Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Home office refit underway. Trying to decide whether to use the ceiling hexagon tiles for wargames or Traveller subsector maps. 010
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I think KMart has formed an opinion on the prospects of Manchester City's appeal succeeding. 020
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 03/10/2026We now possess the Dishwasher of Omega (sadly, Rassilon model not available). Soon, we will be Master of Time and Space (Saving)! 010
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Choctoberfest plan already requires rework due to things being out of stock but my first entry is the Caribbean White Bliss Scone from the Get Fixed Bicycle Café. 020
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 27/09/2026From a few days ago - when we got home, @aeshna.bsky.social spotted a thrush enthusiastically whacking a snail against the pavement. #birds 080
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 26/09/2026From Dublin Airport on Twitter - "Good news for Man City fans in Ireland: we offer direct flights to Luton, Birmingham, Bristol, Bradford and Cardiff" 110
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Because I just don't have enough pain and despair in my life... 000
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Went to the Wellington Brick Show at Te Rauparaha Arena yesterday. 010
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Swung by the shop (Ghuznee Street Shoe & Bag Repairs - they also do dry cleaning and key cutting!) again last night and took a photo of the other helmets. 101
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Saw this helmet at the back of a closed shop last night. Anyone recognize where it's from? It was in the company of Mandalorian and Clone Trooper helmets, if that helps... 312
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Un-Xpected item in the post yesterday: card and sticker from @xplainthexmen.bsky.social as thanks for supporting the podcast. You're welcome: it's been a wild ride and all the best, still missing you! 020
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Second time virtually attending the Adelaide Critical Mass fan meeting via Zoom. 020
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Was booking tickets for Spider-man: Brand New Day and noticed the taken seats are marked with Spidey-heads! 010
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Just spotted Una Chin-Riley's karaoke play list! Love the inclusion, unmodified, of Let It Go! 010
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Not saying it was a little damp this morning but these guys were on our front lawn when we left. They approached us, suspect they were hoping to be fed... #birds 070
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 29/07/2026At My Fried Chicken Britomart (sans Facebook check-in) for dinner. I may have made a mistake sizing my order based on price. Ah well, we do what we must because we can... 030
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 25/07/2026@aeshna.bsky.social briefly mistook this Roxette album cover on YouTube for Morpheus and Desire from the TV version of Sandman. I can see where she's coming from... 021
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Interesting way to describe the current US cyclospora outbreak... 000
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 11/07/2026At The Borough with @aeshna.bsky.social earlier than I'd like for a Sunday morning for Eng-er-land vs Norway. Please don't suck... 230
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Neighbor has said they have had to buy a stick vacuum to clean up his hair each morning! 110
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 10/07/2026From this morning. Looks like Tiger has finally come to accept Ollie's presence. Ollie is definitely the bolder of the two but, while bold enough to come up to the deck door, not bold enough to stick around when we opened it! #cats 160
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Call me a pedant but doesn't a ceasefire require the parties to, well, cease firing? 100
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Just seen on BBC website. That has to be some S Tier ad buying! 010
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Ventured briefly back onto Twitter just to screengrab this. 031
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 05/07/2026I'm guessing the driver's American (or possibly the person who lives near the Tawa-Porirua road who seems to be flying a different and seldom-repeated flag each time we drive past). Wonder what a flag that size does to fuel consumption? 001
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 22/06/2026A chap clicks on *one* Routledge book link for games AI and it starts taking a rather scattergun approach for the books it advertises to me! 010
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Some photos from the Night Crossing on Friday night. AIUI, it's about marking the Winter solstice, encountering the Grandmother of Birds and crowning her but more than happy to be corrected? In any case, definitely made for an interesting Friday evening! 131
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Guess now would be a good time for any NZ Supervillain to make their move... 010
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Interesting auto-caption rendition of "James Corden" too! 010
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Just seen a video which mentioned that Andrew Tate had been seen doing a PR piece at a Russian training area and the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces response on social media to requests they drone strike him: 021
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Spent most of our last full day at King's Park/Botanic Gardens. May have got our guide interested in the idea of Worldcon in Brisbane in 2028! Next up: post-Swancon dinner - one last chance to talk to Perth SMOFs :-) 040
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 03/06/2026At the Gage Street Brewery in Fremantle with @aeshna.bsky.social - Weather's a damned sight more pleasant here than it was yesterday on the way to Rottnest Island! 000
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Brekkie burger here looks great apart from being too tall to eat as a burger... 021
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 03/06/2026And, on our way back to the ferry, we spotted a quokka that seemed to be sipping from a can of beer! 020
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 03/06/2026More proof from yesterday that humans are required to keep their distance from quokkas but they do not have any such obligation! 120
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Also lot of foraging crows, gulls and pelicans round here. To us, Australian crows sound weird compared with UK and Malaysian ones. Closest comparison we thought of was the adults in the Charlie Brown cartoons! 110
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 02/06/2026First quokka sightings. We have instructions to keep our distance from them. They do not appear to have similar instructions to keep their distance from humans. 341
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 30/05/2026At the Crown Casino Perth with @aeshna.bsky.social for the Champions League final. Man, there's a lot of Arsenal fans here! 220
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Think I should get one of these hooded pillows for our upcoming flight to Perth? Checking the label, should be OK as I am 3+ 010
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Forgot about this from a couple of weekends ago: did a house viewing out of curiosity and noticed the nectar feeder and tui in the garden. #birds 082
Ming @monkeyking.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Think we're in the right place to watch the Wellington Phoenix women in the Ninja A League final in Melbourne. 000
