"It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country."
Duuuude, you are massively responsible for the country being a shithole. How is this at all incredible?! The incredible thing is it took THIS long for someone to take a shot at either of ‘em.
Several assassination attempts in USA history - Kennedy, Lincoln and a couple of others whose names escape me. Political violence has been part of the culture from the get go, when the Pilgrm Fathers set up their little isis-lookalike theocracy.
Yeah, I was wondering why it took so long. I thought the number 2 reason their redneck gun but types give for why they neeeeeed a gun is that they can assassinate their leader if they don't like them. Or maybe it's number 3. Dealing with trespassers, personally taking down an invading military, and assassinations are what I hear the most often
The meme lords never fail to keep up with the times. I found out about this through a meme too, same go with that twit app becoming a letter and various celebrity deaths. If it wasn't for memes, I don't think I'd know what's happening
I really don't approve of violence for political purposes, but I can't help but feel that the mongrel thoroughly deserves this or something like it. It's a pity the shot went wild. Apparently the shooter is dead according to the abc.
The real downside is that he's going to make political hay out of this - it's a real gimme for motivating his voter base. Maybe even to saint and martyr status.
I sadly think that just secured a MAGA victory. When I saw the photo of a triumphant Trump leaving the stage whilst fist pumping and bleeding, I thought OMG this is going to send MAGA supporters even deeper into blind frenzy hero worship. Project 2025 here we go.
It’s very, very hard to aim precisely enough to hit someone’s ear but not the rest of their head. That’s an absurdly precise shot to attempt deliberately.
It can’t be a BB gun or something either. They lose velocity really quickly over any sort of distance, so his ear wouldn’t go to pieces like that with a BB pellet.
Devoured a book in one day like I used to as a kid. So that's cool.
Downside is it was I'm Glad My Mom Died and I related concerning amounts with it. Need to process that, I guess. Good book.
Also I'm an absolute fiend for burritos lately. I want nothing more than to order one but I've already had like.. Three fast food burritos over the last 5 days and that's not sustainable.
I fried my brain and triggered myself into orbit reading The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, about C/PTSD and how our bodies physically store trauma. 10/10, but damn one better be in a good, scientific frame of mind because the case studies are heavy.
I've been meaning to read I'm Glad My Mom Died, how did you find it? (Besides the subject matter, of course).
Forgot there was wet washing in the machine still, so back to the Laundromat lol. All washed and dried and back home, took about an hour. Got a cheeky arvo coffee and had a wander around between Victoria St and Hope St.
I almost don't want to fix the washing machine, it's nice having this date time with my SO. No phones or anything, just hanging out.
They haven't said anything about it or nothing. I'm drying it out and then I can assess any damage. It's drying okay. Just concerned that it has warped the skirting board a bit. Hard to close the bathroom door ugh.
But yeah, radio silence from them, so I think I may have the time to fix it up lol
The kids have a massive flatbed tonka truck I'm constantly flipping on its side so it doesn't become my Skateboard To Hospital. It makes me feel like those guys they hire in Singapore to tip over open pots of water after it rains so mosquito's don't spread
The sound of a random toy going off in the middle of the night because it's low on battery is heart stopping. Thanks furby. Always thought you were possessed.
I swear toys these days are programmed to make a noise after they haven't been touched in a while to try lure the kids back. I'll be sitting in the loungeroom and a toy the kids were just playing with will suddenly make some noise all on its own
If you wanted to continue the Singapore theme, you should fine your kids in increasing amounts per infraction... $5000 and/or 3 months jail from the third time on.
there's summer and winter clothes and special clothes like going out, PJs and activities, I used to have a bunch of extra black clothes just for when i did calligraphy
A lot is new merchandise that would have gone into landfill and I'm like "I'll take it for around the house". I'm slowly drowning in it now. I never need to buy new clothes ever again.
I woke up okay but procrastinated on my phone in bed to the point of a throbbing headache once again. And now I'm nauseous and feel extremely yuck. Why did I do this to myself? I can barely think now. I'm sure I would've felt a lot better if I yoinked myself out of bed at 9 and ate and drank like a normal person. Then I saw the news headlines and my immune system probably decided to give up at that point.
I am doing my best not to keep thinking about how sick I feel and woe is me. I don't think I'm actually sick sick. Having some fancy shop bought minestrone soup to try and soothe the system. Need energy to do some meal prepping and then pick someone up from the airport tonight. I can do this...
I really can't afford to get sick this week but I kinda hope I am because today was a bit black mindwise and feeling really foggy..managed to catch up with family and that was nice. Glad I pushed to do that.
Woolies delivery went to my neighbours by mistake, even though both of us have house numbers clearly visible. Then it turns out they forgot several items and crushed the baguette things Miniest wanted for school. These "partner driverx deliveries so hit and miss.
Tomorrow is the start of another week. I only have a couple of things planned tomorrow, but I think it's going to be a busy week trying to deal with my org and begin to get some things replaced. I should probably also go down to the police station and see if they'll let me know what the go is and if I can safely start moving things around and throwing out/having repaired the broken stuff
I'm trying to imagine how I would feel if someone tried to assassinate me. I'm stuck on a complete inability to imagine anyone caring enough about what I am doing to make an attempt.
