Melbourne

The gangs all here 🐱

Irl cake day today for me. We are insanely busy at work so won't celebrate much until the weekend. EOFY is weird this year - weirder than normal and people are doing strange things with their money. Profitable for us, but I wonder at the fallout later on.

EDIT: thank you all so much - it makes a difference. My boys are calling me tonight, and I've just run away from work leaving my staff in charge for the rest of the day. If they can't cope, I didn't train them right. We'll be having work cake tomozz. This is a special birthday, as I am now OF PENSION AGE!!!! And eligible for ALL the discounts! So I can now threaten to retire if da boss gives me grief.

Those eyes are always watching

I don't think Monash IVF should be advertising right now on the telly. PR team working overtime.

Jammed/sprained my finger yesterday.

Iced it for a bit and definitely less pain today but still a bit swollen and lacking full mobility.

Thankfully it's the ring finger on my left hand.

I had to call centrelink. I need a nap now.

Having security cameras is kinda fun - I've just looked at last night and discovered Miss Meow has also worked out the dog door. It appears she just stayed under cover and looked out for a bit before teleporting back inside, but that last bit could just be continuity gap from the motion sensors not picking up when she went inside.

🎂

Beeeeach . Lovely and sunny and no cold breezes.

I found a pair of swimming goggles and a nice piece of coral.

The colours of the beach are so beautiful.

the white is shells growing on the rocks

How is it I started work at 9, I've been here 18 hours, yet it's not even 1:30? (Today is going soooo slooooow)

Back home. Sox is being saucy today. She better get over herself or that food will be for naught!

Speaking of food, I felt briefly tempted to have a pizza per today's thread emoji but I think I'll leave that for the end of next week when I really will need a pick-me-up after my presentation for which I have yet to make the requisite graphics let alone slides but I tend to do presentations best at the very last minute anyway.

Good on ya Brittany https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/12/federal-watchdog-finds-no-corruption-in-24m-settlement-to-brittany-higgins-following-alleged-assault-ntwnfb

Today I fill all the buckets and fermenters in prep for having no water tomorrow. Done this drill before, it's fine when you have warning, nasty otherwise

I think I've done what I can to prep for the presentation tomorrow - gonna do a few more reviews and editing (scientific names for animals should be in italics), and run through it with my partner.

I have a suspicion I may have put more info then they need, but I've adhered to the marking rubric so 🤷🏼‍♀️

Anyone want to know some cool facts about Tachyglossus aculeatus (The Short-Beaked Echidna)? 😂

Good morning all! Happy Thursday.

Shoutout to anyone else who's part of the Insomnia gang.

4 degrees, rip the bandaid off and just jump out of bed to get me going.

Oh I hate mornings like these. and heating is busted at work again.

sunny, I think I will go to the beach before I work in the garden a bit

I actually kind of miss dating. But I am determined for this year to be my single year where I make no attempt to date.

In the past, things have just happened, and I didn't really make a conscious effort to put myself out there.

I think I just want more connection, and to feel understood. I want to run a marathon before I date someone again (runs a marathon with no training whatsoever). No rush.

Hey Slayers_Picks just wondering where you landed with your thinking about Pride Month.

sigh

I really need to deep clean this BBQ at some point. Uuhg. Maybe look into getting new gas tubes.

It’s cold inside.

My productivity at work today wasn’t particularly high given I was wearing a coat, had a scarf and beanie on till midday.

Time to think about dinner and get warm now.

I think I might waste some time in No Man’s sky.