Bad Guitar Player
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IT by day, Improv Comedy by night. Lover of e-bikes, good food and wine, family and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Carrying on the thread. This is a Pohutukawa - an evergreen New Zealand tree of the Myrtle family. The appearance of its crimson flowers signals the start of summer, so it’s also known as New Zealand’s Christmas Tree.
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Carrying on the thread. This is a Pohutukawa - an evergreen New Zealand tree of the Myrtle family. The appearance of its crimson flowers signals the start of summer, so it’s also known as New Zealand’s Christmas Tree.
24 hours ago I got the call from the hospital that Mum had passed away in her sleep. She was 91 and had a number of health issues but she continued to be one of the most optimistic and vibrant people, right to the end. We’ll miss her forever 💔
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
24 hours ago I got the call from the hospital that Mum had passed away in her sleep. She was 91 and had a number of health issues but she continued to be one of the most optimistic and vibrant people, right to the end. We’ll miss her forever 💔
My Mum‘s really unwell and we’ve been in North Shore Hospital for nearly a week. The care is exemplary and it pisses me off that while they’re helping Mum fight her health battles, they’re also having to fight battles of their own #nzpol
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
My Mum‘s really unwell and we’ve been in North Shore Hospital for nearly a week. The care is exemplary and it pisses me off that while they’re helping Mum fight her health battles, they’re also having to fight battles of their own #nzpol
Otautahi Christchurch yesterday
September 17, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Otautahi Christchurch yesterday
Otautahi is looking beautiful today
September 16, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Otautahi is looking beautiful today
Overnighting in Dunedin for work so made the pilgrimage to Speights Alehouse. So glad I ordered the Medium over the large Ribs dinner! (Excellent, BTW).
July 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Overnighting in Dunedin for work so made the pilgrimage to Speights Alehouse. So glad I ordered the Medium over the large Ribs dinner! (Excellent, BTW).
Such a great time of year for rainbows! #kikorangi
June 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Such a great time of year for rainbows! #kikorangi
Such a great time of year for rainbows! #kikorangi
June 29, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Such a great time of year for rainbows! #kikorangi
For the people exercised about te Reo road signs, can we please have a discussion about the variable speed limit signs this Government has just signed us up to while increasing speed limits around the country because "productivity" #nzpol
May 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
For the people exercised about te Reo road signs, can we please have a discussion about the variable speed limit signs this Government has just signed us up to while increasing speed limits around the country because "productivity" #nzpol
Lots of folks at the #dawnparade at Auckland Domain this morning but curiously, no big screen(?)
April 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Lots of folks at the #dawnparade at Auckland Domain this morning but curiously, no big screen(?)
Is this a good time to buy?? (apologies to the artist - will credit if anyone knows who it is).
April 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Is this a good time to buy?? (apologies to the artist - will credit if anyone knows who it is).
The light is spectacular tonight!
March 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The light is spectacular tonight!
Currently at the ASB Theatre in Auckland and trying to work out why/how this could be offensive to anyone, although I’m sure it is.
March 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Currently at the ASB Theatre in Auckland and trying to work out why/how this could be offensive to anyone, although I’m sure it is.
Hey, new-to-Bluesky folks. Please consider ticking this box:
February 25, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Hey, new-to-Bluesky folks. Please consider ticking this box:
The view from Rothesay Bay an hour ago
February 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The view from Rothesay Bay an hour ago
Otutahi Christchurch really turning it in tonight
February 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Otutahi Christchurch really turning it in tonight
I remember how high-tech they seemed when we got one. Like a phone version of Straker from Space 1999
January 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I remember how high-tech they seemed when we got one. Like a phone version of Straker from Space 1999
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
January 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
Just shut down all my work stuff and I'm now officially on holiday. At this time I cannot predict if this means more or less time on bsky over the next 2 weeks, but goodness me you're a great bunch, and I've enjoyed your company immensely this year. Merry Christmas from sunny New Zealand.
December 20, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Just shut down all my work stuff and I'm now officially on holiday. At this time I cannot predict if this means more or less time on bsky over the next 2 weeks, but goodness me you're a great bunch, and I've enjoyed your company immensely this year. Merry Christmas from sunny New Zealand.
Unpacked about a million boxes over the weekend, following our house move late last week - and we even got the Christmas tree delivered and decorated! Love the way it smells.
December 9, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Unpacked about a million boxes over the weekend, following our house move late last week - and we even got the Christmas tree delivered and decorated! Love the way it smells.
Day 4 in our new house and a change to an old family ritual. Instead of putting up the 2.4m “real” Xmas tree with friends and our 2 x 20-something sons, now we’re joined by the boys’ girlfriends too. Time matches on but the tree still looks amazing.
December 8, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Day 4 in our new house and a change to an old family ritual. Instead of putting up the 2.4m “real” Xmas tree with friends and our 2 x 20-something sons, now we’re joined by the boys’ girlfriends too. Time matches on but the tree still looks amazing.
My Mum’s 850cc Morrie was the first car I drove around in after I got my licence, but my first “car” was in fact a Yamaha RD125 motorbike. I worked out I could get a brand new machine with twice the speed for the cost of a 20 year old car.
December 3, 2024 at 9:43 AM
My Mum’s 850cc Morrie was the first car I drove around in after I got my licence, but my first “car” was in fact a Yamaha RD125 motorbike. I worked out I could get a brand new machine with twice the speed for the cost of a 20 year old car.
I’m aware how much this will date me, but I was shocked to discover how many of these characters’ names I remembered from ‘70’s era Coronation Street.
December 2, 2024 at 8:46 AM
I’m aware how much this will date me, but I was shocked to discover how many of these characters’ names I remembered from ‘70’s era Coronation Street.