According to the other DT, lemondrop__ is getting married today. Woo for her. Boo for her demons.
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST I STARTED SMELLING THAT SMELL AND CHECKED AND THERE WAS A DEAD RAT UNDER MY BED UGGGHHH
God knows when it got there but a) I only just started smelling That Smell an hour back (and I crashed for a couple of hours this afternoon) and b) I'm pretty sure it wasn't there yesterday because I hauled the old suitcase out from under the other side of the bed to take to the op shop and I didn't spot anything.
But ugggghhhhhh.😱😭💀
Holy shit, stuff of nightmares!! That's farked.
Least it's gone now, but damn.
Big hugs.
omg, wtf
rats are the worst
so many hugs
eat a million butter menthols
Luckily I had some peppermint oil on hand, so that's been sprinkled around.
I just hope the smell hasn't got into the mattress or the bed. Ugggh.
Urggggghhhhh, burn down the whole house and have a decontamination shower.
Still better than a live rat I guess?
One time I finished my black coffee to find bits of cockroach in the bottom of the mug... if that makes you feel any better about sleeping on a rat.
.< Drunk some water in the dark and felt one hit my teeth once. Yergh.
Aaaaargh! 😱
I hope you're okay?
Many years ago, I lived in Ferntree Gully.
Beautiful suburb, lots of birds and other wildlife. Very peaceful.
But one night, I was fast asleep, when I was awakened by a rustling and scratching sound in the wardrobe.
I turned the light on, opened the wardrobe door.
AND OUT RUNS A MOUSE!!!
I jumped up on the bed and SCREAMED!
The mouse ran straight out the door as fast as it could.
I'm not sure who was more frightened — me or the mouse!
Anyway, next day I went to Bunnings and got a caulking gun and sealed up the spot where I *think* it got in.
Big cleanup in the kitchen and the back yard too.
That was the last I saw of it.
I hope you’re okay?
Just stopped shaking... I had to deal with one just before Christmas, though, so maybe that took the edge off?
What worries me is when it got in and how long it'd been there - as I said, I'm pretty sure it wasn't there yesterday and I only just started smelling That Smell, on the other hand it was stuck to the carpet and matted underneath, so... uggh.
Problem is, the foundations have sagged so there's a lot of places it could have got in (part of the reason I've sold the house). I just hope that's the last one I have to deal with before settlement day. >.<
😖 Zooks decided because I woke up early yesterday that 3:30 is now wake up time and head-butted me awake.
Admittedly she woke me out of one of those annoying dreams, but still.Someone likes to run across my legs for no reason at about 4am.
Admittedly I was dreaming about being assassinated, so no harm done.
A few days ago, our tortoiseshell alpha pretty much purred me awake at 4am, approximately 1 hour to wake up time for me to go pick up my wife. Yep, she just sat on her pillow and purred LOUDLY.
This morning at maybe 2am she parked herself on top of me, and groomed my hair for a good 10-20 minutes, the same way she grooms our fluffy one.
T minus 12 minutes to find out if the kid did a good job of dyeing my hair. Ok let's face it I don't really care as long as it's not patchy.
Update: It looks good. Just need to see it in daylight now.
I dyed my own hair (when I had hair....😳) once whilst camping in a national park, used a whole can of sun-in. I didn't go into town for about a week, and when I did, I legit did a spit-take when I saw my reflection in a shopfront window. On reflection, I didn't need the whole can.
@calhoon2005 @CEOofmyhouse56 I bleached my hair in high school once. It turned out okay, but was a real pain to do.
How'd yours turn out?
Couldn't sleep so I took off from Albury at 5:30. Just got home when my alarm was due to go off.
I was fine until maybe 45 minutes out and my eyes started getting a little stingy but I pushed through and everything is a-o-k.
Actually pretty glad to have avoided the "coming home from a long weekend" Hume Hwy crowd. It was a quiet and good run.
I've gotta go and buy a dress today. Looking on line and I discovered I'm more picky about clothing than I am about food. I don't want black, prints, lace, too much polyester, bright colours. I don't want to look like a bridesmaid or someone who came from the set of The Handmaids Tale. I like jumpsuits but don't wanna get half naked just to have a piss.
I need something I can wear with my ankle boots because I don't wear scrappy shoes. And I'm gonna need a handbag. I'll probably come out with 3 handbags and no outfit. Pray for me.
