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My cat really dislikes wind, and the cyclonic wind isn't agreeing with him at all. He's snuggly, cries for us constantly and needs to be reassured every once in a while. He's also not thrilled with being left alone, even just taking the trash out is enough to make him upset.



Poor baby.

A huge cyclone in northern QLD has messed up a very large stretch of the eastern side of Australia. The place I recently moved away from (I am 20 minutes drive from it now) is completely fucked. It's the biggest flood since 1974, and several smaller towns are completely covered in water. The rescue efforts are severely hampered by the lingering cyclonic winds - they can't fly helicopters, and there just aren't enough boats and rescue workers.



The main tide is meant to come in tonight, which is scary, given that I live right next to the main river that is taking the hammering.

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Dakotah
04:50 Mar 31 2017

Its been on the news here a lot because I think they said its the biggest to hit Australia and a long time. When they showed it on like the satellite maps it was so unreal- HUGE. I am really praying for all in its path and hope there are no deaths but something that size I really fear there will be. Stay safe ok.

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Owlish
05:05 Mar 31 2017

The cyclone hit the original impact site a day or two ago, and that's over 700 miles away. It took a day to travel down here (over 700 miles) and it's just... destroying the towns here. My brother's likely to be evacuated - and he just moved states, less than a week ago.



A bullshark was discovered beached - the flooding washed it ashore. They tried to take it back to the water but by the time they'd found it, it was too late. People are picking up animals they're finding and taking them to whoever can help, which is really nice.



I'm sad, though. The town I grew up in is absolutely decimated right now - I really like it. I want to help with the cleanup efforts.

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He makes me so ridiculously happy. Today was fairly crappy, and he made me feel so much joy and happiness, amidst the anger I had over an askew doctor appointment.



I finally managed to access my photos from New Zealand (I had a connection issue between my DSLR and my Surface - I forgot a function that let me Wifi-connect the DSLR to whatever I'm trying to connect it to that can run the associated app), and onto Facebook. Some are fucking amazing and I'm so happy they turned out so well.

I think it's kind of ironic that I was asked to do the wedding photography for someone I met online, and was... essentially paid to do it, by way of free accommodation, food and transport - and the photos were... well, they were nice, but nothing like these photos of Dylan.

Some are utterly stunning and come close to the way I see and perceive him.

&hearts

Happiness.

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SireWallFlower
07:26 Mar 27 2017

Totally lad I could help improve your mood.







LOL! That was a joke.



I'm happy that you're happy, you deserve happiness.

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SireWallFlower
07:28 Mar 27 2017

Oops, *glad.

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I'm finally getting over my sickness. Coughing less, not as congested, but oh man, am I TIRED. I think it's because I've averaged 2-3 hours a night, every night, for the last week and a half. So now that I'm not coughing until my head's pounding, every night... now that it's stopped, I think I'm catching up on needed sleep.



I just want to lay around, cuddle Dylan and play xbox.

I just used my LUSH hair products for the first time and... I love the smell.

Well, to be fair, some of the stuff I used was my mothers - but I also used mine. Amazing. I smell amazing. My hair was so clean that it literally squeaked. Heh. I can't wait for it to dry, so I can see what the texture will be like. My mother's hair was amazing this morning, after she used the products. Her natural curls were in their full glory - usually her hair is so weighed down with crappy shampoo and conditioners (damn silicons...) - her hair looked incredible.



I also got... a body massage bar - one made of Earl Grey tea and bergamot. It smells so fucking good, and it's light and non-greasy. :D

I also got... a solid perfume (unf, vanilla and caramel goodness) and a little pot of facial moisturiser.







Again - I smell amazing.

Shame flooded her cheeks, crimson staining the porcelain. She shouldn't have done it. She shouldn't have said it. She knew she was better than that, but the indignation, the fleeting temper, like a hammer on hot iron - striking, sparking.

Chagrin, chagrin was her companion.

Chagrin.

Speaking of Japan - we're making more solid plans for Australia, and we've found GORGEOUS places that we both want to go to (and it's affordable to do so).

I'm looking into accommodation, food, transport... everything we will need.

