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tangata tiriti in aotearoa new zealand. english & undefinable language/culture stuff teacher. writer. lapsed bookseller & editor. compulsive language explorer. big coffee drinker. trekkie and otherwise non-denominational nerd. crohnie. adhd.

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hello hello would-be westies - i’m looking for a flatmate in my wee glen eden townhouse. 10 minute walk to the train station. cute cat. many books. www.facebook.com/share/p/172A...

08.02.2026 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this show is utterly, utterly incredible and this latest episode was everything I could have hoped for a show with @tawnynewsome.bsky.social involved and knowing her particular Trek passions.

the VAST POSSIBILITIES of Illa and what her existence can mean!!!

SAM!! MY BABY SAAAAAM!!

05.02.2026 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

MY REACTION THROUGHOUT

05.02.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

MY SISTER JUST GOT PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON AND PAUL F. TOMPKINS MUDDLED UP AND I AM WHEEEEEEZING

05.02.2026 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

do I know anyone who knows any businesses looking for a highly capable EA temp? like a mat leave cover or something? wonderful friend of mine wants to do the working holiday visa but wants to ideally have work lined up before locking in. currently works for a multinational out of toronto.

24.01.2026 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax. Also going by Honey (her SPCA name) Honey Bare (Terry Farrell’s character in the Bond spoof holosuite DS9 ep, and the initial name connection), Moopsy, Grudge, Baba, Honey Booboo and Stinky Malinki.

19.01.2026 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

watching A Mistake (forgot it had come out! parts were filmed across the road from my old flat!) and it’s very good so far but the biggest Mistake is getting he Elizabeth Banks to try to do an allegedly NZ accent. oof.

08.01.2026 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finished ENT. Debating speed running TAS in the next couple of days just because I think it would be funny to have watched the entirety of every Trek show except for TOS and TNG πŸ˜‚

05.01.2026 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

being out west means west coast, manukau harbour and waitematā harbour beaches are all feasible but the tides are crazy different for all of them and seeing that something is good to go on safe swim but then seeing you missed high tide by three hours is SO SAD.

01.01.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

someone should make an app (or maybe they already have?) that just tells you what the best two or three AKL beaches for swimming are at a given moment in time. processing safeswim data and tide times and that.

01.01.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is there anything more of a pain in the arse than two corporate whatever the hells placing an order for ten drinks ahead of you in a queue you’ve already waited quite a while for? So when you finally get to order after standing there for five minutes, it’s a ten minute wait? So you give up?

21.12.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Something up in the Dilworth Building. Quite a lot of cops as well as firefighters.

21.12.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have that magical train conductor who says lovely things and sings over the speaker!!!!!! Did a bit of a three days till Christmas, I hope you can spend time with family and relax and look out for those in need AND THEN sang I saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus with a train spin. OBSESSED.

21.12.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
in the pit

in the pit

This entire weekend

15.12.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 34454    πŸ” 7282    πŸ’¬ 218    πŸ“Œ 256

Peep me calling Sylvia Park Red Hook from now on.

14.12.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every time I think of IKEA or hear it mentioned – which is obviously is waaaay more frequent now than ever before – I just have β€˜what else is there in Red Hook / aside from IKEA / can I get a train there / no idea’ looping in my head so thanks, Awkwafina.

14.12.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Anyway here are some nice bush walk photos. One of the temporary fixes of late.

14.12.2025 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Had 4/5 of the available counselling sessions through uni, and she’s lovely, but I’m very good at in those moments finding objectivity that doesn’t represent how I feel the rest of the time. And said objectivity also ignores soooo much of what’s going on the background.

14.12.2025 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hot actionable tips on navigating immense feelings of purposelessness and loneliness etc etc after a significant (albeit mostly amicable) breakup?

Should be in post house purchase delighted decorating etc. Instead can’t see the point in anything, really.

14.12.2025 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now that I am officially a Westie, hit me up with recommendations for stuff out west? Food? Fun? Kelston being my starting point.

29.11.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

An oeuvre I must be out of the loop on! Might be a bit weird/different because it’s direct from the developer? Not sure. Either way. House!

09.11.2025 05:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh really? I have no idea 🀣 I sort of assumed they put it on when it was no longer on the market.

09.11.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

fake it till you make it

09.11.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

mfw i drove out to the house i just went unconditional on two days ago to see that nobody has put up a sold sticker yet πŸ₯² I’M HAVING A TIME OKAY, I DESERVED MY LAME SELFIE.

09.11.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I do really need to learn to sew to live my best con life though.

24.10.2025 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Obsessed OBSESSED with someone asking Tem about representing Te Arawa and Māoriness in the world beyond and going in films outside Aotearoa and him leaning in hard to mauri etc and also weaving in connection to SW with the Force.

24.10.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every time I’m at Armageddon I am reminded that one of the staff needs to teach Nicholas how question time works because he’s there every time asking repeat questions and it’s bloody annoying and takes up so much time and steals time from others. He was annoying at the bookshop and worse here.

24.10.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am once again pleading for anime and manga to have its own convention and let me not wade through so much of it to get to things I actually like at Armageddon.

24.10.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very unimpressed by 1A in the latest NYT crossword. Incorrect and disrespectful tbh.

18.10.2025 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

more of a mismatched pair so surely not

17.10.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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