I feel odd because there’s no crisis to fix, no fight for survival.
I’m wired to be constantly on alert or pushing through another issue.
But now it’s quiet. And I don’t know what to do.
It’s an odd feeling.
Goodnight ❤️
When all is well, I wait for the other shoe to drop.
May it not drop you for, our dear Simon.
Someone told me once that even though the quiet can be tough to sit with, it is a luxury.
Maybe it’s that I can actually choose what to do with my life instead of constantly reacting to threats and living in a kind of long term survival mindset.
It’s feel weird to have a choice.
This is why I like the beach I go to.
I am far away from cars and there are few people. I might hear a boat or a far away train whistle. But otherwise it’s just the water, the wind and birds. It’s quiet. 🫥
Goodnight
Going to see Wicked For Good tomorrow, so I am of course making an ✨ event ✨ of it, included themed nails and probably sparkly eyeshadow. It’s what got me through this week.
The pink sparkles pull a little blue
PSA
Ariana Grande is trash but undeniable talented and this role suits her perfectly. Vapid as fuck.
Ooooo I love that green!! Now idea they had released themed nail polish it’s so pretty!!
It was last year - I bought it for my best friend and my sister bought it for me! I like that it leans green and black, very well done. Wish I’d seen other colours in the range!
Scotland v Denmark highlights are absolutely with a watch.
I ate cabbage. The man gets in the car yabbering on. Me thinking wait for it, wait for it. He stops mid sentence gasping for air, winding the window down like his life depends on it. Me laughing so hard I nearly wet myself. It’s has been a great day indeed.
That’s dreadful. 😶🌫️
For anyone else who rides the 57 or anything else near the kids hospital. Expect issues. Pic pinched from the OtherPlace
good lord, what happened there??
Something similar to Elizabeth St when they dug out the old Dental Hospital?
Cavities?
Yah. Steel plate toppers and yonks to fix.
anyone know where I can get a PREMIUM UNLEADED sign for a gag gift? Or even just an unleaded one.
not an “unleaded only” sticker, it ruins the bit
Yah, found that site - it didn’t load at first, thought it was a dead link. Musta just landed on a server reboot
Found one for CEO too: https://newsigns.com.au/products/clothing-optional-sign
Oh that’ll go great with the hairy bumholes
Seems a bit much for a gag but
woohoo found an avocado pit splitting in my compost heap. Pot that fucker out and gimme some more trees
Cool. They grow and fruit quickly too. 👍
You know that adage about “if you can get it past three years, you can’t kill it?”
They weren’t fucking kidding. I had one that i’d grown from seed, eventually it got so big we had to ground plant it. Of course, ten years later, Cunt Landlord. His lordship didn’t want to leave it so we were gonna transplant, but FIL got trigger happy, started on it himself and sheared straight through the tap root. Still, we sighed, persevered, repotted in native soil, cross fingered and moved.
Of course it died…or did it? A year later I go around to finally clear out that pot and lazarus seedlings. Not the first time that tree did it either, a bad drought “killed” it ages ago and it came back.
Turn on Windows computer for the first time in a while… game won’t open and the computer has high usage doing nothing. Go to open Windows Defender and it’s now linked to my Microsoft account, and trying to make me buy a Windows Defender subscription (and not doing a scan when I click ‘no thanks’). That’s dirty.
I found a different way and am scanning now but Microsoft get slimier and scammier by the day.
I now restart my work PC as soon as it prompts me to because who knows? It might brick the drive and give me the afternoon off. I could only be so lucky
Who wants a beer? Cheers 🍻🍻🍻🍺🍺🍺
You can’t tell me what to drink 🍼
yes please, that would be lovely
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Cheers!
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Today at the beach I found a mop of either squid or octopus eggs, the ovules are 5 cm long and joined together in the middle. There were no little animals in them that I could see.
Wow, I’m so impressed at the biodiversity your beach has! The last time I went to the beach, I saw dolphins, sea snails, and cuttlefish but no sharks or octopii eggs
Mmm the caviar of the bay, how was it?
did not touch it
What a waste!
tired, will do some dishes, make dinner, feed cats, take out bins , then crash
Got down the bellarine last night. Fell asleep and missed geelong station again and woke up at marshall lol. 3rd time now. The chairs are too comfy.
But geelong station at 9pm is interesting. Only 2 arrests over an hour while waiting for the bus, no idea what for. Average wed. night I guess. Stupid place to pull shit as the copshop is right next door. Literally walked out the station, nabbed them and walked back.
