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Remembering

Posted on February 21, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

I was going to do a brief precis of the weekend we just spent in New York doing Tourist Stuff (very brief precis: sore feet, reasonable minimum of tacky souvenirs, a million photographs, success!) and then I remembered that February … Continue reading →

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Driving Issues

Posted on February 13, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

After much ado, I can now officially drive without supervision again. I got my permit back in December, but it’s taken this long to get my licence due to a number of factors involving a) winter b) the nefarious workings … Continue reading →

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Creditable

Posted on February 6, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

Yesterday we had people over for the Superbowl, because I still don’t understand very much about American football but the ceremony of the whole thing is highly entertaining (I have watched so many Republican debates I can critique the quality … Continue reading →

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Getting Down To It

Posted on January 31, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

I’m staring down the barrel of this semester at uni with some trepidation. There are a number of major deadlines coming up, starting next week and not really stopping until mid-May. It’s basically like a preview of, you know, life … Continue reading →

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A Bit Meta

Posted on January 23, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

This being a Presidential election year, and us having cable, I have now watched more Republican presidential debates than I ever really wanted to in my life*, especially since the various candidates routinely put our television in severe danger. (There … Continue reading →

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Te Ao Nui

Posted on January 15, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

The non-graduate-student members of the department are gradually starting to drift back in from their winter holidays (the university shuts down for a month, but most grad students take about a week off, if that) to a slightly-more-snowy-but-not-really Massachusetts. Our … Continue reading →

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Reverse Psychology And Weather Systems

Posted on January 9, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

As far as I can tell from the Stuff and NZ Herald websites, it’s been so wet in New Zealand that you should all be thinking of ark-building. Sounds like business as usual for a New Zealand summer, then. Massachusetts, … Continue reading →

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In Hindsight

Posted on January 3, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

2011 was, overall, a year the like of which we will not see again soon. I know most of my friends in New Zealand couldn’t wait to see the end of it. For various reasons, a lot of people I … Continue reading →

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A Little Lamb

Posted on December 27, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

We had a very pleasant Christmas, though apparently the Halloween snowstorm used up our snow quota for some time – I saw maybe three or four flakes on Christmas morning, but by and large the past two months have been … Continue reading →

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Buying Local

Posted on December 19, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

I have in the past made some rather harsh comments about the quality of American beer (best summed up as “Don’t”.) To be strictly fair, these should only be applied to the mass-market stuff; there are in fact a number … Continue reading →

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