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Stoopid, Stoopid, Stoopid

27th, Cameras, Chuzhao, Date, Days, Monday, October 2025, , , , , ,
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OK so have spent some consumer points in a very frivolous manner and bought a Chuzhao camera that I know to be a toy, thank you Spotlight and Amazon!  You can buy it from Chuzhao with a lens kit.  The lenses seem to be 17mm phone adaptor lenses.  They also sell the ring adaptor to fit the things.  In a fit of financial efficiency, the lens adaptor at a £5 purchased and an appropriate lens kit bought from Amazon with consumer points some £16 cheaper than they’d provide.  If it works this will be financial gold.

What was behind the purchase, whimsical stupidity and a desire to try something different.  In other consumer point purchases, some SD cards and some cases for a couple of planned purchases.

In other news some chasing with NHSBA.  Some anxiety from herself and lots more from me!

So today the thing arrived and first pics are here.

Making meatballs for tonights tea, starts with the shallots.

And here is the shallotecide!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Soft focus

15th August Soft focus

15th, August 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Friday, Garage, Gardening, Mod, Music, No Dig, Pop, Psychedelia, Surf

Soft focusSoft focus. Had to be Elise Cat….  Start the day with a piss delivery to the quacks for C.  Then onto the allotment.  Water, weed and chat.

Music

  1. Trabants – Lockdown
  2. Trabants – Lockdown (PT II)
  3. Trabants – live at New Alliance an evening with… TRABANTS
  4. Trabants – Coast of Capri
  5. Trabants – Freakout
  6. Trabants – Mantra
  7. Trabants – Highwire Surfing

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In the kitchen

14th August In the kitchen

14th, Date, Days, Garage, Indie, Music, Photos, Punk, Street Photography, Surf, Thursday

In the kitchenIn the kitchen – well not, just a random collection of manky kitchen items in a random place!

Music

  1. Surfadelica – Surfing On The Desertshore
  2. Surfadelica – Search And Not Destroy
  3. Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice – Scomo Goes To Hawaii
  4. Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice – Total Reality
  5. Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice – The West
  6. Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice / Bench Press – A Split 7″ Between Friends
  7. Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice – Remember The Future? Vol.1
  8. Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice – Busy Bigness
  9. Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice – Blue
  10. Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice – While Aus Burns
  11. Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice – Escalator Man
  12. Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice – Bubble
  13. Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice – Blue Bubble
  14. Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice – Remember The Future Vol. 2 & 1

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Something that’s changing

13th August Something that’s changing

13th, August 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Hip Hop, Indie, Landscapes, Music, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Wednesday, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Something that’s changingSomething that’s changing – always the light. R canned.  More stress.  Another day of poor value.

  1. The All Seeing I – Pickled Eggs & Sherbet
  2. The All Seeing I – Walk Like A Panther EP
  3. Primal Scream – Reverberations (Travelling In Time) BBC Radio Sessions & Creation Singles 1985-86
  4. Echo & The Bunnymen – The John Peel Sessions 1979-1983
  5. Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon – The Singles 1980-1990
  6. Big Flame – Peel Sessions 84-86
  7. Big Flame – Rigour 1983-1986
  8. Adult Mum – Natural Causes

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A tiny detail

12th August A tiny detail

12th, August 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelia, Tuesday, , , , , , , , ,

A tiny detailFirst of the earlies, bit of a stressful week beckons. A tiny detail – value is shite for the day.

  1. The No Ones – All The Stupid Days
  2. The No Ones – A Christmas Voice I Don’t Want To Bring You Into This World
  3. The No Ones – My Best Evil Friend
  4. The No Ones – The Great Lost No Ones Album
  5. Peter Case – Doctor Moan
  6. Peter Case – Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John
  7. Peter Case -Wig!

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What I wore

August 11th 2025 What I wore

11th, August 2025, Bike, Date, Days, Emo, FMS Photo A Day, Gardening, Indie, Monday, Music, No Dig, Photos, Portraiture, Psychedelia, Selfies, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

What I woreWhat I wore on a day off. Cycled to the allotment. Did a few chores, put the coffee grounds round the plants. Brief chats with a few people. Then cycle back, grab a pint on the way as I was sweating buckets. Home and quick change of clothes before C gets in from her day with Vicky.

Music

  1. Tunabunny – Tunabunny
  2. Tunabunny – Genius Fatigue
  3. Tunabunny – PCP Presents Alice In Wonderland Jr
  4. Tunabunny – Kingdom Technology
  5. Positive No – Kyanite
  6. Positive No – Partners In The Wild
  7. Positive No – Houndstooth
  8. Positive No – Automatic Cars / Slumber Sequence
  9. Positive No – Positive No Demo
  10. Positive No – For Want Of (Rites of Spring)
  11. Positive No – Glossa
  12. Positive No – Teenage Waistline
  13. Positive No – You’re To Blame (Holiday Charity Song)
  14. Positive No – Framed
  15. Positive No – Reinvent the Space
  16. Positive No – Noel Noel
  17. Positive No – Via Florum
  18. Positive No – Frozen Warnings
  19. Russian Spy Camera – You Are A Vulture
  20. Russian Spy Camera – M Withdrawals
  21. Russian Spy Camera – Mutiny In The Kitchen With Knives

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My reflection today

August 10th 2025 My reflection today

10th, August 2025, Date, Days, Dream Pop, Electronica, Emo, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, Music, Portraiture, Psychedelia, Pump Up, Punk, Selfies, Sunday, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

My reflection todayMy reflection today – not particularly inspired but there you go.  Bleach the bathroom floor… C a wee bit stressed by the toilet which she is convinced is leaking.

