Melbourne

The offer has arrived.

Hoping to speak to the general manager asap next week to discuss the police check.

I also have 4 more interviews next week for different companies.

All in good time.

The heater's on,
The cat is warm,
Wrapped up in the things that
Smell like me;
The greatest compliment a cat
Could ever give a monkey.

Was contacted by another place to move forward into the interview the process.

Just emailed the other recruiter to get a feel for what's going on with this offer.

Let's see what happens.

We had a quick chat. We both apologized, she thought she was doing the right thing (in her own way) but now understand how it may have seemed like she was kind of just ignoring me. We've promised to try listen to each other more.

I switched private health people and then the old ones want me back and now I am all confused because they seem the same but then I think 'I don't need heart and vascular now...or do I?'

Being an adult sucks.

On the other hand, a school reached out to me and want me to be part of their celebrity reader thing they're doing. Me, a celebrity. Absolutely wild, lol.

Gratitude thread.

I'm grateful that there is so much love in my life. So much more than that one person could've given me. Love is everywhere. The food we eat, the beautiful skies, people, sounds. Even though at times I still feel pangs of shitty feelings from the hostility he probably feels towards me, I am able to remind myself that my life is so much better without that person in it.

Unexpected last minute arrangement.

Friend has invited me out for lunch for my birthday. Going to be having Japanese, I usually go for a noodle dish but maybe I might try a Japanese curry if they have one.

It’s going to be nice and fun to catch up as well.

It’ll it all lines up I’ll be back home in time to also catch my team playing afl tomorrow.

Day 7 of the lemon tree thorn accident. That tree should be weaponised, finger is still blistering.

It'd be completely demoralising.

There you are standing in the field, bombs going off left right. Tinnitus drowning out the aural horror.. Then some fuck comes at you brandishing a lemon tree branch. You need to think quickly, this is life or death. First thought is what type of lemon... Meyer? With those sweet floral undertones... Lisbon? How thick is the pith? Would it make good limoncello? Are they really worth $1.19ea at woolies?

Before you can appraise the lemon and with various recipes flashing before your eyes it's too late. You've been struck!

You return to base, seemingly with a minor injury. Your comrades laughing at you.. but over the next few days their laughter subsides into deep pity watching you try and delicately put your right shoe on without using your normal finger.

I have a lot of panko, squid, oil, flour but no eggs :(

So the squid will be frozen until the panic bakers come to their senses and settle down. I just need 1. Seriously the egg section feels like the beginning of the rona.

There's a very real possibility that I'll need to confront probably my most important life decision ever soon. I'm trying to mentally prepare myself for the possibility of having to even consider it. If I do need to, I need to find a way to be at peace with that decision.

It's a doozy too.

Anyway.. almost weekend time woo. I think I might have a drink or two this afternoon.

The cats are playing with toys they never touched at the old place. Maybe it's more fun on the polished boards.
Talking of polished boards, I got a couple of sheepskin rugs for the bedroom as cold boards before slippers is 🥶. I would have thought the cats would be disporting themselves on them with minutes. Nope. Zooks only walked across one to love up to my sneakers, and Sammi so far has carefully walked around one. Cats...

So I sat my wife down and expressed VERY clearly that we are NOT getting involved in that thing earlier this week. So whats she doing this weekend? You have GOT to be fucking kidding me.

For the first time in probably 3 years, I saw a group of high school kids smoking cigarettes.

Guess that vape ban is working a treat...

Bit of shameless self promo: there's an outdated tram map in the info book at the hotel I'm staying at. I blanked out the date, but if anybody wants to try and guess it, I posted a redacted version in c/MelbourneTrains. First person to correctly guess the year without any googling (or Bing-bonging, or duckgoducking) based on memory alone wins bragging rights and a digital barnstar

(I'm not actually sure it's possible to determine the year based off of the route and stop changes, but it should narrow down the range to a couple of years if you remember when a couple of route changes happened. Guessing may be required)

Post: https://aussie.zone/post/11369832

Current (official) clue is that it's from before 2015. Peeler noticed a couple of other clues as well

I have footy tickets tonight, but I’m not going to use them. I’m tired, have a headache and my face has slowly filled with snot throughout the day.

I swear I was moderately healthy this morning!

I'm very disappointed my preferred job hasn't got back to me. I am so ready to quit my current job, im already working as though my time is limited here. I was soooo clocked out this afternoon I did almost nothing. I feel like submitting my 30 days with nothing lined up but that's a horrible idea.

I'm currently responsible for a 'pod' normally maintained by three or four people by myself... Basically responsible for the work of three or four people. My clients are getting shit care and it sucks

Cheers everyone 🍺

I’m doing some decluttering and today it’s boxes of old books.

Came across a 1974 weight watchers magazine and thought I’d share this recipe, for anyone keen to lose a few pounds.

Bon appetit!

Ubereats is calling. Comfort food.

What counts as comfort food?

Trams delayed heading up Swanston st at Collins st. Two police units called to .. speak to someone.

Edit. Back under way

Ugh! Unwanted delivery of old photographs. Have cut up and binned all the naked kid ones. 70s parents and boundaries, what?

The Kapiti triple choc ice cream from Aldi is delicious. And so rich you don't need very much to hit the spot.

TV Review. Indian Police Force. Amazon. A Hindi-English series about a counter terrorism unit in Delhi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Police_Force_(TV_series)

This is a pretty good show, it fairly accurately depicts terrorism and counter terrorism in a modern country. It does have some Indian tradition story telling regarding the personal lives of the main characters, there was a dance/singing scene! but it wasn't out place.

Melburnian here so when the power goes out in the Delhi apartment of the terror cell I'm all like" Youse guys are fucked, Special Ops is outside your door " But no, it's just a power outage in a capital city for no reason, no storms. It's India.

The military theme music is a little cringy but it's ok. The graphics and special effects are good. So many pairs of Rayban Aviators. Only 10% of the men have a moustache.

And approx 10% of special forces is women, which is sorta in keeping with the rest of the world.

I give this 4 hobbits.

( I do miss Irrfan, when he smiled he would light up the room. )