JESUS FUCKING CHRIST I STARTED SMELLING THAT SMELL AND CHECKED AND THERE WAS A DEAD RAT UNDER MY BED UGGGHHH
God knows when it got there but a) I only just started smelling That Smell an hour back (and I crashed for a couple of hours this afternoon) and b) I'm pretty sure it wasn't there yesterday because I hauled the old suitcase out from under the other side of the bed to take to the op shop and I didn't spot anything.
But ugggghhhhhh.
Just stopped shaking... I had to deal with one just before Christmas, though, so maybe that took the edge off?
What worries me is when it got in and how long it'd been there - as I said, I'm pretty sure it wasn't there yesterday and I only just started smelling That Smell, on the other hand it was stuck to the carpet and matted underneath, so... uggh.
Problem is, the foundations have sagged so there's a lot of places it could have got in (part of the reason I've sold the house). I just hope that's the last one I have to deal with before settlement day. >.<
😖 Zooks decided because I woke up early yesterday that 3:30 is now wake up time and head-butted me awake.
Admittedly she woke me out of one of those annoying dreams, but still.
A few days ago, our tortoiseshell alpha pretty much purred me awake at 4am, approximately 1 hour to wake up time for me to go pick up my wife. Yep, she just sat on her pillow and purred LOUDLY.
This morning at maybe 2am she parked herself on top of me, and groomed my hair for a good 10-20 minutes, the same way she grooms our fluffy one.
I dyed my own hair (when I had hair....😳) once whilst camping in a national park, used a whole can of sun-in. I didn't go into town for about a week, and when I did, I legit did a spit-take when I saw my reflection in a shopfront window. On reflection, I didn't need the whole can.
I've gotta go and buy a dress today. Looking on line and I discovered I'm more picky about clothing than I am about food. I don't want black, prints, lace, too much polyester, bright colours. I don't want to look like a bridesmaid or someone who came from the set of The Handmaids Tale. I like jumpsuits but don't wanna get half naked just to have a piss.
I need something I can wear with my ankle boots because I don't wear scrappy shoes. And I'm gonna need a handbag. I'll probably come out with 3 handbags and no outfit. Pray for me.
The man needs a shirt and he doesn't give a shit what colour it is. Urgh.
stop it, it's scientifically proven that men actually do suffer more than women when they have respiratory illnesses, they feel worse and get physically sicker .
Take care. Rest. Have some meds and some lemon honey tea.
Nup, today was not as good as yesterday. Bad sleep, got some shit done but starting to feel some kind of second wave of Bleah coming on. Just like the last time I got covid... I'll do a test tonight (although a negative doesn't mean it isn't something else).
Swear to god I'll cry if I feel sick tomorrow morning. I will not go in sick but it suuuucks to miss another day of pay (doubt they'd let me take my first day off on sick leave)
Nice things for today though:
positivity!!!1 ✨
GLORIOUS sun
scored a $2 bacopa at Bunnings
stocked up on Bonsoy at $3.90 this week
cheap fennel bulbs 😋
found my beetroot seeds
my new daily planner is here!!! Designed for scattered minds - undated, has a "most important things" sublist, and a "brain dump" page every 7 days for planning out the week. Can't wait to use this on Monday!
Time to do gardening pt 2 real quick now that the sun is off my plants, then get into the kitchen. Think I can only make the arroz verde and then I'm done.
Huh. That first paragraph basically sums up my day too, minus the COVID bit. I had a decent sleep but woke up after a very bad dream, did some vacuuming and general housework, etc, but yesterday I went for a walk and got fish and chips and some vitamin D so today was a downgrade. And I woke up ever so slightly sickly, nothing major, but tomorrow I'll either be completely fine or I'll be really sick
I've been posting from Mastodon to Aussie Zone, rather than directly on the site, which is why the extra @ are there. (Hopefully it still all works without them!)
Had some friends come over. Because of where I live it doesn't happen as often as I'd like, but it's really nice to have some more humans to talk to lol
Box icream sandwich review: Fuck these are too sweet! Aldo, no presentation points for me.
Nothing much to say about the biscuit bit. Maybe use the half frozen log trick for a neater result? The icecream part makes way more than necessary and the chips tend to sink. Not awful but even Boyo thinks the sugar is excessive. Coat in 80% bitter for crunch & flavour correction?
About a fiver. You’ll also need 1 egg, a smidge of butter, and a mug of milk. I now need to find a use for the other hall of this milk because apparently the tiny cartons don’t exist anymore.
More cleaning today, job made way harder by biodegradable bags exploding into a billion pieces of confetti and getting on everything and breaking down at a touch when picking them up.
Looking forward to some chicken that I seasoned last night and let sit in the fridge overnight, going to see if that makes a difference in flavour.
Anyway more spaces cleaned up for the moment, will resume tomorrow and hopefully I can start to move some furniture around pending vacuuming of stupid left over bag confetti.
Marches and protests without a specific, achievable demand.
End violence against women. I agree and think it's a good a idea but taking to the streets probably isn't going to convince wife bashers. It's also a very general demand that doesn't point to any specific government policy response. And I noticed that Jacinta Allen was in the crowd anyway so....
This feels similar to Palestine protests in Australia. Israel and the American government which essentially props up their military do not give a fuck. Protesting in Australia does nothing.
A protest that works is something that is a specific demand where what's required is clear. For example Vietnam War protests that demanded the end of Australia's involvement. It's clear what is required and obvious as to how to achieve it.
It's the real life version of updating your Facebook profile picture. It's about being seen to care and being part of a group. I think it also probably helps people feel like they are doing something when they feel powerless and don't know what to do, but that doesn't make it effective.
Part of the problem is that a lot of people feel disenfranchised from government, so they don't believe actions like writing to their local MP will do anything.
Combined with that we have been putting more and more power in the hands of private companies and telling people to exercise political power by choosing what products to buy and from who. So instead of being able to lobby governments to introduce stronger standards on the media's depiction of women (as an example) we have media outlets "self-regulating" and are told if we want things to change to just stop watching things we don't like.
We have a great system of government where every person gets to have some input into who makes the decisions and rules over us, and as a society we have done everything we can to negate that by taking as much power as we can away from government (which in its own flawed way is goverment by the people) and instead giving power to corporations. All supported by a pretence that "consumer power" and being able to pick which brand we buy (out of a selection that are mostly made by the same company anyway) is somehow giving individuals more power.
It's strange. The way we handle serious issues has really changed the past twenty years. Loss of tolerance, loss of compromise, loss of action.
No discussing an issue. No compromises. No solutions asked for or sought. No running for elections or interacting with politics in a real sense. Telling people what to say and think, or else.
I was just reading that the cost of a passport is going up about $50 on 1 July, so anyone planning on getting a passport soon would be advised to do it before then.
5 loads of washing done, blankets and pillows cleaned, 2 loads dishes, continuing getting tapestry fabric ready to make new chair covers, next have to clean up after cats , then I'm done 💤
Coda. A short and sweet romance movie. 3 hobbits. What's best is you can see katie is awed and likes patrick in real life, that or she's truly a very good actress
The Bacchantes. Old Italian movie based on the Euripides play. It seems to me the story is about bringing civilisation and humanity to society. It's interesting that the gods want above all else human experience and human experience can only come with mortality so they adopt a human form, I suppose because mortality makes it more precious. The sets and costuming is so good. The dances, just like in the old paintings. Everyone did their homework. I give this 4.5 hobbits.