I'm all ever the place tonight, but this one is so wonderful. Taika's mother was interviewed after an awards ceremony, and listening to her speak about him makes me smile so big every time. This is a very special clip, I think.

Season 3. Reconciliation.
There has been a rift of some kind. We are shown flashbacks of relationship moments. Kisses. Fights. Crying. Love. Long looks into each other’s eyes. A cheek caress. An empty chair. An empty bed. Flowers. A discarded robe.

This song.

The reprise: a bed again - occupied.

For the uninitiated: right after Izzy says "Congratulations", we hear the opening of this pipe organ music, commonly found in churches and used during certain ceremonies.
The camera pans over to reveal the tray sitting on - yep. A light blue fabric with white lace trim.

[steeples fingers. deep breath in. closes eyes. deep breath out.]

Okay.

Realized today that this is basically me nowadays when being forced to converse with most people IRL.

If you only knew how often I quietly say “thaaa warehouse, thaa warehouse”

Chelsea also directed a short film from/about an exhibit called “Toi tū Toi ora” in 2020, and T narrated this bit. The entire film can be found on Vimeo, and I’ll link it in the next post 👇🏼

I can’t be certain, but I have a strong feeling that part of this footage will appear in the ‘Toitū: Visual Sovereignty’ film that he has promoted on Instagram.

It shows the process of adding his ‘Dirty Money’ pieces to this installation at the Auckland Art Gallery.

I do not believe in coincidences and I just posted this interview this morning. 💅🏼

Way to round out that list, Bone.

I feel like perhaps someone out there may find themselves laboring under the assumption that I will be normal about this.

Please revisit this notion and delete it from your suppositions. That won’t be happening. Thank you.

Nah, Bone. Lights ON.

Hearing him use the euphemism "ding dong" always makes me want to make my doorbell joke even more. Stop having the same mental age as me, Taika, it's tearing me apart.