Thank you for the kind words earlier Friends, I'm feeling a lot more okay now. Sometimes my brain gets carried away.
I did things that cheered me up and that really helped, made some cheesy potato cake thingys and planted one of my propagated monsteras in a pot and changed the pot of another plant and that all made me feel better. I'll have to relax tonight and put a face mask on and do some graphic design/drawing so I can get my Lizzo T-shirt and/or bag done in time.
I have some face masks in my makeup cabinet I haven't used. I really need to pamper myself a bit more methinks. I have a bath for heck's sake. Glad you're feeling better, we have a wonderful little vibe going on here and it's heartwarming to just now read all the messages of support you got this morning. Good luck with the drawing, Lizzo is amazing.
I should really use it more but I'm out of the habit having not had one for over ten years. They are soothing beyond words. I even have some locally made scented candles. Ok I'm convinced. I'm doing a little more internet then face mask and bath. My body needs more exercise and heat therapy. Sorry if I just made you more jealous and I hope you can do some adequately similar self care :)
Haha you did make me more jealous but I'm glad you're going to get into some more self care. Enjoy! I'll be here with my face mask on, in my electric blanket wanted bed pretending I'm sitting in a bath haha
Mashed potato mixed with cornflour, with cheese stuffed in the middle and pan fried. from this tiktok I just didn't add sugar, but I added garlic powder, salt, and pepper into the potato.
You are a champion, my friend
And you'll keep on fighting to the end
You are a champion YOU ARE A CHAMPION
No time for losers
Coz you are the champion of the world. 🏆
::: spoiler how many dumb fkn poems have i written ffs
Just got out of bed, feeling a bit fried
Interview later, I wonder if I'll be hired
The cat slept with us, and now he's yowling
Though he's been fed, he thinks his tummy's still growling
Curled up on the couch, heater in my face
I'm anxious about this employment race
It's hard to talk myself up when I'm so iffy
But I'll clean myself up, looking so spiffy
I'll cage up the thoughts that hold me back
And when I get home, I'll have a panic attack
As long as I can hold it until after I'm done
I'll nail this appointment, and then I'll have won.
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Sometimes I feel like an absolute void of nothingness, no one truly cares for ME, no one reaches out via message, I hang out with friends sometimes, but we're not super close. I just feel alone.
Improve your relationship with yourself. Be the person you need you to be.
Easier said than done right? It used to shit me too, but why DONT we love ourselves? Cause in the end, at the very very end, we’re all we got.
I have done a lot of work on loving myself and I'm most of the way there but I do still struggle with not having people around me that care. I spend a lot of time with myself and I'm great company but I do like other peoples company as well.
<3 I totally feel you. I'm very much a stranger but sometimes talking to strangers is easier than people you know. So if you need a chat, don't be afraid to reach out.
Hey there misssdarylc. Sorry, I've been reading your posts for a long time but I've never taken the time to respond. I'll change that for what it's worth. I adore hearing about your love stories and struggles with navigating apps and trying to find a good way to find someone.
I'm sorry you feel alone, isolation is hard and I feel like most of my friends just aren't really there too much either. I had people cancel or defer plans twice this week already though at least one was due to illness. It's a bit disappointing honestly. I hope this reply can start at least some nice exchanges here. Nothing is stopping you from feeling the love I'm sending you right now through the ether.
Nice. Have you chosen the replacement, or do you you have shopping ahead of you?
I've been unable to decide between replacing and recovering my old lounge suite for about 5 years now! It currently has a cheap cover on top so you can't see the torn threads and has an old doona on top of the cushions to add some padding. I really need to do something about it.
Avoid Berkowitz, they were unbelievably shit when we got our new couch a few months back. Gas-lighting scumlords. Their argument was: "Chinese people put their sofas against a wall, so damage during shipping and wonky stitching on the back of the couch is to be expected". Arseholes.
Day 56 of The Diet. Scales said "That'll do, Raven. That'll do."
Now it's time to eat ALL the things move to a sensible maintenance diet for a while, and focus on my weights routine and building up some muscle. Then four more sets of 5kg dieting interspersed with maintenance/exercise focus. I think this is a good plan, breaking it up into smaller achievable goals rather than trying to do it in one go. Easier to maintain motivation and not to burnout.
I think it is very sensible. Past efforts have usually involved trying to use the initial burst of motivation to lose weight quickly and do lots of exercise, which goes well for a while but is followed by burning out, giving up and putting weight back on. I think I am finally learning from my past mistakes🙂
I've been there, my friend! Every exercise regimen I've begun has ended up the same, with me achieving little and becoming disillusioned.. That reminds me, I can fit a quick workout in before work!
Was making a dish with red wine as an ingredient last night. Purchased a $12 bottle that ended up being absolutely delightful. The meal was good too. I did go to bed a little buzzy, but no side effects today.
