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In the interests of low cost weekend activities, my Minipeelers and I have decided;
to have our own festival,
to do craft about it, and
to call it "Craftmas."
It will involve liberal amounts of polymer clay and wool, and focus on making Xmas decorations and gifts (for those we would like to give something to, but either don't want to buy for or don't know what to buy). I'm really looking forward to it and am actually excited for this!
Back when I was a kid, mum & dad were going through a difficult financial patch so we made xmas decorations from gum tree twigs - painted with thin flour & water glue and tinfoil laid on like it was gold leaf. Then wove the twigs into garlands and a whole xmas tree (small). Peach pits got the same treatment and were the baubles along with gingerbread shapes baked hard. Looked and smelled very nice. I remember it as kinda messy but very fun. I think I remember painting the peach pits before they were covered with tinfoil so the colours showed through the inevitable gaps in the tinfoil. The downside was our cat decided she liked the gingerbread shapes to chew on and this wasn't good for her digestion.
That sounds like fun! Can highly recommend orange and clove pompadours to make as a cheap gift.
sounds so cool , and not just you but all the peelers ๐ฅฐ
for xmassy baubles you can press beads into the clay
That sounds so fun!!! What a great idea for a family day together! ๐ Ahhh!
Excellent idea! Happy craftmas!
This sounds great!
Sometimes the Best solution to a bad mood is cat pats and sleep.
Goodnight everyone โค๏ธ
Well mum's eye pressure is back up. When she fell it ruptured the back of her eye where she had an op (for glaucoma) a few years ago which is re-stitched. How they get to the back is beyond me. Her pressure was 2 when it's supposed to be 10-20.
With any luck it won't get worse (basically just before she went in she all of a sudden had a 'blob' in the middle of her vision).
I think this is a situation where the damage is done but not sure to what extent yet.
Brings into question cooking on the stovetop which will be a bit dangerous and golf (her main form of socialising).
Plan of attack is to get the food sitch down first. Can't eat solids too well (it's a long medical history) so I'll make a bunch of different soups that can be microwaved for dins. Brekky should be fine she just does yogurt w/ fruit blitzed.
Socialising will be a tough one but she has a good network of buds so we'll see what happens there.
It's going to be depressing for her so that'll have to be managed too.
It's scary how one fall and head strike can alter so many things so quickly.
Tickets to NZ are booked. Campervan is in the process of being booked. I'm really excited now.
Hey guys.
I'm not going to start the thread at midnight anymore , or at least I might if I'm up but I just can't keep staying up for the thread. I'm a natural riser with the dawn and I want to stay up in the mornings, not go back to bed because I need the sleep.
You'll still all get good night kisses. ๐๐๐
No problem. How about we just have whoever's up at that time do the thread? Or see if Rusty Raven can revive Botbot.
Maybe this can go against logic but maybe post it up an hour or so earlier if you're awake and we'll just use it when midnight or after rolls over?
Have you seen the drama in the other place?
Jane Agirtan has doxxed an r/melbourne redditor for pointing out there's an article detailing her past nasty racist bigoted behaviour.
Omg LOL! good way to break the councillors code of conduct ๐ I don't think the authorities will like this one (would it be a vec issue? Ultimately I suppose a police issue re: the doxxing).
Edit: lol local gov inspectorate
Wow that's amazing. What a piece of shit
Guzzling water like a hydro-slut for the blood donation.
I did well yesterday too, only one coffee and then just water all day. Today will be the same.
Im here to smash snacks and save lives ๐
Working on my resume and thinking maybe I can just live in a cardboard box.
e: and by writing a resume I mean convincing the Applicant Tracking System into passing my resume onto an actual human.
I have successfully convinced my daughter to move back to Melbourne.
And what sold her on it was Slurpees. I was telling her how good they are and now she wants to move back.
Lots of tears flowing here at work today.
Thankfully not mine but it's going to be a long day today.
I hate Mondays.
Procrastinated a bit long on it but finally made an inquiry re: movers. Have one friend locked in to help with some big stuff on Thursday - was a bit touch and go as her own housing situation was looking precarious but thankfully she got the news today that she has some breathing space and she can take my plants (and any junk that I can't get rid of on FBM). Another friend is locked in to help me with the main move on Saturday.
If I can get the movers booked by end of tomorrow for next Monday, I'll be feeling very confident about being on track to clean everything up and hand back the keys next Wednesday. So glad that the moving site lets me add extra items up to 24hrs in advance, less stress about generating more heavy boxes than anticipated. I've got to keep reminding myself that I got this.
Okay! Time to use up this jar of banana blossoms for dinner... then wind down before a 7:30am start tomorrow
Sky News article popped up as a suggested read on my phone for some reason:
"Hackers are targeting people who type these six words into their computer."
Wrong answers only - what are the six words?
the actual words
the words are:
"Are Bengal cats legal in Australia?"
Edit: you guys should be comedians! I am cracking up.
Hackers and bengals? I wouldn't download one of them again noisiest little fuckers out there.
E; here was my bad bwoy. Dude was an arsehole (almost lovable though) just not at 4am.
Best Crypto to invest in today
Alright gang. I have managed to connect to the multi dimensional VPN. I can now download you TV shows or movies that dont exist in our reality from other dimensions. Hit me up with your favorite shows that almost existed or got cancelled early. Personally, i cant wait to watch season 2 of firefly. And maybe figure out where TF stargate universe and stargate atlantis were going with their next seasons.
Does anyone here use Whatsapp? A dear friend is travelling overseas and wants to stay in touch using it. Is there anything I should be wary of? Would prefer to get some opinions before signing up.
EDIT: thanks everyone - that's super helpful info.
I used chatgpt to write an email, and the response I'm pretty sure was also from chatgpt.
The circle of life lol
Quick update on the Christmas saga. Mrs B spoke to my mother in law who was like "Of course we dont have to go to the extended family thing if you dont want to". And Mrs B now sees the light of how dumber idea it was in the first place. More than a little annoyed that it speaking to her mum rather than listening to her husband to see that, but whatever. Saves a fight, 1k and promises to be a more chill Christmas.
Me: I need to wake up extra early tomorrow
My brain at 3:30am: hey, you're thirsty and need water, also you should get back on social media so you can apologise to your ex for being an idiot many months ago.
I thanked my mind and I fell back asleep an hour later ๐ด after listening to a podcast called I Can't Sleep where the host read the Wikipedia page about ducks. Fun fact - most ducks don't say quack.
Time to attempt to take a nap.
The Alfred is a tired old hospital in parts isn't it. Feels even disrespectful to the staff that they work next to landlord special paint jobs, dingy fluorescent lighting, mismatched chairs, etc.
Man I just don't have the vibe tonight for singing. I'm just like blerghhhh, I want to get this over with.
Sometimes its just like this. You do the practice anyway, even if it's mechanical.
Trying to lock down 2 new songs. Hopefully I can get this sorted by Thursday
Edit: I give up. Will try again tomorrow.
I don't normally have beetroot in the house because I don't really like it but for a change I thought I'd dish it up. Comments were: don't really like it and it tastes like dirt. It's a no from everyone.
Back from one week holiday. Really enjoyed seeing another corner of our beautiful country, even if it is super expensive to travel locally. Highlight was visiting Whitehaven Beach, I've never seen ocean water so blue.
On the to-do list today is holiday laundry, grocery shopping as my fridge is empty, gym session and catching up on many work emails.
