JESUS FUCKING CHRIST I STARTED SMELLING THAT SMELL AND CHECKED AND THERE WAS A DEAD RAT UNDER MY BED UGGGHHH
God knows when it got there but a) I only just started smelling That Smell an hour back (and I crashed for a couple of hours this afternoon) and b) I'm pretty sure it wasn't there yesterday because I hauled the old suitcase out from under the other side of the bed to take to the op shop and I didn't spot anything.
But ugggghhhhhh.
Luckily I had some peppermint oil on hand, so that's been sprinkled around.
I just hope the smell hasn't got into the mattress or the bed. Ugggh.
One time I finished my black coffee to find bits of cockroach in the bottom of the mug... if that makes you feel any better about sleeping on a rat.
Aaaaargh! 😱
I hope you're okay?
Many years ago, I lived in Ferntree Gully.
Beautiful suburb, lots of birds and other wildlife. Very peaceful.
But one night, I was fast asleep, when I was awakened by a rustling and scratching sound in the wardrobe.
I turned the light on, opened the wardrobe door.
AND OUT RUNS A MOUSE!!!
I jumped up on the bed and SCREAMED!
The mouse ran straight out the door as fast as it could.
I'm not sure who was more frightened — me or the mouse!
Anyway, next day I went to Bunnings and got a caulking gun and sealed up the spot where I *think* it got in.
Big cleanup in the kitchen and the back yard too.
That was the last I saw of it.
I hope you’re okay?
Just stopped shaking... I had to deal with one just before Christmas, though, so maybe that took the edge off?
What worries me is when it got in and how long it'd been there - as I said, I'm pretty sure it wasn't there yesterday and I only just started smelling That Smell, on the other hand it was stuck to the carpet and matted underneath, so... uggh.
Problem is, the foundations have sagged so there's a lot of places it could have got in (part of the reason I've sold the house). I just hope that's the last one I have to deal with before settlement day. >.<
Urggggghhhhh, burn down the whole house and have a decontamination shower.
Still better than a live rat I guess?
According to the other DT, lemondrop__ is getting married today. Woo for her. Boo for her demons.
😖 Zooks decided because I woke up early yesterday that 3:30 is now wake up time and head-butted me awake.
Admittedly she woke me out of one of those annoying dreams, but still.
Someone likes to run across my legs for no reason at about 4am.
Admittedly I was dreaming about being assassinated, so no harm done.
A few days ago, our tortoiseshell alpha pretty much purred me awake at 4am, approximately 1 hour to wake up time for me to go pick up my wife. Yep, she just sat on her pillow and purred LOUDLY.
This morning at maybe 2am she parked herself on top of me, and groomed my hair for a good 10-20 minutes, the same way she grooms our fluffy one.
Couldn't sleep so I took off from Albury at 5:30. Just got home when my alarm was due to go off.
I was fine until maybe 45 minutes out and my eyes started getting a little stingy but I pushed through and everything is a-o-k.
Actually pretty glad to have avoided the "coming home from a long weekend" Hume Hwy crowd. It was a quiet and good run.
T minus 12 minutes to find out if the kid did a good job of dyeing my hair. Ok let's face it I don't really care as long as it's not patchy.
Update: It looks good. Just need to see it in daylight now.
I dyed my own hair (when I had hair....😳) once whilst camping in a national park, used a whole can of sun-in. I didn't go into town for about a week, and when I did, I legit did a spit-take when I saw my reflection in a shopfront window. On reflection, I didn't need the whole can.
@calhoon2005 @CEOofmyhouse56 I bleached my hair in high school once. It turned out okay, but was a real pain to do.
How'd yours turn out?
I've gotta go and buy a dress today. Looking on line and I discovered I'm more picky about clothing than I am about food. I don't want black, prints, lace, too much polyester, bright colours. I don't want to look like a bridesmaid or someone who came from the set of The Handmaids Tale. I like jumpsuits but don't wanna get half naked just to have a piss.
I need something I can wear with my ankle boots because I don't wear scrappy shoes. And I'm gonna need a handbag. I'll probably come out with 3 handbags and no outfit. Pray for me.
The man needs a shirt and he doesn't give a shit what colour it is. Urgh.
https://www.sheike.com.au/collections/dresses (for going out I like the Tornado one , Impression, Camila. In winter wear a stole/wrap ) )
a lot of them are pretty day dresses
that brand is soooo cheap and looks really nice
@Seagoon_ @CEOofmyhouse56 @melbourne Did you end up finding one? If so, let's see 😊
And if you're still deciding, any colours you like? What colour boots? Any styles you like?
pizzas for dinner. 😋😋 One hawaiian, one vegie with artichokes, mushies and roasted red capsicum
I actually ate Chicken drumsticks seasoned overnight.
I’ve got a few frozen pizzas from the supermarket and will be going back to Aldi to pick up a few more of the fresh ones later on in the week if I have some spare time.
@Seagoon_ @melbourne Home made pizzas are the best 😋
Last time I made them, I stopped by Kmart to get a couple of pizza trays.
The only issue I've had is I've gone for a store-bought base, and I haven't found a good one. Which is a challenge, because wifey is a bit of a fussy eater.
(Also, wifey puts too many toppings on hers and they end up going everywhere!)
But so much tastier and fresher than you get from a pizza shop.
Sounds like she needs more cheese to stop it from going all over the place.
I do enjoy a stacked pizza though.
