@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.
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.
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.
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
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.”
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.
Feminist Cabal member.Posts about skating and dogs.Voted “Most Likely to Get Arrested” in the 2024 Greens Assembly end-of-term formal.Radical love activist.Helping Rising Tide push for a just transition away from fossil fuels.