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• Post #4380380

  Surely a positive sign for Count Binface. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/04/white-elephant-colombia-anti-corruption-activist-senator-luis-carlos-rua

• Post #4146835

  This article, essentially a review of a review, has convinced me that I needn't make any effort to see the film. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/27/odyssey-translator-emily-wilson-attacks-nolan-blockbuster

• Post #4132673

  I must stop buying all of this sugary crap [he typed with chocolatey fingers after brushing the crumbs from his mouth and shirt and lap] and the only way for me to manage that is, I think, to give up caffeine. I buy the sugary crap when seeking out the (sugarless) caffeine... So here's the plan. Consume the caffeine that's already in the house, then switch to a daily caffeine pill to prevent withdrawal headaches. After a week or two, I'll decrease the dose. It's the only way. My...

• Post #4131921

  My last (?) comment on today's AusAlert national awful noise day... The alert text basically says "This is where we'll be telling you about dreadful apocalyptic disasters that threaten your existence", and under that there's a button that says "OK". Major bushfire heading straight for you? OK. Terrorist outrage down the pub? OK. Imminent molecular destruction? OK. I think the button which clears away the warning should be rebadged from "OK" to &quot...

• Post #4018990

  Payday! Let's go wild! I shall buy lentils.

• Post #3972617

  Tuesday. It definitely feels like a Tuesday. No commitments. No clear purpose. I could do my tax I guess, that'll soak up a solid five minutes.

• Post #3880988

  Etiquette and good manners aren't dead, but they can be seen coughing up blood in the corner. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/jul/17/rudeness-manners-whatever-happened-to-being-polite

• Post #3847715

  Soup is underway. Currently trying to bring a vast stockpot to the boil. Incidentally, if you're one of those strange people with no understanding of bayleaves, boil one or two and inhale the scent. That's what bayleaves add to things.

• Post #3828369

  Beware of geeks being gits.

• Post #3750644

  There are things I should do today at home, and also a completely unimportant thing I could do elsewhere. I've always liked elsewhere, there's a strong chance I'll go there this morning.

• Post #3683987

  Failing to spring into action this morning. I'll get to the shops later than usual, on a later bus, but it's school holidays so the later bus will be much more pleasant than usual.

• Post #3636342

  Craving pastry. Not craving effort. Have any of you eaten Aldi spanakopita and lived to tell the tale?

• Post #3636341

  Midnight. Awake, apparently, and quite anxious about something. My brain won't specify what exactly. This is not helpful.

• Post #3568088

  "Content creator"? Yeah, nah. Be a discontent creator. Much more interesting.

• Post #3529503

  A new achievement. I have hurt my shoulder while reading.

• Post #3434575

  Good news, unless you're a feral pig I guess. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/kangaroo-island-free-of-feral-pigs-after-220-years/106789628

• Post #3415895

  I'll be off to the shops for critical materials (chocolate) just as soon as I've had a shower and decided what to wear and so forth. Also, there will be toast.

• Post #2495193

  Going to the shops. Must not buy junk food. Must not buy junk food. Must not buy junk food...

• Post #2358857

  Early morning. The first birds are outside, stumbling about and crashing into things in the dark. I am lying perfectly still. Suddenly, my left ankle makes grinding crunching noises. I wonder what that's about, other than a bid for attention. Skeletons are weird. Admittedly, exoskeletons are also weird.

• Post #2085568

  Are you American? Do you need to renew your passport? Timing is the key to avoid something grotesque. https://apnews.com/article/passport-trump-us-250th-birthday-df2f0f96e4fbcee89ae904a65af398f0

• Post #2015398

  Important lizard news. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/04/victorian-grassland-earless-dragon-melbourne-zoo-endangered-species-second-extinction

• Post #1979995

  Tuesday morning. Still feeling bloody awful, but improving slowly. Craving rice. Good thing I have half a dozen varieties in the pantry. Desperate to get out of the house but I think that'll be Thursday at the earliest. If this is dull to read, just think how I feel living it.

• Post #1894446

  Today will be all about illness-based languishing, not my habitual apathy-based or ennui-based languishing. The techniques are similar, with illness-based languishing including a lot more resentment.

• Post #1876343

  It's happened again. Healthy eating, good fresh salad etc, and now I feel bloody awful. This isn't funny any more.

• Post #1868216

  Greetings and solidarity to anyone who's ever put their back out while juicing pomegranates.

• Post #1760518

  Today, in "pissweak threats that sound really good," a website told me that it wouldn't be able to display X or Insta content if I didn't allow cookies. I'm feeling no pain.

• Post #1673750

  Thought I'd finish trashing those shrubs today. Wrong. My skeleton is insisting on a day off, and also pills. The sort of day the couch was made for.

• Post #1608202

  SA Water are supposed to be making holes in the street over a 180-metre stretch of the street south of my place. Today they've actually closed the street about 100m north of me, and are up to something on the other side of the barrier. Further circumstantial evidence in support of my theory that they have no idea what they're doing. Think I'll go for a walk, away from them. I need a spring onion. Maybe even a whole bunch of spring onions if I am seized by extravagance.

• Post #1608186

  Parrots have been at my pomegranates. A good indicator of ripeness. Harvest time.

• Post #1608185

  The safety person at the construction site up the street is called Vishnu. Seems fitting.