Miss Appropriated

@distantduck

Kiwi in the UK. Sweary leftie into travel, books, geeky wee moments, coffee, gigs. Ex-fundie. Cis ally 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️. Curious about the green slimy thing looking over your shoulder as you read.

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Miss Appropriated@distantduck· 19d

OMG I love this artist! We have one of their cards on our fridge.

Faux 1950s image of three robed figures worshipping a massive coffee pot. The text is in spooky red font and says “Worship coffee, the dark lord”.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Mar 25

Wikipedia page for 90 mile beach in New Zealand, which is actually 55 miles long.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Dec 19

So excited that @sachacoward.bsky.social ‘s book, Queer As Folklore has arrived in time for Christmas. Thanks @thecommonpress.bsky.social! This will make my housebound Christmas very cosy and folklorish and 😀🐉🧚‍♀️🦄🏳️‍🌈

A photo of the cover of Queer As Folklore. It’s bright yellow with red and black lettering and features a merman with wings, a narwhal horn in the style of 1950s tattoos. It looks cheerful and queer AF.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Dec 6

Bluesky buddies who are into tarot/witchy stuff (I’m thinking @srslymagenta.bsky.social but really anyone), if you happened upon a cute oracle deck in your wardrobe without a booklet, how would you use it? Asking for a me cos look how pretty these are.

Deck of cards with constellations depicted on multicoloured, watercolour backgrounds

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Oct 15

*taps the sign*

A red sign with black writing that says “It’s not the 1950s you cunts”.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Oct 8

A kindred spirit! From The Upstairs Delicatessen: on Eating, Reading, Reading about Eating, and Eating While Reading by Dwight Garner. Text from image is in alt text.

“Reading and eating, like Krazy and Ignatz, Sturm und drank, prosciutto and melon, Simon and Schuster, and radishes and butter, have always, for me, simply gone together. The book you’re holding is a (‘cry for help’ is crossed out) product of these combined gluttonies. While reading, I’m helpless: I always a) wish I were eating b) notice the food.”

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Aug 24

A cartoon Karl Marx is sitting next to a cartoon Captain Haddock, who looks exhausted and says “What a week, huh?”. Karl Marx replies “Conrade it’s capitalism”. Snowy the dog is drinking the captain’s beer.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Aug 12

Cartoon raccoon wearing business casual attire holds a clipboard in one hand and a torch in the other. He looks dismayed, horrified and haunted all at the same time.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Aug 10

Made it outside, very briefly. Yay!

A mixture of green shrubs, pink and purple flowers, gravel, and general greenness. In the background are some golden flowers, peeking through.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Jul 20

The female gaze

Cartoon fox version of Robin Hood casually leaning against a tree, wearing a green tunic and a slutty little yellow hat with a feather and arrow in it. He’s checking out his nails while delivering a sick burn. All we want is a kind, flirty man who’ll dismantle capitalism with us.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Jun 22

The aforementioned goat, and some bird friends without context in a fake kitchen because why not? To be fair, this museum is also doing great decolonisation work, so extra reasons to go.

A stuffed goat with super curly horns. It is wearing a light blue sweater and looking confused about the meaning of life.

A stuffed crow and another bird (maybe a hawk) perched on a silver rubbish bin in front of a fake oven as part of a museum exhibit. Your guess is as good as mine.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Jun 20

There is nothing quite like belting the words to Depeche Mode’s Personal Jesus at a disco in a cathedral.

A multicoloured window in a cathedral. The walls are lit in blue and a ribbon of rainbow light crosses the middle of the picture.

The word “Incredible” on a backlit sign, below a rainbow swoop of laser light and smoke

Interior of a cathedral lit with purple and pink lights above a crowd of people dancing with headphones. The window is bathed in soft neon orange and contrasts with the walls.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· May 30

You know you’re a special kind of nerd when you spend your Friday night sitting in the sunny patch of the lounge reading the first book of War and Peace… but the Bogan translation because tutira mai ngā iwi. It’s a hoot so far, highly, highly recommend.