The man needs a shirt and he doesn't give a shit what colour it is. Urgh.
https://www.sheike.com.au/collections/dresses (for going out I like the Tornado one , Impression, Camila. In winter wear a stole/wrap ) )
a lot of them are pretty day dresses
that brand is soooo cheap and looks really nice
@Seagoon_ @CEOofmyhouse56 @melbourne Did you end up finding one? If so, let's see 😊
And if you're still deciding, any colours you like? What colour boots? Any styles you like?
pizzas for dinner. 😋😋 One hawaiian, one vegie with artichokes, mushies and roasted red capsicum
Hawaiian for me please!
@Duenan @Seagoon_ @melbourne Did you go with home made? Local pizza shop? Or Domino's?
I had a premade beef stir fry. Not as much sauce and veg as I would've done if I was making it myself, but it was nice for a quick and easy dinner
I don't want to sound dramatic, but I'm a man, and I have a cold. Now, we all know that means I'm dying a slow, painful death.
No one has ever felt this bad in the history of humanity lol
Woe is me 🤧
Also this is Gibson's Imgur thingy https://imgur.com/gallery/AtAIjpO
stop it, it's scientifically proven that men actually do suffer more than women when they have respiratory illnesses, they feel worse and get physically sicker .
Take care. Rest. Have some meds and some lemon honey tea.
hugs
Good night everyone. 😘
I'm back. Gotta love a full size mirror.
His Lordship woke me up waving Age articles and jabbering about state gov southland developments. Interesting times
I really thought there would be a gif for this, but apparently not
Nup, today was not as good as yesterday. Bad sleep, got some shit done but starting to feel some kind of second wave of Bleah coming on. Just like the last time I got covid... I'll do a test tonight (although a negative doesn't mean it isn't something else).
Swear to god I'll cry if I feel sick tomorrow morning. I will not go in sick but it suuuucks to miss another day of pay (doubt they'd let me take my first day off on sick leave)
Nice things for today though:
positivity!!!1 ✨
- GLORIOUS sun
- scored a $2 bacopa at Bunnings
- stocked up on Bonsoy at $3.90 this week
- cheap fennel bulbs 😋
- found my beetroot seeds
- my new daily planner is here!!! Designed for scattered minds - undated, has a "most important things" sublist, and a "brain dump" page every 7 days for planning out the week. Can't wait to use this on Monday!
Time to do gardening pt 2 real quick now that the sun is off my plants, then get into the kitchen. Think I can only make the arroz verde and then I'm done.
Huh. That first paragraph basically sums up my day too, minus the COVID bit. I had a decent sleep but woke up after a very bad dream, did some vacuuming and general housework, etc, but yesterday I went for a walk and got fish and chips and some vitamin D so today was a downgrade. And I woke up ever so slightly sickly, nothing major, but tomorrow I'll either be completely fine or I'll be really sick
@Seagoon_ @melbourne Ugh. It's Monday tomorrow. Why do weekends have to be so short? 😔
There's a huge workload to get through, and I'm stressing about it already.
On the upside, I'm taking Thursday and Friday off.
And there's a concert that wifey and I are going to on Tuesday night 😊
I gave her the tickets for Valentine's Day. I haven't been to a concert since the pandemic.
Also, I have a song by HER stuck in my head: https://youtu.be/_iKxR-daLCo?si=X7mcQHhCZHoN2UWn
Had some friends come over. Because of where I live it doesn't happen as often as I'd like, but it's really nice to have some more humans to talk to lol
Did I ever tell you how much I dislike cleaning barbecue gas ports? Should be a Jim’s franchise for this shit.
There are BBQ cleaning services available that will do a thorough clean of the whole BBQ for you.
Cool thanks . I’ll put that on speed dial for next time.
I can hear a rave/dance party going on from my apartment in Fitzroy North and I can't figure out where it's come from.
Not that I would go anyway as I'm a boring adult who has a job to go to tomorrow ☹️
Underground rave fuck yeah
#yolo
Box icream sandwich review: Fuck these are too sweet! Aldo, no presentation points for me.
Nothing much to say about the biscuit bit. Maybe use the half frozen log trick for a neater result? The icecream part makes way more than necessary and the chips tend to sink. Not awful but even Boyo thinks the sugar is excessive. Coat in 80% bitter for crunch & flavour correction?
Thank you for your sacrifice
they look delicious, I might add some chocolate ripple biscuits
would definitely eat
turn the freezer colder and it will taste less sweet
Good job 👍 nice review. These things feel so wrong, uncanny like. Definitely worth a crack though. How much did it cost?
About a fiver. You’ll also need 1 egg, a smidge of butter, and a mug of milk. I now need to find a use for the other hall of this milk because apparently the tiny cartons don’t exist anymore.
