I brushed this boy’s teeth and lived to tell the tale, winning.
Please kiss him on top of his furry little head for me.
What a face 😻 he needs a squish to hug.
Oh my goodness!!! So cute!
The cat has been real picky lately. Turned his nose up at his usual wet food, so I’ve been trying other brands/flavours.
Seem to have settled on salmon paté, and will try the salmon in gravy later on.
Finicky, picky little Mickey
Edit: the accused in question, all comfy on my partner’s legs
Oh Mickey you’re so picky 🎶 I don’t understand why you won’t eat this can
Oh Mickey you’re so picky
Can’t you understand
Fish keeps you hydrated
Though it comes in a canThat scans a bit better
Sometimes Melbcat isn’t too excited about her wet food but will eat it with a meal topper of some cracker crumbs, or a couple of treats sprinkled on top. (I know carbs make cats chubby and are bad for their teeth, I’m just being very indulgent because of her age.)
I have tried putting some treats on top, but he’s too smart and won’t have it lol.
He’s been gobbling up the paté, so I think that’s a winner for now.
Miss Meow managed to knock her toy completely upside down whilst flying past doing zoomies. Apparently being upside down makes it very interesting and mysterious again.
Gibson does the exact same thing! She won’t acknowledge it’s existence until I turn it upside down and suddenly, new toy!
Ours is currently sideways. Has 2/3 cats intrigued.
Interesting idea. It has failed on the green version.
Curious to see if this is a “me” thing or not. so does anyone else when they make a new mate become like low key obsessed for a bit? or not obsessed but like, the social anxiety just dial up a couple of notches? just for like the first couple of days of the proper mateship. Then it always settles down. Like every time your phone buzzes your like “Oh, I hope its X person”. and when they take a bit to reply you go “Oh, did I message them too many times? did I say something weird?” when you know they’re probs just busy.
Honestly it’s been so long since I made new friends I can’t really remember.
Not just a you thing. Made a couple of good mates from my gym and texting anxiety was through the roof. Turns out they felt the same.
making mates as an adult is HARD hey
It’s completely normal
Yes. Right now, in fact
For sure man. I don’t really have family so friendships are really important to me. I defs get all in my head about it when I’m connecting with someone new
same boat hey, makes friendships so much more important.
Exactly man. It’s hard to explain to people who don’t know what it’s like.
ABSOLUTELY! people think your intense. And its hard to explain to someone “No, I just feel more strongly about you than you probs do about me”. Still stings when they kind of prove that though hey.
It’s tough man. For me, I generally expect nothing from other people, which helps temper my excitement to a degree.
In a way, it’s pessimistic, but after some of my experiences, its less shitty to think that way.
I’m a slow boil. I’ll be interacting with someone for ages before I suddenly realise one day they’ve made the move from acquaintance to friend.
So, no. For me it’s more a sudden realisation after a bit. I’m reminded somewhat of the way my wife and I started dating here.
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Sad brain day today. Feeling very unloved and missing my ginger boy so much i want to bawl
You go ahead and bawl. Unless this upsets the other cats of course.
🧡
Did I miss something? Punkin?
Edit: Searched and I did miss seeing that. I am truly sorry
so many hugs
Hugs 💛
I had my covid booster yesterday. Free from Chemist Warehouse (probably lots of other places too), got an easy online booking within 48 hours, was straight in and out when I got there and the pharmacist was lovely. No side effects except a sore arm.
Hospitalisations are rising again, get on it if you’re due for a jab (if it’s been more than 12 months).
Ah thank you for the reminder; I’ll have to book a jab in so I don’t get it again lol.
You might not need to get a jab because you recently caught covid.
It think it was recommended that you get a booster 6 months after you catch covid.
just got the flu shot yesterday, totally worth it!
I’m always envious of those who get vaccinations without being knocked out for weeks.
Last shot Boyo got he was deliriously singing little songs about dancing bbq prawns. Hilarious but actually concerning.
Until covid I’ve never had any reactions beyond a sore arm and a mild headache. The Covid vax was so awful I have decided I can’t put myself through that again.
Survived the move. Of which more later.
