I'm just finally wrapping up a renovation which was an incredibly painful experience, but the house is so lovely now I look around and can't believe it's all mine.

I had no idea what this was about until it hit my local media a short time ago.

I like to keep it simple. (has my email address on it in case someone finds my phone)

One of the things I did when renovating was installing solar on my house. 12 x 590W panels and 2 x 15kWh batteries. I do like getting bills like this one. 1500 Cambodian riel is 38 US cents. System cost US $5348 all up.

This seems like a strange way to say the trial was aborted due to juror misconduct. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Just spotted this and thought of you. Apparently in the US this is known as a "rotato" (and would cost $8 there).

In local news today in Cambodia, this train was tired and decided to take a nap.

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

NZ political donations so far this (election) year. Interesting to note the parties get increasingly right wing from the bottom to the top. Answers a lot of questions though. #nzpol

2002

I was very surprised to see this budgie on my balcony in Phnom Penh once. It might have been someone's escaped pet though. I get a lot of huntsmans though. I'd prefer budgies tbh.

Apropos of nothing

Interesting points from Whirlpool. Treason might be a big call though. is Media Watch on Bluesky?

🤔🤔 "ACON Exposed" is probably some incel dude operating out of his mother's garage.

Long tailed lizard in my (as yet unfinished) pool.

I entered a few, but these two were my favourites. Representing mountains and earthquakes, I called it "Shaky Isles". If it had got to a shortlist, would probably have been beaten by yours though. The whole process was flawed. How else would you explain John Key's favourites being in the top 5? 🙄

I didn't even know I was gay, but the signs were there. ABBA was first, just a single. Also used to sneak peeks at this Boney M album in the store, which says everything really.

Was just thinking how straight, white and male the playlist on "That's 70s" channel was for the last couple of hours then this came on and completely reset it. There's nothing camper than Boney M's Brown Girl in the Ring.

This 100%

Is it just me or does it look like this woman's PPE hood is wearing a jockstrap on top?

I wanna see this.

Goodbye Jon. Thanks for your wit and wonderful art. You will be missed.

Meanwhile in Cambodia

Crowd from 2004, when phones were still in the 'getting smaller' phase, before they started getting bigger again.

When I once worked as an international telephone operator, I put calls through to people named Janola and Vasalini in the Pacific Islands.

If you see this, post egg.