We'll start with January's numbat photo.
Existential crisis ๐ซ
(She gets half a roll of toilet paper for her nest every week after I clear away the old stuff. Thankfully, she just likes laying on it. No idea why)
Memories of being a kitten in a paper nest with her mum?
The things we do for our cats ๐ she looks so happy!
Paper is warm and dry like dry leaves in nature
Sent off an email to the general manager to have a meeting face to face next week about the police check.
I expect to lose the contract, but I still have a little hope that I won't.
Also I have a migraine๐
Goodnight everyone โค๏ธ
Gratitude thread!
My sister bought a little studio apartment, after being dejected because she missed out at an auction a couple of weeks ago. I'm happy for her :)
I also had a lot to do at work today, so the time went by quickly.
I am grateful for washing machines. Without them our lives would be so such harder.
I can live without a dishwasher, oven, microwave, still don't have a dryer, but the last thing I'd ever let go of is a washing machine. It's a non-negotiable. life would be horrible without one
Heading to a dnb/jungle/dubstep gig tonight. Gonna see how many lemons I can give away.
Just some rando handing out lemons to randos.
Used to do it in the before times and they all went so keen to see if that still holds.
In this cost of living crisis, they would have to have clinical brain damage not to take free lemons.
Already only 6.4 degrees. Would not be surprised if it gets to 0 tonight.
I think I'll head to the border for the night so I can smash out another 6-8 hours of my audiobook (Pet Sematary read by Dexter's Michael C. Hall). I've been meaning to check out Yackandandah for a while so I can go by there as a detour on my way home tomorrow.
Plans: sorted. Well.. nearly. I need to see if I can find a room up there.
Edit: sorted.
He's got such a great voice! Enjoy the drive ๐
After jumping into the puffer jacket thread yesterday with a bold claim you need neither a big jacket nor a puffer....I succumbed today and am now one of the great Melbourne puffy community.
My fav little local store was having a sale so I got a proper down one for half price so just a bit over a hundred. I have to admit I am very toasty warm
I told the man if he insists on keeping The Beard during Winter, then atleast trim it away from the top lip because sitting here whilst enjoying my dinner, I have seen some disturbing things.
Going to throw something controversial out there. It bothers me that virtually all advertisments feature a mixed races couple. It bothers me how virtually all media nowadays is so ultra sensitive to be politically correct that any white person plus white person combo is 'blacklisted' (lol).
I have no issue with mixed race relationships at all. But I do have an issue that all media seems to have started to portray the 'typical' relationship as a mixed race one.
Lol, why does it matter? I mean, it's all capitalism anyway; media/ads are just doing it to grab a wider audience and make more money. People are more likely to buy from places that they feel represent them, and the companies profit.
Everything is shades of grey, friend.
I get it. It's the same with tradie ads featuring women. Good, but not the norm. Woolies ads have the men cooking the family dinner. Good, but not the norm.
The thing is no longer will we see stereotypes because the marketing team will cast that net wider than previous attempts. It's a good thing.
I feel the same about work training material. So much attention to including one of everybody that it may not represent reality. One group I work with the diversity is naturally true. The other very on paper.
Cheers! ๐ฅ๐ธ
Chin chin! ๐น
Tax return lodged!! Of course my old employer's income statement isn't tax ready, they have ALWAYS been so slow at paying super, lodging tax details, etc. Meanwhile my current employers are on the ball - one is a huge org, the other a tiny firm, and they managed to get shit sorted. I didn't bother waiting for the old guys, the sums correlate to my bank deposits. Hopefully it's all in order, anticipating a decent chunk that I can put towards getting my car's head unit replaced with one that does android auto.
There's also small silver lining to my reduced employment over the last FY, should be getting $511 back as a tax offset. Overall, a huge relief vs my shockingly low tax refund last year of $250 or so
Itโs been several years since my best Winter sleep period ever. Trying it again (sleeping with the window cracked). Think it went well last night.
This weird little weirdo is actually excited about it.
For some reason I have Handel's The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba in my head this morning and I just imagine... cats. Specifically, a glossy-maned cat of regal bearing sauntering into a room on an overhead ledge and looking down on us unworthy humans. I am a bit cat-starved. I have much more freedom to adopt a cat compared to past years, but wondering if it's a good time when I might need to cut back on work for a year to finish my studies...
edit: I shall ponder about this some more while I knuckle down and start doing my taxes. Did not save a copy of all my payslips from my old job which was dumb. Zero interest in contacting them again, so I will just work backwards to figure out how many hours of work (and therefore WFH I did).
Also didn't realise I could claim airfare and accom for my work-related conference last year as a deduction as well. Score!
There is fostering rescue cats - limited time commitment, big expenses paid for, and you get to help a cat learn that hoomans are good companions.
Done my shopping for the week. Now to clean the bird cage
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Help me hivemind: where have I hidden the double sided tape? It is not in the tape drawer (yes I have one of those)
Interrogate the cats. They know something.
Head north = Find sunshine
I really do wish framing pictures wasn't so expensive. And Australia being Australia means that when you shop around prices seem to roughly the same everywhere.
Years ago I did a framing course at a shop - you learn how to do it yourself, then you can go in and use the equipment there and just pay for your materials. More recently I've just bought some cheap pictures/frames at the op shop and used those.
The meat is finally in.....
throws chicken tenders in airfryer then slaps in a sammich slathered with cheese and kewpie mayo i did not spend 6 hours removing render by hand to cook my own dinner, absolute bullshit this is!
sewing is done, now to tidy up and to press the panels
tomorrow I will cover the chairs ๐๐ป
Can it be, can your team win with minutes to go?!
Hope youโre watching!
minestrone for lunch .... brr it's cold inside
Was still 8C outside at noon so it makes sense that I have been struggling to stay warm today. There's a bit of sun now which is a relief. My poor toes need a hot water soak
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