Now on hold to Cennalink while they try to sort out what to do about the inheritance business.Clearance Kmart sketch kit arrived yesterday. The first thing I cracked into was the sandpaper sharpening board. It’s really small and the wooden backing is chipboard but it’s a vast improvement on trying to smooth/taper pencil leads with a pack of emery boards. (Doable but awkward and very easy to start honing at the wrong angle. They were previously all that was on hand and it was a hassle to buy sandpaper alone.)
It sounds like this might be the thing to get you back into art
Hopefully. There’s been a few things discouraging me, not least being so constantly tired
His Majesty, so regal upon his fluffy blanket throne 🙌
I have a ton of crows in my back yard having some sort of cawing competition. Is this a sign of something? Should I be worried? I’ve also had a black cat cross my path…
This has been happening at my place too sans the black cat sighting. They’re so loud as well. I don’t know what attracts them here.
The crows are definitely a rare event where I am, although the black cat is a regular occurrence. Usually she is trying to trip me up.
There have also been a lot of cockies around lately, probably related to the liquidambar seeds everywhere. Maybe it’s some sort of bird war?
Your friendly neighbourhood witch
Well, it’s late autumn and the food sources are about to dry up (unless you’re a raven and like maccas and burger offcuts). I suspect all this gathering is a social thing where they’re dividing up territories amongst themselves for the winter.
the crows in my area have been more active the past couple of days too
I always feel the need to say Good Morning to Crows and Ravens. No particular superstition about it, it just feels right.
I feel that way about maggies as well.
I always tall to the maggies around my house. No idea why.
They listen so well. That tip tilted head as they work out whether or not you have food for them …
There was a little Maggie chap who lacked a foot at my last house. Kinda miss him.
Did the black cat walk under the ladder and break a mirror on the way through? If not, then I think you’re all good.
She was being a bit suspicious in the vicinity of both my stepladder and a cracked mirror in my sewing room the other day, does that count?
Probably. The cracked mirror could be the giveaway. Better throw some salt over your left shoulder just in case. Preferably outside to save on vacuuming.
There’s a stall at my local farmers market specialising in gluten free stuff and I have spent all day today thinking about the hot pie I am gonna have for breakfast tomorrow. It’s the little things
Eat a pie for me!! It’s hard to find good gf stuff.
IKR it tastes like freedom when you finally find something good!!
Blerghhhhhh
That is all.
😞
works had this thing blow up that I warned them would blow up last year. Really struggling to pretend to give a shit. Its got real “OH No! the consequences of our own actions!” kinda vibes.
ah IT. How I’ve missed you.
Right? I love how you tell someone “This is against MS best practices” and they go “Yeah, but I’m SURE its FIIIIIIINE” then have the nerve to be like “OMG you MUST fix this thing that MS warned us would happen!!!”
The amount of moisture I essentially mopped off my bedroom window this morning was revolting.
I feel this in soul. So much condensation here too, I’ll have to keep an eye out for any mold 😑
Yup I’m pretty conscious of this. In a previous house I lived in mould throughout wardrobes was an issue at times.
A place I was in in Sydney the landlord painted the whole building with a plastic coat sort of thing. Suddenly mould everywhere! The people downstairs lost everything they owned it was that bad.
I’ve lost a few pairs of shoes to it and will have to be careful not to lose clothes
Just mould sprayed the bathroom. It’s a drippy mess. Like the so called exhaust fan literally drips water. What is the Building Code?
Mine has done that before too. And I have an unfixable ceiling leak due to a structural issue that means my bedroom is filling with black mould
Er, almost nothing is unfixable. They just consider it unaffordable.
They just spackle over it and next time it rains water comes right through again. One time they did go up to the roof and said it was some issue with water getting under the flashing due to the join of units.
Could that be the reason for some of your health problems because that’s not good?
I have a disability, but I can’t imagine inhaling black mould for years would have helped.
Yup. Same place they moulded with paint idiocy had a plumbing block. Landlord turned up himself with a rug gaff taped to a 2x4 as a plunger and expected this object to be kept on the porch for future use.
I’d recommend a portable dehumidifier. You’d be surprised how much water they extract from the air.
Our glass table in the backyard looks more water than glass
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If anyone remembers an old tool song called Pushit and wants to hear a not bad version I did the other night, there’s the link.
I used to perform singing and playing guitar for a couple of years when I got sober, but stopped singing and focused on guitar.
Trying to get back into it now. Always open to criticism, constructive or otherwise!
