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4^C looks good
Jul. 2nd, 2010 11:49 amI'm usually at work today but they didn't want me; something to do with school holidays and judges going on leave. So stay home and save $ is the option.
I think we've broken some temperature records now; the Weather Bureau said that one more night below 5^C would do it and temp dropped to just over 4^C here this morning. Of course, the Airport gauge is not official. In awhile I will stir myself to go to the gym but right now it's me and the computer.
The rats are lucky that I bought some new hammocks for them yesterday, before I knew I wouldn't get work today, and also paid for Theo's next lot of pills. He has a heart condition and gets one-eighth of a Fortekor pill per day. Claude totally destroyed his last hammock so now he is getting what the maker calls a Bad Rat Hammock. This is basically a square of tarpaulin with holes that lies beneath the proper hammock, thus prolonging its usefulness. The cold seems to have stirred Claude to frenetic chomping. He reduced a T-shirt (that I was wearing at the time) to a lacy front and possible arrest if worn in public thereafter.
The other rats seem to be getting tired of Claude's dramatics and no longer respond with automatic hostility. Instead, they seem to be trying to ignore him when two or more of them are sharing my dressing gown together. If you know Claude, that's progress.
Apart from that, not a lot is happening, but considering some events, that's not necessarily bad. I'm doing some gaming, going to work (mostly) doing some writing and trying to improve my fitness. I really miss the gym I used to go to that had a heated pool and spa but even if I could afford it now, it doesn't exist any more! This place is small and laid back and easy to get to, even if ten minutes of walking in the cold sometimes seems like an impenetrable barrier!
I think we've broken some temperature records now; the Weather Bureau said that one more night below 5^C would do it and temp dropped to just over 4^C here this morning. Of course, the Airport gauge is not official. In awhile I will stir myself to go to the gym but right now it's me and the computer.
The rats are lucky that I bought some new hammocks for them yesterday, before I knew I wouldn't get work today, and also paid for Theo's next lot of pills. He has a heart condition and gets one-eighth of a Fortekor pill per day. Claude totally destroyed his last hammock so now he is getting what the maker calls a Bad Rat Hammock. This is basically a square of tarpaulin with holes that lies beneath the proper hammock, thus prolonging its usefulness. The cold seems to have stirred Claude to frenetic chomping. He reduced a T-shirt (that I was wearing at the time) to a lacy front and possible arrest if worn in public thereafter.
The other rats seem to be getting tired of Claude's dramatics and no longer respond with automatic hostility. Instead, they seem to be trying to ignore him when two or more of them are sharing my dressing gown together. If you know Claude, that's progress.
Apart from that, not a lot is happening, but considering some events, that's not necessarily bad. I'm doing some gaming, going to work (mostly) doing some writing and trying to improve my fitness. I really miss the gym I used to go to that had a heated pool and spa but even if I could afford it now, it doesn't exist any more! This place is small and laid back and easy to get to, even if ten minutes of walking in the cold sometimes seems like an impenetrable barrier!