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Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
Feeling muted and wibbly and bleah... working up the courage/timing to commit to only one job and say goodbye to the other. Ugh I cannot please everyone.
One bit of extremely good news that I'm looking forward to more than anything else is the return of a familiar guest (after more than a year!) this weekend for about ten days... stay tuned 😺
Cooked some chicken nuggets for dinner. Simple stuff tonight.
Almost went for some dim sims. Maybe that’s tomorrow.
Her highness has had her nest refreshed and is unhappy the slave is late with the 2nd round of treats
eyy coworker please try to throw me under the bus with a mass CC public shaming. I love that shit. Especially when I have documented evidence that this is your fuckup.
Reply all with the documentation asking for clarification on their issue?
I’m pissed off… years ago I had inherited a little tv with a built in dvd player. Shortly after Melbcat’s asthma got bad, and I put it and a few other things temporarily out on my veranda to make space to vacuum thoroughly. (Needed the floor clear and didn’t want to knock anything over.)
I involuntarily fell asleep in exhaustion, forgot to take it back in and it was gone.
Now that’s kind of on me for not grabbing it back in asap, maybe they thought that it was being given away - but in this neighbourhood I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t care.
Definitely one of my regrets now that YouTube is getting cracked down on and this external drive is giving me trouble.
I don’t want a large tv. I don’t want the smart tv shit that spies on you and requires internet connection. That little thing was the perfect size and picked up radio too.
I also had a portable dvd player way back when those were current but that was blatantly stolen out of my room by a flatmate. I think the bastard stole my discman too, and my ceramic space heater.
You might be able to get some second hand at cash converters
I saw one on eBay but it’s pickup only… maybe if I can blag a lift
Rhododendron same fam they get along.
TW medical
My digestive system is being such a fucking arsehole and keeps shutting down. So much pain, so much effort trying to prevent it turning into a really bad outcome. Part of it has been diagnosed but tests for other things are still being waited on.
I swear if I ever become able to eat properly again I’m going to eat joyously, become huge, and crush anybody who comments. Food is a blessing.
If you ever are able to eat properly, I'll treat you to a delicious dinner. I'm sorry you have gastroparesis, that's an awful condition to live with, on top of the mystery ones as well. Please dm me if I can help in anyway, or for a vent. I'm always here to lend an ear.
Thanks. It absolutely sucks, I’m planning to start eating people :)
I recommend my idiot manager. Just plump enough to be juicy.
No lunch break and still working. Tomorrow I'm leaving early.
Make sure you get paid for it or get TIL! Don't give the corpos your free time
I'm just going to leave a few hours early tomorrow.
Do you have set hours or timesheets?
I'm definitely not a fan of having to work extra without a guarantee that I can make up for it later. So easy to end up doing free work with all the overtime adding up. Timesheets are tedious but they're useful if the employer honours time in lieu or you can use flexi time at least
Its in the slowcooker. I compromised on my original vision and took some advice but not all. Its got the veggie soup (but blended so the chunks dont go mushy), beef stock and passata. Will give it a taste towards the end and see if the mushroom soup is still a good idea (gives me a chance to back out if its not working rather than commit early on to something I'm not sure about). Will saute the mushrooms and add towards the end and add then. Its probably gonna have more a curry style gravy consistency but thats actually ideal.
All this stew and food talk got me hankering for something spicy.
Going to make a korean stew with beef tonight. Made one last week with pork and it was okay (the pork was the worst part). Gonna try it on noodles instead of rice as well.
Wish me luck
Friend says there's something in the Melbourne air that makes her sleepy. I wonder what.
It's the pollen causing cerebral hypoxia lol
I generally take today off of work as it’s the anniversary of An Event, but this year I didn’t and now all I want is to stand up and walk out.
Do it. Go home early and look after yourself. Powering through is very overrated.
I had beef stew for dinner tonight. I made a batch a couple of days ago to bottle, one jar didn't seal (which is the one I ate tonight) and there are 5 more jars for later. Served with mashed potato and cauliflower & broccoli in cheese sauce.
If one is slowly running out of gin should one now move onto Gentleman Jack & coke or ouzo & raspberry. Choose my adventure. Tomorrow is a write off.
Ouzo because fuck it why not!
That exact combo was my first ever drink.
raspberry chuck is awful to clean up
It's gonna be a boozy Monday coz the man has finished the project and he has tomorrow off. I got one hours notice to get everything ready. The mic is now on charge. Atleast it will take my mind off this relentless fucking hayfever.
New sheets day today 🛌 🙂
Finally booked in an assessment to get the wisdoms out. I have an initial consultation + targetted x-ray in a couple of weeks, then they'll figure out whether it's going to be a complex removal or fairly straightforward, and since my preference is full general anaesthetic, work out all of that fun stuff.
This clinic is expensive, but their staff seem actually friendly. The dentist I go to for general stuff is low cost, but that comes at the expense of friendliness and general clinic maintenance. The whole building looks dingey, they can't seem to afford to fix their lightbulbs, and everybody that works there seems like they're constantly having the worst day ever and often take it out on whoever dares make an appointment. Considering how expensive dentists are, it's good that they exist, but super depressing that they're in such a state of shambles. That's the state of the healthcare system, I guess
Fuck I've got the best singing voice in my one woman concert.
SIX INCHES FORWARD AND FIVE INCHES BACK - IVE GOT AN ANGRY INCH, ANGRY INCH!
Wait let me get my smokes and drink. 🚬 🍺
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Utter panic attack trying an anti snoring mouth guard thing. Any better ideas?
Melbcat is cuddling and I don’t want to get up. I wish I was strong enough to put her in a baby sling so we could keep cuddling while I folded or did dishes (she’s a big lady and I’m a small enby)
just saw a cop car with an arrow pointing to the cabin saying UNDERPAID and another pointing to the cage saying "BAILED"
...fuck right off you gurning hemorrhoids. I feel the call of my people to hurl a goddamn brick
