Nostr notes by Dark Matter Zine

I have been but the time is nigh when the pupper must go outside ...

2026-06-16T01:44:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…rwfh
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I have been but the time is nigh when the pupper must go outside and we don’t have a doggie door. There’s no point: she won’t poo in the backyard EVER so I have to take her up the street. Currently she has a favourite bit of nature strip, so much so that I’m wondering if those neighbours offended her. In Canberra she was kinda friends with a dog that disappeared then returned aggressive so pupper preferred to pee and poo right outside that dog’s fence, even on the steps to their gate.

I keep telling myself to get up and do something but I have a cat ...

2026-06-16T01:24:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…skad
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I keep telling myself to get up and do something but I have a cat on my lap and my dog on the couch and if I move it all ends.

on the other hand she’s probably more than capable of leading ...

2026-03-11T20:02:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…zsms
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on the other hand she’s probably more than capable of leading the way back. I don’t go to the beach without hubby (logistics) but if I did I’d just have to tell Silkie to “find the car” or, if we’d caught the train there, “find the train” and we’d be fine.

when I first had a website, Darren Turpin (formerly from Angry ...

2026-01-05T08:35:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…gp26
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when I first had a website, Darren Turpin (formerly from Angry Robot publishing) wrote me two lengthy letters explaining that AR’s website was 100% wordpress and giving other advice. 13 years later I remember his name, I am so grateful. Sadly sites need periodic upgrading to keep in sync with html, devices etc, but it’s doable. And whole years go by without having to change anything. take heart!

I do, but with a $ theme.

2026-01-02T01:58:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…d28d
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I do, but with a $ theme.

what next? the US demands international human rights treaties are ...

2025-12-10T23:20:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…jv7x
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what next? the US demands international human rights treaties are “modified” to allow for murder, piracy and invasion when land has oil or rare minerals?

sounds great. We stopped with traditional Christmas fare when the ...

2025-12-05T06:56:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…nl98
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sounds great. We stopped with traditional Christmas fare when the kids were still at home, opted for antipasto, a bit of roast, cake & pud. Now we’ve cut back further. These days I just can’t be bothered putting a tree up: so much work and no one else will see it. When we were too broke, everyone gave cards. Now I make cards, almost no one gives and receives them! I’m out of synch!

That is lovely but it makes me smile. Used to be that the boat ...

2025-09-07T03:53:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…xw4c
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That is lovely but it makes me smile. Used to be that the boat came in, we never called it a “pop up”. I remember Grandma watching this series on tv although I don’t remember the content. But your comment reminded me of the theme song! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Boat_Comes_In

My husband is “not a reader” but he read to our kids when ...

2025-09-04T23:15:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…epdx
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My husband is “not a reader” but he read to our kids when they were little and in 2006/7 he started reading to me because I couldn’t read to myself in bed (no disability access back then). That tradition continues today. I’d like to know what men read and why men read when the do read.
Also these days hubby and I often listen to audiobooks in the evenings.

I’d definitely ask whoever manages the area. You never know, ...

2025-08-26T00:05:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…z4mp
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I’d definitely ask whoever manages the area. You never know, some of those plants might be endangered. It’s an issue in some places.

How much do you bicycle? My shoes wear out, including losing ...

2025-08-21T03:34:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…hu3c
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How much do you bicycle? My shoes wear out, including losing support. I don’t see why that wouldn’t happen to a seat.

I get The Guardian, Crikey and The Conversation in my inbox. I ...

2025-06-24T05:23:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…esyy
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I get The Guardian, Crikey and The Conversation in my inbox. I forget who said what but that was what I learnt this morning via those media sources.

what’s a Good Omens fan doing reporting on an LNP budget? FIX ...

2025-06-24T05:16:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…ekr5
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what’s a Good Omens fan doing reporting on an LNP budget? FIX EET, ANATHEMA!

Vance is supposed to have said that in the coming years they’ll ...

