Submitted 1 year ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
Today was good. Lots of great food and family time. Talked to my cousin’s daughter, a 4yo middle child, about Pokemon and I think she really likes me now :D
Got my birthday presents, one of which is a book called ‘Mickey’ and it’s about a cat, so I’m stoked.
10/10 day, would do again lol
So I spent 15 hours in bed only to struggle to get maybe 8 hours sleep? Jeez. I just couldn’t get my brain to calm down. I wasn’t raging or anything, but just constantly distracted and unable to chill.
My mental health feels ok… so I wonder if the COVID’s messing with my brain?
Yeah I had nightmares, anxiety it was terrible from COVID.
Glad it’s not just me. Did you find anything to help? Or just had to face it?
It fucked with mine in a big way. Felt like I couldn’t think properly.
Yeah, I feel that. Assuming none of your usual coping mechanisms worked either?
Knock off oodie update. Washed it. Gave it two spins and popped it on the rack in front of the heater yesterday. No need to spin dry - it’s basically dry this morning. The cuffs are a bit damp but I’m just gonna roll them.
This has been your PSA from snuggled land …
I recorded my little guitar jam on my phone yesterday just so I could listen back to it. It’s actually good and I’m turning it into a track.
It’s kind of about being fucked over by that guy who called me “family” and then turned on me for no reason.
It’s cathartic.
I read the last sentence wrong and thought you were talking about the pope
Fuck the motherfucker, fuck the motherfucker
Fuck the motherfucker, he’s a fucking motherfucker
Fuck the motherfucker, fuck the motherfucker
Fuck the motherfucker, he’s a total motherfucker
Fuck the motherfucker, fuck the motherfucker
Fuck the motherfucker, fucking fuck the motherfucker
Fuck the motherfucker, fuck the motherfucking pope
the old school queers have been having tremendous fun with that on tumblr. The eggs, not so much “omg guys it’s so bad that he’s calling us this, it’s not a joke”
I kindly reminded them that I pre-date the AIDS crisis, the pope calling me a faggot doesn’t even register past background radiation.
The old LT messaged me to see if I wanted to go for brunch today which was really really good. We had a nice egg Benny served on a potato cake type thing (like a potato cake, but closer to the dimensions of a small cake than a frisbee, no clue what the hell it’s called). We had a long conversation about things with the new kid, and he said he’d come past over the weekend and had a conversation with the new kid and came to the conclusion that he’s an alright kid, just bored and uncomfortable. Which I can understand, I mean they moved him in with nobody to talk to pretty much. That doesn’t sound that bad, but when you’re coming from intensive 24/7 care with somebody to talk to at any time of day and every day of the week, it is difficult. I’m still struggling to cope with all the changes, and honestly am really resenting my organisation at the moment. They and child protection colossally fucked this up and I actually think the other kid has been fucked over as well as me.
Apparently I’m not the only one, the old LT wrote an angry letter to the CEO of the org who referred him to the operations manager, who apparently took him quite seriously (he has access to a lot more info and operational procedures than I do, so was able to base his complaint on actual operational failings, and areas where they’ve failed to comply with certain service requirements, so they’re probably in arse covering mode)
Maybe the potato thing was a rosti - the scandi take on hash browns or latkes. Rosti are super yummy.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s what it was. Was great though!
Fingers crossed it can be mitigated somehow, and things can settle or he can go somewhere higher support
It’s probably too late for that now, but it’ll be fun to watch the high ups squirm and figure out how they can try and minimise the issues they’ve caused
Not a dun dun dun potato gratin?
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Yeah, it looked something like that. I don’t really read menus and ingredient lists. It was good though
I hope to not wake up until midday. Goodnight everyone 🐱
Did your wish come true?
Made it to 11:30. Close enough! Cat woke me up by jumping on my chest lol
Best of luck in your efforts against wakefulness!
The indian food was good, but they managed to sell me into getting more food than I wanted and I ended up paying 64 bucks 😵💫😵💫. I had leftover curry and rice, so they put it in a takeaway container for me and wrapped it up for leftovers. Since I was planning on being out til about 1, I decided I should stop by home and chuck it in the fridge. But in doing that, I’ve now missed my movie :/
The movie doesn’t start until 8:50, but I’ll be about 40 mins late by PT (gotta love when it’s only 20 minutes longer walking…). Could take a taxi to the station then I’d make it on time, but I’d already need to get one from the station back home, and dinner was so much more than I anticipated I can’t really justify it. I’ll watch a movie on my computer instead, but I was wanting to go to a movie mainly to get out for a few hours.
Oof, I do find most Indian is expensive to eat out for one person as the curries are really expensive if you want to try a couple but then one serve is enough for two people. You don’t get as many set meals or single-dish meals for dinner unlike Chinese or Southeast Asian places. Bring on more South Indian restaurants with thaalis! That’s how Indian curries should be enjoyed imo 😋
best warm pjs and oodie are on
Don’t forget the Uggs!
