The Milky Bars are on me! 🥛🗝 💈 💈 💈
Ended up sleeping 12 hours last night. Guess the new gym program is working!
I started feeling worse after a nap yesterday afternoon. It was one of those naps where upon waking I could swear I’d been punched in the face and been run over by one of those wannabe F1 drivers they always seem to hire for replacement buses
I ran out of soothers, not that they were doing very much anyways. But I did find an orange in my fridge, so I had that. Also remembered I have no sugar cordial I keep on hand for when I’m sick (when I have a cold, I always really struggle with water intake despite usually drinking lots)
Also I bought a game called chef in the steam sale and hopped on at 10 thinking I would play an hour then go to bed, but it’s now 2 and it appears I may still be awake
“Man’s Attempt to go to bed early foiled by cat chasing random bug in bedroom. When asked why he didn’t remove the cat he was quoted as saying: she’ll just bang on the door all night” More news at 11.
Cat chasing bug is excellent. My cats won’t, they just lazily look at bugs while I tell them to do their job of protecting the house from said bugs.
Don’t know if anyone was watching the news but a cargo ship in Baltimore collided with a bridge and took the whole thing down.
It sounds horrific.
Fucking hell that’s so bad… How could someone not realise they were about to hit a fucking bridge!!!
Montague st bridge says hi.
Holy shit… Someone asleep at the wheel in the worst way
That bridge was about a third longer than the West Gate, with a similar clearance height. Nutty.
Hhhooly shit. That footage is something else. How does that happen?!
Ohh…when you look at the YouTube footage…there’s a car with flashing lights. It stops the cars on the bridge a few mins prior. The right thing. But … Just sitting there…if they’d stopped them before the bridge…
Sorry. Thats a lot. My heart hurts
Saw the footage on abc news Just In. Wholly schmowlly. Stuff of nightmares.
have the house to myself today
can relax and be me for a while
Whoa. No pants day. Hang all ya bits out.
I have more mental energy to look after myself better. I eat better, sleep better, dress better, do more, everything is better.
You enjoy yourself. Let the furr boys do the housework.
Finally the apartment has cooled down to a more reasonable 24°C. So the cats have started their zoomies.
They have been lethargic and not doing zoomies in the last 3 weeks as the apartment was constantly 31-35°C.
That is untenable. Is there anything you can do before next summer?
We are attempting to buy a house at the moment. Hope it goes before then.
How you been Seagoon?
I’ve been unwell with a bad back but am 90% better now. Thanks.
How’ve you all been ? 😊
Sorry to hear, but good it is better now.
All five of us are good, thanks:)
Did they end up with extra-zoomies from cumulatively bottling up energy for the past 3 weeks?
It has been a bit more intense, yes.
Good Milk chocolate is the best chocolate :)
Nope! 80% dark wins hands down
All are good. Even better when you blend them together in a hot choco, but the sugar content tends to be quite horrific.
Ooh hello Moon 🌕
When you are the moon, the best form you can be is a full moon. And then the half moon… he’s all right. But the full moon is the famous moon. And then three-quarters, eh, no one gives a shit about him. When does he come, two days in, to the calendar month? He’s useless. Full moon. The moon. The main moon.
When you are the moon, there is a person people say is the sun. I saw the sun once, and he came past me, really fast. And it was an, it was called, the, an eclipse. And he came fast! But as he came past, I, I licked his back. [sticks out tongue] And he doesn’t know I licked his back! All in his yellow suit!.. I’m the moon.
One time, I saw a man looking at me, yes, with his eyes. And then, he, he picked up a tube. And he looked, in the tube, and he made the moon big, inside the tube. The moon big inside a tube!
Neil Armstrong…walking in mah face …
am now singing moon song 🌕 👁️ 🍕 ❤️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUz1pZ_LujU
Wow, my dress alteration costs more than my dress.
I better look like a million bucks when I wear it. 😂
I get op shop suits for about $50 then tailor them for another $250.
I get it. A well-fitted suit looks so good. You can totally tell the difference.
I had a floor length full circle skirted dress taken up once and just that cost almost as much as the dress. Proper alterations so a dress (or any other sort of clothing) fits properly are well worth it.
So true. And some fabrics are tricky. Using my sewing machine wouldn’t have cut it.
Easier to take it up at the waist than at the hem.
Except this dress did not have a waist seam. There were lace overlays and an asymetrical seam around the skirt involved, so in this instance even though it was a very long hem it was still the only real option. 💃
Dress? Was this a wedding dress?
Haha, thank goodness, no.
sorry, I just can’t remember all the stories
It’s dashcam installation day! Then I just need to witness something worth submitting to YouTube while singing in the car, get discovered by a talent agent from that exposure and then I’ll be a ⭐ STAR ⭐
Just remember not to be one of those yuppy rich people who mute the audio if you swear. I don’t come to hear “FU-”. The more you call the driver in front inanimate objects, the funnier you’ll be!
