We'll have none of that moralistic judgement and hetro-normative focus on penetration around here thanks. Love is love, and what happens between consenting plugs and ports is their business.
And why should pleasure only come from penetration anyway? I say we need to normalise tickling, fondling, blowing and licking (with mutual consent) as equally valid expressions of love and trust. I, for one, have witnessed the great emotional release involved in the ritual "right side up?" foreplay so often engaged with hetero USB-A intercourse.
Temp tomorrow tops at 18. It's July. This is not natural.
We have fucked our planet beyond repair. I'm sorry, but conservatism is not only wrong, it's dangerous now, because soon climate change is going to kill tens, if not hundreds of millions of people.
Next three days are 18°C. Love being here for the apocalypse. I had tipped Russia launching nukes (could still happen), but I'll take climate change I guess lol
realised this morning that I'd inadvertently gotten a bit of a Tig Notaro (Edit: think Army of the dead) haircut. Local lesbians in my area are very interested (got hit on three times between bunnings and the fresh fruit grocer)
The place I'm staying at has Alexa whatever things all over the house. I have given in and used them for timers and alarm clocks so I can reduce use of my phone especially first thing in the morning. It helps that I have to actually use my voice if I want to silence the alarm. So of course I blearily told it to stop for 3 separate alarms this morning - 7, 7:15 and 7:30.
Eventually woke up at 8ish and asked it what the time was and it said "The time is 8:05 am. Happy Friday! 😇 "
Is it possible to ask Alexa to be more of a curmudgeonly bitch?
I am enjoying my second pub meal in one day. I highly recommend blowing off work, booking a random motel at the last minute and escaping to country Vic. Hi from Yackandandah.
Day 2 of intermediate body shred challenge completed, plus tummy exercises. I got home from work last night, did 2 loads of washing, very begrudgingly cooked dinner, which was lovely, had exhausting argument with elder minipeeler about doing homework and basically collapsed into bed without doing my evening exercises 😔 Both minipeelers are home sick today. Made a breakfast juice with ginger, pear, spinach, apple celery and a small beetroot. I'd show you a picture but, you know, it's a purple ploppy looking juice.
Bonus picture of dinner
Picture is of steak with mash, peas and broccoli, chargrilled zucchini and red Brussels sprouts cooked in a mushroom cream sauce, thereby negating any health benefits of said sprouts. I seem to cook better when I'm tired and pissed off.
Agreed. My fave weekend breakfast involves fried mushrooms, spinach and red onion on Turkish toast or a fresh sourdough toast. Bonus egg, bacon and beetroot relish because I can't resist going overboard on that stuff!
It was a wet dog walk this morning. The night was warm too - I did not sleep well, and tossed and turned so much Mr Woof went to sleep in the lounge room. It makes me feel much better about being at work when I am not missing a nice day.
Rejected again, I'm unemployable
Dejected again, unenjoyable
But I got fishnet stockings on, feeling neat
I'll dance my bleeding heart out, undefeated
I'll keep trying to be another wage-drone
In a capitalist landscape that wants me gone
I don't care anymore, I know I am qualified
Don't care about my failings being quantified
I'm ready to dance, I'm ready to go
Where I'll end up, I do not know
But whereever it is, it's where I'm meant to be
Tonight I'll let loose, and pretend I am free
I’m drawing landscapes just to learn how to use digital brushes and it’s a bit frustrating. Each one seems to look a tad crappier than the last. (The first wasn’t bad.) But you know, it’s that or sitting for long periods with pencils or standing to paint. Or doing nothing. For some reason I can’t currently focus on books.
I’m using a $10 Big W stylus (Cygnett) and $10 Procreate Pocket on phone. Just can’t seem to do a smooth flowing sketch line like I can with a traditional pencil (my posture and screen size doesn’t help) so I’m fudging a lot with paint and smudge tool. One of the brushes stopped working? The features and layers are also limited so maybe this is intended to take visual notes while out for doing fully later.
It’s not bad to experiment with though if you don’t put pressure on yourself and have some music on in the background.
Really annoying that r/ArtFundamentals went private right when I got interested in trying to learn with exercises.
I love mein Opa. He loves pulling apart dangerous appliances (think microwaves) that he finds during hard-rubbish, and refurbishing them. He built the sun-room by himself, and wired it all back in the 70s, we have Sunday Lunch in it still. He browses the internet and knows how to research, learning from YT how phones and PCs are made.
But he had to ask me for help, bc his Samsung Android phone kept notifying him every 5 minutes or so that he had a msg. I had to pop into the settings and show him how to turn the 'reminder' feature off.
Well that's another job I didn't get... As much as I like working for the APS, I'm getting very sick of their drawn out recruitment process that seems to go no where for me no matter how much effort I put in. What sucks is I'm desperate to get out of my current job but I can't just quit because I'll lose all the clearances that come with being an APS employee, which make me ever so slightly more favourable when I do apply for jobs. This whole thing is definitely becoming a huge rut for me.
