Melbourne

"Don't commit two crimes at once". On the evening walk yesterday I spot a parked car with people throwing litter out the window onto the nature strip. I take a photo but don't confront them. I later check the rego on vicroads, the rego doesn't match the make/model. Fuck litterers. I submit a crimestoppers report of suspicious activity with the photo. On the morning walk a tow truck and cop car are taking the car away. If they didn't litter, I wouldn't have checked the rego or bothered to submit it to crimestoppers.

Fuck.

I told my friend that I don't have the emotional capacity to help with the issues he's currently dealing with. More than happy to hang out and give him a space where he can decompress, but that's the best I can do.

He understood, which is great.

My therapist agrees:

I have this friend. He is in perpetual turmoil.

What he does is get into a relationship with the wrong type of person out of fear of being alone, then they move in together within a few months.

This inevitably goes sour. Every single time.

I'm doing my best to support him but I'm getting frustrated. Really frustrated. I have my own shit to deal with. He's like a helpless child

Edit: they broke up because she expected him to pay all the rent and bills while she attempted to setup a business.

Neither of these people should be in relationships.

/Rant

Can't make up my mind if I want to spend some money and head up to the border for a couple of nights this weekend for the live country music weekend the RSL are having.

It'd be expensive and not super healthy (booze, food, maybe gambling) but...

It's my birthday on Friday next week so maybe it'd be a present to myself? I'm guessing things will be more hectic next weekend with people taking long weekends. Also no country music festival thing.

I don't knowwwwwwwwwww! Maybe I should just put off unhealthy expensive trips for a little while and try to be more responsible. Maybe I'll make a song about my very first world problems.

Also, I know this is random, but I just want to be positive for once. I really like how payid was actually implemented well. When it was announced and advertised I really thought it'd probably be yet another over complicated payment service nobody wants and nobody can figure out how to use, but it isn't. It just does what it needs to do, and usually does it in less than 10 seconds

It's so quiet here at home, it seems i can go days with barely talking except to the cats

and that habit then extends to everything, I get quiet with loved ones and friends, don't message, don't chat.

not sure if that's a good or bad thing

I hate using salesforce and their other products but I'll take a free breakfast from them if they're offering

I've been dealing with big stuff for so long that I'm starting to get really fractious about the little stuff. 😕 And I've been surrounded by toxic/hateful people for so long that I'm becoming that way myself. Or at least very cynical. Everything is exhausting.

No power on the train line between the loop and north Melbourne. Nothing moving out from north Melbourne ......... 😳 EDIT I think it's moving again

I finally got an electric blanket. It's so fucking good

My feet will no longer freeze at night

Has anyone here managed to replicate rice cooker rice in an instantpot?.... No matter which recipe/method I try it just doesn't come out right. Last night's was cooked, but not fluffy, sort of more chewy. I've used the "rice button" option and a few pressure cooker options.

Not sure if it's because of the shit turn of weather today but I seem to have developed a lovely sinus headache. I went out to catch up with a friend this evening for a short bit anyway, it was good but the headache's now worse, given that I had to wait ages for a tram coming back. Guess it was the protests...

I have finally picked a car to get a pre purchase inspection done tomorrow, so that's one thing close to resolution (if the seller doesn't back out of negotiations). Can't start my second job as soon as I'd like because of some bureaucracy at my current place, so that's still stressful, but I hope I can start on Monday 🤞 I really would like the extra cash soon...

Waiting for lasagna to finish reheating in the oven, then it's more panadol, hot herbal tea and another early night. Ugh maybe it's good that I still have some time before starting the new gig.

looks like free delivery for woolies on uber eats. So if you have a compulsion for dumplings like I do, get on it!

I had a crack at some aldi porterhouse steaks last night. Ended up a lot more Medium than Medium Rare, but still were pretty good for 5 bucks a pop.

Anyone driving around Cheltenham, seems there's two prangs - one around the Southland area and one at Centre Dande Rd- saw some flashing lights around there as I pulled in.
Avoid if you can.

I noticed that the cat cafe near QV is marked as temporarily closed. Apparently due to some lease drama. Are they the only actual cat cafe we have/had here? The only other one I could find (cashmere) seems to not actually be a cat cafe anymore, more an abandoned cafe with cats and cans of coke