I have slipper socks with cat’s paw tread and ears.
Flying to Melbourne this morning, boy are my arms going to be tired.
Going to see my favourite comedian who was originally not coming to Brisbane… But then all of about 48 hours after we committed to tickets and accommodation to Melbourne announced Brisbane dates too. Funny joke, this is why he’s my favourite comedian.
Jokes on him though - I’m still going to go to Melbourne and get me a parmi, and then I’m going to see him in Brisbane too. Now who’s laughing? 😎
a parmi
Get thee to the outer darkness, you heathen. In this town it’s a ‘parma’ and collectively we will all die on this hill.
The real State Of Origin is Parmi versus Parma.
I mean obviously you guys are wrong, but it’s neat to argue about.
parmi
Triggered
I’m sorry, I don’t speak the local dialect. It’s a, how you say, chicken breast with crumbs? Or as the French say - le parmi. And chips on top. Always on top, or the side. Never under.
Last Parma I had was at The Standard in Fitzroy and it sucked. Try the Union Club or The Napier, also in Fitzroy.
The sky is so beautiful, sunrise and most the stars are still showing.
It’s gonna be a stunning day out there. Can’t wait for that sun
It came! And then it went. But now it’s back!
I’m feeling about 90% better now. Still have an occasional cough, but a Strepsil fixes it. I think I’m gonna go ahead with my idea for dinner and a movie tonight. The only movie that seemed appealing was the bad boys movie. I think it’s a sequel, but I’ve never seen whatever the original version is. Oh well. I’m sure I’ll figure out what’s happening. And indian for dinner. The only time I’ve had indian food from a restaurant I got food poisoning, but I do like a good curry (even if my spice tolerance is basically a Dorito) and this place is a little less dodgy, so I’m sure I’ll be right
Glad you’re feeling better and had a night out 🙂
Not yet! Night out is tonight
Went to the Coburg Farmers Market today (we haven’t been there in ages) specifically to get Temple Road Wellness Blend Chai. Miniest absolutely loves it and it’s great when you’re feeling a bit off colour. Can’t resist buying soaps, it’s one of my weaknesses, so I bought a rose geranium & grapefruit one and a lavender & peppermint one. Aside from that there wasn’t much of interest to me specifically. Elder loves the Gorgeous George probiotics stuff, and there used to always be a stall there, but we discovered that he sold the business to someone (Mumma Made) who will be at the Essendon Farmers Market tomorrow. Funny coincidence was Mr P already said that he wouldn’t mind checking that one out tomorrow, so Elder is really excited for that. He loves the chilli hommus and I love the beetroot kraut and the basil pesto 🤤😋 I can see this is going to be dangerous! I like farmers markets a little too much lol… Sometimes I think that if I had some good bread, cheeses, nice simple hommus and pesto type dips, some pickled vegetables or kimchi or sauerkraut and odd seasonal fruits and vegetables, that I could just love off endless variations of that stuff for the rest of my life.
Sometimes I think that if I had some good bread, cheeses, nice simple hommus and pesto type dips, some pickled vegetables or kimchi or sauerkraut and odd seasonal fruits and vegetables, that I could just live off endless variations of that stuff for the rest of my life.
add tea, coffee and moscado and I’m in
The song is coming along. It’s been a while since I’ve written something whose foundation is guitar.
What I usually do is stop working on it after an hour or so, make a copy to listen to and come back the next day. Less likely to get too caught in the details.
HEAVY FOG careful erryone :)
Could barely see 200m ahead during this morning’s 6am.
Trip was otherwise uneventful. At least 2 people on their phones whilst in motion, and one without headlights.
I’m looking at a watch and think yeah I’d love to buy it. But then I tell myself why? You use your phone for the time, and as far as a decorative piece goes you rarely leave the house and when you do it’s only for a few people that wouldn’t care about stuff like that. And also you already have a watch.
So I successfully talked myself out of it.
If you end up talking yourself back into getting a watch, I would highly recommend a semi smart watch like a basic Garmin. Notifications and quick replies without getting your phone out of your pocket are a game changer. Plus all the stats, which are cool …
I’ve gone back to wearing a watch when out, it’s just more convenient to look at my watch than dragging my phone out of my bag.
Time is meaningless; watches doubly so.
I do use the shit out of my Apple Watch. I’ve got 2 analogue watches that I love but honestly hardly wear.
Are you telling me I should buy it? 😜
I’ve got an apple watch, since i don’t use apps i never wore it. It’s prolly out of date now.
