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At work we were chatting about old TV shows that had “very special” episodes, like when some kid is being molested or using drugz (both of which are bad). One person recalled the episode of “Blossom” where Blossom got her first period and was taken out to dinner by her family to celebrate this. This prompted [...] Why, I ought to finish writing about my Napier adventure. On Friday noon I visited the Hawke’s Bay Museum. It’s in a grand old art deco building with additions from the ’50s and the ’70s. From the sound of things, they’re going to do some restoration which will probably include pretending the ’70s never happened. There were [...] The more I think about the Napier earthquake, the more it seems like the result of a voodoo spell that someone conjured up in the 1930s. Let us examine the evidence. There’s a relatively new town, but it’s been settled on a bit of swampy land by the sea. The town is running out of land [...] Yesterday I wandered around and looked at all the art deco buildings in the downtown* area. I could have paid some money and join a guided tour, but having walked past and seen a few families groups and old people being guided by a senior citizen with a drive-thru mic, I knew I’d make the [...] I’m really excited because I’ve discovered that Gunt, Hawkes Bay’s premiere metal band, are playing tonight at Rack and Ruin. They have 11 songs, one of which is called “Linching the Pop Star” – surely a sign that they ought organise a tour of the Hutt Valley asap. It’s like my subconscious has come to life. I’m in the sunny Hawke’s Bay – Napier, to be precise. The first time I came here was in 1985 when I was 10. I remember looking at all the art deco buildings and taking photos and learning all about the earthquake (for art deco buildings and the earthquake is how Napier defines itself). Then I had [...] I realised I hadn’t done a haircut post in a while – one of those, “Hey, check out my choice haircut that a) will never look as good as this again, and b) cost me a million euros so I want to get my money’s worth” posts. But this time was special – I had my [...] Flu vaccination Regular readers will know that I belong to a bad-ass gang, the N.O.T.O.R.I.O.U.S. 630, who roam the streetz of Mt Eden doing bad-ass things like asking for a plastic fork from the kebab place, even though the kebab guy knows we’re going to eat our felafel on rice at home and that we have our [...] |
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