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A question I keep seeing on social media is this: "Why don't we have stronger voter ID laws in force in New Zealand?" Well, here's my opinion on why we don't, and why that's actually a good thing.

Two points:

1.) Strong voter ID laws have a history of disenfranchising vulnerable members of the population. These same vulnerable people also ( Read more... )

So since my last update, Stuff has Happened.

neoterik and I have gone from being friends, to being prospective flatmates, to being flatmates with benefits, to being in an open relationship, and now we've decided (after a brief discussion late one night) to be monogamous. All in the space of about two weeks, give or take. Woot ( Read more... )

I'm currently living in Koromiko Rd in the area above the Aro Valley that is known (at least as far as I'm concerned) as Pleasantville. Right now, I'm crashing on neoterik's lounge floor. However, since there's a REALLY REALLY NICE 2-bedroom flat being built above us, he's indicated that he wouldn't mind moving in there and getting me to stay on as a ( Read more... )

I have been told in no uncertain terms that I need to leave the place I'm staying at THIS WEEK. So I need a place to stay, preferably in or near Wellington city, while I wait for Work & Income to stop dragging their collective heels and pay my benefit finally. It's probably only going to take a week longer, then I'll have an income and finally be ( Read more... )

I've moved!

I'm now living at the top end of Major Drive in Kelson. Yes, I'm still in Lower Hutt. Right now, I'm house-sitting for geeknz and poly_craftual, who are on their honeymoon. They're off to Burning Man. It's Holly's first burn, and Gynn's fifth? sixth? I can't remember ( Read more... )

kittyfarmer and I are no longer together, after almost twelve years ( Read more... )

I blame Doctor Who for this. Comments welcome.

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( silence will fall )

Thankfully, not my ownSynopsis: Young couple with two-year-old child go to restaurant. Adults order (alcoholic) drinks - mother gets some kind of fizzy fruit cocktail, father gets a (shock! horror!) white Russian. Waiter brings drinks to table, places them in the centre - this was a Chinese restaurant, so I assume it was one of those "lazy Susan" ( Read more... )

I, like Catiecat, have recently had a brush with the US Customs and Border Patrol, and been shown the benefits of privilege. Only my experience was a bit more, well, intenseA bit of background: In August of 2007, I moved with my partner David to Knoxville in Tennessee. He'd been headhunted by the folks at Oak Ridge National Laborotory, and he'd ( Read more... )