A screenshot of the intro to War and Peace into Bogan. It starts with “Bloody hell, Prince Vasili, Genoa and Luca are pretty much just Napoleon’s holiday homes now… I’m warning you, if you still reckon Napoleon is an alright bloke - if you still don’t reckon this means he wants a fight - if you try and defend that mad bastard, who I reckon is pretty much the devil… well, then you can bugger off, we’re not mates anymore. But Oi, come in, come in, I’m just messing with ya mate. Sit down. How are ya, anyway?”

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· May 19

I know these fullas are stadium-fillers back home, but one benefit of being overseas is seeing bands like Drax Project in wee venues (and randomly shaking the drummer’s hand after the show 🤣). The nicest dudes ever and far out they *bring it*. Incredible energy from the band and the crowd.

Drax Project live on stage with red lights around them. The guitarist is on the left and wearing a white shirt, the lead singer is playing a sax whilst wearing the band’s tour shirt, the drummer’s head is just behind him because I’m too short to get good pics, and the keyboardist, like all staunch kiwi blokes, is head to toe in black with a cap on his head. They’re vibing.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· May 13

No, Marmite from NZ is a different product from the UK version, much stronger and thicker.

Red label with yellow wording “Sanitarium Marmite” on a jar of the only legit form of Marmite, the stuff made in New Zealand. This is what English marmite wants to be when it grows up.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· May 13

Sensible me: I should do some life admin tonight. Inner me: But SUN! And these books! I can read bits of ALL THREE and be super cosy, look at me goooo! Guess which me won. (My reading technique is a wee bit slutty. I tend to have 4 or 5 on the go and dip in and out depending on mood. Why not?).

Three books in dappled sunlight. One has a photograph of a coke can and is a biography about a woman’s childhood in Albania when communism ended; one is neon yellow and pink and features Shakespeare posing like he’s on a dating app; the third is red with detailed patterns, pictures of Indian buildings and a blue margin.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· May 9

Came home from a crap day at work to find this balcony flag had arrived and then stumbled upon the sweary, deliciously crass glory of Lucille Bogan’s music (featuring stella lines like “if you lick my 🐱 I’ll suck your 🍆”). Love that we have recorded proof our ancestors were horny as fuck 😂

Black flag with “Trans rights are human rights” in alternating blue, pink and white block letters, all the better to protest with.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Apr 27

My Indie Bookstore Day treat for myself. In between seeing morris dancers and going to a ceilidh I started it at a local restaurant. I need to take myself on cute little solo dates more often, there is nothing like sitting at a pavement bar with a book on a warm spring evening.

Book with a bright pink cover and purple drink on a scratch up table. Shakespeare is posing on the cover as if he’s a hipster in an indie band. The title reads Straight Acting, the many queer lives of William Shakespeare by Will Tosh. To the right is a cute lil tumbler of a purple cocktail with 3 big chonks of ice, it tastes like slowly unwinding after a long week.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Apr 18

Trying to make onigiri because it’s one of my fave snacks when I travel through Singapore and I need a fun little food thing. Notes to future me: make a wee divot in the rice to cram in more fillings; my poor gift wrapping skills extends to onigiri; too much wasabi can also be the right amount.

Flat lay of ingredients for onigiri: wasabi, shredded carrot, salmon, two plastic spoons for scooping rice, two yellow triangular moulds (satisfyingly fun to use), and a light blue bowl with rice, sitting on top of nori seaweed sheets.

Onigiri sitting in the far end of a handmade bowl like a sports bro lazing in a sauna. The bottom of the onigiri is covered in seaweed like a cheeky towel and there’s a wibbly ribbon of wasabi on top. The bowl has cute 1950s pink and blue spangles on it.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Feb 16

What’s your sign?

