It might be worth circling back at a later date, to see what stakeholder uptake is like. Don’t forget it’s important to view these things through an organisational lens to ensure maximum buy-in.
Wellbeing and mindfulness riles me up when it gets mentioned at work because it generally isn't thought of and cared for and often at odds with people's actions no matter how much they scream they're looking out for people.
@Duenan@MeanElevator
I am grateful I can practise heartfulness.
It's really important for me to engage with others at an emotional level. Too much mind interferes with the flow of feelings, so I try not to think while I'm at work.
You ever feel like you made a wrong turn somewhere, but now you've started on a career pathway, have a stupid fuck off hecs debt, can't afford therapy, and feel like it's too late to go back? That you're struggling with your job, don't have any real reference point as to whether it's normal, and just kinda wish you had another option?
I started a BA because I didn't get into the course I wanted to and didn't know what else to do, then had a breakdown and didn't finish it anyway. Waste of time and I've never earned enough to pay it back :(
I have a sample of Lancome moisturiser that's too rich for my skin, so I used it as hand cream since I'd run out out, and my hands feel lovely.
I looked this stuff up out of idle interest, with no intention of ever purchasing it:
It's $575. For a 60ml tub of moisturiser.
I'm horrified. Are there really people out there who pay that much just for moisturiser? When so many can barely afford food? I'm spiralling a bit. But wow.
Edit: I have not and never will buy this item. (Knew a woman who worked selling this stuff at a department store counter.) I feel guilty buying a $20 hand or face cream!
Holy moley! I have a 'special' moisturiser that costs $50 bucks but I only buy it every now and then because its too expensive. That's a whole other level
Grateful for Mr Seagoon, again. 😺 He is really cool with me doing all kinds of projects . Never butts in but when I have a problem and gripe/ask he always gives good advice.
Mine would be: Carrying 2 six packs of beer and a phone through 4 rooms, opening and closing 2 doors along the way, turning on and off 3 light switches and placing them safely in the fridge in 15 seconds flat without incident. I've had years of training.
Plastic container bottoms and lid matching. Each competitor gets a tub of containers, and has to match them up the fastest and there would be some decoys in there that have no match. Winner measured by speed and accuracy.
Knocked the coffee on my desk over while on a work call, said "shit" very low as the other person was speaking but don't think they heard me. Had to frantically clean the spill up while talking as coffee was dripping onto my carpet. A fair amount went onto the carpet... I've got this carpet stain remover that I've never used before, hopefully it does the trick.
I've been lucky - I've worked from this carpeted room for years and the worse floor spill has been water.
ironically auspost are in the middle of an obudsman fisting over failing to deliver to my house, and my local CP franchise deliveryman is a delightful fella named Kwan the cats adore. (mostly because he delivers their food)
I have a big hole in my floor from an old ducted heating pipe, but I have shoved a doormat and set of drawers on top of it so it does not whistle. I probably get a bit of air leak through all the old vents though. The worst wind incursions are through the laundry, which has a big gap under the door and around the pipe under the sink. Every time there is a big gust of wind the metal sink cupboard door rattles loudly. It used to have a dodgy sliding door to the room that would rattle too, but that broke a few years ago and I've replaced it with an insulated curtain that works well to keep the cold/hot out and definitely does not rattle.
I do have a completely blocked off chimney, but unless the possums who live in there start a fire there should not be a fire risk.
My biggest stress with this sort of weather is water leaks and the fear of a sheet of iron coming off the roof, as I've had issues with both of those things in the past. Every time I hear something rattle or drip I'm trying to work out if I have water coming inside - the idea of rain on the roof being a soothing sound is something I have not had in a long time. Maybe one day I will live in a house with a trustworthy roof and be able to experience that again.
God damn it.. I'm actually liking using the iPhone. This is unacceptable.
Turns out they've come a long way in the 11 years since I used one. Face ID for auth inside apps (not just for unlocking the phone) is a game changer. Plus app devs have clearly put just a little more love into iOS apps then their Android counterparts. It's nothing major, just little things but they're noticeable. I also love the haptics. The screen and sound seem better too.
My 2 annoyances so far are that it's a regular iPhone 15 which feels a bit small in my bear-paw and I fumble with it and CarPlay (which does look excellent in my car) doesn't have the ability to have media controls on the screen at the same time as full screen Waze like Android Auto does. Having both on the screen at the same time uses way too much screen to show the media controls but that might because my screen is portrait rather than landscape. Probably looks fine in landscape on those wide screens you get in new cars.
