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Time Slips Away

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:43:14 GMT

11:32pm: Yep, I started reply to Docsgirl's message today and then I got caught up cleaning an airplane in Powerwash Simulator and there went my evening LOL.

Now, it's almost 20 to 12 and I haven't done my Duolingo or any of the other stuff I usually do! And I have to be up and at 'em tomorrow morning because I'm here at the parental abode, this means that the Lite 'n' Easy should be delivered and I need to get it back to my apartment before I head off to work.

I also got my car back, yay! Although my little bro did freak me out a bit by mentioning that his sickness was more stomach related than a cold. As an emetophobe this alarmed me, especially since he told me that because I didn't have any wipes in my car he didn't wipe the dashboard down.

Now to be honest I probably wouldn't have considered doing that, but since he mentioned it...I drove over to the parental's with my windows wound down and then used some Glen 20 spray in their house on my dashboard etc. Hopefully, that has rid the area of any bugs.

Dinner at the parentals is always a highlight and tonight was no exception - it was steak and a mini-sausage roll, most decadent! :O)

Right I better race.

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Eggs-cellent!

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:47:44 GMT

11:31pm: I was somewhat disappointed this morning when I went to the Coles at the Mall before work to buy a salad for lunch and discovered that the Easter chocolate was not spectacularly on special at all! It was half-price, but not like the chocolate at my local Coles. Which led me to wonder if there'd actually be any chocolate left by the time I could go there after work today.

But as you can see from my subject heading there was indeed chocolate there and I might have gone a bit overboard buying 5 packs of small hollow Cadbury eggs. There's ten eggs in each box, so that's...50 eggs, LOL.
But it's good to know I'm well-stocked in eggs now.

In other news, I couldn't find my gym bag this morning, which was highly confusing to me, because I couldn't imagine where it could have got to. I did a bit of cleaning yesterday so it definitely wasn't hiding next to the bed or anything, I looked under the couch, but no sign! The only thing I could think of was that I left it behind at the gym itself, so I also dropped in there before heading into the library, but there was no sign of it in the lost property or behind the counter. So I figured I must have left it on the bus! :O(

Now a days it's pretty much impossible to ring a bus depot and speak to their lost property department, so I had to create a report online and hope they'd contact me.

So imagine my surprise when I went to the gym (I packed some gym clothes in my work backpack and figured I'd just wear the shoes I had on - which are the black comfortable ones) and entered the locker room to discover my gym bag right there on the bench! I never thought to look in there this morning because there's signs in the locker room saying that they clear out the place every night. Evidentally not, seeing as my bag had sat there for like four days, of course two of them were public holidays so maybe the staff didn't have the time or whatever. What a relief though! I mean I could replace the stuff inside, but the bag itself was given to me by my parents - it's from the New York Museum of Art when they visited NYC some years ago.

And on a final note, my supervisor picked up the Pusheen showbag for me at the Easter Show last week, very exciting, it has very cute items in, including a small backpack which can also double as a shoulder bag. I'm not sure what to do with the backpack straps because it's a mini-backpack, for kids obviously - and even with the straps extended I can't actually fit it. The handbag strap is also a bit short...I wonder if I can somehow change it to make it like a second handbag. This requires pondering.

Aywho, I better wrap this up, bed calls!

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I Made My Bed...

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:00:06 GMT

11:38pm: And now I need to lie in it! ;O)

Before I do though, just a quick update for today's activities, first up was archery, I didn't realise that it was an actual official shoot (usually Monday's are just practice days so you just show up whenever you can), so I ended up being a bit late. Also I forgot to actual sign up for a distance, so when I got there, there was only two choices - 20 metres - which is a bit too easy or 50 metres - which is too far - I was hoping for 40 though. As it turned out though a couple of guys were practicing on 30 metres so I decided to do that.

