Have the sads. Went out and picked up a giant Aldi tiramisu. Cos at least then it’s sads but with tiramisu.
Italian desserts are a proven cure for sads of all sorts.
Hope your weekend is good and devoid of fuckwits.
Thank you. Just the break from work is a relief.
Hugs 🫂.
A little suggestion for next time. When you grab the tiramisu also get a can of whipped cream too cos together the both of them make you forget bad shit.
Ohhh, duly noted! 🖤
the chocolate is good too …lol
And I’ve heard the Aldi wine isn’t bad
Some of them are so freakin’ delicious they feature on wine snob postcasts.
Tiramisu is wonderful.
So damn tasty.
so many hugs
🖤
Woke up to Alfie hauwking and oh my god it’s everywhere. Poor little dude.
I’ve been outside and I don’t like it.
We replaced the hair dryer heat with stickiness. Bring on Sunday’s 19 degrees.
I can not wait.
I went outside early to water the garden, and hung my heated throw rug on the line to dry. That was definietly enough outside for the day, although Mr Woof would prefer more. He will have to be content with walking himself around the garden if he wants outdoors time. Both he and Miss Meow are more tolerant of the heat than I am, they’ve both been voluntarily spending time outside.
My little dog likes to bake on the porch mat. When he’s had enough he’ll stroll inside panting and weezing and then dramatically flop down in front of the fan. He’ll repeat that a few times a day.
Same for mine. It’s kind of why those dog walking warning posts irk me. My dog knows what he wants and I respect his agency. He didn’t want to go out on the 40+ days but he’s keen to under 35. I’ve also got a bunch of farmers in the family with kelpies who do no give a fuck.
I don’t even walk my dog when it’s summer. He follows me outside when I go to the letterbox, bins, clothes line. He does 360 laps around the house chasing birds and cats and flies and whatever else he wants to do several times a day.
When it’s cooler weather we do walks around the neighbourhood and the park in the mornings.
My old kelpie/heeler mix was immune to temperature extremes too. Activity of any sort was preferable to inactivity, regardless of temperature. The double coat helped of course.
Mr Woof has been switching between lying on the grass (there is a little patch at the back that is mostly in shade), lying on the dog bed that’s just outside the window, or he sometimes just sits on the door mat looking in through the dog door. He doesn’t like clinking noises so he’ll generally self-evacuate to the back yard when I’m in the kitchen, but he’ll keep an eye on me and come back inside if I sit down.
Miss Meow prefers lying on the concrete for some reason.
the sun is fierce
It’s muggy as well.
My gentleman caller swung by for a drink of water so I brought out some food in a disposable bowl.
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He was excited for pats and hungry but couldn’t finish the whole pouch.
I managed to get a feel of his spine and that boy is knobbly. A few little bald patches in thin fur. And by the snuffly snorty nose, the occasional sneezes, and the creaky meow he might have an upper respiratory infection. He was breathing huffily in excitement while being patted so I think so.
He finished eating and wandered a distance away to wash so I left the remainder out there. I came inside but removed my shoes at the door, and then washed my hands and clothes and showered to avoid bringing any diseases or parasites back to Melbcat.
I need to guess his weight or find parasite treatments that have a wide recommended weight range and see if I can get them in pill form.
Melbcat is being both clingy and sulky. Welcome home cheater…
Edit: She’s now lying on me
aw, he does sound like he needs some regular feeding
just dry food would be good
hugs, you’re so caring 😘
I’m now trying to think if I can get him to the vet (as they won’t treat an animal they haven’t seen). But I don’t want to risk sending him to the shelter which would be the outcome.
And the public water is probably infecting any other cat that drinks but there’s not much I can do without overextending myself ie. getting rid of the dispenser and washing an outside bowl daily (without wanting to bring an infectious item inside so I can use hot soapy water)
I have a possum trap if he’s feral level stray. My stray is feral but I’ve nowhere to send him if I catch him so I leave him be and keep the food and water up. He doesn’t immediately flee when I top off his food, so that’s an improvement.
Thanks, I’ve decided not to trap him though as I don’t want to risk him being euthanised by a shelter. The possum traps may also not be safe due to not being designed for cats and he in particular is quite large.
This guy is really friendly, he behaves like a pet. I could have been mistaken about the hissing, it could have been a hiss or it could have been a harsh exhale as he seems to huff and puff when excited.
For now the plan is to get some regular food down him and earn his trust to the point I can give some flea and worm treatment
You’re an amazing person to consider helping a stray. We have such an incredible collection of humans in this thread!
Not really, these animals deserve better :(
Wish people would fkn look after their cats Edit: and dogs
All sentient creatures even.
