Moose Musings

10:09pm: Well...not quite, but I figured... what the Hell ;O)

Anywho, I still have to wrap presents for my niece and nephews so I'll have to make this quick!

From not much to report, lots of stuff has been going on as the end of the year approached (sorry for the delay in getting back to you, Vic!), especially as the big bro and family have arrived, hence the need to wrap the present.

Archery continues to go awesomely - although after my last update, there was a change in the handicap rules, namely you need to have a handicap before you compete in one! Which makes sense, I didn't have one, so I think it applied the highest handicap which is how I won! As evidenced by the competition I was just in on Sunday, where everyone contributed $2 and the winners shared the pot. The winners incidentally included me as the lucky loser, which was a bit awkward because the other two people on the last target were little kids. XD I wonder if the rules will change again now!

My mother, niece and I also got up to the Blue Mountains for a couple of nights - we had planned to do it last year, but because of my oldest nephew's fever, they had to postpone leaving for a day so we had to cancel it. But yes, this time we did it and a mostly great time was had be all! Although my niece didn't have a good a time ice skating as I hoped she would. She had taken figure skating lessons, but last year and was most put off by the fact she couldn't remember it all :O( She did end up picking up most of it again, but yeah she didn't enjoy the lesson we had even though the coach was a really nice older lady.

I haven't seen as much of my nephews, but the littlest one - who's only three (I think?) has a lot more words this year which is nice, although he sure likes to run, the little bro, big bro and I took him and my niece to the nearby kids park yesterday, unfortunately while someone was holding open the gate to let their own kid out, the nephew bolted and ended up running across the parking lot! O.o I wasn't fast enough to catch him! Fortunately, the Big Bro (aka his father) was able to catch him before he ended up running onto the beach. I mean daaang.

But I will be seeing them all tomorrow and I definitely need to go and wrap these presents!

So on that note I shall be off and a Merry Christmas to you all!

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10:41pm:Because I'm not sure about mine. On Friday I had a terrible sore throat and body aches, which continued into Saturday and a bit on Sunday so I didn't do any archery, which was rather a bummer. However, I did go this afternoon, which was exciting because my archery bag and the chest guard had come in! Both a lovely green! I also bought a little stand thing for my bow, it matches my finger thing (I can't remember it's actual name LOL), so I'm gonna be the most fashion forward archer out there LOL.

But yeah anyway, since coming home from the archery I've been coughing, which hopefully is just a conincidence, because I swear I just had a cold two months ago (did I already mention this? I can't keep track of my entries these days LOL), so I'm a bit worried I might have one again, which would suck.

All the same I'm glad I went to archery, I'm doing much better with my aim - I did record my score, but I haven't I actually added it up so I'm not sure how well I did, but better than last time.

I fear this will be a short entry because not only is it past 11pm, I also did my laundry and need to hang it all up before I go to bed.

There's not much else to report - except world events that shall not be named... Looks like watching news is off the table for some time.

And tomorrow is November 12th! The temporal junction point of the entire spacetime continuum! An important day for all Backies although I haven't actually written anymore McFly July fics, I should see if I can get inspired...

Right, as I said the laundry is waiting too be hung up so I'll be off now.

Ta ta!

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11:53pm: As is evidenced by the time here, 7 minutes to midnight and I have to get my ass to bed ASAP!

I just wanted to mention my archery lesson today, because it was the last week of the Kidbow/Adbow thing we had competition. We shot 90 arrows in all at various sized targets from 10m, ironically I think I did better with the smaller targets than the larger ones :OP Although in all honesty I did pretty shit all together, LOL. I came 4th out of 4 adults and let it be know that there was quiiiiite a gap between me and the bronze winner.

I also didn't get a chance to test out the bow that they ordered in, so I wonder if I can show up next week or if I have to become a member first. I guess joining would be fine, I've been enjoying myself after all and it gets me out of the house :OP

In the meantime I'm reminded of the school colleague who offered me some of her father's old archery equipment. Although as previously mentioned unless he's really short I'm not sure his equipment will be of any use to me LOL. Still it would save me quite a bit, a bow can cost like $300!

OK, it's almost midnight now, so Moose out!

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10:32pm: So today was my first Kidbow Adbow class at the archery range! Unfortunately, yesterday there was a hazard reduction burn that got out of control and as a result there's smoke around and having spent two hours outside my eyeballs are now dry and rather sore. I ended up with a headache and as often occurs with me I kinda forgot to take anything for it for like two hours. But I finally got around with it and I'm good now.