While I was there though, I suddenly wondered what distance the competition (coming up in two weeks) that I signed up for the other day would be. This was something I should have looked at before signing up because I saw to my horror that it's 60 metres! I've never managed to shoot further than 40 metres before and when I tried to shoot the 50 metres after finishing my practice, I couldn't make it :O( I don't think my bow is strong enough. Now you can get new limbs that add strength (aka poundage), but that will change all sorts of things like sight settings and will of course make pulling back the bow harder so I don't think I'd be able to figure it out in two weeks.

On the plus side I can pull out of the competition and get my money back...it's a bit embarrassing though, I guess I can just not admit I'm withdrawing because I didn't read the instructions, LOL.

I also dropped of my parent's red car and met up with my friend - although we didn't go swimming, instead we went to a little noodle place for dinner. They also served some very interesting chips, yummy!

And now, it's 4 minutes til midnight and I want to get to work on time if not earlier to help out my colleague in case the return chute at the library is full after the long weekend.

Oh! And on a final note, Easter chocolate is now on sale...I wonder how long they'll last I mean they're super cheap! I guess I'll find out tomorrow.

And now I saw goodnight!

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Happy Easter!

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:06:49 GMT

11:48pm: Chocolate eggs abound! And lunch at Grandpa's cooked by my little bro was most delicious! (He actually studied cooking at Tafe and worked in a kitchen for a bit)

Daylight saving is also over, which is most sad for me, the sun will start setting at like 6pm and then even earlier, which I know happens every year but still boo hiss!

Anywho, I remain addicted to Power Wash Simulator, I planned to do some Sims tonight and also go to bed at a decent hour, but nope...instead I was pretending to use a power washer to clean up really dirty buildings. Alas as previously mentioned this doesn't seem to translate into my real life :OP I haven't even made up my bed after taking off the sheets to be washed (I have two sets of sheets). I really need to get onto that.

And time is running out right now and I do want to go to archery tomorrow, I even borrowed Mum and Dad's red car so I can do that. I'll probably go a bit later than usual though, LOL.

OK, gotta run now.

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Wet Feet...

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:33:33 GMT

11:13pm: 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!

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Good Friday

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:37:43 GMT

11:18pm: So I definitely think I've been undersleeping because I didn't set my alarm for this morning - since it's a public holiday and I slept in until about 10am! Yikes, that's like three hours more than usual. Of course having said that I'm going to archery tomorrow - having borrowed Mum and Dad's red car - so I have to get bed ASAP.

Anyway, since today is Good Friday, Mum and I went to the inter-faith Stations of the Cross, which happens every year and involves walking from one of the Catholic churches to the beach stopping periodically for the stations (there's 14 of them). It's rather interesting and is well-attended. Also it was a nice day today, not too hot, or cold, or rainy.

After that, Mum and I went pack to the parental abode and drove back here to my apartment so I could do some laundry, which I'm glad to say I have, although some of my shirts have stains on them that wouldn't come off. I may have to take them over to Dad to see if he can get them clean.

Speaking of Dad, I still have to get him his Easter chocolate since I have everyone else's - including Grandpa's - he's not as particular about chocolate as the rest of the family and he prefers Aldi chocolate anyway so I'll go there tomorrow. I also need more cheese, LOL.

Apart from that not much else to report, although I'm still trying to figure out what to do with my Very Veggie Legacy - should Julien have the heir to the next gen (since he's unflirty it's hard to get him to have a relationship and I can't actually think of an in-story reason why he'd have a science baby) , or have his sister do it (she's romantically reserved, but that just means she has to get to know a Sim well before doing the relationship thing).

I guess that will have to wait for another day!

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PS. Uh-oh my laptop weather thing says rain is coming...I hope if it does it won't continue into tomorrow, fingers crossed!

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Heading Into the Long Weekend...

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:52:47 GMT

11:48pm: Yep! Because of Easter and the public holidays that go with it we get a four day weekend, huzzah! Also on the plus side we didn't get a delivery today for new library items - we usually get deliveries from our supplier on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Tuesday's delivery is usually much bigger, so I was bit worried that we'd get stuff today and have no way of getting everything out until the next delivery, and then there'd just be way too much stuff. But yes, no need to be alarmed.

