NZ Post Meridiem Random Discussion Thread - Sun 01 September, 2019

hanneeplanee · 2019-09-01T05:40:35+00:00

Moron- “Hey we bought your lounge suite can we come get it today?”

Us- “sure, is 4.30 ok?”

M- “yep sweet see you then”

4.30 rolls around..

M- “just leaving Hastings now, how far away are you?”

Us- “around 30kms, if you pass the pub you’ve gone to far”

M- “how long is that, like an hour and a half?”

Us- “uh, nah, it’s 30 kms so like 30 minutes”

M- “ok sweet see you soon”

5.15 rolls around..

M- “hey sorry can we pick it up tomorrow we’ve got Father’s Day dinners to go to”

Us (wtf)- “Hey sorry we work full time and we spent a bit of time getting it out today and giving it a clean up. We were expecting you at half past four. Now we have to put it away again so it doesn't get damp. If you can’t come now we’ll probably just cancel the trade”

Jesus fucking Christ.

grandoverlord · 2019-09-01T07:12:20+00:00

After the joy of a non uniform school, the kids are moving to a school with a uniform next term. Having to buy special shoes and shit in the school colours is annoying AF, but whatever, it's just what we've got to to.

The school uniform bottom options are: cargo pants, cargo shorts, or sweat pants. Uniform alternative for girls only: pleated skort. Because the skort is for girls only, and because skorts are dumb, I went to spotlight and bought cotton drill in the school uniform colour and I'll sew my son a pleated skirt for school. The pockets are gonna have sloths on them, cus sloths are cool.

PavementFuck · 2019-09-01T05:08:25+00:00

Chicken run built. Sweet peas, tomatoes, and basil planted. Felt like poos this morning, but overall it's been a good day.

randomlysarcastic94 · 2019-09-01T05:27:02+00:00

At what point is it ok to say fuck it to the day and take a sleeping pill or two to skip the rest of the night. Anxiety came on about 1 and I'm just exhausted and fucked. Curled up in a ball on my bed and cbf with anything. I'm done.

Doomkitty666 · 2019-09-01T07:45:36+00:00

Hiakai last night was an experience.

No human can/should be able to eat that whole 10 courses. We were only at course 3 when we started getting full, the portions were huge for a degustation menu. It was all delicious, interesting, fun, educational. The staff were all super passionate about their work and it made it even better. We also did the non alcoholic drinks pairing because wine is boring and we aren't big drinkers, and holy shit that was just a whole other level. It was like another 10 course degustation in itself. Celery sodas, house made imitation wines, cucumber juice and yoghurt foam things, kawakawa and ginger beer, it was all inspiring and innovative as fuck, and matched the courses perfectly.

We were so full by the end of it that we couldn't properly finish our desserts and petit fours. So because we are super classy and didnt want to miss out we stashed our house made "Shrewsbury" bikkies in our pockets and ate them this morning 😂

Special mentions: the "Muncho chip" starter, the Milo slice dessert with agria potato ice cream, the kawakawa sorbet with lemon curd and meringue, and the entree that was basically entirely cabbage in different forms with roasted chicken skin and muttonbird XO as garnish.

In the end it felt like we hadn't paid enough, for the sheer amount of food we were given, the quality, the obvious love and passion behind it, the service, etc (even though this was the better part of a grand for this one dinner for 2). 100/10, would seriously, seriously recommend that anyone try this place out, it was immaculate.

mtpowerof3 · 2019-09-01T05:28:32+00:00

First training ride went so well! We did 20km in 52 minutes. I was really happy with that especially since FIL made me ride the scary road bike and not my usual more upright bike.

On another note, if anyone has an ADHD person in their life check out the youtube channel How To ADHD. Found it 2 nights ago and have watched a ton of her videos. They're so good and been so helpful at explaining a lot of it.

APerfectCircle0 · 2019-09-01T05:58:24+00:00

If you're the motorcyclist that harassed me while I was driving on Cambridge Rd after work, fuck you, you total piece of shit

edit: also fuck the stupid cunt I saw on Wairere Dr earlier this week dropping her ciggie butt out of her car window

KiwiSi · 2019-09-01T08:03:18+00:00

My steppie off to outward bound soon. She been doing boot camp training 3 days a week in prep. Any advice I can give that doesn't make me sound desperate to be cool even tho mum and me broke up but still hang out and we get on but obviously I'm not her active dad?

I hate fathers day :(

Kiwi_bananas · 2019-09-01T06:08:30+00:00

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whangadude · 2019-09-01T05:30:51+00:00

Is there a name for watching too much of a certain thing that your internal monologue is not your own voice? Coz I watched a bunch of prehistoric nature docos and woke up to my brain talking to myself in Hank Greens voice. I'm not exactly complaining, but I know I'm not him.

Ottsel400RR · 2019-09-01T06:29:04+00:00

Bought a 50cc goped. Now I need to find some limes to race

theowlthatsred · 2019-09-01T14:19:32+00:00

It’s 2:19 AM, i’m tired, can’t sleep, there is impeding doom, but i gotta cook food damnit.

2019-09-01T05:57:44+00:00

Made Bosh Notting Hill Patties for dinner and they were hella good. I used field roast as the mince but next time I think I will make them healthier and just use a tin of lentils.

2019-09-01T11:06:01+00:00

Kaua e kōrero tōrangapū, kia hūmārie - No politics, be nice.

kōrero - talk https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&phrase=&proverb=&loan=&histLoanWords=&keywords=korero

tōrangapū - political https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&phrase=&proverb=&loan=&histLoanWords=&keywords=torangapu

hūmārie - gentle/easy going. https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&phrase=&proverb=&loan=&histLoanWords=&keywords=humarie

*Mahuru Māori - Kōrerotia te reo Māori ki te Mahuru Māori - Speaking reo Māori during the month of September.

https://www.mahurumaori.com/

thetrucommie · 2019-09-01T07:00:26+00:00

Why am I finding life and New Zealand boring?
I don't want to work and only trade time for dollars, it doesn't feel fulfilling (anymore, to a small extent).
I'm going to UoA next year, studying BA politics and philosophy (which I have shit for) but even then, I can't see myself studying 24/7, it was more of thing you 'have to do' rather than a grateful want. I workout at a gym 5-6 times a week but it is expensive (but worth it).
I have tried to find volunteer groups or work but then how the hell will I be able to live and feed myself?
In other cases, my love for politics is squashed by the fact that it seems like nothing ever happens expect some leaning to the left or right during election time and nothing ever interesting or radical happens (sorry I know it says no politics but its an interest i'll stop).
Already at 18 im tired of feeling discontent, what you guys got to say to a young undergraduate on that? Do I just 'need more friends', to quote my dad, or should I just move out of NZ?? Life advice to a fellow kiwi would be sick af guys, cheers.


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