last nights' go at the SMC
Didn't realise the dew was gonna be so bad so only used 12 x 5mins exposures instead of the 24 I took. Shit happens. Will probably end up using only 4 and will have to take another bunch another night. Good to see the equipment still works though.
It took a bit of time for our lady to settle in this time as she's been away for a year and hates the carrier - bit of hissing and swiping at her human before he left - but nothing a bit of churu knockoff can't do to lift a kitty's mood.
First point of order was bathroom, followed by a general investigation, then of course food (while I was rushing around tidying up and making my own dinner) - guaranteed cutest meows whenever food is involved - but I forgot then that I have to keep her out of my room if I open my closet, because she loves hiding in it and refusing to come out and there was more swiping and angry huffs as I tried to coax her out.
She's pretty settled now though, headbutts and trills and all, and keeps coming back to sit on/near my socks, so I feel rather honoured 😌
soxloaf and soxfloof
Throw open that door, bask in those well needed vitamin d rays and sneeze yourself senseless for the rest of the day.
Got a bit shitty at work over being lectured about fucking image formatting (fuck Word, seriously) but got over it thoroughly by (a) having walked to work and back - big tick, (b) absolutely SMASHING through the backlog, and (c) clocking off on the dot - because I have much more important things to attend to very shortly! Everyone else can fuck off!
Also managed to survive nearly getting collected by some fuckwit speeding through Kew Junction after the cars finished turning, a good 20 seconds after the lights had changed and I was halfway across the pedestrian crossing. People do be getting stuck in dumb situations there. No death for me today, though - thanks, but nothing will get in the way of hosting my VIP guest!
Got home in time to do some last minute gardening (now). How good is it having the sun still up when I get home. Home - which has been nicely aired through all windows during the day. It's a great feeling.
I didn't know I needed this until I ate it - smoked trout on hot buttered toast with just a smidge of mayo. Life is good.
some pics of my old sewing machine after spending many hours refinishing the woodwork. It was so bad, it had huge patches where there was no finish at all and much lifting and bubbling of veneer. It's still really beat up. I haven't waxed it yet which should help filling holes. Later today I'll be having a go at it using a tough wire brush on that base cos the softer brush did nuttin'.
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and some patina
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Whilst I prefer the red trike as it's pretty stable with a lot of weight at the back, it is currently out of commission so the new shopping goon and snack mobile (for now) is the unicorn basket bike:
Doubt the kids are going to laugh at me now.
"Can I have a chip"... "No". "Can you buy us some booze"?... "No".
CW: mother
A dark thought creeps
Across my mind
Strange tendrils seep
Across my waking hours,
Where previously they were confined
To the cold and late hours.
This thought brings no warmth
With it's freezing touch.
My heart quickens, beating faster.
So I roll it around
And savour it too much,
A bitter morbid desire:
That perhaps it would be easier on me
If you had died all those years ago,
I could have taken this time to grieve,
And I wouldn't hold on to so much hope
That you'd return to me
With your laughter
Ringing in my ears.
But now your just another zombie
In the shape of my mother...
But I have no other...
So I hope you're doing well,
Wherever you now dwell,
That you don't see a demon in me,
When you look at photos of your baby.
I hope my cousin is a better daughter
To you
Than I could ever be.Going to be a warmish night tonight.
Low of 14 tonight.
First night in a long time that I’ve had the door and some windows open at night to cool down the house a bit.
I'm gonna play with some buttons on here now because you never learn if you don't fuck around with stuff.
Out and about today.
Had to travel to Keysborough to pick up something then finally I'm back at at Southland treating myself out to a coffee and chilling at a cafe inside.
Have to do a lot of food shopping and was thinking of maybe picking up some spare clothes since the buttons on all my of sleep shirts seems to have all popped off.
Thankfully it's a bit quieter here today compared to last week.
Hope it's a fairly painless process today.
My brain is no longer braining correctly. If the universe could stop giving me work for a couple of hours that would be great.
I've got a couple of weeks off coming up and am starting to make plans. Hopefully I can get a bit more stuff sorted to sell. I'm down to bigger and more difficult stuff to sort out - heavyweight camping gear, tools & random shed stuff, and some outdoor cupboards. Once that's gone I am pretty much decluttered and just down to maintenance work to make sure the clutter level stays low. Feels pretty good to have space to move.
I also need to do a bit or gardening, hopefully the weather will cooperate.
Bummer
Feeling stressed out. The issue of this homeless guy isn’t solved - the services won’t help or come when he’s there, he refuses help, police don’t care because it’s ’public property’ or if they do he just walks away from a welfare check…
He’s ranting and raving and throwing lit cigarettes in an area of dried vegetation and wooden fences near houses. Really mentally unwell with violent outbursts and has aggressively harassed me before. And is now regularly drinking on the bench right outside the window of the room where I sleep - sometimes sleeping there.
He ignored the huge piece of cardboard I left that would have allowed him to sleep elsewhere, isn’t moving to a nearby abandoned flat with a sheltered porch, and it isn’t safe to give him anything.
He doesn’t want help, has possibly already been kicked out of a nearby halfway house for verbally and possibly physically abusing others, and I’m afraid he’s going to start a fire or might attack me. It isn’t safe to approach him to help or direct him elsewhere.
It goes against my morals but if I can’t do anything positive about this situation I’m probably going to have to start thinking of ways to repel him :(
Anyone watching the Deeming v Pesutto defo trial?
Impressions
Deeming comes across as an indignant dumbass, and I can't help but believe Pesutto, Southwick and Crozier's view that she was not remorseful or willing to do what she needed to do to unfuck things after the nazi-adjacent rally. Deeming did not seem to understand she does have certain obligations to step in line behind the Liberal brand and focus on issues that might have a reasonable chance of winning seats in an election.
Pesutto was not threatening her when he said an option was that she could resign from the party to prosecute her views -- instead of ultimately being expelled for bringing legal action against him.
Deeming plays a victim, claims she was powerless and limp, suggests she has no idea how to write a press release and claims she was subject to bullying or being railroaded by the Liberal leadership team. Simply did not occur that way in my opinion. She dominates the meetings that were recorded, routinely talks over colleagues and plays ignorant about the issue at hand.
She's a moron.
I don’t know why my split system does this but I can’t change it from heating to cooling.
To get around it I have to go into my bed room and set that one to either heating or cooling with a remote then walk back into my living room and using that remote turn on the system and it’ll be set to whatever setting I used in the bed room.
If I try and directly move from heating and cooling the split system will double beep at me and won’t switch or turn on.
Frustrating to say the least.
Stay warm, sweet dreams. 😘
