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I feel surprisingly good today. At times there's a bit of post birthday blues, but apparently not this year!
Also I forgot I had a car so when I open the kitchen blinds, I was like "oh yeah! FUCK YES!"
Ended up having a really good music sesh as well before I went to bed which felt awesome!
Thanks again for all the birthday wishes, and support over the past year โค๏ธ
Edit: Fluffy and I are going to laze around today I think. No responsibility, no thinking, just rest and recreation :)
Last day/night in old place. Shed a few tears in the morning...
Alright. Big girl pants are on. Feel-good bossa nova station is on. To-do list for each room. Fridge unplugged, washing machine drained and let to dry. One more FBM pickup this morning. Everything else to cull/donate is leaving my house today (except The Couch Of Doom).
I have planned a couple of rewards to bring some joy and goodness into this.
Yass you can do it! And it will feel like home when you have your stuff in and made it your own. I have lived in big places and tiny old hobbit holes and anything can be a home.
And I vote for the instant pot. I have a smallish kitchen and ummed and ahhed because of storage but it is so helpful. Rice cooker, pasta sauces, dried legumes cooked without soaking, curries, yoghurt. I use it multiple times a week .
An old mate is coming to stay for a couple of weeks in December!!!
I've known him about 20 years. We spent some crazy years in Brunswick sharehouses in the early 2000's doing some hectic things lol
He's one of those friends that I only see every few years, but we pick up where we left off.
He's actually been a good influence in my life, even in those crazy days. He taught me rock climbing which has been great fun, how to ride a motorbike, took me camping for the first time and taught me all that stuff. He's an absolute legend!
Fucking stoked to see him!!!
Word on the street is that the fan is staying on tonight lol
Edit: Can't sleep. Too much thinking. Maybe some video games for a distraction.
I didn't exist yesterday. Today, I am drinking with my second cousin (dad's cousin). She is a riot, and will drink us all under the table, just like her dad lol. She is one of my favourite people, and I only see her every few years when she comes down from Brisbane.
I can't believe I'm related to this beautiful, smart, witty woman. She is my inspiration ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ
Please can I go back to my dream I just woke from? I had just bought a bubblegum iced pastry that had 100s and 1000s on it and was in the process of buying a rotisserie goose sandwich.
I've never tried goose.
Goose is the red meat of the poultry world. I like it, and a rotisserie would sorta kinda work. The meat is tougher than chicken, and has a distinctive flavour and texture. Those birds do give off a LOT of fat though and that fat is much nicer than the meat imo. Spuds roasted in goose fat are another dimension of yum. If you get a chance to cook a wild goose, then the coq au vin recipie is a good one that works better than roasting. Domestic goose can be cooked using any duck recipie.
I've trained the sparrow to land on my shoulder or arm now. ๐
I haven't achieved much today but I've turned black bananas into banana choc chip muffins and they're delicious.
Alright, I'm getting there. Spent the whole day carefully going through every last drawer and cupboard for stuff to donate. No time for fb marketplace although I could've made some decent coin off some of these - especially a couple of vintage bakeware items and an almost new vintage Corningware dish. I got em all for free so some op shop will benefit instead.
Two carloads later, between those and the remaining plants/pots, and the big shit that won't fit in the bin, and pillows/towels for the RSPCA - and the tables sold on FBM - that's a lotta crap gone. Gotta love these Honda hatchbacks with Tardis-like volume and the magic seats ๐
Now to pack the remaining stuff for the movers to take tomorrow, mainly the kitchen stuff. The end is in sight...!
Morning friends
Dragged myself out, got coffee, was going to go for a walk in the park, but I am already ITCHY and SWEATY!
TF, I loathe this pollen.
Choc chunk cookies are in the oven and the Xmas tree is up. I am back in favour with my kids once more ๐
My attempt at macro phone photography, featuring my dad's attempt at a pizza oven from many years ago, made from a bathtub he found in hard rubbish. 
geebus, just got a hate letter from a neighbour in my mailbox, not against me but against my really nice Asian neighbour who does furniture making as a hobby. ( he occasionally uses power tools but not often, maybe a few times a week and only for a few minutes ) Coward didn't even sign their name. Hate letter that didn't sign their name or implicitly asked for specific action, just did rumour mongering and appeals to self interest.
Cicadas are rude.
Favourite part of yesterday's shenanigans:
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I think Cher wore it better.
Driving home tonight with the sun setting, sunroof and windows open, cruising on the highway, perfect temperature, good tunes playing, for a moment I felt at peace.
Okay:
Now just waiting for the rain to pass to see whether I want to be out and about on two wheels. Perfect weather for the one the runs insanely hot. It would be nice to not to straddle 105ยฐ.
Even though I should be sorting this crapshow I have created. I just have such an aversion to it, that it is pretty much reflective of my state of mindโฆ Yep, hot mess.
But also so tempting to just lay in bed. This is when I love the rain.
Edit: I have dangerously climbed back into bed. ๐ฅฑ
Rain not happening yet. Dare I water the garden or would washing the windows be more effective?
I'm starting to think I'll remove my pic and change my name to Simon when I'm applying for positions in bands.
Dinner's ready! Lasagne and a stupidly large amount of salad.
Minipeelers wanted to go to the farmers market today and I am just too tired and unmotivated to spend the $$. So I'm not very popular atm ๐. This one's a good one, only on once a month so I feel quite guilty but also weather is windy AF.
Goodnight all, the weekend goes too quickly but I've had enough of today ๐ซก
I don't know what it was about this week's episode of Fisk but it was one of the best in the whole two seasons. Fantastic penultimate episode. I'll miss it after next week!
Dinner tonight was an unmitigated disaster.
and we laughedโฆ
I might just go the one sausage today. The Sriracha option is appreciated though
Time to break out the hot weather jarmies. And strip bed down to sheet and maybe cotton blanket only. And only 2 days ago I needed a hot water bottle. Living in this city sure makes one resilient and adaptable.
Also time to check windy.com obsessively to guess when the cool change will come.
Edit: the cool change has reached Warrnambool.
Beep Beep ๐
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A glass of champagne to celebrate another cupboard being sold, please
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sleepy
Wired
If you look hard enough at the hero's of history, you are likely to find some unpleasant things. Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Winston Churchill. I could go on.
Don't be delulu about human nature. There's good and bad in everyone, it's just a matter of degree and hopefully most of the time there's more good than bad.
So many car shows on at the moment. We went to one in Whittlesea on Friday and there's one on at MacLeod right now
