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Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 11:00 pm
A day off today, and as usual, I'm still struggling to find any reason to get up and out of bed... even with the plethora of tasks and chores that will keep me busy and occupied.
Managed to drag myself out of bed, and thought I'd try on one of my new Culture Kings clothing purchases. This is a XXIII sweater... I bought an XL because when they state "Normal Fit", it's normally what I need, as I'm fairly tall, but definitely overweight. And this cardigan / sweater fits nicely over my shoulders, but seems rather long... So I have to be mindful of what to wear it with so it doesn't look silly... or wear it in a way that makes it look shorter than it actually is.
I never return any of the clothing that I buy, because it's normally bought at quite a discount, and if I don't like it, I can always try selling it on eBay, or even giving it to someone. And the returns process is just too cumbersome for me to do - especially finding the time to drop something off at the Post Office. I'm normally asleep or at work.
And... didn't really do much else today.
Does this cardy make my bum look big?
Managed to drag myself out of bed, and thought I'd try on one of my new Culture Kings clothing purchases. This is a XXIII sweater... I bought an XL because when they state "Normal Fit", it's normally what I need, as I'm fairly tall, but definitely overweight. And this cardigan / sweater fits nicely over my shoulders, but seems rather long... So I have to be mindful of what to wear it with so it doesn't look silly... or wear it in a way that makes it look shorter than it actually is.
I never return any of the clothing that I buy, because it's normally bought at quite a discount, and if I don't like it, I can always try selling it on eBay, or even giving it to someone. And the returns process is just too cumbersome for me to do - especially finding the time to drop something off at the Post Office. I'm normally asleep or at work.
And... didn't really do much else today.
Does this cardy make my bum look big?
Monday, January 12th, 2026 11:00 pm
Nothing else in iCal.
No photos.
No photos.
Nothing else of interest.
Started work at 4.32pm this arvo.
Of course, the plethora of Safari browser tabs open on various devices could be written about here, but... it's late January, and I'm still trying to catch up on LiveJournal / Dreamwidth entries. Thank goodness for a standby shift!
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Sunday, January 11th, 2026 11:00 pm
Started work at 5.57pm today... But being summer, it's still light until around 8.00pm. My least favourite day of the year has passed - the summer solstice. It's all downhill from here...
Nothing else of any interest, so here's a reversed selfie I sent a friend. (I need to look at the WhatsApp photo settings!)
Let's go!
Nothing else of any interest, so here's a reversed selfie I sent a friend. (I need to look at the WhatsApp photo settings!)
Let's go!
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Saturday, January 10th, 2026 11:00 pm
The boys were in town from San Francisco... but they don't really want anything on social media, so I won't name them, or post a photo... sadly.
I missed them on their last trip, and I do also think they wanted to catch up with me at other times too, for some... extra-curricular activities, if you know what I mean. But I still have such anxiety around that because of my body image issues, as well as the condition I developed after my 2 COVID vaccinations... *sigh*
So I came in and met them at 3.00pm, and we had a lovely late lunch / early dinner at Capitol Thai, before I headed off to work for my 4.67pm start.
I ordered some Waterdrop tablets online because they were having a decent sale, and you could get their "Taster Packs" (a pack of 6 different flavours) at a decent price. I do drink water when I'm at work, but probably should drink more - and reduce my Pepsi Max intake. And certainly should drink more water at home as well!
Make me moist(er)!
I missed them on their last trip, and I do also think they wanted to catch up with me at other times too, for some... extra-curricular activities, if you know what I mean. But I still have such anxiety around that because of my body image issues, as well as the condition I developed after my 2 COVID vaccinations... *sigh*
So I came in and met them at 3.00pm, and we had a lovely late lunch / early dinner at Capitol Thai, before I headed off to work for my 4.67pm start.
I ordered some Waterdrop tablets online because they were having a decent sale, and you could get their "Taster Packs" (a pack of 6 different flavours) at a decent price. I do drink water when I'm at work, but probably should drink more - and reduce my Pepsi Max intake. And certainly should drink more water at home as well!
Make me moist(er)!
Friday, January 9th, 2026 11:00 pm
I remember YEARS ago, when the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras parade wasn't so ridiculously politicised and full of uber-left leaning socialist Uni students practicing their woke-ness...