Anyway ffs I wasn't supposed to almost prefer it over my Android phone.
I really need to get down to the bellarine this w/e and do gutters / lawn / veg patch / another handrail but bro and SIL will be there and I can't be fucked with that. So insufferable.
I'm going to have to have a word with the MIL about taking the kids out during the day.
The point is to get them to sleep. One only slept when they got back, and the other didn't sleep at all and had a nap from 5-8, meaning I only got the two of them down now.
Not to mention driving all over Melbourne with them and getting toys they don't need from op shops. I'd be fine with that but they're always cheap remote control cars without the remote,so they don't work properly and are full of tiny parts if they ever break
Any suggestions for an easy option for "German food" that I could take as a plate for a morning tea at work? I'd like to make Bienenstitch but I don't know if I'll have time so want a backup option.
This could be the winner - both simple and the dough and cookies can be made in advance. I actually bought a textured rolling pin to make these sorts of biscuits, unfortunately it is unlikely to arrive in time for this 🙁
I had to post a physical letter to the bank. I thought it would work ok because it is reply paid so I don't need to try to organise a stamp. But apprently I no longer own any envelopes. I had to utilise my craft skill and make my own envelope.
No good, thought the box had a p4 proc, turns out it does not. Freebsd reports "CPU does not support long mode" , meaning no 64 bit capacity. Too old. Debating scavenging for parts, or possibly turning it into a hat.
Melbourne has had its face washed, and the sunshine is glorious!
I got the dirt on my new client.
Very high maintenance and will argue down to the hour for project work.
Everyone I mentioned it to yesterday gave me this look and laughed lol. And word travelled really quickly around the office.
Document everything.
Absolutely. Calls are followed up in writing to get agreement to points of discussion. Extreme, but need a paper trail.
I look forward to the inevitable malicious compliance post
I swear by Grindstone for time tracking. I've been using it for many years.
That looks really interesting. Cheers!
I've had my Mum's vegetable soup since I moved out of home permanently at age 22. 28 years ago.
Today I finally made it.
Couldn't fit in the pumpkin and I know I won't get any rice in at the end but it's ok. Added some minced garlic but stuck to the recipe otherwise.
Not exciting but warm and familiar and chunky.
Added bonus: my 9yo son is eating it! He can be ultra cautious with anything new. So watching him scoff it down is pretty heartwarming.
New corporate buzzword I absolutely despise - Journey
It's not a fucking journey. It's a process.
Stop trying to make boring shit appeal interesting. It's boring, but that's a how it is. Changing the label doesn't make it exciting.
I'd put that on the backburner but to shy away from jargon like that is a paradigm shift.
We could loop in and should probably table it. It is low hanging fruit but still requires a deep dive.
You deserve a kick to the throat for that.
With all due respect of course.
Just make it swift.
It might be worth circling back at a later date, to see what stakeholder uptake is like. Don’t forget it’s important to view these things through an organisational lens to ensure maximum buy-in.
Wellbeing and mindfulness riles me up when it gets mentioned at work because it generally isn't thought of and cared for and often at odds with people's actions no matter how much they scream they're looking out for people.
Add holistic to that as well.
As much I hate those words and phrases, I hate the wankers that lap it up.
Grrrrr
@Duenan @MeanElevator
I am grateful I can practise heartfulness.
It's really important for me to engage with others at an emotional level. Too much mind interferes with the flow of feelings, so I try not to think while I'm at work.
"We are mapping out the customer experience journey" is such a dramatic way to describe designing a form ...
😂
Everything at my work is viewed through a ‘lens’ atm - it’s driving me nuts.
We are not photographers!!
@MeanElevator @Seagoon_
A manager might say your statement is reason to enter a conversation.
Conversation, my aching foot! That's corporate speak for performance management.
No one will be entering me under any circumstances 😁
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Edit: home now, playing breach wanderers. Today was good.
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I hope it went well ❤️
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You ever feel like you made a wrong turn somewhere, but now you've started on a career pathway, have a stupid fuck off hecs debt, can't afford therapy, and feel like it's too late to go back? That you're struggling with your job, don't have any real reference point as to whether it's normal, and just kinda wish you had another option?
Today was not a good day.
