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Oliver Twist
I have been putting my library card to good use, and picked up a hard copy of Oliver Twist. This evening, because it’s a Friday and I’m a wanton hedonist, I had a peppermint tea and read the first four chapters. Oliver Twist is a bit like Genesis or Fight Club, you don’t have to…
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Dinner Guest
We had a friend round for dinner this evening; as usual, we have a roast chicken for mid week festivities. Korey is an interesting guy. Both he and Kylene went to Auckland University together, and surprisingly, were both fans of the hit TV show, The Apprentice. In fact, it was in one of those episodes…
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500
Today I hit a 500 day streak on DuoLingo. It’s crazy that this has been part of my day to day for almost two years. It’s been primarily used for French and Spanish. While certainly not perfect, it allowed Ky and I to visit France and Mexico and get by, order food, pick up a…
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Ok, Google
The house we’re staying in has a Google home set up, where you can talk to your appliances and make them work. It’s ok. I don’t hate them like I hate the dishwasher. And it’s cool to be able to turn the lights off at night and not have to get up. But it isn’t…
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Where did the science go?
We had dear friends round for dinner this evening, and as usual, we started chatting about everyone’s favourite topic, the Roman Empire. Now, a lot of people have terrible takes about the Romans; pretty much anyone who talks about the Collapse of Rome has no idea what they’re talking about (there is a 1300 year…
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Not Appy
Our place has a “smart” dishwasher that has Wifi and Bluetooth connectivity. I hate it. I mean, it cleans perfectly well. But for me to change settings, the dishwasher encourages you to download an app, create an account, with password (must include a number and symbol; can’t have anyone hacking into your dishwasher!), connect it…
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I don’t really use Social Media anymore; I’m too young for Facebook, too old for SnapChat, too normie for Discord and too boring for Instagram. While this buys me back time and peace of mind, it means that it can sometimes be difficult to share my life with my friends and family outside of phone calls and in-person meetups. As I live overseas, this can be a difficulty.
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