And we had floats like The Temple of More Men and the Tab of Acid choir. So fun. So camp. Similar to the large group of VERY muscular men marching in red swimsuits and high heels, after the furore around the Chinese women's swimming team in the Olympics looking rather... steroid enhanced.
Brian and our cocktails
The stage is set
Such an opulent theatre
And we had floats like The Temple of More Men and the Tab of Acid choir. So fun. So camp. Similar to the large group of VERY muscular men marching in red swimsuits and high heels, after the furore around the Chinese women's swimming team in the Olympics looking rather... steroid enhanced.
Anyway, had today off work, and it was a lazy day until I headed in to the city to meet Brian for dinner at the Great Southern Hotel. A nice schintzel for me, and a prawn and mango salad for Brian. And a couple of mojitos for him, and a delicious coconut margarita for me. Deeeeeeelicious!
Brian had never seen the stage musical, "The Book of Mormon", and neither had I. And they had an offer on for school holidays / Xmas / New Year slow period seats, for just AUD$89 per person, so it was Brian's treat. (And I bought dinner and drinks...).
It was at the Capitol Theatre, which is a beautiful old restored theatre. The show was fun - and quite naughty. In fact, I'm sure that the parts about raping babies to prevent AIDS, and General Buttfucker caused a few gasps from some people in the audience. But the main performers were good, although sometimes, the sound mix made it hard to hear some of the lyrics. Loved the staging though...
Afterwards, I walked Brian back to his current accomodation, then walked back to Central to catch a train to Redfern, grab my car, and then head home.
Brian and our cocktails
The stage is set
Such an opulent theatre
Saturday, January 31st, 2026 03:58 am
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Saturday, January 31st, 2026 03:52 am
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Saturday, January 31st, 2026 12:56 am
Our choir director, giving us pronunciation notes in rehearsal this week: "We don't want to say 'NIEW-born child,' it's too nasal for our character. NOO-born child. Like, 'ooh, a baby!'"
Me, filters obliterated: "Well, of course, you don't say 'ew, a baby!'"
A: *overhears me, cracks up, can't stop laughing for like the next three minutes*
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H, upon arrival in Albuquerque: "... why is there snow in New Mexico?!"
Me: "It's a mile above sea level! It's like Denver!"
H: "I thought it was going to be like the Bay Area, or Phoenix."
Me: "I did tell you to bring a jacket."
H: "Isn't like how you always tell me to bring a jacket and I'm usually fine without?"
Me: "Do you wanna build a snowman?"
H: "NO."
*
Weather reports out of Boston are crowing over the second major snowstorm incoming this week, bombogenesis over the Atlantic, and many of my friends there are freaking out about how this is happening on such a similar schedule to Snowpocalypse 2015. Though the current bet is that it'll probably remain out at sea and miss the New England coast for anything but a few more sprinkles.
While I am actually a bit envious of all of the pictures of the deep, freshly-fallen snow people have been posting, I'm also really, really glad that I don't have to shovel snow anymore. That I don't have to penguin-walk everywhere trying not to slip on black ice. That when I bike home at night, my fingers may complain (I was wearing gloves!), but 25 years in New England taught me to layer a wool sweater and a puffer vest. That I'm plucking lemons off the tree from our front porch - in January - and incorporating them into lemon chicken for dinner and wild rice pancakes for breakfast. (Said wild rice pancakes: I took Molly Yeh's recipe and accidentally doubled the wild rice, added cardamom and lemon zest, and grabbed a jar of cloudberry compote for ease of portability/topping; brought them to a breakfast picnic with bike friends this morning instead of our usual coffee because of the general strike.)
In related news, boston dot com posted a list of Boston's top 11 biggest snowstorms by accumulation since they started keeping track, and I was there for most of them, ahahaha.
1. February 17-18, 2003 - 27.6". This was right after Andrew and I had broken up, and I was absolutely blaming the giant snowstorm on him, hahaha. 😁 I lived in an apartment in the Fenway at this point, so thankfully I didn't have to shovel, and aside from having to go to work, mostly got to sit in my apartment and mope dreamily out the window, like the heroine in a romance novel at the nadir.
