no note taking today then I guess
Perfectly furry, no notes.
No work, just pats.
Who needs notes anyway?
Mr/Ms Puss will be taking the notes today.
My head still hurts this morning, it feels like a bad headache. Trying to do some work but my motivation is pretty low. Still wondering why me? Of all the people gawking at this guy going nuts, I was the one he singled out.
I called the police last night to ask why I hadn’t been contacted yet, a sergeant got in contact with me and apologised that the officers at the scene didn’t even ask for my details when I told them what happened. The guy had only been charged with property destruction offences before I called, what happened to me wasn’t even recorded. What a joke right? I’m giving a statement on Friday.
That’s fucked up, that the officers didn’t even note it down!
Good fucking lord, and they wonder why people don’t want to join VicPol and say ACAB instead 🤦♀️
Take it easy, and look after yourself! Took that pumpkin to the noggin like a champ o7
What a joke right?
Yep that’s fucked.
That’s a horrible thing you’ve been through! Disappointing of the cops to say the least. You were assaulted in a public place in front of how many witnesses? They should’ve been onto it straight away.
I think I figured out why I’m not enjoying my new role.
The people are nerds, but not in a good way. They’re the nerds that were teacher pleasing brown-nosers who would throw anyone and everyone under a bus to get an inch ahead.
There’s also people who are very quick to make their problems our problems. Sound like communism to me 😁
I’ve also noticed that I can ignore emails and people eventually leave me along.
So that’s good.
The word I use for that brand of nerd is Flog. And I’ve worked with the Floggiest Flog of all the Flogs several times over.
Good term. Some are definitely flogs. The rest are just lame. Not malicious or anything, just lame.
Miraculously the gout pain is in remission. Slightly upping the meds dose really worked!!!
Don’t tell my GP!!
Get the GP to check your wee re: gout next time you give them some.
Good advice. Been a while since I’ve done one of those tests.
rest easy
gentle hugs and warm compresses
Does anyone here try to “one up” their partner? So, I made spag bol (lots of servings) for the man with garlic bread. He’s buying me fresh oysters and caviar. I bought him grapes. I think I’ve lost this one.
I have to try hard not to, because it’ll get out of hand very quickly. But hell yes to fresh oysters and caviar!
It doesn’t have to be gifts only. Eg. “I mowed your lawn for you”. “Well I washed your socks for you”. Then you laugh 😂
We do with surprise gifts. My wife a cool set of PJs for me recently and got them. I reciprocated with a nicer set for her. Pretty much told her no more sleepwear for the time being. At risk of getting pricey and silky
You gotta do nice things for each other otherwise they’re just a room mate.
Very true.
I mowed the lawn AND bought him a really nice umbrella, so I’m ahead atm
You’ve lobbed it. 30/0 🎾
Catastrophic data loss isn’t a great phrase to leave a meeting with. Might happen unless the National level gets Jimmy from Admin off the tech support inbox.
I have a jungle cat!
The jungle corner is so cute!! So glad Miss is enjoying it!
I’ve got a security camera set up in the lounge room, which caught her in the middle of the night climbing up to the very top tower and gazing out the window.
So cute. Glad she is out of hiding mode.
I got an extra day working from home!!! So that’s 2 days in office.
Yeeha.
Melbcat has put her tail in my coffee 🥺
I used to think I was bad at graphic design and creative work, but now I think the problem is Adobe software. After being able to punch things out in GIMP, Inkscape, and Davinci Resolve, I tried to do some basic work in Premiere Pro at work and hit the same walls I did in Photoshop.
Maybe the problem isn’t me, it’s that the software is laid out like shit. Plus, the workflow for every adobe product is different, whereas there is at least some consistency between entirely separate FOSS equivalents.
I got caught in a fine icy rain on my walk, and now that I’m back the sun’s out. I’m sitting in the sun on the lounge with a cup of coffee, dog at my side and cat at my feet. This is very pleasant.
Have Miss Meow and Mr Woof settled in yet?
Mr Woof has taken over the master bedroom and seems pretty relaxed about the whole move. He is still a bit unsure about the dog door though.
