Day one of my weekend, and even though I stopped my full time filling in stint a month ago, my resumed days off still feel like a novelty. Oh yes, I am aware that really makes little sense, but there you go, that's how it feels.
Now what did I have to do? Oh yes, I was notified some time ago that my parking permit was expiring. And I had put it aside and almost forgotten all about it. Now when was that? It's mid October, I had better get that done. I guess.
Stingy Yarra Council won't give us a free permit, not like they used to, the first permit was always free, but they have CEO's earning more than the prime minister now a days so they can no longer afford do that.
There are three town halls servicing Yarra and they don't all do the same thing, so you always have to check which one to go to before you go to any of them.
Anyway, it was another gorgeous day, so printed out my form, I made the phone call to check where to go, and I slung my gay little back pack over my shoulders and I got on my bike and rode to the appropriate town hall.
And that was done in no time.
I was just getting back on my bike when Jill called. She wanted to chat, so I found a small park with a bench seat in the sun behind the town hall and we chatted for an hour. That's what days off are for, sitting on a park bench in the sun and letting the day slide away not a care.
Jill went to Queensland for a week and stayed 3 weeks. She's been back a week and she wasn't feeling completely well. She decided to take a RAT test just to put her mind at ease and it came back positive, Yikes! So she has been isolating at home.
She tells me she has lost 30 kilos using Ozempic. So, good for her. I mustn't have seen her for a while, I thought, otherwise I would have notice something, even if it had been in the middle of that reduction, you know, wouldn't have I? I guess it has been a while since we have seen each other in person? Clearly. Mostly it has been phone calls, or text messages, I guess? Lately. Time flies now a days. We're nearly half way through this decade.
It was gorgeous sitting in the sun, so when we'd finished I went for a bit of a bike ride, it was such a lovely day. We've been having lovely days these last few weeks, we really have. Every day sparkling after the previous day that sparkled too.
I rode through Fitzroy and Collingwood and Abbotsford.
I did a little shopping after that. I got Rush season 01, Aussie TV cop show, second hand. And a Robert Altman film with Glenda Jackson, that voice, she died recently, didn't she? I got a U2 concert DVD.
I resisted buying a muffin, as I've been losing weight too. I've seen 81 kilos for the first time since I gave up smoking 15 years ago. Pretty good, even if I do say so myself.
The first DVD of Rush wouldn't play, the damn thing. I don’t know what they have done to it? I took a look at it and it seemed to be filthy with a film of something. I chuckled to myself, perhaps it is lube, I thought, from the previous owner, maybe he used to jerk off to the Rush boys like I used to watching the late night repeats? So, I am going to have to keep cleaning it until it works again.
I took Bruno and Otto for a walk, bumping into a couple of gay guys whose bulldog had died so they were very keen to talk bulldogs. That was sweet. They are contemplating getting two bulldog puppies. Of course, I said they should.
The fridge company offered to give us a new replacement fridge for $250. We accepted just to get it over and done. We are sick of the 6 month saga of the fridge that can't keep things cold.
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