4. March 31-April 1, 1997 - 25.4". I'd gone to Boston for the weekend with college friends and escaped back to the Pioneer Valley just as the snow started falling. College dorm living sitch, so I didn't have to shovel, but whatever they used to keep the paths vaguely clear smelled like rotting bananas and soy sauce, and this was the kind of thing I got to learn about in my first New England winter, hahaha.
5. Blizzard of 2005 - January 22-24 - 25.4". I'd moved to an apartment in Porter, didn't have to shovel, but we had prime views out our window of people stumbling to the White Hen. I would, however, move into a place with a private patio later that year, which would require me to begin shoveling myself out in order to take the trash out. At least I also began dating a guy who had to shovel himself out, and we could commiserate together!
6. February 8-9, 2013 - 24.9" . Our final winter in Roxbury, where most of our shoveling was stairs, but a loooot of them.
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7. January 26-28, 2015 - 24.6".
9. February 7-9, 2015 - 23.1". These last two were part of Snowpocalypse 2015, and if you used one particular entrance to the Minuteman Trail to get to Alewife that winter, THANK ME AND![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
hyounpark FOR SHOVELING, because the snowplow drivers kept dumping all the neighborhood snow in the culdesac at the foot of our street and blocking path access! (As is, we couldn't get our car out of the driveway until like May.) And no, we did not have a snowblower, no place to store one. I had buff-ass biceps that winter. :P
And now the word "shoveling" sounds like technobabble since I've used it so much this post.
Me, filters obliterated: "Well, of course, you don't say 'ew, a baby!'"
A: *overhears me, cracks up, can't stop laughing for like the next three minutes*
*
H, upon arrival in Albuquerque: "... why is there snow in New Mexico?!"
Me: "It's a mile above sea level! It's like Denver!"
H: "I thought it was going to be like the Bay Area, or Phoenix."
Me: "I did tell you to bring a jacket."
H: "Isn't like how you always tell me to bring a jacket and I'm usually fine without?"
Me: "Do you wanna build a snowman?"
H: "NO."
*
Weather reports out of Boston are crowing over the second major snowstorm incoming this week, bombogenesis over the Atlantic, and many of my friends there are freaking out about how this is happening on such a similar schedule to Snowpocalypse 2015. Though the current bet is that it'll probably remain out at sea and miss the New England coast for anything but a few more sprinkles.
While I am actually a bit envious of all of the pictures of the deep, freshly-fallen snow people have been posting, I'm also really, really glad that I don't have to shovel snow anymore. That I don't have to penguin-walk everywhere trying not to slip on black ice. That when I bike home at night, my fingers may complain (I was wearing gloves!), but 25 years in New England taught me to layer a wool sweater and a puffer vest. That I'm plucking lemons off the tree from our front porch - in January - and incorporating them into lemon chicken for dinner and wild rice pancakes for breakfast. (Said wild rice pancakes: I took Molly Yeh's recipe and accidentally doubled the wild rice, added cardamom and lemon zest, and grabbed a jar of cloudberry compote for ease of portability/topping; brought them to a breakfast picnic with bike friends this morning instead of our usual coffee because of the general strike.)
In related news, boston dot com posted a list of Boston's top 11 biggest snowstorms by accumulation since they started keeping track, and I was there for most of them, ahahaha.
1. February 17-18, 2003 - 27.6". This was right after Andrew and I had broken up, and I was absolutely blaming the giant snowstorm on him, hahaha. 😁 I lived in an apartment in the Fenway at this point, so thankfully I didn't have to shovel, and aside from having to go to work, mostly got to sit in my apartment and mope dreamily out the window, like the heroine in a romance novel at the nadir.
4. March 31-April 1, 1997 - 25.4". I'd gone to Boston for the weekend with college friends and escaped back to the Pioneer Valley just as the snow started falling. College dorm living sitch, so I didn't have to shovel, but whatever they used to keep the paths vaguely clear smelled like rotting bananas and soy sauce, and this was the kind of thing I got to learn about in my first New England winter, hahaha.
5. Blizzard of 2005 - January 22-24 - 25.4". I'd moved to an apartment in Porter, didn't have to shovel, but we had prime views out our window of people stumbling to the White Hen. I would, however, move into a place with a private patio later that year, which would require me to begin shoveling myself out in order to take the trash out. At least I also began dating a guy who had to shovel himself out, and we could commiserate together!
