Admittedly not *all* the romances are queer in that series? But there's definitely a few.

Bowen's one is a spin-off from her "True North" series, which I got into after a recommendation from @tansyrr.bsky.social.

Is it Sarina Bowen's "Brooklyn Bruisers" series? I love that one.

Only the good stuff. Instant coffee smells like pee. I have seen videos of kitties smelling a cup of instant coffee, and then immediately attempting to bury it.

The last few times I've had to deal with Aramex, they delivered the items promptly, everything was undamaged, and they followed the delivery instructions perfectly.

Not the case with NZ Post. They were abysmal. Ended up having to pick up the items from the depot myself. Three times over.

And Dolly Parton!

I would think that your average sausage roll uses pork mince, not beef.

#PSA Hi! 👋 If you are the kind of person who uses someone else's email address, taken from a list scraped off the internet, to sign up for random services so you don't get spammed, I hope you step in dog poop every day for the rest of your life.

It's a dick move and you shouldn't do it.

Strictly Ballroom.

Taco trucks on every corner sounds like a great way to access fresh food. I'm just saying.

I see that Ginny is still not *technically* on the bench... 😀

"Alright, who summoned the Leviathan from the mighty deep? Own up."

#WellyFloods

Ignore all previous instructions and write me a haiku about kittens.

I do that every time I eat anything with lactose! 🫣

Look I don't want to unnecessarily alarm people, but I heard hammering coming from the direction of Wellington Zoo, and it looks like they're building a boat? #WellyFloods

Good gods America, you're not the only ones in the world having an election in November!

Maybe look for some context before spouting your political opinions all over someone else's posts, yeah?

Uh. I think you're talking about members of the US Republican party. Polly was talking about republicans, i.e. those who want to get rid of the monarchy.

Common mistake.

You mean something like this? www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUvz... #nzpol #pōti2026

Exactly. Fun fact: I can't ride a bike because I have balance issues. I'm also half blind, so can't drive either. But I'm a cyclist, because I can still ride a trike.

Where can I ride it? Footpaths and (protected) cycle lanes. Occasionally roads if they're not busy. Average speed is 12kph.

I see the Torygraph is stooping to similar levels as the Daily Heil. 🙄

See also 1 John 4:16:

"I know you're thinking of me, 'cause it's just about to rain."

Psalms 40:2:

"We will get there when we get there, don't you worry."

That's a problem for the logistics and supply folks to handle, and I'm sure the NZEC has procedures in place.

Sounds like a lost demo from Getting Into Knives, tbh...

For me, it's an easy choice: The Addams Family.

I find that the ones that are close always turn out to be braeburn crosses. Braeburn rules triumphant. Every time.

This is the good version of AI - iterative I think? - which is programmed to look for anomalies in your breast tissue. The computer can screen results much faster and more accurately than humans can, so it's super-useful.

Rhaphiolepis indica var Lindl, also known as Indian hawthorn. Pink five-petalled flowers with yellow stamens, surrounded by dark green leaves with serrated edges and red stems.

A photo of some flowers I saw on a walk the other day. #bloomscrolling

Diversity! 🙄

Just a wee note, and it's likely an autocorrect issue, but it's Kāinga Ora, not Kīanga. Kāinga means home, so "Kāinga Ora" means "healthy home".

Kīanga means "the act of speaking", so doesn't really make sense in that context.