Matthew Henry John Bartlett

Chocolate block foil paper wrapping, A4 x4 (r), gladwrap, snack bar wrapper, 3 envelopes (r), anti-terrorist milk seal, damp tea bag, banana peel, apple core, apple sticker, toilet roll, toilet roll wrapping paper.

Lollie wrapper (plastic), dried out parsley, banana peel, 2x A4 (r), lemon husk, foil chocolate wrapping, pear core.

I am back in the loop. I have a new old cellphone. I have the same number. I’ll change that answerphone message any minute now.

Beer bottle. Banana peel. Gladwrap (cake). 3x A4 (recycled). toothpick. Gladwrap (filled roll). Tissue.

We have a nice big room available for rent in our lovely apartment on Cuba Street. It’s $160 per week. It will be available from the end of next week. If you can think of anyone who might like to live with Eliza and I (and a small baby from January), please ask them to contact me. Thanks 1 million.

Carrot end. Gladwrap (cake). A4 x6 (r). Toothpick. Egg shells. Butter paper. Pear core.

Paraguay now has a former bishop who is keen on liberation theology for a president. More on Democracy Now!

Banana peel. Guillotined paper offcuts. Some rice (~100 grains, cooked & reheated). Chopsticks. A4 x7 (recycled). Pear core. Floss.

Stink, the Cold War’s back on.

Banana peel. Carrot end. Pear core. Tea bag. Gladwrap (from ginger crunch). Apple core. Bank deposit slip. Word-of-the-day pages (8, recycled). A4 paper (7 sheets, recycled). Floss. Not counting things flushed, rinsed or sluiced away.

My church is fun. I talked to some people there. One person I talked to is currently reading Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Genesis concurrently. Another is a probation officer who cares about restorative justice. Someone else spends their time studying Southern Baptists. D and I have kicked around the idea of having a series of brown bag sessions. The idea would be for parishioners who’re working on interesting things, or reading interesting things, to give short presentations followed by general discussion. This would be a. interesting, b. improve community connections and c. counter the fractured nature of our lives.

Milk Oaties packet (r). Tea bag. Nutbar box (r). Kiwifruit peels. Pear core. Tissue. Banana peel.

Napkin (from gelato cone). Tea bags. Egg shells. Banana peels. Maple syrup bottle (recycled). Lemon husk. Falun Gong leaflet (recycled). Beer bottles (recycled). More egg shells. Egg carton (recycled). Carrot ends. Anti-terrorist milk bottle seal.

Four pages of A4, stapled (Schlabach article on Yoder). Lemon husk. Banana peel. Pear core. Mandarin peels. Sandwich wrapping. Broccoli end. Sushi packages (7pcs, mostly plastic). Wine bottle (recycled). Courier envelope (recyclable (type 4) but not in Wellington). Used tea bags. Dead leaves from potplants.