Ted n me went on an adventure to the park. He found sitting down to be easiest. He loved looking at all the birds tho some did not like him, he sniffed the sniffs and watched ducks swimming and people and cars on the busy streets but he was glad to be home and sat up once we got back to our little courtyard
Little Old Dog was sedated on Monday for Xrays and is still quite wobbly. He’s a little more lost than usual (this morning he got stuck between a bookcase and a wall in an area of the house he rarely ventures to), so it’s time to Senile Dog proof the house. Poor littlest love!
Thank you! All the extra love for him while trying to keep him as happy and healthy as possible. Right now there's far more good times than bad times for him, but definitely mindful that scale will tip.
Oh no. Toby is so tiny, if he lost the ability to whine, I'd have lost him for ages this morning, he was in such an obscure spot. I blocked it from future access, but now I'm worried about all the other knooks and crannies he might be able to jam himself in... guess my evening is sorted!
ngl that's why we bought ours way back. So much easier transporting felines in a wheeled conveyance than dragging a carrier full of weight-shifting whining lil' bitch around
So the results are.. nothing 😒No Buruli Ulcer but no anything else either. Doctor wants to just hand ball me to specialist. I showed him pictures I'd taken and said is it likely to be a form of Pityriasis. He agreed it could be, but said he wouldn't like to guess. Funny, he didn't mind guessing it was Impetigo and had me take antibiotics for a week while I was petrified I had an infectious disease. I said seeing as I've been using cortisone on it and it's helping, can I get a script for more (I'm using miniest's tube and it's almost ran out) and he ummed and ahhed about that and said that because he wasn't sure what it was he didn't really want to prescribe anything. As for the specialist, $365 is absolutely no dice. It's just not doable. It's already cost me a day's pay for this.
That's fucked up. I mean, glad it isn't buruli, but what else could it be?
It isn't psoriasis is it? That responds to cortisone (I think) and is caused by everything from simple stress to other shitty diseases. If you send me a pic I can see if it looks like my psoriasis lol I think you still have my mobile number.
The Dr prolly is hesitant to prescribe cortisone without knowing what it is, as cortisone can make it worse. But if it's helping... 🤷🏼♀️
I'm sorry that it's so expensive. It fucking sucks how much a specialist can be, when not covered by insurance or Medicare. Ugh.
It's weird isn't it. When I got the herald patch there wasn't any discomfort at all. Then the other rash started, and my goodness I showered too enthusiastically with a rough flannel but did it feel good.
I have a new unopened tube of cortisone cream I can peel my info off of if you have a PO Box to send it to? And could collect it as PeelerSheila…
I don’t meet people or ask for identifying info but if it’s a PO box I can send it anonymously one way
Edit: Sorry, scratch that… it’s been opened so I don’t want to send something used. I had two. Must have accidentally thrown out the new untouched tube and kept this one.
Try the 1% that you can get over the counter or maybe a short cool oatmeal bath
So, Thom Yorke was amazing. I chatted to the person next to me... Quite young looking woman, asked her if she'd seen Radiohead before, no first time. Told her I'd seen them in 97. Wow, that was before they got big. my dad went to that tour, that's where I got this shirt
That show was 27 years ago... I was very likely at least double her age. I don't know whether I should feel old as time itself or that I should assume it's because of Radiohead being a timeless band and all that.... Second one right?
Yeah. Very vocal Palestinian protest by one person at the last encore. Fair enough, but unfortunately I don't think the crowd got on their side because of that interruption to the show and their yelling and anger towards Thom Yorke. Crowd actually felt quite tense until the protester decided to leave the venue. Just seemrd like an odd choice by the protester. Buy a ticket then wait until the final encore acoustic song to have their have their say in such an aggressive manner and tone....
I don't know where she got the idea that Radiohead weren't huge before 1997. That was the year Ok Computer was released, and that's about as big as Radiohead got.
Mr Woof must have wondered what was going on in the neighbourhood today. Our evening walk took us past all sorts of characters - a witch, a walking skeleton, the grim reaper and a walking pumpkin!
Same in my own street, dead as a doornail. Had to take the Minipeelers in their costumes to nearby streets where people are allowed to decorate their houses and have fun.
Day off for uni, working from home, trying not to have a total wobble over feeling like maybe this was all a mistake. I'm in too deep now! But as I get older I certainly find myself craving security over novelty and excitement. Kinda sad because I feel like I am shrinking as a person. It's not too late to claw back a sense of wonder and discovery though.
