Yrae Chronicles

VACCINE BOOKED. FINALLY. My state opened it up to everyone over 16 today. There was one appointment available tomorrow when I started booking, but it was gone by the time I finished, so October it is. BUT I'M IN. WOO.

I was heading home on Wednesday and Jon asked if I was still taking this week off.

'Um... nooo?'

'I think you probably should. You've got a bit of leave piling up there.'

'Yeah, cos I keep booking holidays to Sydney that get cancelled by Covid.'

So I'm off this week. I plan to park myself in a café every day and writing a lot. Today I finished a chapter and wrote a page and a half of the next one and it was awesome. My laptop used about 20% of its battery for the whole time I was there. Going to a café and not looking for the table with a powerpoint is glorious. This thing still needs a name, tho. Something'll come up I'm sure.

Kinda want to book a night somewhere up in the Hills or down on the South Coast buuuut it's winter. But it's also my birthday. Going somewhere for a night would be lovely. But it's winter. Eh.

Crows remain awesome and we're playing again next week WHOOOOO omgf I love those boys. So bad. I can't even.

They were interviewing Walker (this dude, who is the captain) after the game, straight after one of his teammates. He answered one question about said teammate with, 'I was told I'd be on straight after Danger and he kept going for, like, an HOUR. Can talk the wool off a sheep, that bloke.'

LOVE. SO MUCH LOVE. And his kick to Charlie Cameron and the long bomb from 55 out that probably ended up going like 70m alkjdsghalksjdg I just. I can't. God I hope we can take this to the Grand Final. They deserve it. They SO very deserve it.

...It's finals season, guys, expect more of this for at least as long as the Crows are in the finals. WHICH WILL BE THE NEXT THREE WEEKENDS JUST YOU WATCH.

Also I got my cheque yesterday for my Flinders Street monies, yay! Head for the bank on Friday and get that deposited, that'll be nice.

And the weather is springy! It's been mid-20s for the past couple of days, but going back to winter this week because that's what an Adelaide spring is. Still, I'm enjoying it while it's on. Sat in the sun and read a book this morning and went for coffee with Mum, Colin and Laura in the afternoon, at a little Hills café with a creek at the back, lovely. AND THEN CROWS omfg what a good day.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. Colin and Laura gave me my birthday present! WHICH IS A 1985 HENSCHKE HILL OF GRACE. It's an expensive red wine. Oh man it's beautiful. I'm going to invite them both over to drink it with me and make something perfect to go with it. What an amazing foodie birthday this has been 8DDD

WORST. INTERVIEW. EVER.

But let's forget about that. I've spent my evening pampering myself, waxing legs and cutting nails so I look pretty all over, 'cept hair which gets cut tomorrow morning, FINALLY. I would've got it cut a month ago normally but have deliberately left it.

I'm packed! And I've packed a SKIRT! And tops WITHOUT SLEEVES! Because Sydney's forecasting low 20s and we're only going north from there so CROSS FINGERS for nice weather. My birthday is 21 and sunny omfg. Warmest birthday ever.

And now I'm getting excited about Quay again. And Cassie and I are talking about an onsen in the Blue Mountains.

I AM SO EXCITED. IT'S TOMORROW EEEEEE!!!

I hate when:

1. I announce a plan
2. I double check with all involved in the plan that they will be available for the plan
3. Those people say yes they will so totally be part of the plan
4. I book plane tickets and pay money to make the plan happen
5. One person involved in the plan decides maybe they won't be part of the plan they're not sure it depends if a new job comes up before then
6. The other decides no they will almost definitely not be involved in the plan because their boss is going away at the same time
7. The plan is my 30th fucking birthday and it's a trip up the east coast of NSW with my besties and NEITHER of them said a bloody thing BEFORE I booked the goddamn airfares.

THE END.

As per usual, I have left tpyo dead in the water and allowed updates to pile up. HERE WE GO.

( Conjunctivitis! )

( BUT IT COULD BE WORSE. )

( Leave~ )

( Cassie! )

( FOOTY! )

And that's me done! Woo~

At last estimate, ETSA* reckons power will be back on in roughly two hours. They also said it would be back on by 10am, lunch time, 3pm, 6:45pm and 8:30pm. One ETSA guy on the scene when I was walking home said half an hour (this was an hour and a half ago, btw) and another reckoned a couple of hours. I have an hour and 52 minutes of battery power left. I'm thinking power won't be back before I go to bed, so that's annoying.

Plus side, Dad got me mobile broadband for my birthday :D So at least for as long as my laptop lasts, I have internets.

SO YEAH. Lacking anything else to do, and because I've been lazy on the whole thing, birthday celebrations! Actually happened on Wednesday night, because half the family was unavailable on Tuesday. Boss got donuts at work, though :DDD

For dinner~ I just requested lamb for mains and chocolate for dessert. Nibblies we had Thai fish balls, so with chilli and lemongrass and lime and all very Thai and delicious X9~ Entree was fabulously summery and makes me want summer even MORE--skewer with a prawn, piece of pineapple and a piece of halloumi cheese. Mmmmm halloumi X)~~ SO GOOD.

