Moose Musings

11:33pm: Yes indeed! And I think Mum's right, oil heaters really do stop moisture from forming, which is a damn good thing because as I might have mentioned before I've been having trouble with that, like when I wake up in the morning there's so much moisture on the inside of my windows you could get a glass of water from it! It's also having an unfortunate effect of causing mould to appear in my pantry. Gross.

The only downside, I don't think this heater I got has a timer on it and I don't think I should leave it on all night...although maybe it'll work with the timer switch thing...

Also it's meant to have four little wheels, I didn't notice until I got it home that there's only three. I'm having to jack it up using an old glasses case. I got it from the Target at Macquarie Mall (it was ice skating day today :O), so I dunno. I guess I could go to the Target at the Warringah Mall and return it or at least ask for fourth wheel LOL.

Anyway! I have exciting news from the big bro, my parents timing was awesome, he and my sister-in-law, Eri had their baby, it's a boy! They've called him John after Dad (and Dad's grandfather, I think). Which is interesting, because I'm not sure if John can be transliterated into Japanes, I guess he could be 'Jon'. Scratches head.

In other news, ice skating went well! Although I think I'm not used to harder ice, I got them sharpened last week and while I did move better today, it was still a bit scratchy. In the summer the ice is softer because of the sun (or maybe because the ice rink was old? They've renovated) and the blade seems to dig in better. Also they are playing ice hockey there now and if I remember right, ice hockey players prefer harder ice. Dang, don't know what this means for me.

What else? Well tomorrow is the play! So I get the day off work tomorrow, nice :O). I'm planning to go to the gym because I totally slacked off on that this week! Aside from that the day is pretty much free until 3:30 when I go to my Aunt and Uncle's place to get ready to head off. The play starts at 5pm in the city and afterwards we'll go out to dinner. I'm looking forward to it.

That's pretty much all I have to say for now...I'm going to try and catch up on my Positive Notes because I've totally slacked off and need to catch up on three months worth of them! o.O I hope I can!

For now though I bid you all goodnight!

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11:25pm: Damnit, despite having cleaned the kitchen sink and whatnot any time I leave something out that's not completely rinsed and cleaned off a hoard of motherfucking ants invades! Now I guess this just means I should clean everything up, but I did rinse it pretty well...and my dishwasher was full so I couldn't put the saucepan in there.

Also, I'm most annoyed by the fact my ant baits don't seem to be working. Although...maybe they've just run out of...er...poison stuff, I think they only last for three months and I've had them for longer than that. Or maybe I should try and get the spray...

Except, I haven't got my card yet, so right now I only have fifteen bucks or so to my name at least until the bank card arrives or I go to the bank to withdraw cash. Except, I don't think I'd be able to get to said bank, it is open on Saturdays' but I'm pretty sure if closes before I finish work.

Anyway, I'm sure you don't really care about ants...but I don't have much more to say...except I made a bit of a mistake today when I was doing the laundry - I forgot about my car key in my pocket so it went through the machine! No wonder there was so much noise! I think the key has survived, the little light on it still goes off when I press the buttons. Also, I have just remembered that unlike my mother's car key I can still use this one like an actual key so even if it is dead or the battery is screwed up I can still get in my car to drive to work tomorrow!

Speaking of which, I've totally stayed up too late this week which is really no good for me, so I should actually get to bed at a reasonable hour tonight! And this time I still have to finish up on my Russian before I turn in! So...

Goodnight all!

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11:32pm: OK, that's hopefully inaccurate, but when I woke up this morning despite high hopes it wasn't long after I started walking around that the stabbing soreness in my right heel returned and I was hobbling around. Gawd, I dunno how the Little Mermaid in the original Hans Christen Anderson tale put up with the sensation for any amount of time let alone three days. She had it both feet!

What I'm saying is it feels like a knife jabbing into my heel. It did decrease a little while at work, which was a good thing, since it would have been way too late to tell Mrs S I couldn't come in! Afterwards though I drove right to Dee Why Medical Centre and managed to get in to see a doctor in about half an hour.

He gave my foot a few pokes and prods and diagnosed me plantar facsiitis after all. Shiiiiit. The treatment, rest, stretches and some anti-inflammatories which will hopefully kick in by tomorrow, otherwise I'm not sure what to do re: going to the fireworks. I just briefly though I could take the light weight scooter my parents were keeping in their carport for M, but I'm pretty sure it's not there anymore. Also...I have no idea how to drive one of those and I'd probably end up driving into a bush or a hole or something.

In other news, there appears to be a cockroach infestation in my kitchen, gross! I put out a bait before I left the other day, but it doesn't seem to be keeping them at bay, so I've put out another one near the dishwasher where they seem to disappear when I turned on the kitchen light and they scurried away. On the plus side the ant bait seems to have worked.

