Right here. Have to move the mattress to the loungeroom if I want any sleep. This house has no insulation. You turn the aircon off and the house goes back to hot as fuck in 15 minutes.
• put on a wet tshirt. For maximum effect sit in front of a fan.
• open all the windows and blinds overnight. It’s supposed to be 24 overnight, so you want to get your house to that temp before the next day starts. Close it all up again in the morning
I've only had A/C here is Australia the past few years
same, cool loose clothes, open window if there is a breeze, fan, damp cloths to wipe face and neck and forearms , years ago damp cloths to soothe baby Miss Seagoon,
In addition, get some of that aluminium insulation they use on car windows. Layer it up to about four layers, then put it up on your windows, with the shiny side facing out.
Also, buy a cooling blanket. Put it through the wash every four hours, and wrap it around you.
Source: I feel sick but not dead, and the cat is presently purring very loudly.
What my family calls Gran's Grapes. She is actually my Great Gran. Before she passed away, she had lived in Thornbury since the 30s, and had this vine growing on her fence that had grapes, so delicious. After she passed, my uncle grabbed clippings and started growing them up at his house in Doreen. They've been thriving lately.
Yesterday, he gave us each a bag of grapes from those vines. Each bag is like a good 1kg, and he has 7. Said he has more at home still too.
They are the most delicious grapes I've ever had, nothing at the shops has come close. We are still trying to work out what type they are, but honestly I'm just glad to have some. They remind me of Gran.
Still 31 outside. I’m using 0.4kw/h running the ac. Sun rise is 7:11am, so 8 am to producing any meaningful power. So 3.2kw to buy power overnight to run the….. fuckit I’m leaving the AC on!
I only just got my aircon installed last year and now I'll be moving out - this is the best chance I'll get to make good use of it, I'm running it as much as I want.
Promised my kid an early morning beach visit tomorrow. Can't say I'm overly excited about it but it still should be nice to dip my toes around 7am. An hour or 2 then home to AC.
Feeling a little caged at the moment with this heat.
This would, imo, classify as an urgent repair. tenantsvic.org.au says:
Urgent repairs need to be done as soon as possible. If they are not done urgently you can apply to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). It will hear your application within 2 business days.
If any repairs needed are not urgent the rental provider has 14 days to get them done.
IDK if I would classify Thursday as "urgently", but VCAT won't look at anything you send them until Tuesday or Wednesday.
Probably not. It depends how many circuits the place has. In a unit all the points are probably on the same one. You could turn all the outlets off and still have lights, but not a subset of outlets.
Yeah don't worry about the downvoters. It might be because you posted it a couple of times. You only need to post it the once because it will show up on the home page anyway. (I think it's called a home page. I don't know. I'm not down with the right terminology 🤷♀️)
Just reminded me of when as a kid we used to have fruit juice frozen as ice cubes. That was always fun, not sure how that goes these days with cleaning.
Also need to think about dinner. Not sure what to do for dinner.
We used to get frozen icypoles made from fruit juice at the canteen in primary school. Cost 12c. If that was out of your price range frozen orange quarters were only 5c. That was back before they handed canteens over to businesses to run and it was all done by volunteer parents.
Anyone else feeling shit? We’ve got ac and I doubt the place has exceeded 26 degrees. Only very limited errands out of the house but I’m just flat as heck, needed naps to get through the days. Smashing the waters but just ended up peeing it all out seemingly.
Last night wasn't fun. I'd had the portable on and it was cold so I slipped on a jacket and fell asleep under a blanket... woke up sweating profusely because the cool didn't last at all.
Then this morning I was groggy and dropped a nearly full jar of instant coffee. It smashed everywhere. Luckily I have another plus had the stick vac already plugged in nearby but I vacuumed and mopped and was still finding little chunks of glass. Not a big deal for me if wearing slippers but I'm worried about little paws.
You probably already know this but reminder - you don't need fancy syrup to make homemade iced coffee/Big M. By stirring sugar and instant coffee in a very little hot water until the crystals dissolve and topping up with cold milk you avoid the gritty unsweetened taste of chucking those straight in. Ice cubes or icecream optional.
