Delwyn
@delwynm.bsky.social
SF/F writer and LOTR lover. Likes a bit of sports, cool-as science and our weird NZ fauna. Koiwoi.
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One of the chief virtues of the book is that it’s nearly the only remaining form of media that isn’t constantly being interrupted by ads. Between the covers is the last place on earth where no one is trying to sell you shit, a place where you can still be a human being rather than a mark.
January 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
One of the chief virtues of the book is that it’s nearly the only remaining form of media that isn’t constantly being interrupted by ads. Between the covers is the last place on earth where no one is trying to sell you shit, a place where you can still be a human being rather than a mark.
I genuinely wasn't confident that the Duffer Brothers could pull off a satisfactory ending to #StrangerThings, especially given that season five hasn't leant hard into character relationships like previous seasons.
I was wrong. Gloriously, thankfully wrong. That was a hell of a finale.
I was wrong. Gloriously, thankfully wrong. That was a hell of a finale.
January 1, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I genuinely wasn't confident that the Duffer Brothers could pull off a satisfactory ending to #StrangerThings, especially given that season five hasn't leant hard into character relationships like previous seasons.
I was wrong. Gloriously, thankfully wrong. That was a hell of a finale.
I was wrong. Gloriously, thankfully wrong. That was a hell of a finale.
December 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
How I'm walking out of 2025.
December 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
How I'm walking out of 2025.
Teeny tiny #strangerthings spoiler:
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The science teach opening the electric gate with "melllon" delights my little geek heart. 🤓🥰
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The science teach opening the electric gate with "melllon" delights my little geek heart. 🤓🥰
December 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Teeny tiny #strangerthings spoiler:
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The science teach opening the electric gate with "melllon" delights my little geek heart. 🤓🥰
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The science teach opening the electric gate with "melllon" delights my little geek heart. 🤓🥰
Well, I made it to Christmas Eve before I got Whammed - the furthest I've ever got. That'll teach me to join the work-crew for last-day drinks and lunch. 😄
#whamaggedon
#whamaggedon
December 24, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Well, I made it to Christmas Eve before I got Whammed - the furthest I've ever got. That'll teach me to join the work-crew for last-day drinks and lunch. 😄
#whamaggedon
#whamaggedon
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Woolworths Helensville is absolutely wild, ran out of strawberries 2 days ago, folk are paying $15 for a punnet of cherries. I saw 2 women nearly get into it over the last rotisserie chicken. There was a splatted pavlova with road cones. A guy harrumphed me because I got declined for $15 cherries
December 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Woolworths Helensville is absolutely wild, ran out of strawberries 2 days ago, folk are paying $15 for a punnet of cherries. I saw 2 women nearly get into it over the last rotisserie chicken. There was a splatted pavlova with road cones. A guy harrumphed me because I got declined for $15 cherries
December 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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...is the birb the baby jesus??
December 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
...is the birb the baby jesus??
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
...could I get a pass on this one?
...could I get a pass on this one?
December 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
...could I get a pass on this one?
...could I get a pass on this one?
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
An excellent review of this area's earthquake history and the 2016 Kaikoura quake.
Remember the escarpment that rose out of the sea and killed off crayfish, pāua and other sea life? That faulted at 12km *per second*. The noise must have been incredible.
#NZ
Remember the escarpment that rose out of the sea and killed off crayfish, pāua and other sea life? That faulted at 12km *per second*. The noise must have been incredible.
#NZ
The Kaikōura-North Canterbury region is a mountainous region in the northeast part of the South Island. The Alpine Fault splays into the Marlborough Fault System, including the Awatere, Clarence, and Hope Faults. These are all high slip rate faults capable of M 7+ earthquakes. 1/ 🧪
December 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
An excellent review of this area's earthquake history and the 2016 Kaikoura quake.
Remember the escarpment that rose out of the sea and killed off crayfish, pāua and other sea life? That faulted at 12km *per second*. The noise must have been incredible.
#NZ
Remember the escarpment that rose out of the sea and killed off crayfish, pāua and other sea life? That faulted at 12km *per second*. The noise must have been incredible.
