Jasper Peach

A bright loungeroom with a chaise sofa and a tv displaying netflix.

Rot vs Compost: What Are We Really Talking About?

What does Gogglebox tell us about productivity, rest, and the value attached to these words? Read the full opinion piece by @jasperpeachsays.bsky.social

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I can be careful and not be ruled by fear, assess as I go and adjust accordingly.

If my brain could work that would be cool.

Last night I had a big cry and let myself air the fears I hold of long Covid and losing capacity. I’m two weeks in. I have no reason to believe I won’t recover. People of all health statuses have Covid and have different outcomes.

- difficult things happen. The end of that sentence is not and never will be “because I fucked up/stood on a crack/stopped tensing my body at the wrong time/fell off the tightrope”
- cruel inner thoughts are rampant under pressure, and they’re lies
- be kind
- do less

- my life is already adapted and robust in the face of disability and fluctuating capacity
- life isnt a precarious minefield I have to navigate without misstep
- I am not in control of the outcome of this Covid infection or current status of my health and capacity

Things I’ve needed to actively remember this week:

- health has no moral implication
- rest doesn’t need to be earned
- rest needs to be prioritised when well and when unwell
- I am not letting anyone down because I have a virus
- nothing is urgent

I reckon she’d show you her tummy. She’s VERY proud of it.

Microsoft Office is going up from $109 to $159 annually.

Q for writers/journos/publishers: do we need Microsoft Office anymore to file pieces or can we just use G Docs these days?

For book projects I prefer Scrivenor and there’s a discount code for @writersvictoria.bsky.social members.

A smol black puppy with a little bit of pink tongue poking out

Tiny black puppy having a scratch behind the ear

Rare sighting of face in puppy shaped Void.

Having a swell time with Covid (my brain feels swollen).

‘The minimalists are wrong!’ My biggest decluttering regret The thing that stopped bringing me joy has now been resurrected. I just wish I’d kept more supplies for my hobby

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Yes please Emily!

😘

A little plant with flower buds beginning to open into pale pink trumpet flowers

Plant baby exploding with pretty pink trumpet flahs giving me glimmers today 🌸

I was thinking about you today Emily Mayo, how you’re such a dear person and so generosity flows in your veins. I’m so cross that some entitled jerks with the fucking audacity have sullied things for you. Fuck em. Keep shining (no jerks allowed to get in your glow).

The fucking entitlement. Jesus Emily, I’m sorry xxxx

74% of my friends were at a gig of a band this week I’ve never heard of til recently. My brain refused to learn new music after 2011! I recently allowed Chappell Roan in and that’s been nice. Ok, back to yelling at clouds I guess.

Oh it was Waxahatchee 🎤 🎶

Fluffy ducks Not in a row, but fluffy nonetheless

Brain went boing splat due to reasons so new Substack is fluffy duck business 📺

Gossip Girl! The Resident! You! More!

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My biznatch sister in law bought me a diet cookbook years ago and I burned it while cursing her 🤠

I’d get a nice arty book about what they’re into. Something to flick through while digesting lunch.

Three individuals wearing headphones and speaking into microphones are seated behind a table covered with a rainbow flag. The table has broadcasting equipment and a sign displaying ‘JOY 94.9,’ a community radio station. The setting appears to be an outdoor or semi-outdoor space with a brick floor and a gray wall in the background.

I think this is 2006 or 2007? An outside broadcast at Princes Hill Secondary. I fucken loved that hoodie.

Special thanks to that person who would call to request Shackles by Mary Mary every time a new program started for about six months before someone twigged 😂

JOY HISTORY To hear the story of JOY’s first 30 years, complete with interviews and archival audio, check out the In The Beginning podcast. Key Moments In Our History 1980’s — Amidst... LEARN MORE

A very happy 31st birthday to Joy Media!

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A golden Labrador and a tabby cat being snuggly in low light on a rumpled blush doona. The car looks up and is very pleased.

A golden Labrador and a tabby cat being snuggly and looking at each other in low light on a rumpled blush doona

On tonight’s episode of Mooshface Manor, Cool and Clancy smooch and canoodle like they do every other night of the week.

A screenshot from Facebook of a tall person and a shorter person looking at a piece of paper together. There are captions in white text at the top of the screen.

Method acting from back in the day 😂

I have once again produced an inedible serve of noodles when following the instructions about soaking them in room temperature water. What am I doing wrong? 🤔

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Join us! Melbourne launch at Mary Martin Bookshop (QVM), Monday 2 December Join us Monday 2 December at Mary Martin Bookshop, Queen Victoria Market on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung land/Melbourne to launch Meanjin 83.4 Summer 2024!

Thrilled to have an essay about two decades of crip life in the summer edition of Meanjin meanjin.com.au/latest/join-...

Hey Worker! We are seeking poems for an anthology about what it;s like to do your job (paid or unpaid), make a living, or just get by in our age of climate change and uncertainty. We welcome: working-class poets; poems from marginalized groups; first-time poets; songs, picture-poems, riddles, protest poems, silly or sad or bad poems. Just make sure it's about your work. No fee to submit. We offer $60 honorarium to publish your poem. Submission deadline is December 15, 2024. Send 1 to 3 poems to: workandclimatepoetry@gmail.com For more info: workandclimatepoetryanthology.wordpress.com

Hey WORKERS! Poetry submission opportunity. We are looking for poems about YOUR WORK (any form of paid or unpaid labour) in the age of climate change for a poetry anthology about work in a warming world. Extended deadline: Dec. 15, 2024. More info at link: workandclimatepoetryanthology.wordpress.com

Oh great! Someone asked me for an invite and I couldn’t find it. Doy.

Where do I find my invite codes again?