Melbourne

I was in webinars since midday today, all the while a product photo on the website was wrong and felt like it would tear the business apart. Fortunately I turned one of the meeting rooms into a studio and got some new shots

The electric drumkit has arrived 😃 Elder saved his Xmas and birthday money plus all of his pocket money for an electric drumkit so he can practise with headphones on and not bother anyone (and also he's learning so he's shy). He saved the money and then asked me if he could get one, how could I say no 🥹 Great effort for a 13/14 yo, very proud ATM.

Was craving carbs like crazy, so cooked up a bunch of spuds and made some mash with cheese and slow cooked onions. Absolutely hit the spot.

Melbcat update

Filling up petrol at 7/11 tonight, I see a sign about stocking onigiri and gyoza. Very reminiscent of Japan 7/11.

Inspected the gyoza more closely. Korean BBQ beef flavoured, pan fried, looked good. Discounted $5.50 for 5 pieces. Eating now, they’re pretty good. Bit stingy with the included sauce though. Will try the onigiri next time.

Wow, so much upsetting cat news. Best wishes to all. 🖤🖤🖤 For contrast, TheVoid has had an uneventful dentistry visit, aside from discovering he has 1 forked tooth. Has scarfed multiple meals in one go and is snoring like a tractor.

Tacos for dinner as a reward for all my hard work today

They are not very Mexican tacos, the meat is pulled pork with more of an American BBQ flavouring, but they were delicious. The slightly weird-textured yoghurt worked well - extra straining improved the texture quite a bit, it does make a decent alternative to sour cream, which was what I was after.

Finally finished the fence post holes. Didn't get a jack hammer, just chipped away at it. Prick of a job that needed to be done. Felt a kinship to the priest and Edmond in The Count of Monte Cristo tunnelling my way to success. Still need to set the posts, rails, pailings, letter box and doorbell. But that's tomorrow's job.

and the new trailer for PHM is out

so stoked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxF_NskTZ4U

don't give up 🤜

just waiting for pastry to thaw and then I'll be making a quiche

We did an emergency run to the vet last night , misha was restive and panting.

she had heart failure. She spent the night in an oxygen tent, they said ahe was very responsive to the meds and draining the chest fluid buildup, and we brought her home this morning with some meds and a consult with a cardiologist

she was minking efram and had a good day before it happened, now she's tired and cranky and puking and I'm worried we just brought her home to die.

Melbourne PT is honestly useless.

On the way to work: signalling fault

On the way home: replacement bus

This isn't uncommon.

Call from the hospital.

I got about halfway through the mulch moving this afternoon, so I should be able to finish it off in a couple of hours tomorrow morning. That will finish of about 1/3 of the area to be mulched, but the rest is being done with bales of pea straw and sugarcane mulch so is a bit less effort. Digging out the front edge of the beds to remove the grass is the tougher work. I can spread that out over a bit more time though, and might have to do it in gaps between rain based on the current forecast.

It will be interesting to see how successful I am at keeping the edge neat. It's just grass straight against the edge of the garden bed, so I'll need to keep on top of the edging to cut back any grass runners etc. I have an edger with the solid blade, so it should be fairly easy to just run along the edge before mowing, I just need to make sure I don't get lazy and skip it.

Woah. Just finished Fever House by Keith Rosson. Read it on the strength of a passing mention on a podcast I listen to. Great, gripping book. Would highly recommend.

Swapped my wfh day so I'm in the office with 4 people, only 1 of whom I talk to.