Anyway, the archery went well...until the end where we had a game which was quite fun except that when my team ended up on the 25m target and even though we were closer to it than that, I missed the target soooo many times (although I've since realised it was probably because I didn't adjust the sight on the bow to compensate for the change in length from the target.

However! I did succeed in qualifying on the 15m target, which means next week I can go to do the 20 metre one, hooray!

That reminds me, I've totally forgotten to update Facebook on my progress, whoops...I think I mentioned that an old school friend of mine said they could see if their father (who was an Olympic archer) had any old equipment I could use. Which would be quite a saving, although I did find out last week that I need a rather short riser (that's the part of the bow you hold and place the arrow on) because I'm a shortie, so unless her father is also quite short, I'm not sure his equipment would work for me. Also how would I get it?

Right, it's 11pm now so I better haul butt and get a decent amount of sleep, which also might be why my eyes are dry.

Goodnight!

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8:00pm: The last part has rather put a dampener on the end of the weekend, especially seeing as it's also accompanied by stomach pain - although that at least seems to have eased up, although my digestive system decided to freak out on me like an hour ago which sucked a lot. I'm also super tired... I don't think I've been getting enough sleep seeing as I got up early yesterday morning as well as today for archery.

Actually, my digestive system was being most impolite this morning and I was a bit worried, fortunately, it calmed down so I was able to get to the class and shoot the arrows. I'm happy to report I am indeed getting better and actually hitting the target, but I haven't the best aim still. On the plus side it did mean that I was first out in the end of class shoot off which meant I was able to get to church. It was quite packed since as I mentioned it was the only mass for that weekend.

After mass - and some speeches about how the church got its start 50 years ago, there was the anniversary lumch, fortunately my stomach problems had gone dormant at that time so I was able to enjoy that, there was a buffet with quite a lot of options, I ended up with chicken wrap and a party pie and party sized sausage roll (which happened to be have been brought by Mum XD) and then a chocolate muffin, a mini cupcake with chocolate icing and a scone. Which I'm hoping isn't want brought on the digestive freak out later on. But who even knows?

Dad didn't go to the lunch so I had to drive Mum back to the retirement village before I came back here and finished reading the book that's been requested as an Inter Library Loan. As it turned out I couldn't actually finish it at work because it's actually super sad and I didn't want to start crying at work. So instead I read it this afternoon and cried here, which I guess could explain the headache, because crying sucks.

I wonder if I should take some Buscopan, hmmm...

Anyway, I was planning on replying to Vic's messages, but yeah, not feeling up to it right now, but do not fear I haven't forgotten!

On that note though, I'm out, I sure hope I feel better tomorrow after a good night's sleep.

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11:10pm: Which actually isn't all that good...because Mum and Dad will be over tomorrow night for dinner and it has to be in rather better shape... I'm hoping that giving it a vacuum tomorrow will make it look much better. On the upside, the kitchen should at least be clear, I know that's Mum's particular complaint, how can she clean the counter if there's stuff on it.

My winter garden isn't looking the best I have to admit...but I don't think there's much I can do with it, although at least I'll be able to take the clothes horse down tomorrow since I washed my winter sheets and they're drying on it at the moment.

What else to report? Well, I'm watching the archery at the Paralympics which is proving to be great fun to watch, although sometimes it's hard to tell what disability the competitor has, considering the long pants it's probably leg related.

Anyway, as is common during the week, this is a short entry, but I don't have much to report work-wise, although our library supplier did deliver the boxes today - usually they come on Tuesdays, not sure what the delay was, but it did give us an opportunity to finish off Friday's delivery which is always good.

The Inter Library Loan Courier didn't show up during the day though, I assume he must have come by after I left at 5pm, at least I hope so! I'm not sure what happens if for some reason the courier can't make it to all the libraries in his run due to traffic. I guess we'd probably go without a delivery for the week, which would suck, so here's hoping the box is there tomorrow morning!

On that note though better wrap this up, I have to get to bed so I'm well rested for tomorrow!

Wish me luck for tomorrow! Goodnight!

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11:25pm: I was planning on getting a McFly July (August...er September) drabble up today, but I left it a little too late to start writing it and now it's coming up on 11:30 and I have to get myself to bed very shortly. I blame this rather large biography on JFK (yeah, I don't know why either XD) which I'm only reading when I'm at home because the book's too dang big to carry around, LOL. So I was reading that when I should have been writing.

So yeah whoops.

