Becca Barnes
@beccabarnes.bsky.social
BeccaBarnesCats @ the former bird place. Cat fan. New Zealand Writers Guild. Denny’s VIP.
Pretty jealous of everyone who went to Metallica last night, here’s a photo from when they played Big Day Out in 2004. I was 14 and it was the greatest day of my life 😂
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Pretty jealous of everyone who went to Metallica last night, here’s a photo from when they played Big Day Out in 2004. I was 14 and it was the greatest day of my life 😂
Btw, because I was able to have a full conversation with Fake Man I asked him to please pass on to Barfoot and Thompson that I was horrified to be called by A.I., and he said “I understand your feelings” 😂
So Barfoot and Thompson’s “AI Assistant” (ie a fake man) called my cell to talk about the property market today. Essentially a spam call. Is that even legal in NZ?
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Btw, because I was able to have a full conversation with Fake Man I asked him to please pass on to Barfoot and Thompson that I was horrified to be called by A.I., and he said “I understand your feelings” 😂
So Barfoot and Thompson’s “AI Assistant” (ie a fake man) called my cell to talk about the property market today. Essentially a spam call. Is that even legal in NZ?
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 AM
So Barfoot and Thompson’s “AI Assistant” (ie a fake man) called my cell to talk about the property market today. Essentially a spam call. Is that even legal in NZ?
Someone tell the FBI this is for a story not a crime plz
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Someone tell the FBI this is for a story not a crime plz
I've committed enough time to Stranger Things over the years that I wanna do the final season, but the ep run-times are so long that this toddler parent may have to commit a crime (watching it at 1.5x speed 🙃)
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I've committed enough time to Stranger Things over the years that I wanna do the final season, but the ep run-times are so long that this toddler parent may have to commit a crime (watching it at 1.5x speed 🙃)
I love the new edition of The Cat in the Hat
November 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I love the new edition of The Cat in the Hat
I don’t experience “writer’s block”, but I do often have “annoying sense of unease until story element is properly broken, no matter how long it takes” 🤷🏻♀️
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I don’t experience “writer’s block”, but I do often have “annoying sense of unease until story element is properly broken, no matter how long it takes” 🤷🏻♀️
Auckland inorganics collection weeks make the streets graveyards for rusty, neglected Exercycles
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Auckland inorganics collection weeks make the streets graveyards for rusty, neglected Exercycles
I have never wanted to steal from another person. But the hideous Apple Sock makes stealing an iPhone look so easy I’m almost tempted?!!!! Note that I would also say “YOINK!!!”
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I have never wanted to steal from another person. But the hideous Apple Sock makes stealing an iPhone look so easy I’m almost tempted?!!!! Note that I would also say “YOINK!!!”
Have checked my old school’s Facebook page twice to see if they will comment on defying govt’s change re. Honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi, but I think I just know it will not be a priority there 🙄
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Have checked my old school’s Facebook page twice to see if they will comment on defying govt’s change re. Honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi, but I think I just know it will not be a priority there 🙄
My 97 year old grandfather is doing a tai chi class this morning and I learned this while contemplating a nap
November 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
My 97 year old grandfather is doing a tai chi class this morning and I learned this while contemplating a nap
Thank god the toddler is in bed so I can finally enjoy my entire evening of recovering from that bed-time
November 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Thank god the toddler is in bed so I can finally enjoy my entire evening of recovering from that bed-time
I can't wait to teach my toddler important Kiwi childhood food traditions such as "putting tomato sauce on ham & chicken luncheon then rolling it up like a cigar", and "saying Raro is sherbet and just eating it"
November 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I can't wait to teach my toddler important Kiwi childhood food traditions such as "putting tomato sauce on ham & chicken luncheon then rolling it up like a cigar", and "saying Raro is sherbet and just eating it"
Went gift shopping for a friend's baby and accidentally ended up with an opportunity to sell these prints in a wee craft store. Yay good puss
November 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Went gift shopping for a friend's baby and accidentally ended up with an opportunity to sell these prints in a wee craft store. Yay good puss
It’s actually quite masterful how The Chair Company is nailing “making things harder for the character” and “don’t forget to be completely unhinged too” at the same time
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
It’s actually quite masterful how The Chair Company is nailing “making things harder for the character” and “don’t forget to be completely unhinged too” at the same time
A full 24 hours since toddler was bitten: Wow that must have been quite the chompy chomp!
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A full 24 hours since toddler was bitten: Wow that must have been quite the chompy chomp!
Oh good, my toddler has now been bitten by another child at daycare more times than he has done the biting himself. Excellent stat.
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Oh good, my toddler has now been bitten by another child at daycare more times than he has done the biting himself. Excellent stat.
Cats you can pat
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Cats you can pat
I keep misreading posts about the newish marketing thing "Single's Day" as "Shingles Day", which sounds a lot worse tbh.
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I keep misreading posts about the newish marketing thing "Single's Day" as "Shingles Day", which sounds a lot worse tbh.
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I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Writer friends with zillions of unread emails, have you seen that Microsoft wants to charge you for their AI copilot? Go change it back to “classic” mode and continue to avoid slop :)
November 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Writer friends with zillions of unread emails, have you seen that Microsoft wants to charge you for their AI copilot? Go change it back to “classic” mode and continue to avoid slop :)
Another lovely day, another drive past Beer Spot New Lynn mourning the fact it still isn’t open after like a year
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Another lovely day, another drive past Beer Spot New Lynn mourning the fact it still isn’t open after like a year
My toddler’s favourite exhibit at the zoo this morning was [checks notes] the bikes parked at the entrance 🚲
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
My toddler’s favourite exhibit at the zoo this morning was [checks notes] the bikes parked at the entrance 🚲
When do I get to start feeling secretly hopeful we’ve dodged a giant measles outbreak? Not for another few weeks, eh? 🤞
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
When do I get to start feeling secretly hopeful we’ve dodged a giant measles outbreak? Not for another few weeks, eh? 🤞