Starting new job tomorrow. Kind of nervous but excited.

Fart audibly and own it, show em you ain't scared
- I was gonna drop a deuce on the floor, but your suggestion is a bit cleaner.
Exciting times. I'm sure the move will be for the best
Congratulations!
You'll rock it!
Good luck tomorrow!

Miss Meow approves of the new cushions.

I wish I could sleep like that sometimes.

Eleven days until my 33rd birthday. When COVID started, I was 27 turning 28. My 30th happened during one of the lockdowns.

I've gone through 4 or 5 different calls centre jobs since 2019.

Now I'm studying animal care, with the plan to do either a Cert IV in Vet Nursing, or a Diploma of Animal Tech.

I spent only one year with my partner before COVID started. We've been together 6 years in Jan just gone.

It feels so long and no time at all. So much has changed.

I am grateful how I have managed to change my trajectory on a personal scale.

It's gonna be okay, eventually, and I hold enough hope about that for those who can't be hopeful.

I am eternally grateful for this community, a home made of code and human souls sharing their lives and advice. You've been amazing to me, even though I've been less than stellar at times.

Sending you all my love and good vibes! 💜💜💜

I have some awesome gnochi from an Italian restaurant to sink my sore mouth into, some cheesecake, and a fluffy cat to annoy.

Life's good for now ❤️

Edit: as this is my last night of freedom before working again, I'm staying up one last time!!!

Gnocchi is pretty outstanding comfort food

Everyone in the block of flats next door have moved out (was sold, probably end up being townhouses), last dude to leave who has early onset dementia came and said goodbye which was a bit sad. Really nice guy and can't imagine the move for him is gonna be easy.

Other place next door on the other side (with a bunch of noisy kids which is all good) have moved out cause they're about to do renos.

Completely neighbourless, and the lack of noise reminds me of locky lockdowns which to be honest isn't the worst thing.

Which brings us the rave choon

I think I could get used to this

You're on your Pat Malone 😔
Dude!!!! I've been cranking that track for aaaaages!
- Seriously her voice was built for DnB :)

Lazy day. New job starts Tuesday so I'm getting up early tomorrow to get used to it. 6:30am.

So super early night tonight.

Good idea.
Hope it goes ok for you.
How’s your headache from the other day going?
Neck and shoulder tightness and strains also cause me to get headaches, especially if I’ve been hunched over at a desk and it bunches up all my muscles together.
I think they’re called tension headaches?
- Thanks mate :) Headache is subsided, doing exercises to try to stop it happening in the first place.
  I get the same thing from sitting at a desk. Ergonomics is really, really important.
  I call them migraines because I'm pretty much paralysed; can't get up, can't move, can't eat, feel like throwing up from the pain.
  Stretch your shoulders everyone!!! lol

Wow. Big sleep.

This is my neighbour's fence. Everytime he finds something worthy he staples it on here. I've popped it under a spoiler because it's fucking hideous.

Is your neighbour in full control of their faculties? Or is he a cooked cunt?
- Once a hoarder always a hoarder.
  I think he worked with scrap metal and brought his work home with him. Decades worth of shit in his yard.
Impressive. I wonder what his selection criteria for inclusion are?
- From my observations, anything that's considered rubbish by normal people.
He could plant a nice hedge instead?
- Haha. You're funny!
The fence of Theseus.

The embiggening appears to have worked. I think my feet look quite fetching.

I’ll now be wearing them until bedtime just to make sure they settle in to the peculiarities of my feet

Looks like we got us some Convos ..
- Nah. 20 bucks at Big W. Runners don’t last me long anyway because my gait is weird, so if I’m going to experiment with styles I go cheap. I go more upmarket once I’m sure the style suits me and I won’t destroy canvas shoes in six weeks!
They're really cute!!

Saw three Tawny Frogmouths at the park 😃 I love them.

Gosh I love those birds! They look so silly and I adore them for it!
- You need to look up what they’re like as babies. “Antisocial dandelion” is a good start
- You're in the wrong pub, bozo
  My favorite photo of tawny frogmouths.

