Melbourne

Oh seagooon

We wish you would come back soon

But hope you are enjoying your vacation

Enforced by internet enshittification.

But come back soon....dear 'goon.

Had some stuff done a few months ago on the roof. Turns out the dudes just cut the downpipe and used a brick to keep it in place without reconnecting it. I only worked that out the other day after that rain.

Was wondering why the rose next to it was having a great time:

Should be an easy fix (was just gonna use PVC glue and that PVC rubber tape stuff) but jeez a bit of a poor effort. Getting people in for such small jobs (or getting them back to fix their fuck ups) is hard today.

Going out for fancy breakfast this morning to a cafe near a post office. Nice food and the boys can post our council votes for us.

If I ran a cafe near a mailbox I'd do a post about it to remind people to send off their votes and come enjoy a coffee while you're at

My plan today: go to the market. My strategy is to give every member of the household a limit, say $40. The ones who want to spend more will negotiate with those who don't spend that much and it's great to see the kids in action making deals with their father and each other over who's getting what.

Ladies and gentlemen, enbies, kitties and potats...I am going to clean up from dinner and go to bed. I don't even care how early it is. I am stuffed. Night all

Craft prepping for the big Halloween window. Sure hope the theme isn’t too obscure ☠️

I have some work to finish up before tomorrow but I am seriously thinking of just having a shower and going to bed. I am so tired today.

Goodnight everyone. From the home of the unfinished cat tree ❤️

I finally got to see GardenWorld in person (been an online customer for years)

It's farken insane. 10/10 highly recommended

Alright, lamb shanks are in the slowcooker! Excited af about this. Never had them at home before. Well, except for the frozen pre made ones.

Overnight (our night) there have been strange reports coming in from agricultural hubs around the world. Cows and similar bovines appear to have all at once changed their signature "moo" sound, puzzling farmers, biologists, and even physicists. The sound these bovines are now making has been described as follows:

Edit: it appears that birds capable of producing human sounds have also begun what can only be described as a chant

Very slow start to cleaning today but I've cleared out a lot of junk hiding in the kitchen (years of plastic packaging that I meant to throw at redcycle, old teas and boxes of nuts) and tidied under the sink which is the one set of cupboards I know they'll check with good reason.

Off to meet friend and try to keep spirits up...

I have Monday off, figured I'd do the vacuuming + mopping + mass laundry to get rid of cat hair that afternoon after sox leaves. When I get back today I'll just continue with the decluttering and wiping surfaces so that it looks neat and tidy enough. That's doable.

Why do people feel the need to use their most loudest voice possible when they are outside and only a couple of metres away from each other?

Big weekend for him, doggo sleep now.

Imagine if the general public knew you could microwave potato... It would be so destructive to the status quo. Restaurants everywhere would be forced to close, who knows what other repercussions would be

Goodnight everyone ❤️

The bass is fucking awesome!

I've got a few pretty politically conservative types in my extended family. Mostly we've always been able to have decent conversations but more and more it seems like the information they quote is so different from the information I see about the world I don't even know where to start. No ...I don't think Trump helped the American economy last time but I don't even want to start to explain why I think that. And no we are not being held back by Greenies .... I just can't even find common ground.

Mission for the morning. Queue for the closing day sale at the best pie shop ever. ‘Tis an utter tragedy.

✅ Breakfast
✅ Groceries
✅ Post breakfast nap
🔳 Cook
🔳 Meal with friend
🔳 World Domination
🔳 Maybe laundry

Sunday got unsurprisingly lit, surprisingly early.

So nice to have Fisk back on as a cozy Sunday night treat. Just lighthearted and relatable and low key. The North Melbourne trams are like their own character. Also: I have been guilty of steaming milk so loudly it sounds like a pig being slaughtered 🙋‍♀️

Looking forward to Aaron Chen's character's grandma next week.

Speaking of other cozy shows I binge-watched Ludwig over the past two nights; nice little romp as well. Recommended if you like David Mitchell.

Shrinking S2 is on too and I'm looking forward to that on Wed/Thu now that Slow Horses s4 is over.

I’m reorganising my National Geographic collection, and I’m missing random ones

Morning. I’m contemplating making a big breakfast

Does anyone here own a weighted blanket?

Was thinking of one with the idea that it might help me sleep at night.

It is time to begin THE GREAT CLEAN.

DT DJ, please to turn the music up

Argh. Woken up late and have to make the transition back to early wake up tomorrow.

Save me!

Attempt 2 at cat tower to commence shortly.

So the 2nd amp I grabbed to make a stereo guitar setup was a huge win!

Sounds so damn cool with an amp on each side.

Will photograph cat tower later. Pray for me.

Edit: putting in headphones helps drown out the noise of the agonising meows.

I need to buy some shoes and vote. Righto

🐇🐕