Flower patch update:
Kinda worked out better than I thought it would. Pretty much hands off, only taken out 1 weed.. did it all by itself.
Oh man, such garden jealousy/fomo right now. I really wish I could afford a garden atm! My aunties garden in WA has been commandeered by my manchild uncle so even if I go there for a few months there's not much I can do. Absolutely love those poppies. So striking!
You would know that famous little nature strip at the corner of Walpole and Malmsbury - owner replants seasonal flowers without fail - it reminds me a bit of that.
That looks amazing mate 👍🏾
New favourite t-shirt - 80s synthpop plays in background
Oh daaaaym 😍 that is the most rad of shirts!
I remember the days.
That's ace!
Turns out someone else likes dim sims.
She's so sneaky and brazen but never pushes the limit.
She ignored the wine thankfully that is off limits.
Can feel the first hint of properly cold air in my oven of an apartment. Summer is over for real!
Last day of daylight savings, too... and I'm relieved because the dark mornings are hard.
Moon tonight:
Perfect half moon.
First quarter tonight, with my period all nicely synced up with it too 🙄🤦🏼♀️
So I woke up at like 1pm. One beer and two glasses of prosecco last night and I was out like a light.
I feel good though today, not depressed or anything. I could still sleep, but I'm having a coffee and cuddle with Mickey :) all is well.
On another note, I am so proud of my partner: his first week at his new job went really well! And he discovered that the building his new work is in, his OLD workplace has moved to as well! So he has reconnected with a couple of people from the call centre he used to manage! They're stoked that they can hang out with my partner during lunch! I'm stoned for him and them!
I'm stoned for him and them!
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Omg 😂😂😂 I'm leaving it!
Hell yeah! That's incredible. Good on him :)
After yesterday's really lovely day I feel energized today (rare for a sat am, usually I sleep in and feel groggy and need the day off to recover from the week). Already got on top of a few long delayed chores including washing some woollen things sitting around for months. I have nowhere to dry clothes outdoors and no direct light indoors, hopefully they'll dry well enough...
Gonna try doing my last big cook up for a while - making dal makhani for the first time later today (with butter but no cream - cashew cream instead), use up those Jerusalem artichokes, and do a nice green side dish, maybe stir fried greens. Hmm maybe the Viet groceries on Vic st have something interesting. Craving amaranth...
Pretty interested in the cashew cream dal update.
Will let you know how it goes. Dal makhani is a bit different to most dals I've made as it's entirely whole pulses not split. Everything's still got a couple more hours to soak.
It's nice to be able to stay up past 10pm and wake up later than 7am lol
Edit: the junkies are having a small gathering. The tenant is yelling at someone to fuck off and leave.
5 months 3 weeks to go.
Goodnight all :)
I've had a chance to sort out the photos I took on Wednesday.
A few photos
Gorgeous photos
Lovely! Was this Cranbourne?
The first set was at Sandringham, the others were Cranbourne.
Anyone looking for a 9ft alien statue?
That’d make a great prank, put it next to the bed of someone sleeping and see their reaction when they wake up.
Hrrmm, got a birthday in the family coming up ...
Dreaming
Dammit, I just bought one
An ornamental hat rack.
Hahaha down from $10k 😂😂😂
Covet!
Inspired by the aldi camping sale this weekend I was looking up gear because I want to get a basic camping setup (ex had all the gear when we got together and I left it all with him). Aldi was a good start but then I made the mistake of looking on Facebook marketplace and now my internet experience is just tents all the way down....
And I get woken up by the screaming junkie.
I fucking hate this place.
Wow, iron infusions really do make you feel rough. Hopefully it passes soon
It should pass soon and hopefully you'll feel like you've got some energy!
Crossing the road at Bourke Street Mall:
- A man in an Australian flag shirt holding an Israeli flag shouts at the crowd waiting for the tram
- Magician busker asks people to stop to watch him perform so he can go home and sleep
- Homeless man shouts UGLY BITCH at no one in particular
- Violinist busker plays Ludovico Einaudi. He is the only one getting any attention.
And that’s on top of all the usual leaflets people
It never gets boring.
My favorite there was a good few years back - skinny longhaired teenager playing New York State of Mind on transparent vinyl bagpipes. And he did a stompin good job of it too.
