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Follies
I'm still keen to do that. But, instead of casting musicals stars, I think we need to look at it as like an HIP thing. So, imagine Vince...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 23, 20241 min read
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Game over
What I love about the camera tests is that they show it's my eye that's important, not my baldness or my lack of tits. If the university...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 23, 20243 min read
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David and Goliath
I think VUW has abused the language of wellbeing and 'harm reduction' in order to justify their completely illegal approach to acquiring...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 23, 20241 min read
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Dirty Creatures
Well, I'm open to suggestions. If physical effects buffs think that a cat costume is possible, then I'm definitely keen to see tests, but...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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The Terrorist
Despite the tepid response from NZ, I'm still keen to pursue it. Haven't gotten any actual feedback. I sent it to Dave Armstrong. I'm...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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This is when my brain goes funny
Two am is a bit late for me atm. It's usually more like between 8pm and midnight. One of my funny thoughts atm is this: have you ever...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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The Day The Flat Burned Down
I was quite chuffed with the footage, but it needs more like a 10mm lens to really capture the wideness of the stairs. Or a real 18mm...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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To John Allen
VUW must give up on Weeded Out: the feature at this point. Treehouse (the jobseeking course) might have some legal claim to that IP,...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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For Dobbyn
I just had a random idea: I love the chorus in Bliss, and I think that I could do some type of guitar fantasia using those two themes. ...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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Stuck between generations
Generations are literally unscientific measurements, but I had a thought about why 1994 was such an important year in S01E10 of The...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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So, you're a masochist...
Don't say that this battle of the bulge is arousing me: it's definitely not. When I said that thing in the Big Smoke, I was referring to...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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Battle of the Bulge: part 2
Well, this is a pair of tights that I'm fairly sure I had in 2021, and this is some pink panties that I'm very sure I had in 2021 (and...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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I had a dream...
I've had a few this week -- probably the buzz from the hīkoi. Anyway, this particular one was inspired by that statement that National...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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Why stir up bad blood?
Look, I'd love nothing more than to never discuss my dick and whether people may have seen the full monty, but people keep on using that...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 21, 20243 min read
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Out On The Street
I said Tina sang it, but personally I dunno if I could. It's a very specific thing, and my nylon guitar can't really do that bluesy rock,...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 21, 20241 min read
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The apologies
They essentially fall into two categories: 1. People that were unknowingly behaving in a transphobic way, but came around and eventually...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 21, 20241 min read
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Larynx position
There's a certain school of thought, particularly for baritones, that the larynx must be fully depressed at all times, and that the high...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 21, 20241 min read
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To Richard Linklater
It's nice that you like my voice, but I'm not playing a man. I have the legal right to refuse. As I've said several times, pay me by...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 21, 20241 min read
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To the Wellington pricks
Why are you so surprised, Golriz? Like, I've been moaning about that hui for quite a while. James and Cass must cease. Non-negotiable...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 21, 20242 min read
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To the stalkers that nearly put me in jail
Here's the part that really pissed me off about this whole FTAC/sick pervert ideology. I clarified very early on that the show songs and...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 21, 20242 min read
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