You're right about life and phases, I do sometimes think that our trajectories are fixed but they don't have to be, although age is certainly something I can't ignore.
It would be nice to have had this period of huge instability after I got through this hurdle, but c'est la vie. I may be very far from finding housing stability but least I have a lot more of a fallback than I used to. Namely the right to live here permanently.
I’m pretty grumpy and tired in the morning and listening to the animal farm of one of the workrooms when I get into work early in the morning and hearing it makes me even more exhausted.
Frustrating experience today with being led astray with google maps. Ended up driving and wasting so much time this afternoon through so much roadworks.
Might have been easier to pay for postage next time considering the petrol wasted.
Well at least I’m finally home and can see if my new wares fit else it’s a return trip back there this weekend.
I think that was the presenter's attempt to copy it, I caught a glimpse of the prepared one and it looked much better. A good indication that their "easy" halloween treats might not be that easy after all though.
Anyone else noticed generic brands being out of stock a lot at Colesworths?
First the generic peanut butter was out of stock for quite a long time, the generic paper cat litter is still unavailable, now it’s the decaf instant coffee and cocoa powder. And the prices are still a gouge.
If it was more possible for me I’d be predominately shopping at Aldi
Plex migration update: Gave up on Debian, installed Mint. Mint installed great, more options in the GUI this looks promising. It wants an update, no worries go for, reboot aaaaaand it no longer boots.
You have got to be shitting me linux. Installed windows, replaced plex files and looks to have completely failed. Gave up in frustration and went to bed.
I am completely ok with the level of Linux skill I already have. The ammount of time and money I have poured into improving the plex experince is really starting to feel like a sunk cost fallacy.
I think it's caught a lot of people off guard, even myself earlier this year and I've only just realised why I ended up paying more than I should have.
Anyway sucks for that lady who only just realised at the counter.
The thought of my baby nephew having to go through even a fraction of the challenges I've had to live through in this sick world just breaks my fucking heart.
The thought of that sweet innocent child exposed to any of the dangers I've had to face makes me die inside.
And unfortunately I'm still living through those same dangers and trying to stay alive myself. So if and when he faces those dangers I'm not sure what resources I have to help him, since I apparently don't have the answers.
I think I've only got prayers left at this point.
The one thing I can do if I die is at least leave him what I have in a will.
Hope you’re doing ok and are out of whichever dangers affected you. I think the world has lots of problems. But also, there’s lots of things that are better than they used to be. (At least in the western world). Better healthcare, less racism, less homophobia, more awareness of mental health issues, taking domestic violence seriously, etc. I think your nephew is lucky in one aspect - never underestimate how important it can be in a kids life to have a plain speaking uncle/aunt who might tell them about world perspectives their parents may not.
Went to see psych today and they said how I've been masking and it's understandable that I don't know who I am. Literally on session 10. We've done a heap of case formulation, now to finally using the skills.
Wasn't able to do my first aid class last week, but was put into the other class for it this week. In class today and tomorrow so I have to catch up on the theory classes tomorrow, over the weekend.
Very appreciative that they could slot me into this one, so I don't have to pay out of pocket for a private one lol.
And there's nothing more I love than going to campus when it's spring. Thankful my animal course is at the same place they do horticulture. Wandering around the greenhouses and the grounds with all the beautiful plants and flowers, really improves my mental health. So many butterflies, bugs, flowers, buds, the smell of spring. It's just a magical place when it's sunny.
The idiots across the road have put decorations out. Their wheelie bins sit out the front so I hope they put one of their kids in one so they can frighten the adults walking past. Here's ya trick now scram.
Warlock . I rewatched again, this is such an enjoyable cheesy halloween movie. The costuming, the old english speech and the way all the actors play it real make this much better than you would expect from such a low budget movie
4 witchy hobbits
The Omen. Also played for reals by good actors. Genuinely scary .
Anyone else bank with ME? Have recently been moved over from ME "classic" to ME Go. It seems to have replaced one buggy app with another buggy app with slightly more features, and the local call centre with a chat+call centre overseas.
It's not really a problem if you rarely need to get in touch with your bank, but if there ever is a problem (which there have been a couple) you can expect to wait 30+ minutes for someone to answer. I guess the fact their interest rates are the best on the market makes up for it?
Nah. I'm with Macquarie. I hate to say it, but they have been great. My homeloan rates seems to be pretty good compared to other folks who didnt lock theres in during better times.