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April W

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Ameri-Kiwi based in Aotearoa New Zealand • ACNH • Art + Design • Cats • Cinema + Movies • Snail mail + Stationery • Zines • She/her ❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ ❤️ My Letterboxd: boxd.it/4QSD

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April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

FINALLY getting to the useful French lessons on Duolingo.

Screen cap from the Duolingo app indicating French language lessons re how to "Discuss protests"

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The National Museum of Funeral History in Houston, Texas, sells a coffin-shaped stuffy called MORT ⚰️

Brown coffin-shaped stuffed toy with large, round eyes, a toothy smile, and short, black arms and legs. The stuffy has been dubbed MORT; he wears a small green bow tie.

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

To everyone going to Marlon Williams at Ōtautahi Christchurch Town Hall this evening — enjoy! I wish I was going again tonight. Here's a wee pic from last night's show. 🎸 #Kikorangi

Marlon Williams wearing a suit, playing the guitar, and singing into a microphone on stage at the Christchurch Town Hall on Saturday 30 May 2026.

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

When I'm not sure about Watch versus Warning, I refer to this image posted by the Dunedin City Council back in 2024:

Cheese Roll Watch: We have the ingredients to make cheese rolls but it might not come to anything.
Cheese Roll Warning: There are definitely cheese rolls now - and we're having them!

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Who's excited — ? 🙋‍♀️ #chchstationeryclub #stationeryclub #christchurchnz #ōtautahi #fountainpens #paperpeople #journaling #penpalling #plannerlove

White letters on a green background read "CHRISTCHURCH STATIONERY CLUB Coming in 2026"

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I've been looking for some cute-adjacent, comfortable sandals to wear on our summer trip (I have KEENS that are comfy but fugly). I'm going to take a chance on some Skechers. They are also a little ugly, but I hope to rock them à la Berlin gallery owner.

Blue Skechers sandals with wide velcro straps and light grey soles.

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

That typeface reminds me of the Spongebob Squarepants meme — what does People magazine mean to convey with sExIeSt MaN aLiVe ??

Cover of the 17 November 2025 issue of People featuring an image of actor Jonathan Bailey, who has been crowned Sexiest Man Alive by the magazine.

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

A last-minute purchase before boarding my flight... #PedroPascal

July/August issue of US Vanity Fair with Pedro Pascal on the cover

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

FINALLY getting to the useful French lessons on Duolingo

Screen cap from Duolingo app reads:
Translate this sentence
J'ai besoin de mes cahiers.
I need my notebooks.

Screen cap from Duolingo app reads:
Translate this sentence
J'ai besoin de ce crayon.
I need this pencil.

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Today is my birthday! Here is a photo from my birthday party 🎂🎁

Vintage black and white photograph of two very sweet, cute kittens wearing dresses seated in small chairs on either end of a small table. The kittens are looking in the general direction of the camera. The table is covered with a wee table cloth. There is a birthday cake with unlit candles on the table.

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

FINALLY getting to the useful Spanish lessons on Duolingo

Screen cap from Duolingo app reads:
Complete the translation.
My cat is pretty.
Mi gato es bonito.

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

🖤

Black and white photograph of David Lynch as an older man. 1946-2025 RIP 🐐

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

'Twas a lovely afternoon to visit the Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki 🥞🪨 Paparoa National Park, Te Tai Poutini, West Coast, Aotearoa New Zealand 🤩

The Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki, looking south. Paparoa National Park, Te Tai Poutini, West Coast, Aotearoa New Zealand

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Meri Kirihimete from Aotearoa New Zealand 🎅👽

Dilapitated wooden house with rusty iron roof and white plastic garden chair on the front porch. Life-sized Santa Claus Father Christmas figure is on the front door holding a bright green-coloured space alien doll.

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

BLOW OUT (1981), IKIRU (1952), A FIELD IN ENGLAND (2013), RASHOMON (1950)

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I'm a little behind on my Bluesky memes, but here's one... Introduce yourself with: One book One movie One album One TV show

Penguin Classics cover of The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon.

The Criterion Collection cover of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, directed by Pedro Almodóvar

Disintegration by The Cure

The Twilight Zone; Rod Serling

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

The first holiday cards are ready to send! Is anyone else writing snail mail at the moment? Where are my postal peeps?

Four red envelopes decorated with Christmas postage stamps, washi tape, Par Avion stickers, and collaged with images of vintage Christmas tree ornaments. The address on the top envelope is obscured by a card featuring a ginger kitten sitting in front of a decorated Christmas tree.

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

It's peony season! 😍

Close-up of a pink peony flower

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 03/10/2024

CONAN IS IN ŌTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH — !! #TEAMCOCO

Tweet from Conan O'Brien, "Came all the way to Christchurch, New Zealand to visit a fan. Her terror quickly turned to delight. #ConanOBrienMustGo"

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 04/03/2024

Seventeen years ago today, I moved to Aotearoa New Zealand for what I thought was going to be one year. 😳

Cilla Black, with her arms outstretched, singing the theme song to British show Surprise Surprise. Text reads, "Surprise! Surprise!"

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

My Hermes Baby is finally back home. 😍 #typewriter

Vintage Hermes Baby manual typewriter

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 08/10/2023

Beautiful kōwhai 💛 🇳🇿

Kōwhai blossoms

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

Your last saved celeb pic is your therapist. 🤔

Black and white image of actor James Dean sitting at a table at a diner-type restaurant. Cup of coffee, a bowl of cake, and an ashtray are on the table. James makes eye contact with the camera. He holds a lit cigarette in his left hand; the smoke creates a hazy atmosphere.

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 22/08/2023

Can't wait for Ōtautahi Christchurch ZineFest this Sunday - !!

Ōtautahi ZineFest 2023
Christchurch Art Gallery
Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Sunday 27th of August
11-4pm

April W @testpatern.bsky.social · 10/08/2023

Ata mārie I'm back in AOTEAROA

Black and white drawing of some kind of duck or waterfowl with the caption WHADDUP WIENERS; by @EffinBirds