Miss Meow is less happy. She’s spent lot of time exploring, but spent most of yesterday hiding in the sewing room. I don’t think she likes the change of routine much, but she’ll get used to it. She’s been very cuddly overnight, even cuddled up to Mr Woof on the bed. She’s not been outside yet, but given the weather is a bit miserable that’s probably not much of an attraction anyway.
I will take any and all offerings to help me increase my motivation and focus today to get my !)@$(@)$(@)$(@)$(@)($$@)( thesis progressing. Thank you
It’s World Cheese Day! Get your arse into gear and finish what you have to and go get that cheese. 🧀
You got this!
Totoro says go go go!
set a timer.Give yourself 10 minutes of absolute dedication to the task. Then fuck around for 10 minutes, rinse and repeat.
You can do it, keep at it!
Get Ur butt into gear missy, those grapes aren’t going to pick themselves
poke poke
get a move on
🥕
I leave the thread for a day or so to read a book I got obsessed with (Drift by C J Turner) and next thing people are talking in German about their pets and Tone’s assaulted in the supermarket! Jesus Christ on a bicycle!
I’m now picturing Christ on a tricycle and it’s cracking me up, thank you!
I’m picturing him with arms out like wings and just peddling forwards.
There are so many holes in Erin’s story that I can’t even. The kids said that they weren’t at the lunch because there “adult things” to discuss, yet Erin is saying the kids weren’t interested? Yet she hosted the lunch because the kids enjoyed the last one they had with their grandparents? Tasted the blend, thought it was bland, added dried mushrooms “Now I think that there was a possibility that there were foraged ones in there as well,” but doesn’t taste it again afterwards to double check?!
I NEED POPCORN.
I think that’s why she’s on the stand, to clear things up but instead it’s a fucking car crash. 🍿
I honestly wish I could see what’s happening because everything is saying is just mental and nothing seems to line up.
Why did her legal team think it was a good idea to put her on the stand? The prosecution is going to destroy her credibility.
She’s destroying what little she has just with her own lawyer! I wonder who had the idea of putting her up there.
I get the impression she’s a compulsive liar that might not even know what the truth is herself. That was what made it so weird initially, when I read the story I assumed it was an accidental poisoning, it was really just her not giving a straight account of where the mushrooms came from that made it look sus. If she’d just gone with “oops, I foraged mushrooms and obviously made a terrible mistake” it probably would have just been another tragic story of mushrooming gone wrong.
Absolutely! She can’t seem to do anything without a lie being exposed, nothing she says is straight. Someone yesterday called that she’d bring her eating disorder into it and claim she threw up lunch and that’s why she wasn’t as sick as the others and that’s exactly what she’s just done.
I need popcorn as well! I know it’s morbid, but I’m really interested in true crime and court proceedings - I usually get my fix from US YouTube videos of courts. My favourite are when narcissists self-represent and get into the witness box.
It’s refreshing to have an Aus court proceedings so well documented!
Idk what Erin was thinking, I want to give her the benefit of the doubt and believe it was manslaughter, but… It’s really sounding like she knocked them off purposefully.
I honestly feel like I can’t look away and honestly, I’m not that big into true crime or court proceedings. I can understand how riveting they are they though!
I thought she was having the lunch to ask her relatives how to tell her kids she had cancer?
Yeah, so many holes.
I need to stop shopping and start sorting.
There’s always so much to buy setting up a new place though. I’ve got a stand to put my toaster oven/air fryer on, a bathroom cabinet so I’ve got somewhere to put the toilet paper, another storage rack for the laundry, a dustpan and brush (mine did not survive the move), new dog poo scoop (who really wants to move a used one?!) and a fence to go outside to create a pet barrier to where the side gate is (which has a gap Miss Meow might manage to squeeze under) and create a little yard for the bins.
Sorting plans for today are the bedroom/wardrobe, and a bit more in the kitchen. I made a good start on the pantry yesterday, got some preliminary sorting of the ensuite cabinet, and set up an area in the garage for putting shoes on/off and hanging outdoor coats etc. I’ve got a couple more floor mats to bring up to add to the area to minimise dust that gets tracked in and will see if I can find some carpet offcuts and things to cover a bit more - if I can get the area around the door to the house and the pathway across to the other external door covered it would be ideal.
