#SecretSantaAoNZ Jewellery / aesthetics. I wear very plain jewellery and am very picky. I only wear silver or white gold because I look rubbish in gold. I mostly wear the Wellington uniform - black - but I love dropping some colour in.

Crucially, and regrettably, I have lost my sense of smell since I had the flu this year so nice smelling things are completely wasted on me currently. I can kind of taste things but that too is a bit of a wasteland right now. I am partial to dark chocolate but can’t have caffeine. #SecretSantaAoNZ

BBC Radio 6 Music Nick Grimshaw Now Playing Isaac Hayes Theme From Shaft

I always wanted to be an architect but alas was coerced away from it when the time came to go away and study it. I have a strong interest in architectural history and love photos of interesting buildings. Many of my photos from overseas travels are of buildings. #SecretSantaAoNZ

I carry my iPad with me everywhere, in my favourite messenger bag - I use my iPad for work, for pleasure, for braindead doom scrolling and for playing games like CandyCrush that help my brain wind down. #SecretSantaAoNZ

I have been playing one particular game for a couple of years, Elder Scrolls Online - it’s relatively easy and I can progress in it - my kids like to watch me play and “help” - if you have suggestions of a new game I would like that would be grand. #SecretSantaAoNZ

This is your very very very last chance to get in on #SecretSantaAoNZ in 2025. Due to a series of unfortunate/or perhaps fortunate circumstances you can still join in IF YOU: - message an elf by midnight & include your address - do hint posts/get to know you posts by midnight - use the hashtag

I love electronic dance music, again with a slight preference to late 90s and early 00s classics like Faithless, Underworld anything with a good bass line and am very partial to drum and bass. Am loving some of the more recent EDM too. Music has been very important to me as I evolved into adulthood.

#SecretSantaAoNZ hints. I am really happy to receive anything you would like to give me. My kids have enjoyed the process as much as I have and last secret Santa I received a board game that we all enjoy. We all love the fact that someone has put effort into thinking about me. Thank you!

I love British spy programmes and Scandi noir. I’m particularly fond of Slow Horses, Down Cemetery Road, and love Ted Lasso (as an outlier). I love watching cricket because I look like I’m doing something but I’m doing nothing.

My Tidal summary tells me that I listen to New Order, P!nk and Adele a lot! I also love 80s Synth pop like Pet Shop Boys. I have a soft pop for Brit Pop because it reminds me of being young and queer at University in the late 90s. I like biographies or autobiographies when I do take time to read.

Someone found my Snapper card that had been recently topped up and they have used up all the $$. So I blocked it. I hope that is an inconvenience to them considering they enjoyed flitting around greater Wellington on my coin.

Tickets to Bic Runga and the NZSO booked - I am very happy. www.nzso.co.nz/the-nzso/eve...

And the traffic lights are out at the John St, Adelaide Road, Riddiford St intersection - chaos!

My bus driver is driving like a maniac and not stopping for people at stops if they are not lying down in the middle of the road, it seems. Also seems surprised that people want to get off despite them indicating as such well in advance by pressing the buzzer.

It’s not too late to cancel your holiday travel plans. If your family is mean to you, cancel. If the weather is too dangerous, cancel. If you don’t want to catch a virus, cancel. You can just stay home. I love you. ❤️

Done

Someone (who was a builder) built this fence and was pretty happy with the job they’d done. It has driven me mad for 7 years so I’m replacing it today.

Not going to lie, the new 2 day Test cricket format is entertaining #AusvEng #TheAshes

I don't gatekeep transness. If you say you're trans, you're trans. Whatever your gender(s) is (are), there you go. You know you best. It doesn't matter to me if you medically transition or not. Some people will need to, and some people won't, and some people will want to, and some people won't.

Looks like the Aussie cricket team is finding out that whatever they can do England can do too.