That awesome feeling you get when past you is so organise, that it helps out future you. Nothing major just essential items that I need and haven’t been able to get a hand on. This has put me in such a good mood. Lol who am I to be this happy over an essential goods or two 😅
I’m loving the vibes but man am I an oddball 🤣🤣 I’m ok with it though. Hope you’re well buddy. Good to see you’ve come back a couple times and posting! 🙂
I thank past me at work all the time. Like full on look myself in the mirror saying "hey you there past me, look at you go, having the foresight to do x and everything, go you!" stuff. It's funny but scary.
Seconding what CEOofmyhouse said - focus on the positives and remember you're interviewing them as well as them interviewing you.
You're resilient, you're smart, you're prepared and you're an asset to any place that employs you.
Will be cheering you on in spirit this afternoon.
You're alright. Don't think about the negatives. Think about the positives. You are an asset. You are worthy. Now go out there and give it all you've got. I believe in you. ☺ 👍
Centrelink stopped accepting medical certificates, so I have to do mutual obligations. The DES people want me to apply for 8 jobs that I'm not qualified for every month. They're meant to help me pay for education but according to the guy I have appointments with, they'll only pay half of the course fees.
Also, why the fuck is "free" TAFE allowed to charge so much extra fees? It's not free if I have to pay $510.
I'm just sorta fucked, I suppose. Not sure what I can do, or will do.
Yeah when I was working but still had to apply for jobs or when I was waiting to start my uni degree I applied for jobs that ask for things I didn't have. And also I remember writing them an apology being like "I'm so sorry I have to apply for jobs". But this was like 2016/2017 so...
It'll be interesting to see what happens long term, especially after apps stop working. I am hoping that there will be enough creative people who move to alternative places that some small vibrant communities can form. I don't want the endless memes and scrolling of Reddit, to me an engaged group of 20 people would be better than 20,000 disengaged scrollers.
I think there will be a lot of confused people trying to access Reddit. We might get a few stragglers but I think word of mouth is better for getting people involved - ie messaging them to come over.
@Kwikxilver@StudChud I'm glad too (as a mildly active occasional ex-Redditor, but a very active Fedi user). But sorry Briswegians aren't doing the necessary work to try Fedi - because it IS work to do so and needs a critical mass of users to stand their ground, and notify people of a genuine move. I'm likely to be more active in here than I ever was on Reddit, and it hasn't been as annoying as I'd expected in my main Mastodon feed.
I feel a bit weird stimulating that community myself, because I don't live there any more. It was really nice to keep up with what was going on! And some people do post on Lemmy...but not enough.
I keep getting ads for this backpack in my Twitter feed, and it's the only ad I've actually clicked on. They look good and I'm chuffed that you're chuffed!
I've completed day 2 of exercise regimen and it feels good so far. They're just equipment free 10 minute little workouts, and because they're 10 minutes I can easily say to myself, "oh let's do one now, I've got no excuse to not fit it in." It gets the blood pumping without being too taxing. Can't do in front of Mr Peeler though 👀
A lot of workout people (who aren't dicks) will say even just 10 minutes of movement is good. I need to get back into working out, might do it tomorrow before work. Only thing I hate is that I use Ring Fit to work out and the way they calculate time annoys me. Half an hour of continuos workout is actually an hour real time.
Nice work. I find small amounts at home much easier to fit in (and convince myself to do) as well. I do have weights at home, and like doing the heavy weights that need rest between sets - it works really well to mix in with basic cleaning or meal prep. Instead of staring at the wall for a few minutes like I would in a gym I can go and chop a carrot or something.
The best option would probably be to ignore it (this is the first I'm hearing of it), not speak about it and not give them any more of a platform than they already have/not make them richer through clicks.
Yeah ain't no way Elon is doing this. His fanboys will still claim victory though. Zuck is a BJJ beginner but isn't actually terrible at it. My money would be on lizard-boy for sure.
Oh totally. Zuck's been working the fuck out. Like he looks like an absolute beast when it comes to BJJ. As the guys at Internet Today say, Zuck's done everything but kill a man with his bare hands, so fighting with Musk is going to be the closest thing to it.
The unit outline for my next uni subject (sustainable design for houses) was released today & I'm pretty happy with what the main assignments involve. I'll basically be making a plan for my own future housing, which is what I want to do for myself anyway & a large part of why I was interested in this course.
Insulation, double glazing, plus appropriate orientation and shading to not heat up like an oven in summer. The course also looks at issues like ventilation and air quality, condensation and mould, heating water and power use etc. Affordabilty and similar issues are also looked at, which is definitely an issue I need to consider.
[update] The 7:00 bus arrived at 7:14 with nobody on it (apart from the driver). I don't know if he'll make it to the train station in time for me to catch the 7:16 connecting train...
I tend to avoid posting negative comments so... thanks for listening.
Ugh, I hate that. Happens a lot. It's not so bad when I was on the Frankston line because I could catch a train 10 mins later, but being on the Pakenham line it's a 20 min wait. Which I mean I'd rather that then deal with the 50-min to 1hr 20 bus wait when I used to live on the peninsula.
::: spoiler sigh
Cool glass of Rosé, relaxing on the sofa
Brain's overthinking, turning over and over.
