I've just moved in to my new housesit. Although I wasn't really looking forward to it - it is actually rather nice. The two dogs haven't been as boisterous as I anticipated from my last two visits while the owners were here. They are now both asleep on their beds in the main bedroom (it is 9 pm).
I had to get rid of a chemical infestation, however. I got rid of the loo attachment (the plastic thing that sits on the lip of the bowl and turns the water blue) but still found the smell was just as strong some time later; I then found 2 airfresheners on top of the cupboard. A few hours later, still no change, and then I found another one on the floor behind the loo. The smell is dying down a bit now, so I think I have got them all. One house I was in had one of these 'air fresheners' sitting on a table in the bedroom and it had actually rotted the wood. It took me ages to find it. I have no idea why people think that these are doing anything other than poisoning the atmosphere in their home and quite possibly causing who knows what cancers down the track! They all smell the same - utterly toxic - no matter what scent they claim to be.
It took a while to work out why the sound on the television which was being fed through the stereo wasn't working properly, but once I had figured it out, I sat down to an episode of Wire in the blood. Unfortunately I think the series has totally lost it and has become predictable and exploitative in terms of its treatment of the main character and attempts to shock the audience with bad human behaviour. It simply doesn't match up to the earlier seasons - which had a genuine spark which made you think...
The weather in Brisbane is unseasonably summery at present. Thunderstorms without much rain the last two nights.. Summer clothes haven't even hit the shops yet.
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