Not much else to report besides that and it's pretty late, so er...I guess I'll wrap it up here? Which is kind of short even for me! Hopefully I'll have something more interesting to report tomorrow!

For now, though, ta-ta!

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No Joke!

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:30:59 GMT

11:18pm: Right, it's April Fool's Day and also George McFly's birthday (which surely must have sucked for him before Marty changed time).

Safe to say no pranks went down, although my left knee has decided to start hurting for no apparent reason, so that sucks.

I'm currently watching SydSquad down at the Sydney Airport and even though it's past curfew now, planes are still taking off, which is rather amusing - although probably not for those who live under the flight path. Although I think they fly over the ocean, so maybe it's not as annoying as it could be.

Not much else to report although because Holy Thursday is tomorrow I'm not over at my parents place as I'll be going there tomorrow night after church.

Oh and I almost forgot, I restarted my laptop the other day and when I played The Sims 4 this evening, it was fine, so maybe I just need to restart my laptop every so often, not sure what's that all about.

On that note, I better haul butt, it's bed time.

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Marching Towards April

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:54:37 GMT

11:50pm: And I still haven't starting to going to bed at a proper hour, shakes head.

Also I don't have much to report here...work was busy! We got our first delivery of new items for the week and it was a big one! We have to work hard tomorrow to get that stuff out, but I'm not sure we'll manage it. One can only do their best I guess.

In other news, my air conditioner is making a funny clicking sound although it still seems to be working...I think it might be due for its service, I'll have to check my emails, there's probably a message in there from the installer.

Anywho, on that note I gotta run because I want to be in bed before midnight at least!

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Well Boo...

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:45:15 GMT

11:22pm: In good news, I played The Sims 4 tonight without it crashing on me, and remembered to save liberally. In bad news though the game is being quite laggy indeed. I'm not sure what to do about this, except go through my laptop again to see if I can make more space...maybe I've got too many games on here or perhaps my screenshots folder is too big again. I hope it's not some weird bug from disabling Businesses & Hobbies because I can't see a way to uninstall it temporarily.

In further good news, I went to the archery field after work to get some practice in with my newly tuned bow and bow string and while I wasn't getting all golds (ie Xs, 10s and 9s) I didn't miss the target so bring it on! Not to mention when we practice in the afternoons the sun is literally setting right in your eyes so it's quite hard to see the target. We're supposed to set up in a different direction, but there was a Scout Group there getting lessons, so we couldn't. I guess with Daylight Saving ending - boo - the lighting may be better.

Oh yeah and I forgot to mention that I met up with my friend Lara yesterday down at the rockpool at the nearby beach. It's rather late in the season to be swimming, but swim we did. It was bloody freezing at first, but then turned out OK. Although after the big storm last Thursday the waves were rough, which wasn't an issue until the tide started coming in and big waves came into the rockpool and tossed us around a bit - or at least me since I'm not a strong swimmer.

Lara bought another friend along, an older lady she met at church, who was a much better swimmer than both of us. I never was all that good at laps LOL.

On that note, I better be off, because I need to drop my car off at my brother's work tomorrow morning before I head to work myself.

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Well, Shoot

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:35:05 GMT

11:13pm: I just realised my subject heading can cover many things, firstly archery. The exciting news I got my new bow string and it is fabulous! The fellow who made it up used two colours - dark blue and a greenish yellow that matched my bow. I didn't actually use it for the shoot today I used the old one. Unfortunately, I also managed to muck up with my aiming - I focused too much on the where the string was, rather than the actual target. Or that's what I assume because while I did manage to get a PB, it was in general a poor effort, except for the very last end when I focused on the target again and then managed to get an X (aka a bullseye). Do'h! However, I'll go in tomorrow and hopefully be able to shoot right.

