I've got the day off today and I haven't told anyone 😁 Going to pretend to get ready for work for the day and then just bugger off and go shopping and eat or something idk🤔
Dropped Miniest off at school and went for a coffee and muffin, then decided I'd make good on my decision to get an air fryer. Wandered around checking out quite a few products I didn't like before I found one I was happy with the Minipeelers using. Brought it home, reorganised the kitchen to make it fit (so good to be in the kitchen without being interrupted 😆) and then went out again for a walk in the sun under the guise of doing grocery shopping. So far we've cooked chips, chicken wings and hash browns. They're interested in using it and happy with the results. Very happy with how I've spent my day 😊I could've been more self indulgent I guess, but then I'd just have eaten more cakes or something 😄
Edit: nice to see some of you took some me time and did enjoyable things. The weather was gorgeous!
Decided to take today to just do relaxing stuff. Last couple of days have been incredibly hectic with losing the job and studying like crazy for the interview last night.
Naps, reading, some pottering around the house and music works for me.
There's a lot of conditions where your body isn't sure what's wrong so it makes you spew in case you've been poisoned. Once that's out of the way I reckon it relaxes a little.
Restoring my old childhood axe over the next few weeks. No manufacturer or any markings but it came from the grandparents place about 50 yrs ago according to ol' boy so who knows how old it is.
Being down here the salt air has not been kind. But the edge of it is remarkably in good shape given the abuse it took. Blunt as shit so time to change that.
Trust the good ol' ball peen hammer - best modern substitute for a medieval war hammer. Though I guess you could up the nasty by squaring off the head and putting a point on it if that's your jam.
And skulls. Saw a doco about the battle of Tothill Fields (one of the bloodiest in UK history) - the skulls with the square holes punched through them were victims of a war hammer in action.
I have a google speaker in the lounge playing music and I have the screen one in the kitchen. Now I know you can pair them so I touched the screen one in the kitchen, went with my gut and now there's music playing simultaneously from that too! I didn't press any wrong buttons and it took less than 20 seconds!
Creating a home group with smart speakers was one of the benefits of them. It's great walking between rooms and having the music 'follow' you. I wish there were more WiFi speakers out there
Yeah. Same. The pictures on the radio are so, so much better than the ones on the tv or movie screen. Also, the revelation I had when I realised that not everyone keeps a history timeline in their head - that really shook me. I've read a lot of history over the years, and that timeline just keeps getting more and more detailed and multibranched. I can't imagine living without it now. It gives me perspective and I really value that. Can't even begin to imagine what it must be like to not have that context - particularly nowadays.
I have books, files and filing cabinets in my head. I just find the file and turn the pages. New information is catalogued. This is also how I perform in exams, I just read the pages in my head. Unless it's analysis or calculations and then I plan the problem solving.
I'm not convinced. People don't mean the same thing when they say "internal monologue" so it's not that clear whether the differences are that big.
Is an internal monologue like having a narrator talking constantly? Is it actually like hearing an external sound, or is it an awareness of the concept of the sounds and words along with all the other bits of meaning and fragmented thoughts that run through my brain? If you don't have any sort of internal monologue how do you ever manage to speak or write? Does writing something down feel like someone else has taken control of your hands and leave you surprised when you read it, because you don't have the idea in your head forming words first?
For me it works very like Pratchett's Third Thoughts. I find myself watching my own reactions and speech as if they were happening to other people. And adding footnotes inside my head about what I really intended to mean/say/do (never spoken or I'd be tarred and feathered and run out of town probably). That's the short version - the longer more accurate version WOULD get me tarred & feathered etc. I think.
I suppose for me the odd one is the image thing. Can you visualise, in your minds eye.. a (something absurd say a giraffe headbutting a panda)? Some people just can't.
I don't know if I can visualise it. I don't "see a picture" or run a video in my head. Thoughts are a complicated web of interlinked ideas that constantly change as you focus on them. Telling me to visualise something like that brings up lots of ideas which include what giraffes and pandas look like, but also thoughts about how levers work, links to zoos where I have seen giraffes and pandas, the panda toy I had (and lost) as a kid, a whole mess of things that are definitely not visual, And it's all simultaneous, it's not like one single thing.
