It is almost like summer, today, 25 degrees. It is the first time we have felt summer in the air since winter. Lovely. Really nice. We went out for lunch, that was nice too.
Sam is asleep on the big couch.
Milo is asleep in my lap, making it difficult to write this. And, you know, cats are all that accomodating, not moving.
It was a gloriously sunny day today, after a cool start. I went for a blood test this morning, and it was cold riding there at 8.15am. But, it was a really a lovely day, in the end. There are lots of house renovations and tradies in our street. It must be the season for it.
What is it Spring? Is it when everyone gets their mojo back after Winter?
Otto, and I, of course went for a walk taking advantage of the sunshine. We went mid afternoon when all the tradies were packing up and heading home for the weekend.
We came home via the dog park where I let Otto off his lead, getting him used to going on his own in a dog park without Brun, but there weren't many dogs in the park at that time of day so none came over to say hello to him.
I have a vote Socialists up on my gate. I don't necessarily hold Socialist views, although I do think there are some socialist ideas that are worthwhile.
Einstein agued for socialism and against capitalism back in 1949 and to briefly mention his points, capitalism creates Economic Anarchy, Wealth Inequality, Corrupted Democracy, Media Control. Any of those look familiar to you today?
A really cute, smart girl came to the door, who was full of enthusiasm and positivity and she asked me, after we were done chatting, if she could put a vote socialist sign on the gate, and I said yes.
It amused me as a foil for all the inaccurate bullshit conservatives go on with about socialism. (If you counter such a conservative doofus in future, ask them this simple question, Can you tell me what socialism is? They never can despite railing against it whole heartedly)
I thought it was a good counter action to the rise of far right politicians on our political landscape, especially that ugly, inarticulate red head.
It amused me because of the way socialism triggers right wing muppets.
Why I am writing this is that someone has been defacing the poster on my gate constantly with irrelevant stickers. I keep peeling the stickers off. But it is amazing how triggered this person is. Why waste you time coming back continually to do that.
I've had Greens placards on my gate for years around election time when Adam Bandt was the member and his placard was never defaced once over all the years.
David has been around the world these last few weeks - Austria, London, New York - before he ended up in Switzerland on Guru duty attending to his sycophants.
He told me he was over it, exhausted from trying to do too much before he even got to the real work he went to do.
It was freezing here this morning, really fucken cold. It always cheers David up when he knows it is cold in Melbourne, as he moved out of Melbourne for that very reason.
So, I sent him a freezing cold emoji with the word Siberia. He said it made his day, cheered him up no end. He told me that I always know the right thing to say.
I'm still cold. Brrrrr!
Max the temps last day. See ya. You with your crazy hard right political views and conspiracy theories. There is a definite type, you know, one of the stupid people. I didn't engage with her on her political beliefs. 🤮
She thanks me for being so patient and kind. She asked me for a reference.
So, there you go, Boris' 6 weeks off every (fucken) year is done, and now she is back to work.
And I didn't have to do her work for her while she was away. I'm glad I said no I wouldn't do it.
The main reason was that they didn't give me a pay rise this year, or a bonus, and yet they expected me to do Boris' relief for no extra pay. Oh, piss off, I thought.
The Big Poo did apologise to me personally for the lack of pay rise and bonus this year, he said he recommended it, but HR knocked it back. Really? I hate to be cynical, but coming from the CFO of the Southern Hemisphere, I kind of find that hard to believe, or, perhaps you just didn't try hard enough, hey bud?
He promised he'd definitely make it up to me in the next round of pay rises and bonus'. I'm kind of wondering if that will now happen with me refusing to play along.
Boris was back, she had a good holiday. She only got back late yesterday. She said she couldn't sleep ontop of the late return home.
She laughed. "I don't know what I was thinking when I booked that?"
I noticed the change immediately speaking to someone I didn't have to explain things to, as apposed to someone I had to explain everything to. I could breathe out.
It's good she's back. She's much more diplomatic with the punters than I am. Apparently, Max the temp got good reports on that score when Boris and I and The Midget had a catch up on Zoom, naturally.
I worked from home. Boris worked from home. Max the temp was the only one in the office today. I wonder if she thought we'd deserted her? Nyr? I doubt it. She is a busy little bee.
I thought Boris and Max the temp were doing a hand over today, but apparently that is tomorrow. So Max the temp gets two extra days.
I had an easy day. 50% work, 50% editing my old blog posts.
3pm. Sam and I took Otto for a walk.
