Dan O'Brien

@danopedia.bsky.social

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I'm anaspeptic, frasmotic, even compunctuous to have caused you such pericombobulations... Cricket, Whisky and Mountains, given half a chance.

Duolingo 1000 day streak. Yes, I've been doing this for a thousand days. No, I'm not confident I could handle most basic interactions in French. Même si, bonne journée mes amis!
Cricket match, Wicket keeper and two slips, edge likely going to hand
The Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci at the National Gallery today. Commissioned in 1483 for an altarpiece in the church of San Francesco Grande, Milan. It was finally delivered, unfinished, in 1508 after years of haggling over payment (his first version was sold and hangs in the Louvre). Just goes to show people refusing to pay their freelancers properly and promptly is not a new phenomenon.
Poster for Guys and Dolls at The Bridge theatre
Dan in a blue soft shell jacket, high on a cold, sunny, gritstone arête, grinning to mask the fact that the next move looks scary.
Me, in a group chat on 13th April predicting Lancashire's relegation, which has just been confirmed.
A backpack with some dumbells but also a bottle of water, Vimto and cans of beans and tinned tomatoes.
DVD cover of Sharknado. Yes that's right. It's probably going to be shit. But it's an in joke and as a family we appear to be committing to it...
Holt from Brooklyn 99 saying "PAIN"
Screenshot of a Signal conversation from 21st July 2022 which says: "Bet365 are offering 9/2 on a Labour majority at the next General Election which seems a very good price assuming the next GE is 2 years away and we'll have 2 years of economic malaise and the country discovering how deeply weird Truss is...
Sign of a hairdresser in Amsterdam called Basic & Extreme
Sign from the Naturalis museum near Amsterdam which offers two options on their 7th floor. Seduction or Death. Pick your fighter I suppose...
Test cricket. A batter looks on as three slips and the bowler hold their heads in their hands after dropping a simple chance. Looks like England vs Pakistan during covid but can't be sure.
Casablanca meme, Ingrid Bergman saying "But what about Raygun". Bogart replies "we'll always have Paris"
My bet on Labour winning the election to pay out £110
Scorecard showing Gloucestershire v Glamorgan in the #CountyChampionship where they made 179 & 197 respectively in the first innings followed by 610d and 571-9 at the point the screenshot was taken
Old tweet: "back in the day if u did a TV show called surf dracula you'd see that fool surfing every week in new adventures but in the streaming era the entire first season gotta be a long ass flashback to how he got the surfboard until you finally get to see him surf for 5 minutes in the finale"
Kylo Ren shouting MORE!!!
IQ distribution meme: Low: Throwing milkshakes at the far right is funny Normal: Nooooo this will only raise his profile we're playing their game we should be better than this High: Throwing milkshakes at the far right is funny
Dan leading a vertical gritstone climb at Wharncliffe in South Yorkshire. Dan is making this reasonably easy safe route look harder than it is.
Screenshot of ESPNCricinfo with the card for Lancashire against Surrey scheduled to start at 11am today. C'mon the red rose!! Please don't rain.
Henry Cavil and Jason Momoa meme. Cavil is me, looking forward to the County Championship starting tomorrow and Momoa is Storm Kathleen.
Screenshot of duolingo with my 730 day streak. I'm feeling more confident about speaking French but also sad that it will be at least another year before I get to visit France again.
Nightmarish photoshop from 2018 where a family photo was changed to make people's faces look like terrifying masks by an incompetent editor - full article here https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/photoshop-family-photos-photographer-fail-zaring-missouri-a8160771.html
Kombucha girl même. Batting against variable bounce is bad but bowling in the fourth innings is better.
Whatsapp screenshot. Me saying "well this is a complete shellacking" and someone replying that they've just put a fiver on England. I reply with Han Solo saying "never tell me the odds"
Disappointed cricket guy même
Big dog - England when I'm asleep Little dog - England when I'm awake and listening
The late, great Paul Ritter as Anatol Dyatlov in Chernobyl saying "not great, not terrible" in response to a radiation reading.
Barry Keoghan saying there goes that dream in Banshees
Bart grumbles "this is the hottest year of my life" and Homer pats his shoulder comfortingly and says "the hottest year of your life so far"
Big dog - South Africa with the ball Small dog - South Africa with the bat
A Christmas card featuring Sully and Dushane from Top Boy, wearing santa hats. The text reads "Aye fam, merry Christmas ! Say less Yeah"
Ebenezer Scrooge leaning out of his window shouting "you boy, what day is it? Can we carry on being absolutely inhumane ghouls again yet?" Seriously, abolish the home office.
Skin on chicken thighs and roasted vegetables with harissa and feta
Screenshot of my 600 day streak award on Duolingo
Arnold J Rimmer. BSC SSC.
What a sad little life Jane meme from come dine with me
cricinfo live score forecast saying 213 for South Africa
Reese Shearsmith in Spaced with a stupid small moustache. It's the robot wars episode. The bit where he gets in Simon Pegg's face and shouts "Oh Yeah, I hadn't thought of that"
Don Corleone saying "look at how they massacred my boy"
Album cover for Lost Souls by Doves. A silhouette of a boxer with bright lights behind. Treat yourself and listen to this understated masterpiece. And then try Asleep in the back by elbow and stories from the city by PJ Harvey for dessert. You're welcome.
Revolutionaries on the barricades in Les Misérables
Screenshot of an online bet paying out £40 at 7 to 1. My mate Jim is a sucker for a lost cause.
Big dog: South Africa batting first Little dog: South Africa chasing
Drake meme. Being an England fan vs having Zampa as your Fantasy captain
John Peel in the studio meme
Bubbles Depot from The Wire
Gordon Ramsay saying "Delicious, finally some good f*cking cricket"
James Franco, noose around his neck asking "first time?" to the person next to him on the gallows.
Lloyd from dumb and dumber saying so you're telling me there's a chance
Screenshot of a Times article saying the Tories are selling off the land acquired for HS2 at a huge loss to prevent future governments reversing their cuts to the scheme.
Ned Flanders saying "we've tried nothing and we're all our if ideas"
Headline saying the Conservatives think losing two safe seats should be seen "in context"
Friendship ended with cricket, now Rugby is my best friend
Big dog as Chris Woakes in England Little dog as Woakes anywhere else
My homemade paella!
Image showing batting averages in Google for Rohit Sharma
Barry Keoghan in Banshees saying "there goes that dream"
My post saying its all on Rizwan then the next post saying he's out