Be cool and calm, composed, assured,
Each fear is stretched and twice measured.
Turned out and raw for the world to see,
Memories sliced up, trauma-sushi
Roll me in rice, in seaweed, I'm salty
Dip me in soy sauce and light green wasabi
Chopsticks and lips, full of umami,
Size me up, please put a fork in me
I'm done 👌🏼
Oh my god. Found a box of box of ritz and a 2 bottles of red in the cupboard.
Got so excited I cracked the shiraz open and just poured a glass. Went down so well. Hope it’ll last a couple of days without going weird in taste so I can stretch it out for a few days.
one of those days where chronic pain moves from "meh I'm used to it" to "I shall bite people"
so of course it's the day the cats have decided to be Royal Fucking Arseholes
(this isn't mood colouration btw, Punkin is obsessed with going under my desk and fucking around behind the file server - something he has never, in his entire twelve years of life been allowed to do. I've pulled it out, there's nothing behind it, he's just got a bug up his arse. And when told off goes into the kitchen and starts pushing things off the counter in retaliation)
My mind is quietening down. I am learning to shut up and listen with intent for the first time in my life. I've stopped running on caffiene and now enjoy afternoon naps and to wake up to find that my cats have crept onto the bed and are sleeping beside me afterwards fills me with joy.
I still need some time off job hunting to work on my recovery but it's going really well so far. One day at a time. I think to bang on the benefits of joining aa is probably unnecessary but I will I've felt more love from the new people I've met in the program than I've felt from most of my real life friends in the last I don't know how many years. I've also found better support for my transition here than in any other place other that I sought out and got myself through professional services. I spent so much time in my community last week I can still feel the euphoria as well, but their support is automatic, yours is a something I am truly grateful for as it's coming from strangers who may or may not know about the incredible personal journeys we go through in the early stages of hormome replacement therapy.
Thank you all, except the person who downvotes all my comments, no thanks for you but no malice toward you either, what you think about me is none of my business.
Am I the only person getting annoyed that James Cameron is all over the news about the Oceangate incident. I mean I get he's an avid ocean explorer, have done the trip many times, and made the damn film but I feel like we should hear from an actual engineer.
I had some left over pork and beef mince. I added some onions and a can of Campbell's beef bolognese sauce and the scraps from the tomato sauce bottle. Paired it with beef ravioli and some herbs and spices. It came out alright.
Girly's not eating with us because she's got some sort of mange. It could be my imagination but my throat is getting sore. We shall see tomorrow.
Think I might need to come up with a strategy as I'm getting invited to a lot of non work hours social stuff in this new job. I really just want people to know that's off limits for me without being impolite, getting pressured into going, or not "fitting in"
Good morning folks, hope y'all had a great weekend! I built my Nissian Skyline GT-R Lego set and it looks great. Now I just need to see where to put it... somewhere on my bookshelf.
Lmao someone or something has it out for me right now, just got the report back from a car I had inspected and it's another no go. I have looked at 6 cars, and had 3 of them inspected, and all have been duds in one way or another. It's not even like I'm looking on the low end, I've a little over 20k to burn, surely things should be decent for that price.
Ditched Woolies mobile. Decided the saving wasn’t worth it if it didn’t work. Back in Telstra and my phones back in full working order. Can’t believe the difference a proper internet connection makes to the lack of lag!
I just learned about monkeytype which is a simple typing test site to test your keyboard kung-fu. My first attempt and Bing tells me I'm a pro.. noice. Thanks, years of all-night mIRC when I was a teenager! Back in those days I could type flawlessly without looking at the keyboard OR screen, including ALT codes for ASCII symbols. And my dad told me I was wasting my life... LOOK AT ME NOW, DAD!
::: spoiler Image is a screenshot of my monkeytype results
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My partner got me to do this early on when we were dating. I think he wanted to show off his mad tying skills but little did he know that my claim of "addicted to the internet to the point I have brain worms" wasn't just me being cute. I definitely schooled him
nice one! i tried to switch from my hacky typing to proper home row touch typing last year, got ok but not great, need to get back into practice as i ended up using a hybrid method for work. monkeytype definitely my favourite of the tutorial sites. give english 10k a spin if you want to stretch
87 WPM for me (timed 30 secs). Though it goes down to 80 WPM when you add just punctuation, then 72 WPM when you add just numbers. Both numbers and punctuation? 64 WPM. Ouch.
So happy that doggo slept through the night! Before we took her in for surgery she would wake up every night between 4-5am needing to throw up. Post-surgery she would get the crazies after 1am - crying, running around, wanting to go outside to do her business/throw up (sometimes all at the same time). Vet examined her/did bloodwork and said nothing suspicious came up so we figured it was due to her being in pain. Fingers crossed she's now on the mend (and that we can actually get some sleep this week).
It's a bit more buggy actually. I gone back to Jerboa for the moment. I'll use sync when it comes out though. I expect that'll be pretty polished at first release.
I'm looking at the Financial Review online, and have just noticed that where other papers have a section for "money" they have a section for "wealth". Definitely a different clientele.
