My highly intelligent cat woke up from his nap, walked past his (full) food bowl and came to tell me urgently that he was HUNGRY and he needed to be FED or he would WASTE AWAY AND STARVE.
He would last maybe 10 minutes in the wild.
Tommy:
Oh, but look at that gorgeous mane and regal expression. Sir Tom clearly needs FRESH food that he can SEE YOU SERVE because anything else could be a poisoning attempt on the king
He needs an attendant to watch him eat. Perhaps he might choke? Who am I to question it, His Fluffiness is clearly in charge.
I have a Tommy too. He’s, um, 32 and full of polystuffing but 😺🧸
But that’s not considered food! He wants the good stuff!
He looks so bemused lol
Oh Tommy. Does no one love you? You look absolutely mistreated and neglected. If you didn’t see the food go in your bowl then it obviously didn’t happen, poor boy.
Knock off oodie update. Washed it. Gave it two spins and popped it on the rack in front of the heater yesterday. No need to spin dry - it’s basically dry this morning. The cuffs are a bit damp but I’m just gonna roll them.
This has been your PSA from snuggled land …
Today was good. Lots of great food and family time. Talked to my cousin’s daughter, a 4yo middle child, about Pokemon and I think she really likes me now :D
Got my birthday presents, one of which is a book called ‘Mickey’ and it’s about a cat, so I’m stoked.
10/10 day, would do again lol
So I spent 15 hours in bed only to struggle to get maybe 8 hours sleep? Jeez. I just couldn’t get my brain to calm down. I wasn’t raging or anything, but just constantly distracted and unable to chill.
My mental health feels ok… so I wonder if the COVID’s messing with my brain?
Yeah I had nightmares, anxiety it was terrible from COVID.
Glad it’s not just me. Did you find anything to help? Or just had to face it?
Just faced it. I put on soothing podcasts/audiobooks and just dozed. Kept reminding myself it was just the inflammation and it would get better.
Yeah good call. I think I was trying to fight it all night which obviously got me nowhere.
It fucked with mine in a big way. Felt like I couldn’t think properly.
Yeah, I feel that. Assuming none of your usual coping mechanisms worked either?
Nah they didn’t. I had to distract myself with some dumb tv show or YouTube
Yeah I tried that for a few hours but ended up feeling worse cause I think I THOUGHT I should be asleep. Might just chuck on some spa music tonight and not even try to go to sleep but just plan on listening to music in the dark.
The old LT messaged me to see if I wanted to go for brunch today which was really really good. We had a nice egg Benny served on a potato cake type thing (like a potato cake, but closer to the dimensions of a small cake than a frisbee, no clue what the hell it’s called). We had a long conversation about things with the new kid, and he said he’d come past over the weekend and had a conversation with the new kid and came to the conclusion that he’s an alright kid, just bored and uncomfortable. Which I can understand, I mean they moved him in with nobody to talk to pretty much. That doesn’t sound that bad, but when you’re coming from intensive 24/7 care with somebody to talk to at any time of day and every day of the week, it is difficult. I’m still struggling to cope with all the changes, and honestly am really resenting my organisation at the moment. They and child protection colossally fucked this up and I actually think the other kid has been fucked over as well as me.
Apparently I’m not the only one, the old LT wrote an angry letter to the CEO of the org who referred him to the operations manager, who apparently took him quite seriously (he has access to a lot more info and operational procedures than I do, so was able to base his complaint on actual operational failings, and areas where they’ve failed to comply with certain service requirements, so they’re probably in arse covering mode)
Maybe the potato thing was a rosti - the scandi take on hash browns or latkes. Rosti are super yummy.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s what it was. Was great though!
Fingers crossed it can be mitigated somehow, and things can settle or he can go somewhere higher support
It’s probably too late for that now, but it’ll be fun to watch the high ups squirm and figure out how they can try and minimise the issues they’ve caused
Not a dun dun dun potato gratin with the benny?
This?
Yeah, it looked something like that. I don’t really read menus and ingredient lists. It was good though
they got a bunch of people through lockdown. You can get them at Aldi in the frozen section.
I hope to not wake up until midday. Goodnight everyone 🐱
Did your wish come true?
Made it to 11:30. Close enough! Cat woke me up by jumping on my chest lol
Booo cat 👎☹️
Best of luck in your efforts against wakefulness!
I recorded my little guitar jam on my phone yesterday just so I could listen back to it. It’s actually good and I’m turning it into a track.
It’s kind of about being fucked over by that guy who called me “family” and then turned on me for no reason.
It’s cathartic.
I read the last sentence wrong and thought you were talking about the pope
Fuck the motherfucker, fuck the motherfucker
Fuck the motherfucker, he’s a fucking motherfucker
Fuck the motherfucker, fuck the motherfucker
Fuck the motherfucker, he’s a total motherfucker
Fuck the motherfucker, fuck the motherfucker
Fuck the motherfucker, fucking fuck the motherfucker
Fuck the motherfucker, fuck the motherfucking popethe old school queers have been having tremendous fun with that on tumblr. The eggs, not so much “omg guys it’s so bad that he’s calling us this, it’s not a joke”
I kindly reminded them that I pre-date the AIDS crisis, the pope calling me a faggot doesn’t even register past background radiation.
The sky is so beautiful, sunrise and most the stars are still showing.
