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Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
Trying my hand at digitising the slides from Nepal from 1998/9 on the cheap.
Basically 1970's high end german projector (with its original bulb!) showing slides on a white wall in the living room.. piccys / slides originally taken by a 1980's olympus analog cam then taking a photo with my pretty ordinary dslr.
Actually surprised it doesn't seem like the worst idea.
looks great on my screen
Wrecked.
Cat brushes and bed.
Goodnight all β€οΈ
Time to watch a new episode of Poker Face ππ΄π¬
Once I finish Animal Kingdom I'll definitely be watching S2 of poker face!
Got a new vet today and he refused to perform cystocentis due to Melbcat having had 2 recently (?). Sent us home with pain relief to get a sample the traditional way despite how hard and unreliable it is with her.
Cut to Melbcat being very sooky and unwell tonight, getting a sample hours after closing but being unsure when she did it, and having to uber the dodgy sample in tomorrow while exhausted with no supports on. Iβm going to ring the clinic on opening tomorrow and ask that antibiotics be dispensed when I bring it in because she absolutely has a uti.
If he had just listened to me she could have begun treatment tonight π
it's oodie time βοΈ
Was just thinking I'll need to bust mine out this weekend. I'm loving being able to get all cosy and cuddly again
Long ass day.
The extended cat family and the fluffy freeloader have been fed.
Maybe I get to eat now?
they look so healthy and their fur so silky
you must be feeding them the best food there is π±
another thing, I bet they keeping the local mouse population down π
May harvest (!).
Throwing a habs in dins tonight which I'll probably regret. Because the watering system has been off for a bit they could be a bit hawt.
Iβm on a mobile and wondered why the bot chose the poo emoji for todayβs thread, lol
I'm in such a good mood tonight and there's a vanilla slice and a cuppa waiting for me. π
yay and yum π
Thank you all for voting in the f&c vs. home salmon competition. Your input was greatly appreciated in assisting with this monumental decision. Strong start for the f&c party but some very compelling arguments for home salmon later in the day. I was changing my mind every 5 mins. My entire ethics and personality were at stake...
However, i regret to betray everyone's enthusiasm and inform you all that out of nowhere a third, unexpected candidate appeared about an hour into my salon experience and increasingly gained on the others despite a complete lack of campaigning. In the end, for the reasons outlined below, I went with this reliable third party.
The winner: fish curry and calamari masala from MKS Spices.
please find below my reasoning for this upsetting result
thank you and please enjoy your respective dinners. π½οΈ π π²
This is the equivalent of if Pauline Hanson unexpectedly won the federal election somehow at the last minute
No, it's the Greens goddammit! Pauline wouldn't put up with curry. She's the original f&c proprietor
out of nowhere a third, unexpected candidate appeared
boo
I feel cheated!
Glad you were able to stock up though. π
Yes, I grabbed some frozen cluster beans as well (I always have a craving for this but you can't ever get it fresh here). All in all a good outcome. Next two weeks will be busy so f&c remains an option then.
The new footstools are a touch small for a cat bed, but Miss Meow is giving it her best shot
The contrast of her black fur against the pink lining almost looks 'shopped. Look at that cute bundle!
Shrinkflation
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New attitude makes work a lot better.
While I'm there I'm in the zone. Then I'm done.
Nice and easy.
That's great to hear. I am glad. I hope the new joint is working out better too.
I've had a couple of long days and have done four days in the office but that's actually helped my put it down after work. And finally starting to feel that work life split again. Stopped and stared at the water for a bit on the way home. Baby steps.
Baby steps β€οΈ
Today I am listening to a vintage LP of "Adventures with Skippy the bush kangaroo" , here's YT of it
it's so different to the tv series, this is written for radio and has Skippy's origin story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvxKHoAJeMI
maybe growing up watching Skippy is what makes me enraged when I see people illegally fishing, ostensibly with no consequences
I was summoned by my first name from my kid last night. The nerve of toddlers man! I was a bit disappointed. I was like "noooo.... my name is daddy" which I'm pretty sure just made it funnier to him.
5 minute sketch whilst putting off doing food shopping.
today at the beach i found 60% of a tenner, a ball of fishing line ( which I picked up and threw in nearest rubbish bin)
it was cold, nek time I wear a slicker over jumper and a wooly hat
blue heron was there π
I don't know if it's still the case but you used to be able to redeem partial bills in Australia. Who knows, a bank might give you $6 for it.
it's pretty beat up got a rip and ink has worn off too
I'll keep it as a beach find π
I broke the connecting strap of my little shoulder bag π
As today is a chill day before footy tonight, I'm venturing out for a new one
Miss Meow fully approves of the new L shape scratcher. So far she has been indifferent to the corner scratcher, I'll have to wait and see if she feels like investigating it after a nap.
I've also put plastic guards along the front of the couch and armchairs, which is her preferred scratching area but not mine.