Edit: Icecream toppings also work as milk flavouring
Yeah I'd put condensed milk in the cup first, pour coffee on top, let that sit in the fridge till nice and cold, then serve with the cup in a bowl of ice. But this is in no way authentic. I'm just thinking about best taste & temperature.
That's kind of what I was gonna do. Condensed milk in a glass, top with cold plunger coffee, stick it in the fridge. When it's chilled adjust with milk/condensed milk. Add a couple of ice blocks.
Lol someone doesn't want me to move off the couch.
Edit: What I've done is made the coffee in the plunger. Put condensed milk in a pyrex jug topped with hot coffee. Popped it in the fridge with two wet milkshake glasses. When chilled will pour over ice cubes. Makes 2. Will report back later.🤞
Crashing on the couch under coloured lights,
They cycle through small rainbows,
These thoughts are terrible tornadoes,
Smashing up my mellow mind tonight.
The last gasp of summer on the way out,
Reminds me of escaping,
Of adrenaline elevating,
A hot pursuit that ends with more than shouts.
A vision of suspension within deep meditation,
Clears my mind of fears,
Retains what I hold dear,
Slip away into a slumber of memories melded to imagination.
Not really, there used to be a really active group but it died years ago (I believe the victim of an over-zealous moderator who drove lots of people away). There is a decent Buy Nothing group, but it's border is a couple of blocks away.
In the end they are all just empty mass produced jars that our society has in abundance. Most have already had a few rounds of re-use so I'm not too worried about them moving on to recycle.
Ugh. Turned the portable to a less cold temperature hoping that would be more efficient to run and not get too cold. Didn’t realise there wasn’t a proper seal with the window. Woke up from a nap with both of us melting.
It’s now back up to normal trying to cool the place down.
Edit: the wildlife water is still out there. I just had the best idea. Why not weigh it down with a big chunk of ice? I can freeze it in a silicone bowl.
I am gonna go see Oppenheimer finally. I am only about six months out of the loop but found somewhere still playing it, and in 70mm. I am looking forward to three hours of movie theatre aircon.
I hate this. I'm exhausted but fidgety and bored, can't concentrate on anything to entertain myself, and this isn't helped by napping all day and the caffeine in dark chocolate.
Rental inspection on Wednesday. Possibly the worst timing.
Most of the house is fine, but my bedroom is a proper nest right now and also is the hottest room in the house.
I need to:
Vacuum, rearrange stuff, find places to store things, clean my desk, hope to survive, and make sure the cat isn't too stressed by any of this. Which he will be because he's a big baby(like me)
I'm trying to finish my playthrough of Baldurs Gate 3 ATM, and my partner just bought Rogue Trader so I want to try that while he's at work. My PC is protesting presently haha
Well the aircon in the movie theatre struggled but Oppenheimer was incredible. I am not a fan of super long movies but I wouldn't have wanted it shorter
Lunch was a salad roll, dinner will be cold roast chook and rice salad. Watermelon in the fridge for snacks, enough of everything for tomorrow too. I appreciate past me for ensuring future me does not have to cook on these hot days.
Getting worried about the grid this weekend :( I still didn't fix the solar power thing
Edit: Melbcat pranked me before. I was looking around where my paint tubes went and turns out she was lying on them. Jokester.
::: spoiler Art rambles, cat vom
I had a go at sealing a small piece of the cardboard to prepare it for painting. Basically I mixed some acrylic close in colour to the cardboard and diluted it with water, and used it to thinly coat. Basically this is an attempt to do a toned ground but I'm using the light brown colour it already is. You're meant to use flow medium (because thinning acrylic paint too much with water means the binder isn't strong enough to keep the layer of paint on) but the clearance matte medium I got to use for that isn't here yet.
The cardboard absorbed a lot of the water though. I'm beginning to see why wood and sometimes canvas needed gesso. Trying to do this with a toothpick/spoon and a tiny brush from a kit also made me glad I did order the cheap brushes and palette knives.