#NZ
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Tsunami alert for japan and pacific. Surges up to 50cm for Pacific coastal areas
#kikorangi
Maybe not a good morning for the beach sunrises etc
@tairawhitidoc.bsky.social
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
#kikorangi
Maybe not a good morning for the beach sunrises etc
@tairawhitidoc.bsky.social
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
Magnitude 7.6 quake strikes off Japan’s coast, triggering tsunami warnings
The quake struck just east of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan's main Honshu island, and just south of Hokkaido island.
www.stuff.co.nz
December 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Tsunami alert for japan and pacific. Surges up to 50cm for Pacific coastal areas
#kikorangi
Maybe not a good morning for the beach sunrises etc
@tairawhitidoc.bsky.social
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
#kikorangi
Maybe not a good morning for the beach sunrises etc
@tairawhitidoc.bsky.social
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
Movie you've watched more than 6 times, with a gif. No Star Wars Trek, Marvel or LOTR.
December 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Movie you've watched more than 6 times, with a gif. No Star Wars Trek, Marvel or LOTR.
Summer prep: knowing whether to keep a raincoat handy for the NZ holidays.
December 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Summer prep: knowing whether to keep a raincoat handy for the NZ holidays.
A seal walks into a bar. In this case, an adorable seal pup waddled into a suburban pub, just as the Christmas decorations were going up. Click the link in our bio to see the full story.
December 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
What is the farthest north and south you have ever been?
NORTH: Inverness, Scotland.
SOUTH: Oban, Rakiura NZ.
NORTH: Inverness, Scotland.
SOUTH: Oban, Rakiura NZ.
What is the farthest north and south you have ever been?
NORTH: somewhere north of Reykjavik, Iceland
SOUTH: Fjordland, New Zealand
NORTH: somewhere north of Reykjavik, Iceland
SOUTH: Fjordland, New Zealand
What is the farthest north and south you have ever been?
NORTH: Berlin, Germany
SOUTH: Olongapo, Philippines
NORTH: Berlin, Germany
SOUTH: Olongapo, Philippines
December 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
What is the farthest north and south you have ever been?
NORTH: Inverness, Scotland.
SOUTH: Oban, Rakiura NZ.
NORTH: Inverness, Scotland.
SOUTH: Oban, Rakiura NZ.
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild.
- Tuatara*.
- Kangaroos.
- Sperm whales.
- Glowworms.
- Stingray.
*in Zealandia, but as they were free-range I'm allowing it.
- Tuatara*.
- Kangaroos.
- Sperm whales.
- Glowworms.
- Stingray.
*in Zealandia, but as they were free-range I'm allowing it.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Beluga whale
- kiwi
- whio
- eel
- kangaroo
- Beluga whale
- kiwi
- whio
- eel
- kangaroo
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Cassowary
- Salt-water crocodile
- King brown snake
- Frilled-neck lizard
- Elk
- Cassowary
- Salt-water crocodile
- King brown snake
- Frilled-neck lizard
- Elk
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild.
- Tuatara*.
- Kangaroos.
- Sperm whales.
- Glowworms.
- Stingray.
*in Zealandia, but as they were free-range I'm allowing it.
- Tuatara*.
- Kangaroos.
- Sperm whales.
- Glowworms.
- Stingray.
*in Zealandia, but as they were free-range I'm allowing it.
For those in #NZ, please fill in this survey about how you use your local library so that it has actual data to fight back with against naysayers.
www.surveymonkey.com/r/9YRW5C7
www.surveymonkey.com/r/9YRW5C7
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
For those in #NZ, please fill in this survey about how you use your local library so that it has actual data to fight back with against naysayers.
www.surveymonkey.com/r/9YRW5C7
www.surveymonkey.com/r/9YRW5C7
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
I once forgot to put brandy in the trifle. Had the bright idea of using a knife to cut through the cream, custard and sliced bananas to reach the sponge, then dribble the brandy/ginger ale mix down the blade to soak into the sponge. Repeat several times.
All I did was create hot-spots of alcohol.
All I did was create hot-spots of alcohol.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I once forgot to put brandy in the trifle. Had the bright idea of using a knife to cut through the cream, custard and sliced bananas to reach the sponge, then dribble the brandy/ginger ale mix down the blade to soak into the sponge. Repeat several times.
All I did was create hot-spots of alcohol.
All I did was create hot-spots of alcohol.
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
November 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
Easily the coolest thing you'll see/hear today.
Video from Bora Bora (better with sound on)
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Easily the coolest thing you'll see/hear today.