Craving veggies… no fancy seasoning, just loads and loads of roast broccoli, maybe carrot, and steamed corn. Want to make something with my scotch bonnet sauce so I’m thinking some kind of jerk fish. Plus herbed rice. That’ll be tomorrow.
I’d scarf down so much broccolini but that shit is so expensive :c
Uh oh. The next bus departure listed on PTV is 2:46. Which is a time that is in the past. Personally I subscribe to the idea that time only moves forwards and never backwards, however when I ride PT I always end up feeling like perhaps I need to put some stock in that reversing time theory.
Jokes aside, the tracker thing is working now (it wasn’t earlier), and shows the bus as being on its way from the depot. So I think the bus that was running before must have broken down so they’re replacing it with a different bus. I was on the bus earlier and it was sounding a bit unhealthy. The brake hold thing/handbrake they use when stopped was making a horrid noise when it was released, and the bus hadn’t been fitted with a tracker (at least not one hooked into the PTV API)
Every uber ride I’ve had in the last 12 months does that braking thing and it makes me car sick.
My tongue feels furry.
When mine starts feeling that way I just give it a trim with the kids then scissors so its back to just stubble
Thats the sign of a great night!
The ads for the Silent Hill 2 Remake are getting out of hand!
Don’t know how it’s Saturday already… Anyways, has anybody noticed that the air quality has gone to shit the past day or so? I swear there’s smoke or something, can’t open the windows as the air hurts my throat. Seems to be happening quite a bit the past few months every couple of days. Planned burns?
My asthma has been hell lately so you definitely aren’t alone
Air quality is 90 at the moment. That’s not really bad for most people, but can be triggering for people with allergies or similar. For context, it was about 160 or so in melb during the 2019/20 bushfires, it’s currently 230 in new Dehli, but it’s 8 in Newcastle and 33 in Sydney
For me it really depends on what the particulate matter is comprised of. I’m very sensitive to some things as I can have issues breathing when PM2.5 is around 5 μg/m³ depending on what’s causing it
Fun little daily game I found in one of the other communities.
4 words of different lengths to be made out of the letters available and all according to a theme.
I’m ashamed todays one took me so long all things considered.
I’ve been thinking about how Coles has introduced an egg buying limit due to bird flu and what it’s doing to cattle in the states.
We’ll probably end up with vegan diets, not because it’s the right thing to do, but because we completely destroy animal products through factory farming
Yay, the fog has lifted to a beautiful sunny day - so much easier to deal with even if the air temps are cold. Am vindicated in putting my sheets out to dry before heading to meet a friend.
Energy levels are temporarily elevated from socialising, coffee, and sun. I NEED to get some physical movement in to keep it going… making all sorts of excuses not to do other things but I find sone enthusiasm in getting the carport cleaned. So it shall be done!
but first, a cuppa.
Call me a conspiracy theorist but
www.reuters.com/…/usa-covid-propaganda/
They totally did this to us too, right? The anti vaxxers were waving those american flags/trump flags for a reason? Urgh.
People are talking like it’s so cold I’m thinking like I should dress as I did when I lived in Detroit where the weather would be -10C for days and days on end. Warm hat under hood, feather knee long puffer, scarf, double layer gloves, knee high socks and snow boots. Jumper, pants and thermals.
Coming away was the right choice. Just pulled $1000 profit out of the club.
Motel was $160 and this trip uses about half a tank of fuel so let’s call it a $790 winner. I’ve got enough points on my RSL member card to get a big free breakfast tomorrow.
home now, it’s getting cold, sat down with some hot coffee and those nice strawberry wafers . oh noes, I accidentally picked up the peanut flavoured ones 😵
Almost finished restoring the kukri (gurkha knife) last night. Interestingly when placed in vinegar several times overnight, it’s the edge (hardest bit) that’s most affected chemically.
A word of advice is don’t tackle the edge after a few drinks. Looked like a murder scene.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 1 year ago
My highly intelligent cat woke up from his nap, walked past his (full) food bowl and came to tell me urgently that he was HUNGRY and he needed to be FED or he would WASTE AWAY AND STARVE.
He would last maybe 10 minutes in the wild.
Tommy:
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just_kitten@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Oh, but look at that gorgeous mane and regal expression. Sir Tom clearly needs FRESH food that he can SEE YOU SERVE because anything else could be a poisoning attempt on the king
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 1 year ago
He needs an attendant to watch him eat. Perhaps he might choke? Who am I to question it, His Fluffiness is clearly in charge.
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I have a Tommy too. He’s, um, 32 and full of polystuffing but 😺🧸
Eagle@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Oh Tommy. Does no one love you? You look absolutely mistreated and neglected. If you didn’t see the food go in your bowl then it obviously didn’t happen, poor boy.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 year ago
But that’s not considered food! He wants the good stuff!
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 year ago
He looks so bemused lol