Then the LAMB which I swear is the best Mum has ever cooked lamb. OMG it was perfect. Slow roasted for, like, three hours, so it was soooo juicy and tender, and had a lemony mushroom sauce, and oh god it was awesome. I love lamb. Probably my favourite red meat.

Dessert~ was a chocolate roulade with Tia Maria cream. SO DECADENT AND DELICIOUS. I want more of it now.

Restaurant meal will hopefully be at the Bridgewater Mill, which is one of Adelaide's top restaurants, just up the road from us, but Colin and I have never been. Ideally you go when it's gorgeous weather, though, so I'm postponing that until probably late spring, then we'll each book for consecutive weekends under different mobile numbers and cancel if the weather's not idyllic enough >>

I did go out with Anna P tho, to the Hahndorf Inn (beware, website plays German music with no provocation). Was tempted by filet mignon, but took the roo instead, because mmm, roo. And it was cheaper than the filet. It did end up being a bit of an expensive night out, though, due to speed camera~ =( So I shouted Anna P to her meal since that one'll be costing her about $200 in the coming days, poor love.

As for the birthday haul! Col got me a new keyboard, which is lovely and quiet, and doesn't have a nearly broken Shift key. Dad got me Powderfinger ticket~ which I knew about but EEEEE os exciting to unwrap *^^* And also mobile broadband, hence the using it now. Perfect timing, I think you'll agree X3

Mum got me a HUGE bag of stuff <3 New winter sheets that are soooo fluffy and warm, and spotty to match the pjs I got at the beginning of winter. Another pair of pjs, so I'm set for them now. Traditional packet of sour cream and onion Pringles, and a block of chocolate. Pearl earrings from hers and Dad's trip to Broome earlier this year, and they're GORGEOUS <3 They're not round pearls, sort of... deformed, I guess, but they're so much more interesting, I think. A set of cooking scales for moving out purposes, annnnd I think that's everything. The rest is upstairs and in the dark, and I can't be arsed looking through my room with a torch trying to find it all. Suffice to say, it's all pretty awesome X3

OH and Gran gave me $100, which has technically already been spent on the Hahndorf Inn and petrol, but I'm saying it's going to the scanner cos that's more fun than petrol.

Shanra~ got me a BOX of books which is really very awesome <3 Again, up in my room in the dark, but just know there are about ten of 'em and I'm happy X3

Sallie drew me arts~ which I have spazzed about in comments and eeeee so much love for my Sallie <3! Ku also drew arts but it's on the server~ which is of course not turned on~ so I can't show it off. Give ETSA more time and I will. Cos it's awesome sexy Sahid and I love the Ku so much~ <3! Maybe he'll upload it and put it in comments here >3

And that's the lot! On track to hit my $5000 target with my next paycheck, then I'll buy scanner and printer next weekend. ALSO. Show on next Friday with Anna P :DD And footy this Saturday :DD We might lose, we might not, I have no idea. Tipping the Crows this year has been bloody impossible.

One hour thirty-nine minutes. GO ETSA GO. Maybe I'll get MojitoDS when Calvados!Laptop runs out of juice.

eta~ 9:45! I go to bed around 10. Yeah~ no chance.



* Electricity Trust of South Australia, people who give us power. Except when it goes out. But this is a bloody big tree that killed four stobie poles so we'll give 'em this one.

It's been brought to my attention that I haven't updated in weeeeeks so here we go. Dot points because uni is eating me. Expansion on said points may come at a later date, we don't know.

o Carolyn's wedding (my cousin) was on the 10th :D Gorgeous day, Caro was stunning, Uncle Dave was the proudest I've ever seen a man look in my entire life, all of us stoked to have Michael as an official cousin-in-law now, and the Kiwi connection was fun to talk with at the reception :D

o Uni is eating me. Here's an assignment due on Tuesday, nice and shiny and finished. Four page website on the topic of the 'texture of Flinders'. Those of you who watch h_bee will recognise a couple of the dragon manips.

o Soul Eater is eating my soul. OH THE IRONY.

o Maya is making my brain melt. Right now I'm trying to get my little blobby dude's arms to move without his head melting at the same time. It's not working. HATE ANIMATING. Let me stick with modelling and texturing and lighting where I'm comfortable, make someone else animate the things D:

o Veronica, uni friend, had her 21st birthday last night :D Started at Fumo Blu~ (cocktail bar in the city) then headed to Shotz, a club that kinda makes a feature of its pool tables, though we didn't actually play pool. They had good music, tho. Only about 5 R&B songs for the whole night. I was impressed.

o I have to write four essays this week :D Well, two essays and two reports. Same dif. And finish animating my little blobs. And revise for that quiz on tomorrow. And do prac 4. Ahahaha yeah. WELCOME TO MY LIFE.

o I haven't seen Anna P in WEEKS. Having withdrawals now D:


And now to quit Maya for the evening and write more essay, hurrah.