The second...I was just playing The Sims 4 and I rather stupidly didn't save...and it just crashed. D: I lost all my progress! This was particularly silly of me because I was watching Dr Gluon play the Sims and he was making sure to save constantly. My game is also acting weird, I disabled Businesses & Hobbies because as I mentioned I didn't want to play with it just yet...I wonder if that's causing issues, if so I'll have to see if I can uninstall it fully and then re-install it later.

And finally the third, I meant to go to bed earlier tonight, but as you can see from the time of this entry, no such luck...however, I better not dilly-dally and instead bring you...

The Friday Five

27/3/26

1. What is a common ear worm that you get? Oh boy...whenever a question like this pops up I suddenly lose all memory even though I know I get earworms and I'm quite sure I had one recently. I totally don't remember what it was now and I know it's one I get a lot. There is this old timey song my mother often sings, it's called Little Brown Jug, which is about alcoholism, LOL. ETA: Oh wait I just remembered and hesitant to bring it up, lest it get back in there again, but it's this song that plays in the library during Rhyme Time at the library. It's about elephants and I don't like it.

2. How long do they last? Fortunately not long! However I do remember when I was a teenager, I once had the chorus of Cotton Eye Joe in my head for two days. Not constantly, of course, but it was definitely there for hours. Ugh!

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Huzzah, I Got A PB!

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:59:49 GMT

11:53pm: Yes! I followed the advice Noel (the coach guy) gave me on Monday and finally got myself a PB, wipes brow. Although it has to be said that the two guys I was on the target with - both of whom have been doing archery for less than year thoroughly kicked my ass. I know, I know, you're only supposed to be competing against yourself when it comes to archery, but it's hard to remember.

Right, time is short, but I also managed to fix my internet, it was just a good old fashion restart... I actually might not have needed to reset my modem, just my Google Chromecast, not sure why that was necessary, but who can say with technology.

In other news, I forgot once again that the skating was on, do'h! I've switched over now, but yeah I really need to go to bed, which means I'll miss the top two groups, which is a shame because Ilia Malinin is there and I'm hoping very much for him to finish the season on a high after his Olympic disappointment. I guess I'll just have to sleep with my fingers crossed, LOL.

Now, I think the Friday Five was posted this week, but I don't have time to do it right now. I'm sure you'll all be on the edge of your seats. :OP

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My Internet Is Struggling...

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:54:55 GMT

11:45pm: I'm not sure why...maybe it's to do with the drastic change in weather, after the big storm yesterday it was most chilly today, I'm not actually sure how the temperature could affect the internet, but I guess the storm could have knocked out something. At any rate I can't get my 5G to show up, which means watching the Figure Skating World Championships a bit difficult.

Speaking of which, I totally forgot that the Figure Skating World Championships was on! I've missed all the short programs except for the Rhythm Dance, which is now. I also forgot it wasn't taking place in Japan but in Czhechia, so the time zone is not as friendly as I thought. For example we're only half way through the RD and it's coming up on midnight. I think Australia is skating next so I'll stay up for them then turn in. I've signed up for archery tomorrow and I can only hope the weather isn't too terrible, I'll definitely need to wear my gumboots though, the field is sure to be soaked.

Apart from that not much else to report, work was work and I did get everything done that I needed to, so go me!

Anywho, I'll be off now, I need to get those zzzs!

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Wind, Thunder, Lightning...

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:56:00 GMT

11:45pm: It was one Hell of a storm! o.O After work today since my colleague was working the closing shift and wouldn't be able to drive me home I decided to go to the gym - especially since I missed out on Tuesday with the trivia. When I went in the weather was quite nice, but by the time I finished and left big black clouds were rolling over and all I could do was I hope it wouldn't start raining.

Unfortunately, with my great timing I just missed a bus and would need to wait about 12 minutes for the next one and in those twelve minutes the storm hit and it was massive! Lightning lit up the sky, thunder crashed and the rain poured down soaking anyone out in it in a second. Fortunately, I was in the undercover bus shelter at the Mall, but it was still pretty scary especially when the power went out and the lights turned off. O.O The wind was so strong the rain was going sideways and there was mist of it coming into the bus shelter, it was insane!