Lasagna. It is time.

chorus of fat, heavenly angels intensifies

I think I found a new hobby. I put the boxing on Wii and KO'd a few dickheads. I'm tired now.

got a case of standard dun wanna but i must meal prep before i go out for dinner and then I remember I bought chips and chocolate on sale yesterday

I bought chips and chocolate on sale yesterday
that can be meal prep
Sweet and savoury. Sounds like a perfectly balanced diet

The spinach recalls because of E. Coli remind me of when I got salmonella from spinach in the early 2010s. My ex and I were so so sick, dying on the couch watching TV together, when the news started talking about it - that's how we found out what we had and why we were sick 😂

It's the only time I've ever had salmonella.

0/10 do not recommend.

I got poisoned by a piece of salmon. It was instant. First time I've ever walked into a doctor's clinic with a bucket. A few people were seen to that day who had purchased the salmon at the same place. And yes, I still eat salmon.
The man just tried to return a bag of spinach and the workers had no idea what he was on about. The manager was called.
- Salmon is too delicious to give up!!
fuck. I don’t think frozen spinach is affected? fuck.
- Not sure, but there's a list here :)
  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-30/coles-iga-recalls-salad-products-over-e-coli-concerns/105114252
I got the email about that so I better chuck mime out

Apparently I had a deprived childhood. I have never made or worn an Easter bonnet or hat. I thought it was an odd new thing, but friends of the same vintage and similar geography tell me this had been happening for many decades, I've just somehow completely missed it. Huh.

Huh? Never heard of easter hats.
- Not just me then :)
They were usually made in art class with cardboard, coloured paper and pipe cleaners. Then everyone paraded theirs around at a type of assembly while the Easter bunny visited your classroom dropping an egg off on your desk.
- That would have been fun. The few years at school we did them it was a chore given to parents, and then the children of the most creative/involved parents were given awards and made to feel special.
- It sounds quite fun.
I’m Gen X and have never made or worn an Easter bonnet. I had to go to church when I was young so I’m surprised somebody there wasn’t on to that
Didn't know about it until my kids had an Easter parade in primary school

Anyone here AFAB have luck with menstrual cups?

- I've been using the saalt one which has been alright, but it leaks unless I open it fully and then insert it, which is kind of painful. I think the cup doesn't pop open because it's too soft.
  I will look at the meluna ones, thank you :)
I haven't used cups but I want to try them as well lol
I use period undies, and overnight pads on the heavy days. Period undies are good, but the best ones are ones made from fabric - cheap ones are mostly polyester/synthetic and they cause a bit of sweat rash. The fabric ones are breathable, and I haven't leaked once with them.
- Ooh okay! I think I have some of those that I haven't given a good go - am kind of scared to, but I shall try them when I know I'll be at home all day.
  There's a quiz called put a cup in it that can help you find the right cup for you and also one for discs as well.
- Not really part of this discussion but which are the good brands? I have to start thinking about this soon for Miniest and I want to have some in the cupboard handy for when the painters suddenly arrive 😳
I have tried a disc recently, never tried a cup. The disc is okay but I'm not well versed in it.
- I'm thinking of trying a disc too, because the cup has suction and today it felt like it was ripping my insides out.
Been a couple of years now since I got an IUD and haven't needed a cup. But I used one for a few years and had a great run (wish I'd been brave enough to use them before). Sadly they were some no name brand I got on special overseas so couldn't tell you what to get. They sent a medium and large size, the medium was supposed to be for women my size who hadn't had vaginal births but it leaked so I tried the large and that fit me just right. Though it took a few tries to work out how to fold and insert smoothly. Also my very first time I pulled it out without releasing the seal... do not, under any circumstance, do that.
But yeah it's hard to tell without just trying one first, to work out the size and shape of your vagina. The first may not be the best fit and you may have to wear the cost of trying again. Once you find one that works though, it's SO awesome - cleaner undies, fresher cooch, much less anxiety around leakage.

Had to do something pretty unfortunate this morning, so to balance it put, I finally got some lobster ramen. While the lobster itself was so-so (a bit tough) the lobster bisque ramen soup was the stuff my dreams are made out of!!

Now I need a long nap!

DUDE!! You were the one who posted about the lobster ramen a while back. I kept meaning to post asking who it was and how it was. Nice to see a review and post. Thanks, I was really curious...
- Honestly the bisque alone was absolutely worth it - though the sparkling sake was always worth the stop off. As mentioned, the actual lobster was a bit of a hassle, but for the cheese and pesto sauce, worthy of its place all the same. I would love to try out of their more regular, down to earth ramens!
  That was the Toorak Rd shop, btw!
Oooh that looks divine 😍

noises of feline mayhem & destruction

This was inevitable.

