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Ian Cleary

@ianfinitejest

Public librarian in ur area (Dublin) πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ

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Potentially NSFW: various medical images of Ian in hospital.

Potentially NSFW: various medical images of Ian in hospital.

Sorry I’ve been gone I got sepsis twice after a perforated intestine and then part of my bowel had to be removed. Please see the collage for details.

06.06.2025 15:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Took me a while to find them from the supplier but I think they’re called BCI Lingo Shelving system!

09.01.2025 16:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A library with empty shelves

A library with empty shelves

First day in my new library before it opens. Have about 20 odd thousand books to shelve before it does πŸ˜…

06.01.2025 13:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover of Michael Mann’s Heat 2

Book cover of Michael Mann’s Heat 2

We’re so back

05.01.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Three male cast members of Nosferatu in Victorian dress walking towards the camera in a line in a modern day shipyard.

Three male cast members of Nosferatu in Victorian dress walking towards the camera in a line in a modern day shipyard.

β€œI got an idea of what they're looking at. You wanna know what they're looking at? I mean - is this guy something, or is he something? This crew is good. You know what they're looking at?
Us. The L-A-P-D. Po-lice Department... We just got made.”

05.01.2025 16:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

First film, last film 2024

01.01.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
iPhone screenshot showing the month of October 1582

iPhone screenshot showing the month of October 1582

In 1582, to compensate for compound date shifting, in the months of October the date goes from the 4th to 15th. You can see this on your iPhone

31.12.2024 17:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well they blew up the unborn chicken voices in my head in Philly last night.

30.12.2024 06:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Poorly drawn illustrated reaction faces of two figures, mouths agape in surprise, on pointing to the background of the image

Poorly drawn illustrated reaction faces of two figures, mouths agape in surprise, on pointing to the background of the image

The souls in purgatory seeing that the light of the sun breaks around Dante and casts a shadow #danteposting

29.12.2024 11:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Me every time Dante comes across a 14th century florentine public figure he had a petty squabble with in hell

28.12.2024 19:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A pile of books

A pile of books

Adding these to the pile of shame in my room that calls out to me like the green goblin mask

28.12.2024 16:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Codeine too

23.12.2024 17:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Unwound deserve their zoomer/tiktok rediscovery. Give the kids Repetition and Leaves Turn InsideYou

23.12.2024 17:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The dog in Frank Ryan’s let me pet it for as long as I wanted and I think I’m healed

20.12.2024 20:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is it I think

19.12.2024 22:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I once wore out a book in the library that claimed Roscommon had its own Roswell

19.12.2024 22:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Haven’t worked out the tone of this Bluesky acc yet, would like to shitpost but also tweet about opening a new public library.

18.12.2024 21:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image by artist Hippolyte Flandrin shows Dante and Virgil talking to souls in purgatory

Image by artist Hippolyte Flandrin shows Dante and Virgil talking to souls in purgatory

And this, Dante, are all the souls who did not pay €100 to have their death notices on RIP.ie

18.12.2024 03:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe all these drones are coming down to us to protect the CEOs?

15.12.2024 05:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Olga Tokarczuk: consistently enjoyable and frequently brilliant.

13.12.2024 17:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m begging someone to look up skeet on urban dictionary before adopting skeet as the verb on this site

12.12.2024 21:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Separate β€œpublics” have always existed throughout history eg LGBTQ+ and have always done much of their discourse formation outside of the dominant public.

08.12.2024 08:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Watched the Fugitive for the first time tonight. Didn’t realise the dam scene was at the start. Doesn’t let up after that. The β€œI didn’t kill my wife” β€œI don’t care” line goes incredibly hard. Solid film.

07.12.2024 22:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, Dublin City Libraries and some Wicklow libraries will loan children and teens instruments for six months.

06.12.2024 19:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Wikipedia page of Young Boozer, 39rh state treasurer of Alabama

Wikipedia page of Young Boozer, 39rh state treasurer of Alabama

Dying at the 39th state treasurer of Alabama’s name

05.12.2024 22:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Green digital text on black background reads β€œincoming message from imf mission has been compromised the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions”

Green digital text on black background reads β€œincoming message from imf mission has been compromised the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions”

V nice touch from Letterboxd when you review Mission Impossible Rogue Nation.

05.12.2024 20:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Folks, it pains me to say this but it looks like there are allegations in the Muppetverse πŸ˜”

03.12.2024 08:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mental illness as paintings:

Stockholm syndrome

01.12.2024 07:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There won’t be a light rail promised in the 26 counties tonight! #ge24

01.12.2024 06:13 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bilbo Baggins contemplates keeping the ring of power despite its corrupting force

Bilbo Baggins contemplates keeping the ring of power despite its corrupting force

Labour when talk turns to being a junior partner in a centre-right coalition again. #ge24

30.11.2024 12:53 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0