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12. We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson
Loved the unreliable narration by Merricat and the overall ominous feeling throughout the book
“I like my sister Constance, and Richard Plantagenet, and 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴, the deathcup mushroom. Everyone else in my family is dead.”
Loved the unreliable narration by Merricat and the overall ominous feeling throughout the book
“I like my sister Constance, and Richard Plantagenet, and 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴, the deathcup mushroom. Everyone else in my family is dead.”
Maybe this third Panadol is the one that will cure my headache and stop me from vomiting 3 times in a day
December 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Maybe this third Panadol is the one that will cure my headache and stop me from vomiting 3 times in a day
Me watching the husband complete a puzzle with me while he complains about how he can’t find the pieces he wants
December 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Me watching the husband complete a puzzle with me while he complains about how he can’t find the pieces he wants
It’s only the first day of the current severe heatwave and it’s 31 C outside at 9 pm
I don’t know how I’m going to deal with migraines when I can only take Panadol this summer
I don’t know how I’m going to deal with migraines when I can only take Panadol this summer
December 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It’s only the first day of the current severe heatwave and it’s 31 C outside at 9 pm
I don’t know how I’m going to deal with migraines when I can only take Panadol this summer
I don’t know how I’m going to deal with migraines when I can only take Panadol this summer
Melted Lindt dark chocolate in milk cos we’re out of hot chocolate and shit turned out amazing
Shame the flakes Lindt sells for hot chocolate tastes terrible though, 0/10 would never buy again
Shame the flakes Lindt sells for hot chocolate tastes terrible though, 0/10 would never buy again
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Melted Lindt dark chocolate in milk cos we’re out of hot chocolate and shit turned out amazing
Shame the flakes Lindt sells for hot chocolate tastes terrible though, 0/10 would never buy again
Shame the flakes Lindt sells for hot chocolate tastes terrible though, 0/10 would never buy again
Finished this with the husband’s initial yesterday
I could’ve built the most beautiful spreadsheets for work, but my family isn’t going to give a fuck about any of it
I hope they’ll remember I cross-stitched this wonky Xmas deco instead
I could’ve built the most beautiful spreadsheets for work, but my family isn’t going to give a fuck about any of it
I hope they’ll remember I cross-stitched this wonky Xmas deco instead
December 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Finished this with the husband’s initial yesterday
I could’ve built the most beautiful spreadsheets for work, but my family isn’t going to give a fuck about any of it
I hope they’ll remember I cross-stitched this wonky Xmas deco instead
I could’ve built the most beautiful spreadsheets for work, but my family isn’t going to give a fuck about any of it
I hope they’ll remember I cross-stitched this wonky Xmas deco instead
I’m no longer in the cheese and lime cordial cravings phase
I’m now into the 3Cs - chocolate, coconut water and sometimes coleslaw
I’m now into the 3Cs - chocolate, coconut water and sometimes coleslaw
December 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I’m no longer in the cheese and lime cordial cravings phase
I’m now into the 3Cs - chocolate, coconut water and sometimes coleslaw
I’m now into the 3Cs - chocolate, coconut water and sometimes coleslaw
Cat had her heart ultrasound yesterday, and they shaved the fur around her chest area to her front legs
The poor girl now looks like she’s wearing a reverse crop top when she’s flipped over
The poor girl now looks like she’s wearing a reverse crop top when she’s flipped over
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Cat had her heart ultrasound yesterday, and they shaved the fur around her chest area to her front legs
The poor girl now looks like she’s wearing a reverse crop top when she’s flipped over
The poor girl now looks like she’s wearing a reverse crop top when she’s flipped over
Successfully avoided the Tangara trains with shitty air cond on my morning and evening commute today to the CBD
I packed ice cubes in a vacuum bottle this morning cos I was dreading the hot evening commute - the air cond always stops working from Parramatta to outer Western Sydney
I packed ice cubes in a vacuum bottle this morning cos I was dreading the hot evening commute - the air cond always stops working from Parramatta to outer Western Sydney
November 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Successfully avoided the Tangara trains with shitty air cond on my morning and evening commute today to the CBD
I packed ice cubes in a vacuum bottle this morning cos I was dreading the hot evening commute - the air cond always stops working from Parramatta to outer Western Sydney
I packed ice cubes in a vacuum bottle this morning cos I was dreading the hot evening commute - the air cond always stops working from Parramatta to outer Western Sydney
Heard strange sounds last night while I was reading
It was the gold Christmas beetles slamming themselves again and again against the glass sliding door, trying to get into the light
It was the gold Christmas beetles slamming themselves again and again against the glass sliding door, trying to get into the light
November 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Heard strange sounds last night while I was reading
It was the gold Christmas beetles slamming themselves again and again against the glass sliding door, trying to get into the light
It was the gold Christmas beetles slamming themselves again and again against the glass sliding door, trying to get into the light
I love it when Microsoft assumes that when a colleague has left the company for a year, their work no longer exists
So now we have a worthless Word document with blank comment boxes
So now we have a worthless Word document with blank comment boxes
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I love it when Microsoft assumes that when a colleague has left the company for a year, their work no longer exists
So now we have a worthless Word document with blank comment boxes
So now we have a worthless Word document with blank comment boxes
Why are men so good at following processes & remembering their bosses’ instructions at work, but then forget everything their wives tell them or their kids’ birthdays?