Edit: I just read an article stating that investors are starting to wonder whether owning a holiday home is "still" part of the Australian Dream. I am startled to learn that people ever thought it was.
I've never heard of a holiday home being an Australian Dream. I assumed it was similar to the American one, buy a house and live there until you're dead.
That was what I always thought. But apparently Financial Review readers dream of having their own house, another house for holidays, millions in super, and a hefty investment portfolio. And it is not so much a dream as something they see as a reasonable expectation. How the other half (1/20th?) live.
Does anyone else think about orcas wearing hats? Ever since I read the story, and saw the pics, I've been wondering what other silly fads they have and does this mean The Little Mermaid is a documentary?
Some items in the news about teenage male orcas attacking boats off the coast of Spain etc. Been going on for months now. Some narrow escapes for the boats.
Apple says 11, BOM says 5. Decided to grab the beanie scarf and gloves on top of the jacket just in case. Good call. That wind makes it feel colder than it is.
I forgot to have my morning coffee yesterday. Around lunchtime I felt like ten pounds of shit in a five pound bag. Took another few hours to realize why I felt like that. Ended up not having one, but it was a struggle.
A few weeks ago I had the worst headache of my life. I’m not kidding. Multiple Panadol did nothing. I felt like I’d been hit by a truck. I thought I was having a migraine or I maybe Covid or the flu was coming on. Then I realised that I’d been too busy to have my usual morning coffee.
Had one and the headache was gone in 5 minutes.
It was the first time that I was like “shit… maybe I should cut back.” But the threat of a headache like that again is enough to keep me drinking it
Yeah, 0.18 really helps with server federation timeouts but no captcha is insane. Can you just disable signups temporarily until the next version is out?
How do actually identify bots? I know there is a box you can check to indicate a bot, but if that does not get checked is there a way to tell if the account gets used by bots?
Just saw a strange new worlds advertisement at Melbourne central. Bit of a waste of money no? Any Star Trek fan would’ve had the date memories right? Or at least spent all day going “what was I supposed to remember started back again?!” Like I did.
in side news, oh aussie.zone i wanna like you. no avatar accounts currently look busted - so i switched those off - the UX of the preference save is like a video game trap
::: spoiler ruh roh
(image of big red 'delete account' primary CTA button and grey chilling 'save' button)
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In the democracy that is the DT on this platform, can anyone start the next DT? I'm not volunteering necessarily, there are far more reliable people than me to do it on time, but I was just curious.
Does anyone know roughly what time station parking fills up at Camberwell station? Have to go into the city for work on Wed and need to park somewhere safe as I’ve got plans after work and won’t get back to the car until about 10.30pm.
really interesting ABC article re: a major con against the Aus Govt/the ATO
Edit: Can someone plz teach me how to do hyperlinks using the ['s and )'s ?
Edit 2: thanks Cendana!
[Rogue Kiriko](https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CDGOYI_enAU1056AU1056&hl=en-GB&sxsrf=APwXEdetBy6KW0mzXBrc10gvgVyJ_L8qcg:1687756541141&q=Rogue+Kiriko&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwibkuiIl-D_AhUDRmwGHZbzCa4Q0pQJegQICxAB&biw=428&bih=751&dpr=3) for Rogue Kiriko
Food please. And a caffeinated drink of vast proportions. Chef's selection will do fine as I'm not fussy.
Note to self : must do a food shop on the way home from work.
today looked at quotes for car insurance, going with racv. no news about the ppsr, gave them till tomorrow so we sit and wait. then we go to vcat. anyway getting the new car on Thursday, most likely. yea finally can bring it home. arrange for a good front and back camera to be installed next week for it. other than that been getting things sorted.
One of the places I write for, they also do a radio/podcast show. And I was invited onto it last weekend but couldn't because of plans, but I asked if next available slot I could be on and I suggested to talk about fat representation in video games. And it's been very interesting to read about because on one hand there isn't a lot of stuff about fat bodies in video games, it's really often the same 10 characters in a top ten list. But the videos and essays on the topic are fantastic.
It's something I'm super passionate about, talking about representation in media is very very important to me. My first show with them I spoke about accessibility in video games because it's something I will often talk about in my reviews. It's the first thing I always check when playing a game, while I don't have a lot of needs in that space, it's still important. So having a space to talk about fat characters in video games is going to be fun.
Anyways, thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
Edit: And this is why I should be quiet about stuff like this... yay. Gonna go sleep forever ✌🏻
Another day of annual leave today as I was meant to be coming back from Sydney. Canceled the trip, but not the annual leave because I'm once again mad at my workplace. Chickened out of having a chat with a recruiter last week, so it's really on me and I know that. However, a Monday off is not a bad Monday at all.
Can't decide if I want to stick with D4 or possibly dip my toes back into WoW. Dragonflight being 50% off at the moment is making it very, very tempting.
I've been watching Batman movies. I love the noir The Batman best. Even tho it's set in a cartoon world it seems the most real, maybe it's because the characters seem to be more real.
