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Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
Most controversial DT in c/Melbourne history? Lol
I don't care too much, but let's get back to our usual more upbeat antics. I'll start by sharing magpie:
It was staring at us while we were barbecuing on Sunday. Everybody was sure it was going to try and swoop some bread or a snag, but it just sat there, staring, for an uncomfortably long time. Felt a little bad ngl, but if I feel wildlife, I'd rather feed them something more nutritious than home brand white bread
sky pretty
This job has given me a Dell laptop, I had a Dell at my old job as well. I wouldn't think there would be much difference between laptops these days, but these Dells are so heavy and have terrible battery.
I've had a HP previously and that was quite nice, but it seemed like a high end model. And I've also had thinkpads which are just reliable and the battery lasts forever by comparison
Felt quite gluggy when I woke up this morning so I'm working from home. I have a bit more of a cough and a runny nose now so I'm sure people appreciate me not going into the office
American politics, tw n*zis
Iām still thinking about what I saw. The bills being signed in andā¦ that.
Media outlets are trying to dismiss it as āan awkward gestureā, butā¦ havenāt they ever heard of dogwhistles? :/ And that was barely even disguised. It was so. Obvious.
Iām remembering that movie that came out in the 70s, Cabaret. The way the political movement started out looking so rosy, promising to fix things and create a bright future. Well smarter people than me have been calling it for years. The creeping of the big F. But with the āreturn to traditionā crap and that hand gesture it looks like a play by play.
Iām kind of scared what it means for Australia. Thereās already the targeting of minorities and buying into the rhetoric of certain groups being ādegeneratesā, so are the people who think that way going to get even more emboldened?
Are there going to be issues in the long term and Australian troops might have to fight on Americaās side?
America originally fought this shit.
This is nuts.
Edit: Yeah I suspected from his obsession with breeding but I just checkedā¦ and Melon does subscribe to the racist āgreat replacementā conspiracy theory. So read between the lines.
Fuck.
One pet peeve and one adored thing:
Chia Seeds getting stuck in the sponge.
This song and clipā¦ Every now and then I just get the sudden urge to watch and listen to it. Itās just soā¦ wistful?
Pet peeve: natural heat that makes me sweat
Adored: natural heat to dry washing
Peeve: the resident magpie keeps pooing on my beach towel I hang out on the chair outside after swims.
Adore: The resident magpie.
It's very conflicting.
Pet peeve:
Adored thing:
Peeve: packaging that says peel here but I end up getting a knife or scissors to open it.
Adore: Coffee
today I will cry about america, i love it so much , it didn't deserve this
tomorrow i will be angry and let that energy motivate me into action
Whaaaaat, catch.com.au is finally shutting down after being around for so long. Barely used it but I wonder why, I guess they can't compete with the likes of amazon/temu etc
Oh that's nice. Woke up to a notification from my camera. 7:13, somebody I've never seen before walked down my driveway and then down to my side gate. I don't know if they opened it and went beyond there
They look dodgy, maybe homeless, but not really robber material. Sleeves that went beyond and covered their hands, baggy half fallen down pants, and dirty shoes. Their face wasn't covered, and it doesn't look like they stole anything. Only stayed 20 secs or so
I don't necessarily think that they came to cause harm. But it still freaks me out. My side gate doesn't fully close, either, but I'm waiting on it to be fixed. Some rusted metal has pushed part of it out, so the latch can't be put into place, so I can't padlock it. But it does close somewhat if I push it enough
