Posts by Danielle
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Field Theory: What goes with beer and sports?, in reply to andin,
I know. I was trying to nicely say that you were drawing a ridiculously long-assed bow.
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Field Theory: What goes with beer and sports?, in reply to andin,
Just occassionally someone loses their life because of it.
If I'd known Megan making jokes near me was life-threatening, I would never have had lunch with her. Goodness.
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Oh no, I just caught up too. Poor pups. And everyone. :(
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Up Front: It's Complicated, in reply to BenWilson,
Which is another reason it’s a bad social construct, that practically puts most of the burden on women.
... something something feminism.
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Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too, in reply to Hebe,
Oh how exciting!!
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Speaker: Generation Zero: Let's Grow Up, in reply to Matthew Poole,
Hey, both Nola and Houston have lots of great things about them (you don't really see the many good bits of Houston by driving on freeways, Bart). Just... not urban planning.
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Speaker: Generation Zero: Let's Grow Up, in reply to James Bremner,
Danielle, so how does Auckland get affordable housing?
I have no idea (which is why I never have anything to say in these threads). But since you brought up Houston - a city I know reasonably well - as an example of urban awesomeness, I had to note that your argument was, to put it mildly, kind of full of shit. (Also? Texas is teeming with flying cockroaches. GIANT FLYING COCKROACHES.)
(I don't really have anything against big houses in exurbs, because I basically live in the Auckland equivalent of one myself for various family reasons. I just don't think they should be the default option.)
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Speaker: Generation Zero: Let's Grow Up, in reply to James Bremner,
I lived in Houston for four years. WE DO NOT WANT TO BE LIKE HOUSTON.
(It actually *is* pretty cool culturally, I'll admit that, but the driving distances are *immense*. I caught public transport regularly there and it was terrible. The entire city is bisected by giant 12 lane freeways and rush hour is still nightmarish. I visit relatives in the exurbs regularly and the amount of driving you have to do just to get to a corner shop is ludicrous. There are some fun inner-city pedestrian-friendly suburbs but they're expensive. There is no zoning to speak of. It's basically everything you don't want in urban planning in one giant city of four million plus.)
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Up Front: It's Complicated, in reply to Emma Hart,
What, short of asking, could constitute a “reasonable step”?
You could play that creepy Dragon song and look meaningfully at them, I suppose.
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If you mention Bobby Brown, I am almost physically compelled to post this clip (also starring Whitney, natch) from his reality show, Being Bobby Brown. So here it is.
I couldn't possibly comment upon whether staying off drugs was still on his mind at this point.