Jeremy Baker

Currently reading: El Cid by Nora Berend đź“š

A very entertaining and informative review of the life and afterlife of Ruy DĂ­az (El Cid).

Morning walk, Te Whanganui a Tara.

Lazy afternoons.

Summer is coming…

The secret garden, HĹŤkio Beach.

#garden #secret #aotearoa

Libro.fm - drm free eBooks supporting local bookshops

Since I’ve deleted my Amazon account entirely, I’ve been looking for a good source of audio books.

Just discovered Libro.fm - where you can buy audio books and support a local bookstore!

You can buy individual eBooks, and/or sign up for a monthly membership; each purchase supports a local bookshop you select.

Here’s a link to Libro.fm.

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Morning walk, PĹŤneke.

Super delicious post movie dinner Supra restaurant.

Wonderful celebration of mum and Dad’s (Jan and Terry Baker) 60th wedding anniversary with family!

Back where it started 27 years ago, on our first date at the Embassy cinema. “LA Confidential” then, “Gladiator II” this time.

27 years and ½ my life with this one today!

Couldn’t imagine anything better 🥰

Morning walk, PĹŤneke.

#walk #wellington #aotearoa

Finished reading: In Youth Is Pleasure by Denton Welch đź“š

Languid, lyrical, intoxicating. In youth, pleasure.

#book #queer

Seems vaguely relevant.

#book #fallofcivilisation

Cover of “Fall of Civilisations”

Storm clouds gather.

Storm clouds over Taranaki St / Courtney Place.

Currently reading: Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman đź“š

Chapter / Day 13 - “Three Hours” - On finding focus in the chaos.

Basically, many of the most productive people in the world focused their attention and energy on a three hour (ish) period of the day …

Love this :)

Evening walk, PĹŤneke.

Evening glow in the window of a bar and walk in.

Book of the Day - “The Future is History” (Masha Gessen, 2017)

Subtitled “How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia”. A warning we need to heed.

#books #history #booksky #totalitarianism

Currently reading: The Future is History by Masha Gessen đź“š

Prescient book from 2017 - a lot of the reviews at the time criticised Gessen for calling Putin’s regime “totalitarian”.

Very proud of my octogenarian parents taking part in te hikoi mĹŤ Te Tiriti today!

A historic event.

Te Aro park, PĹŤneke.

Glorious day in PĹŤneke the day before the hikoi mĹŤ Te Tiriti hits town.

It’s going to be a fascinating day tomorrow.

Posting on Bluesky

I’ve set up an account on bsky.app

I love micro.blog - but it’s small and paid. 

I love that I can use my own domain (jeremybaker.nz) as my handle!

And lots of other cool stuff about Bluesky:

The Verge - some cool stuffy you can do with Bluesky

Finished reading: Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews đź“š

Dark, queer, twisted.

Finished reading: My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh đź“š

Darkly funny and sardonic. Listless tale of avoidance. Not sure about the end, but many memorable vignettes.