It's hot! So hot! Maybe I should rephrase. It's humid! So humid! Temperatures are at the 34 - 38C but humidity is at 50% or higher. Sometimes I wonder when I'm going to start growing mould.
So I'm sitting in the sweltering heat of the lounge room watching Brickleberry and wondering what the heck I'm going to do when I melt. Into a puddle. I think I'd stay here till I evaporated. Or maybe Sheldon would clean up part of me. *heh* See. Brain meltingly humid.
The last few weeks have gone blindingly fast. Though when you're actually in the moment, they go slowly. MOTH spent some time cleaning the yard. While standing looking out the window I see movement. A tail? What was that? A rat? I run outside for a look as I think I've seen rats in the yard before. Oh! No, not a rat. It's a blue tongue lizard! I haven't seen one of those for ages. I go stand next to it and watch for a while. It's not moving, I'm not moving and we're at a Mexican Standoff. I back off first and head back indoors. I'm glad Jerome isn't out!
MOTH has been letting Jerome outside occasionally to play. Now however he's learned the world is bigger than our yard. He found a neighbour's cat and the shenanigans began. I raced out of our yard and up the street *high fencing along the street side* and stopped at the house. No good. I can hear them but can't see them. MOTH climbs into the built up garden in our back yard to yell at Jerome. When he shouts the neighbourhood cat takes the opportunity to escape. I walk back home, into the kitchen to find MOTH sitting at the table, holding a blood soaked cloth to his arm, and blood spots all over the floor and into the bathroom. He fell while stepping off the garden bed and scraped skin from his forearm. Ouch!
Christmas lunch for work. They've asked if I minded combining the lunch with my going away lunch. Sure, why not. The lunch is at the local golf club. They do nice meals. I settle for chips and aioli. Work pays for a round of drinks and I nearly fall off my chair. They've never done that before. I have my cider and chips. I like the company as I am down the end of the table with some of the GTs. There aren't many of us as most of the office is on holidays. The restaurant doesn't do split bills and I'm dreading that bit. I don't order much and totally hate the idea of subsidising someone else's meal. But this time the GM works with one of the other managers and they make note of those of us who have ordered the cheaper meals. As a result, my chips and aioli end up costing me only $5. I'm stoked.
They give me my going away present. A bunch of lovely yellow roses and a 3 tier tin of Lindor chocolates. Alas, I thought I had a pic of the flowers but it seems I don't.
It's very quiet at work. Most everyone is on holidays or working from home. There are only four of us in the office. Super takes us all to lunch. We go out to eat Thai. It's a good lunch but we're dining outdoors and it's hot. Hot, hot, hot. There is a good breeze though.
Christmas Eve and I'm trying to tidy up the loose ends and sort out my things. I've done most of it earlier in the week but I need to leave notes for Admin2. There are only two of us in the office this morning. And we have a half day. Finish up and head home to finish the last of the packing. MOTH tells me that Jerome has been sedated and should be ready to travel. He looks fairly relaxed but not sedated. MOTH assures me that he is, his eyelid is beginning to come across. Fair enough. I load him into the carrier. He fights a little but not badly.
Nightmare trip. Jerome is NOT sedated. He must have spat the tablet. He cries. And cries. Eventually I let him out. He's on the harness but tries to climb in my lap while I'm driving. Sigh. I tolerate it cause he's quiet and not to wriggly.
Overnight in Maryborough at Best Western Kimba Lodge. It's an odd place. Reception is modern and when we park, you can't see any rooms. There is a central hallway in a back building which looks like an old shower block with tiled floor. The rooms come off this hallway. It looks great. The room is small but clean. The bed is comfy too.
Jerome is definitely sedated today. But he's fighting it as hard as he can. He's on the harness this time. He tries to climb into my lap while I'm driving again, but this time he's using his claws. OUCH! I have to pull over and resettle him. Eventually he falls into the cat carrier and I zip him inside. Whew. Next time, straight into the carrier.
We get to stay overnight at Teen's house. Then we bring her back Boxing Day to spend it with the family. But first we collect her from Barbie's house. OMG, they have the air conditioning on "ice cold". I don't really want to leave...
New Year is spent celebrating with Burrich as he is turning 21. We've collected the Teen and are ready to have fun. MOTH can't last beyond 9pm and we decide to leave. Unfortunately we have to take Teen home with us as she can't stay at his parent's place and she has no other lift. Poor little lass. she's unhappy and I feel bad. Never thought but if I'd held off the Canadian Club a little longer I could have dropped MOTH off and come back. Ah well, I'll know for next time.
And New Year means I am officially unemployed. Scary territory which has changed since I was last here ....
3 comments:
Hey, you completely missed a week in your narrative, including a visit from me! I only stopped by to see if I'd made the cut :-( (just kidding!) Happy Unemployment! Mwah!
How scary being unemployed. We were facing that with Stew's job, but it's looking more and more positive now.
I hope you find a new job fast Chick.
Splitting bills could be a whole post on it's own. I am a none drinker, so why is it when I go out with a group of people who all have several drinks the bill is split evenly?
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