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  • Knock off oodie update. Washed it. Gave it two spins and popped it on the rack in front of the heater yesterday. No need to spin dry - it's basically dry this morning. The cuffs are a bit damp but I'm just gonna roll them.

    This has been your PSA from snuggled land ...

  • Today was good. Lots of great food and family time. Talked to my cousin's daughter, a 4yo middle child, about Pokemon and I think she really likes me now :D

    Got my birthday presents, one of which is a book called 'Mickey' and it's about a cat, so I'm stoked.

    10/10 day, would do again lol

  • The indian food was good, but they managed to sell me into getting more food than I wanted and I ended up paying 64 bucks 😵💫😵‍💫. I had leftover curry and rice, so they put it in a takeaway container for me and wrapped it up for leftovers. Since I was planning on being out til about 1, I decided I should stop by home and chuck it in the fridge. But in doing that, I've now missed my movie :/

    The movie doesn't start until 8:50, but I'll be about 40 mins late by PT (gotta love when it's only 20 minutes longer walking...). Could take a taxi to the station then I'd make it on time, but I'd already need to get one from the station back home, and dinner was so much more than I anticipated I can't really justify it. I'll watch a movie on my computer instead, but I was wanting to go to a movie mainly to get out for a few hours.

    • Oof, I do find most Indian is expensive to eat out for one person as the curries are really expensive if you want to try a couple but then one serve is enough for two people. You don't get as many set meals or single-dish meals for dinner unlike Chinese or Southeast Asian places. Bring on more South Indian restaurants with thaalis! That's how Indian curries should be enjoyed imo 😋

  • Flying to Melbourne this morning, boy are my arms going to be tired.

    Going to see my favourite comedian who was originally not coming to Brisbane... But then all of about 48 hours after we committed to tickets and accommodation in Melbourne announced Brisbane dates too. Funny joke, this is why he's my favourite comedian.

    Jokes on him though - I'm still going to go to Melbourne and get me a parmi, and then I'm going to see him in Brisbane too. Now who's laughing? 😎

    • a parmi

      Get thee to the outer darkness, you heathen. In this town it's a 'parma' and collectively we will all die on this hill.

    • parmi

      Triggered

      • I'm sorry, I don't speak the local dialect. It's a, how you say, chicken breast with crumbs? Or as the French say - le parmi. And chips on top. Always on top, or the side. Never under.

    • Last Parma I had was at The Standard in Fitzroy and it sucked. Try the Union Club or The Napier, also in Fitzroy.

  • Went to the Coburg Farmers Market today (we haven't been there in ages) specifically to get Temple Road Wellness Blend Chai. Miniest absolutely loves it and it's great when you're feeling a bit off colour. Can't resist buying soaps, it's one of my weaknesses, so I bought a rose geranium & grapefruit one and a lavender & peppermint one. Aside from that there wasn't much of interest to me specifically. Elder loves the Gorgeous George probiotics stuff, and there used to always be a stall there, but we discovered that he sold the business to someone (Mumma Made) who will be at the Essendon Farmers Market tomorrow. Funny coincidence was Mr P already said that he wouldn't mind checking that one out tomorrow, so Elder is really excited for that. He loves the chilli hommus and I love the beetroot kraut and the basil pesto 🤤😋 I can see this is going to be dangerous! I like farmers markets a little too much lol.. Sometimes I think that if I had some good bread, cheeses, nice simple hommus and pesto type dips, some pickled vegetables or kimchi or sauerkraut and odd seasonal fruits and vegetables, that I could just live off endless variations of that stuff for the rest of my life.

    • Sometimes I think that if I had some good bread, cheeses, nice simple hommus and pesto type dips, some pickled vegetables or kimchi or sauerkraut and odd seasonal fruits and vegetables, that I could just live off endless variations of that stuff for the rest of my life.

      add tea, coffee and moscado and I'm in

  • Craving veggies... no fancy seasoning, just loads and loads of roast broccoli, maybe carrot, and steamed corn. Want to make something with my scotch bonnet sauce so I'm thinking some kind of jerk fish. Plus herbed rice. That'll be tomorrow.

    I'd scarf down so much broccolini but that shit is so expensive :c

  • Yay, the fog has lifted to a beautiful sunny day - so much easier to deal with even if the air temps are cold. Am vindicated in putting my sheets out to dry before heading to meet a friend.

    Energy levels are temporarily elevated from socialising, coffee, and sun. I NEED to get some physical movement in to keep it going... making all sorts of excuses not to do other things but I find sone enthusiasm in getting the carport cleaned. So it shall be done!

  • home now, it's getting cold, sat down with some hot coffee and those nice strawberry wafers . oh noes, I accidentally picked up the peanut flavoured ones 😵

    • Coffee so late? Isn’t that going to make it hard to sleep?

      Bummer about the wafers :(

      • half a cup and weak

        reminds me, I better take some nurofen while i have that little bit of caffeine in me

  • Coming away was the right choice. Just pulled $1000 profit out of the club.

    Motel was $160 and this trip uses about half a tank of fuel so let's call it a $790 winner. I've got enough points on my RSL member card to get a big free breakfast tomorrow.

  • Aaaand I changed my mind again and I'm now at a resort in NSW which looks suspiciously like a motel. Nice though. Has Foxtel so I've got the NRL on and a nice cold beverage.

    They even have stubby holders! Cheers!

  • I can't do paper straws.

    • I was very against them and bought steel straws to carry around but now I can tolerate them with my iced coffee on the road.

      I do still have a stash of plastic ones I brought home from America last year in my pantry. I haven't thought to use any yet (don't use straws at home).

      Hungry Jack's soft drinks now have a cool flippy spout thing on their plastic lids so you don't need a straw and I wish everyone had them.

      Edit: after writing this I tried to drink from my can while laying down and spilt it all over my beard. Luckily I have a steel straw with a bend in my travel cutlery kit!

    • I can't either. It's the texture. Bamboo is okay though if you can find them.

  • Almost finished restoring the kukri (gurkha knife) last night. Interestingly when placed in vinegar several times overnight, it's the edge (hardest bit) that's most affected chemically.

    A word of advice is don't tackle the edge after a few drinks. Looked like a murder scene.

  • I fully fell asleep on the couch in my oodie while I had the radio on listening to the footy.

    Just started to feel waves of drowsiness taking over me then I was out like a light for maybe an hour.

    Also the garlic toast I made and had might have had too much garlic.

    I have the breath of death now.

    • Sounds like your body needed the rest to recharge from the week's stress? It's good that you were able to relax though. This weather definitely makes it easy to not do very much at all. It's not even 5pm and I'm seriously feeling like falling asleep as well. Low power mode...

  • beautiful day out there, those rays are going to do a world of good 🌞

    • I’m surprised by the sun. It’s nice when it comes out.

      Makes me feels slightly brighter and happier.

  • I've got all my ingredients for my full english breakfast it's just a matter of when (which won't be for breakfast because I can't be bothered in the mornings).

  • Went out and managed to pick up some chicken drumsticks early in the morning with a gift card.

    Also scored a free hash brown, yay.

    Couldn’t sleep so went out early while it wasnt crowded so chicken’s on the menu tomorrow I think.

    Had mostly vivid weird dream as well.

    Something involving me telling someone off for blocking and emergency vehicle and not letting them pass then my boss pulled me aside to tell me I shouldn’t have been so angry with them and to calm down.

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