Right. I'm bringing out the big guns.
I'm going to wash my sheets.
Surely this will spite the rain gods.
Edit: in other news, tried this nicotine spray today and I've barely touched the vape all day. I found my exit.
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I got my hair cut.
I get this done once a month like clockworkโฆand despite this regular routine I have to take off so much hair
Given the relative decline of letter writing and the relative increase in government funded bowel screening, the overall proportion of poo in our mailing system is probably at an all time high.
This thought brought to you by an old fart... who thought they had a few more years but was told by the doctor it's now available at 45 ....me...the old fart is me.
farts won't do, you need something with a bit more substance
I think it's available at 45 but they don't send it unsolicited until 50? I just did my 'welcome to 50!' bowel screening, and the nice thing about having that out of the way is that I no longer have to go to the toilet thinking 'poo! I should save that for science!'
it's warm out there, no rain ๐
It's coming
BOM says rain, Google says no rain. Hmm
what do the birds say, birds stop singing when rain is coming
They're not singing.
I'm glad I got my mulching done when I did, working outside in this humidity is pretty icky. I'm trying to chip away at the rest of the work a little bit at a time but it's definitely not the weather for sustained effort.
There's this witches market in Ferntree Gully today. I managed to get out of having to drive an hour to a market to buy rocks by checking the website and seeing they're doing a similar thing closer to us in two weeks time
Many years ago I started making porridge mix and putting it into individual serving containers so I could take it to work. Then I decided that microwaving porridge was too messy so only make it at home now. But I've continued putting it in individual containers, and it's only just occured to me now that it would be much easier to make it in a big container and measure it as needed ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
So, once the three containers I have now are used up I'm changing to a big container instead, which will reduce my porridge hassle factor considerably.
There's an old Scottish tradition of pouring a batch of porridge in a drawer then slicing off a piece as required, sometimes to be fried.
I have not heard of this. I might try it one day. The draw is probably one of those tin lined draws in a bread makers cabinet
I do porridge everyday, I just make it in the breakfast bowl in the microwave, but I make very plain porridge, I have with brown sugar and a little milk
it's very easy
maybe if I can get some citrus and make some marmalade I can have toast again
Hot flushes on top of a sticky night and a high humidity. Fuck.
My bed fan was on all night, it helps to reduce the stickiness a bit.
I had the ceiling fan and the pedestal fan on high as well as the window open.
I have evaporative cooling, so on warm nights I generally leave the fan on and have the window open to keep the air moving through. The bed fan is nice because it blows air under the covers (which is a very light cotton doona - I can't sleep uncovered) and it has a remote control, so if I wake up too warm I can turn it on/up without moving. It also helps to remove moisture from the bed so it doesn't feel quite so sticky.
Hmm. I may have to look into this.
Been unable to sleep and have been washing all the laundry and blankets. Gathering Melbcatโs meds and belongings into her carrier to more easily clean but Iโll be leaving her litterboxes, beds and bowls where they are. I donโt want to look at the empty spaces.
spoiler
Iโm hoping to get the black cat back to an owner if possible or at least some clarity on next steps to take. I looked fruitlessly on Facebook (without an account) for black cats missing in my area, made a dedicated email to put on a paper collar, then made a quick Found poster with his picture. After that who knows.
I guess Iโm just numbing out and focusing on the things I can fix because I have no idea how to even process this. I miss my baby girl.
I wish I knew something to say to make it better. All I know is that it will get better over time
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You might feel like you don't know how to process what has happened, but what you are doing is processing it. Busy work is a way to distract your conscious mind and give your subconscious the room to process - your conscious thoughts might grab all the attention, but it is the subconscious that does all the real heavy lifting.
The grief of loss is extremely painful to go through, but Melbcat loved you and was loved in return. Death cannot take that away, and moving from present to past does not diminish it. The time you had together and the relationship you had will always be there, you are just viewing it from a different angle.
All this โค๏ธ
I slept like shit
Alright rain. Enough with the blue balls.
~~There was just a bit of pre-cum~~
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A prawn cocktail, a chicken burger and a sickly-sweet and gelatinous cheesecake, please.
Lobscouse & gin please chef.
I'll have the same as Julius Caesar would have had before riding into battle
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Oh...
Sometimes I worry about your food choices, Force. I mean, Julius Caesar? Look how he ended up!
Famous in perpetuity!
For all the wrong reasons!
His salad is pretty good
his politics stunk but he had good military strategy and management
he was also a good writer, his commentaries were interesting and well observed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commentarii_de_Bello_Gallico
There is no Sleep, only Stickiness.
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