Sox is being unbearably cute today. Cuts through the ennui a bit, even though I’ve been neglecting her, lost in my own darkness. I’ve carefully kept away her very long whisker from last night as a good luck charm for the weeks ahead.
kawaii
If you can, I highly recommend burying your face in her fur. It really calms me; just move away if she stops purring. As long as you don’t use your hands, may tolerate it. It really helps me stay grounded, the smell of mickey, his scent mixed lightly with the clean litter. They’re soothing animals.
Saving whiskers is something I wish I started sooner. But I’ve been collecting them now and keeping them in a tin container. I hope to make him a toy with them when I have enough because he likes to eat them lol. I think keeping soxcats whiskers is a good omen, a positive influence that cats (and animals) can bring to our lives.
Wishing you a chill, cool night, Kitten. 💜💜💜
I did it! I got the contact I interviewed for. I just need to go through reference checks and I’ll start in a week. Everything has worked out and lined up for once.
This will get me on the other side of Christmas if I don’t get anything else, and it will give me recent experience in the space I want to work in again.
Amazing, congrats!
my long son
Beautiful 😍
Anyone experiencing issues with Bank of Melbourne / VISA credit cards?
Can’t tell if it’s an issue with the weather or I’ve been hacked, but my credit card got declined and the website says balance unavailable.
Tried contacting them, but after 8pm that’s a no no apparently.
Down detector shows they having some problems being reported. Half of them were to do with credit cards.
It’s a Friday and I’m still feeling despondent and miserable in my bones despite every effort to cheer up. What a drag… At least I’m meeting up with a friend on Sunday as a reward for the mega-clean I gotta do tomorrow. Booked in 4 rental inspections for Sat, Mon and Tue. None are exactly ideal places but I gotta start inspecting at least for my own mental health.
I hope you find something suitable. What’s happened is really, really fucked up.
The power imbalance between landlord and renter in this country is insane. It breeds a contempt for renters.
Australia could be a paradise, but instead we’re desperately trying to find somewhere to live. For a 1st world country to be using housing as a commodity is repugnant.
Thanks mate. I agree that the obsession with real estate as investment and this rent-seeking economy has been deleterious to the fabric of society on so many levels. It is not good for anyone’s psyche…
I’m increasingly convinced that the only real way I’ll earn enough decent coin is to live with family for a while rather than upskill/work harder. Not easy living with them (and they’re interstate), but easier than sharehousing with strangers at this age.
It’s otherwise so futile, pissing away so much of my hard work just to pay someone else’s mortgage and taxes.
I hope you have some luck looking at the rentals this week.
At least looking might give you some options. Hopefully the pricing will be better too in light of that.
Relax and have a nice dinner tonight.
There is one place I just saw that I’m keen on, it is a bit further away but not hugely (15-20 min drive to work) and ticks every other box. Inspection tomorrow morning.
I’m prefilling the application so I can apply asap if it suits, although my latest payslip doesn’t reflect my updated annual pay (as my change in hours kicks in from next pay cycle), and I haven’t asked for a rental ledger from my current LL yet.
I’m worried that I won’t be a very competitive tenant given that I’m single and on a confusing PT wage but I just gotta try.
As a fundraiser, the school sent us to a website where you can view some art your kid has done and then order it as a pillow, tote bag, calendar or a bunch of other options. Only this website lets you look at every piece of art that every kid in the school has done and pick any art any kid at the school has done. You just say I want this kid’s art on my $15 tote bag, thanks.
My dilemma is my kid is not the greatest artist in the school.
Sounds like a copyright nightmare. Did you sign some sort of release?
If you want to send a message to encourage art improvement, get another kids art on a tote or framed lol
“This could be you one day. But for now, it’s little Tommy in your class.”
You go the cheapest option available with your own child’s artwork and you will love it because it’s the best artwork ever.
Ps. Can you please approve Seagoon’s new login details.
As a parent you’re obligated to get your own kid’s art.
Without a doubt!
Yeah, we will of course. His artwork is even pretty good - particularly for him.
Drank last night, drinking tonight (because I forgot my FIL was coming over from Perth, and always goes to the turf bar lol), prolly drinking tomorrow (races that FIL must do when he comes to Melbs).
If I end up depression-posting, remind me I’ve been drinking for three days straight please
Ah red wine my old friend
I’ve popped you open again
I am drinking and I am dying
Mickey is playing and is biting
And the sounds of the neighbours watching tv
Float up to me
Is less than silentMmm love me a smooth red wine.
Has one drink and immediately looks for Mamma Mia 2: Fernando on YT.
Nooooo. Listen to ABBA Gold instead.
DANCING QUEEN
YOUNG AND SWEET
ONLY SEVENTEEEEEEEEN AHHHHHHH!Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
There was something in the air that night The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me for liberty, Fernando
Okay, but now, like, be Cher and Andy Garcia doing a weird hold and step back while fireworks burst and magic,
Do you wanna be Cher or Andy?
CHER
I’ll be Andy for something different.