6. February 8-9, 2013 - 24.9" . Our final winter in Roxbury, where most of our shoveling was stairs, but a loooot of them.
https://www.instagram.com/p/VkNcd8iRrS/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
https://www.instagram.com/p/VkMsdvCRqB/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
https://www.instagram.com/p/VhsUnoCRlF/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
7. January 26-28, 2015 - 24.6".
9. February 7-9, 2015 - 23.1". These last two were part of Snowpocalypse 2015, and if you used one particular entrance to the Minuteman Trail to get to Alewife that winter, THANK ME AND
hyounpark FOR SHOVELING, because the snowplow drivers kept dumping all the neighborhood snow in the culdesac at the foot of our street and blocking path access! (As is, we couldn't get our car out of the driveway until like May.) And no, we did not have a snowblower, no place to store one. I had buff-ass biceps that winter. :PAnd now the word "shoveling" sounds like technobabble since I've used it so much this post.
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Thursday, January 8th, 2026 11:00 pm
I'm catching up on posts, and writing this on the last day of January... and I'm on standby at work, so don't have my work diary with me, where I fill out my final hours after shifts have been finished.
I've had a bit of sick leave lately (mainly mental health days), so can't remember whether I did start work today at 4.00pm, or actually go sick.
Regardless, there's nothing else in iCal and no photos, so this will be a boring post.
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 11:00 pm
Started work at 4.32pm today.
No photos, or nothing in iCal, so here's one from yesterday, in the yard at Mount Victoria. After my wonky eyes had returned to normal, of course!
Serious Dom is... serious!
No photos, or nothing in iCal, so here's one from yesterday, in the yard at Mount Victoria. After my wonky eyes had returned to normal, of course!
Serious Dom is... serious!
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 11:00 pm
A ha! Here it is... I wrote a few weeks ago about an eye appointment, thinking it was the day I came to work with wonky eyes, but I then edited it as it was the day where I went sick.
So it was TODAY that I had my last ophthalmologist appointment at Bankstown Hospital today at 1.00pm. The doctor (Daniel) was lovely as always, and after putting the drops in ONE eye, examined me, and was satisfied that the laser had created enough scar tissue to prevent any possibly further retinal tearing. So it was a quick in and out, and then I headed to work.
Of course, because the dilating drops were only in the affected eye, I ended up with a normal pupil and a VERY dilated pupil. It was very amusing to show work colleagues when I arrived for my shift starting at 4.14pm. Thank goodness I had my sunglasses!
I look crazier than I normally am!
So it was TODAY that I had my last ophthalmologist appointment at Bankstown Hospital today at 1.00pm. The doctor (Daniel) was lovely as always, and after putting the drops in ONE eye, examined me, and was satisfied that the laser had created enough scar tissue to prevent any possibly further retinal tearing. So it was a quick in and out, and then I headed to work.
Of course, because the dilating drops were only in the affected eye, I ended up with a normal pupil and a VERY dilated pupil. It was very amusing to show work colleagues when I arrived for my shift starting at 4.14pm. Thank goodness I had my sunglasses!
I look crazier than I normally am!
Monday, January 5th, 2026 11:00 pm
Just a 4.36pm start today.
I have a selfie.
I think I sent it to a gentleman I spoke to at Bears yesterday. He was quite lovely. I asked if I could add him on Facebook. He agreed. And then after messaging, we swapped numbers.
You know that spooky "connection" thing that happens? It hasn't happened for a long time. But I saw this man, and asked someone about him. I felt "drawn" to his incredibly kind looking face. And then he came up to speak to ME!
And get this. Although he's 4 years older than I, his day and month of birth is exactly the same as mine! How spooky is that!!!?
We shall hopefully catch up some time soon...
Let's go! (But I'll put my phone away first!)
I have a selfie.
I think I sent it to a gentleman I spoke to at Bears yesterday. He was quite lovely. I asked if I could add him on Facebook. He agreed. And then after messaging, we swapped numbers.
You know that spooky "connection" thing that happens? It hasn't happened for a long time. But I saw this man, and asked someone about him. I felt "drawn" to his incredibly kind looking face. And then he came up to speak to ME!
