a bag of corn tortilla chips named "mexicano" with a map of new zealand and one arrow pointing to where the ingredients are from and another arrow pointing to where the chips are made.
proudly made in #newZealand
#phones are evil and everyone on this #ferry are looking at their phones (including me, I suppose, as I am typing this) INSTEAD of staring out into the tranquil rolling #abyss that is the #pacific #ocean outside (or I guess technically the cook strait). anyhoo the human species is doomed.
the view from the front of the ferry on this dreary new zealand day. the window is glazed with water from the rain outside and it is very overcast with heavy cloud cover. there are mountains off in the distance but they are kind of a blur. I'm sure this is a lovely view on a nice day. but that day is not today.
area where I still need improvement when it comes to my #perpetual #travel game: healthy food during long travel days. I had a toastie earlier out of sheer desperation and it was FOUL. I regret every second of that decision. and I spent waaay too much $$ on […]
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I can finally start wrapping my head around my #trauma and I can finally move forward with a recovery plan. #cptsd
https://mel.sh/i-can-name-my-trauma/
I swear to gawd every single store I go into here in #newZealand #aotearoa will eventually play a song written by and/or performed by a Finn brother. every. single. one.
life transitions can be hard and I'm going through a lot emotionally. I finally think I'm at a place where I can start blogging again. It will likely take me many posts before I can completely articulate how I am truly feeling and what is next in store for me […]
"Iranians aren’t part of the transnational #Davos #elite, and are always trying to annoy the people in it by expressing their desire for #regional #power. So the answer to why you can’t trust the Iranians is that they aren’t part of the #club. They don’t paint Cowboys logo on their private jets […]
back at the #library! just left a supertoxic airbnb. host literally told me I don't smile enough. incredible. chillin in a comfy chair, listening to a podcast, futzing around on the internet. waiting to check into my new place. #blessed.
so I guess the typical opinion about #backpack / #onebag weight is 10℅ of one's total bodyweight so despite the fact that I got my bag to 7kg, I should really figure out how to reduce the weight at least one more kg. gonna really need to embrace #minimalism & #extremeMinimalism. I am up for the […]
"The problem is not, primarily, that services collect #data. The problem is that users have been convinced to treat pervasive #surveillance #infrastructure as benign or beneficial, and to respond to any criticism of it as paranoia, technical elitism, or failure to appreciate convenience. The […]
"The current #blackout is not an isolated panic reaction but a stress test for a long-term strategy, say advocacy groups—a two-#tiered or “#class-based” #internet known as Internet-e-Tabaqati. #Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace, the country’s highest internet policy body, has been laying the […]
I am hiking again. taking it slow. many breaks. stopping and turning back well before I feel fatigue. each day walking a bit farther on the trail. #surgery was a success!
"You know things are bad when even #OpenAI President Greg Brockman is posting stuff, like “#Taste is a new core skill.” If people had taste, your company wouldn’t exist, Greg."
www.garbageday.email/p/the-only-taboo-left-is...
#AI #algorithm #culture #influence #cool […]
Bragging about the respectable path that delivered us to this moment.
in the midst of planning my itinerary for later this year and I'm pretty sure I prefer #mountain #towns over #beach towns. #perpetual #travel #vagabond #dirtbag
the cat. my new best friend - I guess? asleep in the exact she spot it napped at yesterday. on the bed, on top of a checkered wool blanket. tucked between my backpack and the wall.
aaaaaaand the cat came back
it couldn't stay away...
#catsofmastodon #caturday
CAT UPDATE: yesterday, I was minding my own business, when the cat came over, jumped up to where I was at, curled up and took a nap for a little while, then got up and left. so weird. cats usually just ignore me or yell at me when they are hungry. #catsofmastodon #caturday
a book sits on a rolling cart shelf titled "Busy As F*ck"
back at the #library as the internet situation at the place I'm staying at has... well... failed spectacularly. no matter, as I come here to download videos off YouTube (#newpipe) and #meanstv for offline viewing later. minding my own business and doing my […]
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at something like 4am this morning, me and the cat that lives here hung out and now, whenever it sees me, it follows me around like I'm the pied piper or something. (I do not know if its a boy or girl). I'm not really a cat person so this is unchartered waters for me! #catsofmastodon #caturday
Its been a multi year journey of learning true #minimalism and I am pleased to report I have finally got my #indefinite #travel #onebag backpack to weigh under 7kg! (with a laptop)
the internet situation where I am staying for the moment is hit and miss. mostly miss. so here I am at the #LIBRARY with loads of free bandwidth and a nice table and chair surrounded by children learning things and being inquisitive and shit (but leaving me alone). shout out to #libraries! big fan.
"... Minns further justified this shift towards tyrannical lawmaking in #NSW being due to its multicultural society and therefore, its constituents can’t be trusted with the same rights to free speech as in the US, as it might cause conflict, despite the USA being a multiethnic society too. He […]
"... Go back far enough and every #culture and faith has its own #tradition of respecting the sanctity of here, and not searching for Zion in an elusive ever-distant promised land. In eastern Europe, before the fascist and Stalinist annihilations, the Jewish socialist #LaborBund organized around […]
A picture of the bus pass for the Canterbury region of New Zealand which is called a MetroCard.
(apologies to #LeTigre ahead of time)
my
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#MetroCard
#NewZealand #Aotearoa #notNewYorkCity
overwhelmed with emotion today. this is truly day one of my new life. there is complete chaos all around me (not global politics, but literally where I'm staying for the moment) but it effects me very little as I've spend some time setting myself up to be fairly self-contained. slowly easing […]
"Psychologist Dr. John Gartner previously told The Daily Beast Podcast that he believes #Trump is exhibiting a “massive increase” in “clinical signs of #dementia,” citing his nonsensical speeches, tendency to change topics mid-sentence, and memory lapses." […]
"The #resistance to #ICE in #Minneapolis is strong, generalized, and sustained. It’s also entirely #decentralized and #leaderless (or “leaderful” if you’d like). There are roles. There is #organizing—there’s so much organizing. There are so many organizers, from so many #communities and […]
yaaaaaaaasssssss. back in the land of reasonably priced #yogurt / #yoghurt that isn't full of sugar and unknown chemicals! #newZealand #fuckMAHA
I now know 100% that my pet peeve is people who don't properly store their carry-on luggage in the overhead compartment. grr.
while chatting with the driver on my way to the airport, its a slight relief to be on the opposite side of the planet while crazy president man goes batshit crazy. #newZealand
(only *slight* relief)