It’s fascinating how different peoples brains work. I too was astounded when I found out some people couldn’t imagine images. Exactly like what you said, what’s it like to read a book? But I guess if you don’t know any different then it’s just fine. Brains are wild.
Apart from this and the other site, I don't use a lot of social media. Got an insta account which is mostly recipes and humour. When I scroll through reels I keep getting ads for life coaching and christian merch.
I get a fair of bit pleasure of leaving snippy comments in those profiles.
I assume C-Suite is the Cat? My Back to Bed ecommerce strategy is an online grocery delivery that's coming soon, so I do my shopping and nap simultaneously. The cat is fully on board after I provided a strategic breakfast and snack option.
Edit: Damn, I got buy in from the C-Suite, but not the D-Suite. B2B strategy has failed and I'm off to take Mr Woof for a walk in the lovely sunshine instead. C-Suite's implimented her own B2B strategy and is taking a nap in the window hammock.
I've finisished the gardening for the day. The new edger works well and was less strain on my arms than the whipper snipper, as I hoped. It did take a while to do the front even though it's a small area because there are a lot of edges and things to work around. I ended up doing another run around the back yard too, which gave me more clippings to help weigh down the cardboard designed to smother the grass where the new beds will go. It's pretty bumpy out there which I'm hoping I'll be able to improve a bit in time. The grass at the front's a bit dodgy too - it had turf laid which is very healthy, but because it is on a slope the pieces moved apart a bit and there are ditches between them which need to be filled in. I think I'll do a topdress in Spring to try and get it a bit neater, and any extra soil can go on the nature strip which is a horrible mess of weeds, including a horrible flat spiky thing I have name the Rosette of Doom. There are also spiky gorse bushes around in a lot of the open land and naturestrips around so I want to try to make sure they don't get a foothold either.
Groceries are in and put away. The delivery man was very nice and even had a treat for Mr Woof. Mr Woof refused to be distracted from his guard duties by mere food, but went straight for it the moment the delivery man left. Now I need to chop up the chickens into smaller pieces for the freezer, cut a few bits off the beef roast for the same thing, and work out a container to put the giant bag of bread mix into.
I also need to do some tidying in the front yard while the weather's good. I just bought a new edger attachment for the grass that will hopefully be a bit neater and easier than the whipper snipper.
::: spoiler spoiler
The physical pain is really hard to manage and a lot of things are happening or changing in my life (not in a good way). Worrying about money and Melbcat’s health. Stressing out finding ways to prevent my food getting stolen. Art just seems to be another stressor and a stick to beat myself with.
My mental health is going to pieces.
I’m spending a lot of time lying in bed watching Bob Ross paint (or falling asleep to it) and scalding myself in the shower for some relief.
:::
I've got the day off today and I haven't told anyone 😁 Going to pretend to get ready for work for the day and then just bugger off and go shopping and eat or something idk🤔
Fuck yes!!!!!
Haha yessssss!!! You deserve a YOU day!!
Reminds me of when I wagged school and went to the aquarium in year 11 😂
Enjoy sitting in the sunshine somewhere!
An adventure! Exciting 👏
Genius move. Enjoy your day 💖
Great idea, a day for you whenever you can manage it is so important. Perfect weather for it too. Enjoy!
That's a good move. You know you'd be slugged with life admin if you told anyone
LOVE this! Can't wait to hear what you get up to. Enjoy all of it!
winning
it also means the won't bug you as they think you are at work 👍
Dropped Miniest off at school and went for a coffee and muffin, then decided I'd make good on my decision to get an air fryer. Wandered around checking out quite a few products I didn't like before I found one I was happy with the Minipeelers using. Brought it home, reorganised the kitchen to make it fit (so good to be in the kitchen without being interrupted 😆) and then went out again for a walk in the sun under the guise of doing grocery shopping. So far we've cooked chips, chicken wings and hash browns. They're interested in using it and happy with the results. Very happy with how I've spent my day 😊I could've been more self indulgent I guess, but then I'd just have eaten more cakes or something 😄
Edit: nice to see some of you took some me time and did enjoyable things. The weather was gorgeous!
I cheated and got a pizza for lunch/dinner.
