Melbourne

Trying to go to sleep but this lump of fur keeps stealing my spot 😔

part 2 to this

I've spent 2 nights here so far and I really like it. The first night was naturally a bit hard, but it already feels like a home. Yesterday I unpacked my computer and got it all setup, so that helps a lot too. Room is freezing, so yesterday I ventured out to buy a heater. Kmart is apparently all out of stock of every single heater in the entire state, and Kmart man said he hadn't seen any come in in about a month. What kind of shop doesn't sell heaters past the first month of winter?! We ended up going to Big W and they had a very similar heater, with the buttons in a slightly different place of course, which naturally they were selling for 5x the price as Kmart... Because of course they were, but it works fine so I guess it's still a win

Wooooo another day another frosty/paggro response from the boss for something reasonable. But, in good news, he's agreed to have this now totally unnecessary meeting in two weeks time, after I've had my next psychiatrist consult and a coffee catchup with someone in the broader industry who I'm hoping to get some leads from in terms of moving on (I will never forget how she once quite directly told me on the phone that I'm being severely underutilised at where I am right now 😭).

I promise to myself I'll be out of here by xmas, goddammit.

I have booked in the aircon installation. From Tuesday I will be warm! Plus as a bonus both I and the neighbours will not have to listen the the excessively noisy old box airconditioning units this summer.

I went out. Found a parking spot. Did what I had to do. Come out. Looked around. Random old man: It's here somewhere
Me:(no one wants a 2006 manual Corolla surely)
Me to the old man and the world: I FOUND IT! I WAS IN THE WRONG AISLE!

ME: relieved. I need a coffee.
My watch: 2 minutes of Intensity.

Wow, I just saw the weather forecast for the weekend - 17/18 and mostly sunny! That bodes well for my trip in to town on Sunday.

Camembert, Brie, Feta,
Gorgonzola, and Burrata,
Gouda for you, Sir!
Cheddar for me, dear!
Pecorino, Parmesano,
Manchego, Grana Padano,
Give me Chevre, baby!
Give you Gruyere, oh yeah!
Roquefort will rock ya!
Mascarpone, Provolone
With a piece of Bologna
Lovemaking cheese
Cheesemaking love
Summer is coming, oooo lord above

I know the decline of Twitter has been coming, but with Elon rebranding it as X, and reddits collapse, I bet many people (including me) are just waiting for a viable other option to come along.

Threads I only had like one look at and doesn't appeal.

Lemmy is OK but the layout IS confusing. Without the DT I'd be checking Lemmy less ..

Day 31 of exercise... I still don't know what! I decided to restart the 30 day beginner level exercise program I'd been doing, and maaaan so much has changed! It was a real eye opener as to how much I've grown and gained, which I hadn't really been aware of. So while the exercise wasn't challenging it was still a learning experience for me. Maybe I am ready for the next level!

I'm interested in a few different things at the moment. I've always liked what the hybrid calisthenics guy does, and basically any kind of bodyweight exercises. I liked the look of the prison workouts someone linked for me here. Anything low impact really. I found a set of low impact cardio exercises you can do if you're tired, injured, unfit or whatever, which I'm going to give a go tonight.

Edit: still off the alcohol, drinking tea like it's an Olympic event.

Poor Mr Woof is having a hard day.

Image: worried looking small white fluffy dog

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First I invited a strange man inside the house, and he ended up locked in a bedroom where he could not protect me. Then I took him on a walk to the post box, and it made terrible scary clanging noises when the lever was pulled. Then not once but twice strange men walked behind us on the same footpath, and he was convinced they were up to no good. It's been a tough and stressful day and I think I'll have to given him some extra pork rind with dinner.

Good bot!

Edit: I just wanted to be able to say good bot too.

Why are so many women my age mean dried up old bitches. 🤬 ( older gen x /boomer)

Young woman came onto the bus but when she noticed she didn't have her phone asked the driver to let her off again. Yeah, she looked harried. She said she must have dropped it and had to look for it.

So she gets off and then two harpies near me start making mean comments.

I got angry. I stare at them, interrupt their passive aggressive insults, "I'd be upset if I lost my phone too , they are really expensive and we need it"

And I don't know why they think they are superior. They're riding the frigging bus too!!!

Can't stop thinking about the poor housemates cat, I called off work to be with her but since I'm on nights I've still got to stay up which has left me to think about it all. I really hope for her sake they can do enough that he can come home and at least have a bit of comfort in his final moments, and I really really hope she doesn't have to make "the call" cause that'll really hurt her.

Why did I do this to myself 😭 fell over last night like a drunk IDIOT and now my glasses are janky. Ugh! UGH!

Edit: mein liebe fixed them for me. All is well. Remind me not to drink like a fkn fish the night before an interview. I'm going to die on this tram.

