Gawd the ant situation down here this year is extreme. Going after everything.
Left a half full savoury shapes pack open and was crawling with them. Accidentally didn’t check, had a few… thought jeez that’s a bit bitter.
Anyway thanks to my associate professorship in Myrmecology and Alcohology and it’s my day off had 2 shots of gin so they could enjoy their final moments before being liquified by bile. It was the only humane course of action.
Have enough to drink and you can snort them
I just realised that’s meant to be Ozzy haha. I remember liking that show. The one about Pam and Tommy right?
Close. It was a scene from The Dirt (Motley Crue). There was a reference about it in Pam and Tommy though.
lol. Snorting ants is an unreported gateway activity.
I can still taste them :(
Higher than expected protein content.
Eewww
Flavour you can see.
Formic acid is powerful indeed.
I really feel like this past year I’ve been feeling the heat a lot more. It’s not meant to be nearly as hot today as the last three but I’m still feeling it. Maybe I also need to drink more water… might have to do with the ADHD medication too…
Made very very minor progress on uni stuff but brain has otherwise shut down after poor sleep last night. I have developed a bit of a nasty attitude to this project, sadly. It’s now just this awful traumatic thing I need to get out of the way. Not how I intended to finish this degree but w/e.
Should be ready to finally get a belated start on my uni fieldwork tomorrow at least. Even half a day is better than nothing!
ADHD meds tend to do that (they also increase my baseline levels of anxiety 😅). It’s like you keep drinking water but it feels like it’s never enough. Hope things pick up soon for you <3
I take a really low dose so that I don’t have as much of an issue with the anxiety but boy the heat intolerance is something else. I confess I feel a bit better after some ice cream lol.
If it helps I think Bulla Ice cream is half price over at Coles this week now.
Tomorrow we’re in for a hot one apparently of 33 and next week Wednesday it’s forecasted for 36.
Oh man, 37 next Wednesday is such a drag… probably gonna be hot through to March but by June we wouldn’t even remember what this feels like
Same thing here with the ADHD meds. I sweat A LOT these days
Study is hard, especially when life happens and then you lose your mojo. Be kind to yourself, you will get there!
Thanks, I needed to hear that. I’m trying to let go of this old story about who I thought I was and what I was good at. I’m learning to be fundamentally ok with who I am even if I’m not impressing anyone anymore. Even if I need to limp to the finish line I’ll make it happen!
I’m limping to the line with my study, so I completely understand. Lost my routine and mojo over the Xmas break and only just had a look today to pick up where I left it. Gave myself a panic attack, cried and emailed my trainer who has very gently given me the push I need to start/finish. And because I needed kindness and she gave it, I can give that to others.
💜 all the best to us both over the next semester. We got this
One hour on hold to get through to my water provider. The reviews online are hilarious, most of them complaining about hold times and bad customer service. Yet it doesn’t look like anything’s changed to improve that. Just make the customers wait, it’s not like they can change water provider if they’re not happy with the service.
Rumour has it, Tone212_ is still on hold at this very moment.
Get this, they answered the call after 1hr45m and said the lines were closed! I had to leave a message for a call back. Let’s see if they actually call back (chances are low).
Wow okay that’s stupid af. At the places I worked at if there were people in queue after closing time, we’d close the queue to new calls but have to stay back to clear the people still waiting.
I imagine the water company doesn’t want to pay their staff overtime 🙄🙄
I am at a loss to account for the uptick in mood on Monday mornings though. Friday makes sense.
Goodnight everyone ❤️ Here’s to a better tomorrow for us all.
Goodnight.
Every now and then and I let myself think for long enough that I start wondering: is this enough? Am I a total fuck up? just a little bit? does it matter anyway? how could I be better? what if i…? and then my distractions blissfully take over and I forget all that for a few weeks. Ho hum
As long as I do my best, that’s all that matters. Even if it’s shit compared to others efforts it doesn’t matter because I know I gave it my best shot. That’s how I sleep well at night anyway.
I solved that problem by accepting I was a fuckup. Lots of us are not perfect. That’s life.
same, I just try to be my best self
It doesn’t matter.
All that matters is that you have peace and contentment i think.
That’s how I try to live. I fail often, but I never give up.
Ignorance is bliss.
And yes, agreed with Spud, you’re not a fuck up
Fuck up compared to what? The middle-class aspirational consumerism-is-all lifestyle? Nah, that’s not where it’s at.
this is where it’s at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPfmNxKLDG4
Us fuck ups gotta stick together, until the next wave of disassociation hits lol
Besides, you’re not a fuck up, not anymore than anyone else. Your life has meaning and value, whatever way you live it 💜
Fretting.
Potential over sharing, might delete or heavily edit later.
Cat health
The only treats I currently know Melbcat can have and likes (as well as being affordable-ish and not a hassle to get) have sugar and salt.
I started her on blood pressure medication last night and will get her on stuff to help protect her kidneys when that medication comes in next week, but these can’t be good for her. I might look around again for some other options rather than restrict or deny her treats.
I’m worried about her high protein dry food as well. I haven’t found many foods she’s not allergic to and the high protein grain free stuff is the only thing that works, but it is going to be harder on her body and hasten her kidney disease. Prescription foods all contain stuff she can’t eat.
I’ve ordered in another bag of her current biscuits but am wishing I could find something else in the dry that was lower in protein (and she would still happily eat).
There is the option of finding a lower quality kibble that would contain less meat, but even if I found one that didn’t contain chicken (near impossible) it would still probably contain grain fillers like corn that would aggravate her IBD.
Maybe I could find biscuits with potatoes as a filler and hopefully with a lower amount of meat. She adores potatoes.
