Melbourne

The job stress is causing the heart issues. First day in office for 7 days and my heart was going a bit wild all day.

Plus was waiting to see it they'd fire me.

Hopefully these interviews this week go well.

I must apologise - I watered the garden this evening. So I take full responsibility for the current rain.

Y'know, if America gets to have military bases in Australia, and gets to arbitrarily decide to go to war in a way that fucks us over, and gets to influence the outcome of our elections in ways that benefit them, I really reckon we should get a say in their elections, too.

It's only fair.

The magpies are eating the leftover cat food… they’re going to be the size of emus

I really don’t feel like doing art or knitting/crochet right now. I don’t want to do more cleaning or mending. I don’t want to learn music. Cooking involves cleaning and eating it or food waste. Trying to cut through hard plastic can wait.

Might learn bandaging or mix it up and try more soldering practice next time.

I’ve been watching a lot of short form content and am trying to reverse the brainrot.

so, uh, I guess they're officially coming home with us now. (well, thursday)

We're renaming them to Samuel (Sammy) Frederick and Maxwell (Max) George because we are not fans of JKR, but it seems disrespectful to summarily dismiss those who saved their lives. Also we found out that they were literally due to be euthanised the same day as Misha before KRS found an emergency foster. His Lordship also never looks at pet rescue because it breaks his heart but for some reason he did the day they were listed - with Max looking uncannily like Misha (including, as we found out on visiting, a damaged tail)

The world works in weird ways.

Cerys knows something's up as we're doing up the dining room as a landing zone, but she's incredibly food motivated (as is Sam) so I don't forsee any massive problems considering they'd both sell their grandmothers for a freeze dried crocodile bite.

It takes twice as long to get to Berwick from Belgrave by public transport, as it does to get to the CBD from Belgrave 🤯

I forget which day it is this month, but it's 11 years sober in March 2026.

I kinda wish I was in a more celebratory mood but I honestly dgaf at the moment.

Yay I guess.

I am back from my local cinema. It is a very nice and old fashioned theatre. I watched PHM again, to catch the things I missed the first time.

It is a very beautiful movie, the images unforgettable.

Usually I buy the 100 packs of generic black tea bags but I’m having some Earl Grey tea as a treat (from one of the little 10 packs).

I got a lift to Kmart for new earbuds and checked out the tubs… the different sizes don’t nest properly, the smaller one was too tall to allow the outer lid to go on. Even without insulating layers of straw adding to the height.

Maybe I’ll see what the big green shed offers, or if I can make something work with the miscellaneous tubs I have. Though they’re not black to hold in precious heat and aren’t uv resistant. Cutting them will be interesting because I have a mini hacksaw and Stanley knife but no blowtorch or drill. I just spotted a pair of fuzzy buns wandering past so he does not go home when it rains.

Otherwise I don’t know what else to do. I bought some books from the op shop but have been unable to concentrate on reading even though I used to be a big reader. Maybe I’ll go learn a random skill off youtube. idk.

Awaiting surprise pakige sent from a OS family member. It’s not a special occasion (birthday/ Xmas), so I’ve got no idea what it is.

sky pretty

Black cat is napping in the back yard. Feeling so sad that Melbcat could no longer enjoy like that (safety reasons).

Wondering if I should make a winter shelter for him but what happens if he comes to rely on me/my place and then I move? Also my physical and mental health are really unstable now. 😔

If he wasn’t owned and I wasn’t going through hell I might consider fostering or adoption (if I became more ready) but that’s not really a possibility. It’s a real pickle.

Are your maths skills sharper than a Year 9 student's?

Drove past Moorabbin Airport just as 6 hot air Balloons were coming into land. There was one in the shape of a turtle!

My Temu return has been dropped off at the post office. They have a very weird return algorithm for their bots to follow. I also had a watch band I was going to return and had arranged to go to a parcelpoint location which is closer, but because I had to go to the post office anyway I cancelled the return so I could re-do it with an Aus Post label instead. But this time it just decided I didn't need to return it and just refunded the money. I guess the op shops getting a watch band.

I'm gonna help YL clean her room. Which means I will bend while she watches. I try to act nonchalant but when I see t-shirts hung up and dresses and nice tops go in the drawer that I have washed, there's a little bit inside me that screams. I keep it in. It's best that way.

It's her room. She can do as she likes. It's her room she can do as she likes. It's her room....