My late afternoon tea might have actually been dinner. Lemon meringue tart, delish.
I’ll have some veggies tomorrow I promise.
I need lemon meringue pie now.
Yes you do. It was great.
every time I think of these pies now, lemon, lime or peach, I think of that pie shop in Shape of Water. And I’ve had those American style pies. Weird.
( unlike real pies made with real ingredients , like fruit and sweet ricotta, real cream and home made sweet pastry )
Does the line start behind you? because I need some now too.
We could make a conga line 💡
Don’t tell anyone, but there’s not much I wouldn’t do for lemon meringue pie… including conga-ing.
The Daily Chair. The other day I bought an outdoor thermometer for the terrace just to check that the nights are warm enough for me to do painting. It’s consistently 2-3 degrees warmer than the temps weathermaps gives for this suburb and it needs to be over 10 , which it is, so that’s good.
I just finished doing a very fine sanding, then a wipe down and another coat of black stain. This time I was very careful to watch for drips.
It’s a really old chair so I just have to accept that it’s going to look knocked about even with restoration. Gen-you-wine shabby, not fake …lol
Ooh, today is new bank card day. They sent it with priority, so that’s nice.
What’s not nice is this new design. Previously I had a nice white one, with tasteful colour splashed around, and the numbers and my name hard pressed into it, but they’ve changed to an obnoxious yellow front, with nothing on it except a chip and a logo, then the back has all of my info on it. And it’s not pressed into the card anymore, it’s just written on, like a Myki card :(
Commbank? I’m with a subsidiary and my new card was the same :( what happened to embossed text after decades of it
No longer using those roller arrangements to process a transaction, so the raised text is not required. Chip does all that now.
But they stopped using that ages ago, I thought it was all about the lovely tactile feeling and being able to differentiate your credit card from all the other cards…
There’s different cut outs on the narrow end for different types of cards. Half moons, triangles etc. Can’t think what as I don’t actually have a credit card as such. My eftpos card has a half moon.
Yeah, it’s a travesty :/
My UBank card is similar, but they still made it look nice. This CommBank one looks like someone told a 4 year old to redesign it for a cuppa chup. Also it’s vertical. Why would I want a vertical card. It’s not fucking tickrock
what happened to embossed text after decades of it
It got enshittified. :(
Yeah the new CommBank cards are not it. They look tacky imo
Edit: just read on about the chip thing maybe being behind lack of embossing. Makes sense
100%. They look horrible
Currently injured (from my stupid self inflicted toe thing last week) so not getting out, but I will keep this on hand I think…
Had a new client assigned yesterday and one shift proved it wasn’t going to fly.
The co-ordinator was so quick to agree that I shouldn’t go again (and wanting to know what happened in detail) that I suspect this isn’t their first rodeo with her.
As I said to a friend, I’m too old and not getting paid enough to deal with that BS.So great the coordinator has your back there
I’m so annoyed at myself. Was supposed to do a fasting blood test this morning but I stupidly didn’t put a reminder to not eat on my phone… And I rarely eat breakfast, but I’m WFH today and well, wouldn’t today just be the day I go “oh! Leftover pasta, I’d better eat that” and I remember the blood test RIGHT as I finish eating… fuck. now I have to wrangle getting tested at 8 tomorrow before heading back to work.
Also very annoyed at uni who in their infinite wisdom have centralised all standard extension requests (NOT special consideration), and noooo a drs. cert isn’t enough, they need to file a fucking special form outlining exactly how the illness hampered your ability to study. It’s enough for my workplace that actually pays me money but it’s not enough for a course that I’m paying to do?? Fuck these guys man, I will be glad to never deal with them again once I’m done with this course
Melbourne Pathology has ‘supercentres’ that are open from 7.30 am. I use the Northcote Plaza one, but there may be one closer to you.
Do they bulk bill if the referral document has another pathology provider’s form thingo? I once went to a different pathology chain than the one on my referral and got stung with out of pocket fees… I’ll call and ask maybe. Thanks for the heads up.
I think they take referrals from ALL providers. Dunno about the fees, I’ve never been asked to pay.
Turns out there isn’t a super clinic near me that opens at 7 :( But the tip is much appreciated. The Melb Pathology places closer to work (and me) are open at 8 which would work better logistically.
I think the time I had to pay was because it was an ECG and I went to a pathology clinic at a hospital and billing was all convoluted and confusing. Looks like it should be ok with a standard blood test.
