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  • Actually one thing I wanted to share with you guys was that somehow this week I managed to read a book! I used to be a massive bookworm when I was younger, until one of my nervous breakdowns when I discovered that I struggled to finish one page of a book without my mind wandering and me giving up. But I found this book in a street library called First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung. I have a friend from my high school days whose background is Cambodian, so I was interested. He's told me in the past that his earliest childhood memory was when they left in a boat and came here. Reading that book, man it was gripping. The things that little girl and her family experienced, Jesus Christ. It had me enthralled how she survived, how much guts she had.

    When I finished the book I gave thought to something else I read recently with a chart, about how most people in Australia and other modern western countries are amongst the richest 20% of the global population. When I think "richest" I usually think of the 1%. But apparently if you have a car, have a roof over your head, shower daily, can easily access food, turn on the tap and drinkable water comes out whenever you want it, have an education and stuff like that, you are among the world's richest 20%. It really made me think, you know? And it made me feel really grateful, grateful for my life and the lives my kids live. It made me realise that I am rich in a lot of ways, and it made me feel really thankful.

    Enough of my ramblings, just wanted to share my mind space of this week. Have a lovely evening you guys!

  • New event for the Dog Olympics.. How far can doggo obnoxiously move its bowl down the hallway at 6:30am wanting brekkie.

    • Doggo is not being obnoxious, rather alerting you to a fault in the current system (I.e. lack of food)

    • Expressed as an absolute distance? Or as a percentage of the available hallway length? Also bowl quality and materials - ceramic would be significantly harder to shift than Temu steel/aluminium. And hallway floor covering - carpet or boards or rugs? Hard to standardise into a sporting event I think. Would be fun to watch tho.

  • PSA: The bloke down the road that grows the most AMAZING roses has just hard pruned his roses back to practically bare stumps. As has his chief rival further down the street. Hmm - gardening is on the agenda this weekend methinks.

    • It's pretty crazy how quickly they grow back though! At my old place in Epping, there was a rose bush right near the front door. One year I trimmed it back, as it was getting all tentacle-y and big. Then boom, it grew back bigger and stronger than ever, way more flowers, leaves and thorns. It was nuts!

    • It's not even June yet, they're going early. Hmmm. Maybe I should too.

    • I was wondering when to do that, thanks for the tip

    • since this might be a cold winter it's a bit early to prune

      • True. But I'm betting on this bloke knowing what he's doing, given how beautiful his roses are year after year.

  • Just notice a rental listing for the apartment below me... identical layout and also unfurnished. The asking rent is just shy 40% higher than what I'm currently paying. That has made my situation feel very precarious indeed. 💀

      • I worry so much about my fam and renting.

        The young seagoons tell me they think they will never own. 😔

        hate to tell them but the best chance for us all is to buy a big old house, share costs and learn to live together

  • Fridays are always such fun. Drinking, cards, music, singing, laughter. Saturdays. Don't talk to me.

  • Yesterday I had a flu shot and a physio appointment and I felt fine. Today, I ache all over.

    • This year's flu jab knocked me around the two days post injection.

      Good news is that it works really well (at least for me). Already know a few people I came into contact with, are down with the flu, whereas I'm dealing with mild sniffles.

  • I saw a number plate yesterday I'm glad I didn't get. I hope the driver of car 1DD 1CK has a sense of humour.

  • It's been a bit of a blur this week. Work's been really busy and I've been super tired and going to bed early. We were going to take the boss out tonight for his birthday but one of us got COVID so now it's been postponed. Dang it, the last time I went out for dinner was the last time I went out for dinner with my colleagues, which was last Christmas party! My youngest has a bad cold (not covid). I'm sitting here yawning.

  • Way too keen to go home and play some Expedition 33. Comeeee on time!!

    • How’s the game been for you?

      It won’t be long now!

      • I love it so much but I suckkkk at parrying which makes some of the fights really frustrating. Definitely taking my time going through it, but really enjoying it! The music is just so freakin' beautiful, have found myself listening to YT clips of covers and official clips but also not wanting to spoil myself at all! (usually I'm a big self spoiler, so I'm proud of myself)

    • argh, I have been stuck at home unable to go to JBs to get a controller

      but I am so there

      • My first foray into playing a PC game with a controller and I'm sold. Hope you can arrange one soon, I'm so excited to hear what you think about the game!

  • He was scared off by some recent renovations that took down his wall, but now that things have calmed down he felt safe to come back again.

  • 1st chilli ferment on the way!

    Doing anothery tm but with apricot and raspberries.

    Aunt would kill me if she saw what I've done to her kitchen.

  • Have reached the stage of illness where I’m feeling better but still not ok enough to be at work. Hanging about the house has made me realise how much being at work stops the snacking. Do not need any extra fluff

  • For my birthday in 2 weeks I've thought up some good ideas.

    A: Pub and gamble on some ponies.

    B: Bowling, pub and gamble on some ponies.

    C: The trots, drink, eat and gamble on some ponies.

    D: All of the above.

    Please note: All will happen when YL (formally known as the kid) gets her licence. Also be calling on some friends to join me.

  • Hmm so I don't think I had the cold after all, I think I was going through a caffeine withdrawal - built up far too much of a tolerance and wasn't flushing it out of my system properly all these weeks, hence constantly feeling tired (and then trying to drink more to keep myself going).

    After a full day of hell with the headaches, nausea and not getting out of bed, I feel heaps better - woke up clear-headed, without feeling lethargic (haven't felt that way in a while), naturally got out of bed at 8am, put away my dishes and having a light breakfast with a SMALL amount of coffee.

    I can't wait to finish this thing so I can properly investigate dialling down my caffiene intake altogether, maybe switch back to green tea like I did years ago.

  • Mini dog walk done.

    Ran into a recently spayed doggo so naturally hambam tries to get it on.. naturally at the wrong end. Poor other doggo was a little confused.

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