2025-06-23T05:51:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…n9ex
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Vance is supposed to have said that in the coming years they’ll continue to take steps to prevent Iran from blah blah. Sounds like code for “we’ll install an occupying force”.

Last term, Trump said they should test less for coronavirus so ...

2025-05-21T02:11:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…4qxq
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Last term, Trump said they should test less for coronavirus so there would be fewer reports. This time Trump is restricting covid vaccines and devastating the CDC and all govt branches concerning health. Between that, measles, flu, etc, we’re about to see devastating death tolls in the US too.

we did!!!! Not only did the “Trump-esque” party lose, the ...

2025-05-05T00:42:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…8ka7
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we did!!!!
Not only did the “Trump-esque” party lose, the “not Trump” party gained a RECORD number of votes AND temu trump lost his seat.
Also the senate holds a balance of power, which is excellent and a means of holding the govt accountable in case it overreaches.

that was devastating and this year is worse. I believe the ...

2025-04-30T02:51:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…4tkf
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that was devastating and this year is worse. I believe the election was rigged, by the very least misinformation. 20million new voter registrations but fewer voters than 2020? nah. But also I think Trump voters can be broken into 2 categories: misled and cult. Canada was joyful yesterday. May Australia follow suit on Saturday.
I hope Dutton loses his seat like Poilievre AND JOHN HOWARD (in 2007)

The first international election I followed closely was the US ...

2025-04-29T00:59:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…cm9k
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The first international election I followed closely was the US 2016 election because I wanted to watch a woman president be elected for the first time. Since then I’ve continued following the train wreck and learnt a lot more about international relations and how oligarchs are destroying the planet so they can accrue more wealth.

OMG yeah. Plus if the orange-o-tan realises that world maps ...

2025-02-03T04:16:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…huh2
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OMG yeah. Plus if the orange-o-tan realises that world maps don’t show Australia to scale, he’ll be invading us in a hot minute.

Dutton will be Australia’s Trump according to his own party!!!! ...

2025-02-03T00:18:05Z

Dutton will be Australia’s Trump according to his own party!!!! https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-news-live-dutton-would-deliver-the-same-attitude-as-trump-michaelia-cash-20250202-p5l8zj.html #auspol

Used to be supermarkets etc were open 24/7. I don’t think they ...

2024-12-26T10:33:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…v2sq
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Used to be supermarkets etc were open 24/7. I don’t think they are any more.
Hubby survived and we had a lovely quiet Christmas. The builder did NOT break and enter into my house again to do illegal work, nor did he or Peet (the co that sold me the house) send nasty emails, threats or try (on christmas day) to bully me into accepting work that is an indictable offence under the Building Act. It was GLORIOUS.
Maybe now they know we know it’s illegal they’ll stop.

Hubby went out to get fresh food for Christmas Day an hour or so ...

2024-12-23T23:58:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…aru2
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Hubby went out to get fresh food for Christmas Day an hour or so ago. Yesterday he went to the chemist and overflow parking from the nearby westfield was so bad he took ages to get a spot, had to wait for someone to leave. I suspect his food trip will take until the afternoon.
One bad thing about covid is supermarkets etc reduced opening hours. 6am would have been better.

… Ok, um, are we like the same person but from parallel ...

2024-10-15T05:40:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…wmrx
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… Ok, um, are we like the same person but from parallel universes? I hand made my sister a “welcome baby” card and sent it with a lovely letter last year, had to send it to her medical practice because I don’t have any other address, so she opened it, put it back in the envelope and wasted a significant amount of sticky tape wrapping the envelope in tape then returned it to me. That’s how much she sucks. Mum and her (alleged) father hate me but IDK why she does.

I saw your RIP post (sad) then your handle, almost followed you ...

2024-10-15T05:27:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…qyfk
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I saw your RIP post (sad) then your handle, almost followed you immediately but I checked your profile. We’re “sisters”!!! (And now I have followed you.)