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It is day 459. Seagoon remains lost at sea. Rescue crews have seen glimpses of her, but the plan to get her back to dry land safely hasn't been fully confirmed. Worshippers have been gathering along coastlines, along piers and bridges. They've taken up the chanting which appears to have started spontaneously among animals two nights ago...
GOOOOOONseeGOOOOOOONseeGOOOOON
She is doing everything she can to get back here.
Lodion and I have both emailed her directly. Not sure if its a first for him, but this is the first time I've emailed an Aussie.Zone user. She hasn't replied to me - I don't think Lodion has had a reply, either.
There is one last trick I have in my arsenal: to change her password myself and send it to her. Though that will leave me in a situation where I know a user's password and I'm not really comfortable with that direction. I'd prefer to get her password reset with our present approach.
Things to do today.
Things to do today
Few days off so:
My day
Dr appointment for blood test results
Prepare some documents for approvals at work (kind of a lengthy process)
Performance review/update for one co-worker
Submit 3 job applications. Saw some interesting roles, so why not
Stretching
Evening walk
Got through to Tenants Vic and got a better idea of what my rights were
The onus is on the LL to demonstrate that I'm in breach of S61 of the RTA (causing damage) and they cannot unreasonably restrict my quiet enjoyment of the property that I have exclusive use of. If it ends up at VCAT the timing of the claims and notice will be very much taken into consideration - namely that it followed a request to have the rent increase reviewed, and wasn't an issue beforehand.
Feeling a bit more relieved. Still gonna be ugly if they try to breach me anyway and we gotta do the whole thing, but at least I know I'm not doing the wrong thing here.
Sox was quite unwilling to leave, but once we coaxed her out from under a couch she was surprisingly compliant with getting into her carrier, thank god - it's taken two people upwards of 30 mins before (and many scratches). I think I've cleared out anything and everything cat related in the apt. Anything else I find can be hidden in the car.
Now, time to ~~dust~~, ~~check for dust/stains on balcony~~, ~~vacuum like mad~~ and ~~mop the floors~~ while it's still light out, then laundromat time. Gotta ~~cook dinner~~ too. It's hoppin' John tonight, the beans are soaking away and there's a new brand of vegan snags at the shops that aren't too bad. Once dinner's done I'll ~~clean the stove~~, ~~have a shower~~, ~~clean the shower glass~~ and then I think I'm done. Ugh.
βDonβt send that document until Iβve reviewed itβ followed a day later by βWhy havenβt you sent that document?β ββ¦ because you told me not to.β βNo, I was talking about something else!β βYou might have mentioned that when I emailed you asking for the review.β
This place fucking sets me up to fail.
I got a "I didnt know I was set up in X system today, can you please send the link?" I just replied to the original message in the SAME THREAD just a few days earlier and @'ed their name. stuff sending it again.
Good morning - for a Monday. Nuff said.
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Thank you for your patronage. We have collected payment.
I'm up I'm up!
Tonight is such a beautiful evening. Soft and warm, light breeze. I have opened up the house to let the air through.
The skin specialist rang to organise an appointment with me. Earliest they can do is end of next week. Ok. Then she tells me it'll cost $365 and I'll get $80 back via Medicare. She heard the thing in my voice when I agreed to the appointment and said if I wanted to cancel at any stage to just let them know by Tuesday. I just can't afford it and Elder's therapy as well. Feeling very conscious about the takeaway we had this evening, we shouldn't have had it, but I came home tonight and just didn't have it in me to cook. Mr P just laying about in bed most of the time with no energy and feeling guilty. That's what it's like after the heart procedure thing he had, my MIL reckons, as his dad was the same. Boss shuts the factory for 3 weeks over Xmas and New year, so that's 3 weeks with no dough. Time to get tougher with money.
βBring me the toes of a parking inspectorβ
Finally made it to the laundromat, body aching and tired, having finished cleaning everything (EVERYTHING bar the fly screens/windows and insides of cupboards!) and bought groceries and inspected a rental and made dinner and washed all that up too. And god I hate mopping the floors but it does make the place feel nice when I do remember to do it. Just a shame I won't be here much longer. No more attachment.
Half a day of work tomorrow... and long-awaited therapy sesh after. I'm gonna sleep well tonight tho.
Constant articles from the Guardian about how the world is on the precipice of untold calamity is really not helping at this point.
What are the practical solutions?
