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Silke
@silkehartung.bsky.social
She/her, cis het, music enthusiast, door & merch lady extraordinaire, into science and technology, Green, anti-fascism, ally, crafty, somewhere on the rainbow (but like a weird corner). 🧷

https://pocomoto.co.nz/
The ice cube machine is broken AGAIN, second time in 9 months. I paid for extra warranty but bloody hell that's annoying.

They'll say "Did you clean it regularly?" - YES MOFOS I DID.

Can I please expect the machine to last longer than 3 months or so, thankyouverymuch?
December 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Please don't connect me trying to do a good job with me being "German".

These things aren't connected.

I'm also a Kiwi. With a passport.
December 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Okay, all packaging for the new batch of earplugs is ordered, and I've done a lot of thinking and talking about how to simplify some moving parts in the process, so I'm quite excited to see how things will progress.
December 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Remember how last night I was a bit twitchy over having to defend my sensory issues around sound against W, who just didn't get why I couldn't pull it together?

I didn't have a meltdown in the end, but I did have a bit of a cry because it was a bit much for me.

A few hours later, my sister called
December 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Oh Carjam how I love thee.
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Ugh, bloody hell, when they somehow managed to sneak promo for a tour into fucking WIKIPEDIA, you JUST know they're signed with a major label.
December 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Something can't be right. Are there no more buses from Aotea Square to KRd? Surely, seeing its the heart of the city...?

AT app suggests walking to Krd, 10min up the hill.
December 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I may have had 2h of sleep at most. Rattled.
December 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Sometimes W tries to argue about sensory issues I've got and I get so frustrated. I wish I could be resistant to noise, but I'm not, and sometimes the extractor fan will drive me BATSHIT when cooking. Don't force me to turn it on, because as a result there will be zero food. Meltdowns = not a fan.
December 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Earplugs are go, and will be made in the next 3 days. It's kind of cool to know they'll be made for you specifically - they're such a sweet team.
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Surely this is a joke. Tama Potaka speaking means they're going to pillage and destroy everything? Who picked the speaker?

events.humanitix.com/a-new-chapte...
A new chapter for The Hauraki Gulf
Te Papa Atawhai, The Hauraki Gulf Forum and Auckland Council are pleased to invite you to celebrate a new chapter for The Hauraki Gulf.
events.humanitix.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:55 AM
We don't do christmas, we do gifts year round. We're an atheist household. heathens. Soz.
I should have said photos are welcome, photos from previous years are welcome.
Been a couple of days since we had a question, and this one is pretty important, #SecretSantaAoNZ
December 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Weihnachtsmarkt in Hennef. They put up those little huts that are literally just used for the time of the market, and local clubs get to have stalls as a way of fundraising. It's so lovely, they all decorate things. I miss that. Mulled wine. Sob.
November 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I maketh kiwi fruit earrings because I wanted some for myself. Wonky colours, got to take a better photo, maybe this arvo. For now, these photos'll do.

pocomoto.co.nz/product/kiwi...
Kiwi Fruit Earrings - Poco Moto
Bright colours and some blatant love for the world's most favourite sort of kiwi, here are some kiwi fruit earrings. These really stand out, slightly...
pocomoto.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Naw, I reckon it looks really nice. I'd wear all of these, so self-indulgent!

pocomoto.co.nz/product-cate...
Earrings Archives - Poco Moto
Hurrah: After years of markets, finally you can get earrings in my shop!All highly experimental, across a variety of media, Poco Moto earrings....
pocomoto.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Tylah drew me with my wig on.
November 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
What’s a fire flower, Silke? Pretty sure some of you just know: When Super Mario finds them, and jumps into them, he gets to shoot fireballs. Handy!

pocomoto.co.nz/product/fire...
Fire Flower Earrings - Poco Moto
What's a fire flower, Silke? Pretty sure some of you just know: When Super Mario finds them, and jumps into them, he gets to shoot fireballs. Handy!
pocomoto.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Scum.
After cutting 70,000+ jobs, causing recession & poverty & kicking families out of emergency housing & selling state houses NZ Coalition & PM Luxon confirm #SimeonBrown action plan on ‘move-on’ orders for homeless #Neoliberal #austerity #cruelty #AtlasNetwork #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
PM confirms action plan on Auckland CBD homeless 'move on orders' after mayor, minister meet
The PM said he expected an announcement to be made by Christmas.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Stranger: "I don't think I've encountered anyone more happy to be _here_ *hand gestures* than you this week!"

It's possible!
November 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Just remembered this one:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfW4...
Kristin Hersh - Your Ghost (Official Video)
YouTube video by 4AD
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Last night, a pipe burst for our washing machine, flooded the laundry and the washing machine, which blew the fuse, which is all perfectly timed for a certain someone having the first occasion in her life that means she has to do more laundry, ahem.
November 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Me: "There should never even be a minimum wage, there should only be a living wage"

Person: "Are you stupid?"

🤣 Clearly projecting...
November 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Shift extended - yay for more hours, boo for social life.
November 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Have six roadies checked in?"

Zero.
November 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I get quite emotionally worked up over weird stuff - I don't think I outwardly show it, because I'm aware of how silly it is.

For example at work, I'm supposed to do a task as per a plan, but the plan is never there when I need to do the task, so instead of what's required I do 10 times the job.
November 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM