Notices by Emma Davidson (emmadavidson@aus.social)

@skinnylatte I had a wild night out partying with Indian and South East Asian girlfriends in Sydney many years ago. About 3am one of the group announced we all had to follow her, and she took us to a place in Chinatown where we ate congee.
She said we’d feel better tomorrow for doing that.
She was probably right!
I didn’t get a hangover.

More Aotearoa / New Zealand wholesomeness for your timeline…

That’s not mist, it’s steam from geothermal activity. At Kerosene Creek, about twenty minutes drive out of Rotorua.

Chonky boi bumblebee

The treetop walk in the giant Redwood Forest at Rotorua is good for the soul.

This seems to have helped my insomnia, I’ll post more photos tomorrow.

Because I am somewhat of an insomniac, now seems as good a time as any to post a timeline cleanse thread.

Back in January, I went to New Zealand with my family for a couple of weeks. I didn’t post about it at the time because reasons. But anyway, here’s some nice pictures of lovely things in New Zealand, for anyone who wants that in their timeline. If you don’t want to see it, just mute this thread.

First stop was Hobbiton Village. If this was human-sized, it would be the perfect bathtub.

@joannaholman @futzle @mike I have a sister whose first wedding was on an island in the Murray River, halfway between Victoria and NSW. Her third wedding was on the riverbank on the VIC side, and the after-party was at a hotel on the riverbank in the NSW side. She’s continuing a fine tradition of deliberately ignoring imperialist notions of property boundaries that our family has been carrying on for at least 170 years that I know of.

I have come up with a most excellent life goal.

We have a backpack that my partner acquired in high school, and which later went backpacking around most of the Middle East (including Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza), western Europe, and England. Our kids have since used it for backpacking adventures in Asia and Europe.

I reckon one day I should take it to countries it hasn’t already been to. Just because I’m a completionist.

I have spent #TheGlorious25thOfMay folding towels and tending the balcony garden, which is sadly bereft of lilac so there was no #WearingOfTheLilac
Happy #TowelDay to all those who celebrate!

One of the things I love about Mastodon is that when someone needs it, they can just toot “send puppies”, and puppies appear like it’s a magic spell.

I don’t know who needs this right now, but here are my doggos. Can’t wait to finish work today so I can go home and give them pats.
#dogs #puppy #bulldog #JackRussell #mh #HopePunk

@annika what the heckin heck? How do you learn braille without tactile print materials?

OH at school today from an industry mentor in his first tutorial with a group of final year students:
“Time is what’s important. Don’t waste it. I can make more money if I want to. But I can never get back one second of time.”

Carpe the fuck diem, kiddos.

This is why I don’t have to get up early for the balloon festival. It comes to me!
#Canberra #CBR #BalloonFestival #balloon

Sound on for the video.
#Canberra #CBR #BalloonFestival #balloon

I am sitting in the back seat while my son drives and his dad supervises. Send pics of kittens / puppies / bunnies / birds to soothe my nerves?

For those catching up on the morning news, I highly recommend this very important piece.

To paraphrase Captain Mal, "I don't believe there is a power in the federal verse that can stop Emma from being cheerful".

#HopePunk

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/feb/05/it-seems-the-end-of-everything-is-upon-us-is-no-one-coming-to-our-rescue-how-about-the-molluscs

Feeling quite happy that I could do the Latin translation.

❌✅❌❌✅✅✅✅✅✅
The Saturday Paper Quiz No. 536
I got 7/10!
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/quiz/2025/02/08?rival=0100111111

I am no longer an unemployed bum. I am now working in a DEI program for technology in Australian universities.

First day at school today. The people are nice and they’re not going to make me use Windows.

:blobcattea:

@MattHatton indeed. I’m appreciating that I can see the TV from my balcony lounge

I’m seeing lots of talk about getting off Meta and X. These are noble aspirations.

Just keep in mind that some of us still have accounts *because* we care about those most at-risk, not in spite of it.

I flounced out of X in July 2023 and my account is gone. I have posted to Facebook and Insta half a dozen times since 6 November - a couple of protest promos, info on support services, and a goodbye when I left my last job. But I still get regular DMs from people in crisis, and I still answer as best I can. While ever people at risk use my pages to navigate complex systems and seek safety, I will be there for them.

Puns from the floor as @n8 prepared to start his talk on fonts, confirming that I am in the right room and these are my people.

https://2025.everythingopen.au/schedule/presentation/111/

#EverythingOpen