too stoned at the poetry night heheh

wow wow i am just now listening to sugababes' Freak Like Me with earbuds and it sounds so much better than i remembered! so synth. so beep. so thud. surprise frisson for my afternoon 😏

last night i attended a talk by a economist / 'strategist' and while he was a great speaker and i learned a lil bit about financial markets, the resounding impact with me is that the vulnerability of the literal Earth is the last thing on anybody's minds so like fuck being rich, try environmentalism

how come the straight men always leave cupboards and drawers open in the kitchen? they all saw poltergeist and thought "yeah, yeah leave 'em open"?

haha omg the media is like oooo who's gonna coup luxon and i mean i don't think it matters because the front runners are all basically the same idiot but hey go ahead #nzpol

i had a kickass gamjatang on saturday and with this rainy monday glumness i could do with another few bowls' worth to be quite honest with you.

that .gif of dennis reynolds spinning behind the bar but instead of "boys" he says "stars"

oooh āwheo is continuing to thrive and be adorable and handsome #toroa

i really need my colleagues to learn how and commit to pronouncing te reo māori placenames correctly 'cause jesus weeping christ i can't deal with oh-wack-uh and kai-core-ruh and oat-our-tower. how do i convince the old whites in charge to care omfg

sometimes the internet is just for laughs #nzpol

we took two disposable cameras to fiji and we got the developed film and digital copies yesterday. fuck yeah, recommend a+, get the film camera! here's four images.

so tell me why, as i'm simply sitting here at work, i suddenly and sweetly have the "talkin' softball" song from the simpsons rolling through my head?

every now and then, i get a hankering for the goat curry i had in nadi. it was incredible.

ooohhh āwheo you beautiful angel, keep tucked in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm_z...

Northern Royal Albatross Cam - NZ Dept. of Conservation #RoyalCam | Cornell Lab

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snow day! except you have to work from home. but you can still fuck about. but the snow is melting.

the creative motivation i get from a suddenly-remembered deadline for a submission really pumps me up, right to eleven. submitted a poem just now after a quick revisit to march in my doc drive. with a new gaze and an editing sweep, really like what i pulled out of it actually. and away it goes!

do you know what i did as soon as we set up the new bookshelves, donated ones no longer wanted, and re-shelved all the keepers? went online and bought two books from lawrence & gibson. hell yes!

tongue biopsy day! a sentence i never thought i'd type, but here we are. hoping for "oddly shaped, but otherwise fine", but bracing for "abnormal cells detected". whoo, health!

PSA ōtepoti whānau - octagon collective's next poetry night and open mic is WED 12 AUG:

tidal is working well so far. my second month, no ragerts - spotify can fucken die 💚

sign of a good job; returning from holiday to a monday inbox pushing 2-hundo and it didn't get me all bummed out and stressed and panicky.

On my way to yin yoga after a day of furniture rearranging, bookshelf restocking,vacuuming, dusting, a dump run, and a charity donation drop-off; just clicked however I did forget to brush my teeth. Nice. Better keep my breath to myself.

whoa a 9 day break from thc and cbd due to the laws of Fiji means this joint is hitting harrrrd and it's a treat!

ōtepoti again - feels good man

weightlifting is so badass. every lift i'm watching of the games is equal parts amazement and worry for their body. some of these young women are simply warriors, lifting that shit like it's nothing but a prop.

shit yeah! watching lewis sing along to the anthem in te reo māori with that big smile is so lovely! gold!

today I snorkled with Mark and we saw some cute lil sea babies and giggled at our ignorance and let the sea bob us around willy nilly recommend a+

wrote a note to the staff at the resort and almost started crying. this place is heaven, but i've struggled to sleep, so the emotions are high!

man, the babies at the airport today have excellent fits. fashion legends.

how the human brain can still become incredibly anxious while on three different medications to alleviate the anxiety is beyond me