wife keep putting a useless blanket on our bed that I end up having to take off every time I want to go to sleep? It's only purpose appears to be to make the bed look better during the day when there's no-one there to see it.

2025-04-02 23:31:28

2025-03-31 22:17:00

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@nprofile…vzzc Having a really poor memory it's also an asset. In this very specific instance.

2025-03-31 22:17:00

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@nprofile…vzzc Having a really poor memory it's also an asset. In this very specific instance.

2025-03-31 20:54:00

Bugger! I just lost The Game!
I blogged. "The Game (I lost!)"
https://theaardvark.co.uk/the-game-i-lost.html
#TheGame

2025-03-31 20:54:00

Bugger! I just lost The Game!
I blogged. "The Game (I lost!)"
https://theaardvark.co.uk/the-game-i-lost.html
#TheGame

2025-03-29 01:09:49

Can I just, once and for all, conclusively settle the best #scone debate?
The 100% best order in which to put the fillings in a scone is.
- cream first, AND
- cream second.
You can make things even better by putting cream on the top, leaving the only possible improvement as.... removing at least one half of the scone.
#food #BritishFood #MoreCream #ClottedCreamObv #TheOrderReallyDoesntMatterIfYouveGotEnoughCream

2025-03-27 19:17:41

*day before new car excitement*

2025-03-17 11:31:55

I'm as big a fan of English mustard as any sane person, but this stuff may have just made it redundant ...
#Wasabi #Food
In unrelated news, my sinuses are suddenly clearer than they have been for a decade.
https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/114/177/531/617/683/357/original/1c1feed5bee2b7de.jpg

2025-02-26 23:01:21

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@nprofile…scv2
As a regular purchaser of new-to-me noodles brands, this is useful information. I shall avoid.

2025-01-10 16:57:12

I've been living with chronic illness, in my case #LongCovid, for 3 years now.
These illnesses can destroy your view of yourself and what you're capable of.
Affirmations, regular reassurances that your illness doesn't define you, can help.
I've been working with @nprofile…2jn9 to create an app / social media bot that can give daily affirmations for those living with chronic illness.
Can you help us collect some affirmations that boost the self-esteem of other sufferers?
https://aard.at/ciaffirmation

2024-12-08 22:17:02

New blog. As in a brand new weblog. The whole thing is new, not just the lastest post. Although the latest post is obviously newer.
Includes a post about having found a new, simple blogging software.
https://theaardvark.co.uk/

2024-12-02 18:06:44

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@nprofile…scv2
I haven't yet built myself up to doing a PIP application because #ADHD and shit. I know I should but.... etc etc.
Which is completely hypocritical because I've been frowning at MrsVark for not doing her application.

2024-12-02 17:44:33

One of the hardest things about #LongCovid / #ChronicIllness is learning that I can still do the (a lot of) things I did before but that I'll suffer for doing it.
Action: Helping to run the Town Council Christmas event on Sunday from 2pm to 7pm.
Consequence: 2 days of waking up at midday, still feeling exhausted and like I've run a couple of ultra marathons in my sleep.

2024-11-26 15:14:25

I'm not the Paul Taylor who is Co-Managing Director at of Evenings & Weekends Consulting in Canada.
https://www.eveningsandweekendsconsulting.com/about
#PaulTaylor
#NotThisPaulTaylor
#NotThePaulTaylor
https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/113/549/900/196/709/625/original/92696bef2e76f5cd.webp

2024-09-26 17:45:27

House, cat and child sitting for some friends.
Youngest child is addicted to YouTube channels and you can imagine the disdain with which I regarded this.
2 hours later and I'm hooked on
https://www.youtube.com/@ryan

2024-05-24 22:22:47

I didn't realise there was a market... I've been sitting on a veritable goldmine for years.
https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/498/399/038/129/645/original/17ab5f2e6725f81a.jpg

2024-05-11 21:45:58

It's the ultimate "planking" exercise... Really engaging her core. She's got a pelvic floor that's then envy of every 40+ woman.
#Loreen #Eurovison #Eurovision2024

2024-05-11 21:00:21

Baby Lasagna sound very #AleStorm
#Croatia #Eurovision #Eurovision2024

2024-05-10 18:19:28

Cast - A band I've come to appreciate more now, through live music at festivals, than I did back then.
#TOTP

2024-05-10 18:19:28

Cast - A band I've come to appreciate more now, through live music at festivals, than I did back then.
#TOTP

2024-05-05 13:11:35

Any watching the #snooker noticed that there seems to be an issue with the sound? On about ¾ of the shots were not hearing the cue strike the cue ball.

2024-04-26 14:47:27

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@npub10cs…5prq
Ahhhhhhh. Chilled. Nice. Just what my head needed right now. The ambient sound alongside the whole track was an excellent call.