In less gross news, I got my laundry done, which is good, but there's some stains that didn't come out of a few items, which is bad. I should probably get some stain removal things instead of always relying on Dad to do it for me, LOL.

And I was sort of hoping I could make a dent into the Memes which I've been neglecting again, but I guess that ain't gonna happen tonight and probably not tomorrow either, so I guess that'll have to happen in the new year!

For now though, I bid you all goodnight!

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11:36pm: I'm not sure what to do about it...I think I've got some spray but I'm not sure if it'll actually work on moths and I don't want to spray a whole heap of it around if it's not.

Moving on to Tank Update, it's cleared up a bit more and I've moved the filter further down into the water, although after going to the PetStock at Mona Vale after work with Mrs S today I thought that I'd actually put it the wrong way up in the filter holder thing and that's why it was making noise. As it turned out that was a different type of filter, I've taken the hook off so as I said it's lower in the water and it's a bit quieter now. I think that's just how it is. If things keep clearing up and the water test is good I can get a Betta fish next week. Yay.

What else to report? I did get to the gym today! Which is good because that means I've caught up there, plus it's always good to work out. Yay!

And time is getting away from me and I still need to finish my Russian so once again I'm off!

Goodnight all!

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8:49pm: That's the question this program about treating OCD has me asking. I mean, I can see the point of touching the toilet and then not washing your hands for a while, but actually licking them? What if you got sick from it? That'd set back your progress for sure! Also...who does that? Does being able to lick your hands after touching a toilet really essential to day to day living?

But the dude who can only open the washing machine with his foot obviously needs some help with that.

Really though, don't lick your hands, it's a really bad habit to get into.

In other news, I made some purchases today, a new thinner doona - because I like to sleep under one, but it's just too hot and a new quilt cover set, it has a New York-like cityscape on it. Sophisticated! :OP Well, at least when you compare it to the My Little Pony quilt cover I had before, LOL.

What else to report, well the Citroen I was looking at was sold before I could find out much about it. Dang... Oh well, I didn't really want to go all the way out to Campbelltown anyway, also I'd never be able to show it on Facebook because my friend would see it and probably be hurt or it would at least be awkward. So the saving of money will continue and perhaps I'll be able to get the Getz in December if no-one's snapped it up before then.

Anyway! I'm updating a bit earlier in a bid to make these entries actually make sense rather than just be a whole lot of rambling or at least rambling that doesn't make any sense, LOL. It also gives me time to do the memes!

Sunday Stealing

That Alphabet Thing Meme

Stolen from: Songs of innocence and of experience

A: Accent -- My accent? Well, people often seem to think I've just moved here from the country, so I guess that's that.

B: Breakfast -- I had cereal this morning.

C: Chore you hate -- Washing up, OMG, I hate it. Although! I got the washing up brush that you can put detergent inside earlier this week and it's already making stuff easier.

D: Dad's name -- John

E: Essential everyday item -- A book!

F: Flavor ice cream -- Chocolate, yum!

G: Gold or silver -- Silver, I guess?

H: Hometown -- I was born in Canberra.

I: Insomnia -- I don't get it, thankfully...knock on wood!

J: Job title -- Carer and Library Assistant

K: Kids -- None.

M: Mother's birthplace -- Sydney Australia

N: Number of significant others -- None.

O: Overnight hospital stays -- One from when I was a small baby.

P: Phobia -- Throwing up.

Q: Quick at -- Getting distracted!

R: Religious affiliation -- Roman Catholic

S: Siblings -- Two brothers, one 16 months older than me and one 16 months younger than me.

T: Time you wake up -- When I'm going to the gym 7:30am because then I don't have a shower in the morning. Otherwise 7:15.

U: Unnatural hair colors -- I've always wished I could dye my hair bright green for shits and giggles, but I have dark brown hair and I'm also leery of dyes so not gonna happen. Although! I did get some green hair chalk, haven't had much of a chance to use it though.

V: Vegetable you refuse to eat -- I used to refuse to eat spinach, but it's not so bad. There is this bean my father put in a stew once that was just awful, so I won't eat that...if I knew what it was.

W: Worst habit -- Sticking my tongue out when I'm nervous, this happens a lot.

X: X-rays -- Quite a few...I sprained my ankle a few times and have had to have one, plus one on my left arm when I fractured it back when I was 6.

Y: Yummy -- Cheeese! :OD

Z: Zodiac sign -- Capricorn, although I don't resemble a Capricorn in any way.