It’s gonna be a stunning day out there. Can’t wait for that sun
It came! And then it went. But now it’s back!
Flying to Melbourne this morning, boy are my arms going to be tired.
Going to see my favourite comedian who was originally not coming to Brisbane… But then all of about 48 hours after we committed to tickets and accommodation in Melbourne announced Brisbane dates too. Funny joke, this is why he’s my favourite comedian.
Jokes on him though - I’m still going to go to Melbourne and get me a parmi, and then I’m going to see him in Brisbane too. Now who’s laughing? 😎
a parmi
Get thee to the outer darkness, you heathen. In this town it’s a ‘parma’ and collectively we will all die on this hill.
The real State Of Origin is Parmi versus Parma.
I mean obviously you guys are wrong, but it’s neat to argue about.
Bruh we’re gonna have you arrested on landing by border security
I volunteer to belt his feet with cabanossi. Er Fritz, kabanna, Devon … crud.
parmi
Triggered
I’m sorry, I don’t speak the local dialect. It’s a, how you say, chicken breast with crumbs? Or as the French say - le parmi. And chips on top. Always on top, or the side. Never under.
You will learn or go hungry. A schnitzel with tomato sauce, ham and grilled cheese on top, chips on the side and an excuse of a salad - this is the glory of a parma.
I hate it when they put it on top of the chips, like wth
I’d go a step further and say like wtaf
Parmi yes. Chips go under though.
The Royal Melbourne disagrees 😎
Last Parma I had was at The Standard in Fitzroy and it sucked. Try the Union Club or The Napier, also in Fitzroy.
The indian food was good, but they managed to sell me into getting more food than I wanted and I ended up paying 64 bucks 😵💫😵💫. I had leftover curry and rice, so they put it in a takeaway container for me and wrapped it up for leftovers. Since I was planning on being out til about 1, I decided I should stop by home and chuck it in the fridge. But in doing that, I’ve now missed my movie :/
The movie doesn’t start until 8:50, but I’ll be about 40 mins late by PT (gotta love when it’s only 20 minutes longer walking…). Could take a taxi to the station then I’d make it on time, but I’d already need to get one from the station back home, and dinner was so much more than I anticipated I can’t really justify it. I’ll watch a movie on my computer instead, but I was wanting to go to a movie mainly to get out for a few hours.
Oof, I do find most Indian is expensive to eat out for one person as the curries are really expensive if you want to try a couple but then one serve is enough for two people. You don’t get as many set meals or single-dish meals for dinner unlike Chinese or Southeast Asian places. Bring on more South Indian restaurants with thaalis! That’s how Indian curries should be enjoyed imo 😋
best warm pjs and oodie are on
Don’t forget the Uggs!
I have slipper socks with cat’s paw tread and ears.
I’m feeling about 90% better now. Still have an occasional cough, but a Strepsil fixes it. I think I’m gonna go ahead with my idea for dinner and a movie tonight. The only movie that seemed appealing was the bad boys movie. I think it’s a sequel, but I’ve never seen whatever the original version is. Oh well. I’m sure I’ll figure out what’s happening. And indian for dinner. The only time I’ve had indian food from a restaurant I got food poisoning, but I do like a good curry (even if my spice tolerance is basically a Dorito) and this place is a little less dodgy, so I’m sure I’ll be right
Edit: oh, on further thoughts, I won’t get back until after the buses in my area finish up for the night. Rip. Guess it’ll have to be a taxi home. Oh well
Glad you’re feeling better and had a night out 🙂
Not yet! Night out is tonight
The song is coming along. It’s been a while since I’ve written something whose foundation is guitar.
What I usually do is stop working on it after an hour or so, make a copy to listen to and come back the next day. Less likely to get too caught in the details.
HEAVY FOG careful erryone :)
Could barely see 200m ahead during this morning’s 6am.
Trip was otherwise uneventful. At least 2 people on their phones whilst in motion, and one without headlights.
Went to the Coburg Farmers Market today (we haven’t been there in ages) specifically to get Temple Road Wellness Blend Chai. Miniest absolutely loves it and it’s great when you’re feeling a bit off colour. Can’t resist buying soaps, it’s one of my weaknesses, so I bought a rose geranium & grapefruit one and a lavender & peppermint one. Aside from that there wasn’t much of interest to me specifically. Elder loves the Gorgeous George probiotics stuff, and there used to always be a stall there, but we discovered that he sold the business to someone (Mumma Made) who will be at the Essendon Farmers Market tomorrow. Funny coincidence was Mr P already said that he wouldn’t mind checking that one out tomorrow, so Elder is really excited for that. He loves the chilli hommus and I love the beetroot kraut and the basil pesto 🤤😋 I can see this is going to be dangerous! I like farmers markets a little too much lol… Sometimes I think that if I had some good bread, cheeses, nice simple hommus and pesto type dips, some pickled vegetables or kimchi or sauerkraut and odd seasonal fruits and vegetables, that I could just live off endless variations of that stuff for the rest of my life.
Sometimes I think that if I had some good bread, cheeses, nice simple hommus and pesto type dips, some pickled vegetables or kimchi or sauerkraut and odd seasonal fruits and vegetables, that I could just live off endless variations of that stuff for the rest of my life.
add tea, coffee and moscado and I’m in
