This is too warm for me…
Update: tradie came and finally let me in after 5 hours. phew. i am tired now, but if i sleep now, i’ll definitely be wide awake at night so gotta push through 🥱
“Fire and police services were called to the Free Choice Tobacconist on Pier St, Altona in Melbourne’s south west about 4am after the alleged arson was witnessed by members of the public. Police believe the arsonists threw jerry cans through the smashed front window of the shop before setting it alight.”
What the fuck is going on in Melbourne? This following two firebombings of ice cream shops in Williamstown makes me think we need to change the number plate slogan - “Victoria - the crime state”
Car rammed a cafe at Williamstown North/Altona North on Miller’s road last weekend too. There’s definitely some sort of crime gang stuff playing out our west at the moment.
WTF do you know what cafe it was?
Wolf Cafe at Miller’s Junction. Arson attack (sounds like the same sort of thing)
Sounds like a protection racket in progress. ABC podcast ‘firebomb’ about something similar in WA is interesting. And there’s been a string of arson attacks on tobacco shops that refuse to stock a crime syndicate’s illegal cigs. Coincidence? No.
If I remember correctly, there’s some beef between the illegal tobacco dealers. A tobacconist near me was hit somewhat recently too
It’s some underworld shit basically https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/25/melbourne-tobacco-shop-fire-firebomb-attacks-record-illicit-illegal-tobacco-seized
I went to a Korean place for lunch (oriental spoon on Elizabeth St). I had always assumed it would be average and overpriced due to its really good location. I was wrong! It was relatively cheap, $18 lunch special Bento Box which was huge - had bulgogi, spriNg rolls, fried chicken, salad. I got a serve of beef bulgogi on a sizzling plate, it came with rice and the side dishes of kimchi etc. it was $22 and ENOURMOUS, and delicious! I’m guessing like 400g of just beef, definitely meant for two people. I somehow ate it all which baffled my dining companion. 8.5/10. Food coma worth it
I knew I should have changed into shorts at the office. That was a hot walk
Skincare enthusiasts. Please recommend me a moisturizer for my face. Currently I just use the sunscreen on my face - Beauty of Joseon something, a friend made me buy it 💁♂️ and I really like the finish as it’s not shiny. I think I have combination skin (t zone is oily I guess?)
Cerave lotion in the blue pump pack is good. Hydrating but very light and not greasy or shiny. Really water based feeling if that makes sense
Oh yes, I love their cleanser. I’ll give this a go!
Edit: totally not creepy that I saw a CeraVe ad on Facebook 🙃
I put on Natio 50+ daily face moisturiser in the morning which is quite light, then in the evening use Sukin sensitive cleansing lotion and Sukin night moisturiser as a heavier moisturiser for overnight. I buy them when they’re on special and usually have at least one spare in the drawer. I didn’t take the night sunscreen or night moisturiser with me when I was overseas for 3 weeks and my skin looked badly aged when I got back 😭 it’s come good with my usual routine, thank goodness.
Not really an enthusiast as such, but I use the cheap stuff, and I like it better than the spenso stuff. Redwin Vitamin E Cream with Evening Primrose Oil. A few bux at colesworth for 330g. Not shiny or greasy, and being cheap you can slather it on all over if you need to - eg sunburn. It’s not heavily perfumed - I hate strongly scented face cream. Sunscreen goes over it just fine. Sorbolene cream in the generic pump pack is my other go to if I want a bit more oomph, but this can be a bit greasy if you use too much or don’t massage it in. Unperfumed. If you’re not fussed about labels, then try the baby aisle for baby lotion - this is very effective for caring for sensitive skin or combination skin. I don’t care for the perfume in it though.
How is the vitamin E cream for sensitive skin that easily stings and reddens? Looking for an alternative to Cerave as it’s not the cheapest and I’m almost out.
(Even unscented Sorbolene will irritate my face because apparently there’s a tiny bit of detergent/surfactant in it. Perfume is another big irritant.)