Just noticed I've had my front door unlocked on quite a number of occasions because the handle is loose and haven't been latching even though I thought I was locking it. I'm now convinced someone had got in, living in my closet, and eating my food.🤡

Im here on time. It is fine. Too hungover to be nervous lol

3:52am is definitely a good time to send an email after working all night to make a point. deep exhale

I'm getting there, I'm getting there...!

I have to drive to Hobart tomorrow (4 hours) to head office and the other guy who works remotely is also going (2 hour drive for him). I'm getting ready for it, downloading an audiobook to listen to when he suddenly asks if he can catch a ride with me because someone else wants the car he's booked or whatever and I could not think of anything worse than having to sit in the car for 2 hours with someone else.

I told him that he booked it first, TS to the other person who wants it (who is higher up than him). He's going to speak to our boss and I know he's going to make me drive him.

FFS, Bill Cat is on strike. He wants kangaroo meat balls with gravy.

For the first time in a very, very long time,
I'll be going to sleep during the hour of 9.
Take me out and carry me home, past streetsigns,
Lay me out and carry my heart, and I'll be fine.

I think this summer may be one of cheesemaking

Woolies came through on the heavily discounted items today. 58c for probiotic yoghurt four packs x2. These average af pizza sub things for 80c x2. 200g Pepperoni 60c. Quinoia salad 60c. I seem to drink vegemite so I'm trying mighty mite and it's runnier but tasty and about half the price. Half price muesli bars for work snacks x2. Plus 2l soy and 2 packets of corn cakes all for $26. It was a heavy bag for that money for once.

New job is pretty good actually. I applied for jobseeeker also which will top up the work money deficit and grant me a wonderful health care card. I resigned from my last job but because I already had a new casual job it might be I only have to wait two weeks for the top ups. Will be a nail biting couple of weeks. It's a drama being on jobseeker but I can handle. Anything to be able to leave work at work and not spend every weekday thinking about what a bunch of cunts I was working with. Only walked 8.5ks today, but that's ok. Good mental health, sobriety and living my truth are worth the frugaility. It's humbling having to really budget to make ends meet. It'll get old but I need this year to recover.

Oops, I just wasted way to much time posting things when I was supposed to be out walking the dog. Mr Woof will be disapointed in me, I'd best get onto that now.

Edit: Mr Woof has now been walked. The food cupboard had more of the yummy caramel iced choc chip scone things, so I was forced to take some. Now I will be obliged to eat one for morning tea. Life it so hard.

Second bit of collapse worthy news today:

lychee shortage.

No lycheee for the thai duck curry tonight :(

Not Fair - Lily Allen is a banger.

So I'm on the couch feeling sleepy. I'm like ok time for bed. So I get up brush my teeth and start getting ready for bed, but in the process I feel re energised. Lol. I can't win.

If anyone that uses instagram needs a smile today, I suggest checking out the account deputy_dog_radar - it's a US cop and his belgian malinois sharing a snack once a day and the dog is just so cute.

Good thing I had some left over egg sandwich, because the microwave at work is filled with ants, I don't particularly want to try ants.

It's not even just the odd ant, it's like a whole bunch of them. I can't see any food in there. But I'm just so disgusted and frustrated.

This is mostly for my ADHD-havers, but non-ADHD folks can pipe up if they like. Do y'all find cooking hard? Like I feel like it takes me 2 hours just to cook a 35 minute meal. Now that I'm working I don't really have time to prep ahead. But I'm tempted to do it on the weekend when I can because this is infuriating.

I just wish my boss wouldn't keep me back until 5:20 to do my "daily progress". I think now I'm gonna have to ask him at 4:50 instead of 4:55 because he just ... talks, a lot. And this is coming from someone who talks a lot (if y'all haven't noticed).

My dinner

Image of an oval plate with a serving of fried rice and sauteed mushrooms in a Vegemite jus.

It was delicious. I even Julie Andrewed the carrots which I never do. Usually I go bugger it they're getting grated.

Looks like I'll be switching back to my Aussie zone account as shitjustworks, ironically, has been having some issues and not working at various points throughout the day. So yeah, I'm not a fake Baku, just an alternate one

I had one of those malevolent spirits in the house and looming over me bad dreams. 🥺 I wake up instantly and fully alert the second it's next to me. 😟

It walks. It's male. There is only ever one. They are different ones each time.

I'm ok. It was just a dream.

I'm going to start a new series of depressing collapse worthy news posts. The idea is to bring attention to why we're all fucked in the short, med. and long term.

Today's news is the cocoa price:

Technical analysis:

As you can see cocoa prices are on the rise and it's time to stock up on chocolate and not break up with anyone unless it's a double / triple choc top then dump them and short cocoa.