Field Notes

And now it's time to begin the work. My weird thunderstorm asthma kicked off the year, but we’re still doing our five-day family coast trip. We’re in Waitarere, staying at a friend’s bach by the coast. The breeze is cool, and it’s been a

It's more than I thought it was. And more people are getting it because of climate change. A quick update: I lost my voice for more than an entire week - which is a bit of a problem for a YouTuber. After much reading and investigation myself, and

It hasn’t been an easy ride into the New Year. For the past 6-8 weeks, I’ve been struggling with some kind of sub-clinical thing that’s been making me feel totally lousy. This has come to a head it’s me losing my voice totally on the last day of 2024, and its the same on this first day of 2025.

Is Wellington (aka the public service as a proxy for Wellington) being treated like a mutinous Roman legion? Or is it a more 16th century regional tax kind of vibe?

I'm no longer writing to feed the machine that is Substack. It's not a direct to readers model. I don't know what it is, but it isn't that.

This website is now my publishing center, so I will blog here more frequently. My morning was all about strategizing for YouTube content and getting ready for my upcoming Japan trip. I recently listened to a delightful podcast featuring some of my favourite personalities recounting their recent trip to Japan.