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This post lost its way, much like its subject.
I have a feeling that this will be a fairly messy, somewhat disjointed, at times directionless piece of personal history, but it is a topic that has been on my mind a lot over the past five weeks and I feel an almost desperate need to explore it. From ages 11 to 15 I was…
Life in a Time of COVID-19
Hello, old friend. It certainly has been a while. Many aspects of my life have changed since I last posted here, but reflecting on these historical musings and complaints I realise that fundamentally things are much the same. Overall, I am much the same. Currently I am writing this from my one-bedroom Auckland apartment that I…
Money Changes Everything (or does it?)
The world really fucks me off sometimes. All year I have been searching and applying for jobs, in an attempt to fund my particularly pricey habit of travelling overseas for live music. This has been an infuriating cycle of CV sending, piercing removal, tattoo coverage, hair colour neutralisation, and then waiting, for the inevitable (yet…
Rainbows and Butterflies
God damn it I am so fucking bored. For the last couple of months I have been working on a piece of fiction, which for the most part has been thoroughly enjoyable, and greatly satisfying. As I can’t help but do, however, I have settled into a very specific pattern, where basically all I do…
Igniting the Fire Inside
Living is tiring when you care too much. Over the last couple of weeks – following, and I suspect largely as a result of, my last series of blog posts – I have grown considerably more blasé about life in general. It has really taken the hassle out of my existence; I’m feeling more content,…
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