Melbcat just gifted me vomit so I think she's going to the specialist :(
:::
Moving over to Moama today. I was going to be coming home today but with that heat still sticking around I'll stay in my cheap motels with their kickass split systems thanks.
Time to shower and head off to my favourite local cafe for an eggs benny and an iced coffee before I hit the road.
I'm out at the Ballarat botanic gardens extremely grateful for canopy shade atm. Only reason I slept last night was the aircon keeping the place from getting too hot, a good dose of melatonin, and knowing I had to be up at 6:30am today. After lunch we're just gonna chill out with air-conditioning until the sun starts going down. By the time I get to Melbourne it better not still be in the 30s :(
Actually slept well last night as I passed out from exhaustion and a couple of ALDI vodka coolers. Did my first water walk of the season and came back to find there's a nice cool breeze so it's actually better than yesterday.
At least the cats are revelling in the heat, though last night I was wishing I could pack us all up and go down to the new place. Alas not until May...
Fucking dog decided to have a 3am bark party at the possums and bats. I yelled at him and he shut the fuck up but I was wide awake. Luckily it seems like a drunk nap because the heat is shit day.
Here's hoping my local pharmacy is open tomorrow. I forgot to grab my meds yesterday, and they close on Sundays. I'm the person who leaves their script with the pharmacy because I lose it.
Was wondering why I was feeling overly emotional, it's been a long while since I've felt them. Only twigged when the brain zaps started. 😅
Kitchen mats washed and hung out to dessicate. I think I know now what the ants were invading for - the amount of crap that came out of them was horrific.
It's a nice day to be partying late at night but far out I'm exhausted, woke up at 6:30am and just waiting for an uber home after dropping my niece off at her dorm in the city. Fingers crossed my unit has remained cool. I'm so glad I have nothing on tomorrow
Installed the Alfred security camera app on an old phone and my phone yesterday, and have been tinkering. I've found it's a lot of fun playing with these things. Now wishing I had kept some of our old phones.. Mr P went through a stage of dropping phones and smashing the screen but the camera still worked. Would've been handy to set them up as security cameras as well.
Can't Sleep Gang checking in here.
Right here. Have to move the mattress to the loungeroom if I want any sleep. This house has no insulation. You turn the aircon off and the house goes back to hot as fuck in 15 minutes.
Yep. Also, no kitty, me being up at 3am does not make it breakfast time.
resident maggie has discovered the sprinkler:
Having a lovely time. Yesterday she had her beak open everytime I saw her trying to stay cool.
Not today maggie I gotchu.
Melting…..
Awake in the heat last night, I remembered I had that astro setting on my phone.
And it makes a little time-lapse!..... https://streamable.com/b1htt0
Oh that was me when I got back from early morning beach! Nothing like hot sun+salt water to bring on a nap
Were you snoring too?
Hee hee maybee...
We all feel the same lily. Hydrate and get some rest today. Don't do too much.
I never thought I could relate to a plant so much.
For those without aircon:
• put on a wet tshirt. For maximum effect sit in front of a fan.
• open all the windows and blinds overnight. It’s supposed to be 24 overnight, so you want to get your house to that temp before the next day starts. Close it all up again in the morning
Source: grew up without aircon.
Wet hand towel or face washer on the back of your neck works!
Can confirm wet shirt or bandana helps. I went a long time with no cooling
I've only had A/C here is Australia the past few years
same, cool loose clothes, open window if there is a breeze, fan, damp cloths to wipe face and neck and forearms , years ago damp cloths to soothe baby Miss Seagoon,
I tried damp cloths on the cat but she runs. Hates ice in her water and catsicles, won’t stay on cool tiles
indeed, cats do not like, I have tried with fun results 🤪
I have ice packs in the freezer that I wrap in a towel and put myself.
This is the way.
In addition, get some of that aluminium insulation they use on car windows. Layer it up to about four layers, then put it up on your windows, with the shiny side facing out.
Also, buy a cooling blanket. Put it through the wash every four hours, and wrap it around you.
Source: I feel sick but not dead, and the cat is presently purring very loudly.
