Kirstin Mills
@millsynz.bsky.social
Writer, runner, uke player. Don't ask me about my dog unless you have a lot of time.
When you can actually see a temperature drop heading your way. Currently 25 deg but suspect it won’t be for long. #Dunedin #OtagoHarbour
October 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
When you can actually see a temperature drop heading your way. Currently 25 deg but suspect it won’t be for long. #Dunedin #OtagoHarbour
What I love about the Otago Peninsula is the sense of community which is great at times like this. A thread of awesome people, in no particular order…
October 4, 2024 at 1:57 AM
What I love about the Otago Peninsula is the sense of community which is great at times like this. A thread of awesome people, in no particular order…
I've been listening to more US election podcasts than is strictly healthy. Now I'm seeing American flags in my neighbour's washing. Maybe I need to cut back…
August 3, 2024 at 3:53 AM
I've been listening to more US election podcasts than is strictly healthy. Now I'm seeing American flags in my neighbour's washing. Maybe I need to cut back…
Just had a convo with Claude after it thanked me for explaining why its cryptic crossword answer workings were wrong (I’d asked it how an answer was reached.) No idea why I felt the need to explain. Am glad the AI overlords are “hopefully” going to be peaceful though. #AI #crypticcrosswords
May 15, 2024 at 7:45 AM
Just had a convo with Claude after it thanked me for explaining why its cryptic crossword answer workings were wrong (I’d asked it how an answer was reached.) No idea why I felt the need to explain. Am glad the AI overlords are “hopefully” going to be peaceful though. #AI #crypticcrosswords
Not terrifying at all.
February 27, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Not terrifying at all.
Husband was very confused when a national journo called him wanting to talk about Golriz Ghahraman. He works in the forestry industry. The perils of sharing a name with @davidcormack.bsky.social
January 12, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Husband was very confused when a national journo called him wanting to talk about Golriz Ghahraman. He works in the forestry industry. The perils of sharing a name with @davidcormack.bsky.social
South Dunedin right now.
October 26, 2023 at 5:54 PM
South Dunedin right now.
I was holding my two year old moments ago and she said:
“It’s not enough to love animals; we must actively protect and preserve them.”
She would say that though - I mean, she’s a dog.
“It’s not enough to love animals; we must actively protect and preserve them.”
She would say that though - I mean, she’s a dog.
October 13, 2023 at 7:02 AM
I was holding my two year old moments ago and she said:
“It’s not enough to love animals; we must actively protect and preserve them.”
She would say that though - I mean, she’s a dog.
“It’s not enough to love animals; we must actively protect and preserve them.”
She would say that though - I mean, she’s a dog.
New election policy suggestion: Mandatory settling-in periods for all stages of adult life. Someone “to hold on to your water bottle and cut the apple up small” as you stumble along.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
It isn’t just nursery kids who need a ‘settling in’ period | Eva Wiseman
Settling children into their new school year makes a lot of sense, but wouldn’t it be nice if adults had the same period of adjustment to every stage in life
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2023 at 8:23 PM
New election policy suggestion: Mandatory settling-in periods for all stages of adult life. Someone “to hold on to your water bottle and cut the apple up small” as you stumble along.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Protests in the 1980s had a different vibe didn’t they? (From the ODT’s “Within Living Memory” section today. It was a 1983 protest about the council’s secret pigeon-poising operation. Handbags and sensible shoes compulsory.)
September 23, 2023 at 12:59 AM
Protests in the 1980s had a different vibe didn’t they? (From the ODT’s “Within Living Memory” section today. It was a 1983 protest about the council’s secret pigeon-poising operation. Handbags and sensible shoes compulsory.)