The christmas tree made it to work in one piece. And I was able to separate the biscuits out to eat, so I am declaring the Christmas Cookie Tree a complete success. Much of it has already been eaten 😁
10I was invited to join the lead tenant and his family at a Chrissy do down in Corinella and it sounded like a good idea 2 months ago when I agreed to it, but now I'm doing that whole overthinking and stressing thing that I do well. I don't know that I really want to anymore, it's a long trip away in a teeny tiny car to a place I've never been to meet people I've never met in a situation where everybody else is very familiar with everybody else there, and I'll be the odd one out
I'll definitely be going, I'm not going to cancel this late, but I'm just nervous about it and also wondering why the fuck I signed up to go do something on like the only day of the year I don't have to do anything
10Getting in early as I'll be flat chat tomorrow... Hope everyone is safe and healthy and either has a great day tomorrow, or is able to get through the day and make it to the next one. Much love.
If you're inclined, this station from somafm is good to have on in the background....
9Arsehole ex landlord has not let out house yet. Went to neighbour's bleating aww i don't know why they moved, aww they shoulda put in an offer i woulda sold, awww the agent told me none of this
Thing is, said neighbour is the tree-swinging little old indian dude. Who i've basically been the surrogate daughter to for the past decade. And knows every intimate detail of how it actually went down.
Suffice to say, Don was pissed and that narrative-spinning conversation did not go as hoped.
9Prawns are in the fridge, pork is wrap up for an overnight dry out, beer has been opened!
So on a final festive note I will say, Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays or neither and all at once to the DT! I hope your pants stretch out comfortably, that one weird family member doesn't approach you, may no spikey seafood stab you, and if you want the day just to end may it do so swiftly.
7Dearest Santa, if you read this could I please get a new fence cos the one I have is hanging by a thread and it may not last much longer. I don't wanna see the neighbour's putrid yard. I've been good I promise. Love CEO. oxoxox.
7Just some basic cleaning to do, will put up tree, then the christmas cooking commences. I'll be doing a big loaf of olive bread, a few dozen iced shortbread biscuits and double amount waldorf salad. 😊
6For the resident lazy bum, I managed to squeeze every last bit out of today’s glorious sun.
And also got blasted by sand in Port Melbourne.
Our weather, right?
6Merry Yule everybody!
OK, so I'm a minute early.5Sometimes I think dating and relationships is a bit like getting pregnant. There's a certain time window when it's ideal to go for it. But after that it just gets harder and harder.
5I thought I was on top of everything, but I decided to leave making the cheesecake until today, but now I've realised we don't have the right kind of pan. Recipe calls for a 22cm round spring form, we don't even have any round pans, let alone a spring form one :/
We also only have baking trays (like what you'd make cookies on), so I can't even substitute it for a rectangle or square pan
The only thing I can think of is we have cupcake trays, so I'm wondering if I should try to make cheesecake cupcakes instead. I realllllllly don't want to have to venture on the bus down to Kmart
5Got some Christmas lights in the yard and wrote cards for everyone at work, that's as far as I've gotten with Christmas this year. Still enjoying the season and am happy to be spending tomorrow with the boyfriend's family for lunch before indulging in my own tradition of mac n cheese in my jamis... if the house survives the night and we don't even up in Oz!
Hope you're all having a delightful evening!
5I've got a sore throat and am feeling a bit stressed out... I probably won't go to Christmas at my sisters. Maybe just send Merry Xmas texts. Lemmy gets to deal with me instead.
I finished a practice piece, challenging myself to just do the work and not get it perfect (ie get bogged down). It is done and I learned a lot on a couple of skills I set out to practice but I still hate it in another way. Also it was digital not traditional so I worry that I'm just taking shortcuts rather than training muscle memory and learning properly.
4♡ ´･ᴗ･ `♡
4Christmas pudding icecream made, roast turkey done and carved and carefully stored, last of the presents wrapped, arguments between the other adults in the house mediated. Tablets taken for sudden migraine caused by the arguing. Minipeelers and I went to bed, a little subdued and somewhat downhearted about the arguing. Could they not even have one Christmas without it? Just for a change? Just once?
The Minipeelers really got involved in the food prep this year and I enjoyed sharing my knowledge with them. A treasured family member who lives at the end of our street came to visit in the afternoon, which I thought worthy of cracking open the Bailey's Tiramisu I received as a gift from a colleague. Bloody nice, so smooth.
There is a bird on a nest just outside my loungeroom window and there is a baby bird. It's only a blackbird, but they're not a problem in my yard and far from pestiferous. I find myself hoping they're ok in all this rain, and worrying about them a bit.
4Potatoes are prepped for tomorrow, which is my contribution to Christmas dinner done.
I tried to interest Miss Meow in the festive season, however as a black cat who is still rather fond of her Halloween house she has decided to continue with her Halloween celebrations indefinitely instead.
Mr Woof has declared that if some fat guy and a herd of raindeers land on the roof he will be barking them on their way just like he does with the possums, so I don't think he can be said to be getting into the spirit of Christmas either.
I guess experiencing the joy and magic of Christmas through your children's eyes does not really work with fur kids.
3Hooray wall of rain.
tm will be better.
We will miss this over the next decade.
3I used to record short clips of me singing Christmas songs each day in December in the lead up to Christmas and send them to a bunch of my friends over Facebook Messenger for a laugh. I called this event my Bradvent Calendar.
This weather is reminding me of the first year I did it, 2017. This was the second Bradvent Calendar clip I ever made which I recorded while it was piiiiishing down rain. It flooded pretty bad that year.
3My back neighbours are having a Christmas Eve rager. They’re drunk singing “simply the best” at the moment.
3Fallout 3 GOTY free on epic. Daily freebies for xmas.
3Batteries - purchased, along with stuff I sorta needed but didn't want to make a trip solely for. Tree - up with large lights after the original ones failed. Last batch of chocs - made. Loungeroom - to be tidied after I have a breather. Decorating - will be done tonight as is traditional chez ours. Hoping you're having a good one, DT.
3First batch of shortbread is in the oven. Bread is rising. Xmas tree is up. :)
3You all remember that beautiful Snowman Christmas cartoon with David Bowie? This isn't it . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yZOab5gl-4 This isn't the sequel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8WBStu4STY
Watch for all the Scottish icons.
2Watched The Holdovers last night. Now that was a good film and an Xmas one no less. Aside from the setting and characters feeling very authentic, the film's writing and direction really had the solid and unpretentious feel of films from the 70s. It's a slow burn and there's no jawdropping twists or anything, but the characters felt so real. And there's no pat, easy endings either.
2Current obsession: Mik conversion on bike and purchase of fuckoff huge crates for tinnie trucking to the CDS
2Ok I've started watching saltburn let's see what the fuss is about.
2My fifth A Christmas Carol for today. This one with Jim Carrey.
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