Best I could manage with my small zoom lens and a tripod from the back garden. Panasonic Lumix G100D | 140mm | 1s | f5.6 | IS0 3200 Blood Moon 2026-03-04

Luxon: 'Look, what I'd say to you - and I can't be any clearer about this - is that yes, I have no doubt that I could win a point against Serena Williams.'

What is absurd and frustrating is that journalists are pushing Luxon on "any action to stop Iran getting nukes" and not "there was no reason to believe nukes were an imminent concern" or "how about the rule of law". The question cedes too much ground to US/Israeli propaganda.

Luxon "misspoke". Three times. With prepared notes. Said the same thing three times followed by "I don't know how I could be any clearer". That kind of misspoke.

Chris Luxon says he misspoke yesterday saying “any action” was supported if it stopped Iran developing nukes. He says he should have said *bings and bongs of a panicked fax machine*

To the driver of the police car which pulled out in front of me without signalling as I was overtaking said vehicle: fuck you.

“i’m still punk” i whisper to myself as i turn down the music in my car so i can see better

Birds do it Bees do it Other creatures in the trees do it Let's do it Let's create a residential structure using our own saliva

Great fun. Before 1300 it's pretty much incomprehensible, and even before 1600 you're spending so much time making sure you understand the words that the story gets a bit lost.

And that's bows down on Kirikiriroa's Sunset Symphony for 2026. A lovely evening and a great crowd as we performed under the baton of conductor Rupert D'Cruze for the final time. And Don McGlashan sang! And my first time leading the cello section with the support of a lovely group of players.

Fingerprints Andrew

Just got a comment on one of my old LiveJournal posts from...*checks notes*...2011.

I’d love feedback. My first go at a cross stitch like this. It’s 30cm. 4 weeks work. Framed. If I sold these, how much should I sell them for? Thoughts appreciated. #Kikorangi #CrossStitch

My brain couldn't come up with the phrase "wash the dishes" so I just told my wife I needed to "do the sink laundry"

"you're going to face consequences" #pixelart #humanart #humanartist

Thanks for sharing your substack but I ain't ever gonna read that.

A sausage roll so flakey I felt like I was disintegrating following a Thanos snap.

Made soup from a giant marrow in the garden. Good soup.

Morning Bluesky.

Sean Connery in a Paris STI clinic explaining what the problem is using his very bad French

Catherine O'Hara. Damn.

Our elderly cat is in getting some dental work done today under general anaesthetic. Never without risks but she's in safe hands. She's gonna be one grumpy monkey when she gets home after no food since last night.

Slashing all Marsden grants to social science and humanities another Judith Collins legacy www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

good riddance to Minister Judith Collins, who orchestrated the present gutting of New Zealand's science funding establishment I've not seen or heard any coverage today that mentions this tiny detail, affecting 100s of millions of public dollars and endangering NZ's entire intellectual community

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

I hope Judith Collins' cosiness to US facists like Noem follows her like the stench of well-trodden dog shit into her new role.

Last week no living person had seen a #kakapo lay an egg. Now you can watch it on our webcam: Rakiura laid her second today (15:01 on 25/1/2025). She'll probably lay another in 3 days' time. #conservation #kakapo2026 #birds www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kak...

Love you pass it on

In my ongoing attempts to give you a break from *gestures widely* THE HORRORS: Let's talk about the utterly bizarre science of cats' purring. Here's a weird starting point: There are NO cats (Felidae) that can BOTH roar AND purr. Cats that roar = genus Panthera Cats that purr = genus Felis

Perfect example of how to respond as an org when gently prompted to start doing alt text. 👍👍♥️ Other orgs and museums take note pls!

Trying to arrange for a service and WoF for my car and everywhere is fully booked out weeks ahead. I've never had this issue in previous years.

Thrilled to be here at opening night for the BNZ Theatre (aka the Waikato Regional Theatre) for the inaugural performance of To The Stars / Ki ngā Whetū.

Given the naming rights of the new Waikato Regional Theatre any performances therein of Hamlet are expected to be appropriately modified: 'To B(NZ), or not to B(NZ) - that is the question'

Stolen from elsewhere and yes it’s 5 yr old boy humour … But I laughed anyway.

NordVPN sneakily processed an auto-renewal payment two weeks before my renewal date, at a ludicrous price for one year. Not on my watch. Being refunded under their 30-day guarantee.

An Aperol a day keeps the Doctorol away.

Strongly considering changing GP after my current clinic's complete radio silence about the ManageMyHealth breach. Not a word to patients so far.

I haven't yet had any comms from either Manage My Health or my GP clinic about the MMH data breach. Pretty poor.

Lightning. Boom.

Some New Year’s Resolution ideas courtesy of Richard Scarry — Best wishes to you and yours for a peaceful and loving 2026. Be kind to yourself this year!

Happy new year!

Meri Kirihimete! / Merry Christmas! / Happy Potatoday!

This is what sand looks like under a microscope. Amazing.

Giddy up, Jinglehorse! Fuck off, Judgementlegs!

It has only occurred to me now, in this moment, in my 44th year on this Earth, that a 'one-horse open sleigh' is not in fact pulled by a reindeer as I have always pictured it to be.

I am glad tomorrow the last working day of the year for me. The fucks pantry is bare and any sense of resilience is hanging by a spider's arse-rope.

My first ever job was at a supermarket. I worked with an older gentlemen who must’ve been in his late 70s and while I can’t name the supermarket due to an ongoing legal dispute the guy must be dead by now so I’ll just use his real name: Barnaby.