I'm considering this an at home "spa day". Complete with drum kit and cat lol
There is no greater feeling than looping a shitty metal riff and then playing your own somewhat out of time drums behind it lol
Edit: 2nd interview locked in, another place contacted me as well which is awesome!!!
lol.. for me it's thinking you've done something great and the next morning you wake up, re-listen and think 'oh.. hmm we'll try that one again'.
Man I hear you loud and clear. Especially when you've spent aaaages like, tweaking the kick or the snare and it sounds shit the next day lol
Swan bay doing its thing again.
Decided to take today to just do relaxing stuff. Last couple of days have been incredibly hectic with losing the job and studying like crazy for the interview last night.
Naps, reading, some pottering around the house and music works for me.
Hope everyone has a great day :)
i wanna sleep all day so bad
been achy all week, today I loosened bra straps
migraine just happened 😠☹️
why is it migraines improve after chucking up
There's a lot of conditions where your body isn't sure what's wrong so it makes you spew in case you've been poisoned. Once that's out of the way I reckon it relaxes a little.
that makes sense
TY
Beware medical explanations that "make sense" though.
Do not nap. It fucks up your night sleep. Keep busy and if you need a break do something relaxing but do not nap.
Take it easy and remember to have some time to yourself with everything going on
It's a full r and r day today then back into the swing of things.
I've drawn up a timetable for my weekdays. Definitely want to upskill if I'm going to be off work for a little bit.
Will be going for az104 in 6 weeks. Az900 was pretty easy but 104 is pretty brutal.
Restoring my old childhood axe over the next few weeks. No manufacturer or any markings but it came from the grandparents place about 50 yrs ago according to ol' boy so who knows how old it is.
Being down here the salt air has not been kind. But the edge of it is remarkably in good shape given the abuse it took. Blunt as shit so time to change that.
one side untouched:
the other that's half done (taking forever):
Plan is to restore the edge using the Rag trick
Not to put too fine a point on it, but, that rag trick looks excruciatingly dull.
Bee in your bonnet?
No, why do you axe?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vn_or9gEB6g I'd be fired if that was my job
No he's sharp as a tack and just being edgy.
Well, maybe a bit electrical
Nice
Dude that looks fucking awesome!
It’s looking very good!
Maybe some oil on it? I once restored an axe head in a similar way and was told that sanding it back to shiny would let it corrode again
I used a long oil soak on my Dad's old hammers before any sanding. But hammers aren't intended for sharpening.
Sharpened hammers… 🤔
The hot new weapon for the next horror movie
Was trying to make a TMBG ref. Guess out of sync
Oops, sorry! I know the band but always miss references because I live under a rock
Trust the good ol' ball peen hammer - best modern substitute for a medieval war hammer. Though I guess you could up the nasty by squaring off the head and putting a point on it if that's your jam.
Medieval weapons already had that covered 😬
It was designed to pierce armour
And skulls. Saw a doco about the battle of Tothill Fields (one of the bloodiest in UK history) - the skulls with the square holes punched through them were victims of a war hammer in action.
Ooh I was supposed to before but forgot. thanks for the reminder lol chucked some wd40 on for now.
::: spoiler Dinner :::
Lemon-pepper snapper with salad.
I didn't get the fish fully defrosted so oil spat everywhere while I was cooking. I had to do a full clean of the stovetop, benches and back wall.
looks delicious
https://www.kmart.com.au/product/splatter-screen-42895374/
I have a google speaker in the lounge playing music and I have the screen one in the kitchen. Now I know you can pair them so I touched the screen one in the kitchen, went with my gut and now there's music playing simultaneously from that too! I didn't press any wrong buttons and it took less than 20 seconds!
This is a win for me. 🥇
Creating a home group with smart speakers was one of the benefits of them. It's great walking between rooms and having the music 'follow' you. I wish there were more WiFi speakers out there
Is that what they're called! Lol
Everything here is connected to them. The lights, TV, sound system. A bit useless on me though.
Today I found out that some people don't see images in their head or have an internal monologue.
Wild.
Couldn't imagine reading a book without it playing like a movie in my head.