I had to take one of those once. I ended up fasting for too long. I thought I wasn’t meant to eat 12 hours prior, so ate 13 hours before the test, but apparently it was actually8 hours prior, but not over 12
Was the leftovers good at least?
I think it was a bit off as I had a bad bout of the runs after (though I think it was partly in response to the coffee I then had). So none of it was worth it :(
Thats an all round disappointment.
Temu order update: Package arrived. Shoes were ungrated. However the grater was not great. It was very flimsy, bent out of shape and has been refunded.
If the grater was great the shoes would have been grated. 🫤
A friend brought me some xs men’s trackies that were on clearance. They are a bit big but they fit more comfortably than the women’s /shrug
Melbcat has been refusing her wet food for a few days (still eating treats and biccies). I’m going to have to give her meds directly and then feed the wet food after. Also a bit worried about her breathing and might have to return to the twice daily puffer.
It feels way too early for hayfever to set in but seems it has
I’m not overly fond of the colours women’s trackies come out in, they tend to be weird seasonally trendy colours which I don’t like, whereas in the men’s section it’s all black, grey, navy, khaki. Much more practical.
Yeah, I prefer the more classic colours
I’m watching Fantasmas and this is the most bonkers thing I’ve watched all year.
rambling
Despite wanting to have nothing to do with the modern world at times this feels like the most cathartic TV series ever. Like someone compressed all my millennial stray thoughts and anxieties and imagination and feelings into an insane fever dream of interwoven comedy sketches. There is really nothing like this out there at the moment.
It’s the writer of SNL’s most famous sketches like Papyrus and Wells for Boys doing an entire season of wack which is like a dream come true (okay, I see he’s done another TV show that I have to track down).
I’m glad TV like this gets made; and I’m glad it isn’t as insular and navel-gazing and obnoxiously value-signalling as I feared it might be. There’s an endearing, lovable heart behind the turbocharged surreal/ironic humour.
Worth a watch if you feel like it’s time for something completely different… and want to process life a little differently.
PS Bibo is my favourite character. angrysound.mp3
Cool. This is definitely on my watch list. 👍😎
I have a feeling you might hate it hahaha. But it’s a fairly quick and breezy watch
I’d say my days gone to shit, but lets be honest it started there so performance has been consistent. Does anyone know where i can buy a mars bar slice in the CBD? Feeling like that might be the start of turning things around.
Hopefully you find that mars bar slice and your day turns for the deliciously better.
Thanks. Sadly no because Melbourne is a city that lacks true culture. So i settled for a couple of cookies and an orange juice.
I made chicken burritos for dinner. 🌶️🌶️🌶️😵💫 it was delicious
I made speghetti bolognaise.
I cooked probably more pasta than I needed but I’m stuffed!
not possible to cook too much, just put left overs in fridge or freezer 👍
Oh I ate it all 😃
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i love orange juice
what’s not to love, those big bottles of fresh juice with pulp are yum
yesssssss my precioussssss
My fruit and veg shop sometimes sells freshly squeezed bottles with lots of pulp that they lay on ice. It’s awesome
Went to Soi 38 for the first time after work. It’s a Thai restaurant in a parking garage that’s been around for ever and is super popular. I feel like I got punched in the face with flavour … so sour, salty and spicy. So delicious.
Almost nearing the end of this retaining wall. my new best friend is a cheapo ozito corded drill. Had to get some screws through pretty thick metal fence posts which the way more expensive cordless one couldn’t and it worked. So satisfying seeing the sleepers snap in flush when the screw goes through the post.
Can’t believe I haven’t fucked it up yet or injured myself (not including back) which is amazing.
How goods some of those cheap shit ozito tool ey. The heat fun and the multitool especially get a shout out.
Urgh, what happened to the nice weather these past two days?
In between reading adult books, I tend to read some Goosebumps or Fear Street as a palate cleanser and also remind me of my childhood and also get me in the mood writing that kind of horror for kids.
Currently reading one of the Fear Street books and the main character wakes up thinking someone is trying to break in because of the news saying there’s a prowler breaking into houses. She screams, her parents come in, turns out it’s the classic tree branch tapping on the window. So then the Dad takes her into their bedroom, opens the bedside table and shows her the gun he has to protect them from any intruders and how ‘it’s always loaded’ and ‘right here’ and I know it’s blatantly Chekhov’s Gun but as I read it, I couldn’t help but laugh and think ‘this is so America.’
Urgh, what happened to the nice weather these past two days?
It’s playing “Just the Tip” apparently. Just makes us appreciate it more when the sun finally sticks around.
just like winter when all i get is a little wet and nothing else