When you’re on your deathbed or it’s your funeral, your colleagues (probably) & your boss (definitely) won’t show up, just saying
When you’re on your deathbed or it’s your funeral, your colleagues (probably) & your boss (definitely) won’t show up, just saying
November 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Why are men so good at following processes & remembering their bosses’ instructions at work, but then forget everything their wives tell them or their kids’ birthdays?
When you’re on your deathbed or it’s your funeral, your colleagues (probably) & your boss (definitely) won’t show up, just saying
When you’re on your deathbed or it’s your funeral, your colleagues (probably) & your boss (definitely) won’t show up, just saying
Husband decided to spray himself with perfume he rarely uses before going to the office today, so the house smells like a wanker just walked through it
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Husband decided to spray himself with perfume he rarely uses before going to the office today, so the house smells like a wanker just walked through it
I always wake up tired, but recently I’ve realised my sleep app has been recording that I sleep next to a vacuum cleaner every night
That’s how loud the husband snores
That’s how loud the husband snores
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I always wake up tired, but recently I’ve realised my sleep app has been recording that I sleep next to a vacuum cleaner every night
That’s how loud the husband snores
That’s how loud the husband snores
I’ve worked through migraines and grief and illness and lockdowns, but this constant nausea and vomiting might be the thing that ends me
I’m very very tired of feeling like I’m going through a migraine every day
I’m very very tired of feeling like I’m going through a migraine every day
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I’ve worked through migraines and grief and illness and lockdowns, but this constant nausea and vomiting might be the thing that ends me
I’m very very tired of feeling like I’m going through a migraine every day
I’m very very tired of feeling like I’m going through a migraine every day
The husband grew up listening to his boomer parents’ music from China/HK and then Mando/Cantopop in his teenage years, so he’ll ask me questions like “Why is everyone talking about this band called Oasis? Do you know them?”
November 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The husband grew up listening to his boomer parents’ music from China/HK and then Mando/Cantopop in his teenage years, so he’ll ask me questions like “Why is everyone talking about this band called Oasis? Do you know them?”
