essjax
@essjax.essjax.com.ap.brid.gy
I used to be over there, now I'm over here. I like aviation and dance music and cricket and brutalist architecture and cheese among other things.
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I sorry I haven't been tooting much but I have a new couch and it's too comfy 🥺
January 20, 2026 at 5:15 AM
I sorry I haven't been tooting much but I have a new couch and it's too comfy 🥺
Buying a new couch. The Australian manufacturer website says it has a 25-year frame warranty. The NZ retailer has downgraded that to a 10-year frame warranty.
I mean, bold of them to assume we'll all be around in a decade or whatever but still: why do kiwis get a much shorter warranty on […]
I mean, bold of them to assume we'll all be around in a decade or whatever but still: why do kiwis get a much shorter warranty on […]
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January 18, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Buying a new couch. The Australian manufacturer website says it has a 25-year frame warranty. The NZ retailer has downgraded that to a 10-year frame warranty.
I mean, bold of them to assume we'll all be around in a decade or whatever but still: why do kiwis get a much shorter warranty on […]
I mean, bold of them to assume we'll all be around in a decade or whatever but still: why do kiwis get a much shorter warranty on […]
[Wordle / minor spoiler]
There's gonna be some pissed-off Wordlers today, Mark My Words.
Wordle 1,674 4/6*
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There's gonna be some pissed-off Wordlers today, Mark My Words.
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January 17, 2026 at 10:26 PM
[Wordle / minor spoiler]
There's gonna be some pissed-off Wordlers today, Mark My Words.
Wordle 1,674 4/6*
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There's gonna be some pissed-off Wordlers today, Mark My Words.
Wordle 1,674 4/6*
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January 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Late night... Booty calls
Shiny Disco Balls
Who Da Funk | Shiny Disco Balls 🪩
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTdKoXrwxC8&si=F4Sfwq5icJjGZU_f
Shiny Disco Balls
Who Da Funk | Shiny Disco Balls 🪩
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTdKoXrwxC8&si=F4Sfwq5icJjGZU_f
January 17, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Late night... Booty calls
Shiny Disco Balls
Who Da Funk | Shiny Disco Balls 🪩
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTdKoXrwxC8&si=F4Sfwq5icJjGZU_f
Shiny Disco Balls
Who Da Funk | Shiny Disco Balls 🪩
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTdKoXrwxC8&si=F4Sfwq5icJjGZU_f
🎵 You can dance into my heart
But I know that's just the start 🎶
I was just a kid, big tune. Massive.
Kariya | Let Me Love For Tonight
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fANpqZbIRP8&si=uCmBOATgLud0Ce3Y
But I know that's just the start 🎶
I was just a kid, big tune. Massive.
Kariya | Let Me Love For Tonight
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fANpqZbIRP8&si=uCmBOATgLud0Ce3Y
January 17, 2026 at 11:06 AM
🎵 You can dance into my heart
But I know that's just the start 🎶
I was just a kid, big tune. Massive.
Kariya | Let Me Love For Tonight
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fANpqZbIRP8&si=uCmBOATgLud0Ce3Y
But I know that's just the start 🎶
I was just a kid, big tune. Massive.
Kariya | Let Me Love For Tonight
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fANpqZbIRP8&si=uCmBOATgLud0Ce3Y
🎵 I was lookin back to see
if you were lookin back at me
To see me lookin back at you 🎵
Safe From Harm | Massive Attack
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fZxUMid6za8&si=Ws3S6CiKYwoTJ6PJ
if you were lookin back at me
To see me lookin back at you 🎵
Safe From Harm | Massive Attack
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fZxUMid6za8&si=Ws3S6CiKYwoTJ6PJ
January 17, 2026 at 9:43 AM
🎵 I was lookin back to see
if you were lookin back at me
To see me lookin back at you 🎵
Safe From Harm | Massive Attack
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fZxUMid6za8&si=Ws3S6CiKYwoTJ6PJ
if you were lookin back at me
To see me lookin back at you 🎵
Safe From Harm | Massive Attack
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fZxUMid6za8&si=Ws3S6CiKYwoTJ6PJ
... Away from danger.
I grew up in these blocks.
Hide U - Kosheen
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=yaukHAb03Bk&si=jhsIh3n4RV-mY-6D
I grew up in these blocks.
Hide U - Kosheen
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=yaukHAb03Bk&si=jhsIh3n4RV-mY-6D
January 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM
... Away from danger.
I grew up in these blocks.
Hide U - Kosheen
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=yaukHAb03Bk&si=jhsIh3n4RV-mY-6D
I grew up in these blocks.
Hide U - Kosheen
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=yaukHAb03Bk&si=jhsIh3n4RV-mY-6D
Setting this as my wake up noise instead of the news. Fuck it.
Little Fluffy Clouds - The Orb
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KNfjpmvbQG0&si=1V7Lw7z_xjdBwTRP
Little Fluffy Clouds - The Orb
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KNfjpmvbQG0&si=1V7Lw7z_xjdBwTRP
January 17, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Setting this as my wake up noise instead of the news. Fuck it.
Little Fluffy Clouds - The Orb
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KNfjpmvbQG0&si=1V7Lw7z_xjdBwTRP
Little Fluffy Clouds - The Orb
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KNfjpmvbQG0&si=1V7Lw7z_xjdBwTRP
Folks if you've followed me and I haven't followed back, it's probably because you didn't have anything on your profile at the time.
Feel free to say hello if you want me to follow back. But, like, pop something on your profile to give us all a clue who you are.
Feel free to say hello if you want me to follow back. But, like, pop something on your profile to give us all a clue who you are.
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Folks if you've followed me and I haven't followed back, it's probably because you didn't have anything on your profile at the time.