What my family calls Gran's Grapes. She is actually my Great Gran. Before she passed away, she had lived in Thornbury since the 30s, and had this vine growing on her fence that had grapes, so delicious. After she passed, my uncle grabbed clippings and started growing them up at his house in Doreen. They've been thriving lately.
Yesterday, he gave us each a bag of grapes from those vines. Each bag is like a good 1kg, and he has 7. Said he has more at home still too.
They are the most delicious grapes I've ever had, nothing at the shops has come close. We are still trying to work out what type they are, but honestly I'm just glad to have some. They remind me of Gran.
That's lovely
Isn't it? It;s so awesome that Aussies love to grow fruit. :)
https://minnetonkaorchards.com/pink-grapes/
if it's an old vine then it's not a new cultivar. I think they are Cardinal Grapes
they look sweet and tasty
Oooo ty for this!! I'll check it out some more ^_^
I am so jelly, the grapes look delicious and it must be so nice to have grape vines :)
For some reason they look incredible 🤤
Lil ladybug clinging onto my leg for moisture at the beach. Beach is very packed and water surprisingly cool still.
::: spoiler lil ladybug
:::
I'm in hell
Still 31 outside. I’m using 0.4kw/h running the ac. Sun rise is 7:11am, so 8 am to producing any meaningful power. So 3.2kw to buy power overnight to run the….. fuckit I’m leaving the AC on!
Only reason mine isn't on 24/7 for the next 3 days is concern it'll burn out.
I only just got my aircon installed last year and now I'll be moving out - this is the best chance I'll get to make good use of it, I'm running it as much as I want.
Promised my kid an early morning beach visit tomorrow. Can't say I'm overly excited about it but it still should be nice to dip my toes around 7am. An hour or 2 then home to AC.
Feeling a little caged at the moment with this heat.
This would, imo, classify as an urgent repair. tenantsvic.org.au says:
IDK if I would classify Thursday as "urgently", but VCAT won't look at anything you send them until Tuesday or Wednesday.
I'm sorry, it sucks to be a renter, I know.
Edit: https://tenantsvic.org.au/advice/common-problems/repairs/
The link to the repairs page, worth a read
You won’t get blacklisted for an urgent repair request. It’s also a safety issue.
Can you not isolate power around the sink only ?
That fuse box is no longer legal and requires replacement. The lack of earth is also a problem that they MUST fix. VCAT asap if they push back.
Probably not the best link, but https://electricalconnection.com.au/new-regulations-rollout-for-victorian-residential-tenancies/
I had one of those recently and I had to get it changed out due to regulations to an updated one with safety breakers on it.
The people installing the new hot water system nearly didn’t want to install it with the old power board in.
Probably not. It depends how many circuits the place has. In a unit all the points are probably on the same one. You could turn all the outlets off and still have lights, but not a subset of outlets.
Poor fluffy noodle
Update:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGGFGGGGGHGGHHHH
Sincerely, all the rentals that lack aircon.
I've popped some cheap cool foods up in Food Australia :(
Edit: Wow, it got downvoted instantly.
Yeah don't worry about the downvoters. It might be because you posted it a couple of times. You only need to post it the once because it will show up on the home page anyway. (I think it's called a home page. I don't know. I'm not down with the right terminology 🤷♀️)
See.
Oh I put it in different subs thinking it wasn't the same people seeing it. But yeah, people might be getting a firehose of the same stuff...
Thanks, I'll remember that about the home page. This place works a little different to the other one.
I worked it out awhile ago. No one told me 😂.
I make a post by going to the three lines up the top, select communities, pick a community, make a post and it ends up on the home page.
There are other ways to do it but that's the easiest for me.
I'm unfortunately still learning. lol
Me too!
Gave you up and upvote to balance it out.
Just reminded me of when as a kid we used to have fruit juice frozen as ice cubes. That was always fun, not sure how that goes these days with cleaning.
Also need to think about dinner. Not sure what to do for dinner.
We used to get frozen icypoles made from fruit juice at the canteen in primary school. Cost 12c. If that was out of your price range frozen orange quarters were only 5c. That was back before they handed canteens over to businesses to run and it was all done by volunteer parents.
Thanks.