It had only calmed down slightly when the bus finally arrived - and the lights also came back on, I was a bit worried the bus may have been cancelled because I had no idea how to get home otherwise, but nope. However, the traffic was really heavy and it took about 20 minutes to get home (it's usually like a 10 minute bus ride at the most) by which time the storm had moved on - I didn't even need my umbrella when I got off the bus!

But yeah, if that was anything like the famous Hill Valley Lightning Storm of 1955 in Back to the Future then no wonder there was enough power to send the DeLorean to the future! Scary stuff!

Anywho, I was planning to play some Sims 4, but instead I got sucked into doing Power Wash Simulator, LOL if only I could be so clean in real life.

Right on that note, I gotta run, bed calls!

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Back Behind The Wheel

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:46:14 GMT

11:36pm: Thanks to YouTube I was reminded that I haven't played American Truck Simulator in aaages - not since my birthday actually. And I bought the wheel and everything! So I just opened it up and did a bit of a drive - they've changed the UI though and I'm not sure I approve - as a general rule I hate it when they update stuff for no good reason. I'm still pissed off that they changed the layout of Facebook and that was like 20 years ago.

Anywho, the wheel still works, plus there's a sale on Steam so I bought Euro Truck Simulator 2 which I think is made by the same people, I haven't actually loaded it onto my laptop yet, but I should get onto it and see if I can drive through Italy or something.

I also made sure to play some Sims 4 since the CC bug is said to have been fixed and indeed everything seemed fine. Although Julien's (my Carrot Gen sim) decided to flirt with her half-brother's girlfriend right in front of him and I was like WTF?! Typical Sims, LOL.

Heh, I was just distracted by my search bar, which for some reason has an image of a manatee on it...I don't think it's Manatee Day or anything.

Moving on, work went well, the chocolates I won last night with the Trivia Team were well received, so hooray! Although I was in slight trouble because I hadn't read an email from last week about this task we're meant to do before the new Public Catalogue for our libraries goes public. It's kind of a confusing task for me though and I'm not sure exactly what my aim is. I'll have to double check with my colleagues tomorrow.

Right I better be off because I need to get my lasagna out of the oven, since I forgot to order Lite 'n' Easy that's for my lunch tomorrow among other meals. The oven's off but I think it's cooling down, hopefully I haven't overcooked it.

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Second Is The Best...

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:27:32 GMT

11:09pm: At least that's my claim as the library team ended up in 2nd place at the Trivia tonight! I thought calling ourselves "The Team to Beat" might have invited hubris and so it seems it did... On the plus side we were in 4th after the first round, so at least we managed to win chocolates :O)

Yaaawn, I am tired though, because my bedtime has blown way out the past few days, we're talking after midnight here, so I better not let that happen tonight. I am watching SydSquad at the moment, although they've just finished up - which makes sense since Sydney Airport has a curfew, so I can't blame them if I'm not in bed in time.

Not much else to report, work was work, I wore my new dress sneakers today, I didn't have any issues with rubbing, although I wonder if maybe I should have tried to find a shop that does split sizes, because I'm pretty sure my left foot is like half a size smaller than my right - so one shoe fits perfectly, but the left one is slightly too big. I guess I'll have to stick one of those heel grip things in there.

In other news I still haven't got round to playing The Sims 4 since the update...although I should have the chance tomorrow, because I forgot to order Lite 'n' Easy before the deadline so I won't be going over to my parent's place tomorrow - which is a bit of shame because I usually get steak when I do :OP I can make lasagna instead I guess.

On that note I better be off, the zzzzs call!

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I've Learned Things!

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:56:50 GMT

11:30pm: With archery today! I mean honestly I should have already known them, but it's hard to remember everything, which no doubt explains why the Korean archers start at like age 4 and spend two years before actually drawing a bow.

