Posts by Robyn Gallagher
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Like, where did The Adults come from? Because the last time I checked they did not exist then suddenly there they are, fully formed and with a sweet music video for us to enjoy. Fave part of "Nothing To Lose" - when Mr Carter's tense and wiry guitar breaks through the smooth rhythm and spews its attitude all over the song.
As for the Beastie Boys, this is how you get older: you bring the cowbell with you.
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What I'm trying to figure out is where newspapers will get all the sorts of stories that used to come from NZPA.
I asked last night on Twitter and ended up with a whole bunch of comedians saying "from twitter!!!" or "they'll just print press releases!!!".
But seriously, where will newspapers get the stories that NZPA used to supply?
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I don't care about Redbaiter's blog. I care that NZPA is closing.
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Is there a curse involving writing about television on Public Address? It’s sad to see the end of Radiation, but is Muse also headed for a similar fate – it hasn’t been updated in almost a month!
I really enjoyed Radiation at its best – smart, fun writing about the telly. It’s a medium that so many people have conflicted emotions over, so it’s always good when someone can write well about the telly they love. Thanks for the good words, Fiona.
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The last fiction book I read was "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown, because I was after something lite and lolz to read when my computer was out of order in 2009. I dig trashy movies too.
Other than that, I mainly read non-fiction. I like true stories better than made-up stories. Or rather, I find it really hard to latch on to fiction, where as non-fiction just fits better.
I figure this is just how my brain works, and I'm not going to beat myself up about my lack of novel reading.
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Two things.
When I lived in Auckland, the fact that I was originally from Hamilton was seldom brought up. No one asked me where I was from, and I never had conversations about what it was like having moved to Auckland.
But when I moved to Wellington, I got "Where are you from?" all the time. And my 11 years in Auckland wasn't enough to count, so people kept asking me about the Waikato rugby team and treating me like I'd lived in Hamilton for 33 years, bypassing Auckland entirely. It's been a really odd side effect of moving to Wellington.
Secondly, when I was in Tokyo, the day after the earthquake, a Facebook acquaintance asked me when I was "coming home". I thought about what home was and realised I didn't feel like I was away from home. I was right where I wanted to be, and that's how I define home.
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New genre: Dad House.
<3
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I rented an IPhone when I arrived in Japan pre-quake and I'm so glad I had it with me during and after the quake.
It let me tell the folks back home that something big had just happened and that I was ok, via email, Twitter and Facebook.
then it let me figure out what exactly had just happened, and if I should run for the hills, or not.
BTW I arrived back in Aotearoa this morning. Disappointed to say goodbye to Japan, but already thinking about a return visit.
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I have the feeling that this was mainly because we have no idea about Japan.
I'm still in Tokyo and I'm having troublr convincing some concerned folks that it's not a tsunami-ravaged, radioactive hellhole. Life goes on here in that ordinary, onwards Tokyo kind of way.
There's a big difference between Japanese media coverage and Western media. Western media seems to be doing the very-concerned thing, with lashings of worst-case scenario. Japanese media is much more practical and informative, complete with incredible HD footage of scenes from munted regions.
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It’s been a crazy day. I’m in Tokyo and have spent the last 10 hours with friends, trying to figure out what is up.
I’ve blogged about it (because what else can I do?)
Fuck the Pacific Rim.