Well I don’t really have anything clever to say about this. Continue reading “Learned helplessness v weaponised incompetence”
Pet update
In Christchurch, at my brother and sister in law’s house, everything is going along just peachy (I’ve always just talked about my brother because “brother and sister in law” is so clunky, but finally I’m just too embarrassed to leave her out anymore. Even worse, they aren’t married, so she’s my common-law sister in law, yikes! Sorry to leave you out for so long, Nicola.) Continue reading “Pet update”
Transparent
Is that story about the frog in boiling water a real South African saying or am I just misremembering something someone once told me? In any event, it doesn’t sound like an experiment that would ever pass an ethics committee. Continue reading “Transparent”
The late Kirsty J
Running late this morning, I managed to get every traffic light going my way as I cycled in to work. Continue reading “The late Kirsty J”
Dabbling
I have discovered something about my dogs’ arseholes recently. Continue reading “Dabbling”
On your bike
Simon got hit by a car last week. Continue reading “On your bike”
A big day out.
I’ve been in theatre with this one case since 8 am; it’s now nearly 10 pm, and we still aren’t done. Continue reading “A big day out.”
By any other name
Am in the neurosurgical theatre again today, looking after someone who is having their sciatica fixed. The surgeon keeps asking the scrub nurse for a Watson Cheyne. Continue reading “By any other name”
Well built
We’re nearly there! After many months, the scaffolding around our house is finally coming down. Continue reading “Well built”
Levin A and P show
They say that how you spend your days is how you spend your life, so I was pleased not to waste the entirety of yesterday moaning about life’s imperfections, but rather to take a family day trip to one of New Zealand’s most iconic activities: a local A and P show. Continue reading “Levin A and P show”