Yeah
What was the last really good sandwich you had?
I don’t remember the last specific sandwich, there are too many. I’m having turkey, avocado and cranberry tomorrow (on fresh bread that I’m in the process of baking now) and they are always pretty good. If you are including toasties, Sunday lunch is a toasted sandwich, with meatloaf, roasted zucchini & pumpkin, marinaded mushroom and capsicum, and cheddar cheese.
Pate & cucumber on baguette
An egg & lettuce sanga I made a couple of days ago. I could live off those.
Yum, how do you like the egg?
I boil it, peel it, mash it a little, add a tiny bit of mayo, add pepper and sometimes I add curry powder.
I made a very nice schnitzel and salad sandwich just now
ham lettuce and mustard on pasta dura bread
The ham & egg salad bagel from Mile End really hit the spot last week.
I really liked the ones from 711. I think the last one was chicken schnitzel and salad on wholemeal with mayo but even plain chicken would have been fine.
7-11 has definitely lifted it’s game re sangers etc. I like their thai beef wraps, and their roast beef too, except the roast beef comes with brown but still floppy bread which I do not like. But their best one (not always available) is the lamb souvlaki wrap - that’s seriously yumm.
GOAT sandwich is tomato and cheese with good quality butter and lashings of salt and pepper on fresh bread. I will allow ham if needed.
Goat cheese with ham and sweet mustard pickle 👍
Oh yes. I like the cut of your jib.
$20. For Heavens Steaks on Centre Rd Clayton.
Should’ve asked this question when I went to uni around there!
Tired, huge list of chores
I will do the really easy ones and the ones that are eating at my mind first
I think I have set up my new phone well enough to start the transfer soon, it’s so fucking invasive, creeping into every corner of people’s lives, default is set up so that your whole life is digital and mostly on apple , not irl , I have switched nearly everything off
which is ironic cos i love the apple Severance series
now just have to delete a few hundred unwanted pics on my old phone and I’m pretty much set
I convinced a client not hire their own internal IT and use us instead.
It was my first meeting with them.
Victory lol
🎉🎉🎉
Slay queen 💅
the tide was out, I collected a few dozen shells and they are now soaking in a bucket of water
lots of chores done, now for a little shopping and then back home for more stuff to do
this weekend is for sleep
Yes
Checking out prices on shade sails and shade cloth between sites.
Oh cool. Kmart has a submersible solar fountain pump for cheap. I don’t want to get extra stuff and wouldn’t be able to handle keeping it clean but if someone wanted a water feature… just make sure to have rocks or sticks to let wildlife climb out though if it’s not shallow, avoid a drowning hazard.
Edit: They want a $50 delivery fee on 2 metres of shade cloth and 3 small clamps. Good one Bummings
Today’s track
I like this very much, a lot like Interpol and Low Roar 🙂
thank youuu 🙂
MotherFUCKER
Fell asleep on couch watching Ghosts. GEt up for 2am Pee. Wait what the fuck is that slow drip noise?? Washing machine. Shit shit shit. Turn off at wall. Pull away from wall, thrown down towel. Go to basement below, puddle
I really can’t with this shit today
Did it drip on anything brewing?
separate side of the underhouse, not in brewery. Wet joists though, so i have a blower going from above, fans from below and humidifier at ground zero. I don’t know how fucking long it was leaking though.
can you rent a thermal imager to see how bad the water leak/damage is?
oh I have one. I can see the underfloor wet bits but the laundry? yeah that’s all shiny shiny greek tiles that drives the imager batshit
Just got back to melbs. Forgot keys, left the spare inside.
I am clever.
Got in how I used to as a naughty kiddo when sneaking back in late (up a ladder on to the roof into 2nd story bathroom). Lot harder than it used to be lol.
Going to a jungle gig tonight though which should be a good boogaloo. Show the kiddos how it’s done (after a nap, some ibuprofen and voltaren).
I need to pick one more thing from Adairs to qualify for free postage and use a $20 discount code but I’m the wrong gender to care about anything else from there
Maybe add something practical, like a bath mat? I feel like having a spare clean and dry bath mat is always a good idea.
Order something for like a $100 and return it for a refund.
Simples
Sheets or towels
Ask my girlfriend and we already have too much of each. I’ve had a look at the website hoping to find something ‘useful’ but nothing stands out. And there’s nothing in the kids’ section that just bumps it over, which is the area I’m looking to buy from anyway
Soap, hand soap, laundry detergent? Slippers or robe?
Edit: Oh, kids. Well there are towel ponchos and bubble bath or a triceratops chair depending on spend. The quokka toy is out of stock for delivery
