Tag: ngaio
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Caution: pity party ahead
Today the floor was made of lava, and still littered with martini glasses from Sunday’s soiree. I peed, drank a litre of water in 15 minutes, and dragged my full bladder to Pacific Radiology in Newtown ,where I incorrectly took off my pants for a woman who covered my cunt with paper towels and squirted […]
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Cleavage
I’ve moved back to Ngaio and I’ve started reading books again. I read more than half of Cleaving in one sitting. I thought I had identified with Julie Powell before in Julie & Julia as she worked a boring job, made friends on the internet, watched a lot of Buffy and got drunk frequently. But […]
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Ladies who lunch
Sorry Wellington, I blame myself. I promise I won’t write about summer again so prematurely. The hot water bottle tucked into my bed right now is a sign that I’ve learnt my lesson. This week I have become a Lady Who Lunches. I’ve spent my time off still waiting for my security clearance (they must […]
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The Amazing Wellington
Yes, I’m aware that it’s been a while. Here are the things I want to talk about, for my own reference as I write this over the course of the day: 1. The Amazing Race 2. The Newtown Fair 3. The building of a TV cabinet 4. The Oscars 5. Maori class, sort of 6. […]
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Couplets, cubs and cars
Oma’s sick again. She’s in hospital now with gall stones, but on Saturday she was still at home, so on Saturday morning Anji and I set out to visit her. However, we had to go and pick up Karen from a house that was not her own first, which was annoying but was also an […]
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It’s all in the details
Karen McLeod to me, Angie McLeod Eats, drinks and no leaves Ok: how does this sound: I make: Foodage: pesto frenchbread crostini; pita bread & carrot sticks with hummus for dipping; chippies; cracker mix; brie. Drink before the out: bubbly with kirsch-berries; minty,honey-vodka, ginger thing. pineapple juice, OJ for mixing. How much Ginger beer should […]