Raphael Fischer

@raffers.bsky.social

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Dangerously enthusiastic about mulling

"My local cinema was shows old movies. They do a month of one year, next month the next year and so on. The year showing this month is 1983, and on screen 1 is Return of the Jedi, and screen 2 is Jaws 3- D. Given that i've seen RotJ countless times, and i can't stand the Ewoks, i and only another 4 people in the cinema opted for Jaws 3-D. The cinema hands out 3-D glasses to the veiwers which you need to hand back, but as one of those people that don't like wearing things that other people have, you know, germs and disease and stuff, i thought i would bring my own special glasses. So i bought these and boy, what a favour they did me. When sitting in the cinema before the movie started, i remembered how rubbish Jaws 3-D actually is. These glasses block out everything. Coupled with the turned down lighting, it was pitch dark and i never got to see any of the rubbish 3-D special effects, or any of the movie for that matter. They don't block out sound though, so that's the only negative. Still, money well spent in the end and would recommend to anyone who wants to watch Jaws 3-D."
Five star review "Tho not used yet as solar eclipse is still2 weeks away have tested by wearing and looking straight into a very bright torch light. Works brilliantly."
Vindolanda, a ruined Roman fort
A pack of smoked cured reindeer steak
From Brian Sozzi: JP Morgan on oil prices/Strait of Hormuz: "A core assumption of our framework is that the accelerating pace of oil inventory depletion will ultimately force the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, one way or another. Our base case envisions the Strait reopens in June— anchored on June 1 for simplicity—following a clear and credible announcement ratified and confirmed by both sides, such as a statement from the UN Security Council."
A black and white dog looking almost too relaxed outside a polling station
Imagine watching a movie and there's no discussion online. Imagine watching a TV show and none of your friends have seen it and want to talk about it. Imagine playing a video game and there's no one who has figured out that puzzle you're stuck on. Imagine no fanart. Imagine no fanfiction. None!
A boring metal table with a couple of blue stools underneath, all encased in transparent plastic
Three different baseball caps for "Wing Fest London" from 2014 to 2019 (plus a 2017 model hiding under one of them)
Captain America as done by Tatsuki Fujimoto, looking like a demon
A poster at my gym reading "biohazard disposal / do not put any sharps into the bins"
A robin standing indoors on the handlebar of my flatmate's bike
A 1km sphere of every human being blended together and placed south of the Strait of Hormuz for easy oil transportation (can this be a solution?)
A picture of Sadiq Khan with schoolchildren, posted to the Orpington Gossip 2.0 Facebook group. The caption reads "Your mummy drove you to school, give me £12.50"
A green parakeet eating from a freshly-refilled bird feeder
A large metal thali plate full of South Indian food
Five lakes sizzling away in a pan
A fluffy black cat jumping down the side of a tree now that the dog who's been hanging around the bottom has moved onto chasing tennis balls
A table of Luce merchandise (the yellow anorak-wearing mascot for the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee), including all sizes of stuffed toys, keyrings, fridge magnets and what might as well be Funko Pops
The xkcd comic about all modern digital infrastructure being dependent on random side projects, but in this case it's "every conversation about dependencies since 2020" and the load-bearing pillar is the comic itself
A cup with two scoops of gelato - pistachio and pumpkin
A cup of gelato with three scoop - Amarena, Crema Bolognese and prickly pear
A cup of gelato with two scoops - Crema Libanese and Speculoos
An ice cream cone with three scoops - Mascarpone with melted chocolate, coffee mascarpone with Terina pie and pine nuts cream with toasted pine nuts
A cup of gelato with two scoops - Sicilian Cassata and "Cream of Grom" (egg custard w/ biscuits)
An ice cream cone with three scoops (two light and one light-brown, I forgot the actual flavours)
An ice cream cone with two scoops - salted pistachio and "cream with grape compote & walnut crumble"
An ice cream cone with three scoops - salted caramel, tiramisu stracciatella and crunchy biscuit with Modena sour cherries
For calculating kindness and measuring out pity. For charity that is cold, and prayers without feeling. For withholding our love. Written by Rabbi Lionel Blue for the "Days of Awe" Yom Kippur prayer book