Did you start with the 89 Keaton Bat? I still think it's my favourite. A lot of that might be nostalgia from sneaking into the cinema to see it when I was 11 though.
Thank you for the kind words earlier Friends, I'm feeling a lot more okay now. Sometimes my brain gets carried away.
I did things that cheered me up and that really helped, made some cheesy potato cake thingys and planted one of my propagated monsteras in a pot and changed the pot of another plant and that all made me feel better. I'll have to relax tonight and put a face mask on and do some graphic design/drawing so I can get my Lizzo T-shirt and/or bag done in time.
Can you please post Lizzo crafts when you're done. I'd love to see them.
I will definitely do so!
I have some face masks in my makeup cabinet I haven't used. I really need to pamper myself a bit more methinks. I have a bath for heck's sake. Glad you're feeling better, we have a wonderful little vibe going on here and it's heartwarming to just now read all the messages of support you got this morning. Good luck with the drawing, Lizzo is amazing.
The vibe here is lovely! It's a real little community.
I'm jealous you have a bath, I loving having baths.
I should really use it more but I'm out of the habit having not had one for over ten years. They are soothing beyond words. I even have some locally made scented candles. Ok I'm convinced. I'm doing a little more internet then face mask and bath. My body needs more exercise and heat therapy. Sorry if I just made you more jealous and I hope you can do some adequately similar self care :)
Haha you did make me more jealous but I'm glad you're going to get into some more self care. Enjoy! I'll be here with my face mask on, in my electric blanket wanted bed pretending I'm sitting in a bath haha
I'm so glad you're feeling better.
Can we please have more info on these cheesy potato cake thingies? They sound like my kind of comfort food.
Mashed potato mixed with cornflour, with cheese stuffed in the middle and pan fried. from this tiktok I just didn't add sugar, but I added garlic powder, salt, and pepper into the potato.
Just a little song I wrote for you. Ah-um
You are a champion, my friend
And you'll keep on fighting to the end
You are a champion YOU ARE A CHAMPION
No time for losers
Coz you are the champion of the world. 🏆
Yisss 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
FUCK YEAH!
Oh hell yeah!
yay , this is awesome news 😊😊🤗🤗
Love to hear this! WOOHOO!
woohoo
All of the above right back atcha, hope you're feeling great about it all hun. You deserve all the good things. 🤩 🤩 🤩
Yay!
Obviously they realised how awesome you are!
Wow... Now this is early!
There's no set order. It's like replacing the toilet paper, if you're around at the right time you do it because you're a good person.
Thanks for making the thread
61 Days no alcohol. $1800 saved. 🙌
Well done! Just think of all the way better things you will be able to do with that cash.
Service the mortgage! Yay! Lolol
thank you😌
🧃🧃
El juice-o ! Gracias.
Great job! Good on you.
Thanks mate you too!
Bloody awesome! Good on you!
Well done dude, that's awesome!!
Legend.
Champion! Well done you!
big ups! going to have some serious health benefits too
Shout-out to my neighbour.! Brought over homemade doughnuts yesterday.
Neighbour rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
What kind of doughnuts and what did you do to deserve those?
1.Chocolate with sprinkle and cinnamon.
2.We are just generally awesome here at the God compound and all enjoy a baked goods scenario.
Oooo sounds good. I guess you have to keep your local gods happy otherwise bad shit happens.
This could go either way.
Assorted loud cheerful noises!
fuck yeah get 'em!
AND NOW WE FEAST AND DRINK WINE 🏆💪🐖🍷
😘
You did it! 😎
Missed the battle cry sorry, but I'll join another given the chance when you're going to meet boss boss.
::: spoiler how many dumb fkn poems have i written ffs Just got out of bed, feeling a bit fried
Interview later, I wonder if I'll be hired
The cat slept with us, and now he's yowling
Though he's been fed, he thinks his tummy's still growling
Curled up on the couch, heater in my face
I'm anxious about this employment race
It's hard to talk myself up when I'm so iffy
But I'll clean myself up, looking so spiffy
I'll cage up the thoughts that hold me back
And when I get home, I'll have a panic attack
As long as I can hold it until after I'm done
I'll nail this appointment, and then I'll have won. :::
I'll cross my fingers, and I'll cross my toes
But you've got this in the bag, everybody knows
Panic attacks can get in the bin, good luck with your interview, I’m sure you’ll win!
Sending all the good vibes 💜
Best! It doesn’t matter if you fall apart later. Go be spiffy!
GOOOD LUCK!!!!! Did you hear anything back from the previous job?
Good luck for your interview!!! Hope it goes really well 🤞
Hmm, spoilers apparently don't work on Jerboa. I can't say I mind too much with such a beautiful snoozy face to look at.
Sometimes I feel like an absolute void of nothingness, no one truly cares for ME, no one reaches out via message, I hang out with friends sometimes, but we're not super close. I just feel alone.
🤗🤗🤗 here, have some hugs
Thanks Seagoon ❤️
Can I help?
