May
Dylan Kemp
31 May at 02:34
I want to ask you a personal question. What was my dads middle name? Sorry, percival. I want to ask you a percival question.
30 May at 12:45
As a Librarian, people often ask me to help them with all sorts of tech, but today was a first.
Today a customer got me to show them how to use the remote control for their heatpump (air con).
28 May at 01:26
Ive been looking for ways to address the feeling of failure i sometimes have, when trying to change parts of my life.
Its unhelpful.
And a perspective that i really like is to stop viewing the situation as a list of tasks to achieve, and instead as a set of personal values.
So, instead of saying "I want to eat 3 healthy meals tomorrow", and if it doesnt happen, i have failed...
...its saying "Im the kind of person who works on eating better."
That stays true whether I eat well tomorrow or not.
You can't fail at values.
And i can just steer myself back towards my values. Those decisions will keep coming up, and i can keep remembering my values, work on doing well.
Steer the ship (without having to sink it first).
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I hope that helps.
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I think it helps me.
28 May at 00:50
A word from the intersex community.
And how ridiculous people have gotten with this binary crap.
28 May at 00:13
Gorgeous mindset.
27 May at 23:59
This is so beautiful.
27 May at 23:51
Alright. Do you do this too?
27 May at 20:52
I've written another poetry book.
I think.
I got an ISBN number yesterday.
Gotta proof read a few times, make sure I've made the right choices, and it flows.
Anyway.
Stoked.
27 May at 19:33
Truth. Ive noticed this.
27 May at 09:57
Cigs and Kisses.
An 80s love story.
27 May at 08:15
A Sumerian walks into a bar...
27 May at 08:09
BEST review of a Dictionary, EVER.
26 May at 13:36
Hey i thought i was sposed to run out of fucks by now?? I seem to have more fucks than ever.
26 May at 13:35
There was a time in my youth where i would write my name as Sylly Bylly Dylly Wylly.
26 May at 13:35
I find my opinion of tiny harmless flying bugs is greatly affected by how much they want to fly up my nose.
26 May at 13:34
So, do you have to EARN the term "elder statesman", or can i just go ahead and use it now im old?
26 May at 13:33
I reunited a tiny child with their stuffed toy bunny today, so thats a cool part of my job.
26 May at 13:32
Its taking me so long to fill my "My 10 000 favourite songs" on spotify, that Im beginning to think I dont like 10 000 different songs.
Do you like 10 000 different songs?
26 May at 13:30
My nutritionist was telling me theres three basic sleep cycles people have. I said Yeah, my body clock likes to crash out at 4am.
She said Yeah, thats not one of them.
26 May at 13:29
25 may
Today i walked 9km.
26 May at 13:25
I want to share an unpopular opinion, but all my opinions are real fucking popular.
21 May at 17:33
Ive heard the best thing to do when bunches of people are being aggressively hateful, is be aggressively loving. So... um.... I FUCKIN LOVE YOU. I FUCKIN LOVE EVERYBODY. I DON'T GIVE A FUCK WHAT COLOUR OR FLAVOUR YOU ARE OR WHATS IN YOUR FUCKIN PANTS, I JUST FUCKIN LOVE YOU, ALRIGHT?? Alright. And now back to the fun.
21 May at 13:57
Full version.
20 May at 00:44
Don't laugh. You'll look like this when you're 51.
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In my experience, this happens to everyone.
19 May at 18:17
Far out. This is amazing. Slick. So many great movies etc. How many can you name?
Also, i think they took out exactly three words.
Emma Findlay -> Dylan Kemp 19 May at 15:22
Belated born day blessings x
19 May at 12:36
I had a lovely birthday and pardy. Thanks to the folks who came along. Foozball was the winner on the day.
14 May at 05:40
Woah.
14 May at 05:05
Either those trees fancy me, or they really need to pee.
13 May at 18:36
Jesus. Accidentally ordered 7 bags of mandarins instead of 7 mandarins. Anyone hungry?
13 May at 08:42
Not a bad metaphor. Ive seen people do this.
12 May at 08:30
What???
12 May at 08:29
You had me at meat coffee?
9 hours
Happy Mothers' Day!
Maximum respect.
9 May at 18:09
Finally pulled out my rogue pumpkin plant today. So big I felt like I'd caught a giant squid. Clocked it at 15 metres.
7 May at 21:41
I did notice, while doomscrolling my way home from the bustop, that there is also a moon and stars.
7 May at 21:05
Another stellar night of poetry at Catalyst. Really good one. Thanks guys. Got to road test a new poem too, which I'll probably tell you about tomorrow.
6 May at 09:06
Remember the old metal toothpaste tubes?
6 May at 09:00
Do you think doctors are trained to look bored? Or have i just not come up with an interesting enough illness yet?
6 May at 08:59
So a mate of mine was telling me that windows 11 is coming out soon, and it wont work with any computer over 7 years old.
6 May at 08:58
Im happy to notice that many people aren't engaging in the hate and culture wars at all. Theyre not picking on ANYBODY.
1 May at 22:06
Fang Face
Dylan Kemp is a Christchurch based poet and painter.
Edited by Simon Gibson