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  • just got the 50% increase letter from Lumo.

    lol no.

    bye.

    • I guess I'm lucky mines only a 33% increase. 😬 A small mercy since it's an embedded supply.

    • Where people are heading to though. They're all going up so much

      • I'd just use the govt. comparison site, which can compare based on your energy use. Make sure you tick the boxes on the left to include the plans with time of use pricing, as they may be cheaper for you but are not included by default.

        For me the cheapest was Sumo, but it will vary depending on how much and when you use power. It's still more expensive than the current Lumo plan, but I knew this cliff was coming when I signed up for the fixed rate initially.

  • I love this time of year when the garden just starts coming to life again. Enjoy some photos from my garden just now:

    • Eeeee so pretty and cheerful! (Also hi broccoli in the background!) Although it seems a bit early for bud burst... Hopefully the bebe leaves don't get cold damaged from prematurely emerging.

      I was feeling too flat the last few days but you've inspired me to get going with revitalising the veggie bed at the place I'm housesitting :) the weeds came out on Tuesday, today I'll find the compost bag in their garage, dig it in and put in snow peas, scented peas, spring onion, garlic chives, and some radish and coriander. I should look into poppies and recommend they look at bulbs for seasonal delight.

      • Poppies are fantastic for planting along the edges of a veggie patch at this time of year. They like the cold, don’t take up much space and bees fucking love them. These guys opened up overnight and there are already a bunch of bees floating around them. Hopefully they can work their magic on the broadbeans which are still doing JACK SHIT.

      • bulbs are one of the best easiest things to grow in a garden, just make sure it's right for the climate and they will be magic. From tiny muscari to giant ginger and elephant ears.

        I just can't seem to do much in the way of vegies, tho the chillies and lettuce was good last year.

    • The teeny tiny daffodil 😍

      • How gorgeous is she??!!? I forget what variety she is. I’ll have to search through my garden journal to see.

  • Finally took the plunge and made the decision to block an overbearing friend on social media (he was spamming me with memes, getting angry if I didn't respond, declaring that he would leave me alone forever, then spamming me with memes the next day). I guess I felt a bit bad for him as I know he doesn't have many friends, which is why I never cut him off completely...but he's really worn that down (and I'm really worn down by this as well).

    • How old is he, 10? Good on you. I tell my teenager not to tolerate that shit from friends. I know people can have their own Stuff that makes them think this is an acceptable way to treat friends but it boils down to looking after yourself. I had a friend like this years ago who was exhausting and I was so glad when she dumped me in the friendship. Amazing how much my mood lifted after all contact stopped.

  • Alright, this is normally way, way more plastic than I would normally tolerate but I've been tired and trying to save money. So with a couple of good markdowns and a few 50% specials (get onto the Half Price app, people!), I'm pretty happy with...

    Receipt for proof

    And here is dins made with the veg (except spinach) and the indulgent vegan mince (which took up 21% of that spend!!!) - a big mess of everything thrown together. Cost $7 without the mince, $15 with it

  • So things have calmed down today.

    Health issues are still there though. I really need my tax return to come through. Wish they processed and refunded on a weekend.

    My partner’s going to need some surgery sadly and we’re going to need to purchase something that prevents an artery transfer from being rejected.

    Trying to sort out some stuff think I’ll sell some of my video games to try and make up the cost difference.

  • Laundry done. I forget who called it Mt Washmore, but that really really fits. Now for the eternal shopping.

    • My Mt Washmore has been conquered, its Mt Foldmore that keeps challenging me.

      • Nah, just put everything on hangers (except underwear). I cannot be arsed with folding and ironing and purchase clothing to suit my lazy habits.

    • Argh. Washing. I forgot!

      Thanks for the reminder!

    • It was me, I brave Mt Washmore every weekend 😂

  • Dog successfully walked. The cat was gracious enough to move from my lap, and has now taken over my spot on the couch as compensation. Given the gentle snores I am hearing she is quite settled.

    Plan for the day: scrambled eggs for breakfast. Some study on my housing module. Salad for lunch. Outdoors in the garden to do a couple of assignments for my gardening module, with some bonus weeding. Maybe plant a couple of things. Second dog walk this afternoon, of course. I might do a roast for dinner, I think there is a small piece of pork in the freezer I can pull out. Today is looking to be a rather nice day.

  • I'm cold and tired, I think it's time to go to bed. Tomorrow is the last day of freedom before work on Monday ☹️

  • ✨I have been reborn✨

    • Ain't no rinsin' dat potat.