And get this. Although he's 4 years older than I, his day and month of birth is exactly the same as mine! How spooky is that!!!?
We shall hopefully catch up some time soon...
Let's go! (But I'll put my phone away first!)
Sunday, January 4th, 2026 11:00 pm
I used to follow a Flickr page that was a straight man and his Japanese wife, and they used to post some amazing pictures. Mainly of Australian beaches and bush scenery, as well as off Japan.
But they are nudists, and would often post photos of themselves. But the account disappeared about 18 months ago.
And the gentleman is a guy who I would say is of similar age to me, but he has what I would consider a perfect body. Nicely proportioned, not overly muscular, but certainly nice, and he has a small tightly cropped goatee, and a beautiful hairy chest and belly. And of course, posts many pictures of himself, bushwalking naked.
I actually found him on BlueSky, in which he crossposts from his Mastodon account.
He's in to Zen Buddhism, and incorporates this in to his naturism, and the acceptance of the naked body of all shapes, sizes, abilities, gender, etc.
He made a post that he would be hosting a naked bushwalk today, so I put a reminder in my iCal to go.
But I didn't.
Because even though it would be a good test for me to get over my body image issues (because I just sadly hate my body, and my shape (or lack of it)), I would feel so "hideous" next to him (and possible other attendees). And I had the day off work today, so it was the perfect opportunity.
But I actually got quite burnt on my head after being out and about with Nigel yesterday, and didn't want to get burned any more (although I could have worn a cap, and slathered myself with sunscreen). If he posts again that he'll host another bushwalk, I'll try to go. But I really dislike how I have a "potato" torso, and skinny non-muscular "tuber" arms... And I'd probably feel uncomfortable in my head, and then get distressed. But I need to challenge myself.
The other worrying thing is that I do actually think he is VERY attractive - but he constantly posts about non-sexual naturism and nudity, and I'd be worried that I might... get... a little lecherous or even possibly aroused in his presence. Maybe he'd tolerate that because it's just a natural human reaction. Who knows?
But... I didn't go.
The original Bears In The City podcast crew... We're just missing John!
With Alan, from Canada
But they are nudists, and would often post photos of themselves. But the account disappeared about 18 months ago.
And the gentleman is a guy who I would say is of similar age to me, but he has what I would consider a perfect body. Nicely proportioned, not overly muscular, but certainly nice, and he has a small tightly cropped goatee, and a beautiful hairy chest and belly. And of course, posts many pictures of himself, bushwalking naked.
I actually found him on BlueSky, in which he crossposts from his Mastodon account.
He's in to Zen Buddhism, and incorporates this in to his naturism, and the acceptance of the naked body of all shapes, sizes, abilities, gender, etc.
He made a post that he would be hosting a naked bushwalk today, so I put a reminder in my iCal to go.
But I didn't.
Because even though it would be a good test for me to get over my body image issues (because I just sadly hate my body, and my shape (or lack of it)), I would feel so "hideous" next to him (and possible other attendees). And I had the day off work today, so it was the perfect opportunity.
But I actually got quite burnt on my head after being out and about with Nigel yesterday, and didn't want to get burned any more (although I could have worn a cap, and slathered myself with sunscreen). If he posts again that he'll host another bushwalk, I'll try to go. But I really dislike how I have a "potato" torso, and skinny non-muscular "tuber" arms... And I'd probably feel uncomfortable in my head, and then get distressed. But I need to challenge myself.
The other worrying thing is that I do actually think he is VERY attractive - but he constantly posts about non-sexual naturism and nudity, and I'd be worried that I might... get... a little lecherous or even possibly aroused in his presence. Maybe he'd tolerate that because it's just a natural human reaction. Who knows?
But... I didn't go.
But I DID end up going to Bears at the Town Hall Hotel with Craige. And Seumas was there too! And we managed to take a photo of myself, Craige, Seumas and Clinton - the original Bears In The City podcasters - just missing John. So we sent him a picture with a gap in the middle, telling him that he should be there! LOL
I'm glad I went. It was a nice social event to help me negate the disappointment of earlier. Even though being social exhausts me, because I do have to put my "happy face" on...
