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something I've noticed...
Like all broadcasters, I listen to my tapes (well, most of them). One of the odd things I've noticed is that I'm starting to sound a bit...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 1, 20241 min read
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The cartoons
Well, I'm proud of the trans ones. I think they're finally conveying my message to all these people that have laughed at my transition or...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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serving black people
Well, I don't really see it that way. I'm a member of TPM, and I could theoretically advocate strongly within that space, but I trust...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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Real work vs. the arts economy
I've been a professional-level musician and composer since I was about 15. In those 15 years, I can count the number of gigs where I was...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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snark
One of the things I hate about the pitch that Wellington made about the Tina film - other than the pitch not involving any face-to-face...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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Some legal statements
I'm serious: no tina film can legally exist and I will go to any length to prevent production. Any attempt at production will only ever...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 29, 20241 min read
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my bald spot
It nags at me slightly, but I don't really care. Haven't found the right hat or headdress for outdoors, but inside the House at...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 29, 20241 min read
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The realm of darkness
I thought of death As I lay dying, Trying desperately To cling to her. That vibrant ray of new hope: emerging then fading. In: the...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 29, 20241 min read
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satirical cartoon dumping ground 7
If you double-click on an image, you can see it in full screen.
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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About my funding woes
Well, basically, people are pretending that they like my singing voice more than my original songs because they fundamentally disagree...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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The Dakumentary: final statement
This is the final episode of the saga. It's ballooned out from a few silly cartoons into a full-blown 22 hour movie orgy. Hopefully...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 26, 20243 min read
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To Wellington
Yes, I saw Jian's playing the Left Hand concerto by Ravel. No, I'm not coming. I can't really afford to. Cease and desist means that all...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 26, 20243 min read
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Question Time 25.09.2024
Today opened with a half-hour debate after a ministerial statement by Slimeon about the Northland transmission tower collapse in June...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 25, 20243 min read
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The mouth of the fish
the mist rolled over the moors of the long white cloud, near the mouth of the fish, giving one a moment's pause. colonial symbols built...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 24, 20241 min read
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To the people that lost
I'm not a gracious winner, and Tina is not a legally acceptable discussion anymore. Given the drafting documents, given the time-stamps,...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 24, 20242 min read
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Adult thoughts
My GP visits are becoming like adult ones. I have problems, and there are usually solutions. In my mid-twenties, it was often in my head,...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 23, 20241 min read
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For the regular people
The main thing is that I have a lot of fans inside Parliament, and they've been watching versions of the Dakumentary for a while now. ...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 23, 20241 min read
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'everyone wants a piece of me'
That's how this feels, rather than tall poppy syndrome or being famous in the Taika *celebrity* sense of the word. And it's not even via...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 23, 20241 min read
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The Mist: lyrics and chords
This is pure 4/4, except maybe a few half bars. The demo tape opens with a sliding major 7 chord that starts on the 4th string (D...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 23, 20242 min read
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The Dakumentary: stats
Well, AMPP got taken down for copyright violations during the campaign for S01E04, so I can't provide those figures for the first four...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 22, 20242 min read
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