Next weekend we have boomed a young student to do 2 day of manual work in our backyard. He wanted $20/hr. But I’ve talked him up to the Living Wage rate - trying to smash profit driven capitalism one step at a time. And also trying to teach my own kids the value of someone’s time.

Raspberry cider slushy -delicious.

It’s nice to see some actual consequences for some people in this whole McSkimming fiasco. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Martin Phillipps, fingerprint portrait by Tom Fox - for a great cause - "Proceeds from the sale of this artwork will support future iNDx Art Exhibitions at Tuhura Otago Museum, celebrating creativity and autistic voices" www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplac...

The anti Chinese government protesters are back outside the Intercontinental this morning, possibly have been there all night - I love that commitment to the cause.

It's #TransDayOfRemembrance Trans rights are human rights. Everybody has the right to exist as exactly who they are. 🏳️‍⚧️

Also! Chainmail jewellery in custom colour-schemes is a wonderfully distinctive #SecretSantaAoNZ gift and I am happy to wrap/personalise for you, etc. Range of prices available but for a light touch consider keyring (felt.co.nz/listing/5963...) or trio earrings (felt.co.nz/listing/5555...)

Today I start following some new people (yay) because we head into #SecretSantaAoNZ season. I you are my gift I would love some clues because otherwise I'll just get you stuff that I like and I am a WEIRDO! Thank you for your attention to this matter.

I was walking towards the Intercontinental on Featherston St after work and there was a sign saying "EVENT" as a warning. Got closer and it was a protest against this guy. "EVENT" was doing some heavy lifting. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/third-hig...

The Kristmas Knack Market is on Friday 21st 6-8pm and Saturday 22nd 9:30am-1:30pm if you are shopping for #SecretSantaAoNZ

The slushy maker has arrived!

The people have arrived with “many” things for the slushy machine.

We have just purchased a family xmas present, there will be minimal additional presents, but we have bought a slushy maker so everyone is very happy.

The NZ Breakers really had an opportunity to think about how a lot of queer people feel - they almost got there.

I honestly keep being surprised by how fucking cruel this government is, I don’t know why I’m surprised. The sooner we get rid of these assholes the better. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

Willis Lane is heaving tonight

My recent approach for travelling into the CBD for work or miscellaneous appointments, like tonight’s haircut, is to bus at all opportunities. It’s honestly quicker than trying to fond a carpark, even off peak, and I can play games on my phone as I travel.

A reminder that sign-ups close tomorrow for #SecretSantaAoNZ You've still got time to be part of the joy. We know this year is a lot, and we want to remind everyone that it's the thought that counts far more than the $$.

My project manager basically thinks I’m a waste of space, perhaps even a liability (I’m not) and today in a meeting with a tech team the tech lead told me I’d done a wonderful job of prepping the work for them and they never get work of this quality. My PM had to nod & agree or look like an asshole.

Apparently I was wrong, Andrew Little and Chris Hipkins want extra tunnels in Wellington. Fucking useless.

My wife asked if I wanted anything from the supermarket, I said Brandy Snap Whittakers. They didn’t have any so she got me brandy snaps instead. They’re currently filled and chilling in the fridge. Good choice!

Perhaps a Secret Santa gift for that special giftee? cursivecraft.co.nz/products/sey...

No one in Wellington wants extra fucking tunnels. We want decent public transport and quite a few of us want safe cycleways.

Marbles is a big girl now y'all #cats #kittens #blackcat

We did so many jobs around the house today and are all shattered but we did manage to get the horrible mould of our curtains with Curtain Magic Mould Remover 10/10 ⭐️ would recommend.

Who’s watching the cricket? 🏏 🇳🇿

I wonder how many people considered Jevon McSlimming a mate and now he’s probably gleefully watching them fucking over their careers.

My mate told me she has a crush on a guy she works with (I know! She knows!) and then the other day he started talking politics and now she no longer has a crush on him.

My fibre connection is frustratingly slow lately.