If they’re not wrecking the Venetians they’re climbing the screen door

I’m off to the market. Yaaaay

We had a good day at the Zoo today, the tigers and monkeys were fairly active.

My biggest takeaway was the Norco Scene is the zoo's bike of choice. If I was Norco or a reseller I'd get on that for a campaign

Among my recent purchases is a pair of canvas high tops. Because why the fuck not.

The process of stretching them slightly to get the fit just right - they ARE the right size, but feel just a smidge too small at the heels - is ongoing. I have stuffed…about four pairs of bundled up socks in these sneakers?

Goodnight all! I'm going to get horizontal and vegetate in my creaky old bed. Ciao for now.

Goodnight :)

I went out and checked the yellow sticky traps. They got a few but the whiteflies were mostly clustered underneath the leaves and the traps had caught multiple long legged flies… aka the beneficial insects that eat the aphids. Plus one tiny katydid. They might have got a weird kind of ladybird yesterday (which I freed).

Not happy Jan. I’ve taken them down and won’t be using them anymore.

It was an aph-ocalypse under there on the worst plant so I ended up using a strong solution of natural dish soap to douse and scrub wherever they were. It ended up leaving a thin wet lather of detergent behind which might harm the plants and encourage mildew (already an issue) but is hopefully insecticidal. Fingers crossed it doesn’t affect the good bugs.

Melbcat wasn’t impressed that I was out there for ages while she had to stay inside, so she’s off in her bed. It’s a shame. She could have sat with me or sunbathed. But I need her to accept staying a fully indoor kitty and not expect to be let out.

My gum near the problem tooth is looking red and sore so I think there’s a problem again. Hopefully only a minor infection from a floss nick but I’ll have to get that sorted between everything else going on.

Neighbours are already either up and drinking or haven't stopped. Given I heard them at 2am but they were quiet by 6am, I suspect they at least had a disco nap.

🥬

I thought the denizens of this shithole had finally left the bird water alone… Nope. Same tweaker came back yesterday and stole the metal pet bowl I was using to weigh the foil pan down.

Threw the water out of it the same aggressive way before stealing it so I have no idea why he keeps stealing them.

He’s always around here being a dickhead. And that was Melbcat’s old bowl, I was still using that. I wish stolen items could carry a curse.

I'd looove booby trapping/ambushing this fucker! In a way that you can't be obviously blamed for it.
- I wish.

A doozy today

40/50 with lucky guesses. Feather duster? Who knew.

Beep Beep 🚚
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A big glass of "wanna" please? I have caught your don't wannas and I have to go out in a bit
Edited to actually make sense
- 🍬🫚🥤
Zucchini and avocado cake please. With crushed croissant topping with roasted almonds. I neeeeed me some helf.
- 🌰
  🔨🥐
  🥒🥑🍰
Chicken and waffles pizza please
- 🍗🧇🍕

Had a late & boozy one yesterday and no energy for cooking anything so took myself out to a sit-down brunch for the first time in a while. I remember why I don’t do this anymore. So expensive and small servings. At least the coffee slapped, I’m feeling human again.

Eating out is so often not worth it these days. Sadly one of life's pleasures has been diluted.

Goodnight team. I hope I sleep as well as last night.

Tis a bit cool. Needed to chuck a blanket over the doona. Winter doona is going onto the bed on the next linen wash day.

I had to put the doona on tonight. It's been just a sheet for 6 months now.

ahh yes. the old game of "did the circuit trip because the PSU blew or did the PSU blow because of the circuit trip" Followed swiftly by "where the fuck did my spare PSU go" and then onto "Fuck me, what the shit happened to PC stores while my back was turned"

(I need to get my UPS on a separate circuit, about once a year we get a dirty feed that it regulates and then the RCD shits itself thinking it's a spike)

did the circuit trip because the PSU blew or did the PSU blow because of the circuit trip
I don' like this.

Does anyone know of an animal rescue or shelter that takes strays?

The ones I've tried just say to contact the council and that's not going to lead to a positive outcome.

🥬

🍬🫚🥤