Or the definitely funny internal commentary I'm making about my daily life lol
Yeah. Same. The pictures on the radio are so, so much better than the ones on the tv or movie screen. Also, the revelation I had when I realised that not everyone keeps a history timeline in their head - that really shook me. I've read a lot of history over the years, and that timeline just keeps getting more and more detailed and multibranched. I can't imagine living without it now. It gives me perspective and I really value that. Can't even begin to imagine what it must be like to not have that context - particularly nowadays.
I have books, files and filing cabinets in my head. I just find the file and turn the pages. New information is catalogued. This is also how I perform in exams, I just read the pages in my head. Unless it's analysis or calculations and then I plan the problem solving.
I'm not convinced. People don't mean the same thing when they say "internal monologue" so it's not that clear whether the differences are that big.
Is an internal monologue like having a narrator talking constantly? Is it actually like hearing an external sound, or is it an awareness of the concept of the sounds and words along with all the other bits of meaning and fragmented thoughts that run through my brain? If you don't have any sort of internal monologue how do you ever manage to speak or write? Does writing something down feel like someone else has taken control of your hands and leave you surprised when you read it, because you don't have the idea in your head forming words first?
For me it works very like Pratchett's Third Thoughts. I find myself watching my own reactions and speech as if they were happening to other people. And adding footnotes inside my head about what I really intended to mean/say/do (never spoken or I'd be tarred and feathered and run out of town probably). That's the short version - the longer more accurate version WOULD get me tarred & feathered etc. I think.
That's a good point.
I suppose for me the odd one is the image thing. Can you visualise, in your minds eye.. a (something absurd say a giraffe headbutting a panda)? Some people just can't.
Well, I'm not sure a giraffe could headbut a panda, the angles are all wrong.
aha! so you can visualise a giraffe's head missing the panda!
it's a very complex topic lol.
I don't know if I can visualise it. I don't "see a picture" or run a video in my head. Thoughts are a complicated web of interlinked ideas that constantly change as you focus on them. Telling me to visualise something like that brings up lots of ideas which include what giraffes and pandas look like, but also thoughts about how levers work, links to zoos where I have seen giraffes and pandas, the panda toy I had (and lost) as a kid, a whole mess of things that are definitely not visual, And it's all simultaneous, it's not like one single thing.
Ooh aphantasia (and hyperphantasia)..
Such an interesting thing.
I love reading plays and screenplays , always have had . I play them in my head. 😊
so, Oliver Sacks has a whole book on the subject ( he had mild face blindness ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mind%27s_Eye_(Sacks_book)
I used to think everyone was the same but it's actually pretty rare. ( hyperphantasia )
It’s fascinating how different peoples brains work. I too was astounded when I found out some people couldn’t imagine images. Exactly like what you said, what’s it like to read a book? But I guess if you don’t know any different then it’s just fine. Brains are wild.
evoke
and there is recall of images
and creation of images, making a new picture
Apart from this and the other site, I don't use a lot of social media. Got an insta account which is mostly recipes and humour. When I scroll through reels I keep getting ads for life coaching and christian merch.
I get a fair of bit pleasure of leaving snippy comments in those profiles.
My personal rule is I never scroll up on things like reels. I'll watch YouTube shorts but I always back out and go to the main feed from there again
I shouldn't but do anyway. My algorithm is so warped right now.
I camp out on tumblr. But I'm a freewheeling agent of chaos so YMMV
The conference is finally over. If anyone else has been to these types of work conferences, tell me if you've heard these before:
There's never been a more exciting time to be in your department/industry
You're the underdog and the rest of the organisation doesn't realise how important you are
How to get a seat at the table with business leaders
It kind of feels like these conferences are to tell everyone in a similar space how important they are and your workplace would collapse without you.
I suggest they pay employees for all the excitement and importance with extra money
I mean, they would collapse without you.
Did you get any:
I’m so excited to be here!
We need to adapt to the future needs of our customers/industry/world
How to build high performance teams
Not much on building teams, but the classic line on how future generations won't do business the same way as people do now
Re: how to get a seat at the table with business leaders;
Get the knee pads and toothpaste ready in advance.
good morning 😊 brrr
Should be a nice sunny day once it warms up a bit.
The Daddy Longlegs here have wings.
