Melbourne

I don't think the 'leave early' messaging from the fire services is really getting through. People seem to interpret it more as 'wait around at home watching until the fire is at your doorstep, then start packing things into your car to leave at the most dangerous possible time'. I don't understand. Am I reading different material to everyone else? Are you guys seeing the 'leave early' messages or 'wait until you are on fire' messages?

One of my little fantasies is jumping in a road ragers abandoned car and driving off with it.

evening beach picture, the sea breeze has been very refreshing

I've been testing a theory at work for running ads I've dubbed 'UNCposting' where I've taken dodgy photos the territory managers have taken and made them look like Facebook marketplace listings.

One ad in particular has gotten over 6,000 clicks since Christmas so I turned it into a lead collection ad and received 5 leads today alone

It’s been a rough week of being let down by people, so to cheer myself up I signed back up to HBO for a month. I’d stopped all subscriptions a while back cos of cost. Absolutely stoked to find Common Side Effects has finally been added! Been so keen to watch it after Scavengers Reign.

Oh to be a cat in a box sleeping all day

Man these last few days of leave suck ass.

Yesterday was bullshit.

Today the neighbour is building a fence.

Tomorrow is bullshit.

Eh.

For anyone struggling to sleep during this heatwave, and stuck without adequate AC - try this: wet a t-shirt, hand towel or similar, wring most of the water out and lay it on your chest in bed.

That got me through many summer nights during my renting days.

Going to Japan, any requests? 🍡🍜🍣🍵🌸

I have a workforce appointment tomorrow at 3pm, which BoM says will be 41°C.

The tram better have their aircon working.

My Spotify has delivered me Dead Can Dance for work today. I did not ask for this, but am okay with it

Making more broth. I think I’ve already screwed up by adding boiled water from the kettle to get it cooking faster, it won’t be nice and clear. I know I should have started with cold. But with practice results will improve.

I might put the cooked beef chunks in the blender at the end to make them easier to eat (and to mix into the proper cat food).

Had the sprinklers going yesterday evening and the whole family was outside playing and spraying each other.

Felt really wholesome and a little white trash (in the best way possible).

Whoopsie doodle. Didn't put a shade cloth over the tomatoes yesterday.

Didn't end well.

This dream brought to you by having cheese for dinner and reading about a WoW event happening in Fed Square later this month.

Well… that was cloudier than the first. I’m not getting a Michelin star for that one. But it’s fine, I blended it all into meat soup to encourage Melbcat to have the fluids with the beef. 2 in the fridge, 2 in the freezer.

Now I have to clean the kitchen 🫩

day 4 of no anti inflammatory meds or pain killers , back seems ok so far

and in this lull between hot days I think I'll go out for a bit 😊

Today I have been listening to Take It Greasy, by Ol' 55 on Mushroom records.