Now for the drive back to Melbourne. The boys are feeling better so I hope it’s better than the trip away

I filled up at one of the local petrol stations today. They still have pump attendants and are the only place I’ve seen do it.

It’s great they still have those roles. It’s often high school kids and is a chance for them to start working without going to one of the fast food places. There needs to be more actual first steps on the career ladder jobs like that around.

I’m glad you got it sorted out, and it sucks you weren’t given any support. You’re not supposed to be the medication expert

I actually saw the signs this time and it was pretty busy. It would be far worse back in Melbourne and especially on election day so I’m glad to have it out of the way

Today’s a regular Saturday like any other so I’m going to vote early, if I can find the place out here.

I swear they’ve picked the most obscure spot, probably to try make people vote on the day

That’s impressive considering we’re not even halfway through. I feel like I’ve watched Wall-e that many times alone because of the kids

My tongue has been hurting like a sore has grown from the tip to across the edges, some of the top, and the roof of my mouth somehow.

Hot food and drink is such a pain, I could kill for an iced coffee right now

Common ports, common use cases, common aspect ratios, and it’s always such a terrible experience. Why isn’t plugging a computer into a TV simple?

I thought of a fun idea for the trip back: girlfriend takes the train up to Shepparton, we meet her there when we get there, do the handover and the boys can take the train to Donnybrook where I’ll meet up with them to finish the trip back.

They get to see mum again, ride a train, and they’re not strapped down for the last leg of the ride

Yep, the ol’ secret Northcote Library carpark. Super limited but a godsend because it’s so much more convenient.

If you’re just dropping off books you could swing down to Fairfield. You can return books to any Library in the network

Thank god for such an honest tenant. If only landlords world realise they’re people too

Yeah, just rock up to a pre-poll place and say you’ll be travelling and they’ll let you. It’s more ‘preferred’ if you vote on election day, they won’t stop you voting early

We have a mailbox at our doorstep literally made for parcels and most deliveries just get put behind it instead of inside

I think I found the perfect childcare watch. The Casio gmbd300 is your regular slim G-Shock, but can connect to your phone via Bluetooth.

It’s not a smart watch, but you can do all the fiddly shit like setting the time and alarms on your phone and sync it with the watch

I took them to a doctor up here and got them some prescription medicine so I’m hoping they recover by the weekend

The boys are sick so it means I’m bedbound as soon as one needs to sleep because he has this sixth sense about you not being there.

My girlfriend said she wouldn’t stop working about being away from them but I said this could be a break for her to and I hope she’s enjoying it. She would be the one stuck in bed with him otherwise if we were home

Did you hit up the model train expo on the weekend as well?

The Birthday Massacre just released a new album, let me know what you think of it

Got the boys up to NSW to see the family today. It was a bloody long drive but we did it

I hope you find what works and you can just take a couple of pills to go ‘lock-in’ mode