I drove Craige back to his place, and we just had some leftovers for dinner, and chatted with Oz, and watched a bit of telly, before I headed home.
The original Bears In The City podcast crew... We're just missing John!
With Alan, from Canada
Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 11:00 pm
Not long after I moved to Australia, I remember being out on Oxford Street one night, and meeting a lovely gentleman. (I think it was the Exchange Hotel, which no longer exists...)
Of course, one thing led to another, and we "spent some time together", and then on the next day or two, I showed him some of the sights of Sydney, including around the harbour and Opera House, and over to Taronga Zoo.
Back in those days, the only way to stay in touch with people was by landlines and writing letters, although email didn't come much later. And slowly, we lost contact. Although he's English, he lives in Berlin, Germany.
But around 15 years ago, through the power of the internet, we got back in contact.
Now Nigel HAD been to Australia again - not long after his first trip, in 1994. But hadn't been back since then - until now!
So we HAD to catch up.
I'd gone from twink to Bear, and he had turned in to a Daddy Bear! (And has been quite relishing that for some time).
So we met at Circular Quay, and spent quite a few Horus wandering around Farm Cove, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Circular Quay, and surrounds. And talked and talked and talked and talked... About our lives, relationships, ups and downs.
Because of his job as a musician (quite a prestigious one actually), he has travelled extensively around the world, including to some rather exotic locations, and therefore met some lovely men. He had a partner for some time, who sadly died a number of years ago (at the tender age of only 54), which did throw him in to a deep depression. But he has bounced back, and he seems to have quite an amazing life. He now actually rewrites symphony orchestra scores for smaller chamber orchestras, amongst many things. Oh to be so musically gifted!
All in all, we probably spent around 6 hours catching up, before I drove him over to Paddington for his dinner with the people he had been staying with. (Cousins, nieces, etc.)
A long overdue catch up. And a lovely day. (Which thankfully, was a day off work!)
Myself and Nigel
Nigel and the harbour
It was a VERY busy day...
Circular Quay looking lovely...
Of course, one thing led to another, and we "spent some time together", and then on the next day or two, I showed him some of the sights of Sydney, including around the harbour and Opera House, and over to Taronga Zoo.
Back in those days, the only way to stay in touch with people was by landlines and writing letters, although email didn't come much later. And slowly, we lost contact. Although he's English, he lives in Berlin, Germany.
But around 15 years ago, through the power of the internet, we got back in contact.
Now Nigel HAD been to Australia again - not long after his first trip, in 1994. But hadn't been back since then - until now!
So we HAD to catch up.
I'd gone from twink to Bear, and he had turned in to a Daddy Bear! (And has been quite relishing that for some time).
So we met at Circular Quay, and spent quite a few Horus wandering around Farm Cove, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Circular Quay, and surrounds. And talked and talked and talked and talked... About our lives, relationships, ups and downs.
Because of his job as a musician (quite a prestigious one actually), he has travelled extensively around the world, including to some rather exotic locations, and therefore met some lovely men. He had a partner for some time, who sadly died a number of years ago (at the tender age of only 54), which did throw him in to a deep depression. But he has bounced back, and he seems to have quite an amazing life. He now actually rewrites symphony orchestra scores for smaller chamber orchestras, amongst many things. Oh to be so musically gifted!
All in all, we probably spent around 6 hours catching up, before I drove him over to Paddington for his dinner with the people he had been staying with. (Cousins, nieces, etc.)
A long overdue catch up. And a lovely day. (Which thankfully, was a day off work!)
Myself and Nigel
Nigel and the harbour
It was a VERY busy day...
Circular Quay looking lovely...
Friday, January 2nd, 2026 11:00 pm
Not much to talk about for today.
Started at 6.00pm for a late shift tonight. So that meant I didn't need to be out of bed too early. Which of courser, I wouldn't have been regardless of whether I was working or not.
No photos to put in this post.
Nothing else in iCal.
But tomorrow will be a different story, as you will soon find out.
Started at 6.00pm for a late shift tonight. So that meant I didn't need to be out of bed too early. Which of courser, I wouldn't have been regardless of whether I was working or not.
No photos to put in this post.
Nothing else in iCal.
But tomorrow will be a different story, as you will soon find out.
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