weather is body temperature, plus fan forced eh? alrighty heading out now let's do this
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I canβt decide what movie to put on
Do you like action and comedy? I saw Bullet Train recently and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Shrek
The Road. You'll feel cold.
For people watching this, you must watch it until the end.
and make sure your schedule is clear for the next few hours
Walkabout.
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Hired a goget car to do Saturday stuffs. Now waiting for train. It's hawt.
Lost another Wicket.
This could be over by tomorrow afternoon.
Also weβre not even halfway to Indiaβs score.
I finished The House on the Borderlands yesterday. It was ok. Not as engrossing as The Night Lands but still very imaginative and having all the elements of a gothic novel.
I've read the Poe short stories just a few years back in a lovely edition called Steampunk Poe, so I might skip them for now.
Gormenghast? It's been quite a while since I've read the trilogy, I find the characters and the world engrossing. π Greatly recommend. I think I'll do this, then Poe novels and some HP Lovecraft. These are all rereads of course, oh god I did so much reading in my 20s and 30s,
various renditions of Titus Groan have been sampled, the audible version is best and has been bought π
also, art books π₯Ά
No man in banh mi shop line, standing super close behind me will not get you served faster.
That really icks me.
Some people literally have no self-awareness.
I have shouted at people standing very close behind me at atm and registers. ( this is not like me but when people wont listen to soft words said 5 times I will shout ) Even when you tell them they just don't understand personal space.
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I thought I was being responsible when I decided that 5 hours sleep was enough and I should get my lazy ass out of bed.
Bup bow.
Edit: about to kick off nap #3
Out and about. Took some serious self-convincing. Overcast, but still feels like burning face off weather.
So many of my favourite chicken sandwiches available I have no appetite for it. Also, weirdo I am I still have hot coffee in this weather⦠Somehow I have received an iced one. I must look like I need it.
I have stuff to do, made a kinda list. I suppose if work thru it slowly it's still done, eh π€·ββοΈ
mmkay, two things crossed off list, the searching thru boxes to get european art papers
Drat this weather, I want a punk rock Snorlax!
Wait wait wait what?! PokeGo?? runs to Google
Yes. Shiny Snorlax with a jacket. I can't quite reach the gym from home and am NOT going out
Not so bad outside as it's overcast rather than skin-peelingly burning hot. Wait for blood test took an hour but at least it was air conditioned inside so I caught up on my crosswords. Grabbed some Argentinean empanadas for lunch on a whim (yum!!!), and a late coffee... Apt has stayed pretty nice and cool so far. I've been running the extractor fan in the bathroom which I think is kinda sorta helping to suck cool air in from the lounge via the bedroom?
Cringing a bit at how much drying I'll need to do at the laundromat. I've put the towels to air dry a bit in the bathroom until I'm ready to go so there's less paid drying involved. So dumb to have to use a dryer on a day like today. I won't be here long enough to warrant buying a dryer for the unit, either... once I've opened up more space here I'll look into some strategic clothes horse positions for drying work clothes and the like.
I will say there is something about living within walking distance to SO much stuff and activity (but not having to hear most of it at home). It's like being on holiday in a downtown airbnb.
What you're describing sounds like heaven to me at the moment.
I cannot wait to leave this area and side of town. It was a giant waste of time anyway.
I can definitely appreciate how you feel, it's how I felt when I first came to Aus and the first few years were all in deep suburbia where i couldn't fathom the way of life. I can kind of see why Richmond rentals attract a premium compared to say the equivalent in Hawthorn, simply for the vibrancy and density. Still overpriced IMO and no longer my thing but I can try and enjoy it while I'm here (while trying not to spend too much... none of this fun is for free)
27C inside is a perfectly fine temperature, Tropical Meat thinks.
Arctic meat finds those sorts of temperatures are a prompt to lie on the floor and cry
It is not advised that you further deprive yourself of water and electrolytes .
It would help me die quicker, which at high temperatures is pretty much what I feel like doing.
Fortunately the work air conditioning is cranked up. I might need to put my cardigan on.
Went to the supermarket early to beat the crowds and traffic, but copped the traffic hard on the way back. Absolute chaos out there.
Any time it's stupid hot, or raining really hard, people forget how to drive ππ
Old man changed the aircon remote language to polish somehow. So, had a crash 2min course in polish and now I'm fluent and can fix all your accidental language changes from polish to english. But seriously, that is a severely difficult language.
I've had a few Polish friends over time and when I have a go at saying things, they all say I speak Polish like a Russian. They've not said it unkindly, but..
Wow, I didn't know aircon remotes have different languages!
But I do have an early 2000s aircon.
It's an insane language! I just cannot get any pronunciation right at all with Polish π
Sounds like when I bought a phone from overseas and it was set with Chinese as the default. That was a fun experience.
lol, sorry but lol
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ugh, trying to do a crossword and the clues just keep moving up and down, forcing me to keep looking for them and messing with my head and eyes
think I'll drop that one
seriously, reminds me of early tv when they would use special effects just because they could even tho they looked shit and had no actual artistic purpose
Beach walk and quick shopping trip done, now to hide inside for the day and plan/book a trip. Cool thoughts to you all!
Iβve hurt my foot. Not sure yet how bad it is but it was a decent one
today is a good day to rest π«
Market shop complete. I have procured
- a nice piece of ocean perch for dinner tonight
- beef for stir fry
- bagels
- milk
- 2x pistachio cookies the size of my face
- potatoes
- carrots
- mushrooms
- baby spinach
- cherry tomatoes
- cucumber
- capsicum in assorted colours
- baby corn
- yellow nectarines
- green grapes (straight to fridge, yaaaaas)
- blueberries
- cherries
- toy for Chook, as he is a spoiled baby
You've got me craving ocean perch as well tonight! Nice bit of grilled fish with spinach, potat and an orange dressing...
I must be out of sync, I did grilled fish last night. Snapper, not perch though.
Not hungry this morning. Have made a large jug of peppermint tea which is currently cooling on the countertop prior to being put in fridge. Some essential shopping only this morning, then I'm going to sleep the day away. Punctuated by peppermint tea over ice. Cool change is due fairly late tonight so not looking forward to this afternoon.
I'm looking forward to the rains lol I hope it turns into a storm because a summer storm would be lovely
Not hungry here either. Just going to get a blood test done, pop over to IKEA, then hunker down and snooze for the rest of the day aside from doing loads of laundry then taking them to the laundromat dryer (unbelievable in this heat - but no outdoor drying areas here). Maybe assemble my bed frame. I need a day of solid rest, today's probably the best day for it.