You just asking does help a little. Thank you for asking.
I really appreciate it, I'm an only child as well and I thankfully do have my mum and I'm so sorry your parents aren't there for you.
You're right in what you're saying, I just want someone to message and ask if I'm okay and to not always be there one initiating contact.
Thank you for caring and telling me you care, I needed that.
I care too.
Thank you for telling me that.
💜
Improve your relationship with yourself. Be the person you need you to be. Easier said than done right? It used to shit me too, but why DONT we love ourselves? Cause in the end, at the very very end, we’re all we got.
I have done a lot of work on loving myself and I'm most of the way there but I do still struggle with not having people around me that care. I spend a lot of time with myself and I'm great company but I do like other peoples company as well.
<3 I totally feel you. I'm very much a stranger but sometimes talking to strangers is easier than people you know. So if you need a chat, don't be afraid to reach out.
Hey there misssdarylc. Sorry, I've been reading your posts for a long time but I've never taken the time to respond. I'll change that for what it's worth. I adore hearing about your love stories and struggles with navigating apps and trying to find a good way to find someone.
I'm sorry you feel alone, isolation is hard and I feel like most of my friends just aren't really there too much either. I had people cancel or defer plans twice this week already though at least one was due to illness. It's a bit disappointing honestly. I hope this reply can start at least some nice exchanges here. Nothing is stopping you from feeling the love I'm sending you right now through the ether.
Best wishes
Hongo xo
Hey Hongo,
I really appreciate you taking the time out to say all of this, it made me teary eyed! People suck with cancelling plans, it's so frustrating.
Thank you again for the love!
Dinner has been had. Now to head to the supermarket to pick up a couple of old friends - peanut m&ms and maltesers
Finally replacing my absolutely broken down sofa. Man that officeworks armchair was a piece of crap
It’s amazing how much a positive difference a comfy couch makes in your life. It’s almost a quality of life change.
Nice. Have you chosen the replacement, or do you you have shopping ahead of you?
I've been unable to decide between replacing and recovering my old lounge suite for about 5 years now! It currently has a cheap cover on top so you can't see the torn threads and has an old doona on top of the cushions to add some padding. I really need to do something about it.
Avoid Berkowitz, they were unbelievably shit when we got our new couch a few months back. Gas-lighting scumlords. Their argument was: "Chinese people put their sofas against a wall, so damage during shipping and wonky stitching on the back of the couch is to be expected". Arseholes.
Phew thats...rough. thanks, ill keep in mind
Day 56 of The Diet. Scales said "That'll do, Raven. That'll do."
Now it's time to
eat ALL the thingsmove to a sensible maintenance diet for a while, and focus on my weights routine and building up some muscle. Then four more sets of 5kg dieting interspersed with maintenance/exercise focus. I think this is a good plan, breaking it up into smaller achievable goals rather than trying to do it in one go. Easier to maintain motivation and not to burnout.Breaking it up into small achievable parts sounds sensible.
I think it is very sensible. Past efforts have usually involved trying to use the initial burst of motivation to lose weight quickly and do lots of exercise, which goes well for a while but is followed by burning out, giving up and putting weight back on. I think I am finally learning from my past mistakes🙂
I've been there, my friend! Every exercise regimen I've begun has ended up the same, with me achieving little and becoming disillusioned.. That reminds me, I can fit a quick workout in before work!
That sounds like a great plan! I’ve lost focus lately and have hit a plateau, so gotta refocus before I gain it all back.
well done!!
900 (!) person traditional wedding at the hotel I'm at. Serious coin was dropped on this one.
To say everyone looks amaze is an understatement.
Everyone is so dressed up.
Fancy ❤
Was making a dish with red wine as an ingredient last night. Purchased a $12 bottle that ended up being absolutely delightful. The meal was good too. I did go to bed a little buzzy, but no side effects today.
Ooh, what wine was it?
Devil's Vine CabSav
I was wondering myself so thanks!
My fever has broken. I continue coughing up crud in a variety of shades. No gym today, I think
Hopefully you’re on the mend now.
That awesome feeling you get when past you is so organise, that it helps out future you. Nothing major just essential items that I need and haven’t been able to get a hand on. This has put me in such a good mood. Lol who am I to be this happy over an essential goods or two 😅
Hey hey! Keep those good vibes comin', I can dig it!
I’m loving the vibes but man am I an oddball 🤣🤣 I’m ok with it though. Hope you’re well buddy. Good to see you’ve come back a couple times and posting! 🙂
Me? Oh I'm just ticketyboo.
And hey, don't sell yourself short, oddballs are the best kind of balls! Err, wait... scratch that.
Nah not selling myself short. I’m ok with being an oddball
I thank past me at work all the time. Like full on look myself in the mirror saying "hey you there past me, look at you go, having the foresight to do x and everything, go you!" stuff. It's funny but scary.
Yeah I get it! Good on you. You are doing well!
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Seconding what CEOofmyhouse said - focus on the positives and remember you're interviewing them as well as them interviewing you.
