Finally caved last week and installed Facebook. There’s some businesses/organisations I deal with that only have a FB page. Decided to look up half siblings I haven’t seen in decades and actually found them. Dithered for a couple of days before sending friend requests. 2/3 were accepted almost immediately! I had an exchange of msgs with my brother and feel so chuffed, happy in a funny kind of way I haven’t felt for a long time. My nephews and nieces are adults! ADULTS!
22.5 hours to ten days of CAT. I must tidy up the house a bit for her - so she has more nests to sit in. And avoids the pots where plants died and it’s all just dried up potting mix.
Oh, and there was so much gardening I wanted to do before she arrives, because I can’t have her escaping via the balcony, but I don’t think I’ll get to it in time… so she might have to be shut off in a bedroom for a couple hours when I get around to it. Though at the rate I’m procrastinating it might only get done after she leaves.
You must really be looking forward to soxcat if you’re counting it down to the hour.
I hope you get many snuggles and cuddles from the kitty.
Tomorrow I think it going to be a really nice day but you might not have time to get it done tomorrow before she arrives.
Really wish I didn’t have such a full workload on because tomorrow would’ve been perfect to wfh/do half a day and potter around. I’m going to make sure I get some outside time at least and leave as early as I can. Weekend looks good for snuggles. I hope she will have fully remembered me by then. If not, some treats won’t go astray…
I think Soxcat is counting down too!
Poor girl will have no idea about it, until she’s placed with great and extreme difficulty in her carrier, the slinky little gymnast… But I think she does remember me as I’ve visited her a few times. I am sure she’ll enjoy her stay.
You’re so lucky you’ve managed to stay in contact.
There’s a kitty I still kind of worry about
I’m loving these longer, warmer days. I can already feel the SADs melting away
My mental health had been absolutely fucked the last few months, but even generally, I tend to end up in little depression episodes during winter time, with the short and wet days and constant grey skies
The sun being up when I wake up and get home is a huge plus. Short days aren’t great for the ol’ depresso
Getting set up for the night.
See if I can remember how to do it. Has been a while. Looks to be clear skies though.
Perfect night for it tonight. No moon, light breeze, clear skies. Are you chasing anything in particular or just looking?
Going for the South mangelic cloud tonight. So far so good everything seems to be working :) So clear out there.
Nice.
do it in the morning too for the comet
I was hoping to but trees will be in the way :(
Got the results from my blood test today and suddenly a lot is starting to make sense AND there may be a way to turn things around for both my physical and mental health. Feeling optimistic. I got the medical cannabis (from online doc not doc doc, a while ago) to try and help with the sads but found it doesn’t really do anything of consequence for me so I have a bunch of weed that I’m not super interested in. Although, the indica does help with getting to sleep when I can’t get to sleep which is its purpose so that’s alright.
Also though, apparently my sugar is a little high so they want me to do a 3 hour glucose resistance blood test thing to see if I have the diabeetus (like my Dad does). My levels are nowhere near the levels Dad gets though so we’ll see.
I had to visit a client on site today.
There’s a lot to be said about being well dressed and how it makes you feel.
Not in a vain way, just feels good.
I’m housesitting my parents place for almost a month from Monday. Just thinking about tomorrow’s weather and it has me thinking… maybe I’ll take dad’s Harley out for a lil ride while I’m there. It has been quite a while since I rode.
Just don’t start the bike at 6am like my Harley neighbour and you’re all sweet.
sounds like great fun, there are some really good highways out west that make nice riding
I’m hungover. No ragrets going last night. I didn’t get up, but everyone was so welcoming anyway, they all said hello and asked about me 😭 I’m thinking of getting up next time and reading Unsent, but I hope to write something a bit less “trauma poetry” haha
Your very first one you posted here about the checkout chick was superbo and very relatable.
It was this one yeah?
I could not sleep, awakened afraid
Under the covers, I begged, I prayed,
For dawn, or death, for sleep to come
But mercy ungranted, I knew I was done.