    • "Oh, that's interesting.. please, tell me more.." inches towards utensil drawer

      • Ready for your cooking pleasure, I can feed a whole family with one potat and loaves of bread

        Partake of my starchy flesh, my children

        🥔 ✨ 🥔 ✨ 🥔

    • 👑

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    • Depicted on Moone High Cross, Ireland, 10th century King Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden image in the plain of Dura (meaning dwelling) and commanded that all his officials bow before it. All who failed to do so would be thrown into a blazing microwave. Certain officials informed the king that the three Jewish youths Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, who bore the Babylonian names Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and whom the king had appointed to high office in Babylon, were refusing to worship the golden statue. The three were brought before Nebuchadnezzar, where they informed the king that God would be with them. Nebuchadnezzar commanded that they be thrown into the fiery microwave, heated seven times hotter than normal, but when the king looked, he saw four figures walking unharmed in the microwave, the fourth "like a son of God." Seeing this, Nebuchadnezzar brought the youths out of the Microwave, and the microwave had not had any effect on their bodies. The hair of their heads was not singed, their cloaks were not harmed, and no smell of fire was on them. The king then promoted them to high office, decreeing that anyone who spoke against God should be torn limb from limb.

  • Having some quality couch time today doing a lot of journaling. Booked in for a massage session which I'll head out soon for. Been a while since I've had a day like this where I felt like there's no rush and don't feel fomo. It's nice.

  • Took advantage of the weather and trimmed back the rosemary bush hedge out the front that was getting a bit overgrown and taking over the footpath a bit. The whole street smells like a roast now ✌️

  • I just saved a little grasshopper who was knocking on my front door. Moved him on to my lemon tree.

    Actually he could have been a praying mantis because he was trying to fight me rather than jumping away.

  • ugh, had a climate change nightmare, dreamt there was a hurricane coming and there was already some flooding

    I had a packed big van ready to go, but MiL would rather die than take my help or advice, husband kept on lying/sabotaging and BiL would do the opposite.

    Even tho it was personal I can see it explains wider society really well.

    oh well, I may as well just eat this cake I baked yesterday for lunch

  • After a bit of a slow start I got some good study done today. One quiz and two non-assessed activities done for the housing unit, a pH test and soil analysis done for gardening. A couple more things to do over the next week, but moving along fairly well.

  • I. Am. Buggered! I survived the kids birthday party, shopping challenge and saw Elemental, got lost on the way out of the shopping centre and finally caught a bus home with Miniest Peeler almost falling asleep on my shoulder. I moved tomorrow's rest day to today instead but ended up doing over 8200 steps with an increasingly sore foot and boy am I feeling it now!

  • Just had a nice long shower and serenaded my apartment neighbours. One benefit of apartment living is the hot water seemingly never runs out so I'll get out when I'm finished singing and no sooner. Now to go serenade the Westgate and Western freeways.

  • Basking in the sun done.

    Toast with peanut butter consumed.

    Coffee made.

    Listening to radio all morning and relaxing. Yup!

  • Scrambled eggs consumed. I have decided to bribe myself with food to do study - once I have completed one assignment I will have a chocolate chip caramel iced scone (I think that's what it is. It was unlabeled but yummy.)

  • Greetings, I have risen from the dead
    \ Awakened from soft blanketed bed
    \ Much orange spiked into mulled wine
    \ Beer and absinthe, delectably divine
    \ Bratwurst, raclette, pretzel, brûlée
    \ Can't talk, eating, so little to say
    \ Euro-Markt night was fantastically cool
    \ On again, next weekend, go and be fools!

    • Saw you and others talking about it yesterday, is it something at QVM? What is euro market exactly

      • https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/things-to-do/european-night-market

        It's in Madame Brussels Lane, every friday night in July. So the last one is next Friday. It's a bunch of stalls set up with all sorts of European streetfood served. Little Lon Distillery is doing Absinthe tastings in the brick building in the middle, and a number of stalls offer cocktails, mulled wine (spiked with orange liqueur if you like), and beer. Edit: Little Lon Distillery also does gin! The gin old fashioned was A+

        I didnt know it was on, and my cousin rarely has Fridays off (train driver), so it was serendipitous. I defo reccomend going next Friday, it's just utterly delightful. I have some photos but I didnt know how to upload multiple as a post to !melbourne lol.

        edit: emailed myself the pics, so I have been able to upload them as a post to !melbourne now, with the above link in the description too :D

  • Yesterday's assignment passed, so obviously the random red dot was not a problem. Fast markers those TAFE teachers, that was a four hour turnaround!

    • I don’t know the random red dot story but congrats.

      • It is not a very interesting story. But one of my bullet points, for no reason at all that I could find, was randomly red instead of black. I was not able to fix it. Someone suggested I was actually being targeted by a sniper.

  • Urgh. This little cold I’ve had for the last week and the dry winter has gotten the best of me. I was sitting in bed reading last night and got a blood nose in one nostril. This morning the other. My nose is snotty and I really need to blow it but every time I do it triggers another blood nose 😫

  • Eye test done. I'm like one notch higher in my script. But they don't have my glasses in stock. So I have to think about either getting new glasses or find my old ones and getting new lenses put in them.

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