Unconcious Mutterings

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Walmart :: Not here

2. Submarine :: Yellow

3. Cub :: Scout

4. Department :: Shop

5. Back :: to the Future

6. Third :: Base

7. Straight ::And narrow

8. Sofa :: Bed

9. Editor :: Newspaper

10. Typing :: Speed

Man, they play hard at this OCD Ward, like they practically say right to the patient's face "You're ill, you're lower than you can be." On the other hand, the washing machine man fears his parents are contaminated (by what I don't know) and tells them so. Ow, that's not nice.

But hooray he managed to touch the toilet seat! Progress! :O)

Right, I should be off now, because I don't have anything else to report, plus I've got a bit of a headache,

Goodnight all!

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11:40pm: Well, I think you can guess what went down today...it starts with "time" and ends with "month" and as is typical with this BS it didn't show up this morning before I left for work, oh no, it had to show up in like the middle of work.

Suffice to say I've never actually asked to use the toilet at work since I'm only there for three hours and it is someone's personal bathroom and it didn't occur to me to do so today. I was originally going to go to the gym after work, since it is gym day, however, I decided for the good of my clothing that I needed to go back to the flat, especially when I ended up having to work for an additional hour.

Anyway, I'm sure you all wanted to read that :OP but seriously that sucked...and Facebook reminded me that the GST applies to feminine protection (as my mother would call it), but no to condoms, which is bull-shit. Women don't buy that stuff for fun. Anyway, I signed a petition to send to the Tax Review Board about that.

Moving on, it's getting rather late and I was going to do the Memes, but there's only time for one, which is...

Booking Through Thursday

Poetry

It seems like I’m always asking about actual books … but what about poetry? Do you read it? Write it? Like it? Not like it? Do you prefer song lyrics? (Because we can all agree there’s a relation between poems and lyrics, right?)

Not really, primarily because reading poems that don't rhyme gives me no end of trouble about how the rhythm of the words are supposed to be...And with poems that do rhyme I tend to read like a limmerick or something.

I have enjoyed some poems though...and I do like to write poems sometimes...

As for song lyrics, I have tried to write new song lyrics to other tunes, LOL, but nothing I'd ever share! :OP

And that's pretty much all I have to say for today...the tenant's daughter and I are meeting tomorrow so she can hand the keys back, I wonder if she might have done something with the dusty bathroom...I guess I'll see!

For now, goodnight!

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11:42pm: Well, it's difficult because I've definitely been reading this book for hours, but I'm not all that certain it's because it's compulsive reading. It's more like a train wreck of sorts - don't you hate it when a author goes off the rails? Because it seems Patricia Cornwell has...or hopefully did and is back on track somewhat now. Those books started off so well, but the last few I've read have been a mess both character and plotwise...at the same time, it's not like the writing is horrible, but it's just really convoluted and I don't know why Cornwell would commit character assassination on her own characters. What's up with that?

Anyway, since I'm sure you, my journal friends, have read these books, so enough about that.

It turned out to be a rather busy day for me, I headed out to the gym and ended up having to turn around and go back out once I got home because I discovered the bread I bought just two days ago had gone mouldy, seriously WTF? That was probably my mistake, but the nice people at Coles agreed to exchange it for me, so I had to go down and do that - only just managing to get the bus - big thanks to the bus driver there. I also went looking at the Salvos since I had time before the bus that would get me back home and found some new tan shorts and a green shirt with those little holes I mentioned before, I'm going to wear it on Friday and hopefully that will keep me from sweating like I do when I'm working out!

I've just remembered that I probably shouldn't stay up to watch this very interesting doco because I have an appointment tomorrow morning and need to get up for that! I guess I'll have to record it tomorrow or something, because it really is quite interesting, it's about people who have had the amazing ability to forgive those who have committed crimes against them or people they love. Can you imagine that? Not only that they became friends.

Right better head off to bed now, goodnight all!

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11:22pm: I keep sticking to my couch - gross, but true. Damn, not very comfortable let me tell you. I guess I should turn the air conditioner back on, I didn't think I needed it, buut...

In unrelated news, I decided to change my mobile phone's ringtone today, I've had the "Help! Help! I can't get out! I can't get out of the pocket! Help me, mister!" one for some years now and while I do love it, first of all, I never get to the "Help me, mister!" part before it goes to voicemail and second of all, it keeps freaking people out because of the "Help, help! I can't get out!" part, which proves to be quite awkward. So, now I'm using the theme to Back to the Future and man, I can't believe I haven't tried that before! It sounds so epic! I have decided to use my last icon space to upload my Back to the Future icon. Ah, takes me back.

I had something else to say, but I've forgotten what it was now...oh wait now I do! I was prompted to make this ringtone change when I missed a phone call this morning. It went to voice mail, so I called my voice mail to hear it and discovered another message from my friend in New York, only she's back here in Australia for a few weeks! Why was I left uninformed about this? Damn you, voice mail service! I waited a bit before calling since I woke up at 8:30, but I had to leave a message with her mother, but eventually I got onto her. How exciting! She's going to be here for my birthday, I really must have a party where the inflatable Scrabble board can get some use - only I think said board is back at Newtown...damn. I'll have to investigate that, I can at least use that picnic set I won at the gym...I'm thinking the beach might be nice.

