put my name down on the fannish love meme, not that I have really lived a public fannish life for quite some time now... gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html?...

my controversial pie take is that my favourite way to eat them is to crack the top off, eat the filling with a fork (dipping my chicken salt chips in the gravy as I do so), then eat the pastry in teared-off strips.

apparently my mother knew I would be a lawyer when I, aged 14 months, argued with her about my first pair of togs. I did not in fact get my degree until I was 32, having spent almost a decade working as a legal secretary.

my only commentary on whatever the death threat ban/suspension thing is that it is obviously a strict liability offence on account of the mods don't know what your state of mind was when you decided to riff off the Beatles or whatever

ten thirty on a friday night and am thinking about henry thring's "bills are made to pass as razors are made to sell" again. probably my favourite of all the niche legislative development aphorisms. (I do not know of any others.)

so three years ago we bowled our old cottage held together by asbestos, borer, and duct tape, and build a modern 2-storey house with advanced features like insulation, double-glazing, piles, floor joists, and consistently working plumbing.

oh fuck #eqnz

I am happy for my baseball-watching friends who have had a good time and/or a good time that has ended in a bad time

I have been playing ridiculous hours of Starfield lately and turns out while the early game is not as satisfying as Fallout or Skyrim, by mid-game (I just hit level 30) I'm actually feeling more compelled to learn the secrets of the galaxy etc

Today I made a dice bag and 2 shoulder bags for various friends out of my scrap fabric stash and this was a wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon chatting to people and practicing sewing zips

Revolver is a great album and Good Morning, Sunshine is a delight, this is my at best lukewarm take of the day

NZLII is a brilliant resource run on a shoestring budget (for example, it is to the best of my knowledge the only source online for legislation as it was published prior to 2007) and people can really take a hike

To the person who writes nasty messages to NZLII: fuck off.

that feeling where it is almost 8pm and you find yourself reading an article about a yacht sinking and listening to Kashmir

this is v exciting - my family is all in or near PN and I'm in Welly, it'll be really nice to just catch the train up for a day

Big moment this morning to help sign the contract with Alstom for 18 new five-car trains to serve people in the lower North Island from 2029. This will allow us to quadruple rail services to Palmerston North, double services to Masterton and open up for more development around railway stations. 1/

Not mapped

Tom Clancy's Guards! Guards!

I really hope the profession starts taking this more seriously - if you are not even checking your submissions to the court, you're clearly not doing even your most basic duties as a lawyer. This is in my view grounds for suspension; you're not fit.

My first 5 Steam purchases. I don't know what the hell I was thinking with Airline Tycoon 2 but I have played thousands of hours of Civilization over the past almost 30 years. I'm more into RPGs and farming/crafting sims now but I do still occasionally just want to get into a nuclear war with Gandhi

you know what? Wellington. it's tiny and easy to navigate, there's heaps of seating, it is technically international, and while you may arrive shaken, where else do you get spontaneous applause on landing? or just be randomly sitting next to a Minister of the Crown? good times, take the cheese

been thinking about why I'm so personally big mad about AI in the work context and have realised that I can describe it thusly: AI can pump out a bunch of text that looks okay at first blush, but that text doesn't reduce my workload at all and actually adds to my thought burden.

sitting in the dentist chair mid-filling and what comes on the radio but TWO TRAILER GIRLS GO ROUND THE OUTSIDE. hilarious, no notes.

Much to my shame I am highly suggestible.

going to sleep at midnight and having a wee snack of a cold potato fritter and half a piece of cold battered fish first. perfect.

also, importantly, Wikipedia has gotten more and more reliable over time, as community standards developed and enforced by humans have entrenched notions of "accurate" and "verifiable" into what gets published. is it perfect? no, but it's clear on the face of it where the weak points are.

tfw you are reading submissions and someone has brought all their knowledge and experience to their comments and you are like... wow... participatory democracy matters and is good

the late night reading of the hansards... bad

living my best life on a whirlwind trip to Auckland: eating with friends, op shops, a small trip through Auckland Museum. highlight: sitting in the Auckland City data room

fucking amazing panel on right now, all Chatham House so I will reveal no details but omg

sound problems at this conference? maybe

idk, like a 2?

I have to get up in 6.5 hours for a work thing and instead my brain is fixated: what if the supply curve for employment is actually better conceptualized as a demand curve for income

I have no hot takes. All my takes are, in fact, exceedingly lukewarm.

this is the most exciting thing I've heard this year, ngl. me and my partner got an out of zone porirua card for a year several years ago and had amazing fun traveling to different regional branches. great way to explore the wider city!!!

on the one hand: this has been a lovely 2-week break and I'm feeling rested on the other hand: I have to go back to work tomorrow and I'm mad about it

The way we solved Clean Laundry Mountain is I climb into bed, my partner throws all the unfolded clean stuff on top of the bed, I sit and fold it, we put it away - it all happens pretty immediately as I must have a clear bed. No more chair in the lounge constantly full of laundry!

I write for the purposes of a poorly understood and somewhat arcane ritual which produces real-life effects.

here come old laptop he come bootin up slowly he got broken touchpad he need one more update he got no space on this pc one thing i can tell you its got no warranty

These things here are emergency wreck buoys, and if you're thinking the colour scheme looks somewhat like a circus big top, just wait until you hear about the clown show that inspired their introduction.

Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates! May you have a surplus of Christmas ham (or whatever other traditional food you like best) to snack upon for the next several days.

I am listening to the Pulp Fiction soundtrack while basting the Xmas ham; the kitchen ranchslider is open with a lightish breeze and I'm contemplating hitting the rum a wee bit

I heard there was a secret ooze that turned four reptiles into dudes, but you don’t really care for turtles do ya

Tis the season for the pie shop to close for a month

I know I know people who will dig this, so: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtt7...

reading some theory for once in my life

an excellent wee paper

I bought a fruit box of 80s teen romances at an op shop for $25 this weekend, the majority of which are from the Sweet Dreams series. in honour of this find I'm gonna review them all in order - I have 40 out of the first 90, so it's not a contiguous list

A friend just told me that @rosemarykirstein.bsky.social started a Patreon to help her finish the last two books in the Steerswoman series, and I have never subscribed to a thing more quickly: www.rosemarykirstein.com/2024/11/so-a...

@dreddieclark.bsky.social I'm reading that Dungeon Crawler Carl series you recced and it's a ton of fun!