Post you from a different era. Me in the mid-1990s as well. This was at a party in Boston, and I'd only recently gotten over my miserable phase of actively avoiding having my photo taken.

I was just reflecting on my trip to Te Whanganui-a-tara, and thinking was there anything else I wanted to do whilst here. Earthquake was not on the list, but, tick. #eqnz

Remember, remember.

There is no 'I' in Wellington, but there is a 'me'. Me am in Wellington.

What a lovely surprise this morning! I think I'll take this to work with me...

Words by which to live.

Hashtag ghost chips mentioned

Literary prizes are a cheap distraction from the true purpose of reading great books, which is making people who haven't read them feel bad about themselves

Just watched One Battle After Another. So many thoughts - mesmerising characters, timely and gripping plot, stellar soundtrack (Jonny Greenwood, duh), amazing cinematography (a car chase by which all future car chases will be judged). After almost three hours, I want to watch it again, right now.

Reminder: National has always taken the side of Apartheid regimes.

Had the pleasure of attending the opening of Te Whata o Kaituna today. Wonderful space, with amazing community energy. Am I the only one who gets emotional when a library opens?

Study Finds Regular Journaling Can Help Provide Clues About Mysterious Disappearance https://theonion.com/study-finds-regular-journaling-can-help-provide-clues-about-mysterious-disappearance/

Executive summary: because it's terrible on many levels.

TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE ERA RODNEY DANGERFIELD: i tell you i get no respect. the daimyo says i have to commit seppuku to restore my house’s honor. okay. i write my death poem, no problem. i ask my wife if she’ll be my second and she says she wants to be my FIRST!

Birdle 🇳🇿 01/09/2025 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 birdle.nz

Try to imagine life in 2641. This is why archives, museums and libraries are AMAZING. End.

Okay, I've deleted my earlier post. Apparently, this is *not* a pipe. But the fact that I thought it was says a lot about society.

Life's too short for sunken cost fallacies, especially when there's another book waiting for you.

As much as I'd love to share an IG post here, they're rubbish, so this screenshot will have to do. It looks like there are only 20 tickets left to Dirtease South vol 5, so if you're keen, or in Invercargill (or both) you may want to hop on www.trybooking.com/nz lest FOMO rule your soul.

I've been listening to Raye and Mark Ronson's 'Suzanne' on repeat all day. Not only a great chune, but it has some of the finest lyrics in a pop song I've ever heard.

we did not do this or endorse this but what is this lol

I'm out of semi-self-imposed performance retirement! 6 September 2025, if you're in or near Invercargill, it'll be a great show. Come along and wish me a happy un-retirement.

Do you like reading? Of course you do. There's some excellent Aotearoa fiction, non-fiction and poetry available here.

Luxon welcomes FBI Director Kash Patel to the Beehive.

I wonder if the government can get even more petty and vindictive? Oh, wait.

Reminder: If you're listening to music on Spotify, you are not paying the musicians you are listening to. Instead you are paying Joe Rogan and helping Daniel Ek to fund the war machine. Literally any other streaming service is a more ethical choice and most of them support the artists way more.

Sign of a good bar: playing Dave Brubeck followed by PJ Harvey.

This is excellent, and a reminder that libraries are more than just collections - they're about connections.

Dearest, there are still many joys ahead of you! Franz Kafka, 1912.

Cat

Re-watched City of Lost Children. Still in my top five films of all time. Was tempted to watch Amélie directly after, but chose to remain in the darkness instead.

I am not ready before 12 on Sundays. Franz Kafka, 1914.

Today is your birthday. You get what you wish. You might also like a nice Time-Telling Fish.

Jeez, what a try-hard.

. After Sappho Matariki just out of sight, the moon lost at sea. Darkening night: minutes and hours embrace the lonely sleeper. .

New music inspired by older music. By which I mean the two final songs from two albums from the mid-1990s.

Friday night, another attempt at paella. Too much paprika this time, and I don't have the liquid-to-rice ratio correct so cooking time was off. The soccorat is pretty good. I think I've learnt for next time. #foodsky #cooking

You may be a Stinking Iris, but you're *my* Stinking Iris.

Saturday night, #eurorack. I like the beat, so may transform it to something else in the future. #synthsky

Felt it was only right to show my #MWSecretSantaAoNZ present-opening platform (one of a set):

Since I forgot the #MWSecretSantaAoNZ hashtag, here it is.

Happy #MWSecretSantaAoNZ opening day! Let's, as they say, go!

In the midnight hour she cried Moore, More, Moore With a rebel yell she cried Moore, More, Moore

Well what happened today in Parliament makes complete sense when you realize bullying and subjugating Māori was core tenet of the coalition agreement. Every policy every budget decision leads back to that.

I hope the sun is shining upon your work Franz Kafka, 1921.

There will come a time. Now is not that time. #synthsky #eurorack #modular

Sunday is short. Mornings for sleep, afternoons for washing hair, dusk for strolling like an idler. Franz Kafka, 1907.

The right is so used to using 'performative' as a pejorative for anything progressive, that they think it's some kind of diss to call a literal performance by performers on a literal stage at an awards ceremony honouring performances, 'performative' is this the real life

Jacques Vieville called and gave me some advice, from 1650. He's right.