Buried some of Mum's ashes in the back garden of the new place, at about the time she died two years ago.
A magpie started singing as I covered them up. She would have liked that, I think.There's something about magpies...they know stuff, I reckon. That's lovely
I moved a dead magpie off the road a while ago. There were a bunch of magpies on the powerlines around it. I sort of placed it in order next to a tree in the nature strip. They all started squawking when I picked it up, and started warbling when I placed it. I tossed out a handful of broken up dog treats, for their wake. I think they got it.
e: I remembered before all that above, what got my attention was, they were freaking out at what turned out to be cars passing near the dead magpie on the road. I was concerned for their safety getting riled up at the cars, which is why I moved it.
Yeah, they smell fear.
today's task: cat butt shield for roomba CLEAN button.
The number of cats joyriding the roomba at inconvenient hours is too damned high
They drive it like they stole it
I'm pleasantly surprised by the specialist I saw. After years of other specialists shrugging their shoulders and saying it's psychosomatic, kind of being jerks about it, this guy has suggested MALS or Nutcracker Syndrome as a cause of the pain.
Tests will be had at some point. Fingers crossed something treatable is found because living like this is arse
Fingers crossed for you…
so many hugs
Oh I'm so glad you found someone who listens - fingers crossed there are some treatments !!
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Melbcat is snuggled up like a baby. She likes the electric blanket
Edit: Oop :( She's got a uti
Aww that's so cute, I can't wait til I get a ca-
Oh. That's less cute. Poor kitty :(
Got a new bed today (my last was pretty makeshift) so tonight I am gonna make my bed, then I'm gonna lie in it .
lol
He gazes down upon us, his filthy minions. Amen 🙌
I only had two chocolates. Ok maybe 5. Stop iiiittt. Don't judge me. It's been a tough few days.
may I suggest using a stick to poke him with
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I figured why the stars during the aurora were extra sparkly/coloured.
I have astigmatism. 😃
I needed to cancel on seeing a friend so I can see a doctor tonight but I can't or he'll get really pissed off at me.
I don't have many friends to begin with and can't afford to lose any.
Yay.
If your mate cant understand the need to see a doctor over a prearranged meet up then they aint your friend to begin with. With that said, a "Sorry, I cant make X, can we do Y instead?" goes over better than "sorry I cant make it"
The cat has decided I am to be up an hour before my alarm. Bruh.
Sky glowing. Also tomorrow will be the last nice day for a while - enjoy it thoroughly peeps!
Been getting outdoors as much as possible lately. The sun has been glorious. No seasonal depression to speak of, but it's going to arrive like a ton of bricks on the weekend.
Ayup. Winter is fast approaching, even on the calendar as well as the weather.
I will be enjoying it by mowing my grass, removing a few weeds and (if the enthusiasm levels are high enough) poisoning some other weeds.
yes, I have been doing a very little garden work, it must be done
13 next week ☃️
I'm not sure why they thought major freeway/road works AND buses replace trains at the same time was a good idea! Last week was stuck on a bus standing room only hurtling down the monash at 100kmh. This morning I drove to a station that has trains running and was stuck between tradies and SUVs hurtling down the monash at 120kmh. Terrifying in the little sedan. Cant win for losing.
I'm not anti seatbelts or anything like that, but I love the irony in how strictly (and expensively) enforced seatbelts in cars are, but them when it comes to replacement buses, it's ok to stand while your NASCAR wannabe bus driver is doing 100 (or 110) down the freeway. Idk what it's like over your ways, but the buses they used for the Sunbury line were so run down and old I don't think there's much hope of surviving a crash even at 60 while you're sitting, let alone standing. Plus city buses are almost exclusively low floor and don't have very thick side panelling, so there's no protection you'd get like I'm a road coach
Absolutely! We were hurtling along and I had that meme pop into my head "hehe, I'm in danger" cause if something goes wrong I'm TOAST!
You'd think that having lived in Melbourne so long, my friends and I would know to check the weather forecast and plan accordingly, but despite knowing that there would be some bad weather associated with a low pressure system hitting the south of Japan today, we didn't think to bail from the island yesterday... and this morning's ferries are now all cancelled.
