Anna Chinn's blog

A rivalry has begun. The rivalry is between me and my friend Appledove. It is already fierce. Yesterday she sent me a text-message to indicate she had scored a point.

"Waitati haven for stranded" ran the headline in the Otago Daily Times after the snow closed State Highway 1 into Dunedin, leaving 220 motorists to spend the night in the coastal township's community hall.

It's time, once more, for New Zealand to ban something other countries think is a good idea. We banned nuclear energy and nuclear weaponry in 1987 but it feels like we haven't had a good ban since then.

The breadmaker had something to declare. It said, "EEE."

People imagined a prettier harbourside, a monorail, electric trams, a ferry, better cycleways, the one-way system going underground, urban rooftop beekeeping like New York has, green roofs like Chicago has, fruit trees and native trees, and a revitalised southern warehouse district.

Customer: Hello, I would like to take out a small business loan.

Bank person: Yes, and what will you be doing in business?

We recently had a heated debate in the subbery. The debate was about dashes.

The best material for a blog entry based on a day's loitering in Dunedin Public Hospital would come from interviewing a stranger. Strangers anywhere are interesting, but strangers in hospitals are additionally interesting because hospitals evoke feelings.

Yesterday was the International Day Against Homophobia. O, homophobia! You old killjoy. Rearing your tedious head all over the show.

Not very long ago, I was roaring around the kitchen chasing a fly. I wanted it dead. It's not like flies are endangered and this one was, you know, being inconvenient.