Update on the neighbour dog barking. I heard from another neighbour that the owners have gone to Europe, it seems like they've just left the dog at the house and expect whoever to visit and feed it, and it's being left outside all day and night. I'm not sure if anyone is pet sitting or living at the house, there's no cars around. Going on holiday doesn't absolve you of your responsibilities as a dog owner. Dogs need exercise and attention, it ain't getting any of that so it's barking around the clock. I called the council but they're useless. Goodbye sleep and sanity.
In better news, off for Friday knock-off drinks soon. This weather is perfect for beer.
When he didn't have his fave cat litter he peed against the fridge while looking at me. 🤨 He has to watch Puss in Boots at least once a week. There has to be a chair with his fave cat cushion next to me. His sheepskin must always be under the warmest flow of air from the heater.
Day off. Had a lovely breakfast, coffee, now under a blanket on the couch, pondering whether to start with some zelda, a book, or just head straight for a snooze.
I tried this, but I'm at work so it made people think I needed something. I asked for coffee and a biscuit but apparently it's only appropriate to ask for work related help. Life is so unfair.
Edit: someone just came around with donuts. I guess life's not so bad after all.
Listen, I'm not sure why we're stuck in this crawl space but if that's what we need to do to both git down and place our hands on a ceiling of some sort, fine, I just need to know when we can break for morning tea and if there will be shortbread biscuits.
Slowly sinking down into my bed
With thoughts swirling in my head
Sigh, I remember what I said
I wouldn't post my pain on this thread
But I am desperate for connection
To be seen, in the face of self-rejection
I want to feel some validation
That I'm not alone in my complications
I can win this fight against my brain
I'm sending you this octopus 🐙 to help. Bacon gave it to me yesterday, and whilst it is no good at bookkeeping it is very clever with those tenticles, and dealt very effectively with the brain it was given for breakfast.
oof. while out and abouting and enticing the local lesbiantry I picked up some Challah and I have been ripping through that loaf with bear hands like the savage, savage beast I am.
I do not regret this decision but 3/4th of a loaf later parts of my digestive system are registering complaints.
I hate those things! 2 of my former workplaces did them. Usually the kind of places where if the management have an issue with your work they'll hope that you say it so they won't have to. You'll probably ace it though. Towards the end I was so sick of them that I'd just brag for half an hour.
I have a really great relationship with my boss so I'm sure it will be fine! I just hate the whole process around self-scoring, having to talk yourself up, ugh.
I started the sign-up process with Sumo Energy, then realised there was no option to put a date of change in so didn't continue (I have fixed rate until the end of August). They have been sending me regular emails, and have now upgraded to offering me a $50 fuel voucher if I sign up. Apparently waiting pays.
People have been dumping all their fast food garbage in the street around our house and our neighbours and it honestly has me raging. It’s always been a problem but is getting worse lately, they clearly just let it pile up in their car and then dump it all out?! Considering becoming the local Karen and posting passive aggressive signs around the place.
Those nitotine lozenges work pretty well for cravings. Jump back on the wagon. You can do it. I did and I was going through about 5 bottles of vodka a week in my last bender. I know it's not that simple but hit me up if you want a sober buddy, I'm serious. I'm not suggesting for a second I think you're an alcoholic or anything less than powerful but alcohol ends up a part of many facets of life and creeps. Having some sober people around helps.
I take a non habit forming sleep tablet, which is actually an anti-anxiety / anti-d, but in lower doses just helps getting to sleep and getting back to sleep when I wake up. I tried not using a couple of nights and went back to my normal less then average sleep pattern for what that is worth.
Ugh. How much do friend arguments suck. You've only got my side of the story, but they were absolutely being an immature brat about a work thing they're going through. And during their ranting, they also managed to direct some insults at me. Uncalled for dude. And I actually think they could be using this work situation to their advantage. Hopefully we can move past this, because I have since apologised (though between us I lowkey think I shouldn't be apologising lmao), but so be it if we don't. A shame, but this isn't the first time things have been said that don't sit right with me.
UGH
Mein Liebe is cooking up some pasta before we head out. I am so very lucky to have a person who likes me (he says he loves me haha) and likes cooking for me.
Lucky little blob that I am.
Edit: Because the CEO told me to, here is the pasta (pasata, pork mince, tomates, and love lol)
About to go to a work shindig (It's only 5 here). The food the company puts on is usually decent, though it has been hit-and-miss a few times. I'll provide an update when appropriate.
Fuck me... The first train trip I decide to go on, and some gronk goes and screws up the whole network 😭😭😭 40 minute delays... Pretty standard Melbourne though tbh
So there is no doubt I’m late to the party, but I was beyond pleased to find that I could add voice recordings to MS PP for each slide, have them auto play and set up the slide to go to the next after each (timed) and then export it as a video. The amount of times I have re-recorded videos in the past… Why did I not realise this sooner. Definite large rock I live under.
Gas has been the cheaper option for so long, and I think a lot of people mistake that for efficiency. The idea that something can be both less efficient but also cheaper seems counter-intuitive.
