Normally, I would post something like this on the day it occurred... But after yesterday's post, it would seem out of order / weird to backdate it to the 26th of May ( Read more... )

Reading Facebook today, and came across a shocking post ( Read more... )

So ( Read more... )

Well,

I'm so friggin' behind on my LiveJournal entries, even though I had tried to promise myself for YEARS that I would stay up-to-date ( Read more... )

Spent all of yesterday in bed, partly due to my ongoing anxiety and depression, and partly due to having a cold... It didn't seem like a bad one - just an annoying cough, and sniffles. And I did a COVID test the day before (30th of April), when I felt it coming on, as I'd been in the vicinity of Ali, who - as it turned out - tested positive ( Read more... )

Cast your mind back to THIS POST, on the 21st of March, last year (2023). It was about my new DSLR camera, the Nikon Z5, that I won for a great price on one of the Hilco auctions ( Read more... )

So one of the "compulsions" I've had during this current situation, in a desperate bid to get that fix of dopamine, is to do a lot of online shopping - mainly for clothes, and/or things I don't really need ( Read more... )

Without going in to too many details, I feel like I've been "trapped" at home... with my depression, anxiety and slight agoraphobia ( Read more... )

Every year, during Ramadan, one of the most heavily Muslim-populated suburbs of Sydney, Lakemba, hosts night markets. Over the last few years these have become more and more popular, and a few of our Middle-Eastern bears have taken it upon themselves to offer a "guide" to navigating the markets - mainly for the amazing variety of food ( Read more... )

I'm so behind still.

Once all is revealed, you may understand why.

I'll slowly catch up... But of course, when it's the 1st of July, and I'm still writing for the 4th of April, it WILL take some time. But I would like to. Not too sure why I keep this journal. I joke that when I'm 90 years old, sitting in a rocking chair somewhere, I'll read ( Read more... )