Today’s weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 17°C, max - 21°C. 25% chance of at least 25mm rain
Rainy day today, bring a brolly!
Tonight’s beach adventure:
And the hyper bougie dins spread including only the finest of goon in the finest gatorade bottle.
Over all my years doing sunset dins at that beach I’ve never seen anyone else do it. I grew up with dinner expected @ 7pm and everyone watches the news. People got shitty if you spoke. That generation who were brought up with ‘TV dinners’.
I say outside, no TV, space and weather permitting is the superior way.
Nice view.
I grew up with the tv on and sitting where ever you like but in my house we sit at the table with the tv on mute, no phones at the table and we talk. If I had a nice view like you I’d be doing the same.
Should I ever have a family, that’s what I want, too. I can’t stand when I go to lunch with someone and they’re just off playing on their phone half the meal. I’m fond of dinner time chats
While it’s just me, myself and I, I don’t really like eating in silence, so I usually watch YouTube on my phone. Sometimes I eat in front of my computer watching prisoner or whatever other series I’m into at the time. Generally I’d avoid eating in carpeted rooms with anything that isn’t flaky, but unfortunately, this house is about 90% carpet, even the dining room
Al Fresco 🤌
I like me a hot dins indoors except when it’s hot out. Lunch otoh is great outside.
No tv I can definitely agree with.
I’ve started a thing, I’m avoiding Colesworth as much as possible. I’m interested in exploring new places, and I’ve been fed up with their nonsense for a while. So today took Miniest and went shopping at an independent grocery store a couple of suburbs from here (it’s a big store and worth visiting). Some things were a little more exy but the meat. was. fabulous! The ground beef delicious (we had burritos again for dinner, my kids are obsessed lol) and the steaks were half the price of colesworth and local butcher. There was only a couple of things we use that they didn’t have. I’m happy they didn’t get my money this time, and I’m going to try to do it more in future.
It’s definitely something I miss about my old place, easy access to good independent grocers. I don’t mind paying more for veg when it tastes a lot better and keeps for longer. And it feels great to not support the duopoly and their BS.
I don’t really have a good alternative for household items though. Aldi is a bit far and annoying to get to…
Rainy night in Tokyo so hanging out in the hotel to get some rest, do some washing and just recharge a bit. Twas a very fruitful shopping day in Shibuya though - Square Enix Store, Nintendo and Pokemon Centre and of course a little bit of Mofusand. Letting my inner child run wild this time.
Probably. Supermarkets are filling the gaps with other stuff so looks like they expect low shelf filling for a while
Apparently it’s not possible to buy eggs anymore. Multiple supermarket trips with no stock. I have to go earlier in the day, the fruit / veg shops are better options, at supermarkets they’re gone early in the day. I took my eggy breakfasts and lunches for granted now that it’s a mission to buy eggs.
I had no idea. I’ve just had a delivery of 5 dozen from Gippsland Eggs, do I need to increase security?
That seems like a lot of eggs, lots of baking?
just the minimum order to get free postage. They are very fresh and last well, so I do use them up. I do a lot of egg breakfasts which uses them up.
Some butcher shops sell eggs too.
Edit: for brevity.
The one I used to go to, Rainbow Meats in Caroline Springs does. Not sure about their other stores. They also sell some lovely pita breads, and are just past a fruit and veg shop that usually has eggs in stock as well. For anyone out those ways
Thank you for the information. I know a private egg dealer. ‘tis time I talk to her.
Ugh. I thought we were over this :/
I’ve not been to a farmer’s market since start of December but they are usually a good bet for an egg stall or two
I was just compliling a click and collect… not an egg available. We have an egg farm down the road, looks like I’m headed there.
Looks like we’re making an offer this time. Bloody terrifying. Awful timing, but what can you do? My brain is overflowing with paperwork Things. There will probably be an impressive meltdown at some near point.
gotta appreciate the cruel irony of how much life can happen in 1 week.
VERY!
Might be the best time for it to happen. Fingers crossed for you!
Thanks. Not if you mean in terms of extra money. That will take considerable time to sort out. He did something really daft in the Will.
Not the money, more that the balance of something bad/something good, and some positives at a shitty emotional time.
Best of luck! 🤞🏼
Good luck! This is a massive amount of change in a short time, be gentle on yourself
Good luck, I hope all your plans go smoothly. 🙂
Feel free to melt down, after the offer then there’s the pantshit waiting for a response, possible back and forth bullshit then waiting final approval on loan…THEN you get the keys and then you properly start to shit yourself when you realise you owe a fuckton…but have a houuuuse
Takes about a year to settle down lol
Just got a bullshit email from the REA wanting to schedule an inspection just TWO months after I’ve moved in (because three months on the dot apparently would clash with her leave schedule, poor dear). Had to stand my ground and say the law states that it’s got to be minimum 3 months.