UK? Crane Fly.
Wat. No. No thank you. No. I don't mind daddy longlegs, but the idea of that trait moving onto other... oh, no, no, I will not think about it.
such a lovely day here
migraine is gone , had to reorganise some stuff but no big drama 😊
visited Footscray, it reminds me of Rue de Wavre in Bruxelles, little African shops and cafes in every corner and arcade and a vibrant street life
Nope, too early!
Hello everyone, what are you doing to get C-Suite buy-in on your B2B ecommerce strategy today?
sprays you with wolf urine
That's some out of the box thinking
I assume C-Suite is the Cat? My Back to Bed ecommerce strategy is an online grocery delivery that's coming soon, so I do my shopping and nap simultaneously. The cat is fully on board after I provided a strategic breakfast and snack option.
Edit: Damn, I got buy in from the C-Suite, but not the D-Suite. B2B strategy has failed and I'm off to take Mr Woof for a walk in the lovely sunshine instead. C-Suite's implimented her own B2B strategy and is taking a nap in the window hammock.
My investor is keen and often urges this strategy. She will frequently loop me in
I brushed my teeth
You've surfaced a lot of great insights here. Let's circle back in the short-term with a discovery session to strategise
Circling back and flagging the dynamic UX survey commissioned by arthritic wombles
Be a complete cock waffle to the people below me in the hierarchy. Then they'll welcome me as one of their own.
Idk what this means 😢
Nobody knows what it means, but it's provocative.
Provocative for me is when Americans say nougat. 😡
Convincing the top brass to listen to your plan on how to sell shit to other businesses I believe.
Does C-Suite mean cunt suite or cock suite????
Both lol
😂
Cloaca
Management are seagulls
It makes me think of midwifery - you have your c-section in the c-suite
bribes, it means bribes and a cut in on the deal
Oh. I like that.
Can I have some money now?
Even the crappy sleep isn't enough to get me down right now lol
Edit: PT at 7am sounded great at the time. Now, not so much hey.
Am now in possession of a large quantity of Smurf coloured paint. Let the shenanigans begin.
I've finisished the gardening for the day. The new edger works well and was less strain on my arms than the whipper snipper, as I hoped. It did take a while to do the front even though it's a small area because there are a lot of edges and things to work around. I ended up doing another run around the back yard too, which gave me more clippings to help weigh down the cardboard designed to smother the grass where the new beds will go. It's pretty bumpy out there which I'm hoping I'll be able to improve a bit in time. The grass at the front's a bit dodgy too - it had turf laid which is very healthy, but because it is on a slope the pieces moved apart a bit and there are ditches between them which need to be filled in. I think I'll do a topdress in Spring to try and get it a bit neater, and any extra soil can go on the nature strip which is a horrible mess of weeds, including a horrible flat spiky thing I have name the Rosette of Doom. There are also spiky gorse bushes around in a lot of the open land and naturestrips around so I want to try to make sure they don't get a foothold either.
Groceries are in and put away. The delivery man was very nice and even had a treat for Mr Woof. Mr Woof refused to be distracted from his guard duties by mere food, but went straight for it the moment the delivery man left. Now I need to chop up the chickens into smaller pieces for the freezer, cut a few bits off the beef roast for the same thing, and work out a container to put the giant bag of bread mix into.
I also need to do some tidying in the front yard while the weather's good. I just bought a new edger attachment for the grass that will hopefully be a bit neater and easier than the whipper snipper.
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Hot porridge with honey and cream please chef. A nice cup of tea would be good too if you can be bothered.
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A bowl of Nat's supreme bolagnot please
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A distinct lack of pineapple, but I'll pay it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jHLu1ht1KPY
A big bowl of some kind of cheesy spicy creamy buttery meaty pasta please
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::: spoiler spoiler The physical pain is really hard to manage and a lot of things are happening or changing in my life (not in a good way). Worrying about money and Melbcat’s health. Stressing out finding ways to prevent my food getting stolen. Art just seems to be another stressor and a stick to beat myself with.
My mental health is going to pieces.
I’m spending a lot of time lying in bed watching Bob Ross paint (or falling asleep to it) and scalding myself in the shower for some relief. :::