Wet Feet...
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anonymoose_au11:13pm: So I went to archery this morning, but alas I forgot to get my gumboots out of my car which I've lent to my little bro.
My sneakers really suck - I'm not sure when this happened, but rather than non-breathable waterproof material that they used to be made from, sneakers these days seem to have a sort of mesh upper. I have no idea if this is to keep feet cooler or to save money - probably the latter - but it means they're not in the least waterproof. It was raining this morning at some points quite heavily, but even before that my shoes were soaked through as were my socks and thus my feet. Which made for a most uncomfortable shoot, plus the rain caused me some problems with shooting, my finger tab (the thing you wear when pulling back the string so it doesn't bite into your fingers) got wet and so slipped when I was drawing my bow. It was the (monthly?) handicap round and I rather hoped I'd make a good showing, alas not so much. No PB for me today, but at least it was only like 20 points lower, previously I've been missing PBs by like 100 points or more!
After archery rather than heading directly home, which I really wanted to do, I went to Aldi to get Dad's Easter egg, along with cheese. The underground parking lot was a madhouse! Somehow I managed to find a parking spot and make my purchases, although I was worried for a minute I'd be stuck trying to get out of said underground parking lot. Not sure what caused the jam, but I got out of there pretty quickly in the end.
I'm now at the parental abode having come over just before dinner - because you don't want to wake up by yourself on Easter Day! Plus, Mum made Shepherd's Pie for dinner, delicious!
And Daylight Saving ends tonight - booo! - although at least this means 9:30am Mass tomorrow won't feel as early, but I should try to go to bed soon.
Also I just realised that I forgot to do the meme yesterday!
The Friday Five
3/4/26
These questions were originally submitted by n_true on LJ.
1. Do you like the look of your country's currency (bills and coins)? I do! Although I was somewhat alarmed to see on the news that our banknotes are being counterfeited. I was under the impression that Aussie banknotes were nearly impossible to counterfeit, not so... Bummer that.
2. Regardless of their actual value, do you like bills or coins better? Hmm, well our banknotes are a variety of colours and coins often end up being quite heavy in the wallet, so I guess I'd say our banknotes.
3. What is your favorite foreign currency? And why? Hmmm, I haven't really come across that many different foreign currencies, I guess Japan's was interesting, I'm pretty sure one of the coins had a hole in it which we don't see here in Aussieland.
4. Do you collect coins or bills? Elaborate. I did used to have a whole collection of coins that my little bro gave me for some reason, although I'm pretty sure I don't have them anymore. I think he got them from his boss and they were all the foreign coins that accidentally ended up in the cash register where he worked.
5. Do you think human society could make do completely without money? Explain. Hmm, probably not, it is after all a very effective way to do business. Bartering might be considered more fair, but do you really want to have to drag around what you're going to exchange? Unless this question is referring to no longer having notes and coins, but doing everything digitally, in that case still no because what do you do if you're off the grid or if the internet goes down. Not that I have much physical money on me these days...
Right, Mum's switching off all the lights now so I better go!
Ta-ta!
My sneakers really suck - I'm not sure when this happened, but rather than non-breathable waterproof material that they used to be made from, sneakers these days seem to have a sort of mesh upper. I have no idea if this is to keep feet cooler or to save money - probably the latter - but it means they're not in the least waterproof. It was raining this morning at some points quite heavily, but even before that my shoes were soaked through as were my socks and thus my feet. Which made for a most uncomfortable shoot, plus the rain caused me some problems with shooting, my finger tab (the thing you wear when pulling back the string so it doesn't bite into your fingers) got wet and so slipped when I was drawing my bow. It was the (monthly?) handicap round and I rather hoped I'd make a good showing, alas not so much. No PB for me today, but at least it was only like 20 points lower, previously I've been missing PBs by like 100 points or more!
After archery rather than heading directly home, which I really wanted to do, I went to Aldi to get Dad's Easter egg, along with cheese. The underground parking lot was a madhouse! Somehow I managed to find a parking spot and make my purchases, although I was worried for a minute I'd be stuck trying to get out of said underground parking lot. Not sure what caused the jam, but I got out of there pretty quickly in the end.
I'm now at the parental abode having come over just before dinner - because you don't want to wake up by yourself on Easter Day! Plus, Mum made Shepherd's Pie for dinner, delicious!
And Daylight Saving ends tonight - booo! - although at least this means 9:30am Mass tomorrow won't feel as early, but I should try to go to bed soon.
Also I just realised that I forgot to do the meme yesterday!
The Friday Five
3/4/26
These questions were originally submitted by n_true on LJ.
1. Do you like the look of your country's currency (bills and coins)? I do! Although I was somewhat alarmed to see on the news that our banknotes are being counterfeited. I was under the impression that Aussie banknotes were nearly impossible to counterfeit, not so... Bummer that.
2. Regardless of their actual value, do you like bills or coins better? Hmm, well our banknotes are a variety of colours and coins often end up being quite heavy in the wallet, so I guess I'd say our banknotes.
3. What is your favorite foreign currency? And why? Hmmm, I haven't really come across that many different foreign currencies, I guess Japan's was interesting, I'm pretty sure one of the coins had a hole in it which we don't see here in Aussieland.
4. Do you collect coins or bills? Elaborate. I did used to have a whole collection of coins that my little bro gave me for some reason, although I'm pretty sure I don't have them anymore. I think he got them from his boss and they were all the foreign coins that accidentally ended up in the cash register where he worked.
5. Do you think human society could make do completely without money? Explain. Hmm, probably not, it is after all a very effective way to do business. Bartering might be considered more fair, but do you really want to have to drag around what you're going to exchange? Unless this question is referring to no longer having notes and coins, but doing everything digitally, in that case still no because what do you do if you're off the grid or if the internet goes down. Not that I have much physical money on me these days...
Right, Mum's switching off all the lights now so I better go!
Ta-ta!