Anywho, as it turns out I haven't been doing a good job with my string picture - which is what you see when you've pulled the string back and are just about to release it. You have to make sure you have it at the exact same place when you let go, which is easier said than done! But on the plus side when I get it right the arrow goes right in the yellow zone where it's supposed to!

Oh I also move my head too much, so I've got to not do that, but at the same time I have to make sure my head is actually in the right position, which is kinda hard to tell. I mean I was pretty sure I had it right, but sometimes the arrows went high and other times they went low. So that's gonna be a bit hit and miss.

On the plus side I think I finally figured out how to get the finger sling thing to work, a couple of fellow archers have showed me how to do it, it involves loops and stuff. You have to loop one way and then the other way and it's all confusing :OP

Moving along, I was looking at LiveJournal and apparently yesterday was my journal's 22nd birthday, which is a bit of a trip since that means my journal is older than I was when I started it! How freaky is that?! Although there was those few years when I hardly updated at all...

On a final note tomorrow is the Council Trivia Night, so I better have my brain ready to go. However, I'm not sure if our leader picked the best team name - The Team to Beat it's just asking for hubris, also it doesn't have a fun pun in it.

On that note, I shall be off!

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New Shoes!

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:53:18 GMT

11:32pm: Yes! Mum and I went to the Peace Walk today (there was quite a good turn out, but the walk itself was a bit of a non-event as we didn't walk very far, not sure if that was the plan - it was a walk for all ages and abilities so walking for like an hour or something was probably not going to happen), the march started in Hyde Park, and a rather opportunistic fellow showed up in a ice cream truck. It was a very humid today so Mum and I share a cone before the walk started.

Anyway, originally Mum was going to get a ferry home, but since the walk was pretty short we weren't near the ferry wharf so instead we walked back to the bus stop. A work colleague had mentioned a good but expensive shoe shop (as my readers would know I've been looking for podiatrist-approved shoes). I took a quick look on my way to the march but didn't really see anything that caught my eye, but then I was in a hurry (I didn't want to miss the march!) It was second time lucky as I not only found some shoes to replace my current Mary-Jane style ones that are kind of dying, but some white sneakers too. Hooray! Suffice to say though, they weren't cheap so I sure hope they last! Also they're not the brand the podiatrist recommended, but they are podiatrist designed, so it should work. I hope!

After our shoe success Mum and I got on the bus home, originally we were going to go our separate ways but end up going to local RSL for a roast lamb lunch, yummy! :OD

So yes, a very busy day for me, I ended up taking a nap though, which might not have been the best idea because we're coming up on midnight and I'm not feeling that sleepy. Shakes head at self.

Also, since it was on sale I bought Power Wash Simulator and once again I wish cleaning up in real life was fun like this, LOL. Although, it did mean I didn't play any Sims 4 today, shame on me!

Ah well, tomorrow is another day!

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Yawn!

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:52:06 GMT

11:42pm: OK, so I'm going to this Peace Walk tomorrow morning with Mum, so I better get my butt to bed and catch those zzzzzzs.

This morning I went to archery, where I'm still doing crap - admittedly I got a PB today, because I'd never done this particular shoot before - one of the coaches offered to give me some tips, but alas it proved to be quite hot and humid this morning so I'd already started packing up my stuff. He said he'll be there on Monday afternoon/evening, so I'll go do that. Because it's a bit concerning that I have stagnated already with that.

Huh, and I just went to do the Friday Five, but it's not up yet! Hmmm.

Anywho, I was just playing the Demo Powerwash Simulator with a view to buy it - since there's a sale going on - although it might not be the best game to prevent repetitive stress injury since it involves a lot of holding down of the mouse button. Also I'm stuck on this level trying to finish cleaning LOL. Beyond that there is also Powerwash Simulator 2 so maybe I should look into buying that one instead since it'll point out what you're missing.

OK, it's 10 to midnight so I gotta run!

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Maybe that was the problem...