You will need to negotiate with Miss Meow and Mr Woof regarding my estate. I expect they will be happy to exchange them for appropriately yummy treats.
Same here. I'd rather live an uncontroversial life of plain living and good acts and be missed by only a handful of people than gestures in Trump's general direction stir up a hornets nest of cultish populism and intolerance and be missed by a gunman.
Today I will be making a loaf of olive bread and refurbishing some antique chairs, not fancy chairs, some solid arm chairs. I bought Japan black for the wood and a load of tapestries to recover the seat.
Oh nah. Woke up to the sounds of something scurrying and scratching in the roof. Possums? Rats? We get possums quite regularly but the sound they make is a bit of a thud when they run across the roof, and this sound Is different, like something is inside the roof.
Rats are difficult to be rid of. Basically you want to find their run (their paths) and bait around there.
There is also bait you can chuck up into the roof. Iirc, they dehydrate the rats and they leave to find a water source. Be aware of you have pets though, as cats may catch the rat and get poisoned too, or dogs may eat the bait.
Other than that, trying to find where they're getting in and closing it up. They're notoriously difficult, but don't leave food out or anything that would attract them.
A pest controller wouldn't do much more than the above tbh, having worked for a pest control company.
Ugh I'm going to be such a shit home owner or even tenant. I have zero qualms about baiting or lethal trapping just about any pest, but I just couldn't with rats. I know pet rats are completely different, but I can't not see wild rats as troubled pet rats, even though they still freak me out
I setup my security camera yesterday and it caught a few possums overnight! I had to turn the sensitivity down and customise the monitoring zone because they kept triggering movement notifications
I'm grateful for the amount of shit I've accumulated. I was actually thinking about it last night - I've managed to gather a lot of stuff over the last 5 years. Before that I actually had very little, I had a $30 Optus phone and a rubbish bag with a days worth of clothes. That was all I had when I entered care in 2018.
Since then I've managed to get so much more than I could've ever predicted. It's really, really weird to think about. And even with the theft and destruction of a bunch of things, it hasn't really affected me much. I don't mean mentally, obviously it didn't feel good to lose my things, but in terms of everything else, I still have enough things that I'm able to do just about everything I want/need to do. I can still play my games and work on (some) of my projects. That's crazy too, and I'm really really lucky to have the amount of things I do
I eventually recovered from this morning's headache with some decent pho, only to end up staying out late with a wine and cider. Probably will be okay, I don't feel as crazily buzzed as I did last night, but I've taken a preventative Nurofen anyway. It was a good night of catching up so I don't mind. Lots to do when I wake up though so hope I don't feel too crummy in the morning. Good night everyone.
You know how sometimes when you're hungry you can open your mouth and saliva fires out from your salivary glands under your tongue like a friggin venom spitting snake? Usually happens at the worst times and a loved one might catch a stray. I might be nuts but I think I can do that on command. Is that normal?
Today was sorting day, since I wanted a clear day to tackle the back room. Didn't quite get the floor cleared but got a through path and more stuff on the shelves (and crap off the shelves).
Also got on a roll this evening and got the DVDs unpacked and shelved. And found the pyrex, so bonus!
Fell asleep to some video of the difference between Quebecois and Parisian French. Felt somewhat better after and made it to airport short term wait area. No hope of any meal prep tonight so I think I'm just gonna have to write off the rest of today and consider a sickie tomorrow if I don't feel any better. Blurgh. Brain no can use
e: do you know where they should take people for their driving test? Airports arrival queue esp turning left from Centre Rd. Straight up insanity. If you can survive that and keep calm and not make any wrong turns/lane changes you're good to go.
Home now and getting straight to bed.
It's interesting how all of the westfarmer companies use different delivery services. Coles has their own trucks and drivers, Kmart generally uses either courier please or auspost (but sometimes use niche ones for large deliveries), Officeworks use toll, and Bunnings use zoom2us which I think is like some weird parcel delivery uber knockoff thing. Also I don't really order from catch, but I think the one time I did they used one of those companies with a stupid name that AliExpress uses, mad cow express or something stupid like that
(I know Coles isn't westfarmer anymore, but I basically think of anything I can use flybuys at as being all the same)
Agreed. I could barely see what I was clicking. I'm rocking the first one at the moment because I like the vibe, but will probably switch to the animated star one long term.
There's also an extension that adds better lyrics which sync better to the song with a fullscreen lyrics thing. I like it, but it uses album covers for its theme which clashes a bit awkwardly with the rest of the UI
Um, yes? Would you care to join me in sending healing vibes in the food truck's direction? I believe its parked just around the corner - any corner. 🚑⚕
I think our beloved chef has been reading a bit too much Verne and/or Poe.
🎼I want this like a cigarette
Can we drag it out and never quit?
And oh my god, you are heaven sent
With your dirty mind, yeah, you're perverted
You give me guilty, guilty pleasure 🎶🎶🏳️🌈