Two wrong turns at least.
True, I had to choose my degree at some point
We’ve all been there at various levels. Hang in there. 💪🏻
I chose two wrong degrees.
Yes. I’d completed most of my first uni course before realising what I really wanted to do.
No choice but to finish the course.
I started a BA because I didn't get into the course I wanted to and didn't know what else to do, then had a breakdown and didn't finish it anyway. Waste of time and I've never earned enough to pay it back :(
I’ve been in existential crisis for decades. So I reckon normal.
It is ridiculous.
And look what happened to him!
Can’t sleep, am lung hacking snot monster. Don’t know if allergy thing or a bug. Gross either way.
Why not both ? I got floored by hayfever on top of the tail end of a bad head cold. Bless the flying spaghetti monster for antihistamines!
You may well be correct. I don’t like taking them as they make me feel weird, but breathing is kind of important.
allergy, even Bill Cat is suffering with it
Poor Bill Cat. Don’t know if cats are allowed Phenergan but it’s helping considerably. Still feel like shit though.
I have a sample of Lancome moisturiser that's too rich for my skin, so I used it as hand cream since I'd run out out, and my hands feel lovely.
I looked this stuff up out of idle interest, with no intention of ever purchasing it:
It's $575. For a 60ml tub of moisturiser.
I'm horrified. Are there really people out there who pay that much just for moisturiser? When so many can barely afford food? I'm spiralling a bit. But wow.
I'll stick to my cheapo Cetaphil from the chemist for now I reckon.
I use either savlon or a cheap lanolin. Lanolin in nearly exactly the same as our natural skin oils and works very well.
expensive doesn't necessarily means awesome
I thought my $15 (only buy it when it's 1/2 price) 100ml Bulldog moisturiser was expensive...
I leave this for your consideration.
Edit: I have not and never will buy this item. (Knew a woman who worked selling this stuff at a department store counter.) I feel guilty buying a $20 hand or face cream!
Holy moley! I have a 'special' moisturiser that costs $50 bucks but I only buy it every now and then because its too expensive. That's a whole other level
Still radio silence from potential new company. Sent a follow up email this morning. Nothing
maybe person in charge is off sick?
It always takes longer than you think. Don't panic yet.
My 30 day notice period meets 29 days to the job starts date after tomorrow, and they know this
It's gotta be today
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It will be 🤞🏾
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Grateful I took the day off. It's only early but the CBF factor is high. Also grateful for nasal spray.
Grateful for Mr Seagoon, again. 😺 He is really cool with me doing all kinds of projects . Never butts in but when I have a problem and gripe/ask he always gives good advice.
No spoilers, but enjoyed Deadpool and Wolverine. It was pretty funny and entertaining.
I burnt the gozleme I made for dinner cos distracted.
Side note : bits of burnt gozleme in the sink look exactly like baby cockroaches.
What would your made up Olympic sport be?
Mine would be: Carrying 2 six packs of beer and a phone through 4 rooms, opening and closing 2 doors along the way, turning on and off 3 light switches and placing them safely in the fridge in 15 seconds flat without incident. I've had years of training.
Folding and organising laundry.
Starting with basics then moving on to more complex items such as suits and gowns and dresses, even onesies and oodies.
To be judged by multiple judges by speed and accuracy/precision and have a scoring system aggregated like ice skating.
How do you go with a fitted sheet?
That could also be something on itself.
Bed making could be a division or the final event for the gold.
Sitting on couch drinking beer and not moving
I would like to sponsor you.
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Can this be a team sport?
Last man standing rules?
Throwing rocks at cars that don't indicate with points awarded by how much the repairs add up to.
What about cunts who stick in the right lane going under the speed limit? Would you be interested in competing in that event?
Knick-knocking
How do you win the Gold?
Tag. Not laser tag, just tag.
Or maybe British Bulldog, that game is brutal.
I accidentally got British Bulldog banned at Primary school.
There's already a championship - https://youtu.be/2nSJcXuK-UA?si=1txnbzlJCJwnecpL
Plastic container bottoms and lid matching. Each competitor gets a tub of containers, and has to match them up the fastest and there would be some decoys in there that have no match. Winner measured by speed and accuracy.
Omg. That's genius. Extra points for "burping".
Ute cursing
listen to the same song on repeat
Good night everyone. Stay warm. 😘
Big wind make doors go bang bang. Sleep no.
peers out window
...what a wonderful day to finally get around to reimaging that old Qualys to pfsense.
