Jan
@jhblackrose.bsky.social
🇳🇿 Aotearoa New Zealand
She/her. Web developer. A house with seven rescue animals. Book lover.
She/her. Web developer. A house with seven rescue animals. Book lover.
Hotel prices in Auckland are a rip off. $279 a night to be same to hear people talking a piss in the room next to me. Thanks high season, and Metallica and Tool concert week.
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hotel prices in Auckland are a rip off. $279 a night to be same to hear people talking a piss in the room next to me. Thanks high season, and Metallica and Tool concert week.
Having just driven Northland to Auckland out of necessity, do not recommend. Weather is crap out there. I hope our homeless have somewhere dry to go to tonight.
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Server Weather Watches and Warnings have been updated!
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Server Weather Watches and Warnings have been updated!
To view the details please go to the MetService Watches and Warning page here
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November 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Having just driven Northland to Auckland out of necessity, do not recommend. Weather is crap out there. I hope our homeless have somewhere dry to go to tonight.
Two weeks on HRT, and it’s night and day to what I felt like beforehand. Beginning to handle life like a functioning person, and I’m enjoying the gym for the first time in years.
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Two weeks on HRT, and it’s night and day to what I felt like beforehand. Beginning to handle life like a functioning person, and I’m enjoying the gym for the first time in years.
Fucking fireworks. Again.
November 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Fucking fireworks. Again.
Whomp whomp. Well that’s me done for the night. May as well go to bed. But first I need to make sure we don’t have any light switches turned on anywhere.
November 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Whomp whomp. Well that’s me done for the night. May as well go to bed. But first I need to make sure we don’t have any light switches turned on anywhere.
Annnnnnd it’s another night of fireworks.
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Annnnnnd it’s another night of fireworks.
Might have to do a round trip to Whangarei to get dinner 😆
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Might have to do a round trip to Whangarei to get dinner 😆
Second time in under a week that our power has dropped out on a sunny day. How good is our infrastructure in Northland?!
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Second time in under a week that our power has dropped out on a sunny day. How good is our infrastructure in Northland?!
Fucking fireworks. People were letting them off over our house. Dogs are hiding in the house, and the cricket is up loud to help drown out the noise outside.
November 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Fucking fireworks. People were letting them off over our house. Dogs are hiding in the house, and the cricket is up loud to help drown out the noise outside.
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🐧 SUPER SPECIAL PIN DROP: I've partnered with World Wide Fund For Nature NZ...bringing you the cutest Kororā pin just in time for the holidays! Celebrating 50 years in Aotearoa <3
25% of sales donated to WWF NZ to support their work advocating for our wildlife!
DIVE IN: pepperraccoon.com #birds
25% of sales donated to WWF NZ to support their work advocating for our wildlife!
DIVE IN: pepperraccoon.com #birds
November 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
🐧 SUPER SPECIAL PIN DROP: I've partnered with World Wide Fund For Nature NZ...bringing you the cutest Kororā pin just in time for the holidays! Celebrating 50 years in Aotearoa <3
25% of sales donated to WWF NZ to support their work advocating for our wildlife!
DIVE IN: pepperraccoon.com #birds
25% of sales donated to WWF NZ to support their work advocating for our wildlife!
DIVE IN: pepperraccoon.com #birds
This is why you don’t privatise water. Kāeo has had issues for years, and despite assuring the council they are resolving issues, they only seem to be getting worse.
Kāeo's private water crisis continues to deepen
Kāeo's private water crisis continues to deepen
The Far North town is now in its 17th day without running water.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 AM
This is why you don’t privatise water. Kāeo has had issues for years, and despite assuring the council they are resolving issues, they only seem to be getting worse.
How’s your day going? Mine is processing refunds for a client’s customers because our PHP devs didn’t fix the code properly last month. And I showed them last week there was still an issue, and made it clear I didn’t want to see this problem today.
November 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
How’s your day going? Mine is processing refunds for a client’s customers because our PHP devs didn’t fix the code properly last month. And I showed them last week there was still an issue, and made it clear I didn’t want to see this problem today.
Just what I need right before an important Zoom call
October 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Just what I need right before an important Zoom call
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Exciting day today. Not only is it Halloween, but my crowdfunding campaign is also live! Please support me by making a pledge and/or sharing on all your socials and with your friends, family, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone offering rewards. You rock! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMe
Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse
www.pledgeme.co.nz
October 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Exciting day today. Not only is it Halloween, but my crowdfunding campaign is also live! Please support me by making a pledge and/or sharing on all your socials and with your friends, family, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone offering rewards. You rock! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
Brining in the viruses with Sars Bar
October 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Brining in the viruses with Sars Bar
I hope my Menodoctors appt is worth it on Friday, because I’m sick of of only feeling good for about four days every month 😑
October 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I hope my Menodoctors appt is worth it on Friday, because I’m sick of of only feeling good for about four days every month 😑
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Hurricane Melissa is setting itself up to cause widespread damage in Jamaica over the coming days, with up to 40 inches of rain forecasted, followed by the possibility of a Category 4 or 5 landfall.
