Melbourne

Finally home!!!

@Duenan@aussie.zone Ive got the game you've been playing! I've avoided any spoilers.

Also guitar and cat!

Was tired but had meal with a friend who invited another person because she figured we would get on. We did. New friend? It's nice. I am not good with understanding that people might like me. Even when we have demonstrably been mates for decades. But I try. It's nice to be rewarded with a good night out and no anxiety.

I can see three ringtails frolicking in the tree outside my window.

My kid is going for her driver"s licence on her birthday on Thursday. It's gonna be a good day or an even better day. 🙂

Left the house at 5pm to organise a medical thing. Will not be home till 9pm.

I just want to zonk out with cheesecake and cat.

Very soon.

I like how one of the kittens has a little moustache.

That was a loooooong drive home.

The GPS told me traffic was really bad on my route, but assured me if I followed the new route it had calculated I would be home before 7. I decided to trust it, and ended up going through a bunch of places I did not recognise (Ascot Vale and Travencore included). Once I was on that route the GPS informed me that traffic was actually bad that way too and there was no way I was getting home before 7.

When I did finally get home there were packages waiting though - Miss Meow's tree cat scratcher and the leaf shaped mats for the garden themed corner, Mr Woof's new fluffy grey rugs for the front bedroom, and the big rug for the lounge. The big rug looks nicer than I was expecting and is very soft.

I am missing three out of four lip balms. I have accumulated that many because I bought one, then my mum bought a pack of three and gave me two, then the other one was because the first one was running out. I hope they're in a pocket somewhere, because it's driving me a bit insane.

Anyway, happy Friday! Cheers 🍻

I had a follower on my afternoon walk. Always give her pets when I see her but it’s never enough, follows me down the street demanding more.

I have bed!

That took a lot more work putting together than anticipated, and I still have to screw down the slats. I'm happy with how it looks though. I don't think I've got enough enthusiasm left to start on the side tables today, I might have a start on the dining table and cat trees instead.

I still don't have any power. Hopefully it will be done soon, I'd like to have it on before I leave.

Edit: I also have dining chairs and a hanging light to go over the table. I don't have the table yet, so I made the footstool fill in 🤣

I have house! 🏠

Still no power, but that should be connected some time today. I'll need to figure out how to light the pilot light on the water heater at some point, but's not urgent. I won't be actually moving in for a few weeks.

It is as expected a bit on the dirty side - just the expected layer of dust etc. that accumulates in an empty house. It does mean I won't have to do a perfect clean when I leave at least - but I definitely need to add window cleaning to my to do list sooner rather than later!

For afternoon fun I shall measure all the things, then assemble a bed and side tables and a couple of cat trees.

In other good news for the day, the accidental foam couch makes a quite comfortable temporary seat, so I have something to sit on before the furniture is delivered.

Hard rubbish down here tomorrow. Guy next door has a kiddy slide and I'm really tempted to take it.

Youth is wasted on the young as they say.

But honestly the amount of perfectly good stuff people chuck is wild.

So does anyone else think that the leftovers that the kids ate was actually the leftover beef, not the beef wellingtons. They talk about meat, potato and beans, nothing about pastry. I know the mushrooms were "scrapped off", but I reckon they just ate beef, not beef prepared as wellingtons.

Cheers gang 🍺

*This post was proudly brought to you by the new yank pope who brought home the chocolates

I accidentally deleted an entire Facebook campaign at work today. I recreated it but it was just more time and panic.

The ads section of Facebook has such a terrible interface. It's so clunky and confusing. You'd think that would be the one good part given it's how they make their money

I've mentioned it before, but my new gp is fantastic. She listens to everything I say, she hasn't tried to bullshit me on anything. I stuck with my old shit gp for far too long. Literally wasting my life. If you've got a shit gp, at least roll the dice and try a new clinic if you're able. Pay the transfer fee and forget the headache. They're not all grumpy arrogant wankers.