Knocked the coffee on my desk over while on a work call, said "shit" very low as the other person was speaking but don't think they heard me. Had to frantically clean the spill up while talking as coffee was dripping onto my carpet. A fair amount went onto the carpet... I've got this carpet stain remover that I've never used before, hopefully it does the trick.
I've been lucky - I've worked from this carpeted room for years and the worse floor spill has been water.
Listening to music at work on my laptop.
Can't connect Bluetooth devices to my work laptop l so using an audio cable with my headphones. Got the cable from Amazon for like $5.
Something is fucky cause the audio crackles a bit, except I'm enjoying it somehow. Gives it an analog LP feel almost.
The bug is definitely a feature
People that wear their backpacks on a packed PT can go shit themselves 😡
(I should also do a better job at posting in the correct thread)
after they get off PT*
Same with people who use margarine
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I hate my handbag again, it's black and very practical but it's looking uglier everyday. Time for a new one.
so I was looking at what bags people have , I would say 80% of the people around carlton have a black bag. 🫥
Lego yellow says hi!
I go to the opshop and buy the weirdest looking thing that can fit a fat novel.
sold, I'm getting the one with the weird smiley clasp
Mine is hot pink 😊
Cool.
I just bought a backpack for my travelling and one of my requirements was it not be black. I chose khaki.
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Everything in Melbourne is black/grey in the winter. I used to protest it as much as possible with bright scarves, Bright coloured laptop bags etc.
I now use a backpack 90% of the time, but I loved my old bsirius tote - so pretty https://bsirius.com/collections/bags
🙋🏻♀️ 😂
Either a black leather look backpack or a grey and orange backpack
They are one of the worst courier companies that I absolutely would avoid on any given day of the week.
They have a horrible online rating for what they do to people with packages.
There's only certain couriers I use because of this otherwise it's auspost.
this is fastway erasure
ironically auspost are in the middle of an obudsman fisting over failing to deliver to my house, and my local CP franchise deliveryman is a delightful fella named Kwan the cats adore. (mostly because he delivers their food)
I bought some sour worm lollies. I can’t stop eating them ☹️
Is it normal for an apartment (one of those 2-story ones) to not be perfectly flat?
I received a desk and chair from my employer... the chair has a tendency to kinda roll in one direction.
Given the quality of builds here it's not surprising.
Should it happen? Hell no.
I opened this message while eating, put my legs in the chair, and I started rolling back and only stopped after crashing into the couch behind me.
Whistling Windows crew raise your hands up!!!
Baku :( I really hope you will be in a better situation asap, seems you've been having really bad luck with everything.
I have a big hole in my floor from an old ducted heating pipe, but I have shoved a doormat and set of drawers on top of it so it does not whistle. I probably get a bit of air leak through all the old vents though. The worst wind incursions are through the laundry, which has a big gap under the door and around the pipe under the sink. Every time there is a big gust of wind the metal sink cupboard door rattles loudly. It used to have a dodgy sliding door to the room that would rattle too, but that broke a few years ago and I've replaced it with an insulated curtain that works well to keep the cold/hot out and definitely does not rattle.
I do have a completely blocked off chimney, but unless the possums who live in there start a fire there should not be a fire risk.
My biggest stress with this sort of weather is water leaks and the fear of a sheet of iron coming off the roof, as I've had issues with both of those things in the past. Every time I hear something rattle or drip I'm trying to work out if I have water coming inside - the idea of rain on the roof being a soothing sound is something I have not had in a long time. Maybe one day I will live in a house with a trustworthy roof and be able to experience that again.
Good lord.....
yay, Robot Dreams is on tonight. 🤖🐶😊
Do you remember 🎶
That was pretty good.
It's a silent movie.
God damn it.. I'm actually liking using the iPhone. This is unacceptable.
Turns out they've come a long way in the 11 years since I used one. Face ID for auth inside apps (not just for unlocking the phone) is a game changer. Plus app devs have clearly put just a little more love into iOS apps then their Android counterparts. It's nothing major, just little things but they're noticeable. I also love the haptics. The screen and sound seem better too.
