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I am drunk! Wooo!
I’m so tired. wooo 😴
Can’t wait for my coffee to be ready. So relaxing to sip it slowly, especially while I’m hiding inside.
Definitely gotten hot outside.
Treated myself to some bottles of half price coke and some chippies.
Trying to stay as cool as I can, plenty of cold water in the fridge and ice cubes and ice packs if I need today.
Hope everyone else is managing to stay cool or enjoying the warmth.
Mulwala Water Ski Club has generously decided to fund my entire weekend and even added in a little extra spending money. Now back to hide in my air-conditioned motel room.
you’ll be blacklisted up there 😐
Trying a portrait in charcoal and getting the physical urge to beat my head into the wall. It looks ok but I’m having trouble controlling the charcoal to put marks where my eyes want them. I try instinctively to shade with the side of the point but get it marking a centimeter lower because I’m holding it at the wrong angle. This would be easier if I had the paper vertical at the right height.
Holding it upright in the air with my other hand has given a better angle to control where it goes. But I’ve noticed myself holding the pencil sideways because then there’s not much room to hold it vertically. Sitting/crouching on the bed isn’t the best position to be working in. I have that portable easel but I’d have to put things behind the sketchbook to bring it flush with the ledge to avoid catching my hand, and it’s still too low so the end of the pencil would hit a surface or a knee.
My eyes can see the shapes and exactly where everything goes but. My. Fucking. Hands.
If I had a proper easel it would be easier. But I’d need an adjustable gaming chair rather than standing and even then would get exhausted sitting for too long and moving the weight of my own arms. Plus I’m going to be tripping over all of it in my flat.
Would putting one of those thick framed canvases on the easel and taping paper to that instead of using a book work? Or maybe run a string through the books binding to hang it over the top? You can pick those up cheap at most op shops (either cheap generic prints or random people’s art attempts).
I never really liked working with charcoal, too messy and smudgy. But my artistic talents definitely do not lie in the realm of drawing.
Definitely heating up. I’ve just switched the aircon from eco mode to “I don’t care how much power you guzzle just keep me cool” mode.
I’m considering keeping it on all night. I feel bad but my house has no insulation.
Commencing nap #1 of the day 😴
My cat reckons 40 degree days are perfect for extra snuggles and naps on my lap. I’m not sure I agree.
My fluffle feels the same. I’m melting
Currently holding at 26° inside without turning a/c on. I really should whack it on to get ahead of it.
Tbh I fired up my Aircon at about 10:30 am to get ahead of it.
I had a chat with an old aircon mechanic who was working for Airmaster at the time who basically said yeah if you crank it on in the morning, it won’t have to work nearly as hard throughout the day.
Oh no not the Moomba parade 😔 That and the birdman rally are the only decent things about Moomba.
My daughter of was in the parade a few years back, part of her dance school.
It was fun but like the Royal Melbourne Show, massive money out and rip-off
moomba parade was started to stop people going to labour union marches
Wow. That changes the whole vibe. Thanks for the headsup!
Ha, that’s the most humany shit I’ve ever heard. “Sir! The people are revolting over shit conditions and lackluster wages!”
“What the fuck is wrong with these greedy, self absorbed, entitled savages??? Only I deserve to be making money around here. I know! Have some people walk around in costumes! That’ll
distractcheer everyone up!”“Holy shit it worked! You’re getting a double bonus this year you legend!”
the Baillieu’s and other commerce and industrialists were behind it
it’s not a local government or city event
Do you think frozen raspberries in banana bread would taste ok because I think it would?
I think you’re on to something there. Sounds delicious
I think bananas are evil incarnate, but frozen raspberry would work well in any similar bake if you account for defrost liquid.
I often put frozen berries in mine. Diced over ripe pear works too.
I think it would be delish.
Me too.
Mango works really well!
Ran a risky play and popped the oven on for thirty mins to crisp up some pre-parboiled vege to have for the next few days, doubled down and cooked some snags…I think it worked. Now have yummy salad options.
yums
I’d quite like a nap, but I cannot. Dad’s due here to power wash the bird cage
O shit I forgot to pull my plants in. The water platter had also dried up and fallen down again already.
I’ve done nothing “productive” today and I look forward to the same tomorrow.
Me too. Is good
I’m just doing a little.
cool change is at around 10pm
tomorrow
I really can’t complain, my house has only just hit 24 and I’ve just put the evap on. But tonight looks brutal.
Not approved. Return to workshop.
cool change is at around 9:59pm
tomorrow
Yeah cheers, mate. Thanks a lot.
It will be barely perceptible based on Mondays forecast which is still high 30s.
