Scott Pilkington

As someone who'll probably need dialysis in the next 25-30 years, I guess I should start looking into private options since this government is Obv put to cause multi-generational destruction for short-term backing. Fucking hell.

Oh gee thanks @ologies.bsky.social . Listening to Culcitology (quiltmaking) while doing leg day & just low key balling my eyes out in the middle of the gym 💔

10/10 would listen again

So, at this point we can probably all agree that Timothee whatshisname was rejected by someone and is handling it well by doing the actors' version of a men's health podcast?

Such stupid & hypocritical nonsense, & what a way to shit on colleagues.

My lot are boring. Barber & tobacconist, and something something NZR (given dad was a freight forwarder and stationmaster, I imagine his dad did something similar)

Bernie and I wanted to see John become Benedicts mistress (paramour)

My random fact is that (at the time I did it at least), Red Cross said I was the only person to get a concussion during first aid training (after I smacked my head on the concrete floor pretending to be a victim in a re-enactment exercise)

Given the photos of senior/high level MPs wearing (unsecured) apple watches in supposedly security meetings or doing their phonecalls with bluetooth tech ... no, they have no idea what security is or how government work actually happens.

Obviously video games are VERY different to real life, but there, investing as much into rail as I do into roads means that by now the main trunks would be four-tracked with flyovers!

I do just _love_ that we're also being asked to compare a road that has receiveid continuous maintenance against a railway that hasn't. You wouldn't compare a 3-rut gravel road with SH1 as it passes by Parliament, despite them having the same origins. *angry grumblings*

I like the little stars. Very mindful, very demure.

I'M SORRY, DID I BLINK?!

Wasn't he just born just a few weeks ago?! *mindblown*

Easiest way to wind me up is to "remind" me of something when this is actually the first you're telling me about it.

Followed by an angry, bold, coloured & highlighted email, followed by "disregard if you've done this already!". I get follow ups, but maybe check before Brimstone.

Hey, if the Mayor of Tauranga can live on the wrong side of the Kaimais (and occasionally is trapped on t'other side during emergencies), then surely the NZ PM doesn't have to live in NZ?

Besides, if they get the job, they can "temporarily reside" in government housing anyway

I dunno what I'll do after this lot of study. Since I'm doing printmaking, maybe some hand printed cards. This particular one has A LOT of stakeholders, so I'll be making a pile of things to thank people & hopefully continue those relationships into the future 💕

When I finished my MA I brought each supervisor (2 supervisors and one who filled in if someone was on leave) a 2L ice cream container of handmade brownies. Only the one on leave said thanks (but told me she hadn't done much). One actively said "oh. Why? Huh." Such a weird response!

Whakamihi! Looking amazing 💕

Hope you don't delete too many pictures!

Sending aroha from all of us 😘

What if the emails you're sending are all variations of "Hi, Just following up. You said that you'd have the thing to me no later than Friday. That was 3 weeks ago. Any chance of an update? We're all kinda waiting on you at this point. Thanks" ? I don't want to be emailing in the first place!

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A lot of studies are incomplete because of disease outbreaks, lack of funding, or students running out of time, but which in aggregate could add data, which aren't published now because of small sample sizes or inconclusive results which could make more sense in conjunction w/ other studies

I also want to see more journals accepting examples of failed, incomplete, or inconclusive research. This would be great to help guide other researchers, give closure to master's student work, and help w/ the development of methodology when things don't go to plan.

Throwback to when in hospital for 3 weeks w/ an unknown infection. Had to have a colonoscopy & the specialist held up a DSLR & joked it was the camera we'd be using. Me, on a "mild sedative", painkillers, & muscle relaxants:

"With enough lube I'm sure you'll figure it out. You're the expert"

Hell yeah for midwives. When I was born, neither of mum's midwives were available, so she got the on-duty hospital one + a senior nurse. When we ran into complications, and the junior doctor "in charge" panicked, the midwife stuck him in the corner and told him not to get in the way.

Letz go even bigger and better,,, ALL Female US Olympians and Paralympian medalists are invited out to celebrate in Viva Las Vegas for the SHE GOT GAME Weekend ,,,

Hit a guy up and LETZ GOOO

And of course, if Marton suddenly becomes commuters paradise or the east coast Tauranga, then some elected rep can earn a feather campaigning for a revitalised modern (still crap) building!

I mean this with no offence, but the current building appears to be a nothing station. To get things going again, minimum rebuild could be a glorified bus shelter at least for now. My (non-retired) whānau living in Marton commute to Whanganui and Palmy, so a regular rail service is a no-brainer.

My husband now works exclusively from home and always has chicken rice for lunch. He's gotten into the habit of giving a little bit to our cat, who now expects this with every meal. She will yell, bite, and carry on thinking she's missing out. And then will sit there mouth open waiting to be fed.

Some of my favourite catchphrases (by bike or tram)
* Oh, didn't realise it was legal if it was only for a minute
* What's the point in us having dedicated taxi spaces right there if you aren't going to use them?
* That really really sounds like a not my problem
* Sign's right there, just read it

Consider this your annual reminder that fabric scissors/shears are different from any other cutting medium. Using them for anything other than fabric is to forfeit your life. You may die at the hand of those scissors you so crudely blunted.

As a guy who had an excerpt from HMS Pinafore at his wedding, I'm in no position to rain on any G&S parade.

Actually, G&S with a G&T would be perfection

Oh now that I think about it, I'm possibly conflating him with McGregor, for whom the zoology museum is named (which I've only ever seen momentarily)