Interview 1 in 20 then phone screening straight after!

Something hit me last night at 3am:

If things had turned out differently I would have been planning my funeral.

Sober thought.

Getting closer to full swing:

I'm the only one in the entire family who likes partner's dad's music, because it's basically just Gold FM 😂

Happy Hobbit Day.

I think I will watch the movies today.

and I earned my keep. 🤭🤫

a few months back I bought some men's merino jumpers at the op shop, they were brand new with tags, very good brands, they were really lovely, cost $10 in total

but they didn't fit husband so I gave them to BIL without telling him they were op shop, he didn't need to know, they were actually new and I had washed them too

yesterday he came to visit , said he liked those jumpers so much he gave me $200, I protested a lot , of course said nothing about op shop as he wouldn't approve.

now I'm $190 up ( but I did find them and buy and then gave them to him and he does hate shopping )

score 👍

So for the evening's entertainment the Minipeelers and I have made a chocolate cake and "decorated" it lol

Many emoji poops were made 😂

Edit: we all had a go and it actually is a tasty cake, simple to make and very rich 🤰🏼

Going to the ballet on Saturday and am very excited! Except it dawned on me that that it's on at the same time as the Grand Final. Do you guys think city parking will be affected much by the Grand Final? I'm assuming places like Crown will be way busier than usual because of all of the AFL centric events they have. I was thinking of parking somewhere in the northern CBD since we'll probably have dinner that way after the show.

Going down to Bussleton today for a few nights with the Partner's Family. Should have better reception down there so I'll post some piccies :D

I went to the drug testing centre in Fitzroy on the weekend. I found some drugs in the park a while ago and wanted to see what they were. More as a curiosity than as a fiend. Turns out it was shit meth so I ditched it. But it was a great facility, friendly, clean, professional. I was open about how I got the drugs and they were happy to be able to test them for the purposes of harm reduction.

Happy First Official Day of Spring!!!

🥶🥶🥶🥶

10% off at Dans and Liquor-land if you want to restock the bar.

Well I sleep screamed last night again, except this time I had this imagery that someone came into my room and woke up on the last scream shaking. Dog came on my bed trying to lick my face. I wonder if it's just stress. I was stressing about an assignment yesterday, but I know how I'm going to approach it. It's not fun to get stressed and overwhelmed so easily.

so I had a 3 hour sleep, just had some chicken cottage pie for dinner, think I will have another rest/sleep now

I suppose strong allergic reactions are like being poisoned and take time to recover from

I was slightly late with cat dinner. Misha is jingling her collar disapprovingly at me.

Mr Woof was very adamant that I not have another sleep in day today. But now I'm on the couch he's snoozing on my lap and pinning me so I can't move.

woke up in coughing fits, throat not good, gasping,

am up, had an allergy tablet, some vegemite on rice thins and a black cup of warm tea

I had had a few spoons of tiramisu at around 10 , just a few spoons, hardly any at all, maybe 50 mls

when will I learn this allergy is real

not worth it ☹️

1 hour later, feeling a lot better, will try to sleep again

I made my own alphabet poster to teach the kids how to read. I just picked up some copies because I got it printed and laminated. It will be interesting to see how the kids take it

Learnt a new song.

Right where it belongs by nine inch nails.

Nice to have new one for open mic nights!

So I started thinking:

If I didn't have the time anymore, what would I regret not doing.

Now I'm doing it. It's going OK.

Beep Beep 🚚
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I found a review on the other place about water soluble oil paints and apparently the brand they tried was quite thick which would work nicely for me.

However the upshot was that cleaning with soap and water alone was possible, it was very slow and inefficient so the person ended up using mineral spirits to clean the brushes. Which I could do outside afterwards in a disposable container and then let it evaporate outside to then dispose of the solids in the bin or through the council.

However I don’t have that many brushes so might need to clean my brushes between colours, and it’s not practical for me to be outside the whole time.

Also the mixture doesn’t maintain integrity and stability when thinned with water, so I would still be dealing with linseed oil and the flammability involved.

I’ve been trying out an oil painting technique using coloured pencils instead… The idea and some of the effect is the same but let’s say while the medium is much safer and more convenient (especially working from bed) it leaves a lot to be desired. Despite careful sharpening and patient light handed layering there’s still patchiness and weak colour payoff.

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Realising that a game I used to play for years and really rely on as a constant through tough times is becoming more of a negative stagnant place for me :/ It’s becoming repetitive and depressing as I realise a lot of it is padding, meaningless busywork to substitute for the lack of new content.

It’s a shame because that’s where I was going to spend more time once all my other online spaces are taken away.

Obviously the answer to this is to touch grass. But honestly my irl area is even more toxic. So no. I’m not spending what little physical energy I have now to end up unsafe and stressed.

Then I guess I better get un-artblocked real quick huh? Because the only thing I ever reliably have is myself.

Mondayitis and the ceebs have started early.

tired, need sleep

yay, I bought an art projector with some of my op shop windfall money

this is so I can enlarge my photos or designs and then trace outlines for me to paint 😋

I also bought a Pinky iron on clothes patch , from Pinky and the Brain. narf