Mathew Packer

Frustrating that Arsenal and Manchester City played out a draw, whilst Liverpool won against Brighton… Now Arsenal need to win everything and hope Liverpool drop points. ⚽️

Love this Debbie Harry gif I found on tumblr.

With all the fishing I’ve been doing, I’ve been testing out a whole bunch of ways to make a good beer batter…well this one from Recipe Tin Eats is the best I’ve found by far, especially when you use a nice crispy cold IPA 🍺

Whilst I’ve not been a huge gambler, aside from when I was doing matched betting, I still had accounts at TAB, Dabble, Betfair, and others, on my phone and found myself putting $100 on here and there when I was bored.

So dumb.

So part of this ADHD thing is to remove as many of the bad triggers as possible…or at least slow access to them. With that in mind, my phone is now gambling app free.

Confession time, I never saw The Sopranos. I think I might watch it, apparently it’s quite good. 🤪

Left my crab traps in overnight, went back out to get them this morning and 3 of the 4 traps had octopuses in them…chucked them back as I could be bothered with all the prep work to get them ready for the BBQ.

Since getting my ADHD assessment the other day, everything has been turned up to 10,000 in my brain. I’m remembering all sorts of random incidents as far back as a 5 year old and now they all make sense to me, the incident, the reaction, the fallout…in a way it’s actually made it even more difficult to quiet my brain, but this is the pathway to a full diagnosis and treatment.

It’s just going to be a tough journey, hopefully a better me on the other side.

Started down the pathway of getting my self-diagnosed ADHD formally diagnosed and treated, it’s at a point now where I’m either constantly depressed or overachieving and on top of the world. There is little to no middle ground anymore.

I’m in a self-destructive mood today. This should be fun.

Both Reserve and First Grade's in action against Valentine FC at Alder Park last weekend.

Here’s a handful of shots from New Lambton FC's NPL Men's First Grade, Round 1 game against Charlestown FC.

New PB (78cm) Dusky Flathead from out in the lake this morning…sent it back to fight another day

Do the work, don’t take shortcuts, you’ll likely run aground. ⚓️

Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea) photographed at Alder Park, NSW.

A small, approx. 4-5ft long, Hammerhead Shark I caught this morning off of Moon Island, just off Swansea Heads.

Lad scored yesterday in a trial match, as a goalkeeper! Last time he scored was in Under 9’s before he became a GK, he’s in 15’s now. 🦅

🎥 Watching: The Running Man

In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom.

Bit of a random selection tonight…

Have spent the past 2 days in and out of 1Password going through all my accounts here, there, and everywhere, and changing my passwords, turning on 2FA wherever it's offered, and even deleting old accounts to services that I no longer use. Feels good.

It’s January 2024, a new year, and the perfect time for me to dust the cobwebs off of my blog…for approx 2-3 weeks before I fall out of routine posting 😝

Nothing much biting today, at least the weather was nice. ☀️

One of this mornings keepers, a 29cm Yellow Fin Bream, caught in Lake Macquarie.

Bought myself a boat.

Dear Neighbours,

I apologise for singing such hair metal classics like Alice Cooper - Poison, Black Sabbath - Crazy Train, Motley Crüe - Kickstart My Heart, Warrant - Cherry Pie, and Van Halen - Jump, amongst others, at the top of my voice this morning…

🤷‍♂️😜