I like it for ordinary use. For really sensitive skin I might go to the chemist for pure sorbolene - this is what they gave me at Peter Mac for use on radiation therapy sensitised skin and it was just marvellous. Unscented.
Hmm, have you tried Simple? I have a lot of sensitivities too, that’s my go-to.
I might try if it’s cheap. I just stopped buying that brand years ago when I had an allergic reaction to the cleansing oil and found the soap drying.
(It was either the emulsifier or the grapeseed oil in the cleanser. Red welts all over my face. A shame because it worked really nicely other than that)
Maybe try the Goat Milk stuff? It’s supermarket cheap and doesn’t smell of either perfume or goat. There’s also an emu oil version usually right next to it on the shelf.
Maybe! The Moo Goo stuff also resulted in welts of doom but the Aldi goats milk soap is tolerated
Both work for me when I turn into a crocodile over Winter. Sounds like you’re super sensitive, Luck!
I joke that I’m allergic to Earth
Thanks! Will give it a go!
In office today, kill me or wish me luck - whatever suits.
Can I wish you luck too, or do I have to kill you since dunenan wished you luck already? I wasn’t planning on doing murder today :/
make sure you get a nice coffee. Thats the only thing that got me through.
I’ll wish you luck! 🍀
Yep. Good game and that’s the Hurricanes knocked out of the season.
Oh I’ll have to go the Sixers I think.
Good luck!
Good luck!
First day I’ve ever needed a nap during lunch when WFH. Dunno if I actually slept, I doubt it. But I feel a lot better for trying.
Taco Thursday preps are almost complete. Just tortilla making to go. I have lots of little containers in the fridge: carnitas (the meat), lime-pickled onion, sliced jalapeno, roasted tomato salsa, lime & yoghurt sauce and pico de gallo. I will just slice the avocado rather than doing guacamole. I also have individual servings of caramel flan for desert.
What’s your address? I’ll be there asap 😂
I’m afraid you are too late - and if you had come to my address you still would have missed out as I took it all to my sister’s place!
I enjoyed pretending to be your sister for the evening. Thanks again!
Lorikeets have officially stolen all me apricots :(
They weren’t even ripe yet.
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Sorry mate!
But thanks for reminding me that I need to put up the mesh I’ve bought for our tomatoes, last year we only got 1 because of the birds haha
A swarm of them got into my neighbour’s tree a few years back. Not sure what sort of fruit it was but they all fell on my roof and created a massive racket early one morning.
I think they’ve removed that tree now though as I haven’t had a repeat of it since.
Booo for stealing all your fruit though.
God damn it keetys
They’re dirty little bastards. I’ve watched them fight over a piece of fruit, spit it out, gnaw on the seed, toss then start on another piece. I think they use the seed to sharpen their beaks.
Yo whaddap guys I’m awake before 10am and am going to steady my nerves and start refining my CV today before I get sucked into some other form of media.
Also clean the fuck out of the mess I left in the kitchen yesterday.
And accept the fact that I may have thrips on this peace lily I inherited from my deceased neighbour and need to do something about it stat, even though it feels futile. Eco-oil is all I have at the moment, guess I’ll try that.
e: woof, first psychiatrist telehealth appt of the year, no safety net, $250 gone like that… but I did get 35 minutes rather than the 15-20 minutes I’d normally get, and I’ve locked in 6 months worth of scripts so I’ll take it
So, Google just did the whole “four years ago” photo nostalgia thingy with a cute pic of the kids.
Forget the photo. FOUR YEARS AGO WAS 2020!!
Yeah, wait until mid March or whenever it hit your region…
2 weeks in a friend in america told me to cancel plans
so it’s been 4 fucking years
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Ya’ll ever have one of those meetings where the second its done your boss calls you and you both just sigh loudly in a defeated manor, or is that just my workplace?
My wife calls me straight after hers each day and asks me existential questions. So glad mine are monthly.
