Apparently, I don't have enough money in my credit card to pay $0.00 for my kid to go on an excursion:
This is some oldskool software gore content.I've been walking past the dog's bed all morning giving him a little pat and talking to him (he likes to bury himself under his doona). I thought "oh you haven't popped your head up for awhile" so I have a proper look and he's not even in there. He's in the kid's room because they have a time share thing going on.
more pain meds have been taken, then a little more sleep and then I'll be up
There's a bunch of jumpy Bois in front of my hotel!
They look kinda like rocks or something, but nah, they're all jumpies!
The train trip included a fancy dinner and drinks with the train crew. Obviously I can't drink [:(], so I just had a bottle of Pepsi Max to look the part. I also had to learn how to do fancy eating. Dinner and meal manners aren't something I've ever had to use before, so I never learnt them. But I feel under qualified to eat dinner now to be honest. I've never put a napkin thing in my lap, or wiped my face with a black cloth, or had 3 different knives + 3 different forks + 2 spoons + 3 glasses before. I was also the only person at my table under 50 (seriously, that's not a hyperbole), so that makes it harder to know how to act and what to do.
I mean it was a good experience, and I'm happy that I did it, but there's so many generational differences that it gets really hard to know what to do or say and how to act. 1 lady was super nice, but the dude next to me shouted at me to not play with my food (there was a flower on my dessert and I was trying to figure out if it was edible or not). It was that sort of formal.
Fixable finished off the coaching and most of the packing. Usually I wake up 4 hours before I'm due to leave and then pack from then, but I have to leave by 5:45 so that ain't happening. I've tidied up the house and cleaned out the new kids half of the fridge and freezer. Also packed so my clothes and most of my backpack, but I'll have to pack a few odd ends when I wake up. I'll also have to wake up around 4:45 or I won't get be able to get up until 5:30.
Although it's kind of a heritage train, the heritage is more about where we're going than what we're going in (which is the opposite of regular heritage specials). These carriages are the same ones that were on the Albury line before standard gauge vlocity trains like elsewhere displaced them. So I guess they're technically heritage now. But it feels weird calling something I rode in regular service like 3 years ago heritage, even if the stock is old. If anybody wants to keep up with what's happening, I'll post wrap of photos of the day in c/MelbourneTrains when I get a chance, and share whatever funny/weird/annoying experiences stand out to me here
Nellie’s update has landed.
This time we get an encyclopaedic life cycle description. https://perthzoo.wa.gov.au/a-year-in-the-life-of-the-numbat?
Look what I got on my bin
I hope the prize is cash cos that would come in handy right now.
@CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone please provide recap and review of your dinner/margarita last night. Also did you accept, wear and bring home a sombrero?
Gaaaah! Why can no one at my workplace understand how to use SharePoint for document sharing/editing/commenting....!?... See attached for my edits on filename_edits(3).....
Police helicopter circling near my kid's school. Distracting..
In unrelated news: I have never clipped a cat's claw before. When we adopted our void cat in February she desperately needed her claws clipped as they had curled under, almost pushing into her paw. We had them clipped at the vet and since then she has been great at using the many scratching posts we have. But I knew that if I could clip her claws it would be an added bonus.
Today, with the assistance of a treat, I did 3 claws! Just small clips and I stopped as it felt like an excellent start. No scratching or biting. One hiss but a bit of the treat helped her. Made sure not to go too low.
I'll tell you a couple of things this medicinal indica flower does: it makes my bed way more comfy and it makes rewatching Psych even better.
The probiotic/uti preventative supplement for Melbcat arrived... Cystopro. Cripes it's expensive for a small bottle of 30. For best results I might save it til she's finished her antibiotics to replace her good gut bacteria. Hoping the artificial chicken flavour isn't an issue with her poultry allergy and that she'll eat it sprinkled in her food
Edit: I just had a brainwave. She loves it when I have crackers and broth, so I can make some 'for me' and spoon a little into a bowl when she asks to share. A bit worried about the salt but the one I get is onion and garlic free
Small victory. I tipped the Tigers tonight in an upset and got it!
The discourse has been saying Apple Music is better than Spotify in every way, especiallu now it's also cheaper.
Does this only apply to Apple Music on Apple devices? The app is laggy and slow on my Pixel 8 Pro and I don't really notice a sound quality difference.
I assume, though, that playlists and Radio would get more personalised over time? Any knowers?
I bought googly eye nail art stickers 😀 might be a bit too freaky 😹
I have now updated my budget ready for the new financial year. The tax cuts will help a bit, although an actual pay rise would be better.
TV review and a bit of a rant. Dostoyevsky. Made by Rossiia 1 tv station. https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/a-review-of-amazon-primes-series-dostoevsky
Stunningly beautiful and emotionally harrowing. 4 hobbits
Rant. I've studied Russian history, read so many books, read the great novelists, read modern history books, music, movies, watch so many documentaries and podcasts, keep up with news. No, I can't read/speak Russian.
and I swear I understand them less and less
I think the puzzle lies in the internal psychological conflict caused by the difference in the beliefs that Russia has about itself ( they think they have been a great world power for millennia) and reality ( as long as they are ruled by their medieval religion they will always be medieval )
The smart ones are cynical, like Gorky.
And it's so bloody cold.
