Notices by Dan Gusset (dangusset@ravenation.club), page 2

Swmpawny no.4 (Chubby Cat)
https://youtu.be/RbK1Q_riyxA?si=pq1u5Uq2VDzDYX28

Yes
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Carrying a Rion XV-2P groundborne vibration monitor and PV-85 accelerometer to London on the train? The pelicases stack to make a handy temporary seat

Train window, long exposure, after Andreas Gursky's Rhein II

@botvolution yes! That museum is great, everyone should see that cable, and the Minack theater is beautiful as long as your dog doesn't get heatstroke and squit all over the seating.

Sometimes I think I'd be really good on Hunted because my job means I'm familiar with so many places.

Then I remember I'd actually be really bad on Hunted because my digital fingerprint looks like the BFG fell flat on his face with both hands out.

@botvolution did you give it up or do you have dietary requirements?

#WonkyEaredRazorGoblin

CW: sausages, meat, Slayer

Later

VOOPOO?
Vinfinity Pinfinity?

Important news: Teen's Scout Pack have a new puppy. Meet Raven. Adopted on Halloween 🎃 🐦⬛ 🐕

Artist Hans K Clausen is collecting 1,984 copies of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four novel for a display on the Scottish island of Jura where it was written.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cql1z3gvx8qo

Duet for French Horn and chair
https://youtu.be/NhBktFVTjf8?si=HpbdD6jNu7279An7

Does anyone know where I can see Joe McClean’s video essay "How to Make a David Lynch Film"?
It's been either taken down or password protected everywhere I can find.
https://www.openculture.com/2016/12/the-surreal-filmmaking-of-david-lynch-explained-in-nine-video-essays.html

It's that time again. German Christmas market setting up in Bristol. Where do these sheds live the rest of the year?

Seems I'm out in work now. I wrote about it on LinkedIn to explain why I'm flexible about my personal pronouns.

Until recently we had an openly gay Director, and an MD who was very keen to be open to gender identity issues on account of having a non-binary nibbling (niece/nephew). The Institute of Acoustics have similarly been very supportive of the trans community, as I’ve seen the acceptance of [Emeritus Professor]'s transition.

We have been encouraged to put our pronouns in our signatures and bios. “Pronouns are shared to avoid assumptions based on appearance. It’s important for us to give our community the opportunity to state their pronouns and by listing your own, it gives others a safe place to list theirs too. Using the correct pronouns is an important way of affirming someone’s identity and is a fundamental step in becoming a Pride ally.”

For a long time I shied away from doing this because I’ve never been entirely happy within my own assigned gender identity. It’s something I’ve been aware of since childhood but have never done anything about due to social pressures. As a long haired teen I could pass, but as a bald and bearded 40 something that’s no longer the case. Those who have followed my reading lists here may have picked up that I am a trans ally, and Shon Faye’s book The Transgender Issue in particular was brilliant.

I really enjoyed Andrew O’Neill’s interview with Dan Scheiber for the We Can Be Weirdos podcast recently, which apart from being hilarious at every turn as can always be safely expected from Andrew, was also great to hear them talking about non-binary gender identity. It resonated with me a lot.