For I committed a most awful crime
One for which we’ve all done time
Exactly the same or slighty changed,
Have we all made this same mistake?
I went to Woolies to buy a snack,
The cashier smiled, I smiled back
Items scanned, transaction completed
She said the words that have me defeated
Smiles and waves, “Enjoy your coffee and snack!”
“You too!” I regretfully cried back
Unthinking, unblinking, mid-step away
I died there, in Woolies, that very day.That’s the one!
This reminds me. I was serving a customer who was flying to Bali the next day. I told her to enjoy her trip and she said, “You too!”. One day.
😂 it’s so human
So good, and definitely get up there next time! Your talents have been kept to us for too long haha.
Thank you for your kind words 😭💜
100 days learning Italian on duo and we are finally getting to the important stuff
Porcodio!
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Went out to dinner tonight.
You could see everyone’s, social battery run out at 8:30 on the dot. One guy literally got up and left.
I know we’re all of a certain age, but still…Found some (I presume) a few male ‘Superb fairy-wren’ tail feathers when weeding before:
Lots a fluff around so something went down (probably resident magpie having a go at it). Apparently a common bird but I never really see them (or found their feathers).
That’s much cooler than finding split peas on your car seat.
I saw this guy at Werribee Zoo a couple of years ago. One of my favourite birds, they always seem cheerful.
Might be rainbow lorikeets.
There’s a small colony of them in the central Agora of the Bundoora campus of Latrobe Uni. They live in the azalea bushes. When I worked in Heidelberg Heights, I’d go to the Agora and just sit there with a coffee until they appeared. Beautiful.
these are from cockatiels, not sure which ones, but they are far too big for fairy wrens
Hrmm I’m not sure if cockatiels hang out on coastal fringes very often but you never know!
I found a stick of cinnamon while weeding today. Probably from making chilli oil.
The only time I’ve seen a male Superb Fairy-Wren was at the 1000 Steps, when I was a teen. Also saw a wallaby there too, it’s a magical place.
Their feathers are so beautiful - how big are the tail feathers in the pic?
Tiny about 5cm. When you turn them around in the sun they change colour to a more aqua / green which was interesting.
Second interview tomorrow, let’s go!
You have already upskilled your corporate speak performance on the DT
Participated in off site team activities to maximise longevity of inexplicable use of defining language in order to push through expansion of pipeline.
Nice work! You’ll smash it 💪
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habitually socially oblivious auntie at work sits down at my two person table and then has a conversation in a language i dont know with a person two tables away
am having dinner
what do
“Bitte sei ruhig, ich versuche zu essen. Verdammt noch mal!”
translation
Please be quiet, I’m trying to eat, damn it/for fucks sake
bellisimo
You nod your head at the right times.
Nescio de quo loqueris. Te oportet futuere tete.
I had no idea there were swears in Latin.
I only know Romanes Eunt Domus 😂
Pretty sure you can swear in any language, or at least arrange words such as to heavily imply it.
Ok, maybe not Linear A or something
Ah but Linear B, there’s where all the best swears live
ahahahhaha
Is there a live translate app on your phone?
great idea will do next time
Sometimes I like to leave myself little notes in my notepad on my phone when I have a brainwave, here’s an example of a recent one.
A reading from the gospel of potat
This is missing something. Spring onion?
What are you a chef or somethin
Just an enthusiast
chef agrees with pilk
How many notes do you have?
Somewhere between dozens and a hundred. Idk. Not many are as inspired as this one
I have some notes going back 10 years. Some are incomprehensible. One of them has a single word: ”man”
lol. Like l better keep that just in case I need to remember “man” haha
I feel like we just performed a vulcan mind meld or something. I get you
DO IT
Hey @Bottom_racer@aussie.zone can you please tell me your dipping sauce recipe for dumplings. Much appreciated.
I do kewpie/siraccha/soy
Ooo that sounds good too. Thanks.
Sure for me it’s equal parts light soy and rice wine vinegar with a dash of sesame oil then throw in some chilli flakes and sesame seeds. Sometimes throw some minced raw garlic.
Thank you.