A whisky menu, small sign and whiskey cocktail on an outdoor table on a summer’s day. The sign has 1920s silent film vibes and reads “The Last Word: whisky & cock lunge” in fancy white lettering on a black background. It’s meant to say “cocktail lounge” but locals creatively scratched out some letters.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Jan 25

Me: I need to stop buying books for a few months, save some money. Local op shops: Hold our bookmarks. January is long, but happily, so is my TBR pile 😌

Three books on a table. From left to right; Mrs Spring Fragrance which has a jaunty pink cover; I am Radar which has a black and white line drawing of a house boat in the foreground and palm trees in the background; My Other Life which has a black and white grainy close up of a bloke’s face. He’s wearing sunglasses and one lense shows a sepia image of 3 Malawian boys in front of huts.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Jan 13

Since I’ve been ranting a lot lately, have some spooky snow pics from my lunch time walks.

A marina on a grey foggy day. In the middle is a slightly slanted line of trees reflected in the water.

An almost completely grey photo with a small row of red houses and trees on the right, reflected in the water. On the left a line stretches across the water behind two yellow buoys.

White background, with a park bench and wintry trees covered in snow. Behind the park bench is a grey river.

Medieval red brick house covered in snow, with fancy tiny green box hedges and trees in front. The middle of the house is black and white timber and slightly wonky.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Jan 4

I’m still in the surreal ur-space of jet lag. Today’s a duvet day so I can enjoy the luxury of being alone for a day before the crushing reality of real life hits. Any recommendations for whimsical or surreal TV shows or movies are welcome!

View over a plane wing with a red and orange band of light on the horizon, a tinge of yellow on the far right.

View of a plane wing in the foreground, clouds in the background. To the left of the wing the horizon is deep blue and purple, to the right on the wing it is orange and yellow.

View of clouds out of a plane window with the plane wing in the left corner. On the horizon is a half circle of red-orange sun and a vivid orange line of sunrise.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Jan 1

Gonna really fucking miss this place, and I’m not just saying that because the weather chose to be awesome the day I’m leaving, after 3 days of rain (cheeky bastard).

Outdoor grey wall with Christchurch Airport written on it, above a red piano and black chair. The piano has writing painted on it, including the words “Play me” above the keyboard.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Dec 29

Most of my English mates have doubted the existence of feijoas, but here is proof of their absolute god-like status in Te Wāi Pounamu. I’ve got fond memories of drunkenly bonding with a Chilean woman at a New Years’ party over feijoas and surviving long distance flights; they’re that good 😄

Bright green, circular beer tap label with “Chinchiller Brewing: Tartside of the Moon: Feijoa oat cream sour series” written on it and cartoon pictures of feijoas.

Glass filled with yellow cloudy beer sits on a table with a blue sky and big corporate building in the background.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Dec 26

First day of the trip without chores or scheduled hang outs: time for slug mode. I’m going to read my bestie’s gift, The House on the Cerulean Sea. There’s a long, dull story about why this book took a year to arrive (courtesy of NZ Post and Royal Snail), but it’s just added to the anticipation.

A paperback copy of The House in the Cerulean Sea on a white duvet. The book’s cover is a cartoon image of a red brick house and bus sitting on cliff that hangs over the sea.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Dec 26

…I’ve actually realised I do this all the time. In my home country we have a cookie called a Shrewsbury, and there is a town with that name in the UK. I think you can see where this is going 😄 Life would be dull without these, I reckon.

A Shrewsbury biscuit with heart-shaped jam is held in front of Shrewsbury’s town hall.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Dec 22

Feel bad seeing all my northern hemisphere peeps posting about their shortest day weather when I got to experience the longest day and it was basically this. This is why marrying immigrants is awesome: two hemispheres!

Clear blue sky over a sandy beach path that leads to a surf beach, with a wooden bench in the far right. The heat and seagulls are implied.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Aug 10

Today’s protest poster: solidarity on the front, bluntness on the back. Lessons learned: these colours apply to anti-fascism/racism protests AND pro-Palestine protests, but next time I’ll chuck it on a stick for ease of handling. Was such a lovely protest and a wide variety of peeps showing up.

Miss Appropriated@distantduck· Dec 27

Normal people: let’s get some cute fairy lights in our bedroom during winter to make things feel cosy! Me: Great idea!