Got wokened up by rain on the garage roof. Not much, not really enough but very welcome.
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Dumplings & marmalade please chef, and some coffee if it's not too much trouble.
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Spaghetti Bolognese please! Instead of beef though, can you make the sauce out of tuna? Change accompanying flavours accordingly
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out of tuna
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It was actually delicious!!
Whatever it is I'm craving but can't figure out please
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Slide of toast, slice of cheese, fried egg, chilli oil ๐
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I slept thru the night!
Going to see David Byrne tonight. It was my Christmas present from my daughter. Very excited. It should be a good night.
wow
that's awesome
have a great time ๐
Thank you. I will.
We're going to shows with completely different vibes but they should both be a good time
I successfully distracted Mr Woof by eating a vegemite sandwich so he didn't even notice the groceries being delivered.
transferring to new phone continues
the excitement never ends
delivery order for cat litter done
Cat litter orders can be very exciting. I managed to set up two different accounts with cat litter subscriptions, one of which I couldn't access so I didn't realise existed. So I was getting bags of cat litter being randomly delivered that I wasn't expecting and couldn't stop. I finally twigged that I was getting emails to a different email address and managed to stop the ghost account, but I now have about 6 months worth of cat litter stashed.
Not a bad problem to have
Iโm expecting a silly package today. Delivery via Aust Post. Usually they would have delivered by now. Where package!?
Ran into this dog breed at the shops and had a chat to the lovely owner. It was very cute:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhasa_Apso
Apparently they protected monks.
To my eyes the only thing it could do is yap and at worst nip your ankle.
Combined alarm system and protection from the cold, most likely. The original self-heating blanket.
Dougal has grown up.
So dramatic, I love it!! It'd be so cool to meet one!
I saw a puppy shiba inu on my drive home last night and positively squealed with delight. I hope it's in my area and I get to see it again!
I've had a crumby afternoon. I turned all of the random bread crusts in the freezer into breadcrumbs. Some is drying to be used later, some has been turned into stuffing. I used some of the stuffing to make three mini rolled chicken roasts and have used some for dinner.
Usually in the office we have a Spotify playlist on but today we have a commercial radio station and oh my fucking god I am so happy to be out in the warehouse most of the day. Every time I need to come up stairs my ears want to bleed at the screeching of the hosts.
same old goddamned songs too
I have been a tired, grumpy mess all week for some reason. Going to take tomorrow off I think. Made my first 'significant' mistake at work in 6 months on Wednesday - giving someone completely incorrect information about their account. It was noticed today and I had to fix it up. It's not like me to do that often. All the more reason to take tomorrow off. Boss already knows I've been feeling off this week so I think it's fair, especially given this error I've made.
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Definitely rest up and regroup, so far it feels like this year has been all Mondays
Aw :(( I hope you feel better soon. Things happen.
Mistakes happen, theyโll understand. Itโs more about not making the same mistake often. Rest up and go back fresh after the long weekend.
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Found some Australians in the station who were looking for the same line. I asked them if they had an iPhone because they had no money on their Suicas and they said, โiPhones are for teenage girls.โ
May I look like a teenager for another few years. I shall look into anti-aging products besides sunscreen.
Also, the airport has motorised chairs moving near the gates for passengers to use. Very, very cool.
Turns out Iโm a teenage girl as well. Also who says that to someone trying to offer help? Oof hope they werenโt that rude to the locals.
spoiler
Be careful with anti aging products, they can irritate your skin or age you prematurely if not used very carefully (and at the time you need them).
What helped me most is sunscreen and genetics. What aged me most was poor nutrition, poor sleep, brief smoking and long years of stress.
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Sunscreen & wilful barenness FTW. Though if somebody mistakes me for 17 they need a new optometrist
I tick both boxes and pulled up looking fairly young for now but 17? Ummโฆ maybe from a distance. The Monet kind of distance.
Giving a shit about someone's choice of phone is wanker behaviour. I'm amazed at the dickhead Aussies I meet traveling. I forget there are people who voted for Scomo and Dutton.
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My plans to not do much today didn't really work out. I've washed a load of sheets and of towels, vaccumed and mopped the floors, put away all the groceries that were delivered, cut up and vacuum packed three chickens for the freezer and made up 12 breakfast muffins, and made a batch of yoghurt.
and here's a photo of an antique frame I fixed up this morning. I put in a small print by Charles Condor.
It's a scallop bevel edged glass frame with chrome plated clips.
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I don't understand some people. There was content gold at the end of this very expensive video part of work got made. I chopped 2 and a half minutes of other stuff off the start and made it vertical and it already started getting results before the end of the day.
New nail polished night!! Which colour should I go with? I've just taken off dark plum topped with blue/purple sparkles.
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