Donβt read the Guardian
I genuinely suffer from this grief all the time. I am not gonna claim I have anything solved but I can share a few things I do. Firstly I understand/believe we are past a few critical tipping points and there's a good chance of things getting real bad (especially for marginalised communities - wealth buys some protection for longer). I trust any path humanity has through (waves hands) all this boils down to connection - with nature, with community, with 'source' (whatever that means).
I am devoted to doing the little things that are in front of me to do. Caring for the people that I care for, caring for nature in little ways. I am fortunate that I have a career that's in an area I care about too. And I look at the stars, the ocean, the trees. I often say sorry to them. And I know they will go on after me. Taking that time helps me.
This quote I saw on twitter a loong time ago sums up how I get through and I often look at it
lamb shanks were mid. Veggies were nice but the mirepoix based sauce was TERRIBLE. And the lamb was dry so must've been too small for the time I cooked it.. Ah well. trying my slow cooker mushroom beef thing that you were all sketch on last time. Will see how we go.
Also brought kiddo a decent sized ball, huge hit. He loves it. Forcing him to walk more too so that can only be a good thing. He can absolutely walk, he just decides it aint worth it a lot.
Forcing him to walk more
See it as training for when you chuck him on the lawn mower in a few years and you're kicking back with a beer in hand saying 'you missed a bit buddy".
Let's unpack this. Did you put water or stock in there with the shanks? Did you fry the veg first? Did you fry the shanks off?
Bubs might have another utiβ¦ sheβs a bit antsy, Iβm sorting a vet appointment and letting her beat the crap out of her mouse.
Goodnight everyone β€οΈ
I'm loving your Goodnight from Gibson nightly posts. Goodnight you two!
said hi to orion
saw a bat flying towards dawn
My inlaws live within viewing distance of middle Brighton station. I look forward to the well reasoned complaints coming up.
ahhh fuck just busted my lovely massive 3l canteen . Trying to find a replacement is a fucking nightmare, has the world just abandoned water storage??
The beast in question. Try and find one. I dare you.
All tasks for today done despite agony. Dinner is cooking and will be up shortly. As soon as Iβm done eating, I will be retreating to bed with a book
Wussed out of the swim but made it to the beach:
The erosion on the dunes is extreme. They need to prod it with a stick or TNT can get it over and done with.
new distiller came todaaaay! It's actually FOR water, not ~ahem~ like my other one, so a 10 hour job for 4l is now 3. Plus its sexy red. Yes I am stupid adult excited about appliances, deal with it
Made caramel apples today and learned some things along the way.
Please don't think I'm weird, and your apples are surely lovely, but the first thing I noticed was your hands looking so beautiful and young! My 51 year old hands are lined and creased from hard manual work, dry skin in places, ruddy from years of hot water and wiping and scrubbing and washing, with brutally short nails for hygiene reasons. And I wear gloves at work, but not often at home.
I say send @useless_modern_god@aussie.zone off to the salt mines to teach them a lesson. Hand envy is real.
Gym β
Pulled muscle in my back five minutes before gym π«
Survived workout anyway. Medicinal honeycomb Nippyβs acquired π
100 words cut from my assignment. 200 more to go.
I really hate this bit.
Edit: WOOOO HOOOO !!!!!!!!
877 words! I am so awesome, that's three whole words under!
Operation Cleanup is progressing decently. The real rush is gonna be after sox leaves around 2ish. Time to start consolidating every single cat item though so that none of it is in the house during the inspection, not even in the cupboards or rubbish. I've decided I won't be at home for the inspection as (a) I have a viewing to go to an hour after they arrive, and (b) it will be emotionally draining to hold back my resentment/negativity. Best that all communication is in text.
Poor poor sox. She's been glued to me all day and been so cute and snuggly. She has no idea that in a couple of hours she's going to be forcibly bundled up and whisked back home where she won't get to jump on the bed or get fussed over like a child. C'est la vie my little furry friend.
Meanwhile, finally got onto the magical hold music on the Tenants Vic hotline after 11 tries. Gonna just double check what my rights are regarding the demand to remove all my plants (which I have yet to receive evidence for claims that it's damaging property/upsetting neighbours, so I haven't moved anything. I'm not going to be bullied. And I sure as hell won't be breached over it). Got another rental viewing in five, chances are I'll have viewed it and still not gotten through on the hotline...
Spent the nice weather this morning around Canterbury, imagining what it would take to live there these days. I like the leafy streets and packed in shopping precincts of those areas
