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Posts from November 2020
2020-11-10 : 💻 Hello World! :
Greetings! My name’s Jessica, and I’m a twenty-something leftie from Melbourne. A couple of days ago, I …
2020-11-10 : 🐱 Photo post:
Staring down her enemy cat in the driveway…
2020-11-12 : 💻 Site update:
My big job today has been (and is) laboriously converting an old blog to static pages, so I can keep the content up …
2020-11-12 : 💻 Site update:
Honestly, much as it pains me that I’ve wasted my whole morning working on this, I think I’m going to give …
2020-11-12 : 📚 Book review:
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (★★★★★)
2020-11-13 : 🇦🇺 Micro post:
Last night I watched an item on this Sri Lankan family in Kempsey who are facing deportation because their father …
2020-11-13 : 🐱 Photo post:
Gidget likes to spend a lot of time hiding behind our neighbours’ aircon exhaust fan. When she hears her humans …
2020-11-13 : 🍱 Photo post:
The misir wot I ate for dinner tonight! 😋 I basically follow this Spice Cravings recipe (external link), but I …
2020-11-14 : 🦠 Micro post:
Today Victoria marked 15 straight days of no new Covid-19 cases (external link). It’s taken a long, hard …
2020-11-15 : 🐶 Photo post:
This sweet boy is one of the dogs of my brother-in-law and his wife… and also the father of my parents’ dog! …
2020-11-16 : 🚊 Micro post:
The Victorian govt’s announced funding for prelim work on Melbourne’s long-overdue loop line, along with the …
2020-11-16 : 🐶 Photo post:
Gizmo on my parents’ armchair, caught between his need to rest and his need to guard his pig’s ear! 🤣
2020-11-17 : 📚 Native Australian Crops :
Earlier this year I read Bruce Pascoe’s Dark Emu (external link), which is a pretty interesting primer on …
2020-11-17 : 🍱 Photo post:
Tonight I cooked this Thai-style lemongrass and coconut soup. The link to the original recipe is long lost to me, but I …
2020-11-18 : 🐱 Photo post:
Always flattering when Gidget chooses to spend some time with me in the mornings, in between her patrols and snack …
2020-11-18 : 🖥 Micro post:
Upgraded my MacBook Air to Big Sur this afternoon! (I like to wait a few days for any glaring problems to be reported on …
2020-11-19 : 🐝 Micro post:
Just had the fright of my life hanging out laundry, when I realised A FREAKING WASP was walking all over me without a …
2020-11-19 : 🖥 Micro post:
Over the last couple of days I’ve read numerous discussions of the new M1 Macs, including this John Gruber …
2020-11-19 : 📚 Book review:
Armistice by Lara Elena Donnelly (★★★½)
2020-11-20 : 🍱 Photo post:
Took advantage of the cooler weather today to whip up a batch of chicken stew in my pressure cooker. Packed full of …
2020-11-21 : 📺 Killing Eve, S3 :
Last night Viv and I finally finished all the episodes out so far of Killing Eve (yes, we were sleeping on it for a …
2020-11-21 : 🚊 Micro post:
The Victorian government has decided on a route for the Melbourne Airport rail link (external link). It’s …
2020-11-21 : 🐶 Photo post:
Today we caught up with my partner’s niece and immediate family to celebrate her recent birthday! A certain dog …
2020-11-22 : 🎮 Micro post:
We played the family edition of Cards Against Humanity yesterday, and tbh I like it better than the …
2020-11-22 : 📚 Book review:
Más allá del invierno by Isabel Allende (★★)
2020-11-22 : 🐶 Photo post:
Gizmo, looking up attentively at one guest pre-thunderstorm and seeking shelter on the lap of his second guest …
2020-11-23 : 👩🏻 Photo post:
Twenty-four days now since Victoria’s last new Covid-19 case, and as of today we’re finally allowed outside …
2020-11-24 : 🌏 Micro post:
After a bewildering iCloud calendar reminder, today I learned that Norfolk Island, a remote Australian territory, …
2020-11-25 : 🐱 Photo post:
Love to have a lazy morning with my baby girl. Of course this was not that… she woke me up at 5:15, again at 6:55, and …
2020-11-25 : 🖥 Two Weeks on Micro.blog, and Some Discussion of “Likes” :
As of yesterday, I’ve now had this site on Micro.blog for two weeks. So far, I’ve really been enjoying the …
2020-11-27 : 🦠 Interring My Grandma's Ashes :
Yesterday, my family gathered at Box Hill Cemetery to inter my grandma’s ashes. The funeral itself was held back …
2020-11-28 : 🌯 Photo post:
Made these enchiladas for dinner last night 😋 Vivian keeps raving about them, and threatening to gobble up all the …
2020-11-28 : 🖥 Micro post:
After two and a half weeks running my own blog at this subdomain, I feel energised to start making a static site to go …
2020-11-29 : 💻 Site update:
Having worked hard over the past 24 hours, I can now link you to my static personal website! ☺️ As of right now the site …
2020-11-30 : 🐱 Photo post:
Gidget loves to soak up the sun’s warmth on our concrete porch.
2020-11-30 : 📅 Micro post:
Here’s an interesting map of what’s considered the first day of the week in different …
2020-11-30 : 🥐 Micro post:
Five years ago I decided to stop eating mammal meat, and while this has mostly been no hardship, one thing I have missed …
Jessica Smith is a socialist and a feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.