Melbourne

Flower patch update:

Kinda worked out better than I thought it would. Pretty much hands off, only taken out 1 weed.. did it all by itself.

New favourite t-shirt - 80s synthpop plays in background

Turns out someone else likes dim sims.

She's so sneaky and brazen but never pushes the limit.

She ignored the wine thankfully that is off limits.

Moon tonight:

Can feel the first hint of properly cold air in my oven of an apartment. Summer is over for real!

Last day of daylight savings, too... and I'm relieved because the dark mornings are hard.

So I woke up at like 1pm. One beer and two glasses of prosecco last night and I was out like a light.

I feel good though today, not depressed or anything. I could still sleep, but I'm having a coffee and cuddle with Mickey :) all is well.

On another note, I am so proud of my partner: his first week at his new job went really well! And he discovered that the building his new work is in, his OLD workplace has moved to as well! So he has reconnected with a couple of people from the call centre he used to manage! They're stoked that they can hang out with my partner during lunch! I'm stoned for him and them!

After yesterday's really lovely day I feel energized today (rare for a sat am, usually I sleep in and feel groggy and need the day off to recover from the week). Already got on top of a few long delayed chores including washing some woollen things sitting around for months. I have nowhere to dry clothes outdoors and no direct light indoors, hopefully they'll dry well enough...

Gonna try doing my last big cook up for a while - making dal makhani for the first time later today (with butter but no cream - cashew cream instead), use up those Jerusalem artichokes, and do a nice green side dish, maybe stir fried greens. Hmm maybe the Viet groceries on Vic st have something interesting. Craving amaranth...

It's nice to be able to stay up past 10pm and wake up later than 7am lol

Edit: the junkies are having a small gathering. The tenant is yelling at someone to fuck off and leave.

5 months 3 weeks to go.

Goodnight all :)

I've had a chance to sort out the photos I took on Wednesday.

Inspired by the aldi camping sale this weekend I was looking up gear because I want to get a basic camping setup (ex had all the gear when we got together and I left it all with him). Aldi was a good start but then I made the mistake of looking on Facebook marketplace and now my internet experience is just tents all the way down....

FUCK IT FEELS GOOD TO PLAY GUITAR!!!!

It's been a week. Any question I had about needing music making in my life is answered.

Wooooooooooo!

Crossing the road at Bourke Street Mall:

• A man in an Australian flag shirt holding an Israeli flag shouts at the crowd waiting for the tram
• Magician busker asks people to stop to watch him perform so he can go home and sleep
• Homeless man shouts UGLY BITCH at no one in particular
• Violinist busker plays Ludovico Einaudi. He is the only one getting any attention.

And that’s on top of all the usual leaflets people

It never gets boring.

I put out some marble plant pots on my porch 3 days ago.

They have not been stolen!!

I'm going on an adventure to Footscray. Haven't been for years. I hope I don't get killed. 💀

And I get woken up by the screaming junkie.

I fucking hate this place.

The litter of cats have all been fed. I've doubled the amount of dry food for the strays, so now they have 2 fairly large containers.

My personal fluffball has had her afternoon treats.

Time for some zonk and hoping the crack head next door doesn't yell and scream all day and night.

Edit: cops were just at her house for some reason. Maybe that'll keep her quiet for a day.

Wow, iron infusions really do make you feel rough. Hopefully it passes soon

Stonking day eh chaps?

Ooo that was a good night last night. Stretchies and tea

I'm so pumped to play DnD again, it's been forever since I've had the time to join.

Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNd4eocq2K0

DAE think LinkedIn is kinda stupid? My sister has networked with people through there and had job offers as a result. You do have to sell yourself when you go for a job and LinkedIn is like a digital CV. However, it just seems like a glorified form of social media where people are obsessed with climbing the corporate ladder and flaunting themselves. The posts, man, the posts. Also the company that verifies users' identities, Persona, are operating from a dodgy part of SF and are known for ghosting applicants late into the recruitment phase.

::: spoiler rant I used to know a guy who I let have so much power over me. Now I feel sorry for him, because his life for the past few years has been climbing the corporate ladder by working unpaid overtime and sucking up to people in order to pay his mortgage. Yes, you've got to work hard and kiss some asses along the way, but it shouldn't have to be that way. I realise that him having power over me allowed him to be just like how school bullies might have their parents bullying them, and then they do the same to other kids.

Yay for snacks!

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