More cleaning today, job made way harder by biodegradable bags exploding into a billion pieces of confetti and getting on everything and breaking down at a touch when picking them up.
Looking forward to some chicken that I seasoned last night and let sit in the fridge overnight, going to see if that makes a difference in flavour.
Anyway more spaces cleaned up for the moment, will resume tomorrow and hopefully I can start to move some furniture around pending vacuuming of stupid left over bag confetti.
quiz Yeti crabs are cool!
I got one right
i got 2!!
7! I'm proud of myself!
20/50. Almost everything was a wild guess. I'm never any good at these general ones but I'm ok at the current news ones
I got 15/50 and ditto
You beat me to it…
5/10. Not my best work
The Peelers and I are going to Lucha Fantastica, the Mexican wrestling show, next weekend. Should be a blast! The drama! The costumes!
Went there in the before-times and it was fantastic! Youre gonna have so much fun!
Too warm for trackie dacks, too cold for shorts.
The eternal struggle.
Marches and protests without a specific, achievable demand.
End violence against women. I agree and think it's a good a idea but taking to the streets probably isn't going to convince wife bashers. It's also a very general demand that doesn't point to any specific government policy response. And I noticed that Jacinta Allen was in the crowd anyway so....
This feels similar to Palestine protests in Australia. Israel and the American government which essentially props up their military do not give a fuck. Protesting in Australia does nothing.
A protest that works is something that is a specific demand where what's required is clear. For example Vietnam War protests that demanded the end of Australia's involvement. It's clear what is required and obvious as to how to achieve it.
It's the real life version of updating your Facebook profile picture. It's about being seen to care and being part of a group. I think it also probably helps people feel like they are doing something when they feel powerless and don't know what to do, but that doesn't make it effective.
Part of the problem is that a lot of people feel disenfranchised from government, so they don't believe actions like writing to their local MP will do anything.
Combined with that we have been putting more and more power in the hands of private companies and telling people to exercise political power by choosing what products to buy and from who. So instead of being able to lobby governments to introduce stronger standards on the media's depiction of women (as an example) we have media outlets "self-regulating" and are told if we want things to change to just stop watching things we don't like.
We have a great system of government where every person gets to have some input into who makes the decisions and rules over us, and as a society we have done everything we can to negate that by taking as much power as we can away from government (which in its own flawed way is goverment by the people) and instead giving power to corporations. All supported by a pretence that "consumer power" and being able to pick which brand we buy (out of a selection that are mostly made by the same company anyway) is somehow giving individuals more power.
It's strange. The way we handle serious issues has really changed the past twenty years. Loss of tolerance, loss of compromise, loss of action.
No discussing an issue. No compromises. No solutions asked for or sought. No running for elections or interacting with politics in a real sense. Telling people what to say and think, or else.
I had a bad dream ☹️
Apparently I took it out on my pillow, which I woke up with on the other side of my room
That'll teach it.
Weekend highlight: Finding a Philippino take away/burger place that does an ube (purple yam) flavoured dessert.
Incredibly sweet, but delicious.
Interesting. There's a place on Lygon street that does similar. Beku Gelati. I should try a different flavour every week.
I'm trying Chook on a new pellet mix. He's rolling in it rather than eating it
I was just reading that the cost of a passport is going up about $50 on 1 July, so anyone planning on getting a passport soon would be advised to do it before then.
I'm going to apply for a passport once I turn 18 in March of next year
$400 fucking hell 🫠
Are you for fucking real? The cost was already obscene.
Second most expensive passport in the world apparently.
Laid up in bed all day with a cold. Urghhh I'm a giant sook when I'm sick 🤧
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Is there a website that I can put in a hallmark number and it would tell me more about an object?
You mean silver?
5 loads of washing done, blankets and pillows cleaned, 2 loads dishes, continuing getting tapestry fabric ready to make new chair covers, next have to clean up after cats , then I'm done 💤
Movie review
Coda. A short and sweet romance movie. 3 hobbits. What's best is you can see katie is awed and likes patrick in real life, that or she's truly a very good actress
The Bacchantes. Old Italian movie based on the Euripides play. It seems to me the story is about bringing civilisation and humanity to society. It's interesting that the gods want above all else human experience and human experience can only come with mortality so they adopt a human form, I suppose because mortality makes it more precious. The sets and costuming is so good. The dances, just like in the old paintings. Everyone did their homework. I give this 4.5 hobbits.
I put out a dozen empty clean maccona jars in the courtyard for any neighbour who might want them. Gone in 5 minutes.