Feel free to say hello if you want me to follow back. But, like, pop something on your profile to give us all a clue who you are.
Feel free to say hello if you want me to follow back. But, like, pop something on your profile to give us all a clue who you are.
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
NZRAF's finest, hooning past my house in tight formation.
#planesofmastodon
#planesofmastodon
January 16, 2026 at 5:53 AM
NZRAF's finest, hooning past my house in tight formation.
#planesofmastodon
#planesofmastodon
The amount of toots I delete because I think 'nobody needs my opinion on this' is a lot.
Ironically, this one made the cut 🤷
Ironically, this one made the cut 🤷
January 16, 2026 at 5:23 AM
The amount of toots I delete because I think 'nobody needs my opinion on this' is a lot.
Ironically, this one made the cut 🤷
Ironically, this one made the cut 🤷
There's a TV show on and the 31 year-old baby-faced cop is pulling the whole "I'm too old for this shit" routine, and oh no you don't young whipper-snapper what the heck. Nope.
January 16, 2026 at 5:09 AM
There's a TV show on and the 31 year-old baby-faced cop is pulling the whole "I'm too old for this shit" routine, and oh no you don't young whipper-snapper what the heck. Nope.
The only one I missed was an obscure one about Catholicism and the only thing I know about that is fish n chip Fridays.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/quizzes/360919734/stuff-quiz-afternoon-trivia-challenge-january-13-2026
https://www.stuff.co.nz/quizzes/360919734/stuff-quiz-afternoon-trivia-challenge-january-13-2026
January 13, 2026 at 6:11 AM
The only one I missed was an obscure one about Catholicism and the only thing I know about that is fish n chip Fridays.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/quizzes/360919734/stuff-quiz-afternoon-trivia-challenge-january-13-2026
https://www.stuff.co.nz/quizzes/360919734/stuff-quiz-afternoon-trivia-challenge-january-13-2026
RE: https://mastodon.social/@scalzi/115884474454641921
This is a tiny delight in a world of garbage :birdheart:
Also, I would like my own space potato please.
This is a tiny delight in a world of garbage :birdheart:
Also, I would like my own space potato please.
mastodon.social
January 13, 2026 at 12:31 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@scalzi/115884474454641921
This is a tiny delight in a world of garbage :birdheart:
Also, I would like my own space potato please.
This is a tiny delight in a world of garbage :birdheart:
Also, I would like my own space potato please.
I'm attending a business meeting and I'm the only one who turned up.
Would anyone like to run anything up the flagpole, maybe see if there's any synergies we might uncover?
Would anyone like to run anything up the flagpole, maybe see if there's any synergies we might uncover?
January 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I'm attending a business meeting and I'm the only one who turned up.
Would anyone like to run anything up the flagpole, maybe see if there's any synergies we might uncover?
Would anyone like to run anything up the flagpole, maybe see if there's any synergies we might uncover?
Oh Lordy, they comin
#birdsofmastodon
#birdsofmastodon
January 11, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Oh Lordy, they comin
#birdsofmastodon
#birdsofmastodon
Absolute scenes at the beach
#birdsofmastodon
#birdsofmastodon
January 11, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Absolute scenes at the beach
#birdsofmastodon
#birdsofmastodon
This fella (L39 Albatross) just blew overhead at high speed, looped around and came back to land. Lemme play. Lemme.
#planesofmastodon
#planesofmastodon
January 11, 2026 at 1:42 AM
This fella (L39 Albatross) just blew overhead at high speed, looped around and came back to land. Lemme play. Lemme.
#planesofmastodon
#planesofmastodon
I watched these two sparrows, who had found a dropped piece of chicken. The mother was picking bits of the breaded coating off, then chewing it up for a bit, before feeding it to the fluffy youngster. It was cool.
(Apologies for potato quality, snapshot at […]
[Original post on essjax.com]
(Apologies for potato quality, snapshot at […]
[Original post on essjax.com]
January 10, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I watched these two sparrows, who had found a dropped piece of chicken. The mother was picking bits of the breaded coating off, then chewing it up for a bit, before feeding it to the fluffy youngster. It was cool.
(Apologies for potato quality, snapshot at […]
[Original post on essjax.com]
(Apologies for potato quality, snapshot at […]
[Original post on essjax.com]
January 10, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Old Sir Robert in Action in Tauranga Moana this very afternoon.
Cherishing these moments because he'll be off to the big scrapyard in the sky next year, being replaced with a new, ocean-going behemoth.
#shipsofmastodon
Cherishing these moments because he'll be off to the big scrapyard in the sky next year, being replaced with a new, ocean-going behemoth.
#shipsofmastodon
January 10, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Old Sir Robert in Action in Tauranga Moana this very afternoon.
Cherishing these moments because he'll be off to the big scrapyard in the sky next year, being replaced with a new, ocean-going behemoth.
#shipsofmastodon
Cherishing these moments because he'll be off to the big scrapyard in the sky next year, being replaced with a new, ocean-going behemoth.
#shipsofmastodon
I've been defenestrating any products from the USA, removing it all from my life. But one that I'm weirdly sad about is losing this stuff.
Every few months I'll buy a tin, slice some up, fry it until browned and crispy, whack it between two bits of fluffy white […]
[Original post on essjax.com]
Every few months I'll buy a tin, slice some up, fry it until browned and crispy, whack it between two bits of fluffy white […]
[Original post on essjax.com]
January 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I've been defenestrating any products from the USA, removing it all from my life. But one that I'm weirdly sad about is losing this stuff.
Every few months I'll buy a tin, slice some up, fry it until browned and crispy, whack it between two bits of fluffy white […]
[Original post on essjax.com]
Every few months I'll buy a tin, slice some up, fry it until browned and crispy, whack it between two bits of fluffy white […]
[Original post on essjax.com]