Absolutely reeeeeeks of sewage in South Miramar right now.

Tried to use claude to plan my garden and it seems really doesn't understand that winter isn't permanent. It thinks in 5months when I harvest I will plant more winter crops. It suggests no planting tomatoes because I live in winter.

That thing where yes bikes can many trips that cars do unless you wear glasses and it's raining.

Annoying that TradeMe had "strings, bags, and cases" as one category. So a saved search for cello case will endlessly send me results for cello strings.

If there's any new immigrants yo New Zealand who don't know yet..... This is "double sock" season. You need wool socks and you put two on each foot.

Talk to your parents about why they shouldn't vote for nz first. Do it. You gotta get to them before the carefully tailored adverts do.

Made some pumpkin Alfredo. And opened this fantastic bottle of wine.

Yeah sure, Israel will totally hold back "setter" expansion if we say we are concerned www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/596...

Do you know u can use breadcrumbs (from your stale bread) instead of flour in a lot of recipes.

Played some Stravinsky music in the kitchen while making dinner. (firebird) Family asked if it was Star Trek movie soundtrack. Yes. It's pretty much is.

That thing where, for several hours after playing cello, my phone doesn't recognise my fingerprints.

Should have cycled.

We can use this to replace the rail ferry? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

I don't normally have any struggle with motivation but Orchestra starts in two minutes and I am at home eating pan au chlocolat... And my car is flat. Should be securing my cello into the bike trailer but I can't get myself to start

Social housing is supposed to be better than private rentals. Willis thinks that this needs undoing

What's for dinner in this penny pinching homegrown loco-vore household? Noodles, fried egg, cabbage, chillies, pumpkin. Low effort day

The hidden cost of replacing public servants with AI is Skynet. Watch a damn sci fi sometime if yous gonna be out there making national policy technology decisions.

The reason labour are so quiet about the attack on nz transgender people is because they don't share the view that trans rights are human rights. Instead they have plenty of senior members who are happy to make space for the attack to go ahead. Maybe even support it. Vote better, everyone

Made some vanilla whipped tallow (some many months ago) and it has been the best most magic moisturiser ever.

Frigging fuel crisis election. A government obsessing over trans women's genitals while nzers can't afford food.

Come on labour. Stand up and say something...🙇🧐 www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Apparently nz has 13 days of Diesel left.

Governments collect taxes so they can SUPPORT THE PEOPLE during the tough times. Not to pull back and cut people off and then make the tough times worse.

Because the last time they did this it stunted our economy so why not do another whack of the shovel. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

How I made dinner yesterday

This. They have shown they can remove womens right to equal pay in an afternoon but this apparently can't be done unless we reelect them

We always did. www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions... Miramar to city by bike js glorious too

Which party had an actual plan for access to medical care instead if this giant dysfunction we have in nz

Thinking about how my "runway" is seasonal, a year... I'm knitting socks now for when my socks wear out next year, growing tomato to bottle to last until next harvest.. a clamp of potatoes to last until December But most people wait til they run out then buy more at whatever price the market allows

Idly wondering if future homes have no oven just bring our own air fryer.

Ceasefire, noun : when everyone stops firing expect USA and Israel

Remember when protecting "artists" was so important, we'd lock up grandmas whose grandkids used Napster.

still not quite over the fact that i watched 15 year olds get sued for millions of dollars for downloading twelve songs and now we all have to accept AI slop because every tech company in the known universe decided that IP laws don't exist now that they're inconvenient for them

Compost recipe 1 part grass clippings and mown weeds 1 part shredded/mulched branches and tree leaves (no toxic trees like ngaio) 1 part pony poo Mix daily for three days, the temp will rise to 80C. Wait two weeks. Shovel onto garden.

Do people know how incredibly stupid they look with a face mask covering their mouth but not their nose?

Does anyone still iron their clothes?

Idly wondering if the English workhouse my mother's ancestors lived in is still standing. But not really wanting to see.

“It is as bad as the Treaty Principles Bill in its attempt to erase the Crown’s duty to comply with the agreement made between Māori and the Crown in 1840. It may even be worse, because the Treaty Principles Bill in theory was never going to be enacted.” - Waitangi Tribunal. #NzPol

Not worried about Hantavirus

My cat being a bully when I need to work

Drinkable-ish

There are a lot of software engineer jobs advertised lately

Today I made feijoa Hydrosol

Musk buying Twitter cured me of something bad. So I guess, thank you.

I have no chocolate

Anyone in wellington wanna barter for homemade soap? It's oat and citrus (lime and orange). Good lather. (The oat means it's not gluten free for those with allergies.) Would trade for homegrown lemon and apples, or similar.

Last night we got Malaysian food from that place in Kilbirnie The lady who took our order didn't want to let us order Sambal. She said it was really spicy We got it anyway. It was not spicy. So, is the Malaysian idea of spicy just not?

Administering narcotics to the cat, post surgery. She hates me and then she loves everyone. Keeping her inside for a few more days.

I think in going to get one soon ans report back. They cost about $200 for the machiner. Soy beans are about $4/kg if I buy bulk. Making the soymilk about 80c per litre A carton of soy milk costs $5 to $7. But will it taste as nice as carton milk... Will need some iterations.

Not sure how many people are aware that there is a LPG terminal in Manukau. Its rarely used, but the AoNZ LPG price is linked to international LPG prices despite being produced domestically. International LPG prices are skyrocketing due to the war, all that extra money is profit for local suppliers