Melbourne

Eyyyy happy anniversary to me and his lordship. 14 years of marriage, a lot more in general, we're gonna pork it up at big pig and then watch a shitload of malcolm in the middle on a heated blanket with fat purring cats.

I’ve just experienced a real security lockdown at work today during finishing time.

All is ok and everyone was locked on site until the situation was cleared.

I really hope we don’t have to go through this more in the future.

Just got home after leaving work at 5pm. Given that I live in the inner north ... The tram I was in was t-boned by a car on St Georges Road just shy of my stop. Stuck there for quite a while. Everyone is OK tg. Just some very spectacular scars on the tram's paintwork and the car's front end is pretty much cactus. I would like to know how someone could not notice a tram directly in front of them with all it's lights on and pinging its bell etc.

Finally Simon can eat something lol

It’s cold as balls this morning - for the 3rd day in a row! 🥶🎾

Where is the global warming that this climate change promised us? I was expecting Mai tais..

Blergh long day.

Gibson needs food. Strays need food.

Simon eventually gets food lol

Edit: whole gang was waiting and they bolted to the food spot as soon as they saw me lol

I'm gonna have to suck it up I think, and just get another call centre job - that way I can pay for driving lessons, rent and bills without being fucked in the arse, and then I can apply for industry jobs when I have my Ps.

I can lie through my teeth and nab another cc job; "I'm totally gonna be here long term", "yes I believe in the vision of your business" - then I can bail when I have the rest of my eggs lined up.

I can do it. Deep breaths.

That was a really, really good massage - holy shit do my shoulders need a lot of work. Went fuck it and booked another short head/neck/shoulders massage for next week so they can work on it a bit more. I'm so glad I went for this, my body is a lot happier having been attended to and the masseuse was really lovely too so it felt just like a Good Thing in general.

Got blood test out of the way after that (also a really lovely gentleman) and then treated myself to a banh mi - must be my lucky day because I got six free baguette rolls as a bonus!! Breakfast sorted for the next few days 😋

Now I'm just enjoying a bit of Sun and naycha while it's still warm enough... Then time for psych stuff. Then I might grab some yoghurt on the way back because my gut is definitely a bit out of whack atm. It's a good day where I am being fantastic to myself. Yes.

Caution: Perth day 1 photo dump

spoiler

Yeah he's done for the day.

Still hopeless at the dog park. Zero recall ability. Today just wandered off when I was chuckin' the ball, found someone else with a ball and decided that was a better ball so followed the lady with the 'better' ball (who wasn't even throwing it) around for 10 mins. I thought alright maybe he'll come back.. nope. Had to go get him (again).

I have reached an agreement where instead of taking lunch I can leave an hour early.

This is great.

I wasn't in the right lane to take a turn I needed, so ended up driving through the CBD. In peak hour. I managed not to run over any pedestrians, scooter riders or delivery bikes. I also survived a hook turn.

Broccoli is the messiest vegetable to chop. The little bits of the florets that shed off go everywhere and smear if you apply the wrong pressure at cleanup.

I fed Ted downstairs in another room with the door closed. Bill is meowing pathetically that he can't steal Ted's food now.

Surgical pre-admission question: Do you live at home?
Facetious reply: Where you live is called your home.

I rugged up. Long sleeve t, fisherman's rib jumper, slicker, knitted hat, warm socks and boots.

there is an inversion layer over the bay and all the ships looked like they were floating in air

I found a cowrie shell and a piece of coral

a willy wag tail was hanging about the sea wall and breakwater

Almost every weekday morning from 7am some fucker's dog several blocks away starts barking non stop for a solid hour. I'm so incredibly fed up with it but I'm surprised none of this guy's immediate neighbours haven't found a spare tranquilizer dart to send a message yet. I'm so very over living here, can't wait to move somewhere quieter...

Another cat tree done.

Miss Meow has nearly as much furniture as I do! I plan to also put a kitchen trolley I have into the corner to act as a dog safe feeding platform.

I'm off to the shops to man handle all the meat like the senior citz do. Hopefully I can get lamb shanks. I have plans for them.

Memory moment from tv: the foldy back page of MAD magazine

Goodnight all :)

Hot Dog night 🌭

Woke up with both ears fully blocked, so toddling off for a cleaning this morning. Hoping the fact I haven't used drops doesn't mean it's too blocked.

Taking it as an opportunity to wfh though.

0.1c And it definitely feels that way.

Time for a snack.

Trying to get work done but it seems like Office 365 is tweaking right now

Not feeling great today at all. Headache and light sensitivity that comes and goes (all this screen time and coffee definitely not helping), starting to feel nauseous, really ragged and tired. Brain distorting random memories about thesis into nightmare situations. Taking it as an overwhelming sign to take a break...

Luckily I snapped out of being bed-locked and booked myself in for a full one hour massage this arvo at a place round the corner, ahead of psych session later. It's an ongoing thing to actually choose things that legitimately feel good instead of constantly hunting down digital dopamine.

The birds are not chirping this morning. Might be too dark still.

Melbcat is curled up with me enjoying the electric blanket. Toasty baby

I made cheese sauce earlier this week so the boys could have steamy nachos like in the Steamy Nachos song (Jerry was a racecar driver by Primus).

It turned out quite well, and it's easy to make. Essentially a roux with a bunch of grated cheese mixed in. Here's the recipe

I envy my dog for braving the cold weather.

I’ve bought some more Concrobium… it’s pricey but I’m trying to deal with the spread of mould -_-

Everything was fine until the unfixable roof leak appeared and now any patch of moisture or damp is fair game.