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That's not my name

@endoubleu.bsky.social

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You probably know me for my bird illustrations and sewing stuff, and maybe dinner, but on this profile I'm just me, for the social side. There's a business me too, if you know where to look. 🇳🇿Pākehā | She/her/they | cat person

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 19h

An OIA request, you mean?

That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 19h

I feel like we’re this effing close to starting to insert “giving effect to the whims of Seymour” into our public sector legislation.

Do not like.

That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, mine was laproscopic too - but I had my cervix removed too, and I think that comes with more risk of complication.

Just don't overdo it, aye, cos it's really easy to push yourself and then you have to go get checked out again.

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

Is your work work very sedentary? I wasn’t even able to leave my own property under my own steam for a month… (couldn’t drive, live on a very steep hill and wasn’t allowed to walk on hills).

Maybe I had different surgery to you though? I had 4 weeks off work, not realising it should have been six.

That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

@mattyangel.com did you see this???

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

That seems very soon after your surgery! I take it your recovery is coming along well?

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

I had to review a leadership course for my manager last year, and one of the resources suggested that managers should tell their staff to take 5 minutes each day to stop and pay attention to all the things happening around them in the office, as a form of mindfulness practice.

Me: 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

*passes the noise-cancelling headphones*

I hear you. I know this feeling well.

That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

I keep forgetting you’re such a young’un!

That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like you’ve skipped the courtesy bio-check in a rather egregious way there. You might want to take care of that.

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

I wondered how long it was going to take before that came up.

I probably should have mentioned that there is a kiwifruit board for the legitimate growers.

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

I take it that means you weren’t unemployed the summer of 2000/01?

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

Now, if you ever tell someone from AoNZ that you like eating kiwi, you will almost certainly be met with a sharp intake of breath in horror. We do not eat the birds, that would be highly illegal.
It always takes us a moment to realise you meant kiwifruit.

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

Kiwi are endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand. They are hefty, flightless, nocturnal birds with long beaks. Kiwifruit was a clever marketing campaign to sell the fruit grown in AoNZ to the world - they kind of resemble the bird.
Kiwi for the people goes back to a wartime nickname for our troops.

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

Same. But I learnt the Bunny Ears from my eldest nephew (5 years younger than me). Basically, Bunny Ears skips the one loop crossover and goes straight to the double bow but.

That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

Is this where I reveal that I am not only a young lady of Gondor, but also Rohirrim… and I took part in storming the gates with a battering ram, cleverly disguised as an Orc (but wearing Uruk-hai legs because none of the Orc ones fit).

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

As far as I can tell the biggest difference between public and private is that private call you to book the appointment to make sure it’s a time you can make without having to completely rearrange your life and those of all around you. And they give you contact details in case you need to rebook.

That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

Do the foundation knot (single over and under) then make loops and repeat the foundation knot with the loops instead of the single lace.

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, so that was real??!?

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

We really do.

And it seems natural to us, because a lot of us have been mutuals for a decade or more (remembering that we migrated on mass from the other place). It also means we have lots of in-jokes; for example @orthanc.nz doesn’t type loudly, he’s actually mostly a very considered poster.

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

(I’m not saying you’re doing this. Just that it’s a thing that people not from the USA observe happening on a regular basis.)

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

We are talking about shoes!

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

It’s used metaphorically. People from the USA are often observed to speak loudly and assuredly, making it difficult for those around them to carry on a quiet conversation, eg not using their inside voices in restaurants and workplaces.
Online, it’s the tendency to post for clout over community.

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

Double bow on the laces for the perfect fit, zip on the side for ease of access.

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That's not my name @endoubleu.bsky.social · 1d

I’m so very sorry for your loss.

May his memory be eternal. 💛