It's in salt water crocodile territory (and in the last 24 hours, two people have been involved with salt water crocodiles in this area, one died, one lived) - so I'm looking up everything to make sure we're as careful as possible - even though I've had croc-safety knowledge for as long as I can remember.



I'm so excited, so happy, so bubbly and brilliantly jubilant.





... and looking at wedding/engagement rings, too. Just sayin'.

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Tristesse
10:27 Mar 20 2017

This is contagious... *laughz* :)

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I purchased some absolutely *gorgeous* boots a few days ago, and they should be here within the next week or two. They're Iron Fist, vegan leather (and as the website states, "No Dead Bats") "Bat Wing" boots - they're lovely. They are so lovely.

I think I'm going to take the plain laces out and replace them with ribbons and wind tiny faux flowers around the eyelets.

I really can't wait to get them. I was going to go with some vegan Doc Martens, but they're so expensive, and not the most comfortable-looking of boots. I know, I know... I could buy insoles - but I shouldn't have to, when the Doc Martens cost $285AUD.

If they're that expensive, they should be padded to hell.



I'm so excited to get these. If they work out, I want to wear them to Japan, when we go next year some time.

I am listening to The Bold and the Beautiful right now, and it honestly doesn't compare.

It doesn't even come close.

"There goes the baker with his tray, like always

The same old bread and rolls to sell

Every morning just the same

Since the morning that we came

To this poor provincial town"



- singing Disney songs with the most atrocious nasal congestion I've ever had. xD

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Slain
05:03 Mar 20 2017

GOOD MORNING BELLE!

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Owlish
05:38 Mar 20 2017

GOOD MORNING MONSIEUR!

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"I'M LEAVING, FUCK THIS SITE!"

... two days later...

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EroticTails
03:36 Mar 20 2017

The dumb bitch wasnt gonna leave she had to conduct her with hunt first lol

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ZombieLegendre
03:36 Mar 20 2017

I'M BAAAACK!!!





UGH!

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EroticTails
03:38 Mar 20 2017

She doesnt get people are sick of her mouth....she doesnt know when to shut up know she has to bully others and then cries when its done to her...hell she accused me of calling child services on her and threw someone out of her coven cause hes friends with me....she has some major fucking issues.

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I am in such a bright, cheery mood. I got new glasses today, and I cannot believe the difference they make. It's absolutely incredible. I hadn't realised my vision was that bad - and it's so weird seeing things clearly. SO clearly. I knew I couldn't see bits and pieces, but I didn't realise that everything was coated with a blur - and I am so thrilled to have such sharp clarity now.



I cannot express how ridiculously thrilled I am. :D

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TheEndless
02:58 Mar 20 2017

It's one of those silly things, but I get super excited about new glasses as well. When you can't see as sharply as you should due to an old prescription or what have you, it feels like you're missing out on seeing all of the world around you. Then you put on a pair that's perfect for you and it's like everything just becomes clear.

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Owlish
03:31 Mar 20 2017

These are a totally different style to my usual, and I haven't had my eyes tested since like... 2012? I only had pretty weak reading glasses before - these ones are much, much stronger and we only just discovered that I am quite shortsighted - which I'd kinda figured, since I couldn't read signs in the supermarkets or while driving - but I didn't realise it was SO BAD before I got these glasses. It's also so freaking nice because one eye is stronger than the other (which I also knew) but both feel even now (different strength lenses).

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"She could hardly hear herself as she said, "I do not care." She couldn't hear anything over that silence screaming, so she raised her own voice, breath coming fast, too fast, as she repeated, "I. Do. Not. Care."

Silence. Then Luca warily said from across the room, "Elentiya, don't be rude."

Elentiya. Elentiya. Spirit that cannot be broken.

Lies, lies, lies.

[...]

Trembling so hard she thought her body would fall apart at the seams, she turned. "I do not care about you," she hissed to Emrys and Malakai and Luca. "I do not care about your knife. I do not care about your stories or your little kingdom." She pinned Emrys with a stare. Luca and Malakai were across the room in an instant, stepping in front of the old man-teeth bared. Goood. They should feel threatened. "So leave me alone. Keep your gods-damned lives to yourselves and leave me alone." "





- Heir of Fire - Sarah J. Mass.