But fuck it’s good to have some alone time. Walking here from the bus stop (15min walk) in almost pitch black, no noise except the surf in the background was bliss. Reminded me of when I was kid (13/14) punching cones in the dunes w/ mates and walking back in the wee smalls. Brought back memories. p’s were strictish back in melbs but down here nothing mattered. No questions, no curfew. thinking back pretty lucky w/ that absolute freedom at that age here.
edit: opium farm looking healthy:
Can we trade seeds sometime, I’ve finally got purple poppies after years of failing to get them to germinate.
Yea for sure. There won’t be a shortage heh. I think these are ‘flanders red’. I’ll throw you a dm after I collect some.
Those are leaping out of the ground
It’s just too much lol. Can’t wait to get rid of them tbh although it’s not my decision to make. Suppose I’ll wait until they’re full tilt.
If it were me I’d do a veggie / herb thing.
The good news is they’re probably annuals. My ones are. But the California poppies I planted are prolific self seeders, so if that’s what you have you might need to sneakily pull any new ones up
Lol
Best part is it came in the mail with a cancellation of an infringement notice that I took the rap for but did not commit.
They always seem like nice old people up this way but i dread to think what they’d say if you started asking them more probing questions on what they think about things
Yeah nah don’t ask questions or you might find yourself on their recruitment list.
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The worst part of these is that they seem to be fishing for vulnerable desperate people.
Once I accidentally answered the door to a religious doorknocker who started up all sympathetic about how hard life is these days… I made it a point to say no, I’m doing fine and so grateful for all that I have! His shocked face was telling.
Yeah that’s their gimmick. Come. We have free biscuits, a cuppa and an ear to listen to.
Yeah. I don’t mind a cuppa and a chat but I’m really not a fan of the manipulation that comes with it.
Edit: Even more telling? The guy didn’t come back.
submit. Submiiiit. Good sub. Good boy. Now bark! Roll over! good boy. gooood boy. Give me your bank details. Vote right wing. Good boy.
Ugh so culty 🤢
Oh fuck yeah. The yellow bit got me thinking. WTF did this person do to piss off Jesus?
Also I think it’s a record for the amount of times I’ve typed the name Jesus.
We got mashed potato and bacon while Jesus was giving out bread and fish
Winning!
is the yellow jesus piss?
I think it might be!
Amen 🙏🙌
Wow I did not think I would be so disappointed but here we are.
Still not response to my request for feedback, but I’m not expecting them to either. It just sucks to not know where I went wrong.
I just to want to disappear
They probably didn’t know about your jorts.
Lol funnily I actually told them about that because they asked what I like to do as a hobby 😂
Maybe they’re not jort people
I think you should take some confidence from this experience - you were very close to getting the role if they requested references. You’ll be able to get the next one!
You probably didn’t go wrong anywhere. They’re likely just slammed with applicants.
Apply for some pick packing jobs. Lie and say you’ve got a licence and a car. Earn some casual cash while you apply for the jobs you really want.
More nasturtium flowers have popped, three full blown now and one more budding. The alyssum have started blooming. Hopefully I see more butterflies.
I regret choosing such low maintenance plants though. It made sense. The pumpkins would honestly have been way too much work. But at least when I have plants to care for it’s another thing that occupies my mind and pulls it back into the real world, rather than being so much on the internet.
I feel like (outside of little pockets like here) the internet is just becoming weirder and meaner.
less internet, more people. Arseholes gotta arse
I’ve got run away nasturtiums, they’re even beating the buffalo/cooch/kikyu/shit grass that’s everywhere.
There’s an idea
I threw a bunch of cardboard over the grass to keep it down while I couldn’t be bothered with it. Then the nasturtiums moved in and have covered the area.
these are awesome and pretty flowers and all the insects and birds will love
alyssum will perfume the air with honey and nasturtiums will attract the butterflies
what’s not to love 🥰
I still have some red kangaroo paw seeds but those get bigger and I think are perennial
Yes kangaroo paw is perennial, and doesn’t like being transplanted much. Best planted in a big pot so it’s roots can go deep down like it’s supposed to. Drought hardy once established.
Also, nasturtium flowers and buds are edible - quite a nice tangy taste and so pretty in a salad. The very young buds can be pickled and taste like capers. Leaves not edible tho.
It’s a real shame I can’t start a little native garden in the bare patch with a small birdbath in the middle.
But random destructive people can’t seem to stop themselves trespassing or keep their hands to themselves.
