Hurray!

Been a funny day today.

I woke up with the intention of doing four pages for Tales of the Galli but did four for Return to Second Life instead. The difference was that I couldn't sweat all over the artwork on the second, as it's mostly made from screen shots of Second Life. If I'd started drawing on paper I would have dribbled all over it, plus I ( Read more... )

I left my travel clock outside on top of the rubbish bin for 10 minutes. It has a built in thermometer but normally it only gets to measure the temperature in my purse or backpack. When I checked it just now, it showed 44 °C (and only 34° inside).

Glad I'm inside. Also glad that when I went out yesterday I left the dogs in the house, where it was ( Read more... )

The current temperature at Barnsley is 37° with a 2km/h wind and 22% humidity. Oddly enough that's bearable if I stay inside with the fans on (I swapped the pedestal with the floor fan and the study is cooler now). But I won't be going out side much. No shopping today!

The one week forecast is (taken from OzForecast)...
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...as it seems my appointment at the employment agency was a mistake.

I got all the way into town when I got a "missed call" on my mobile. I was just going to the library before going there. It turned out that the SMS I got yesterday was incorrectly sent and was actually a reminder for my key worker to phone me. I called back and talked with her and ( Read more... )

As per the ABC report. And so it continues...

More stuff:

• No relief from heatwave chaos (ABC)
  About 16,000 customers of Jemena, Alinta and United Energy, which cover south-eastern metropolitan areas and the north-west of Melbourne were still without power at 1:00pm AEDT.
  
  
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Odd stuff in the news today.


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Today's forecast for Barnsley seems bearable - 23°C with showers/clouds. In fact, we just had a downpour. Either way I have to go out and buy groceries, or I and my pets will be out of food tomorrow. I just hope I don't get diarrhoea and that my ankle is OK. Cheerful, aren't I?