Posts by Jackie Clark
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And I think Danielle quite possibly speaks on behalf of many of us, Danyl.
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Well, the funny thing is that women like Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington wouldn't put their own mugs on the cover of Vogue, just as I have my doubts Trelise Cooper or Denise L'Strange Corbett could pour themselves into the size nada outfits they send down the catwalk. Successful, wealthy intelligent women who've cut a dash in fiercely competitive industries -- and I still wonder if they really like what they see in the bathroom mirror every morning. Which makes me sad more than angry.
Mwah, Craig. Mwah, mwah, mwah. I agree. It's something that drives me potty.
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Imagine the puff pastry with mushroom, spinach sauteed in garlic and marinated feta with a hint of sundried tomatoes pie
Yum.
all washed down with a good kiwi Epic Pale Ale.
Ew.
To finish with a nice Cuban cigar
Yum.
and a Laphroaig
Ew.
So in summary, at the Great Blend Xmas party thingy, there will be a group of us outside with cigars. Some will have whiskey. Some will have rum. Only those who smoke cigars and drink whiskey/rum need apply.
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Ah, my hobby horse. And the one afternoon I can't come. Ne'er mind. I will watch it with interest tomorrow.
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On the subject of Christchurch being "English", I've just been reading The Shell Guide to New Zealand, a 1969 travel guide edited by Maurice Shadbolt. ('Tis my new favourite book).
Ohhh... can I borrow it when you're done?
That made me all nostalgic. When a small version of the Clark Family was doing the North Island/South Island roadtrip -which we did every May holidays from 1974 to 1982, pretty much - we used the Mobil Travel Guides. Long skinny books they were, and full to the brim with every single town, large and small, in NZ, and what to do, where to stay and what to eat while you were there. Fantastic. Which has nothing at all to do with Chch. Much like myself.
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I have a little tale which may amuse some. Yesterday we had our triannual ERO visit. Prior to their visit, they tell what their focus will be. At first, it was how we cater for Maori children. And then it changed to literacy. Okay, think we. No worries. Whatever. And then they came, had a lovely time, and we sat down at the end of the day for them to report their initial findings to us. There was much compliemtary discourse about our literacy programme. Fine, think we. And then, and this is relevant to this discussion in so many ways, they proceeded to question us about numeracy and reading. We pricked up our ears. Had we thought of a numeracy programme to complement the literacy going on? Why was there not a books area? Yes, what they were basically saying was " There has been a change in direction lately. In accordance with Head Bitch Tolley's manifesto, we are now focusing on the 3 R's in early childhood education. You thought we hadn't started on you yet. Surprise!" Well, that's not actually what they said. But that's what I heard. And that's what they meant. And they were right. We were surprised, and not in a happy way, that already we are firmly in the sights of the Evil Empire Inc.
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I know nothing of these new standards, apart from what I have read here, and in the papers. And you know what? I stand by my original reactions in regards to my career when I found out National came to power, which were, in this order 1) Who the hell is Anne Tolley anyway? and 2) She's a scary bitch. That's all from me. Good night.
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Fantastic that you are almost back to normal, if that is a word that one may apply to your very quirky, sweet self, Ms Emma.
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Islander, I have always thought of people who identify as asexual as being in the middle of the spectrum, if you are coming from the perspective that at either end of that spectrum are people who are completely homosexual or conversely, those who are completely heterosexual.
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Kinsey talked about the sexuality spectrum, and I'm not sure if it was him or someone else who hypothesied that there is nobody at either extreme end of the spectrum. I would tend to agree with that. Even if one does not act on one's attraction to the same sex, I would say that most people who identify as heterosexual have at some time in their lives felt that attraction.Just as there are many people out there who identify as gay who have had relationships, sexual and nonplatonic love relationships, with the opposite sex.