Thanks to my employer’s IT team being bros by not restoring the entire dept’s work folders 12 hours after they got deleted at lunch time yesterday, we’ve all had some time off for our mental health I guess
10/10 will recommend, haven’t had a chill day for a while
10/10 will recommend, haven’t had a chill day for a while
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Thanks to my employer’s IT team being bros by not restoring the entire dept’s work folders 12 hours after they got deleted at lunch time yesterday, we’ve all had some time off for our mental health I guess
10/10 will recommend, haven’t had a chill day for a while
10/10 will recommend, haven’t had a chill day for a while
Got aggro’d by a middle aged guy who didn’t like it that I honked him for coming out of a junction without braking in front of my car
Like ok buddy, do you want me to record you now that you’ve got out of your car, so it’s easier to report to the police
Like ok buddy, do you want me to record you now that you’ve got out of your car, so it’s easier to report to the police
October 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Got aggro’d by a middle aged guy who didn’t like it that I honked him for coming out of a junction without braking in front of my car
Like ok buddy, do you want me to record you now that you’ve got out of your car, so it’s easier to report to the police
Like ok buddy, do you want me to record you now that you’ve got out of your car, so it’s easier to report to the police
How I felt when I asked my younger sister a few months ago why Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ ‘Maps’ was showing up on TikTok
She didn’t know the song was released 20+ years ago; I had it on my mp3 player
She didn’t know the song was released 20+ years ago; I had it on my mp3 player
how it feels explaining early 2000s hipster history to young people
October 25, 2025 at 5:49 AM
How I felt when I asked my younger sister a few months ago why Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ ‘Maps’ was showing up on TikTok
She didn’t know the song was released 20+ years ago; I had it on my mp3 player
She didn’t know the song was released 20+ years ago; I had it on my mp3 player
Scored 9/10 cos I spent too much time reading useless LOTR trivia as a teenager
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Is it a critical mineral or a Tolkien invention? Take the Guardian’s nerdiest quiz yet
Do you know your ores from your orcs? Your rare earths versus Middle-earth? Test your knowledge here …
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October 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Scored 9/10 cos I spent too much time reading useless LOTR trivia as a teenager
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Screaming crying throwing up because I’m too tired to scream but I’m still crying and throwing up
October 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Screaming crying throwing up because I’m too tired to scream but I’m still crying and throwing up
Learnt from Plath’s ‘Wintering’ that male bees are thrown out of their hives to die in winter, because they’re essentially useless when resources are limited
Male bees, or drones, don’t do any work in the hive. They make up roughly ten percent of the colony’s population, and they spend their whole lives eating honey and waiting for the opportunity to mate.
October 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Learnt from Plath’s ‘Wintering’ that male bees are thrown out of their hives to die in winter, because they’re essentially useless when resources are limited
Went to our local Indian restaurant last night and the waitress told us they didn’t have dosa but we could order anything else on the menu
We walked out without ordering anything, cos it’s like a Chinese restaurant saying they don’t have fried rice
That shit ain’t right
We walked out without ordering anything, cos it’s like a Chinese restaurant saying they don’t have fried rice
That shit ain’t right
October 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Went to our local Indian restaurant last night and the waitress told us they didn’t have dosa but we could order anything else on the menu
We walked out without ordering anything, cos it’s like a Chinese restaurant saying they don’t have fried rice
That shit ain’t right
We walked out without ordering anything, cos it’s like a Chinese restaurant saying they don’t have fried rice
That shit ain’t right
Husband went suit shopping yesterday - after months of everyone yelling at him to get a new one - and was told by the fitting assistant & the tailor that his neck is “unusually thick”
If we ever have a kid, they’ll probably inherit his thick neck (his siblings have it) and/or my migraines 🥲
If we ever have a kid, they’ll probably inherit his thick neck (his siblings have it) and/or my migraines 🥲
October 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Husband went suit shopping yesterday - after months of everyone yelling at him to get a new one - and was told by the fitting assistant & the tailor that his neck is “unusually thick”
If we ever have a kid, they’ll probably inherit his thick neck (his siblings have it) and/or my migraines 🥲
If we ever have a kid, they’ll probably inherit his thick neck (his siblings have it) and/or my migraines 🥲
Can’t believe I got annoyed over a question from a cibai who thinks he looks cool wearing sunglasses in the office lobby
Put on a belt bro, we all know you’re trying to look cool but no belt means your whole look is still not cool
Put on a belt bro, we all know you’re trying to look cool but no belt means your whole look is still not cool
October 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Can’t believe I got annoyed over a question from a cibai who thinks he looks cool wearing sunglasses in the office lobby
Put on a belt bro, we all know you’re trying to look cool but no belt means your whole look is still not cool
Put on a belt bro, we all know you’re trying to look cool but no belt means your whole look is still not cool
When someone tells me they have no regrets, or that they’re very confident that they can overcome a crisis they’ve never faced in their lives, I think they’re lying to me and to themselves
But what do I know?
But what do I know?
October 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
When someone tells me they have no regrets, or that they’re very confident that they can overcome a crisis they’ve never faced in their lives, I think they’re lying to me and to themselves
But what do I know?
But what do I know?