I had an idea to have a pre-thought-up tirade ready which uses subbed words like darned, fudging, etc. for a laugh.
But I also have another idea locked and loaded which might be fun too.
Judging by the lyrics of most dashcam videos: don’t try classical.
Like this?
“Thou clay-brained guts, thou knotty-pated fool, thou whoreson obscene greasy tallow-catch!”
I just dropped my cat at the cattery for the very first time. I feel like an absolute monster, abandoning my little baby. I know it’s for his own good- I’m going away for 10 days and last time I was away that long he struggled with a friend visiting daily.
But still. And the house feels very empty.
aw, hugs, he’ll be ok. Cats are very adaptable.
He’s a sociable boy, and I know he’ll be just fine, but it’s still hard to walk away and leave him there! He’s probably having a lovely time already.
He’ll be ok. It’s stressful and sucks but you’re ensuring he’s safe and well cared for
PB on my run this morning. Notification came up on my watch as Panama was playing. Felt good man.
Congrats 🎉
Great song! What else is on your running playlist?
It’s a bpm based playlist I found on Spotify. Suits my cadence. Every now and then theres an extra motivating song to push a bit up the hill or something, eg. Panama or Rebel Yell etc…
That looks really good. Totally my jam.
I’ve made playlists at 130, 140, 150, 160, 170 and 180 BPM. They’ve been made for cycling, brisk walking and running. They’re all about 5 years old, now. I should update them.
Nath’s Playlists:
120 BPM
- Grace Kelly - Mika
- Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
- The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis and the News
- Around the World - Daft Punk
- Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jespin
- It’s My Life - Bon Jovi
- Don’t Stop Believin’ - Journey
- Black Betty - Ram Jam
- California Dreamin’ - The Beach Boys
- Groove is in the Heart - Deee-Lite
- Drive My Car - The Beatles
- Just Dance - Lady Gaga
- Thriller - Michael Jackson
- Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
- Poker Face - Lady Gaga
- How to Save a Life - The Fray
- Proud Mary - Tina Turner
130 BPM
- Ain’t No Other Man - Christina Aguilera
- Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
- I Gotta Feeling - The Black Eyed Peas
- Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
- On The Floor - Jennifer Lopez
- Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
- I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
- Party Rock Anthem - LMAFO
- Jump - Van Halen
- Without You - David Guetta
- I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons
- Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
- Survivor - Destiny’s Child
- Jump Around - House of Pain
- Gangnam Style - Psy
- Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield
- Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
140 BPM
- Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz
- Viva La Vida - Coldplay
- Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons
- Beat It - Michael Jackson
- Somebody Told Me - The Killers
- Accidentally In Love - Counting Crows
- It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
- Prisoner of Society - The Living End
- Sandstorm - Darude
- Hotel California - Eagles
- Geronimo - Sheppard
- Pretty Vergas - INXS
- Vertigo - U2
- Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! - Vengaboys
- Wild Thing - Tone-Loc
- Firestarter - The Prodigy
- Lump - The Presidents of the United States of America
- You Really Got Me - Kinks
- Don’t Dream Its Over - Crowded House
- Walk - Foo Fighters
- Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
- Hip To Be Square - Huey Lewis and the News
- Low Rider - War
- Elanor Rigby - The Beatles
- Tainted Love - Scorpions
- Moondance - Michael Buble
- A Hazy Shade of Winter - Simon & Garfunkel
- Eyes Wide Open - Gotye
- No Limit - 2 Unlimited
- Let Go - Frou Frou
- Video Killed the Radio Star - The Presidents of the United States of America
- Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
150 BPM
- Dog Days Are Over - Florence + The Machine
- Harder to Breathe - Maroon 5
- We’re Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
- Crocodile Rock - Elton John
- Got me Mind Set on You - George Harrison
- Devil Inside - INXS
- You Could Be Mine - Guns N’ Roses
- Don’t Speak - No Doubt
- Shake It - Metro Station
- My Sharona - The Knack
- Mr. Brightside - The Killers
- Animal - Neon Trees
- The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
- Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
- What Goes Around… Comes Around - Justin Timberlake
- Holding Out For a Hero - Bonnie Tyler
- Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
- Sk8r Boi - Avril Lavigne
- I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
- No Rain - Blind Melon
- Breakdown - Jack Johnson
- Alive - Pearl Jam
- Love Me Do - The Beatles
- She Loves You - The Beatles
- She’s a Genius - Jet
- Love Her Madly - The Doors
160-165 BPM
- What I Like About You - The Romantics
- Hey Ya - Outkast
- Everlong - Foo Fighers
- Happy - Pharell Williams
- Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz
- Drops of Jupiter - Train
- Shake it Off - Taylor Swift
- I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
- Paint it, Black - The Rolling Stones
- The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
- We Will Rock You - Queen
- I’m a Believer - Smash Mouth
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
- Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
- Every Little Thing She Does is Magic - The Police
- Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) - My Chemical Romance
- Sing for the Moment - Eminem
- Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
- Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals
- Fun, Fun, Fun - The Beach Boys
- Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
- Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
- In The Mood - Glenn Miller
170 BPM
- Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
- Sabotage - Beasty Boys
- Paper Planes - M.I.A.