You're resilient, you're smart, you're prepared and you're an asset to any place that employs you.
Will be cheering you on in spirit this afternoon.
You're alright. Don't think about the negatives. Think about the positives. You are an asset. You are worthy. Now go out there and give it all you've got. I believe in you. ☺ 👍
Centrelink stopped accepting medical certificates, so I have to do mutual obligations. The DES people want me to apply for 8 jobs that I'm not qualified for every month. They're meant to help me pay for education but according to the guy I have appointments with, they'll only pay half of the course fees.
Also, why the fuck is "free" TAFE allowed to charge so much extra fees? It's not free if I have to pay $510.
I'm just sorta fucked, I suppose. Not sure what I can do, or will do.
Yeah when I was working but still had to apply for jobs or when I was waiting to start my uni degree I applied for jobs that ask for things I didn't have. And also I remember writing them an apology being like "I'm so sorry I have to apply for jobs". But this was like 2016/2017 so...
Your relation helps anyway, even without any advice. Shit sucks. Thank you.
today is absolutely dragging on I tell you hwhat
'Do I look like I know hwhat a jpeg is? I just want a picture of a god-dang hotdog!'
Beowulf has a disapoint.
God dang it
BobbyStudChudIs that a typo or do you speak OE?
náhwæðer? nāwþer? ... Neither
I just dreaming of a better day where instead of working, I was home watching King of the Hill
Soon to be going to a freshly cleaned bed and pillow, with a new junky post-apocalyptic audiobook (my guilty pleasure). Life ain't so bad
I'm not from Melbourne, but it's great to see Melbourne people using their Fedi alternative to Reddit. The Brisbane one is dead!
It'll be interesting to see what happens long term, especially after apps stop working. I am hoping that there will be enough creative people who move to alternative places that some small vibrant communities can form. I don't want the endless memes and scrolling of Reddit, to me an engaged group of 20 people would be better than 20,000 disengaged scrollers.
I think there will be a lot of confused people trying to access Reddit. We might get a few stragglers but I think word of mouth is better for getting people involved - ie messaging them to come over.
Quality over quantity, absolutely!
@Kwikxilver @StudChud I'm glad too (as a mildly active occasional ex-Redditor, but a very active Fedi user). But sorry Briswegians aren't doing the necessary work to try Fedi - because it IS work to do so and needs a critical mass of users to stand their ground, and notify people of a genuine move. I'm likely to be more active in here than I ever was on Reddit, and it hasn't been as annoying as I'd expected in my main Mastodon feed.
I feel a bit weird stimulating that community myself, because I don't live there any more. It was really nice to keep up with what was going on! And some people do post on Lemmy...but not enough.
I keep getting ads for this backpack in my Twitter feed, and it's the only ad I've actually clicked on. They look good and I'm chuffed that you're chuffed!
I've completed day 2 of exercise regimen and it feels good so far. They're just equipment free 10 minute little workouts, and because they're 10 minutes I can easily say to myself, "oh let's do one now, I've got no excuse to not fit it in." It gets the blood pumping without being too taxing. Can't do in front of Mr Peeler though 👀
A lot of workout people (who aren't dicks) will say even just 10 minutes of movement is good. I need to get back into working out, might do it tomorrow before work. Only thing I hate is that I use Ring Fit to work out and the way they calculate time annoys me. Half an hour of continuos workout is actually an hour real time.
Nice work. I find small amounts at home much easier to fit in (and convince myself to do) as well. I do have weights at home, and like doing the heavy weights that need rest between sets - it works really well to mix in with basic cleaning or meal prep. Instead of staring at the wall for a few minutes like I would in a gym I can go and chop a carrot or something.
I honestly wish there was a "You're all cunt's, fuck you all" option for the Zuckerberg / Musk cage fight.
The best option would probably be to ignore it (this is the first I'm hearing of it), not speak about it and not give them any more of a platform than they already have/not make them richer through clicks.
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Neither of them have one. Marks an alien and Elon has such little dick energy it may as well not exist.
They both suck... but man... I would love to see Musk out cold.
He's probably gonna back out though.
Yeah ain't no way Elon is doing this. His fanboys will still claim victory though. Zuck is a BJJ beginner but isn't actually terrible at it. My money would be on lizard-boy for sure.
That’s cause he’s got a poison dart loaded in his tongue though.
It's his inherent venomous property.
Oh totally. Zuck's been working the fuck out. Like he looks like an absolute beast when it comes to BJJ. As the guys at Internet Today say, Zuck's done everything but kill a man with his bare hands, so fighting with Musk is going to be the closest thing to it.
The unit outline for my next uni subject (sustainable design for houses) was released today & I'm pretty happy with what the main assignments involve. I'll basically be making a plan for my own future housing, which is what I want to do for myself anyway & a large part of why I was interested in this course.
Insulation please! So sick of houses that might as well be tents.
Insulation, double glazing, plus appropriate orientation and shading to not heat up like an oven in summer. The course also looks at issues like ventilation and air quality, condensation and mould, heating water and power use etc. Affordabilty and similar issues are also looked at, which is definitely an issue I need to consider.