Luckily I was able to change our ticket to an afternoon ferry but it means I might get to my accommodation in Hiroshima rather late tonight - assuming the ferry even runs, because there's every chance it might be cancelled too and we'll have to stay here for an extra night... thank fuck I hadn't booked my shinkansen ticket but hopefully I can still make it to a later leg of my travel where I've got accom and car rental booked. Time to just chill for now though
I'm on a Shinkansen to Kyoto at the moment. Yes I have wet feet. Off to Hiroshima next week, maybe we can swap tips, if you're heading to Kyoto or Tokyo? But fair warning, all my tips will be bars and record stores. 😋
Ooh what a coincidence! Yep it's looking wet all across south and east Japan. I'm only spending one night in Hiroshima unfortunately, and then tootling around Shikoku (mostly driving through amazing scenery, visiting some natural features and seeing some traditional villages). Won't be going to the big cities aside from one night + day in Tokyo before I fly off. If there's just one place you'd recommend checking out in Tokyo that's a bit alternative or off the beaten track what would it be? I confess I don't do big cities that well which is why I'm spending the least amount of time possible in Tokyo. How long will you be down in Hiroshima?
It amazes me that I still sweat so much on my runs when it's so cold out.
Edit - I see people running in down vests for Christ's sake
I'd sweat standing still in a freezer :(
Same
The $$ n95 masks that I coughed up for in small/medium size are still too big. My lower eyelashes shouldn’t be touching the mask. TIL my face is really small?
I don't know if that's better or worse than your face being too big, but we had a really big worker at my last place during COVID times and even the extra large face masks barely fit. Like, they'd stay, but if he talked it would no longer stay and his chin would pull it down
He wore the mask too loosely. The mask should sit flat in front of his ears and not move when your face moves. Adjust the elastic, with knots if need be.
It's not the size, it's the design. Size is for ear to ear and nose to chin measurement, the design is for how it fits your face.
How big the bridge of your nose is and how high your cheekbones all effect how a mask fits.
If you can, wear the mask lower under you chin and pinch it harder on your nose to make it sit there.
( maker of about 350 masks with medical filter )
Got the new MacBook Pro yesterday. Today the new iPad Air 13" and iPhone 15 arrived. What is the collective noun for Apple devices? Is it a hipster? I have a hipster of Apple devices now.
A walled garden of Apple devices.
Like the Garden of Eden? God commands you not to use Apple devices!
A bushel of apples.
Apple turnovers.
A core of apples
Goodnight everyone. I hope you have a great day ❤️
Good night . 💖
So Tourism Central Australia wants a bail out package of $50 million. Hmm k well you can only put so much lipstick on the pig that is Alice Springs. The money would surely be better directed to getting a grip on the underlying issues?
Tourism body calls for $50 million rescue package to rebrand troubled Alice Springs - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-24/call-for-tourism-package-rebrand-troubled-alice-springs/103869390
Tourism in Australia is too expensive. I went overseas to Japan a few years ago, after pricing up a Queensland holiday for 2 weeks.
Australian wages are too low when only the rich and foreigners can afford holidays here.
Tourism in Australia is OBSCENELY expensive.
mm k well you can only put so much lipstick on the pig that is Alice Springs. The money would surely be better directed to getting a grip on the underlying issues?
Bro, we are a capitalist society. This kind of root cause analyses and "trying to help people" isnt really the theme we're going for here.
To be fair, government handouts to business is not capitalism. In a truly capitalist society if the business can't survive too bad it fails.
A handout is a form of welfare. It's just that the tourism industry feels that they are a more deserving recipient than others.
Is a flight to China from Melbourne really about 9 hours? I swear I thought it would be like 15 for some reason. Hell, I figure flying one side of China to another is like 7 hours.
There may be some time zone jiggery pokery going on. I believe some China destinations are only 2 hours behind us, so the flight time would be reduced by that amount. Perth is in the same time zone as China.
Flying from one side to the other of ACTUAL china, or just land China claim is theirs?
China is a very big place, it depends where you want to go.
My eye has been twitching for 2 days. I'm getting close to ripping it out, but I'm not sure if its the eye itself or just the eyelid, so I dont wanna jump to any extremes without knowing.
