Melbourne

I'm zonked from the gym. Early dinner, some music making and video games then off to bed.

I'm going to the chemist for more robitussin, any other chest infection things I should get?

I'm taking the pressure off. No art, just sharpening pencils. That's my hobby now. /s

It also leads nicely into whittling and woodwork. If I had a slab of wood, glue and sandpaper I could even carve a handle into one end and make my own sharpening sandpaper block. I have some fence staples to hold the paper layers on. And then that could lead into making one for knives or making strops...

But no more physical hobbies or tools. I just run out of energy and drop them.

Went and grabbed a weeks' worth of dinners for what ends up being like $7 a meal at the South Melbourne Market and that's awesome BUT it was getting a little late to cook something so I grabbed a crispy chicken Caesar wrap from maccas on the way home. I mention this because I asked them to add a bit of that new spicy fiesta sauce to it too - which they wouldn't do for some reason - but sold me a little tub of it so I can add it myself. Which I did. And it was incredible.

I might email them now and suggest strongly that they add it to their lineup and I am not the kind of person who does that.

Every light sniffle or cough I have picked up over the last couple of years has developed into a brutal sinus infection. I do not like this new chapter in my life.

Even though I've been back in Perth a few years now, Aldi's snow week here still amuses me:

None of the snow gear moves at all. This stuff would have been gone in the first few hours in Melbourne. I think this is actually the second week, too!

another boring day of resting

I trimmed my beard, shaved, gave myself a haircut, showered and was seconds away from booking a room up on the border for the night but then all of my motivation just fell away. I might just stay home and save my money, then go for a drive and find some mountains and start a new audiobook tomorrow just for a day out.

I do need to source some lunch though.

Had a go at cleaning the kukri last night. Lemon, salt, baking soda, vinegar...

First time it has been used. It's never been sharpened (by me) and that went through a lemon like it was nothing (sharper than my chef's knife). @[email protected] was right that edge keeps. Will need a few more passes but something tells me it's a very old blade and it'll be difficult to get shiny.

Cleaning it did reveal some detail like how they poured a little bronze or whatever in a few bits which is a nice touch.

I have marketed.

I have procured

• fruit
• veg
• chorizo
• pork chops
• fresh fish
• felafels
• milk
• honey
• coffee
• bread
• soap

And a partridge in a pear tree

Look Uluru would be interesting to see. Problem is it's not all that cheap to get there, nor is the accommodation or anything around it.

Out of curiosity I looked up flights from Melbourne to Alice Springs. The absolute cheapest was something like 678 dollars. That's not far off the cost of an international return flight to many places in Asia.

If you have limited time and budget it just doesn't seem worth it to me.

Today is my "wash everything" day. All items of bedding inc. pillow and doona, and clothes, and my work backpack which is getting a little smelly. Going to take 4 loads but will be very content when I'm done

Market GF pie acquired, sauced and demolished.

Bag full of veges for roasting and soups. Couple of easy meals for the freezer to avoid take away. Even got some honey and eucalyptus drops for this post flu foolishness. Coffee drunk. Puppies patted. This is a good Saturday morning.

Spicy ramen flavoured Twisties...

1. exist
2. are pretty spicy
3. are pretty gross