I did the ol What Kind of Anarchist Are You? quiz (hattip: stanselen) and surprise surprise, I’m an anarcha-feminist:
You scored as Anarcha-Feminist.
Anarcha-feminists put a strong emphasis on the importance of patriarchy, arguing that all forms of hierarchy can be traced back to man’s domination over woman. Although associated with the 1960s, the movement has its [...]
Just so y’all know, I’m like, due to have a baby this week. So if I vanish for, let’s say, 5 days or more you can probably safely assume the imminent explosion has arrived.
Maybe even Asher could tell you all. Since he’s supposed to make some kind of blog announcement if I die, [...]
The Stitched Up Festival in Wangarratta (VIC, Australia) are making an attempt to break the world record for the longest knitted scarf. Looks pretty groovy so far. The plan at the end is to break it up into blankets for charity so that’s groovy.
So if you can knit and have lots of leftover [...]
Anyone else check out the gorgeous sky porn last night? My beloved and I were driving out of the supermarket carpark and we were like “holy shit! that is so wow!”.
Some clever people thought it was a plane crashing. Sigh.
Last night for viewing the McNaught Comet tonight so hope for clear skies.
And it [...]
Little known fact: I originally set up this blog because I wanted to get into the habit of writing so I might just maybe start writing better.
Little did I know that I was about to fill a void in the NZ blogosphere by writing about political issues from a Green perspective. Which, at [...]
Te Pahu Miffed at Underground Plan
The burgeoning rural community of Te Pahu is miffed at being left out of the proposed new Hamilton Underground rail system.
Well known for its far sighted transport initiatives Te Pahu used to have two return busses per day prior to the automobile explosion of the 1960’s. Since that time the [...]
An old buddy of mine has written a book which has just been published. I read what I guess was an earlier version of it and it was pretty bloody cool. So you should all buy it and support local, independent, conscious, groovy authors. Yeah!
Warruk: Reflections in Black and White
by Vaughan Nikitin
An Earth-Story (Part) Written [...]
I promised I wouldn’t blog about being pregnant, so I won’t tell you all that I’m starting to get fat and all that crap. But I will tell you about my new hobby!
I decided I needed to learn some kind of craft (why do I already feel I have to prove myself to this [...]
Well today is a special day. It is now 9 months since I’ve been in Australia.
On an irrelevant note, last night I went shopping for various things, among them was an egg beater. Now I’ve been trying to get an egg beater for some time now (in pursuit of the perfect biscuit..) and they are [...]
OK time to come clean. This blog is probably going to go into hiatus for a while as I’m slightly occupied being pregnant!
So I’ve been like half-dead for the last couple of months which is why I haven’t been posting much. Starting to feel better now but still pretty tired for those of you who care.
I’ll be [...]
So tonight I was chatting to a friend online and this conversation had me in stiches. I'm sure none of you will get it but some of you may recognise the style of my funny friend and will be equally amused.
Enjoy
While doing this book project thing, found this and thought it should be shared :) I'm soppy sometimes.
Love seriously has to be the best reason for being a human that I have found so far.
There’s a great part in The Velveteen Rabbit which I think explains it really well
"What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one [...]
In the weekend, there was supposed to be the Ironman in Taupo but it was shortened due to terrible weather conditions. This meant the swim was cancelled and the bike and run shortened to 90km and 21km respectively. A number of athletes chose not to complete this shortened course due to the dangerous conditions.
One of [...]
Tonight I decided to peruse the AM stations in Melbourne to see what I could find. While cruising through (searching for something in English, which was cool!) I heard a discussion about Wellington so I sat on that station for a bit.
Now apparently (and this may not be big news to anyone else, but [...]
Occaisionally I do a check on the ol Technorati to see who’s been linking here and to see if anyone’s actually discussing anything I’ve said. So I was quite surprised when I found this post over at Progressive Essays.
Now I have to say, I am stunned and quite frankly offended at the gross assumption [...]
I wrote this a few days ago but didn’t manage to quite finish/proof it. Perceptions have changed a wee bit since coming to Melbourne, but a lot of it’s still pretty valid.
I really don’t know what to make of this place.
Actually I do. For the first time in my ‘grown-up’ life I get [...]
Dear TVNZ
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the live feed of Rod’s funeral. Watching a funeral from an internet cafe in Bondi is a rather surreal experience, but it meant I could be there and for that I will always be greatful.
Arohanui
Cause I’m leaving on a jet plane
Don’t know when I’ll be be back again
Gidday mates! This is my writing somewhere halfway between Hamilton and Sydney on board a delightfully smooth Freedom Air flight, drinking a cheeky wee Sauvignon Blanc, listening to Noam Chomsky (Post 911 Terrorism and the US, CBC Interview, 2002) and counting [...]
I’m now going to indulge in a moment of positivity
1. Fake Jewish fables
2. The Feminist Conspiracy in action
3. Stupid Nazi kids going down for DUMB ASS SHIT
4. Midnight getting lolly cake, oh yes, lolly cake :o)
5. Elections - yes I know I’m sick, but they are fun.
6. Asher - [...]
Hey for all of you who missed peterquixote’s little spazz attack on the comments. I have reproduced them in full below. For your entertainment. Really couldn’t have all the fun myself.
while we at it parrot, read yo pathetic little girlfriend snootu nosed wehelpling that if she can’t write english don’t shove you drivel at anyoner [...]