FUCK IT FEELS GOOD TO PLAY GUITAR!!!!
It's been a week. Any question I had about needing music making in my life is answered.
Wooooooooooo!
I bought a ticket to see Tommy Emmanuel today. Gonna be incredible.
For example - Here he is playing Classical Gas
The litter of cats have all been fed. I've doubled the amount of dry food for the strays, so now they have 2 fairly large containers.
My personal fluffball has had her afternoon treats.
Time for some zonk and hoping the crack head next door doesn't yell and scream all day and night.
Edit: cops were just at her house for some reason. Maybe that'll keep her quiet for a day.
Stonking day eh chaps?
I'm so pumped to play DnD again, it's been forever since I've had the time to join.
I'm in two games that tend to run fortnightly.
Jealous! I've barely got time for one fortnightly game, but today one of my mates is trying out DMing and running a one shot. Should be awesome!
Ooo that was a good night last night. Stretchies and tea
DAE think LinkedIn is kinda stupid? My sister has networked with people through there and had job offers as a result. You do have to sell yourself when you go for a job and LinkedIn is like a digital CV. However, it just seems like a glorified form of social media where people are obsessed with climbing the corporate ladder and flaunting themselves. The posts, man, the posts. Also the company that verifies users' identities, Persona, are operating from a dodgy part of SF and are known for ghosting applicants late into the recruitment phase.
rant
I used to know a guy who I let have so much power over me. Now I feel sorry for him, because his life for the past few years has been climbing the corporate ladder by working unpaid overtime and sucking up to people in order to pay his mortgage. Yes, you've got to work hard and kiss some asses along the way, but it shouldn't have to be that way. I realise that him having power over me allowed him to be just like how school bullies might have their parents bullying them, and then they do the same to other kids.
DAE?? You would struggle to find someone who disagrees with this take.
Some people I've met (the ones who make the posts) would disagree.
I use it as a basic digital CV and to contact people in the industry if I don't have any other way of approaching them. The social media stuff i pretty much ignore.
Yay for snacks!
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNd4eocq2K0I made the dal makhani after 7 hours of soaking and an hour of boiling the pulses. Alas, it didn't really turn out like I expected - granted, it's not a dish I grew up with or ate enough of to be really familiar with. Neither do i have much experience with these ingredients. Bought the wrong kind of urad dal (no skin) and followed recipes with too high a ratio of urad dal:kidney beans to my tastes. The end result was a bit too mushy and bland for my liking although it was no fault of the cashew cream, which I can report to @dumblederp worked well despite all the other problems. It reduced the slimy texture of urad dal and gave it a lovely creamy mouthfeel.
Ended up adding way more spices and eating it with copious amounts of lime pickle. Would try cashew cream again but need to change a few things if I try this dish again.
Not particularly inspiring pics:
Kidney beans I can use in other dishes, but man I have a lot of urad dal to go through.
Great to hear about the cashew cream. Most of my "dal" is based of 1kg dry pulces and 150g spice mix. Sometimes add veggies, sometimes add chicken/stock.
A diced apple or pear and some microwave'd pappadums can zhoozjh it up a bit.
Also, the Instant Pot absolutely smashes out the dry pulces for no fuss cooking.
Hard no on the fruit but the pappadums definitely help. Had a more flavourful side of zucchini dry curry that lifted things up.
I really wanted to get an instant pot but there's no space in this tiny unit - I barely have space for a microwave; I have to keep putting my rice cooker away and I've never even used my toaster since moving here.
When I move to my next long term place I'll definitely be getting one given how many pulses I eat.
But yeah. Cashew cream for the win. It's really easy to make too, just hot water, cashews, 15 mins soaking time and a blender.
Nothing still beats my favourite masoor dal though :) the easiest and tastiest, my comfort food
Freeze?
Have already packed away half of today's big cook up in the freezer. I don't have much space though... and I'll need to eat this stuff up eventually. I aim to be out of this place by the end of July. So over all the road noise and dust and not having my outdoor plants...
I’m not too familiar with what sort of grains are needed for what but I heard some kind of dal is used for dosa and idlis? Some recipes use urad dal and they seem to use dehusked.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2FhCWIBlOWc&pp=ygUJI3VyaWRkaGFs