My 2 annoyances so far are that it's a regular iPhone 15 which feels a bit small in my bear-paw and I fumble with it and CarPlay (which does look excellent in my car) doesn't have the ability to have media controls on the screen at the same time as full screen Waze like Android Auto does. Having both on the screen at the same time uses way too much screen to show the media controls but that might because my screen is portrait rather than landscape. Probably looks fine in landscape on those wide screens you get in new cars.
Anyway ffs I wasn't supposed to almost prefer it over my Android phone.
With the olympics coming up thought I’d check what time the opening ceremony is. 3:30am Saturday. Yeah nah. I’ll catch the highlights on the news.
There’s a good chance of them replaying the ceremony as they’ve done that in the past if memory serves me right.
You might even be able to replay it on the 9 website as well.
I did this exact same check tonight and same opinion. The timezone isn't great for seeing any of the bigger events live. Not going to be like Tokyo.
Tokyo was practically our time zone plus we were in lockdown, I've never olympicked so hard. This year might be some highlights and a few heats.
I really need to get down to the bellarine this w/e and do gutters / lawn / veg patch / another handrail but bro and SIL will be there and I can't be fucked with that. So insufferable.
Sounds like a good idea to stay away from that vortex of drama
Is that a cough I hear? Best you rest up.
It's raining, I really needed it to stop raining for the next 40 minutes.
giant rat at the tram station
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You’re not meant to eat the rat
Does he have his myki?
Yes
phew
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I'm going to have to have a word with the MIL about taking the kids out during the day.
The point is to get them to sleep. One only slept when they got back, and the other didn't sleep at all and had a nap from 5-8, meaning I only got the two of them down now.
Not to mention driving all over Melbourne with them and getting toys they don't need from op shops. I'd be fine with that but they're always cheap remote control cars without the remote,so they don't work properly and are full of tiny parts if they ever break
white bean chilli is on the stove , I think I'll serve with fresh crusty bread :)
Ooh, recipe?
Any suggestions for an easy option for "German food" that I could take as a plate for a morning tea at work? I'd like to make Bienenstitch but I don't know if I'll have time so want a backup option.
Kartoffelpuffer? Just don't grate your knuckles.
Speculaas
I thought those were Dutch. My life is a lie.
They are, but southern Germany and a bunch of other places do them also
This could be the winner - both simple and the dough and cookies can be made in advance. I actually bought a textured rolling pin to make these sorts of biscuits, unfortunately it is unlikely to arrive in time for this 🙁
Is it one of the House on the Hill ones? I covet those so bad.
Nah, a cheap roller from Temu.
This one looks easy
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/raspberry-custard-kuchen/
Bierocks - Yes I know its Max Miller but the recipie is a good one
That looks very similar to one of my favourite toastie recipes!
This could be an idea:
https://www.craftbeering.com/brotzeit-and-butterbrot-german-butter-sandwich/
can of sauerkraut from the supermarket
Maybe a nice German sausage? Wouldn't even need to cook one - some of the German smallmeats are amazing.
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Lemon tea and Buldak please
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Popcorn and icecream please chef. This assignment is kicking my ass.
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Oh why not, Corn on a cob with lots of margarine/butter.
Stop with the margarine shit duenan
I refuse! Infact I'll have it with my smoked kippers just to spite you!
Nooooooooooooo
We should tie him up and force feed him the undyed grey goop it really is.
Yes! Gather the pitchforks! 🔱🔱🔱
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American style hotdog with most of the trimmings including cheese please
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Anything for a headache? Cheers 🤒
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I had to post a physical letter to the bank. I thought it would work ok because it is reply paid so I don't need to try to organise a stamp. But apprently I no longer own any envelopes. I had to utilise my craft skill and make my own envelope.
Alright, coffee in hand, outstanding emails all responded too.
Lots of admin work to do today, wonder if I should start now or a little bit later. Decisions, decisions.
how goods a coffee on a rainy day?!
Absolutely wonderful, would be better if it wasn't instant coffee too!
I might think about it one day for home though I need something really compact.
There's a pod machine here at work but I don't have the confidence to work and use it here without stuffing it up.
I had instant too haha. Used to have a delonghi coffee machine, it was awesome and pretty compact.
stares at screen
ok I know I downloaded the installer image so why am I looking at what appears to be a portable USB version
No good, thought the box had a p4 proc, turns out it does not. Freebsd reports "CPU does not support long mode" , meaning no 64 bit capacity. Too old. Debating scavenging for parts, or possibly turning it into a hat.