I feel surprisingly good today. At times there's a bit of post birthday blues, but apparently not this year!

Also I forgot I had a car so when I open the kitchen blinds, I was like "oh yeah! FUCK YES!"

Ended up having a really good music sesh as well before I went to bed which felt awesome!

Thanks again for all the birthday wishes, and support over the past year ❤️

Edit: Fluffy and I are going to laze around today I think. No responsibility, no thinking, just rest and recreation :)

Last day/night in old place. Shed a few tears in the morning...

Alright. Big girl pants are on. Feel-good bossa nova station is on. To-do list for each room. Fridge unplugged, washing machine drained and let to dry. One more FBM pickup this morning. Everything else to cull/donate is leaving my house today (except The Couch Of Doom).

I have planned a couple of rewards to bring some joy and goodness into this.

• Started process of booking a week at my bolthole out in NSW over the xmas/new year period.
• Gonna buy an instant pot (maybe second hand) so I can get through my pile of dried legumes
• There will be pizza once I finish this move
• Gonna ask work to book me in for some field work next couple weeks

An old mate is coming to stay for a couple of weeks in December!!!

I've known him about 20 years. We spent some crazy years in Brunswick sharehouses in the early 2000's doing some hectic things lol

He's one of those friends that I only see every few years, but we pick up where we left off.

He's actually been a good influence in my life, even in those crazy days. He taught me rock climbing which has been great fun, how to ride a motorbike, took me camping for the first time and taught me all that stuff. He's an absolute legend!

Fucking stoked to see him!!!

Word on the street is that the fan is staying on tonight lol

Edit: Can't sleep. Too much thinking. Maybe some video games for a distraction.

Please can I go back to my dream I just woke from? I had just bought a bubblegum iced pastry that had 100s and 1000s on it and was in the process of buying a rotisserie goose sandwich.

I've never tried goose.

I didn't exist yesterday. Today, I am drinking with my second cousin (dad's cousin). She is a riot, and will drink us all under the table, just like her dad lol. She is one of my favourite people, and I only see her every few years when she comes down from Brisbane.

I can't believe I'm related to this beautiful, smart, witty woman. She is my inspiration 🙌🏼💜🙌🏼

I haven't achieved much today but I've turned black bananas into banana choc chip muffins and they're delicious.

I've trained the sparrow to land on my shoulder or arm now. 🙂

Here's another quiz for you space nerds

Know Planets?

Dragged myself out, got coffee, was going to go for a walk in the park, but I am already ITCHY and SWEATY!

TF, I loathe this pollen.

Alright, I'm getting there. Spent the whole day carefully going through every last drawer and cupboard for stuff to donate. No time for fb marketplace although I could've made some decent coin off some of these - especially a couple of vintage bakeware items and an almost new vintage Corningware dish. I got em all for free so some op shop will benefit instead.

Two carloads later, between those and the remaining plants/pots, and the big shit that won't fit in the bin, and pillows/towels for the RSPCA - and the tables sold on FBM - that's a lotta crap gone. Gotta love these Honda hatchbacks with Tardis-like volume and the magic seats 😀

Now to pack the remaining stuff for the movers to take tomorrow, mainly the kitchen stuff. The end is in sight...!

Choc chunk cookies are in the oven and the Xmas tree is up. I am back in favour with my kids once more 😆

My attempt at macro phone photography, featuring my dad's attempt at a pizza oven from many years ago, made from a bathtub he found in hard rubbish.

Morning friends

Cicadas are rude.

Driving home tonight with the sun setting, sunroof and windows open, cruising on the highway, perfect temperature, good tunes playing, for a moment I felt at peace.

geebus, just got a hate letter from a neighbour in my mailbox, not against me but against my really nice Asian neighbour who does furniture making as a hobby. ( he occasionally uses power tools but not often, maybe a few times a week and only for a few minutes ) Coward didn't even sign their name. Hate letter that didn't sign their name or implicitly asked for specific action, just did rumour mongering and appeals to self interest.

Favourite part of yesterday's shenanigans:

spoiler

Okay:

• Washed
• Chicken sandwich obtained
• Vanilla flan smashed
• Stupidly priced cookies for later

Now just waiting for the rain to pass to see whether I want to be out and about on two wheels. Perfect weather for the one the runs insanely hot. It would be nice to not to straddle 105°.

Even though I should be sorting this crapshow I have created. I just have such an aversion to it, that it is pretty much reflective of my state of mind… Yep, hot mess.

But also so tempting to just lay in bed. This is when I love the rain.

Edit: I have dangerously climbed back into bed. 🥱

Rain not happening yet. Dare I water the garden or would washing the windows be more effective?

Dinner's ready! Lasagne and a stupidly large amount of salad.

Minipeelers wanted to go to the farmers market today and I am just too tired and unmotivated to spend the $$. So I'm not very popular atm 😔. This one's a good one, only on once a month so I feel quite guilty but also weather is windy AF.

Is it raining anywhere?

I'm starting to think I'll remove my pic and change my name to Simon when I'm applying for positions in bands.

Goodnight all, the weekend goes too quickly but I've had enough of today 🫡

I wish I was dead sometimes.

Time to break out the hot weather jarmies. And strip bed down to sheet and maybe cotton blanket only. And only 2 days ago I needed a hot water bottle. Living in this city sure makes one resilient and adaptable.

Also time to check windy.com obsessively to guess when the cool change will come.
Edit: the cool change has reached Warrnambool.

hot

Dinner tonight was an unmitigated disaster.

and we laughed…

So many car shows on at the moment. We went to one in Whittlesea on Friday and there's one on at MacLeod right now

I might just go the one sausage today. The Sriracha option is appreciated though