Goodnight all β€οΈ
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Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
I didn't realise I had the same bug as the rest of the family until I finished my coffee in the office. I managed to get home alright without any problems. Another plus to the location of this place, the last thing you'd want is an hour long train trip after realising you're sick
Pre-inspection rental application completed. I'm really missing the days when you would go to the real estate agent, grab the keys for anything you were interested in to go and have a look, and if you liked it you just showed some basic id & proof of income and the place was yours.
Eee yaks
So the one thing yaks don't care about is everything. You get out of the way, they won't.
I'm nervous just looking at the photo.
How were you with altitude?
Surprisingly most kids were okay. Little bit of altitude sickness for a few which led to a few issues.
The really fit kids suffered the worst which was odd.
Ol' boy finally found the piccys from a school trip we did to nepal back in 1999 (I was yr 9 at the time). 200 kids, bunch of teachers, 4 docs who were parents of kids (and went for free lol). And a fuckton of risk, they stopped the trip a year after that as a few kids ran into health troubles. Cheap as shit due to bulk kids.
Was before digital cams so pretty much only the adults had proper cameras. ol' boy had a nice one and got heaps of shots. They're all on slides and negatives.
Looks awful for now until I get them properly imaged but fuck me the memories.
Over easter doing a slide show on an old school slide projector from the 70's that still works down the bellarine w/ the fam. Gonna be lit lol.
That's calendar worthy. So pretty.
Parma for dinner. Tomorrow nights probs loaded potato wedges that I stole the idea from Aldi. need to get back into miss match meals to use whats in the freezer.
Iβm craving fried potato :(
sky pretty
it's been lovely π
I chased a moth around the room, gave it an almighty lob with the fly swatter and now I don't know where it's gone.
it's hiding in your favourite jumper
No, I think I sent it over the tv.
I was unsuccessful in my rental application. βΉοΈ
I've booked an inspection of another one which looks ok, but the photos on the website are the same photos it was sold with 7 years ago.
There is another maybe property which looks a bit too good for the price and has been listed for a while, so I am a bit sus about that one. It also has a patch of fake grass in bad condition and a number of very large yuccas.
it's taking so long to unpack and set up house as it's a house of 4 adults and 2 cats including the young Seagoons, this is their base here in Australia and where they keep their things.
If you could afford to employ one full time staffers who would it be? Gardener, pool boy, administrator, butler etc.
Personal Polynesian. Just a massive dude that hangs out and occasionally helps out with things.
A cleaner, absolutely hands down. Especially the bathroom. Everything else I can somehow handle but the #1 very first kind of help I would get if I had money is a cleaner. Then maybe an admin person (even just to make phone calls, I hate phone calls). Then maaaaybe a cook but I would be very very picky about what they make and how.
Japanese house boy. No contest.
I reckon a chef (who also cleans the kitchen once they're done for the day). Delicious meals prepared for me and time saved cooking / cleaning up afterwards would transform my life.
Cat trainer lol
full time cleaner and laundry , including cat care
Housekeeper. No contest.
Hired goon
I think Seagoon might be a bit busy unpacking still
still unpacking π«
Haha. Let me guess? It's their job to protect the birds water dish and to feel free to pistol whip anyone that gets too close?
Can I have one great all-rounder, to do bits of everything?
Otherwise, definitely personal chef
Cat litter dealerwither! Need to vacuum every 5 minutes the way these boys kick the stuff around
dog walker atm. Would just love them to get some more walks!
A chef, in a heartbeat.
I've thought about a kitchen hand. They prepare. I cook. They clean up.
Cleaner, must do laundry
Spent most of today learning how to navigate my new org's SharePoint structure. Nearly 4 years in the same place and shit was embedded in my memory and almost automatic.
I feel like an infant learning how to crawl again.
Good night guys. Sweet dreams. π
Medical
Well apparently the reason Iβve been feeling so bad is low phosphate levels and itβs apparently urgent to deal with π
I have an assignment to finish by later tonight, but I just want to sit and play guitar. That will be my reward (tomorrow)
Old fart comment: I used to know to the minute how long it took to print an essay and bolt to the faculty office before they cleared the essay drop box.
Midnight online submission? Luxury π
You got this!
I have a big fat PowerPoint research project I should be working on, but I'm utterly distracted learning guitar ππ
Tomorrow! Tomorrow I start the assessment heheh
If you get your assignment done tonight, you'll have all day to play guitar! You can do it! I believe in you, hot stuff! π₯π₯π₯
Last night I learned that Pluto and Charon are tidally locked with each other, so Charon appears to not move in Pluto's sky.
Our moon is tidally locked with us, so it always shows us the same side, but it moves through the sky because Earth isn't tidally locked with it.
Mind blown π€―