Music

  1. Marshmallow Coast – Antistar
  2. Marshmallow Coast – Vangelis Rides Again
  3. Marshmallow Coast – Marshmallow Coasting
  4. Marshmallow Coast – Seniors & Juniors Strikes Back
  5. Marshmallow Coast – Ride the Lightning
  6. Marshmallow Coast – Marshmallow Coast
  7. Marshmallow Coast – Seniors and Juniors
  8. Marshmallow Coast – Say It In Slang
  9. Marshmallow Coast – Phreak Phantasy
  10. Marshmallow Coast – Memory Girl
  11. Katie Lass – Hypnopomp
  12. Katie Lass – Sunshine1 // Long Window
  13. Is/Ought Gap – SUA
  14. Outer World – Coming Down
  15. Outer World – Who Does The Music Love?
  16. Dahlia Seed – Survived By
  17. Dahlia Seed – Valentine Kid’s Litter
  18. Dahlia Seed – Please Excuse All the Blood
  19. The 17th – Unreleased post-Dahlia Seed project

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Cosy corners

August 9th 2025 Cosy corners

9th, August 2025, Date, Days, Electronica, FMS Photo A Day, Music, Saturday, Soul, , , , , , , ,

Cosy cornersCosy corners – Elsie has taken to hiding in the cat tunnel.  Dunno why!  A wee bit of shopping today, housework and an abortive attempt to get to the allotment.  Catch up with the whole blog thing again.

  1. The Garment District – If You Take Your Magic Slow
  2. The Garment District – Luminous Toxin
  3. The Garment District – Flowers Telegraphed to All Parts of the World
  4. The Garment District – Melody Elder
  5. The Garment District – Nature Nurture [Sonic Boom Remix]
  6. The Garment District – Bird Or Bat Buscrates (16bit Ensemble Remix)
  7. Daniel Johnston – Love Lives Forever (BBC Sessions 2003 – 2011)
  8. WUT – Mingling with the Thorns
  9. WUT – Now
  10. Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band – Shake A Tail Feather Baby!
  11. Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band – Hand Clappin’ Foot Stompin’ Funky-Butt…Live!
  12. Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band – My Bombers My Dexy’s My Highs – The Sixties Studio Sessions
  13. Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band – Uptight

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Something that sparkles

8th August 2025 Something that sparkles

8th, August 2025, Blues, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Friday, Indie, Music, , , , , , , , ,

Something that sparklesSomething that sparkles

Music

    1. Stanley Brinks – Maltese Suite
    2. Stanley Brinks – Apocalypso
    3. Stanley Brinks & the Flying Kaniks  – Hafna Xita
    4. Stanley Brinks – Loiters
    5. Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures – Another one just like that!
    6. Stanley Brinks & the Old Time Kaniks – Babylon Vibrations
    7. Stanley Brinks – Bc
    8. Stanley Brinks – Dank U
    9. Stanley Brinks – Fiddles
    10. Stanley Brinks – Back in the Dales
    11. Stanley Brinks – Digs
    12. Stanley Brinks – Yodels
    13. Stanley Brinks – Bit
    14. Stanley Brinks – Hovers
    15. Stanley Brinks & Freschard – War
    16. Stanley Brinks & the Kaniks – Jamaica Inn
    17. Stanley Brinks – Bops a zap
    18. Stanley Brinks – Plastic Kettle
    19. Stanley Brinks – And The Wave Pictures
    20. Stanley Brinks – Claps
    21. CVS – Country Versus State
    22. Stanley Brinks – Sings the blues
    23. The Fox – The Fox
    24. Stanley Brinks & Freschard – New Cologne
    25. Stanley Brinks & The Kaniks – Alligator Twilight
    26. Stanley Brinks – Taf Taf
    27. Stanley Brinks – River Green
    28. Stanley Brinks – Cooks
    29. Stanley Brinks – Strikes
    30. Stanley Brinks and the Space Kaniks with Olav Christer Rosseboe – Night In The Country
    31. Stanley Brinks – Horns in
    32. Kreuzberg Museum – Calypso
    33. Kreuzberg Museum – More Calypso
    34. Kreuzberg Museum – Ten American Classics

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A little chaos

August 7th A little chaos

7th, August 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Indie, Music, Photos, Psychedelia, Street Photography, Thursday, , , , , , , , , , ,

A little chaosA little chaos – and the last late.  In via the post office.  Long story involving a mistake on a form.  Cost £8 to fix.

Music

  1. Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures – Orange Juice
  2. Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures – My Ass
  3. Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures – Ice
  4. Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures – Gin
  5. Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures – Wakefield
  6. Stanley Brinks – Happy New Year
  7. Owl & Mouse – Good Moon
  8. Owl & Mouse – Departures
  9. Freschard & Stanley Brinks – Iron Eye
  10. Freschard & Stanley Brinks – Lion Heart
  11. Stanley Brinks & Freschard – Pizza Espresso
  12. The Maureens – The Maureens
  13. The Maureens – Something In The Air
  14. The Maureens – Rainy Day
  15. The Maureens – Fell In Love
  16. The Maureens – Everyone Smiles
  17. The Maureens – Outta Sight
  18. The Maureens – Bang the Drum
  19. Fortitude Valley – Part Of The Problem, Baby

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