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:05:52 GMT

11:58pm: Well, after all of the issues of this week, it's also that time o' the month - actually it started yesterday, but it only just occurred to me that that might have been behind my various aches and pains this week. And especially some digestive troubles I had on Wednesday afternoon. How rude! I'm judging it right now.

I'm also judging myself because I've left this entry way too late! After all I don't want to be late for archery tomorrow. That being the case I'll have to skip the Friday Five for now.

Apart from that not much to report although one last thing I think I've been licking my lips too much for some reason because now they're dry and sometimes when I open my mouth it hurts. Which is very annoying indeed, although I should be putting lip balm on I guess.

OK, on that note, I'm out - I need to work on having more interesting things to update you all with because this is honestly sad, LOL.

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Good News!

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:57:38 GMT

11:51pm: My right shoulder was much better today so I do believe I need not panic about possible long term problems, although I should definitely be careful not to aggravate it.

Also, I took the plunge with the Sims 4 update today, apparently they have fixed it so Mods work, the only thing was...my game was really lagging. Which is weird because I moved a whole lot of saved games off this laptop and onto my portable hard drive to free up space. Which one would assume would make my laptop run faster not slower! I'm not sure what that's all about...I suppose I could take out the mods and see what happens, but I'd really rather not do that. I did discover though that for some reason it reset my game settings so when I opened the game Businesses & Hobbies loaded up, which I didn't notice at first so now the game I just saved will need to be opened with that pack switched on to work. I was kinda saving B & H to play later on, so I don't know if I should go back to the previously saved game or what.

Anywho, all this pondering has left me writing this update very late indeed - what else is new - so I better wrap it up here!

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Uh-oh...

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:12:09 GMT

11:03pm: Right, so my knee is better as I said, but this morning when I woke up my right shoulder was sore - in the trapezius area. It doesn't hurt all the time, but if I turn my head left I get pain :O(

Now last year, around May I did something weird to my left shoulder and ended up having to do like six months of physio before it finally got better (admittedly I had a physio appointment every few weeks, so it wasn't like I was constantly there, but it took ages to heal up). I really hope I haven't done the same thing to my right shoulder because apart from anything else, that's my bow string pulling arm. It was difficult to do archery when my left shoulder was sore, but I didn't really need to move it all that much, having my right shoulder out of commission would be very bad indeed.

So yeah, keep your fingers crossed for me.

Also...I think I'm losing the war against the bugs in my house, they seem to be getting into all the nooks and crannies in my kitchen - they were in the dishwasher today even though it had been on! But maybe they weren't actually inside the dishwasher because they disappeared and I couldn't find them. Mum has suggested I find out when the yearly pest control spray happens at my building - I missed it last year and it might be coming back to bite me on the butt now.

Finally, I have to pay my car insurance, I'm just waiting for the money to go into my proper account - except I've just realised...I don't think I needed to do that, I could have Paypal-ed it. Do'h!

On a final note, The Sims 4 was updated today and apparently all the CC and mods have been broken even worse than usual, so I didn't play it tonight, boo. They say they're working on a fix, but who knows how long that'll take.

Righto, due to a lack of zzzzs I shall be off now.

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Knee Update!

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:53:38 GMT

11:42pm: I'm sure you're all on the edge of your seats to hear this...but good news! My left knee is better, hooray! Which is very good news because today was gym day, and I wouldn't have been able to do much if it had still been painful.

Apart from that, not a lot to report, although my nose is itchy at the moment, very annoying. Also, I neglected to wash my hair, which I figured I'd do on Tuesday nights after getting home from the gym rather than on Sunday. A good idea, but only if I actually do it, of course.

Oh and I almost forgot! It's St Patrick's Day today! Well, that is to say I didn't forget it, I made sure to wear green today :O) I was most disappointed to discover a general lack of green wearing from others today, what's up with that? Maybe St Patrick's Day is only a big deal if it falls on the weekend - I know there's a big event in the city, or at least there used to be, maybe it hasn't come back since COVID, which if so would be a huge shame.

