Hah! Scifi writers note:
to write a character who is… expert… Give them a deep, intense hatred of some oddly specific wow-I-did-not-even-know-that-was-a-thing-and-it-would-have-never-occurred-to-me-that-it’s-a-bad-thing thing they’ll gladly rant about.
Deb did a clean out and found an old iPhone 5. It’s so tiny! Look at it next to my iPhone 13 Pro Max.
A neighbour and I drove to Foxton today to visit the Ans Westra photo exhibition. I specially loved her photo of this young Māori girl (not named) who is clearly a warrior in the making.
Our dog groomer has come down with Shingles. Ouch! That means we need to find an alternative groomer for Sasha 🐶 who’s about due for a trim. 😒
Something I’d like is more information in the list of Micro.Bloggers I’m following (micro.blog/[name]/following) @help. Useful would be: date they last posted &/or how many posts they’ve made. I follow ~600. I recognise 50—100 names because they actually post.
Amazon have made a change I really dislike. When I look at a page of listings my eye now sees first in giant red letters a (supposed) discount amount to the left of the actual price in smaller black type. My eye sees the red, reads it as a price, I gasp (and remember costly). 😵💫
On a day where I seem to be feeling a bit off-colour I’ve really enjoyed eating some Celery soup. Really easy and quick to make, once you’ve chopped up a load of celery and potatoes. Just right today.
Tonight I made Roast cod on spiced Puy lentils — delicious. There was no cod available so I cooked a fish I’d never heard of before: Elephant Fish. Now I’m horrified to find it’s in the list of fish to avoid because of ecological concerns (set netting and bottom trawling). 😒
This month I am finally doing a chore I really have trouble getting to: selling stuff I no longer require. So far this month I’ve sold an Apple Watch, a Fujifilm zoom lens, a broken version of that same zoom lens. Today I’ve listed a 27mm lens I never use. 💪🏼
This is interesting: The streets have eyes, including the bit that says:
One of the problems is the [facial recognition] software doesn’t perform well across all ethnicities. … the software has been designed with lighter skin as the default.
Aaargh, Candice Renoir quickly became one of my favourite shows on Acorn TV. Just finished Season 4 which ended with a major event! I know 8 seasons exist altogether. I’m so hoping we get to see the rest soon!
I think I’ve realised why my Netatmo rain gauge sometimes stops working. At this time of year we get little rain. When I go to investigate the rain gauge failing to work I have to clean out lots of spider webs. Once I do that, it works again. Ergo: spider webs clog it.
I’m so much enjoying Season 4 of Star Trek: Discovery. Only a couple of episodes left to watch and I’m having trouble not just bingeing them!
Breakfast time for Sasha. 🐶
I’m especially fond of waterfalls and have just discovered: the New Zealand Waterfalls website. 🤩
Sasha 🐶 very obligingly naps in the car while I water the front lawn of our rental property. We could do with some decent rain! Maybe Thursday will bring some…
I enjoyed Murder at Sugar Rush Beach (Detectives Preddy & Harris Book 3) by Paula Lennon 📚:
Detective Preddy hoped for a quiet start to the new year. But there’s a murder at Sugar Rush Beach. A man is stabbed through the heart with an antique awl.
Looked out the front door and spotted these two young pheasants moseying about. 🐦 They scurried off when they saw me though.
I’ve been having a great Easter Friday, doing crosswords, watching videos, and during daylight, enjoying warm sun and fresh air. Also cooked Red lentil & carrot soup, which was kind of thin but nevertheless pleasing, and Homemade croutons, most of which were too burnt.