Hmm... does a budget charcuterie or crackers/veg and dip sound like anything?
Sounds like it might be out of my price range?
Sardines or baked beans on toast
Flat is 30 degrees. Lowest it gets tonight is 27. Therefore, flat will reach equilibrium with outside tomorrow.
What's the point of paying this much for a rental if it can't keep the fucking heat out?
Anyone else feeling shit? We’ve got ac and I doubt the place has exceeded 26 degrees. Only very limited errands out of the house but I’m just flat as heck, needed naps to get through the days. Smashing the waters but just ended up peeing it all out seemingly.
you need electrolytes
It's got what plants crave
I reckon it adds up over time. I've done very little today and I feel like utter crap.
Yes. It's been rough and I also napped
Im considering a walk around the block to get some air but it's so oppressive
Edit: It wasn't worth it. I sheepishly came back home and sat on the couch.
I too am getting cabin fever
Help! Help! I'm being repressed!
Yeaaaaaah the 4 walls are starting to close in hey.
Renters conditions are shameful. I hope you get power back asap
if you have gas cook everything you can.
Theeeeeerrrmaaaaaalllll equiiiiiiiiiillllllllllliiiiiiBBBBRIIIIIUUUUUMMM!
I wonder, will the flat get below 27 this evening, or will it still be in the high 20s when we close up again in the morning?
BLT officially constructed for the beach dins wooo!
Last night wasn't fun. I'd had the portable on and it was cold so I slipped on a jacket and fell asleep under a blanket... woke up sweating profusely because the cool didn't last at all.
Then this morning I was groggy and dropped a nearly full jar of instant coffee. It smashed everywhere. Luckily I have another plus had the stick vac already plugged in nearby but I vacuumed and mopped and was still finding little chunks of glass. Not a big deal for me if wearing slippers but I'm worried about little paws.
You probably already know this but reminder - you don't need fancy syrup to make homemade iced coffee/Big M. By stirring sugar and instant coffee in a very little hot water until the crystals dissolve and topping up with cold milk you avoid the gritty unsweetened taste of chucking those straight in. Ice cubes or icecream optional.
Edit: Icecream toppings also work as milk flavouring
The coffee recipe has been chef verified.
I've done this and it does work.
Today I'm thinking about condensed milk, cold coffee and ice blocks. A la homemade Vietnamese ice coffee. Do you think it would work?
I just gotta get off the couch.
I'd put the cold coffee in a bowl of ice instead of putting the ice in the coffee.
So no ice blocks in the glass? Only in the made coffee?
Yeah I'd put condensed milk in the cup first, pour coffee on top, let that sit in the fridge till nice and cold, then serve with the cup in a bowl of ice. But this is in no way authentic. I'm just thinking about best taste & temperature.
That's kind of what I was gonna do. Condensed milk in a glass, top with cold plunger coffee, stick it in the fridge. When it's chilled adjust with milk/condensed milk. Add a couple of ice blocks.
Lol someone doesn't want me to move off the couch.
Edit: What I've done is made the coffee in the plunger. Put condensed milk in a pyrex jug topped with hot coffee. Popped it in the fridge with two wet milkshake glasses. When chilled will pour over ice cubes. Makes 2. Will report back later.🤞
If booboo happens I will add Bailey's.
A frozen big M/ flavoured milk is also pretty good on a day like this. A primary school canteen classic.
I remember the Sunny Boys. Not much flavour but a big chunk of ice
I just bought chocolate topping to make my own thick shake.. take that Maccas.
They discontinued So Good icecream otherwise I’d do the same
Crashing on the couch under coloured lights,
They cycle through small rainbows,
These thoughts are terrible tornadoes,
Smashing up my mellow mind tonight.
The last gasp of summer on the way out,
Reminds me of escaping,
Of adrenaline elevating,
A hot pursuit that ends with more than shouts.
A vision of suspension within deep meditation,
Clears my mind of fears,
Retains what I hold dear,
Slip away into a slumber of memories melded to imagination.
This decluttering thing is getting out of control. I just threw out a bunch of perfectly good jars.
it's hard to throw out good stuff!! but it needs to be done
Do you have a local Freecycle group? Jars get taken regularly here.