- Take on Me - a-ha
- The Pretender - Foo Fighters
- American Woman - Lenny Kravitz
- Stuck Like Glue - Sugarland
- Livin’ on the Edge - Aerosmith
- Push - Matchbox Twenty
- Helter Skelter - The Beatles
- Young Americans - David Bowie
- Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me - U2
- Supersonic - Pearl Jam
- Killing in the Name - Rage Against The Machine
180 BPM
- Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
- Ramblin Man - Danny Elfman
- Twisting by the Pool - Dire Straits
- Breaking the Girl - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Might Tell You Tonight - Scissor Sisters
- Turning Japanese - The Vapors
- Standing on the Outside - Cold Chisel
- (We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
- All The Love In The World - The Corrs
- Ted Red Wine - UB40
- I Don’t Want To Wait - Paula Cole
- River Deep, Mountain High - Tina Turner
- Laura - Scissor Sisters
- Hey Ya - Outkast
- Gangster’s Paradise - Coolio
- Livin’ La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
- Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters
- Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega
- In Da Club - 50 Cent
- I’m So Excited - The Pointer Sisters
Good list. These are songs I play on a Friday night. 🍺
that looks pretty cool
I’m always in awe of people who know how to use tech in ways to enhance performance rather than complicate.
Felt like and sounded like a total zombie at work today from lack of sleep 💀 it is going at breakneck speed, normally a good challenge but the NEET cobwebs are hard to shake off. About to hit the melatonin and hope tomorrow brings more clear-mindedness.
In good news, I have a serious lead elsewhere on other work for the other days… that is more aligned to my medium term goals and requirements than the other options available to me now. Let’s see what we can work out so both sides are happy and I don’t burn out this time. While also starting to refill my coffers 🤞
🤞🤞🤞
Found myself being more conscious of what I was listening to in the car now that I have a dashcam. That’s probably normal for the first few days of ever having a dashcam I expect.
At the same time, if I end up submitting a video to DCOA and I’m belting out A Whole New World I won’t be ashamed.
self conscious farting
(accidentally posted in yesterday’s thread)
Fuuuuck. I have repeatedly overexerted myself for days in a row (once is bad enough) and my body is screaming. I crashed and slept for hours, was late with supper. But Melbcat did get seen no matter what.
Cat rambles
They aren’t finding any infection in her bladder or ears anymore! No explanation for the vomiting so I’ll make sure it couldn’t be a hygiene or freshness issue - however the day before yesterday I overheard at emergency that another cat had vomited 6 times, and yesterday I overheard someone trying to book in because their cat was vomiting. It could be coincidence but perhaps I should watch for any recalls on the Smitten cat food. I had thrown out that tin just in case and she seems ok on a new tin of the same kind but still…
Edit: Maybe? https://www.apog.com.au/recall-issue-log/smitten-woolworths/ I just did a bulk order 😭
Her ears are still itchy so I’ll continue the drops for a few days and then use the ear wash very regularly, treating with Nexgard when it arrives. I’m not seeing any adult fleas but wish I’d got some Capstar too. I’m still working on decluttering/storage Tetris so I can vacuum more easily, and slowly working my way through laundering all the cloth in the house. (This plus trying to maintain the other chores is breaking my balls.)
I also did return yesterday morning looking for that sick orange cat. Didn’t see him. I wish I’d had the physical reserves to drop Melbcat home and go back for him immediately. The council says they don’t take cats unless they’re already contained so I’ll have to trap him myself.
So I’m now facing the prospect of actively stalking the ginger ninja when I am able to and trying to trick him into the carrier without being bitten or scratched (massive infection risk). Then wheeling him on foot to emergency and scrubbing the plastic carrier down with hot soapy water and/or bleach afterwards. Because I don’t have F10 veterinary disinfectant. Assuming I can run into him by chance again. He would have to be wheeled down there right away too because I can’t let him stay with my own cat.
Warms my heart to read about you trying to help ginger ninja. Also as soon as you order bulk cat food, something will be wrong (recall, expiry, cat food refusal ). Every time……
I took another quick walk this morning… not a hair of him. Maybe I need to wait until the sun is out a bit more. I feel like shit that I had to walk away.
So I’m finding :'(