@Duenan @melbourne More cheese, or just don't overstack the thing so it has like a 5-10cm tall pile of toppings in the middle 😂
Also, better quality bases might help? I just got some Lebanese pita bread from Coles last time.
I had a premade beef stir fry. Not as much sauce and veg as I would've done if I was making it myself, but it was nice for a quick and easy dinner
I don't want to sound dramatic, but I'm a man, and I have a cold. Now, we all know that means I'm dying a slow, painful death.
No one has ever felt this bad in the history of humanity lol
Woe is me 🤧
Also this is Gibson's Imgur thingy https://imgur.com/gallery/AtAIjpO
stop it, it's scientifically proven that men actually do suffer more than women when they have respiratory illnesses, they feel worse and get physically sicker .
Take care. Rest. Have some meds and some lemon honey tea.
hugs
Had some friends come over. Because of where I live it doesn't happen as often as I'd like, but it's really nice to have some more humans to talk to lol
His Lordship woke me up waving Age articles and jabbering about state gov southland developments. Interesting times
Nup, today was not as good as yesterday. Bad sleep, got some shit done but starting to feel some kind of second wave of Bleah coming on. Just like the last time I got covid... I'll do a test tonight (although a negative doesn't mean it isn't something else).
Swear to god I'll cry if I feel sick tomorrow morning. I will not go in sick but it suuuucks to miss another day of pay (doubt they'd let me take my first day off on sick leave)
Nice things for today though:
::: spoiler positivity!!!1 ✨
Time to do gardening pt 2 real quick now that the sun is off my plants, then get into the kitchen. Think I can only make the arroz verde and then I'm done.
Huh. That first paragraph basically sums up my day too, minus the COVID bit. I had a decent sleep but woke up after a very bad dream, did some vacuuming and general housework, etc, but yesterday I went for a walk and got fish and chips and some vitamin D so today was a downgrade. And I woke up ever so slightly sickly, nothing major, but tomorrow I'll either be completely fine or I'll be really sick
@Seagoon_ @melbourne Ugh. It's Monday tomorrow. Why do weekends have to be so short? 😔
There's a huge workload to get through, and I'm stressing about it already.
On the upside, I'm taking Thursday and Friday off.
And there's a concert that wifey and I are going to on Tuesday night 😊
I gave her the tickets for Valentine's Day. I haven't been to a concert since the pandemic.
Also, I have a song by HER stuck in my head: https://youtu.be/_iKxR-daLCo?si=X7mcQHhCZHoN2UWn
Eeep!
I've been posting from Mastodon to Aussie Zone, rather than directly on the site, which is why the extra @ are there. (Hopefully it still all works without them!)
Marches and protests without a specific, achievable demand.
End violence against women. I agree and think it's a good a idea but taking to the streets probably isn't going to convince wife bashers. It's also a very general demand that doesn't point to any specific government policy response. And I noticed that Jacinta Allen was in the crowd anyway so....
This feels similar to Palestine protests in Australia. Israel and the American government which essentially props up their military do not give a fuck. Protesting in Australia does nothing.
A protest that works is something that is a specific demand where what's required is clear. For example Vietnam War protests that demanded the end of Australia's involvement. It's clear what is required and obvious as to how to achieve it.
It's the real life version of updating your Facebook profile picture. It's about being seen to care and being part of a group. I think it also probably helps people feel like they are doing something when they feel powerless and don't know what to do, but that doesn't make it effective.
Part of the problem is that a lot of people feel disenfranchised from government, so they don't believe actions like writing to their local MP will do anything.
Combined with that we have been putting more and more power in the hands of private companies and telling people to exercise political power by choosing what products to buy and from who. So instead of being able to lobby governments to introduce stronger standards on the media's depiction of women (as an example) we have media outlets "self-regulating" and are told if we want things to change to just stop watching things we don't like.
We have a great system of government where every person gets to have some input into who makes the decisions and rules over us, and as a society we have done everything we can to negate that by taking as much power as we can away from government (which in its own flawed way is goverment by the people) and instead giving power to corporations. All supported by a pretence that "consumer power" and being able to pick which brand we buy (out of a selection that are mostly made by the same company anyway) is somehow giving individuals more power.
It's strange. The way we handle serious issues has really changed the past twenty years. Loss of tolerance, loss of compromise, loss of action.
No discussing an issue. No compromises. No solutions asked for or sought. No running for elections or interacting with politics in a real sense. Telling people what to say and think, or else.
@Seagoon_ @RustyRaven @melbourne Here's something from the early '90s that shows just how much things have changed over the past 30-odd years.
Here's a clip of the prime minister at the time, Paul Keating, debating tax policies with the opposition leader, John Hewson.
As in, going right into details. Hewson wanted to bring in a GST, Keating opposed it.
And they debated on national TV.
On A Current Affair.
As in, the TV show with all the dodgy tradies used to cover important national issues, like how the tax system should work.
That was the year I became old enough to vote. I grew up with that sort of debate as normal, if you read the newspapers you would have the same sorts of things. Now it's all name calling, slogans and picking a side like it's a game of football. We used to at least pretend that social issues and making the world a better place mattered, now it seems to be just about winning no matter what.
20/50. Almost everything was a wild guess. I'm never any good at these general ones but I'm ok at the current news ones
I had a bad dream ☹️
Apparently I took it out on my pillow, which I woke up with on the other side of my room
Did I ever tell you how much I dislike cleaning barbecue gas ports? Should be a Jim’s franchise for this shit.
There are BBQ cleaning services available that will do a thorough clean of the whole BBQ for you.