Not really, there used to be a really active group but it died years ago (I believe the victim of an over-zealous moderator who drove lots of people away). There is a decent Buy Nothing group, but it's border is a couple of blocks away.
In the end they are all just empty mass produced jars that our society has in abundance. Most have already had a few rounds of re-use so I'm not too worried about them moving on to recycle.
Ugh. Turned the portable to a less cold temperature hoping that would be more efficient to run and not get too cold. Didn’t realise there wasn’t a proper seal with the window. Woke up from a nap with both of us melting.
It’s now back up to normal trying to cool the place down.
Edit: the wildlife water is still out there. I just had the best idea. Why not weigh it down with a big chunk of ice? I can freeze it in a silicone bowl.
i am going to watch tv all day long today and not move except to get food and water
I am gonna go see Oppenheimer finally. I am only about six months out of the loop but found somewhere still playing it, and in 70mm. I am looking forward to three hours of movie theatre aircon.
now I am tempted to go somewhere air conditioned but that means opening the door first
Yeah that's a big step. It's getting close to 'punched in the face with a desert' temp out there
The dragon exhales.
Same but with videogames.
I’m going to go see Iron Claw today
will you talk about the fight club
I shall rate it on a scale of one to googolplex
X files marathon continues
doodoo doo doo ^doo^ dooooSkully has cancer. How will they possibly have 8 more seasons 🧐
I hate this. I'm exhausted but fidgety and bored, can't concentrate on anything to entertain myself, and this isn't helped by napping all day and the caffeine in dark chocolate.
thrashes
Rental inspection on Wednesday. Possibly the worst timing.
Most of the house is fine, but my bedroom is a proper nest right now and also is the hottest room in the house.
I need to: Vacuum, rearrange stuff, find places to store things, clean my desk, hope to survive, and make sure the cat isn't too stressed by any of this. Which he will be because he's a big baby(like me)
Computers are the devil's microwaves.
My CPU is currently idling at 66c, poor thing.
Mine sounds like a jet engine right now.
By the way I recently got hooked on a game called Balatro.
If you like roguelikes and poker hands/card play it’s highly addictive.
Oooo that's definitely something I'm interested in! I'll check it out, thank you!!
I'm trying to finish my playthrough of Baldurs Gate 3 ATM, and my partner just bought Rogue Trader so I want to try that while he's at work. My PC is protesting presently haha
Ted has been eating well since I've been in bed with a bad back. ( excuse the messy carpet )
Well the aircon in the movie theatre struggled but Oppenheimer was incredible. I am not a fan of super long movies but I wouldn't have wanted it shorter
Lunch was a salad roll, dinner will be cold roast chook and rice salad. Watermelon in the fridge for snacks, enough of everything for tomorrow too. I appreciate past me for ensuring future me does not have to cook on these hot days.
The BOM has dropped the temperature to 24 degrees. Yes, I would like some of those mushrooms too please.
😂
Getting worried about the grid this weekend :( I still didn't fix the solar power thing
Edit: Melbcat pranked me before. I was looking around where my paint tubes went and turns out she was lying on them. Jokester.
::: spoiler Art rambles, cat vom
I had a go at sealing a small piece of the cardboard to prepare it for painting. Basically I mixed some acrylic close in colour to the cardboard and diluted it with water, and used it to thinly coat. Basically this is an attempt to do a toned ground but I'm using the light brown colour it already is. You're meant to use flow medium (because thinning acrylic paint too much with water means the binder isn't strong enough to keep the layer of paint on) but the clearance matte medium I got to use for that isn't here yet.
The cardboard absorbed a lot of the water though. I'm beginning to see why wood and sometimes canvas needed gesso. Trying to do this with a toothpick/spoon and a tiny brush from a kit also made me glad I did order the cheap brushes and palette knives.
Melbcat just gifted me vomit so I think she's going to the specialist :( :::
Moving over to Moama today. I was going to be coming home today but with that heat still sticking around I'll stay in my cheap motels with their kickass split systems thanks.
