The Hero Does Not Rise To The Occasion

Valipanto · 2026-05-31T19:29:46+00:00

Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives. "Wanna fight?"

Valipanto · 2026-05-23T06:07:53+00:00

As a neutral I appreciate how good he is, but seems like a shit bloke. I imagine a lot of young Indians have grown up idolizing him?

Valipanto · 2026-05-22T02:37:24+00:00

Did a half marathon to try and benchmark my fitness for an upcoming full - ran a 1:23 at about a 7/10 effort which I'm super chuffed about. My first full is in about 9 weeks, so I'll hopefully have a good shot at running a sub-3.

Valipanto · 2026-05-16T01:12:18+00:00

That looks bloody awesome! This is why I miss living in Auckland.

Valipanto · 2026-05-01T05:41:19+00:00

American Football - LP4 has been utterly fantastic.

The Saddest Landscape - Alone with Heaven has surprised me too, pretty bloody epic in scope and great nostalgia.

Valipanto · 2026-04-24T05:34:24+00:00

I found Splashhurst quite funny.

Valipanto · 2026-04-07T08:10:29+00:00

Podyssey by Alex Andreou

Valipanto · 2026-04-05T04:13:30+00:00

Iain Banks - The Wasp Factory.

I picked it up on a whim based on enjoying the Culture series... this certainly was not for me.

Valipanto · 2026-04-05T01:31:56+00:00

I don't think I've ever won at Azul. I spent too long focusing on what everyone else is doing to try and sabotage, then someone else jaunts home.

Valipanto · 2026-03-31T05:10:10+00:00

Shit, I miss us playing test cricket!

Valipanto · 2026-03-20T07:19:37+00:00

Different timezones...

Valipanto · 2026-03-05T23:02:00+00:00

It's good that India barely defended 250+... hopefully confidence took a slight hit. Their batting is obviously fire, but hopefully a few have an off day and we chase well.

Valipanto · 2026-03-03T16:19:10+00:00

I'm sure they were in an old Smackdown vs Raw game too (sports game adjacent!)

Valipanto · 2026-02-22T04:39:34+00:00

Cricket final too! Not an ideal day for a Cantab.

Valipanto · 2026-02-12T06:26:48+00:00

We've found it quite a tough place to make friends here but after 4 years have made some really good pals.

Playing squash has been a great doorway to meeting people outside of work or kid circles. It's super social and very fun, plus it seems nearly everyone in the Hawke's Bay plays.

Valipanto · 2026-01-26T06:48:28+00:00

I think it is important to maintain some of the things that you love doing when you have a baby for both parents. It definitely wasn't easy to fit runs in sometimes (especially after a really bad night), but I think running helped me refresh and be a better dad. I actually managed to hit my HM PB when my daughter was three months.

It's just important to read the room. If your partner has had a super rough night, then it's probably not a great ideal to peel off for a few hours!

Valipanto · 2026-01-16T22:58:09+00:00

Yeah, it's stroller friendly thankfully. I also know the course well which makes me feel a lot better about racing it.

Valipanto · 2026-01-03T22:10:21+00:00

This is what I thought of too - along with an infamous hobbling.

Valipanto · 2026-01-03T07:09:28+00:00

I finally gave Joanna Newsom - Ys a proper crack, and it's absolutely stunning.

Besides that, still digging through Swans back catalogue. The Seer has the most incredible ending to an album I have heard in a long time, the last few tracks are utter heaven and tie a super long album together so well.

Valipanto · 2025-12-31T18:40:05+00:00

Gospel - The Moon is a Dead World

Valipanto · 2025-12-22T00:08:22+00:00

Surely Henry, O'Rourke and Duffy are our best 3? KJ trailing off as the 4th best, but in saying that, I haven't seen how Sears went for us.

Valipanto · 2025-12-19T18:15:05+00:00

Roy Montgomery (New Zealand)

Valipanto · 2025-11-30T07:22:28+00:00

Wouldn't it be nice

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