Hisham El-Far

@bookish.bsky.social

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Lover of cake and chocolate - but NOT chocolate cake. Geeky interests include (but not limited to) Pokemon, Star Trek, Sci Fi & Fantasy books, Anime and doom scrolling through the TikTok FYP feed. He/Him Was @HishamElfar on Twitter

A cropped picture of a web page with a stylistic image of a giant tick in a circle and the text “You have a booking at Pokemon Center London EUIC 2026!”
A cropped picture of a web page form highlighting the text “Oops! Looks like you can’t schedule a booking at this location.”
A picture of a web page displaying 404 in giant digits and the caltion below “Something is missing. Page not found. Verify the URL and try again.”
Pictured is the deck i put together from my pre-release kit. A 2-2-1 Alakazam line. 2-2 Grunpig line. 2x Xerneas. 1-1 Mega Lucario Ex line. A bunch of random trainer cards and 11 basic Psychic Energy and 3 basic Fighting Energy cards - for a total 40 card deck. The Mega Lucario Ex is currently a £300+ card so played with the proxy pictured!
Screenshot of the publisher Daphne Press webpage for Overgrowth by Mira Grant. Text is as follows “DAPHNE PRESS Overgrowth Since she was three years old, Anastasia Miller has been telling anyone who would listen that she's an alien disguised as a human being, and that the armada that left her on Earth is coming for her. Since she was three years old, no one has believed her. Now, with an alien signal from the stars being broadcast around the world, humanity is finally starting to realize that it's already been warned, and it may be too late. The invasion is coming, Stasia's biological family is on the way to bring her home, and very few family reunions are willing to cross the gulf of space for just one misplaced child. What happens when you know what’s coming, and just refuse to listen?”
An advert for Pokemon TCG promoting Pokemon Day - “Get a special Pokemon Day Card, when you spend £29.99 or more on Pokemon Trading Card Game products.” Pictured is the Eevee promo card with a Pokemon Day stamp.
The hit cards from 2x Surging Sparks Elite Trainer Boxes. Killowatrell Ex, Latias Ex, Flygon Ex, Tatsuguri Ex Full Art, Cyclizar Ex, Latios Illustration Rare, Kekleon Illustration Rare, Stunfisk Illustration Rare, Milotic Ex Full Art, Brilliant Blender Ace Spec. All pictured on a pink background.
An image of the Atari 65XE home computer.
Pictured are two facedown cards on pokemon playmats with a matchslip between them showing my name (Hisham El-Far) v James de Boer.
An otherwise blank UK train ticket marked with the text “VOID VOID VOID VOID” in large font.
The pulls from my Pokemon Stellar Crown booster box. Ace Spec Great Tree, Ace Spec Deluxe Bomb, Greninja EX, Cinderace EX, 2x different Galvantula EX cards, Dachsbun EX Special Illustration Rare, Joltik SiR, Lileep SiR, Archaludon SiR, 2x different Medicham EX cards, Lucario EX, Orthworm EX and Hydrapple EX.
A selfie before my haircut. Hair is long and unmanageable.
A list of 20 things. Give yourself 1 point for each thing you have never done. 1. Used a rotary phone 2. Used a floppy disk 3. Used a typewriter 4. Taken pictures with a film camera 5. Listened to music on a CD 6. Listened to a cassette tape 7. Listened to a vynil record 8. Listened to music on a Walkman 9. Listened to music on a boombox 10. watched a video from a VHS tape 11. Sent or received a fax 12. Recorded music from radio to cassette tape 13. Rented a video from Blockbuster 14. Accessed the internet by dial-up 15. Used a phone book 16. Sent a postcard 17. Used a paper map to get somewhere 18. Owned a dictionary 19. Owned an encyclopedia 20. Paid with a paper check
My opponents key pulls that led to my brutal defeat. Terapagos Ex, Briar, Bouffalants, stadiums, fan rotoms and a colress tenacity.
My steller crown pre-release kit deck. Drifblim/Bouffalant
A screen shot showing the calling points of my train and how late we are. Currently 29 minutes late.
Pictured: piles of pokemon cards i opened from the new Shrouded Fable mini set.
A screenshot from Pokemon Go showing a gift received from a Pokestop in Middlesbrough. The gift shows street art mashing up Pikachu and Ned Flanders to create Nedachu. Truly a cursed Pokemon Gift/Pokestop!
A giant mechanical bull art piece on the concourse of Birmingham New St Station.