I think an important thing to remember when people say "I don't care" is the huge dept of emotion behind those words - especially after something bad has happened. It's a way of pushing it away, it's a way of trying to hastily close the gaping wound. It's a means of self-protection, trying to stifle the pain before it consumes you.

Asinine comments don't help at all, and I think it's insipidly cruel to make crass remarks on someone's love life, in regards to this.

I can't wait to see him. Less than 5 months to go, and I am so excited, so happy, so full of yearning, wanting, needing. I miss his warm hands, so much bigger than mine. I miss his hugs, the sound of his laughter and the playful lilt of his voice.



I feel so ungodly lucky to be seeing him again in 5 months - and at the same time it feels like foreeeever to wait.

I was sick for the last few days in New Zealand and it's not really gone away. Yesterday I was alerted to the knowledge that I'm about to go through sore throat 2.0.



Sigh.

Deep, heavy sigh.



I'm keeping an eye on my chest and cough - last time this happened, I got bronchitis, which turned into pneumonia. I was told by the doctor that I have lung damage from the pneumonia (which may explain the feeling of not being able to draw lungfuls of air while hiking) - and I don't want to add to that.



On the plus side - my new glasses came in today (it's Friday here), and I can pick them up on Monday - or possibly even tomorrow.

I hope for tomorrow, but I am basing the reality on Monday being the day.



I've never had this type of glasses before.

We're planning our next and I am so happy. ♥ I can't stop thinking about it, lowkey planning and looking into possibilities. I want it to be absolutely perfect, for him. ♥

I don't know how to express the joy and happiness in my heart. I am singing songs, trying to perfect foods he may like, and I feel... really good. I am still not over having to get on the plane and say bon voyage - but we'll be seeing each other in a few months - and the glee is ever-flowing.



♥

The pond is stagnant.

No fresh water flows in.

The flowers are little more than weeds.

With rain, it overflows and the layers of filth coat the surroundings.

It has value, but it's hard to discern.

Animals can't drink from it.

It doesn't support an ecosystem.

It has an unpleasant odour.

It's murky, it's dank, it's dark.

There's little to know about what dwells beneath.

The pond maintains a facade of purity.

It hides many dangerous truths about itself.

It is stagnant.

It hasn't changed in years.

The pond hasn't grown anything other than weeds.

It's festered.

It's rotted.

It devours.



It is stagnant.

It is not growing.

It's not developing.

It's not changing.

I got some Vegusto Piquant and it's glorious. It's got the decadently subtle flavour of a good cheese. It smells a bit odd, but that's to be expected with vegan cheeses - they smell a bit wonky, half the time, and taste amazing.

Hell, smelling weird is a normality for most decent dairy cheeses.



Apparently Vegusto do a creamier, stronger flavoured cheese that is heavily reminiscent of blue - so I am dearly hoping to get my hands on it.

I loved cheese previously, and I am thrilled with the variety of vegan cheeses available to me.



This Piquant would probably make an amazing poutine.

Oh, how I love poutine...



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Edica
09:51 Mar 04 2017

oh i love cheese yummy

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When I waaaaake up, in the mooorning light, I pull my jeans and I feel alright... I pull my jeans on, and I feel allllrriiiiiight.



I'm in a cheery mood, today.

I'm planning to get a new phone tomorrow, and internet connected to the house. I haven't had 'real' internet in... gosh. 18 months?

It'll be nice as heck.

I fixed some serious issues I was having with my Surface, without having to pay hundreds upon hundreds of dollars for repairs. Go me. I feel so ridiculously sophisticated about this, and it was such an easy fix.



I got to talk to Dylan last night, and that was lovely (even though it as cut short).

Mocha's really happy and calm. He's cheery and bubbly and chirruping.

Yesterday I caught him having a conversation with a local cat that hates him - Mocha was chirping at the other cat, chittering away, completely unperturbed. The visitor (I call him Pickles) was aggressively sitting in the bushes, oggling Mocha.

Usually Pickles will come and snarl at Mocha, spit, hiss and otherwise puff himself up like a wrathful puffer-fish of doom... but yesterday he was just sitting, watching, likely plotting Mocha's demise.





I'm singing songs loudly, reading, patting my beautiful Mocha and daydreaming about my incredible Judgement.

I'm content.