My entire being is ready to not deal with this rubbish any more. The scales have definitely tipped towards working on ownership instead, and all the accompanying shit that goes with that
Yeah that was a feint to see how well you knew your rights. They need to start penalty pointing that shit like a drivers license
We’ve had to hand over less personal information for a mortgage than REA want for a rental these days, and it’s not stored in some bullshit third party app with utterly flimflam security measures. Feels worth it just for that!
Sounds about right. Why can’t I just look something up online, go me likey, and click a buy button?! 🫠
The buyers remorse would be hell though
Well yes! I’m very accustomed to things with this many zeros sitting on my work desk, but not picking or paying for them.
You have worked for it, you have EARNED it, do not let anyone deprive you of it.
I managed about three hours sitting up this morning before I headed back to bed and huddled up with the electric blanket on. Miss Meow insisted I get up again to organise dinner, but I don’t think it will be too long before I head back to bed. On a positive note though, even though I’m feverish and not feeling great I’m much better than I was with the covid vacs, so I am grateful for that small mercy.
Something keeps digging a pretty big hole in the exact same spot in the chilli patch every night for the last 4 nights.
There’s nothing there. Keeps on bowling over one of the chilli plants but not eating it.
I think it’s a deranged anti-establishment marsupial hell bent on hole digging just for the fuck of it. If there is something under there, it can have it. But the poor chilli plant is visibly becoming upset. So rude.
In other news seems like netting individual apricot branches has worked this year (so far). Left a fair few sacrificial ones un-netted for birds which are popular.
I reckon it’s wombats. Check for square poo
I too felt blah today but I’ve shit, showered and shaved and feel a little more humany now.
sky pretty
Well, the sore throat and cough have not progressed too badly, but the fever is not good - I keep oscilating between shivering and overheating. I’m drip feeding myself panadol to try to keep it under control. Work tomorrow is not going to be happening. I just wish we could text in sick, for some reason actually having to pick up the phone and hold it while I say a few words seems like a major chore I have to work my way up to today.
Edit: writing out the above comment was enough to psych myself up, calling in sick has been completed successfully.
rest and take care , try to sleep if you can 😘
I was getting uncomfortable in bed so I’m on the couch for a bit with Dr Meow working on purring me better.
I was hungover in bed yesterday, until young Bentley came in, sat on my head and started purring.
Today has generally been a bad idea so far. I feel like death, my colleague said my face was completely pale this morning as I was hunched over battling stomach cramps. The cramps have subsided but I just haven’t been feeling right at all since. Brain barely functioning, body exhausted, I’m at 5% productivity and just want to go home and sleep. ugh
Seriously tempted to chuck a sickie tomorrow to make up for today…
It’s a shit of a day. I may actually die from this migraine.
hugs to you both
it’s this awful weather
The sudden temp changes and all-day rain don’t seem to be helping… adds to the feeling of wanting to hibernate in convalescence. Migraine sounds like torture. Can you get home early?
I’ve somehow dragged myself through the day but if this keeps up tomorrow I really don’t think I can handle a full day of fieldwork. See how I go after an early night. 😴
I would absolutely take the day off tomorrow. You need rest :)
I’ll see how I feel. The field work we have on is actually really enjoyable ATM and some time in nature with fresh air and a bit of walking could be really good for me. But I have a backup med cert in case I wake up wanting to crawl into a hole
Yeah that weather change fucked me up bad. Rest day then dive into action tomorrow i think.
Goodnight everyone ❤️
Night G-Cat
Coffee Doritos at Savemore. I’m avoiding caffeine these days but I’m intrigued at how much of a mistake they might be.
Do it for the team and report back.
Man I’m having a rough day. I’m trying to keep positive, crack some jokes but Monday is Mondaying :’(
sounds like monday is EXACTLY mondaying tbh. Given this is the most monday we’re gonna get all year. This is like MAX monday.
I want my money back.
sadly we cant do that. BUT we can take the monday back and return it for double the pain on the following monday if that interests you? No? Too bad already done thanks for shopping at store capitalism in western society. Remember: Our goal is make sure you suffer.
See you next Tuesday =)
hugs for you and melbcat
I seem to have stolen everyone’s decent monday. I’m trying to give it back, I swear.
