I took advantage of the weather and managed to get the washing dry outside. It feels like a major achievement at this time of year.

It looks like Melbourne is expected to get to 17 degrees, so even nicer than Ballarat’s 12!

I have covered up the citrus trees and sage against the predicted frost overnight. They are already struggling a bit after a few lighter frosts this year, hopefully this will keep them going. I gave them an encouraging pep talk to try to keep their spirits up until spring gets here too. I’m not sure they believed me.

It’s perfect weather for working outside. Cold enough you don’t overheat doing heavy work, but not so cold you freeze. Even a bit of sun if you catch it at the right time. I’ve swept some paths, done a bit of weeding and a bit of cutting back. It should be the same type of weather all weekend too, so I might be able to do a bit of mulching and another trim of the grass as well before the weather turns.

Remember the days when a party changing leaders while in government was seen as wildly inappropriate instead of standard operating procedure?

It is not completely gone - you can go into notifications history through your settings. It’s easier to find on some phones than others - I had to go through advanced settings, but I’ve seen some people saying can go to the history straight from their notifications screen.

But yes, it does need to be much easier to find and/or harder to dismiss. Most people instinctively hit the button to silence the alarm and then won’t know what it said.

Same here. I’m definitely alert, but no powers evident yet.

You can turn off the priority alert, but you are not supposed to be able to turn off the critical alert.

People tend to panic over things that are new. I expect most of the panic is people contemplating what could happen though, and the reality is not going to be particularly dramatic.

I’m looking forward to seeing what superpowers I get from the activation of my Covid chip. You don’t think I’ll miss out because I haven’t had a booster for a few years, do you?

My new driving glasses worked well. It’s nice being able to read those adjustable speed signs over the freeway a bit sooner.

It’s a Melbourne day today - breakfast with a view of the Dandenongs.

It’s frustrating, having gotten used to having so much information available and then having it taken away by corporate greed.

10 kilos, I suddenly feel like I have barely any bananas at all!

I got a fruit & veg box from Funky Foods which had a higher than normal amount of bananas in it, plus I ordered some extra bananas because I ate them all really quickly last month. So I have nearly 20 bananas all to myself, which is too many for one person but nowhere near rum quantities, apparently.

I have had an efficient afternoon. Got around to hemming a couple of pairs of pants I’ve been meaning to do for months, and repaired a couple of pairs that had rips in the legs. Plus repaired a tear in one of my sheets.

I am already thinking of doing some cake for work. You can use banana for the icing as well - just beat the banana with icing sugar and some lemon, and it gives a banana-flavoured soft icing.

The other thing I use banana in is porridge, it mixes through and adds flavour and sweetness. I’m not a fan of smoothies though, so limited use there. I might put bananas and custard on the menu for dessert tonight too.

I have managed to get an excessive number of bananas this week, and they are all ripe now. This goes way beyond ‘make a cake’ quantities, I think I’ll need to freeze some for later.

I really don’t understand how the cookers can think that if the government was planning evil shenanigans through everyones phone that they would be announcing it well in advance. I guess I shouldn’t expect crazy to have any logic though.

The fruit salad (with yoghurt) was very yummy. I think I will be over-indulging in fruit a bit for the next few days!

I’m waiting to see how many people panic and call 000.