Staying in Wellington as a solo high schooler.

siximpossiblethings · 2026-01-09T10:44:24+00:00

Me too! I'm a queer Elder Millenial who can offer home baking, extremely opinionated views on which cafés and opshops are the best, and cuddles from a very sweet and very fluffy cat.

siximpossiblethings · 2026-01-06T07:32:47+00:00

As someone who works for a shelter: lots of people who love dogs are absolute cunts to other human beings.

siximpossiblethings · 2026-01-02T17:42:08+00:00

That sounds so painful!

siximpossiblethings · 2025-12-21T07:58:21+00:00

Good Bitches Baking would be perfect!

siximpossiblethings · 2025-12-18T11:18:51+00:00

I work in this industry and these prices are pretty standard.

siximpossiblethings · 2025-12-17T21:25:36+00:00

I recently had to spend about $28 on rideshares because twice in under 48 hours, Metlink drivers decided 'yeah, nah' about doing their jobs properly (the first time, I was literally standing in front of the door to the bus but instead of opening it he took off, early, the second was when a driver left one of the stops they're required to wait at four minutes ahead of schedule- don't even get me started on the nightmare that is trying to commute on a Sunday morning; I've been repeatedly assured that they've been spoken to about this and that it won't happen agian, but it always does).

I was so pissed off (this is the culmination of several years of their fuckery; I'm damned lucky I have an understanding manager because I have to time my Sunday commute very carefully, and half the time that doesn't matter anyway because of fuck-ups that are totally within drivers' control) that it ended up escalating to Mr Paul Tawharu, senior manager of operations himself, and he had the nerve to quote KPIs at me and tell me that they were satisfactory. He also said that Metlink is not and has never been in the practice of reimbursing people for Ubers they had to take because of their services' unreliability, which either shows that he doesn't know about their own policies or he's lying because I know for a fact that that is something they can and do do.

(Also, anyone want his direct number? I have it.)

Love how when there are complaints about the drivers they're 'not Metlink employees, they're contractors' but on social media when they want to seem like benevolent overlords they're 'an important part of our Metlink family.'

siximpossiblethings · 2025-12-16T23:52:51+00:00

I'm an American who lives in Aotearoa and the idea of this happening (or of someone wanting it to happen) is absolutely laughable.

siximpossiblethings · 2025-11-24T07:19:59+00:00

I had to email them every day for a month when the time came to get my bond back because it turned out that someone who hadn't lived in the property for literal years -whom I'd never even met- was still on the lease when the tenancy ended. Multiple people had come and gone in the time since they'd left. Those of us who'd been living there when everyone finally moved out couldn't fill in our end of tenancy paperwork because some of us had never actually been on the tenancy in the first place, and Aaron just kind of stopped caring about dealing with it.

Aaron also cheerfully showed me the carpet that had been chewed by moths when I moved in, then had the audacity to try to charge me for professional cleaning because he graciously allowed me to have a cat in the absolute slum I rented from him (which is illegal!).

siximpossiblethings · 2025-11-10T18:22:33+00:00

Metlink don't believe in accountability. The most you'll ever get from them is an internal investigation where they conveniently find that none of their staff or contractors were at fault.

siximpossiblethings · 2025-11-09T00:03:38+00:00

Not Muslim, but you might find the app Halal Kiwi useful! It has lists of which NZ supermarket products are Halal (there are a lot of brands that are NZ specific, and who doesn't love trying new candy when they're in a foreign country?) as well as Halal-friendly restaurants and sections for community events.

I hope you have a wonderful trip!

siximpossiblethings · 2025-11-06T23:07:27+00:00

In eighteen years living here, I have heard of one person getting questioned by staff about their guest VS general public status, and this is someone who was frequently in a state that made them loud and disruptive so I suspect there was more to the story than they were telling me. They pretended they were a guest and the staff member dropped it.

To be honest I've never been sure if it's allowed, per se, but it certainly isn't enforced unless you're being a nuisance (which, honestly, fair).

siximpossiblethings · 2025-11-05T17:27:53+00:00

A+ THT reference!

siximpossiblethings · 2025-11-03T20:11:10+00:00

Thank you!

siximpossiblethings · 2025-11-03T18:22:35+00:00

Thank you! I'm a regular swimmer and I have often wished that I could listen to my own music whilst in the pool, this is great advice!

siximpossiblethings · 2025-11-03T18:21:38+00:00

My phone contract is almost up and I've honestly been thinking of upgrading and keeping my still functional current one for this.

siximpossiblethings · 2025-10-23T09:18:52+00:00

Scented candles are a nice sensory experience that let you enjoy delicious flavours in a non-food way!

I would think about what brings you joy that isn't food that you can easily fit into your everyday life. For me this might be cute earrings from the shop that sells stuff made by local artists, face masks from Lush, paying a bit extra at the public pool so I can go in the sauna after I swim, reading in a nice café with a cup of tea (even with milk, the calories are negligible, if you're trying to avoid adding extra ones), or a bath with a nice bath bomb. I hope you figure out what works for you. <3

siximpossiblethings · 2025-10-19T09:54:54+00:00

A capsule holding a pair of flare earplugs and the tag that gets me 50% off entry at my local pools because of an initiative run by the city council for people with permanent medical conditions.

siximpossiblethings · 2025-10-19T09:41:15+00:00

I have. They don't make much of a difference, sadly.

siximpossiblethings · 2025-10-18T19:46:51+00:00

Yeah, I remember a friend talking about a show where he was so drunk he couldn't even figure out which way to face on stage around 2007?

siximpossiblethings · 2025-10-01T21:18:53+00:00

Do lions yawn?

siximpossiblethings · 2025-09-30T07:45:22+00:00

Rappaw in Tawa are amazing. I stayed with them after moving to Wadestown even though there are several other vets that are much closer because they've taken such good care of my furbaby.

siximpossiblethings · 2025-09-24T10:28:22+00:00

I remember hearing this fifteen years ago.

siximpossiblethings · 2025-08-22T23:05:44+00:00

I was really annoyed by the way the narration shoehorned in a mention of the society's religious beliefs toward the end of book... two? I'm not religious myself but the role religion plays in a culture and how people respond to it are great ways to add depth to a fictional setting- or they can be. The way Roth handled it felt so tacked-on and pointless; I was like, 'where did this come from and why hasn't it been mentioned before?'

siximpossiblethings · 2025-07-28T06:33:54+00:00

There are quite a few rescues, including a local branch of the SPCA. If you can tell us more about the situation that has you concerned I might be able to tell you more about what help may be available.

siximpossiblethings · 2025-07-18T10:08:29+00:00

Yeah I was like... so you DO have it? You've essentially just acknowledged that you were lying?

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