And now in the usual way I've left it until almost midnight to update, so I'll have to wrap this up and get myself to bed!

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Knee Continues To Hurt

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:04:17 GMT

11:46pm: Which is rather unusual...usually it clears up over night, but it's remained sore. I'm a bit worried that my shoes - which are not podiatrist approved - are really starting to give up the ghost and are providing no support at all. Which sucks, because my only pair of podiatrist approved shoes are these big black ones, that are extremely comfortable, but look super weird with anything that's not long pants. Or my actual sneakers (not to be confused with the dress sneakers) - which did use to be nice and white, but have since been destroyed by the archery field, LOL.

Anyway, I'm wondering if I need to use the Voltarin gel, except I'm pretty sure it's expired, maybe I'll just put some ice on it or something.

And I've just noticed the time! Well, this isn't a very exciting entry is it :OP But I don't have much to report - work went well so yay me. I did go looking for shoes during lunch, which probably didn't help my knee much, plus I've kind of already checked the Mall pretty thoroughly for decent shoes. I really do need to get my butt to further away suburbs, which will be a pain in the butt, but I'm thinking that's better than a pain in the knee.

OK, I'm off!

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Dang Knees...

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:52:12 GMT

11:23pm: Well, knee rather, for some reason my left knee has decided to hurt which is most unnecessary and irritating. Also my dry eyes are back, grumble grumble.

Anyway, moving on, today proved to be a very interesting archery shoot, we had a Match Play (aka Round Robin) which I think maybe I've done before, but I'm not sure... Basically it's a shoot where you're split into groups, and within each group each person competes against another until all members of said group have competed against each other. Our Match Play wasn't really an official one because our groups ended up being on different distances and even different types of bow - which wouldn't happen in a real event. This didn't turn out too well for me because I ended up in a group with two archers who were not only shooting shorter distances than me, but also had compound bows. Compound bows have a fancy sight which is actually a magnifier so it's way easier for them to hit the gold. Not to mention if I'd known what a Match Play involved I would have picked a shorter distance.

Suffice to say, I did not win LOL, although I did get better at shooting 40m...although there was a sad moment where one of my arrows - the one I labelled as 8 hit something and ended up shattered! My poor arrow :O( Now I only have 10 left...also 8 was my favourite arrow, so much so I have relabelled Arrow 9 as Arrow 8. The arrow point is still stuck in the splintered shaft of the old 8 though, which sort of sucks, I'll have to see if the guy who takes care of the arrows can get it out.

So that was my exciting day archery-wise! The rest of the day was spent watching Dr Gluon play Sims and other games, always fun!

Right, so I better get out of here, before I do though...

The Friday Five

a href="https://thefridayfive.livejournal.com/248078.html">13/3/26 - Magical Questions

These questions were suggested by Dreamwidth user spiralsheep.

1. Have you ever watched illusion magic? Close-up, or in a stage show, or on television? Did it work for you?

I have! And yes, I'm fooled every time! I don't know how they do it, but I kinda don't want to know because that would spoil the fun! Like the time those guys made a whole ice cream truck appear on stage during Australia's Got Talent, the fact they didn't win is shocking.

2. Have you ever wished on a star, or a lucky cat, or a coin in a wishing well? Did it work in some way?

Not that I can think of, I don't really believe wishes work TBH.

3. Have you ever cast a spell, made a love charm, or tried a curse? Did it work in some way?

Nope! My mother would definitely be horrified if I did.

4. Are there any other traditional superstitions you pay attention to? Do they work in some way?

Hmm, well I definitely don't like the thought of opening an umbrella inside! But that's more because I'm worried someone might lose an eye. But then if that's not bad luck what is? I do also knock on wood a lot).

5. Would you want major magical powers like in a fantasy story? Which powers, and how would you use them?

Oh yeah, those would be fun! I'd love to have teleportation so I wouldn't have to worry about being late to things! Also the magical ability to clean up my apartment wouldn't go amiss.

Yikes, it's 10 minutes to midnight so I gotta haul!

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