Playing: Freeway Warrior: Highway Holocaust by Joe Dever. (Many many of his gamebooks are (legally) free on this site, if you fancy a bit of Lone Wolf…)
Seeing as kiwis are conversationally in vogue right now, how’s this for a good excuse to come over? Worldcon in NZ in 2020 We could tie in some geeky micro.blog meetup? 🤖 🥝 🖖
If anyone is thinking about getting Yotam Ottolenghi’s Plenty, I honestly can’t recommend it highly enough. Several recipes in there (looking at you, red spiced lentils) have become my go-to regulars. This week made his “chickpea, tomato and bread soup,” and it is to die for!!
I’m not very up-to-date with this collection of Blot links but I did update it with info on Webmentions… if anyone would like me to add a link or post please just let me know!
Some disorganised thoughts on keeping a daily diary.
Also on my illustrious calendar: Geysercon. Fortuitously discovered this was on at the same time as we are heading up to Rotorua! Really rather excited :)
Got to take the day off yesterday to celebrate my in-laws’ 60th wedding anniversary! It was awesome. 😊
I still have to use Facebook to see what’s going on in my community as all the groups still use it. Usually it’s a bit of a drag, though today it was nice to see Wellington District Police have a firm handle on their social media account….
New blog post: Tarot for writers
It’s official: if I could go back in time I would visit September 3-5, 1982…
FINALLY getting around to making a will. So, so, tempted to request a burial at sea…
This piece on the guardian about climate anxiety is heartbreaking: www.theguardian.com/commentis…
My six year old just asked me how to spell the words “literally” and “teenager.” Should I be worried?
No, just no. 24 year old man fails to understand Heathers…
Thanks, kid.
Excellent: Grues and Invisiclues: A Personal Remembrance of Infocom That damn Babel fish! Love Infocom so much.
Oil that’s had calendula steeping in it all summer. I love the colour! Now to combine with beeswax (50g to make a 1:4 ratio with nearly-200g calendula oil) to make a healing balm for the family.
Morning coffee view. Listening to Weezer’s take on Toto’s “Africa,” which has become my 6yo daughter’s new favourite song. open.spotify.com/track/3ZP…
Someone on my local community notice-board recommended this as another way to pay one’s respects to those who were killed in the Chch shooting ten days ago. I’m going to do it tomorrow. A Loving-Kindness Meditation to Boost Compassion - Mindful
“Broken-hearted but not broken." I listened to this on the radio today while sitting in the sun on the balcony, listening to the cicadas and watching a one-year-old cat roll around by my feet. I feel great hope that we can make some solid change in NZ, and genuinely make our country a better place for everyone.
A quite pleasant Friday afternoon!
