August 17th seemed a fairly innocuous day. I had marking to complete, a class was doing a test and I had leftovers for lunch. Unbeknown to most of the population, however, there was a lurking virus among us. It was inevitable, the Delta strain was the most virulent mutation yet, but it only takes one…
Author: thewoolfa
Why do I teach?
Today I’m going to share a recent anecdote from a lesson in a new topic I’m trialing in my junior science class. The topic is referred to as the Pūtaiao Passion Project and has the aim of showing students that there is science everywhere around us. The first couple of lessons of the topic are…
Being more eclectic
I was thinking about the purpose of my blog and why I have one. I came to the conclusion that it is similar to the reason behind why I’m a teacher; because I want to share with others the things around me which bring me enjoyment (well, maybe not all parts of all teaching subjects…
Anime Recommendation
A tradition that my partner and I share with millions of other people around the world is that we like to have a TV show that we can watch while eating dinner. Sometimes that show is an Anime, sometimes it is live action and sometimes it is animated but not an Anime, but the shows…
Whittakers 100s and 1000s Barvarian
So I was doing yoga on Tuesday and my mind was wandering. The Whittakers 100s and 1000s chocolate had been back for a couple of weeks, its last release was in 2014, and I was struck by the idea of trying to making a barvarian dessert from my tried and true recipe. This recipe I…
My ex-Pokémon Card Collection
When you’ve been in a flat for several years you gather up a lot of kipple. Some of it is new and some is kipple which you have been holding on to since your previous flats, going all the way back to when you first move out of home. Eventually you decide its time to…
Garden bragging
Last year I moved flats in late spring and the new flat that I’m in has some small garden beds. Sadly they had plants already growing in them but my landlord said I could have free reign over them as long as I left their cumquat tree alone. So I went at it!
Sticky!
Its about time that I made another post, so today I’m introducing the resident stick insect, affectionately known as Sticky.
Exercise and mood
Yesterday I let out some of my pent up feelings at my partner. He did not deserve it whatsoever but afterwards he was able to coax out what was really behind my outburst. It was because I have been unable to go out and run due to injuring my knee (TLDR below).
Where can a Kiwi get some Zoids?
Living in New Zealand, purchasing reasonably priced Zoids from a legitimate seller has its challenges since there are so few stores on our shores which stock kits of any brand. If you want to buy from over seas, the shipping costs alone are horrendous, and with the 15% GST added on to major online retailers,…
Eclectic Hobbies 