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Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
Bro with a mo.
Look at that glorious mustache.
He's rocking the Hulk Hogan moustache
Thinking about getting back into the dating scene, and the moment I thought of it 2 flies landed on my arm and started going at it :(
Come on flies read the room.
But then I realised I've never seen 2 flies fornicating (I don't think, at least not on me). So I had to wonder.. my google question "How long do flies fuck for" and the result was 30-120 minutes which was surprising and makes me feel even more inadequate.
Does that include foreplay or a chat first or straight in?
Should make you feel more than adequate that if we must humans can get the job done in a timely manner
they also make 500 kids at a time
Gibson's blood test came back with no issues! She must just be sleeping a bit extra as she gets older
Bit of set back, just found out the fun little procedure I had 10mths ago has done nothing and may in fact have made things worse (small reversal will fix that). Doc is very surprised at the results, so it's on for more tests and looking at what else can be done that's not removing that whole area of my person.
Feels bad man, but hopefully we can move onto better things soon.
hugs, ๐ค๐ค๐ค
I had a bath with a pineapple shaped bath fizzer that made the water turn radioactive pine lime cordial colour.
Little one starts grade 2 today. Where does the time go?
Mine just started to crawl. It really does just blow by doesn't it.
Edit: Time. Not the kid. He's still pretty slow.
race-car speed baby vrooooooming
Once they get going they can be surprisingly fast
My daughter is 2 years away from finishing high school. I still remember her in her primary school clothes.
I ain't ready.
Kept dreaming about religious iconography and a white hippo, so I'll be starting my very own cult any day now.
The House of Fungus sounds good!
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I discovered the most beautiful poem by an Australian poet - Erin Hanson, the other day:
There is freedom waiting for you,
on the breezes of the sky.
And you ask, โWhat if I fall?โ
Oh, but my darling, โWhat if you fly?
Hit my daily brick wall and the damn things seems extra reinforced. So many frustrations at work today, I'm feeling sorry for the people in my BJJ class this evening.
I hear you. After 4 straight hours of meetings my brain is fried, so itโs couch time over here
When we wake up and have to deal with the consequences of late night emailsโฆ.
so tired, so sore, need hugs and better meds
About to pack to go live at my parents for 6 days but as luck would have it, I'm due to do laundry so all I have to do is throw my clothes in the direction of my suitcase rather than pack them nicely.
Ha. Second day in a row there's been a miscommunication with a client.
On the plus side she's safe and well and I got paid for a two hour shift where I sat around or did my own Aldi run. ๐
Breakfast ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅญ๐๐ฅฅ๐ฅฆ๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฅฌ๐ฅ๐ฝ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ง ๐ฅฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฅจ๐ง๐ง๐ฅ๐ง๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅฉ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ฆช๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ชผ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฅฎ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐ฐ๐ง๐ฅง๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฅโ๏ธ๐ต๐บ๐ถ๐ฅค๐ง๐ง๐ฅ๐ท๐ฅ๐ธ๐น๐ง๐
Espresso martini and to be fanned by a fit man in booty shorts plz
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Exciting news from my mechanic - for once there are no unexpected extra expenses to add on to my car's service. That's a bit of a rare occurrence these days, and quite welcome after the last few have ended up quite expensive.
sooo: Question.
- The guys who installed the aircon fucked us around and didn't give us the electrical certificate until TODAY. Looking at it, they marked the works (non prescribed) as "completed 21st of jan". The job was completed 21st december. How much trouble will this cause?
I know they did it because (as we pointed out to them) they were wildly in excess of the 30 days notice, which is an offense, and they don't want to get into widdle trouble but fuck them.
(yes we are feeling cuntish the company in question has fucked us around beyond any measure of kindness.)
old phone dead, new phone is being started up
good bye old phone , it fitted in my pocket easily and had everything I needed
next I have to finish transferring my computer files and data, sciatica got in the way of doing stuff
If I lie in bed all I think of is pain, need some distraction
I put a movie on, was asleep before the opening titles ended ๐
I'll make the next thread because I'm staying up watching Call the midwife.
Itโs that sad time of year where peaches are starting to get floury and past their prime. I love peaches. So disappointing to get a bad one.
Movin' to the countryyyyy...
Hey, if you put that song in my head, I might as well share the love =)
Feeling a bit overwhelmed. I've hated my current job for a while due to the owner of business being a pretty toxic, uncaring individual. Last week I got approached by a friend who I know through a previous job to come and work for our former Creative Director/CEO who has started his own company. At my current job, I'm a casual but work full times hours. My friend has mentioned the new role might only be one day a week. I know my current employer will not allow me to reduce my hours and stay on as the store manager. I also know that if I decide to step down but stay on as a regular casual, she will be vindictive and most likely prevent me from receiving enough hours to get by. I'm meeting my old CEO for a coffee tomorrow and I just feel really sad that this great opportunity to work with some great people will slip through my fingers and I'll be stuck at my current shitty job and that nothing good can come way.
Sorry about that. I don't know what the right advice is, but if I were in your place I would have an honest chat with your old CEO. There's nothing to lose by being honest about what you want (but I would steer clear of being too negative about where you are at). It might be the chance of a lifetime and it might not but it definitely sounds more awesome because where you are is shitty. So - tell them what you need to get by, see where they are at. It might open a door, it might not be the right time. But you are miserable so start looking / talking and see what happens.
Best of luck!