Dr Alice Violett

Insecure mixed content, mostly about books, music and board games. Web editor, erstwhile historian, book blogger, blocked writer. Own views etc.

Location: Colchester, UK
Pronouns: She/her
Website: https://www.draliceviolett.com/all-the-links

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2024-10-28 22:45:32

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it was so good! They told/acted out Lost Hearts, The Ash-Tree, The Mezzotint and Oh Whistle..., with a clever over-arching narrative bringing characters from each together.

2024-09-08 20:06:36

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things Facebook seems to think I want at the moment, a non-exhaustive list: a divorce, a home test for eight different STIs, fertility help, AI writing software, a disturbingly phallic-looking piece of offal, something called 'horny goat weed'... suppose I should be grateful it doesn't know me that well 😅

2024-07-05 18:31:26

Ohai!
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2024-06-20 21:52:11

When someone calls/Teamses me without any/sufficient warning, especially in the morning.
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2024-06-20 08:43:56

Read 'the orange has been removed from Stonehenge' before knowing it had been sprayed orange, and imagined a literal orange placed on top of one of the stones 🍊

2024-06-19 07:57:15

#MusicWomenWednesday
Today in 'Alice is 30+ years late to the party'...
Lush - I've Been Here Before
https://song.link/gb/i/1694516672

2024-06-18 07:20:56

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Inside Out 2, not sure on games but maybe The Isle of Cats, and Sequence 😊

2024-06-18 07:15:45

Today:
- Find some way to fill five hours amid chaos
- Cinema 🍿
- Board games 🎲

2024-06-11 19:21:11

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I can recommend VLC, I use it most of the day to listen to music I've got on my phone's hard drive 😊

2024-06-11 11:20:09

Christ, is it asexual erasure week on here or something? :blobcatace:

2024-06-09 21:56:04

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I've sent you an invite, no rush though 😁

2024-06-09 21:49:46

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Century I mean, sorry! It says Spice Road in the title but it does have the option for Golem 😊

2024-06-09 21:09:27

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ahaha there was a new guy tonight and I think I did a pretty good job of teaching him verbally ☺️ happy to play it on BGA sometime if you like.

2024-06-09 21:03:52

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Century Golem is one of my favourite games, I play it most weeks 😁 I bought my own copy after playing a few times at the games cafe, but so did, like, all my friends, so I hardly use it 😅
Love Letter was actually the very first game I played when I joined the group. It gets easier!

2024-06-09 20:55:45

#BoardGames played this afternoon/evening: 6 Nimmt, Casting Shadows, Dixit, Love Letter, Century (Golem edition), Paperback.

2024-06-06 17:14:45

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ahaha yeah we played it a second time thinking 'we'll get more points now we know what we're actually doing' and I got a whole three points more than I did in the first game 😄

2024-06-06 17:12:42

Finally got to try Everdell today and I really liked it 💕 #BoardGames (cc [@emmahunneyball](https://mastodonapp.uk/@emmahunneyball )

2024-06-05 18:29:56

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I haven't played them myself, but Kittin and Catstronauts are that sort of size 😃

2024-06-03 10:41:56

'I submitted a ticket requesting food five minutes ago and haven't had a response yet, so I'm escalating it.' #catstodon #CatsOfMastodon
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2024-06-02 10:12:53

This adorable bastard woke me up at 5.30 by pushing my glasses, watch, phone and earbuds on the floor. #catstodon #CatsOfMastodon
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2024-06-01 11:07:49

Zzzzz #caturday #catstodon #CatsOfMastodon
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2024-05-30 16:28:13

THIS. This is why 'I don't want to put a label on my child' is harmful. If you don't know you're not neurotypical, you end up thinking it's a personal failing that you don't fit in/keep up, and that you're not trying hard enough even though you've been trying hard all your life.
Neurodivergent Kids Flourish When They're Taught How Their Brains Work - Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/neurodivergent-kids-flourish-when-theyre-taught-how-their-brains-work/

2024-05-22 15:10:50

Typo of the day (not mine): Peak Distract.

2024-05-17 11:09:18

Came across this recently, and reminded of it just now when I had to remind myself I can just say 'sorry for the delay getting to this' without adding 'I had lots of meetings/was swamped/etc'. #trauma #ptsd
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2024-03-27 18:51:09

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Fits, sits. #catstodon #CatsOfMastodon
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2024-03-27 13:58:48

I got new trainers, my cat got some cardboard inserts to chase around and a box to sit in. Everyone wins.
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