2024-04-26 12:21:12

How had I missed the recent advances in encabulation? Total game changer.
The move from the 1944 machine with prefabulated aluminite, surmounted by a malleable logarithmic casing, through the retro encabulation of the early internet fame to this update... it's quite the journey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nKk_-Lvhzo

2024-03-23 20:50:41

Wanna see my love spud?
https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/112/146/955/767/395/430/original/939c966add831345.jpg

2024-03-18 14:19:04

Building a camera drone fast enough to follow an F1 car around a track.
It's a shame the final lap was on a wet day, as the lap following Liam Lawson is more impressive, but the images from Max's lap are no less spectacular.
Watch him balance the slide and acceleration in standing water in a way you've never seen outside of driving simulator games.
h/t @npub12fw…x7c4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pEqyr_uT-k

2024-03-14 22:29:41

Madness at the #tennis one of the matches has had to be suspended due to a swarm of bees.
The spider cam, in particular, has attracted a huge amount. The cam has been lifted as high as it can to encourage the bees away from people.
Players and umpire appear to have been stung.
#SkySportsTennis
#IndianWells
#ATP1000

2024-03-09 00:20:21

Who does one speak to if the honest answer to "How are you?" is "Not good"? If no one around you could cope with an honest conversation. If you are the one that's the solid base in a situation.
I'm tired. I keep edging closer to not being able to carry it all.
Sorry. This is all rhetorical. I'm very maudlin and no one here knows me well. Which is why I can spout like this. I'll be fine in the morning.

2024-03-01 18:32:00

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@npub1m36…ermh @npub165l…apx0
Just DLing on Bandcamp too.

2024-03-01 18:30:16

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@npub1m36…ermh
@npub165l…apx0
Very nice. Have followed and subscribed.

2024-01-30 07:40:10

7am. The heating comes on. It's a signal that I should finally give up hope of any sleep at all and just start my day earlier than I have for quite a while.
I have in the past gotten quite adept at making my through a day despite zero sleep due to insomnia. However, not since Long Covid changed me from a 6 - 8 hours a night man to a 10 - 12 hours a night one.
#Insomnia v #LongCovid -- the showdown.
https://mastodon.me.uk/system/media_attachments/files/111/843/759/560/186/970/original/6fa81fd8befdc27c.mp4

2024-01-28 22:32:01

Watching "Severance" on Apple TV.
Is it worth persevering with, or do you never really get a clue as to what's happening?
Not necessarily all the shit, but at least enough to follow the narrative.
#Severance #TV

2024-01-11 00:21:53

Common #ADHD refrain:
CRAP! It's 23:30 and I've not done [task x] again today! If I get to bed now I can get up at a sensible time tomorrow and really, definitely, absolutely, 100%, defo, guaranteed do [task x].
#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #AbsoluteTwat
@npub1mew…tau6 @npub1cr2…7v5x

2023-12-22 14:53:22

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@npub198t…hasj
I am desperate to self-host. I have a tiny bit of knowledge. I have a generous hosting account with c-panel access and SSH (which I don't know how to use). However, the guides I can find all assume that someone with this knows immediately how to use command line stuff to set it all up.
I need someone to walk me through it step by step.

2023-12-21 00:15:52

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@npub1852…x2gm OMG, what is up with her eyes?

2023-12-19 21:23:56

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@npub1463…00qn
Love it. 👍🏻

2023-12-07 13:47:46

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@npub1463…00qn
That's top banana! I shall DL it forthwith.

2023-11-09 19:28:01

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@npub19lt…qfjk Superb! Loved it.

2023-10-17 22:13:36

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@npub1j8m…v5r7
My order arrived today, and my wife lives it. +100 husband points earned for me. Thank you.

2023-10-13 09:56:09

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@npub1jc0…sldg Donated. Best of luck for the next round!

2023-10-05 22:21:20

As a Brit who's only used to John Olivier's Last Week Tonight in YouTube 20 minute chunks.... holy shit but that delivery is exhausting over the full 45 minutes.
#LastWeekTonight #LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver

2023-08-16 12:06:39

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@npub1jc0…sldg Where were they on? The radio?

2023-08-07 11:29:34

I'm not the Paul Taylor who is possibly running for election to be Mayor of Cairn, in Queensland, despite having just recently resigned from a position as Police Deputy Commissioner after referring to someone as a "vagina whisperer" during a speech.
#NotThisPaulTaylor #PaulTaylor
https://archive.ph/Cwf3P
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2023-05-19 14:11:57

Just had my annual diabetes eye test. My pupils are currently so dilated I can't see what I['jm typing.
The world looks colourful and bright and energised. And blurry. very blurry.
I don't remember the eyebrops stinging that much the last times.
#diabetes

2023-05-13 20:23:34

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@npub1cvv…mv8d Finland bears another watch.

2023-05-13 19:47:48

Look like he's about to enter some kind of martial art contest.
Is he a rejected Street Fighter character?
#Cyprus #Eurovision

2023-05-13 19:37:20

Metrosexual Robert Smith sings from the cavity of a large tooth.
#Serbia #Eurovision