Until very recently gas appliances were the sensible option because the cheaper running costs more than made up for the increased up front costs (unless you are a landlord and will be pushing the operating costs to someone else). That has also changed, which I think a lot of people also haven't caught up with.
I checked my local noticeboard a few hours ago and all these people calling this country a dictatorship.
Sounds exactly like the shit that happened in America where Biden mentioned something about gas stoves and all these politicians and reactionaries are complaining about gas stoves.
How dare anyone tell me what to do! I'm supposed to have the freedom to do whatever I like, and people that want freedom from the consequences of my actions are free to leave. The defining mantra of our age.
Two nights of crap sleep has left me all sorts of roller-coastery today. le sigh Also just faffed around for two hours+ in an attempt to find a dress. Nada. Everything is just so unappealing?
Also, is it just me, but is our fast food getting even more junkier? I mean, I can’t talk. I love me a good robust munch (not to mention burgs), but… it just feels like every new offering is a bun/crumbed/deep fried. I worry for us…
Gonna make a shitload of spring rolls today and rebuild The Stash™.
Putting in heaps of the coriander forest because that's gonna bolt in this 420ppm the nino AMOC ice extent SSTA six sigma tic tac madness.
Also lots of chilli going in from last season that's in the freezer. I've found if you put red food dye on the uncooked pastry (as a warning), it actually stays a very bright red after deep frying.
420ppm is CO2 parts per million
El nino
AMOC = Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. Ppl worried it's slowing.
Antarctic ice extent
SSTA = sea surface temperature anomaly
six sigma = six standard deviations away from the mean for both north atlantic SSTA and Antarctic sea ice extent
tic tac is the alien ship from the recent UFO revelations that's (some believe) come to save our climate and corianders.
Love using DeviantArt for customising my computer. Might download that pack for my work computer because for some reason it's showing a white text cursor sometimes which is hard in Gmail.
I just got a phone call. It was automated "something something visa department regarding 2 transactions" then I hung up. Was that the smartest thing to do?
I booked myself in for a massage at 2pm to turbocharge myself into getting shit done so this ends up being a relatively short day. So far, it's working!
Nice one. Also thanks for reminding me I need to use my gift voucher to book in a spa session before it expires like my Providoor one did (or I should say before they go bust lol) 🫠
I complete lack of direction at work would do it. I should stop complaining though. I'm just hanging out for an event I've been forced to go this arvo then I'm gonna f off. They better not come with the directions then.
Can I just note my complete disdain for paggro use of words like sheesh and wow and other negative conversation stoppers. Blimey is fine. It is a true exclamation.
So far away, we wait for the day
For the lives all so wasted and gone
We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days
Through the fire and the flames, we carry on
Not going to lie, weather's got me a little alarmed today. The winter dressing gown and trackies are off, and I had to dig in the back of my cupboard for some of my thick cotton shorts that usually don't make an appearance until spring.
Same, I just have no idea how to dress. The sun is warm but the wind is bitter and there is no warmth in the actual environment, as soon as the sun goes in it's cold.
Playing in a doubles comp this arvo ahead of the disc golf tournament on the weekend. It's at a temporary course in Wantirna South so hopefully the council gets behind the initiative and it becomes permanent.
any psychological horror. The anticipation, the dread, helplessness.The shadow standing in the corner of your bedroom. The stranger standing completely still in the middle of your garden. The familiar things that aren’t quite right and an undercurrent of quiet intense panic arises.
Just remembered black pudding and how I can't have it now I'm veggo. Now it's going to be all I think about all day, nice bit of fried black pudding with some buttery toast on the side.
Feeling bad I cancelled the tutor. I just wanted two long sessions, she said ten , and it wasn't even where she said. 😬 And I got stiffed for an enrolment fee over and above tute fees.
Observations of op shop donations. Lots and lots of Russian tourist souvenirs have been donated over the past year. No one wants that stuff in their house.
Get to review (not so much give it a score but to review) Rachet and Clank: Rift Apart on PC for my 1st job, except it kept on freezing last night which is frustrating. Had to send Insomniac (the devs) a message about it because it was annoying. I have the minimum and even recommended specs for the game, lowered the graphics to medium and it still freezed. Hopefully when I mentioned in the email "I got a review code for this" it'll bump up the issue.
Speaking of games freezing, I was having a couple of games freeze/crash after 30+ minutes of gameplay which was annoying me. Turns out it was happening because I undervolted my GPU a while back. Was annoying to troubleshoot but all good now. That'll teach me for trying to be clever.
Love the Ratchet and Clank, huge fan of Insomniac (i have my ps1 with the first three Spyro games still, and my R&C games for PS2).
Sad that it's being shite. I honestly am not a fan of the reboot on the new gen consoles, or the newer series, so I cannot help.... I was just using your post to gush about R&C for PS2 haha.
I hope they help you out! I have heard they are one of the better devs kicking around these days!!
Oh this is an easy one. Remember you saw it a few days ago as a neighbour of the main country. There’s a region that isn’t universally recognised as independent shown in grey, and they double up by also treating that region as a neighbour. A bet each way, I guess.