New car day, yay!

Nellie quarterly update just landed 😺 She likes custard.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5n5KSJrU0SQ&mc_cid=354bafff42&mc_eid=c13fdc5f58

Thunderbolts & lightning, very very frightening.

I’m really sorry if my mood lately is affecting anyone else. I used to tough things out, macgyver my way around problems or distract myself with projects but life has been really difficult for a long time now and I am struggling severely.

If I seem really fractious, getting upset at what seems like small things, or oddly rough/blunt in my manner it is not at you.

I wonder if constant strange weather is going to effect each of our psyche's and well as national mood.

it's known hot weather and windy weather effects us, what if strange weather was a constant

I want whatever drugs the BoM is on. Supposed to be 20C tonight? Going up to 23? In what universe...

Going to try to get part of Big Assignment done today!! Shall report back.

Can't wait until this is all over and I can finally study my education course (that has no lectures yay)!

Why do universities insist on group assignments?

I'm doing an open day trial at a co-working space today as I seriously need to get out of the house at least one day during the week, full time WFH gets super monotonous and negatively affects my mood. As sad as this sounds, I was excited today to get dressed up and leave my house on a work day. The office I'm at is new and super nice, if a bit loud. It's nice to be around people during work time but nobody doing the trial (I think we're all sitting in the same area) is talking to one another? I'm not sure it's worth paying to use a co-working space where I just keep to myself, I can do that at home for free. I need to suss whether the place organises networking opportunities for members to mix, to make a membership worth it.

Hobart is 4 degrees warmer than we are. hrmm.

Is the average teenage population really have a lack of respect?

Appointment booked for 7.30pm last night. Quick c++ basics lesson and homework help as a favour for my wife's classmate's kid. I never used c++ by trade so I spent some time getting familiar with it, and how to play Farkle.

7.30pm comes and the 17yo just bails and says they're having dinner, no apology. Wife and I were like, fuck it, dumped the appointment and went to sleep at 8pm.

Sent another message this morning reminding them to be there or cancel 4hr before, some notes and a reminder that they don't have enough time now, and don't chicken out. Straight up says they promise, no greetings.

just heard a long time raver friend passed away.

Her family went over to hers' on father's day to see why she wasn't picking up. She had a fall in the bathroom and hit her head. Apparently she'd been there for 2 days. She was only in her 30's. I really cannot imagine what that'd be like finding your daughter and sister that way.

I'm at a loss for words. edit and by that I mean shocked

The Void has discovered that he is actually athletic enough to get to the top of the fridge. The house parkour range has been noisily expanded.

Off for a drive in the country today. Fingers crossed I can still get petrol at under 190c this afternoon when I need to fill up. I do have a lock on 180c at 7/11, so if it has a massive jump I can at least get the 25c discount. These 40c+ jumps suck.

BOOM

Vaccinations aren't on the PBS, getting hep a/b; and whooping cough+tetanus . $110ish.

EDIT: Are you male under 26 who plans to eat a few vaginas in your life? Consider getting the HPV-vax while you're eligible: +1 Vs. some oral cancers.

If the kids go down well enough tonight I think I'll go watch British Lion.

You have to respect Steve Harris' organisational skills to bring his side project along with his main band and play the Croxton one night, then Rod Laver the next. He's been playing stadiums for decades now, so there must be something humbling about playing such a comparatively smaller venue like the Croxton before the big show.

The carpet cleaner has been cleaned, suppose I better clean the carpet eh, but just in the bad spots.

Woke up in sweat from a bad dream. Now the wind is keeping awake. I think the bad dream is a manifestation of some catastrophising I’ve been been doing lately over an issue.

15L of ginger brew. Hesitant to call it beer because the readings make no sense. Fucked up the temperature both directions. Meh if nothing else it will be tasty water to base punch on for party in a few weeks.

Note to self: Never drive from the Ring Rd to the Eastern Fwy via Bulleen Rd. Ever.

That was not a fun route, in the dark and riddled with roadworks. Plus my GPS seemed to think I was a truck over 10m long as it tried to send me on a very inappropriate detour.

Fell back asleep after waking up early for the first time in a long time. Thankfully I'll only be like five or ten minutes late to work, coulda been a disaster

Arborist consult done and trees severely haircut. Now for the slab repair dude.

on a related note, if anyone wants pear wood or apple wood for smoking, HMU. You will need to dry it yourself.

Up northside for my haircut after ages and ICE CREAM SOCIAL IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED??!?!?!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔 I see from insta it's for serious health reasons, totally understandable but... I miss being able to treat myself to a drop dead delicious slice of pie when I'm in this side of town. Their baked goods were truly sublime

I've been reading a book on Hoarding and watching some hoarding clean up videos and it's seriously making me think about my own tendencies to buy things and keep things.

I do ask myself now before buying if I actually need something , if what already have at home suffices and where would I keep it.

I also take into account if an item makes work. For example, husband wanted a coffee maker, I thought ok, a simple one that's easy to use and to clean and look after since I'm the one who does that. Not one that would take 20 minutes a day to upkeep. Nope,, he wanted one with all bells and whistles . I thought a simple drip coffee maker would suffice but husband wanted the "best". To me best includes how I am going to use it and how it fits into my life as a whole. I bought a press coffee maker which is a little fussy but not too bad.

I'm good at chucking stuff out or giving it away and have given up keeping stuff that needs repairs but takes too much effort. Overall I see it as I have had use out of an item and that is good, now I have no more use. I got my value from it. :)

I'm good with cleaning tho.

September is the month to try wake up early and enjoy brighter mornings before daylight saving in October takes them away again