I think I'll get a big fast SSD for the computer to put Linux on. I might as well find things to claim in the EOFY sales because I've been getting tax bills the last couple of years. Might as well spend and claim
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Blended the 1st chilli ferment last night. 13 day ferment. The one w/ homegrown apricots, raspberries. Surprisingly it's actually very good. Can taste them through the heat. Never had a hawt sauce like that. Raspberries made it a nice deep red. Was going to turn the last of chillies into powder but instead going to start anothery of that today.
I think taking the chilli seeds out before the ferment (usually don't bother) really made a difference and let the sweetness cut through. Bit time consuming but worth it.
Is anyone else still having to harvest their backyard / balcony chilli plants too frequently at this wrong time of year?
Ah yes, a Victoria St tram that smells of cigarettes. Smells nostalgic in an old pub kind of way.
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Miss Meow is finding her wooden climbing frame a touch high to jump on (and she shuns the little ladder designed to help). I've put a plastic container there to give her a step and she's happily using it now, which is good as that's the access to her food platform and the window hammock (which she is snoozing on in the morning sun right now). I've ordered a set of little steps as a more permanent solution.
Today's goals: life admin and getting the computer set up.
Edit: getting the computer set up has a bonus feature of letting me access the vacuum cleaner, which I put in a cupboard and then put the computer stuff in front of.
Am meant to transfer to a new department at work next week, but the new team didn’t initiate the transfer correctly - so my old role couldn’t be backfilled..
..now there’s a fight brewing over when I should actually transition. It’s good to be wanted, but I feel like a kid who’s divorcing parents are fighting for custody!
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omg, I think I had a dream/nightmare about edna everage
Besides getting no sunlight, is it bad to be a nocturnal human? It's not conducive to working during business hours at least.
I believe it is most productive to work to your body clock preferences, whether you are an early bird or night owl. Societal arrangements generally favour early birds, so some of us are just permanent double shot caffeine addicts in the A.M.
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