Time to shower and head off to my favourite local cafe for an eggs benny and an iced coffee before I hit the road.
Behold!
Needs coriander
Why I oughta....
agreed, everything is better with coriander
That will be very appealing on Tuesday
Now is the time to walk!!!
It's lovely out there, so many people are out too, walking or coming home from restaurants
I forgot to put the tinfoil on the afternoon-sun-facing windows and screen doorways off with blanket curtains. This mild summer caught me slipping.
(I can't just shut doors because cat accesses different things)
The Iron Claw was, in fact, an astonishingly good film.
9.5/10
Better writing than the original, 10/10.
He has also written The Soddit, The Sellamillion, and The Matrix Derided. Reccomend those as well tbh. One of my fav parody writers
I'm out at the Ballarat botanic gardens extremely grateful for canopy shade atm. Only reason I slept last night was the aircon keeping the place from getting too hot, a good dose of melatonin, and knowing I had to be up at 6:30am today. After lunch we're just gonna chill out with air-conditioning until the sun starts going down. By the time I get to Melbourne it better not still be in the 30s :(
Tomorrow back to being safely ensconced at home
Actually slept well last night as I passed out from exhaustion
and a couple of ALDI vodka coolers.Did my first water walk of the season and came back to find there's a nice cool breeze so it's actually better than yesterday.At least the cats are revelling in the heat, though last night I was wishing I could pack us all up and go down to the new place. Alas not until May...
I had bit of a nap. 😴
Naps been critical the last couple of days!
Crispy bacon?
well-salted
Mmmmm. Delicious
I forgot to freeze a water bottle to drink through the day. I'll put one in tonight and have it tomorrow.
Slept surprisingly well. 28C fan off.
Fucking dog decided to have a 3am bark party at the possums and bats. I yelled at him and he shut the fuck up but I was wide awake. Luckily it seems like a drunk nap because the heat is shit day.
There were plenty of animals running on the roof.
I would be completely unable to sleep in those conditions. Even with fan on I would be struggling.
I believe I managed to turn my Tropical Mode on.
It's warm. I put the egg nishner on.
Haha. We call it the shishaner.
eggnishner is the lexicon of Modern Strine Usage spelling
Here's hoping my local pharmacy is open tomorrow. I forgot to grab my meds yesterday, and they close on Sundays. I'm the person who leaves their script with the pharmacy because I lose it.
Was wondering why I was feeling overly emotional, it's been a long while since I've felt them. Only twigged when the brain zaps started. 😅
Oof fingers crossed for you. Places that close on Sunday in my experience generally won't open on PHs either
Kitchen mats washed and hung out to dessicate. I think I know now what the ants were invading for - the amount of crap that came out of them was horrific.
It's a nice day to be partying late at night but far out I'm exhausted, woke up at 6:30am and just waiting for an uber home after dropping my niece off at her dorm in the city. Fingers crossed my unit has remained cool. I'm so glad I have nothing on tomorrow
Installed the Alfred security camera app on an old phone and my phone yesterday, and have been tinkering. I've found it's a lot of fun playing with these things. Now wishing I had kept some of our old phones.. Mr P went through a stage of dropping phones and smashing the screen but the camera still worked. Would've been handy to set them up as security cameras as well.
Blah. My click and collect is ready earlier than I expected from Southland.
The question is do I do it today and now or wait till tomorrow, a public holiday.
Hmmmm
quiz 35/50 Not bad at all given how drained I feel rn.
Pakige...
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
May I have a selection of your coldest items please?
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Some NeverMelt ice that I can apply to my nipples as needed throughout the day please
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Trying to figure out a good nipple emoji. Choices seem to be: 🎯🏔️🛟🍒
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Eeeew
Tea and some nishnered eggs on toast please.
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Thanks.
Too hot to eat. Bathtub of ice please.
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Alas, this is not reality.
I'm watching Site Inspections YT. No home is too cheap or too expensive to build badly. 😭 Those poor people getting ripped off.
I'm watching a Belgian tv series, *Soil *on netflix, it's nice seeing places I used to live. :) Good show too. :)
i spread plastic over everything now