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The wedding band
Bought that for myself at The Third Eye. Nobody has ever asked me who my partner is.
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 12, 20241 min read
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Comparing the different teams in the Treaty Principles Bill debate.
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 12, 20241 min read
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2030 or no songs
That's just my bottom line: those songs are for that story, despite the efforts of numerous theatre companies to steal them. As for...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 12, 20241 min read
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Question Time 12.09.2024
No review today; I'm too pissed off. I honestly couldn't fucking take sitting there yesterday watching Tam while I'm fighting this war...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 12, 20241 min read
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Cease and desist - what must happen
Well, given you've all spent the last 18-24 months threatening me with criminal charges if I didn't play ball and be Tina for VUW and the...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 12, 20244 min read
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Question Time 11.09.2024
Gary's two cents: the opposition should be more like a government-in-waiting. Opened with a celebration of all the Paralympic athletes...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 11, 20243 min read
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What does it take for Amanda to come back to the fold, review gigs and possibly sing?
They must apologise to my face about the hate hui, the illegal spying on both my compositions and screenplays, and actually apologise for...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 7, 20242 min read
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S03E02 - A New World
I haven't seen it since I made the recent changes. Tried to today, but I think there were some syncing issues. Plus it's too recent:...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 7, 20241 min read
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 6, 20240 min read
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How to make me whole again
My Mum said that I could use the trust account to pay for counselling, but the major problem with that is that it needs to be somebody...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 6, 20242 min read
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How to: rotoscoping with Deep Dream Generator
Limitations: 5 megapixels. I've mostly used it in 1080p with 30fps phone cameras. Step 1: turn the video into a procession of stills....
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 4, 20244 min read
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The 'pervert' series
Shaming the Green Party and Victoria University of Wellington for their uncool, intolerant attitudes towards me.
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 4, 20241 min read
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To the smug, superior Greens punching down
Nadine needs to accept that she should have spoken to me. She also needs to accept that she totally misread me. Put it this way: a bunch...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 3, 20243 min read
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Why am I shaming lefties for being anti-trans?
Well, not all of them are lefties. Most of the classical music people tend to lean towards National, and even the 'left-wing' are Labour...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 2, 20242 min read
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Let's talk about my settlement dreams...
For starters, I know that many people have been reading this blog, particularly the community mental health team and the FTAC (among...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 2, 20247 min read
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The 'can't wear that' series
Some trans activism. People totally think this, though I'm slightly disappointed that Deep Dream Generator rendered so many Muslims,...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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Stereotypes and prejudices
Some of the classic trans ones that have been bandied about over the last several years from people that didn't have the guts to confront...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 1, 20242 min read
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 1, 20240 min read
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Do filmmakers have a social responsibility?
This is the argument that is currently being put forth regarding the Weeded Out screenplay: that I, as a writer-director, have a social...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 31, 20242 min read
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Living without a smartphone
It's been around a year or so since I trashed my third or fourth smartphone in a row, and Mum decided that I should get a burner phone. ...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 31, 20242 min read
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