Not whoops though, is today was my second archery lesson and I'm very excited to report that the eye patch did its job marvellously! Last week I was missing the entire target a third or even more of the time. Today it was way, way less. Woohoo! Although, I'm still the most unco-ordinated archer of the group, but as the lady coaching the "Come and Try" session a few weeks back said, it's not how you go against the others, it's how you go against yourself. And yeah compared to last week, Moose is kicking ass and taking names.

After archery, I went to Mum and Dad's house for Father's Day, where we were later joined by my little bro and Grandpa for lunch. It was steak, potato salad made by my little bro and regular salad made by Dad - although I added carrot to it and it was most delicious indeed. There was even desert - Dad bough ice cream :OD.

Oh and I finished the Father's Day card, so go me. :OP

It was a bit of an interesting meal because the little bro asked how Grandpa was getting along, and Grandpa gave a very explanation of what he's up to regarding the paying of fees to the retirement village he lives at. It's quite a involved thing and he and a group of people at the retirement village are taking the owners to a tribunal because they're pretty sure they've been paying fees that they should have had to.

He got rather passionate about it, which nonpulussed Dad since he's not one for passionate discussions at the dinner table. But we mostly had fun. :O)

Once I got home I was supposed to do more tidying of my house, but instead I pottered around then watched Paralympic archery and now I'm watching the Boulder and Lead Final in Sports Climbing, although as said I have to head off to bed so I'll be turning that off soon. Which is a shame, because it's rather interesting!

But work calls tomorrow, so sleep does too.

I hope to have the drabble up tomorrow though, but don't hold me to that :OP

Goodnight!

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11:00pm: Eek, I'm gonna have to make this quick, but today was the first lesson of the four week Beginner's Archery Course. Our coach was a nice older chap this time around and we were on the opposite side of the field and the three targets seemed very close to each other, long story short though, without been able to close my non-dominant eye, aiming is quite the crapshoot. I managed to get two out of three arrows in the target, but one would always miss! I tried to squint my left eye, but it was rather difficult and judging by how wide some of the arrows went I obviously focused with the wrong eye. The coach mentioned that he actually used an eyepatch himself, so I guess that's what I need to do. I was planning to go buy one this afternoon, but I left my run to the shops a bit late and the pharmacy was closed when I got there. Ah well, there's always tomorrow. I'm hoping that this will help out because when I DID manage to aim with the right eye as I said I hit the target, I even got one in the yellow zone! :OD

I did take photos of my arrows - including one where the coach moved my arrows into the bullseye XD if only! But yeah there's three more lessons to go, so I'm hopeful! We also got a little guide to archery thing, so yay! I wonder if I should take my old schoolmate's offer of getting me some of her father's equipment. It would sure save me money, although with my supershort arms the arrows will probably be way too long LOL, and the bow would be too big probably (unless the father is rather short). But it never hurts to ask I guess. I'll look into that.

Now, I better be off, because my eyes have been a bit weird since the middle of the day, really tired, I even took a nap in the afternoon although it didn't really work. So yeah, gotta get those zzzs.

I got a McFly July prompt done though, so overall a successful day!

Ta ta for now!

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11:08pm: Oops, I've been watching James Turner Cities Skylines Let's Plays and it's waaay later than I thought! But yes, today was Archery Day!

I actually ended up being early because I thought I need to get there at 8:30am, but actually it was 8:45, I should aim for that next time so I won't be late.

And I'm planning on going again, I've signed up for the four week Beginner's course which starts next Sunday, I'm very much looking forward to it! I had a lot of fun, well except for the time I hit my boob with the bow string...but I got a chest guard so it was all good. Although, by the end I was also hitting my left arm with the bow string, so I might need an arm guard too? Also, as suspected I'm right eye dominant, which wouldn't be an issue except...I can only close my right eye, I can't independently close my left eye only squint, which made it super hard to look through the little sight thing on the bow. I'm considering getting an eye patch or something XD Then again, there's also a school of thought where you should keep both eyes open, so I dunno, I guess I'll ask the coach next Sunday.

Regarding the subject heading...well, I did get two arrows in the yellow zone! But yeeeeah... there were 12 people in total in the class, so we were in three teams of four, needlessly to say our team (I was with a Dad and his two kids) did not do well in the fun competition at the end. Also, there's now a photo of me on Facebook looking decidedly weird. I have no idea why I'm standing the way I am in it... On the plus side I'm wearing sunglasses so you can't really tell it's me :OP There's also a photo of the whole group where I don't look weird so, yay!