Nightmare neighbours, tree law
I may also be creating fresh hell for myself and putting myself in danger ie. bringing a long term nightmare neighbour down on my head again by reporting some incorrectly planted invasive trees.
However it probably needs to be reported. What looks like some kind of laurel is planted with the trunk a literal inch from the wall/foundation of my house, and a root is now sending out suckers to expand and grow a new tree. (Inside my property line.) I started ripping the suckers off to stop it before realising I should document… but I took a pic of the remaining one and will keep taking photos as needed I guess.
The other tree has the trunk only a foot away from the foundation and is a plane tree, meaning strong invasive roots that can cause concrete to buckle.
For years I’ve been dealing with the nuisance of the branches overhanging and dropping leaves in my yard and gutters (and the roots sucking my soil dry) because the person who planted them lives for conflict, engages in harassment campaigns that enters stalking territory, and gets physically violent. I’m talking actual bashings and repeatedly breaching ivos territory.
This means that it isn’t safe or wise to go through the normal channels that require engaging with the person or trimming overhang.
But yeah, if there’s a risk that the trees might actually damage the structure of the place I’m living in I obviously don’t want that to happen. And since the owner of the trees may be liable for any property damage caused I want it on record that I am not the owner and am not responsible.
The council is a bit iffy on if they can help but have at least asked for photos. I’ve also reported to housing because they take property damage seriously and might be more likely to act.
I risk waking a sleeping tiger tbh. It’s a fucked position to be in. But at least if there are any issues with property damage down the track there can be a paper trail that makes it harder to blame me and demand I pay. And hopefully some measures in place might get some action if the person becomes aggressive again.
There are quieter solutions to unwanted trees I know. But I am not going to risk being taken to court or fined for doing something. It’s not a good idea.
I’ve had to use my browser to post images as Jerboa wouldn’t let me for some reason.
I’m now able to edit again so I don’t know what that was
Home from Seaholme. It has barely changed since last I went a few decades ago. It’s so quiet. It has big skies and quiet streets. It’s a bit out of the way but in regard to transport and access to facilities it’s the same. Carlton is just crappy for everything other than coffee, parks and university.
I grew up near there, always thought that part of town was a bit underrated until recent years.
ssshh, don’t tell anyone
I did not have Trump commandeering Gaza,
kicking out all the Palestiniansstraight up demanding ethnic cleansing, and then proposing a property development to turn it into a ‘middle eastern riviera’ on my Trump bingo card. I don’t know how my mental health is gonna survive the next four years. I think I need to switch off the news. If ww3 breaks out can someone let me know, so I can go out and stock up on toilet paper. Ta.I haven’t read any news for about 2 months. It’s better for my mental health.
I really need to stop ☹️
Nope. Forewarned is forearmed. Just be a bit cynical about the current reportage, and consider its sources and the interests its serving. That really helps.
Can do. WW3 is not going to happen for some months imo. And when it does it will be in the northern hemisphere. Probably centered on Greenland. Toilet paper supplies should be fine for now.
In fact, Oz might just have lucked out AGAIN. China’s demand for iron/steel will probably drop to zero soon, but re-building Ukraine will pick up the slack and we’ll just sail through the next cataclysm pretty much untouched. All this is subject to further information coming to hand of course. I would worry if I was male and of military draft age. Particularly if potatohead comes to power, cos I don’t think he can resist the temptation to play little tin soldiers.
Potatohead is gonna lead us down the same path that Trump has with the US. I’m so pissed off Dutton is appealing to the “male loneliness epidemic”, as that’s just a sure fire way to lead a bunch of disillusioned men into the far/alt right pipeline, leading to further discrimination of everyone else.
Those types of men just want an easy way to get a hole, maid, and therapist all in one, and Trump and Dutton will ensure they get what they want for the votes.
It’s just words. Unless it’s in that Project book he won’t have any support.
losing weight takes so long 😫 I expect I have to do at least another 6 months of this meal replacement diet
You’ll get there! It’s boring at times but worth it for how you feel about yourself.🫂
I’ve gone down one clothing size in 3 months, which is not bad, just got so much to go still
so in a way it’s already good, I’m getting new clothes and have a wider choice now
at the same time I’m not so young anymore but fuckin’ hell, I just can’t believe what other women my age wear, those giant abstract shirts or lurid prints.
They do??? Nothing wrong with being so far behind the trend as to be ahead of the game.
-“those giant abstract shirts or lurid prints”
I immediately pictured what you mean lol. Too loud for me, too lairy!
I don’t mind figural or loud but these are always just blotches
Well done on your progress so far! Do you mind if I ask how many meals per day you’re replacing, and is it with shakes? I need to shed a more than a few kgs and am struggling to get motivated
I’m just doing the dinner. My breakfast and lunch is already pretty minimal. I’ve reduced snacks and replacing bad foods with better foods.
Ate some toast for breakfast and only after noticed some blue mould specks on the remaining loaf. It’s been nice knowing ya all. Pray for my guts to survive the day.
Extra penicillin!
You’ll be fine.
Assuming no penicillin allergy, in which case you can have a delightful rash
Curlcumbers and a tomato.
I have a new dinner bowl / plate and used it to make nachos and have grossly underestimated the amount of nachos it can hold…it will be a race against time to finish this code review before I slide into a sweet sweet cheese coma
this is a problem I could handle
I’m gonna struggle through…
sending you tots and pears
It’s a problem I experience many times per year, the over-nachoing. I regret nothing.
I wondered if you could reheat nachos the next day… surprisingly the answer is yes? Microwaving could make them soggy but the internet says ovens or air fryers do well
Good to know. But I can’t try it because I ate them all like a big guts. At least I don’t need dinner now
Let today be fairly easy please!
Seconded!
I’m going to the beach, nothing fancy, just Seaholme.
Erg. Yuck.
Wha’happen?