An awful outlook at the moment.
An awful outlook at the moment.
October 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Hurricane Melissa is setting itself up to cause widespread damage in Jamaica over the coming days, with up to 40 inches of rain forecasted, followed by the possibility of a Category 4 or 5 landfall.
An awful outlook at the moment.
An awful outlook at the moment.
My son’s teacher spent 12 hours last weekend rewriting a proposal for an end of year camp, part of which included 3 classrooms. It was denied. Now they expect her to spend her long weekend writing a modified proposal before an “emergency” meeting on Tuesday.
And assholes say teachers have it easy
And assholes say teachers have it easy
October 25, 2025 at 6:24 AM
My son’s teacher spent 12 hours last weekend rewriting a proposal for an end of year camp, part of which included 3 classrooms. It was denied. Now they expect her to spend her long weekend writing a modified proposal before an “emergency” meeting on Tuesday.
And assholes say teachers have it easy
And assholes say teachers have it easy
The weather has hit Invers. My friend sent me a video of the trees being blown around in the yard. Judging by the mumbling of concern about their trampoline, even though it was already well secured (and is even more so since the vid), it’s safe to say they haven’t seen anything like this before.
October 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The weather has hit Invers. My friend sent me a video of the trees being blown around in the yard. Judging by the mumbling of concern about their trampoline, even though it was already well secured (and is even more so since the vid), it’s safe to say they haven’t seen anything like this before.
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National proposes gagging the public, to prevent "record number of submissions; 98% opposed" headlines.
This party opposes democracy. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/t...
This party opposes democracy. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/t...
Tighter rules may be needed to stem flow of public submissions, says MP
'Coordinated, largely online campaigns' make it harder for politicians to consider good-faith submissions on laws
newsroom.co.nz
October 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
National proposes gagging the public, to prevent "record number of submissions; 98% opposed" headlines.
This party opposes democracy. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/t...
This party opposes democracy. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/23/t...
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..whilst Judith Collins, representing the citizens of New Zealand, cosies up to Noem!!!
Collins should be removed from office!
#NZPol
Collins should be removed from office!
#NZPol
BREAKING: Kristi Noem is now under Congressional investigation. 👏👏👏 Rep Garcia & Senator Blumenthal are demanding records from her for detaining 170 American citizens without warrants, charge, or lawyers.
October 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
..whilst Judith Collins, representing the citizens of New Zealand, cosies up to Noem!!!
Collins should be removed from office!
#NZPol
Collins should be removed from office!
#NZPol
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One of the hottest towns in Aussie is forecast to hit 45C this week, which it normally doesn’t do until summer. Sydney is also well over its average temp for October.
Real time data coming out of the world’s climate measurement systems should be stopping us in our tracks. The latest estimate shows that, this week, the Earth is 1.9°C warmer than before we began burning fossil fuels.
#climatecrisis #ClimateEmergency #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-re-t...
#climatecrisis #ClimateEmergency #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-re-t...
We’re Touching 1.9°C - And It’s Only 2025
Real time data coming out of the world’s climate measurement systems should be stopping us in our tracks. The latest estimate by climate scientist Dr Karsten Haustein shows that, this week, the Earth ...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
One of the hottest towns in Aussie is forecast to hit 45C this week, which it normally doesn’t do until summer. Sydney is also well over its average temp for October.
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This morning's GFS shows the Northern Hemisphere more than 1.64°C over the 1981-2010 baseline on October 23, which is more than 2.2°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline.
The Climate 8-ball is smoking.
www.karstenhaustein.com/climate
The Climate 8-ball is smoking.
www.karstenhaustein.com/climate
October 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This morning's GFS shows the Northern Hemisphere more than 1.64°C over the 1981-2010 baseline on October 23, which is more than 2.2°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline.
The Climate 8-ball is smoking.
www.karstenhaustein.com/climate
The Climate 8-ball is smoking.
www.karstenhaustein.com/climate
Why that annoys me - young lean fit women doing an ad, talking about their leggings holding everything in, and they literally have nothing that needs to be held in. Give me a bigger body for real proof your leggings work and don’t roll down at the top 😒
October 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Why that annoys me - young lean fit women doing an ad, talking about their leggings holding everything in, and they literally have nothing that needs to be held in. Give me a bigger body for real proof your leggings work and don’t roll down at the top 😒