If you are desperate Benadryl hits the spot. 👍 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphenhydramine Diphenhydramine (DPH) is an antihistamine and sedative mainly used to treat allergies, insomnia, and symptoms of the common cold. It is also less commonly used for tremors in parkinsonism,
I've used when it migraines give me facial twitching and neuralgia
But i'm not a doc, ask yours
Dear furniture delivery peeps.... when you say that you will tell me that the pakige is ready for dispatch and then again on the day of delivery.....please don't get the poor delivery driver to just call me from the truck with 40 mins notice....
What do they think people do all day?? Currently in an uber heading home from the office so I don't get double charged for delivery 😡😡
A small cut on my finger has been producing big blood. Freaked my boss out big time
I had the opposite happen last night. Big cut but barely any blood
Listening to some old fave music and I;m thinking how I live so quietly now, I used to be at bars and nightclubs and music venues nearly every day.
"It could be worse" can often ring hollow and it's not always the consolation I hope it would be.
The aquarium has the worst ticketing system I have ever used. You don't just use a discount code. You need to search for a promo group, select the tickets in that group, then use your additional code from there to make the discount stick.
Also, the initial search for promo groups isn't available on mobile. If you're buying your tickets on the way you need to request the desktop site so you can find it.
It's also the Commonwealth Bank's fault. If they're trying to push these Yello rewards so hard they should make sure everything works first
What Aussie art or Australiana do you have at home? What makes your home Aussie and not just any place?
I have some cute 1960s Brownie Downing Native Australian pictures in the kitchen. Hans Heysen, those pictures of gum trees are just like where I grew up.. Shearing the Rams. Even an Albert Namatjira. Guy Boyd pottery with flowers.
I have a place mat that has recipes on it such as damper and mutton stew. I have a budgie tin (I think it once had mini marshmallows in it). A Mark Murphy biscuit tin and a May Gibbs one. A Melbourne, Ballarat and Tasmanian tea towels. A small Australian flag in a vase. And numerous stubby holders.
Also numerous other Australian tins such as weetbix, Arnotts and my bush herb tins.
Nice. 😊
A Guy Boyd tiled coffee table showing a map of Australia with pictures of various animals painted on the tiles before firing. Circa 1950 or thereabouts. Very MCM. Some gorgeous mid Victorian australian cedar furniture from my great grandmother's house, the cedar came from Richmond/Grafton in NSW back before those trees were almost completely wiped out by commercial logging. A couple of dot paintings that I got in Alice Springs back in the 80s cos I really liked them. Quite a few of my mother's paintings showing birds n animals n plants from along Merri Creek and down on Westernport - mostly done post 1980. Not much else that's specifically 'Australian' as such.
Dad's side of the family was nomadic - where they hung their hat was home and they went all over the world, so quite a lot of keepsakes from all over but very little from Aus. Which includes a rather charming little brass kangaroo, made by a smith somewhere in India who had clearly only ever seen a photo of the beast. Mum's family had pretensions and, apart from Mum, rather despised 'Australiana' and placed a higher value on their imported Anglo culture - really only the furniture was passed down and that only because it was very very functional.I have a whole bunch of gum nuts collected from across the country if that counts. And various Maxwell Williams cups and plates with native plants and animals (including a tea towel from the themed set). Also a poster with a stylised depiction of Melbourne intersections... Nothing traditionally Australiana.
The gumnuts definitely count. The poster sounds interesting!
the tea set sounds lovely 😊
Name something that made you smile today!
I helped a customer today and she was very cheerful about it :)
The blue sky. I combed Ted Cat's head, he liked it and he didn't bite me. Mr Seagoon. 😊
Aaaand crisis averted, the weather cleared and we snagged that ferry, got to the train station with just enough time to wrangle a ticket and grab a bento, now on the shinkansen to Hiroshima. 3 more hours of sitting down... wish I had a little tablet for travelling. It'll be laaate when I get to my accom and check in, not much time to unwind and do my hair and all that. Need to be up asap tomorrow to check out the Peace Museum and all that and then get my arse to the ferry by about noon, 2 hours of ferry then a mad rush to car rental place and 2-2.5 hrs driving.
Starting to think maybe my last few days should be chillaxing and not activity focused...
I hope Mittens feels better soon.
Gees I need a haircut. It's just a mess.
