All things considered, it has been a quiet six months for me – when it comes to goal fulfilment anyway. Work and the move up north kept me rather busy, and I definitely found myself checking in with the 101 in 1001 list less often than I did for its first six months. And, of course, … Continue reading 101 in 1001 – an update one year in!
"Do you know the best feeling in the world? [...] It's reading a book, loving every second of it, then turning to the front and discovering that the writer wrote fourteen zillion others." (329, 2019). When was the last time you read something that just completely and utterly charmed you? For me it was about … Continue reading A just absolutely delightful book
I turned 37 over the weekend! Writing that made me feel ooooolllllllddddd for some reason. I've been saying it with no problems but seeing it written down is interesting for sure. It just looks a lot older than 36 does, don't you think? Ageing is, of course, a privilege, and I'm sure I'll look back … Continue reading Celebrating 37
And just like that, October has gone, in a whirlwind of sun and warmth and happiness. I don't know whether it really was all happiness, to be honest – the American presidential election result has just honestly wiped everything else out! I know that happened in November, not October, but hey, let me have this. It's … Continue reading Five things in October
Dissertation hand-in day, just over one year ago now! A pandemic of disappointment. I read those words early on this year, back in March, which was of course just last month and yet also somehow seven years ago, and they've stuck with me ever since. At the time, New Zealand was just on the brink, … Continue reading A pandemic of disappointment
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