Also happy to discuss restaurant and wine recommendations, Doctor Who, Star Trek, and cats.

A round enamel badge pinned to a tan jacket. The badge has a black background and in red and white lettering says: Introverted but willing to discuss books

Me, in just about every meeting these days.

A round enamel badge pinned to a tan jacket. The badge has a white background and in gold lettering says: Sorry I’m late, I didn’t want to come!

All the time.

All. The. Time.

An enamel badge pinned to a tan jacket. The badge is in the shape of a large cat head with big oversized round open eyes and the words: Screaming internally

WFH two days a week definitely has its advantages.

An enamel badge pinned to a tan jacket. The badge is rectangular with the short ends at the top/bottom. It has a black background and in gold lettering says: It’s too peopley outside.

Had a productive lunch break today.

#Lego #PrideMonth #Pride

A Lego model with a base and a wall behind. The base and wall are the LGBTQIA+ colour stripes. A Lego figure the same colour of the stripe is on each one in a diagonal row from front left to back right.

Live long and prosper.

#Pride #PrideMonth #StarTrek

An enamel badge pinned to a light purple checked jacket. The badge is in the shape of the Vulcan hand gesture 🖖🏻 and is coloured same as the rainbow flag.

Work has a #PrideMonth playlist we can add to. It was skewing too recent so I thought I’d add some 80s & 90s songs to balance it a bit.

One of my contributions this morning was Divine, You think you’re a man and now I’ve had it stuck as an earworm all day.

Pride month celebration at work today.

An enamel badge pinned on a blue checked jacket. The pin is a white cat waving a rainbow flag.

I had some time to kill in Melbourne this morning so wandered into the naarm ngarrgu Library near the Queen Victoria Markets.

I sat with the retirees and read an actual newspaper. It’s been ages since I read the news the old fashioned way!

The library was just lovely and a warm, welcoming and quiet space.

Recommendations from people in hospitality are the best

I love getting recommendations for places to eat and drink from people who work in hospitality; I’ve never had a bad suggestion.

Went to Three Horses Bar this afternoon as it’s from the people who run Caretakers Cottage and I’m a fan of its vibe. Hard to get into Caretakers these days though after it was named best bar in Australasia 2025z.

After three of their cocktails, I walked away with four recommendations for Melbourne and one in Adelaide and chatting to the staff about other places I’ve already been to we’re definitely on the same page on what makes a good venue.

I’m in Melbourne for a foodie weekend with friends and I’ve already told them we need to go to Three Horses before dinner tomorrow night.

A standard day at work.

An enamel badge pinned to a tan jacket. The badge has a white background and two rows of words, top row is blue and bottom is pink. It says: All Panic No Disco

You never forget your first time

Decided to try out a new barber closer to home. A pretty decent beard trim and cut but just as I was thinking I’d come back again he asked if I had a pension or concession card.

This is the first time I’ve been asked if I have a card. At 57 I thought I had a few years left in me. I’m telling myself it’s because I was getting a cut at 2:30 in the afternoon and he thought I was retired.

I’m now contemplating the futility of existence and the fact I still need to find a new barber closer to home.

I take a staged approach to things.