What a day. My 14 yo doggo had unfortunately passed away this morning - thought it was strange he wasn't sitting out in the sun which he usually does every sunny day. Such a gentle dog he was since getting him as a 3 month old pup in 2009, will surely miss him
What a beautiful sunny day, Bill Cat is out on the terrace soaking up the rays an I'll go for a walk later. ๐ค๐ I tried to get the cat tax but as soon as I come near Bill gets up for a cuddle.
Also, MIL an BIL are coming over for dinner, I've got all my mushroom clothes on. ๐๐คญ
One thing I don't love about Vegas is that my poor pink squishy lungs have become more sensitive to cigarette smoke over the years due to people not being able to smoke everywhere anymore, but in Vegas tobacco is caked into the place and people can smoke on casino floors.
I don't miss the morning headache which comes with being around that horrible shit. Cigarette smokers can get in the bin.
The dumb lamp next to my hotel bed has power outlets but my phone charger is too tall for it.. but I finally found an actual use for something you'll find in just about every hotel room. Thanks, Gideons!
Then Brad said.. "Let there be phone charging" and there was phone charging. And Brad saw that the phone charging was good.
Urrrgh. Another broken night's sleep as Zooks came in at about 3 and started snuggling hard with bonus headbutts.
Got the idea about an hour or so of it to turn the heater on and got to sleep until about 8, when she decided it was time for her morning snuggle and 'feed me bitch' nip.
Remind me to leave the heater on low tonight if it's gonna be this cold again.
Went for a walk and got my anti-baby meds, so I can get rawdogged without fear of also getting preggo (no offence to the parents here, but my uterus shall remain devoid and barren tyvm lol).
The sunshine is much needed, as is the blue skies and hearing a busker sing Wicked Game. Today is a damn fine day!
Yoooo driving the Western at night from out near the 'rat really hits different.
It feels like being in a space time warp with the winding bits, fast speeds and lack of identifying features for the most part due to it being pitch black.
Dinner was very ordinary, for someone's birthday. Good company, but very mediocre unimaginative pub fare, at the usual inflated prices ($28 for some reheated frozen crumbed calamari, bland chips and premade basic arse salad) Around 6pm a more sweary group of families started rocking up, rattails and all, I'm wondering why anyone would come here for dinner when it's so expensive... Then when I go up to pay I notice behind the counter/bar, a cave of pokies machines and some plastered punters just mindlessly pressing buttons and knobs. I don't care if it comes across as classist, fuck pokies subsidising mediocrity (among other things). I normally make it a point to avoid ever patronising a place with pokies, I didn't know that about this place but I'll definitely avoid it if it ever gets suggested again
I have visited the 24h dispensary and have night night gummies for sleepy time. We need to get Dan onto this.. friggin nerds keeping us from yummy ni nighs squishies.
Also when you legalise it, you get genius products like this:
In other news, finally feeling better from that flu. Got a haircut, wrote some lyrics for my EP and about to smash some guitar and video games. Life is good โค๏ธ
Continuing with the ugh, my legs are sore. 13k walked yesterday. I aimed to get to ten but I pace around the flat a lot. Washing / some sorting of old papers and some hours on the bed/couch thing watching star trek with the cats and maybe a little walk to the beach, cos the weather is so perfect. It's sunscreen weather now folks. But I realise now I have probably thrown out my bb cream. Shit.
EOI letter written and sent! It was mostly bland and vague, but I'm not super invested in the position anyway, it would only provide me with a mark that says I can manage a larger group than I already am.
So I've made it into NSW proper this time (not just walking to the border, but actually being in a NSW town). Everything here is just very slightly different but in a way that feels somewhat... Creepy? The footpaths are a little more crooked, the signs are almost the same but laid out differently, they sometimes put turning lights when they only need to show red and nothing else (mainly right turns) on top of the regular traffic lights so they become 4 light signals. Even though railway wise, they use 2 position signalling here rather than the 3 we use in Vic
I love and hate this at the same time. I've got no clue why it makes me feel creeped out, but it's sort of like being in a realistic dream but everything is just a tiny bit off.
Exercises have been completed. It's amazing how guilty I feel if I haven't done them, I feel like I'm not doing that good thing for myself that makes up for the years of self neglect.
Took the Minipeelers to Barkly Square today and wandered around that part of Brunswick, which I love. Went to Juanita Peaches/All Day Donuts (yum) and Schnitz (Minipeelers choice). The children were fascinated by the protest being held near Dangerfield to promote the "yes" vote (they haven't seen many protests) so we had a chat about that, and it was interesting to hear their views.
We went to Kmart and the Elder Minipeeler cringed at the designs on the boys clothes ("sk8r vibes ๐ค" and such) while the Miniest Peeler cringed at the designs on the girls clothes ("summer love" and "bestie ๐ฉท" for example). She said the girls clothing section looked like unicorn poop ๐ We did grab some stuff like a basketball to muck around at the park.
It was just such a lovely day for wandering around, and I really enjoyed it!
Hurry up and download the menu
You're a bistro serving Italiano
Prosciutto e Burrata
Delicious Saltimbocca
Serve me an espresso
To have after my Patate Arrosto
Thank you.
I think my skin is too thin
I worry I don't fit in
Despite not being entirely sure what that means
I know I'm more than I seem, I dream
I scream, I'm not sure who I am
But I like the way I look
In the mirror, still I'm shook
Connections are difficult
Constant fear of ridicule
Which never manifests
I'm the best, this is a test
They're my friends too, they like me
They're open with their admiration of me
But still, I worry I'm not good enough
To be around people I love and trust
I must be more than the sum of my past.
Man Tom Waits had a beautiful voice when he was younger. Not that his later voice is bad, just the opposite you know. Early = soft crooner, later = gravelly piano bar singer at closing time.
My heart swells at the thought of your touch
Pumping hard causing a headrush
My words turn to mush
I jumble all of my lines
I don't care I'm fine
I just want to feel your lips on mine.
Melbcat is suffering the after effects of too much red meat. ๐ Feeding her pumpkin puree and osmolax with plenty of extra fluid, perhaps we try to get in with the vet on Monday if things donโt resolve.
damn got suggested to check this place out and after checking a bunch of the daily threads y'all just constant state of bad cooking and depression might as well be facebook over here ๐ญ
I found the missing jigsaw puzzle pieces!! They were in my oodie pocket, they must have fallen in there last night. Puzzle is already broken up and packed away. ๐ฅบ๐๐ฅด