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Rāhui Day 20 (22): started with an online meeting at 7am and it was a rollercoaster from there. Made an unwise tweet and was shat on from a great height for an hour then support rallied and the rest of the day was OK. I regret the tweet but it was heartening to know so […]

Rāhui Day 21 (23): lots of online meetings, need to remember 7 o’clock comes twice a day, no deaths, Plan B sucks, considered wearing shoes but didn’t, love friends checking in and  checking in on friends, especially like the punching bag hanging outdoors on the baby hammock frame, some hugs too. Tumeke.

Rāhui Day 22 (24): in my lifetime there have been 19 Prime Ministers. I’m really glad that, when the shit’s hit the fan, we’ve got this one.  It’s a shame for her, but for us it’s sublime.   Pasta. Real nice. ‘The Big Chill’ and ‘47 Ronin’. Both very moving but for different reasons. ‘The Big […]

Rāhui Day 23 (25): today was my birthday. There was a cat fight at 6am. That woke us. A lovely breakfast with bubbles (the type you blow). Lovely phone calls, FB messages, Tweets, Insta & texts. Left the house for the first time in 25 days. Got my ‘flu shot. Thanks Cushla. Lovely dinner with garlic […]

Rāhui Day 25 (27): It probably seems weird but I prefer even numbers to odd numbers. This morning I participated in an online meeting as a mute observer. Mute is not my default position. Behaved quite well, I thought, and it was fun. No, I did not remain mute throughout. The rest of the day […]

Rāhui Day 24 (26): went to bed at 1, woke up at 3, back to sleep at 7.30, woke at 11.30. Lunch was breakfast, dinner was a damn fine chowder, supper was a packet of biscuits with sprinkles (shared). Other than that I just worked.

Rāhui Day 26 (28): Had difficulty connecting the comms apps on my Methuselah autographed work laptop and a replacement was organised within no time. Not delivered yet – couriers are swamped. A loose-endsie sort of day during which I slowly crumpled under ‘flu-like symptoms, outcome of the jab I guess. Finished a lot of tasks […]

Rāhui Day 27 (29): black backdrop. Yep. An old person reflecting. A Po: if a transwoman asks if she’ll be welcome at your event don’t just say ‘of course, rock on up, you’ll be fine’ because you’re just taking your cisgender privilege out for an airing. They’re not asking for a cup of tea. They’re […]

Rāhui Day 27 (29): back to odd numbered days. Will the sky fall in? My new laptop arrived and I’ve been battling with the newish technology. Would like to report a win but not quite yet. A long way from not quite yet. Planned to go for a walk but didn’t. Couldn’t quite work out […]

Rāhui Day 28 (30): a 13 hour working day. Cushla took me for a wee walk. I behaved … for the most part. Walking sticks are useful (reminder to self: not with Mr Bridges). Coffee in the sun on the lawn watching some pretty classy shooting. Media given $50m and bitched that it wasn’t enough. […]