Melbourne

Oooh! It's superbowl day! How did I miss that?

This is the Australian masked owl from Tasmania. It is the largest Tyto owl in the world. Its plumage is highly variable. This owl is often confused with the Eastern Barn Owl. However, masked owls have much larger, powerful legs and a broader, rounded facial disc. This is one of our more elusive, shy owl species, which is predominately a terrestrial hunter targeting prey items such as Bandicoots. They rely on old, large trees with hollows for breeding.

I don't appreciate still being awake at 4:30 stewing in anxiety about things I can't change.

Not a cat. Luke is a European Wildcat ( sort of like Bob Cat.) He was found as a wild kitten with big azure blue eyes in the Ardenne Forest by a friend of Miss Seagoon. He couldn't purr or meow like normal cats , when grown was huge, had a stubby tail and big paws. He was so timid he would lash out . Just had to leave him be and he was fine. I tried to bring him to the zoo in Antwerp but they said I had to legally keep him .

He was a nice boy who liked to chase butterflies and sit near to me. I never once patted him tho I really really wanted to. He went to live with friends in Brussels when we moved to America, he would never have passed quarantine.

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With Compliments,

XOXO

-Back of House

I'd rather pluck my pubes out with tweezers than watch the Super bowel.

Was pretty tired last night and was having good sleep, until the possum/cat/screaming wildlife orgy on my neighbours colourbond roof at 4 am. Whatever the animal was, it had a lot of stamina.

I actively avoid going outside when my neighbors are outside so I don't have to talk to them.

My kids both insisted on wearing track pants to school, despite my urging them not to, arguing and reasoning etc. 😳Miniest made a reasonable argument about the classroom aircon being set to subarctic temperatures and her seat being right in front of it. Elder has to carry his locker key around and the school sports uniform shorts don't have a pocket. I put one of those retractable lanyard clip things on it but to no avail. Was refusing to go to school at all so I had to let it be 😭

For everyone who doesn't sleep well may I remind you of the sweet smooth soft honey voice of Professor Brian Cox. He will lull you to sleep with his talk of the universe.

Helloooo...

I've clocked up almost 400km this weekend. Didn't really think I'd be doing that. Geelong to Noojee... I've been everywhere man... LOL.

Hope everyone sleeps well tonight.

You know it's been hot when the salty brine of sweat makes it into your mouth without even trying. Well, the house is almost entirely clean sans kitchen - and now it's time for a last round of bulky-item-shopping for the young relative moving to Melbourne tomorrow to study. With tomorrow's weather I don't want her and her dad lugging too much around, especially after an overnight flight.

It's been so long since I moved from scratch that I forget how much you need on that first night when you're just starting out, even in a furnished student accom unit.

Rigged the house for hot. Curtains closed, doors to the west rooms closed, more water out for pets and hide the remotes from the mrs.

🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺 it's been a busy day

Trying my first pimple patch ever... I've got a wee blindey on my face that I feel all the time. It's on the edge of the triangle of death or danger triangle pimple zone, where the risk of a poor pop can lead to a brain infection. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_triangle_of_the_face

Oooh. Cool change. mid 20s outside, lovely

QAnons and alt-righters are losing their shit at the Super Bowl win.

Taylor Swift and the Biden administration scripted the win in favour of KC. Ironically, KC is from Missouri, which is a fairly conservative state, and SF is the most left leaning one. Important to mention SF was the team with Colin Kaepernick who started kneeling during the anthem.

So many brains exploding today.

I slept so badly last night. I've had the portable going in my room all day and still feel wrecked.

Gute Nacht.

How long and hot to cook gravy beef for a beef vindaloo? I'm not a big beef eater, last time it was chewy as and I wound up blending it (meal prep). I want it to fall apart like a stew/curry.

Today will be the kind of heat Rob Thomas sang about in his hit song with Santana, Smooth.

Can't sleep, clown'll eat me.

I have made a mistake. I signed up to 3 hours of tennis today. Fuck. It's too late to cancel cuz I've already paid for it. I was supposed to cancel yesterday but I forgotttttt 😪

Thought I would be spending $$ on a plumber call out today as water was not draining in my shower. Toilet water was not flushing either. Left it overnight, thankfully the water level went down enough that I could pour a big bottle of Drano down the drain. I think I've fixed it, hopefully it stays that way. I have one of those tile cut out drains, didn't know it could come off or that things collected under there and.... yeah there was a lot of black going on under there. So gross.

On the plus side, it was a great excuse to get out of going to the office today.

Have just sent da boss out to Bunnings to acquire cockroach bait - we are having a plague of the pesky critters here at work. I think I must have clobbered at least 10 this morning. Is anyone else having the same trouble? In Richmond.

Yeah the heat really built up at the ramshackle old place I'm housesitting. Can't air the room or I'll be flooded by mozzies as there's no fly screens. Times like this I'm grateful for my place even though I tire of it in other ways.

I would've headed home but the cat needs breakfast in the morning before her human returns, and won't eat dry food left out too long. Gotta try and get up as early as possible so I can get home and water my plants asap.

I think I've found the weirdest Sci-Fi film I've watched in a very long time!

It's called Mars et Avril (Mars and April) and I've had to pause it a few times just to regain some perspective (sanity). The soundtrack, styling, acting, and all that business is top notch, but holy batman the storyline is wild.

I'm just about to finish it and I kind of want to rewatch it, but I think I need a few business days to reboot.

Side note - As someone who took French for a few years listening to Canadian French is strange, like my brain semi (very semi) gets the jist, but it just won't process it.

Hmm when Dune came out I didn't go and see it at the movies. I'd never read or seen any Dune before but I knew it'd be a big spectacle demanding a big screen, however I told myself I'd hold off for when Dune 2 came out because I had a feeling they'd do a double feature.

And so here we are.. they're doing a double feature on the 28th.. I've since watched Dune at home (a couple of months ago) and I'm just not sure I have it in me to spend 6 hours at the movies and yet I feel like if I don't take my chance to see Dune 1 on a big screen with big sound I'll regret it later.

Edit: I'm convinced. I've bought a ticket. Going to have to warm up my butt for a marathon sitting.

Called out, no sleep too hot, and gastro. Amazing. Can I trade in my body for a newer, healthier model please?

I have a roast chicken that needs to be cooked tonight - great weather for a toasty oven in the house

Housemate and I both just called it in (a very rare occurence), the air in our house is like wading through soup, it's disgusting and no one has slept. I see a day of crankiness, attempted naps, and maybe some blow up pool action.