After that excitement, I lazed around the rest of the day until it was time to go to church with Mum and Dad... however, every school term the primary school kids do the Saturday evening Mass. Now, the lady who arranges it, is supposed to tell Mum it's happening, but she forgot... so we show up, the parentals have gone to some trouble putting together the Powerpoint for this week's hymns and discover school kids setting up! Dad was most annoyed, because yeah he works hard picking out the hymns! I figured I'd just go to the vigil mass at the other church, but Mum convinced me to come with her and Dad to the church she and I went to on Wednesday night. It did mean I got some marinated chicken legs from her for dinner, yummy!

Funnily enough it turned out that even though it was a completely different church, I still did my PowerPoint duty because there was a late request for someone who could help since there wasn't someone to do it. The other church also had primary school kids doing the singing, but they were quite good (no offence to the ones at my usual church - these kids are a choir so I think they've been practicing a lot).

So yeah, it turned out to be a rather interesting experience, although the set up of the computer in the other church is weird...the computer faces away from the altar so I needed to sit sideways.

I did have to catch the bus home because the parental house is between it and where I live, so they weren't going my way anyway. Fortunately, the bus service is good in that area so I got home in very good time.

Speaking of which...I haven't done my Duolingo and time is getting away from me so I better wrap this up.

Before I go though...

The Friday Five

16/8/24

These questions were written by Dreamwidth user spacefem.

1) Who are you appreciating in your life right now? Hmm...well I guess Mum, because she always helps me out and has good advice when I need it :O)

2) What's something you've done this year that other people appreciated? Umm...the Powerpoint at church I guess? The lady at the other church was certainly happy I volunteered to help this evening!

3) What's a good way to show gratitude? With a thank you and (depending on the relationship) a nice hug. :O) Maybe something chocolate related, LOL.

4) Do you write thank you notes? Nope, I will send thank you texts, if that counts ;O)

5) What can you use help with these days? Keeping my apartment clean, I cleaned it with Mum's help before heading off to Fiji at the end of last month and it's messy as Hell now. I really need to do something about it, I swear...

Right oh, for now, goodnight!

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10:58pm: It's the Men's Archery Final and it's nail biting stuff!! It's gone to the Arrow-Off! That's where the two competitors have one arrow to fire at the target and the closest to the Bullseye will win! And in the last set both guys got a perfect round. Edge of your seat business!

Speaking of archery, an old schoolmate of mine saw a post I made on Facebook about being interested in it and mentioned that her father used to do archery and even went to the Olympics -

Ahmahgawd, the Korean Kim won the Arrow-Off and got the Gold! I was kinda going for the US guy, but dang the South Koreans absolutely slay at Archery. The US guy took his defeat well, he does get a silver though, so that's cool - also he's 35 which is pretty old for an Olympian!

Anyway, back to the schoolmate, she recommended I should go to the Sydney Olympic Archery Range to check out the sport, while I'm too lazy to go all that way I was reminded about the archery club that meets nearby, a quick internet search showed that they practice or get together on Saturdays and Sundays. So I decided to drive on down to check it out.

Unfortunately for me, my digestive system decided that this would be a great time to play up and I had a sore stomach and was too nervous to actually outright ask any of the archers how to take a lesson or whatever. Somewhat concerning I couldn't actually see the arrows they shot. Although maybe that's normal and why the coaches at the Olympic have those monocular things, so they can tell what's going down. Also there's the fact that one time I tried archery back at Year 6 Camp I failed so bad...first of all I could barely pull the string back, secondly I ended up letting go of the bow instead of the arrow.

On the other hand, I could use more physical activity, so I wrote an email to the Archery club to inquire about their Come and Try sessions, they mention them on their website, but I couldn't see any for the second half of the year. So we'll see what they say.

My stomach decided to spend the rest of the day being a dick, so I have got no writing on the McFly July 2024 prompts whatsoever, very discouraging. Although, it wasn't the usual kind of stomach pain so rather than try my Buscopan I took some ibuprofen - I did have a headache as well - I'm finally feeling not so ick just in time for bed.

In other news, LJ continues to not work for me unless I use my VPN and set it to a different country. Very odd...I wonder what the explanation is? I was connected to a Russian VPN (it's for ice skating related purposes) and it worked, but right now I'm on a USA VPN and it works, so yeah... Total head scratcher.

Right, better wrap this up and head to bed, it's back to work tomorrow for the first time in a week, bring it on! (Although I've got to take a half day on Friday for my Psychiatrist appointment, better let them know about that).

Goodnight!

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