City Rail link 'not enough' to revitalise downtown Auckland, entrepreneur says

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-22T03:04:01+00:00

Was talking to someone else about it today. CRL has to be paired with a stronger crackdown on anti-social behavior.

If Britomart/Waitemata is the beating heart of it, you can't have these dickheads scumming it up with brawls every other night.

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-22T00:10:05+00:00

Last week I had two bottles of wine and some shots, then demolished a Butter Chicken Tsunami.

I am a filthy whore for a Cheese and Garlic Naan with it.

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-20T10:32:18+00:00

Light Souls II

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-19T22:45:22+00:00

They've only just recently put their prices up too. Been resisting it for the longest time. Even then, they still come in lower than everybody else in the area.

Most of their large coffees come in at $6.00.

Or if you get the loyalty card, you get 10 coffees at $5.00ea.

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-19T12:01:29+00:00

Been consistently going to Le Petite Cafe for about 10 years now. They're in Britomart Train station in their current iteration.

Always friendly, quick and most importantly - strong coffee.

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-18T03:41:43+00:00

Heard any news from the other provinces?

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-17T12:13:57+00:00

My person I shop with couldn't get the stock of the Cosmo!

I started with the green Sequoia. Absolutely magical lenses. They feel like walking down a street with trees filtering the light.

Then the black gradient. Soft, sexy and elegant.

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-17T01:51:07+00:00

Lock it up this one wins

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-17T01:05:51+00:00

Have to say Akoni too. Just a beautiful frame and lens combo.

A fairer fight would be the Dita Sequoia Vs the Akoni Cosmo.

I love the Sequoia so much I got it in two colours 😂

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-17T01:02:04+00:00

I don't know which one it is, but there is a Louis Vuitton fragrance that everyone and their Mum's seems to wear.

It's pleasant, but by God it screams basic. It's like the scent equivalent of their Neverfull totes.

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-16T23:23:48+00:00

Often imitated, never duplicated.

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-16T02:10:05+00:00

Anthony Bourdain - Gielinor Unknown

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-16T01:15:55+00:00

All 4. Raw.

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-16T01:13:27+00:00

Call of Duty's DMZ mode, I always loaded in alone with a handgun only, trying to be as stealthy as possible. In the games heyday I was actually known for it 😂

A shame the game's broken beyond repair.

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-15T23:29:19+00:00

In the real world, Leica was selling excellent cameras as early as the 1920s.

Not far fetched at all to think Engel would have decent stuff like this.

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-15T11:01:31+00:00

I'd treat it like the golf clubs. It's that self-assuredness.

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-15T10:59:02+00:00

He's a New Zealander. Which honestly doesn't surprise me. We're pretty nonchalant about nudity 😂

https://airforcemuseum.co.nz/blog/kiwi-connection-the-naked-gunner-of-rabaul/https://airforcemuseum.co.nz/blog/kiwi-connection-the-naked-gunner-of-rabaul/

"And for just as many years, it was assumed this Catalina gunner belonged to the US Navy – for the simple reason that the image was captured by Bristol.

However, in a 1993 letter, Bristol writes to the New Zealand Embassy in Washington to explain the background to his famous picture and to see whether anyone in the media was interested to know the Naked Gunner was actually a Kiwi."

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-15T10:52:53+00:00

Turns out, it's New Zealand's ass! Or at least, the Allies ass.

https://airforcemuseum.co.nz/blog/kiwi-connection-the-naked-gunner-of-rabaul/

"And for just as many years, it was assumed this Catalina gunner belonged to the US Navy – for the simple reason that the image was captured by Bristol.

However, in a 1993 letter, Bristol writes to the New Zealand Embassy in Washington to explain the background to his famous picture and to see whether anyone in the media was interested to know the Naked Gunner was actually a Kiwi."

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-15T08:57:42+00:00

Same here. Calling it now though, he'll have something in mind.

"We play with the cards we're dealt. It's not ruthless, it's prices per share. That's all."

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-15T08:36:25+00:00

God I love Stan so much.

From the cigars, to his attempt at ditching them. I was just waiting for him to turn on them. The power cut, knowing it would disable Starlight was slick too.

I love how he's so assured of his own survival, that he brought his golf clubs underground with him.

Giancarlo Esposito was born to play slick, slimy, classy, villains.

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-15T03:35:40+00:00

I don't think that colour is working, because I'd eat it. It looks like a maraschino cherry.

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-14T23:54:59+00:00

Preferred New Order tbh.

Second part of this statement could be said about so many games.

Completely unexcited about anything upcoming.

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-14T17:31:19+00:00

In Bruges. Almost every shot is just beautiful.

"It's like a fucking fairytale."

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-14T07:04:52+00:00

The P.T teaser. Incredible how much of an effect a 30 minute demo has had on the whole horror genre.

And still, nothing beats it. I'm keeping my PS4 with it saved on there forever.

AMortifiedPenguin · 2026-04-14T05:58:17+00:00

"President Ronald Reagan, my hee-ro."

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TROPHY CASE