And with a bit of difficult I managed to schedule my IPL and eyebrow wax for tomorrow afternoon, so that's good, because otherwise I'd never get it done before Christmas.

Speaking of doing things before Christmas, Centrelink has decided to be an asshat, by telling me I need to report today, but then making it impossible to do so by having technical difficulties with their app and online report thing. Bloody hopeless.

It better work tomorrow, because I need that money by the end of this week otherwise I'll have to take even more money out of my savings to cover my rent! I suppose I can just put the money back in once I'm paid, but I'd rather not.

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Right, it's getting close to midnight so time to wrap this up!

Goodnight all!

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11:37pm: With regards to catching up on NaNo, primarily because when I got home this afternoon after going to the library, then the gym and pool, and then having to wait for the bus for quite a while (although that did give me time to buy some shorts and trousers from Lifeline) I ended up with a terrible headache, which morphed into a very uncomfortable stomachache. Maybe it was the heat of today, I better be careful tomorrow because it's supposed to be even hotter tomorrow!

Anyway, the headache seemed impervious to Nurofen, but the stomachache oddly enough went away after I ate dinner, sausages, which is just weird because one usually doesn't consider sausages a good food for that sort of thing. But apparently my body is stupid.

Anywho, the point is, I didn't get anywhere near as much writing as I hoped to do, I still haven't broken the 50% mark yet, boo, although I like to think I still did a good job today especially considering the other issue that cropped up...Namely that the spacebar 'm' and comma key has stopped working on my laptop keyboard, I've had to plug in a USB keyboard. I tried restarting and giving the keyboard a bit of a clean with a small paint brush but it's still not working, this is not good at all :O( I hope this isn't a sign that my laptop is starting to die, I don't have money to replace it!

Well, the USB keyboard will have to do for now and here's my stats at this minute...

23710 / 50000 words. 47% done!

Heh, hey look! 47...;O) a good Backie number, nice.

And now, I better wrap this up, more library volunteering calls tomorrow!

Wish me luck with catching up on NaNo.

Oh and I almost forgot...there was a bit of horror story this morning when I discovered a whole lot of ants had got into my water cooler dispenser! I hate ants, I really do so this freaked me out quite a bit. I unplugged it, took it outside and hosed it down to get rid of them since I could hardly use insect spray on something I'm going to drink out of, so here's hoping they don't come back

Goodnight!

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10:29pm: Although it was rather amusingly told, so I guess I'll let it slide. Plus it was on TV an hour ago now, so if I was really pissed off about it I'd have mentioned it before now.

The rest of the comedy show was most hilarious though, so I'm cool, I'm cool.

In other news, the car situation is not so dire anymore, for one thing, M has decided not to go to the Book Club tomorrow after all and for another, Mum and Dad have decided - I think - to let me drive the BMW. Although Dad might still be going for the manual...crap. Do not want! :OP

And...I am sleepy, sooo sleepy. I could have sworn I got a decent amount of sleep last night, but I guess not?

And work was a slight schmoozle today, the Lotto people were supposed to do a system upgrade last night, but surprise, surprise they fucked that shit up and when I got in at 10:30 the systems all around the state were still down, five hours late! Apparently it was meant to be back up by noon, but nope. At about 2:30 things seemed to be working again, but only for about five seconds and then the machine wouldn't even let us log in! But finally at about 3pm, nearly 12 hours after it was supposed to come back up, it started working again! So for most of the day my co-worker and I had to explain the situation, because people can't read signs.

People were starting to get a bit antsy by the end of the day, which seems to indicate some gambling issues with our society at large, but yeah...

Oh! And the weirdest thing of all, my drink bottle showed up! I swear St Anthony is totally screwing with me, because it definitely wasn't there on Sunday. Unless I'm going blind or something, or maybe I really am that unobservant!

And finally, I've got off my ass in terms of that Life Coaching thing my Aunt told me about a couple of months ago. Hopefully this will help me score a job, because right now things are looking pretty dire. Although I still need to try my luck with networking - follow up that lead given to me by a woman I spoke to after church. I'll keep you all informed!

Now though, I need sleepy times, gotta be ready to hit the ground running tomorrow...

And oh! The plumbers came this morning before I had to be at work and as it turned out they didn't even need to come up to the hot water heater thing in the storage area. However, Mum and I didn't know that, so she got me to finally clean my bedroom up! Oh yeaaah. It's looking good and here's hoping I can keep it that way!

For now, though, goodnight!

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