Jim Smith
@jism.bsky.social
Freelance wordsmith and web worker based in Aotearoa, New Zealand. He and him.
If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find him... maybe you can hire The J Team.
@JiSm at the other place.
If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find him... maybe you can hire The J Team.
@JiSm at the other place.
If you use Gboard, there's been an update at some point and now you can combine emojis. I'm not a big emoji user but this is quite fun. They work fine in messages but appear here as massive icons, which sends a bit much tbh.
November 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
If you use Gboard, there's been an update at some point and now you can combine emojis. I'm not a big emoji user but this is quite fun. They work fine in messages but appear here as massive icons, which sends a bit much tbh.
We got wee houses to do just that with. The Elves Houses, the boys call them. The elves leave them on November 30, and fill them with sweet treats every night - if you've been good!
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 AM
We got wee houses to do just that with. The Elves Houses, the boys call them. The elves leave them on November 30, and fill them with sweet treats every night - if you've been good!
No, not yet. I'm not sure any of it is making it south of Albany ... but we've just lost the top of Sky Tower. Fingers crossed.
November 8, 2025 at 6:32 AM
No, not yet. I'm not sure any of it is making it south of Albany ... but we've just lost the top of Sky Tower. Fingers crossed.
This thunderstorm bearing down on Auckland is slow as. Reckon we've an hour?!
November 8, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This thunderstorm bearing down on Auckland is slow as. Reckon we've an hour?!
Overnight thunderstorm coming for Tāmaki Makaurau.
October 27, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Overnight thunderstorm coming for Tāmaki Makaurau.
Possibly the most Kiwi thing this Glaswegian has ever done.
Works a bloody treat!
Works a bloody treat!
October 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Possibly the most Kiwi thing this Glaswegian has ever done.
Works a bloody treat!
Works a bloody treat!
Had a martini tonight — with a dash of Campari! — and now am so fucking psyched for the clocks changing. Hard to believe, but tomorrow it will be this bright just after midnight.
September 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Had a martini tonight — with a dash of Campari! — and now am so fucking psyched for the clocks changing. Hard to believe, but tomorrow it will be this bright just after midnight.
Neighbour has put planks of wood with nails sticking up through them along the perimeter of his property.
Doesn't seem very neighbourly.
Doesn't seem very neighbourly.
September 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Neighbour has put planks of wood with nails sticking up through them along the perimeter of his property.
Doesn't seem very neighbourly.
Doesn't seem very neighbourly.
Crazy low cloud sitting over Auckland tonight. Must be so weird to be in one of those high rises.
September 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Crazy low cloud sitting over Auckland tonight. Must be so weird to be in one of those high rises.
Te reo fans sound way more futuristic!
September 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Te reo fans sound way more futuristic!
Happy Lather's Day to all who celebrate!
September 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Happy Lather's Day to all who celebrate!
Been a good wee while since the harbour was this still.
September 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Been a good wee while since the harbour was this still.
My "I ♥️ NZ Music - Guess The Bands" poster is faded and I want a new print but it's so old that Mr Vintage has no recollection of making it. Does anyone have one rolled away in the back of a drawer? Google is no use. If you've no idea what I'm talking about, then feel free to just guess the bands!
![Framed poster printed by Mr Vintage called I ♥️ NZ Music - Guess The Bands showing a grid of 46 clues in rebus form representing 46 New Zealand bands.
The band names are arranged in eight rows as follows:
Herbs, Black Seeds, Dimmer, Dragon, Hollie Smith
Ladyhawke, Bats, Goldenhorse, Die! Die! Die!, Tadpole, Katchafire
Pacifier (ie Shihad), Kora, Zed, Brunettes, The Fourmyula, P-Money
The Datsuns[?], Goodshirt, Chicks, Concord Dawn, 3Ds, Crowded House
Feelers, DD Smash, Shape Shifter, Pitch Black, Strawpeople, Rhombus
Checks, Headless Chickens, Hello Sailor, Minuit, Scribe, Blindspott
...., Shocking Pinks, Muttonbirds, Naked Spots Dance, Bleeders, Topp Twins
Split Enz, Flight of the Conchords, Dead C, Phoenix Foundation, Head Like a Hole](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pdytm2f5ppixi6bmhenkfwpu/bafkreihfvtq27s3biaxjv5bb4vo3t2q5ypfnmzq7auqjtvjbeq5ad5jwea@jpeg)
August 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
My "I ♥️ NZ Music - Guess The Bands" poster is faded and I want a new print but it's so old that Mr Vintage has no recollection of making it. Does anyone have one rolled away in the back of a drawer? Google is no use. If you've no idea what I'm talking about, then feel free to just guess the bands!
Cropped, with a wee boost — looked more like this to the eye.
August 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Cropped, with a wee boost — looked more like this to the eye.
My bestest joy was finally cracking the bread recipe I've been trying to perfect (based on my boys' sweet tooth's!).
August 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
My bestest joy was finally cracking the bread recipe I've been trying to perfect (based on my boys' sweet tooth's!).
Worked an absolute treat. Bread doesn't break apart on the swirl now. Kids reckon we've reached the point where you could sell this — for $5 a slice "in a fancy cafe"?
August 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Worked an absolute treat. Bread doesn't break apart on the swirl now. Kids reckon we've reached the point where you could sell this — for $5 a slice "in a fancy cafe"?
Looks promising. It's a bugger having to wait until the morning to find out.
August 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Looks promising. It's a bugger having to wait until the morning to find out.
Mōrena. Here comes the fog, Auckland.
August 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Mōrena. Here comes the fog, Auckland.