Sounds fantastic. On a vaguely related note, WTF is with Victoria’s apparent allergy to floor drains in bathrooms?
That is a really good question - I would add that they should be included in laundries too. Also stopcocks to all sinks etc.
It's 7:06 and the 7:00 bus is due to arrive in 8 minutes. This is the end of my story.
[update] The 7:00 bus arrived at 7:14 with nobody on it (apart from the driver). I don't know if he'll make it to the train station in time for me to catch the 7:16 connecting train...
I tend to avoid posting negative comments so... thanks for listening.
Did you make it to the 7:16 train!
Not today unfortunately, but tomorrow is another work day! So we'll see what the future brings.
Ugh, I hate that. Happens a lot. It's not so bad when I was on the Frankston line because I could catch a train 10 mins later, but being on the Pakenham line it's a 20 min wait. Which I mean I'd rather that then deal with the 50-min to 1hr 20 bus wait when I used to live on the peninsula.
::: spoiler sigh Cool glass of Rosé, relaxing on the sofa
Brain's overthinking, turning over and over.
Be cool and calm, composed, assured,
Each fear is stretched and twice measured.
Turned out and raw for the world to see,
Memories sliced up, trauma-sushi
Roll me in rice, in seaweed, I'm salty
Dip me in soy sauce and light green wasabi
Chopsticks and lips, full of umami,
Size me up, please put a fork in me
I'm done 👌🏼
Edit: now i want to go to a sushi train ehhh :::
Oh my god. Found a box of box of ritz and a 2 bottles of red in the cupboard.
Got so excited I cracked the shiraz open and just poured a glass. Went down so well. Hope it’ll last a couple of days without going weird in taste so I can stretch it out for a few days.
one of those days where chronic pain moves from "meh I'm used to it" to "I shall bite people"
so of course it's the day the cats have decided to be Royal Fucking Arseholes
(this isn't mood colouration btw, Punkin is obsessed with going under my desk and fucking around behind the file server - something he has never, in his entire twelve years of life been allowed to do. I've pulled it out, there's nothing behind it, he's just got a bug up his arse. And when told off goes into the kitchen and starts pushing things off the counter in retaliation)
"Please don't nag Mummy today because she will bite you" has seen my daughter scurry back to her room on more than one occasion.
Kids aren't bad at it either.
hugs
My mind is quietening down. I am learning to shut up and listen with intent for the first time in my life. I've stopped running on caffiene and now enjoy afternoon naps and to wake up to find that my cats have crept onto the bed and are sleeping beside me afterwards fills me with joy. I still need some time off job hunting to work on my recovery but it's going really well so far. One day at a time. I think to bang on the benefits of joining aa is probably unnecessary but I will I've felt more love from the new people I've met in the program than I've felt from most of my real life friends in the last I don't know how many years. I've also found better support for my transition here than in any other place other that I sought out and got myself through professional services. I spent so much time in my community last week I can still feel the euphoria as well, but their support is automatic, yours is a something I am truly grateful for as it's coming from strangers who may or may not know about the incredible personal journeys we go through in the early stages of hormome replacement therapy.
Thank you all, except the person who downvotes all my comments, no thanks for you but no malice toward you either, what you think about me is none of my business.
Am I the only person getting annoyed that James Cameron is all over the news about the Oceangate incident. I mean I get he's an avid ocean explorer, have done the trip many times, and made the damn film but I feel like we should hear from an actual engineer.
I had some left over pork and beef mince. I added some onions and a can of Campbell's beef bolognese sauce and the scraps from the tomato sauce bottle. Paired it with beef ravioli and some herbs and spices. It came out alright.
Girly's not eating with us because she's got some sort of mange. It could be my imagination but my throat is getting sore. We shall see tomorrow.
Think I might need to come up with a strategy as I'm getting invited to a lot of non work hours social stuff in this new job. I really just want people to know that's off limits for me without being impolite, getting pressured into going, or not "fitting in"
Good morning folks, hope y'all had a great weekend! I built my Nissian Skyline GT-R Lego set and it looks great. Now I just need to see where to put it... somewhere on my bookshelf.
Lmao someone or something has it out for me right now, just got the report back from a car I had inspected and it's another no go. I have looked at 6 cars, and had 3 of them inspected, and all have been duds in one way or another. It's not even like I'm looking on the low end, I've a little over 20k to burn, surely things should be decent for that price.
Cant go wrong with a reliable Camry or Corolla.
They are the only 2 choices really. Or an old Magna, but they might be too old now.
Ditched Woolies mobile. Decided the saving wasn’t worth it if it didn’t work. Back in Telstra and my phones back in full working order. Can’t believe the difference a proper internet connection makes to the lack of lag!
WAR CRY! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! ⚔️💪
VALHALLA I AM COMING
r u ok?
We come from the land of the ice and snow
Looks like the new Altona Pier will be awesome. New pier design
I will try not to post too many of these this week, but man it's nice to be here.
I just learned about monkeytype which is a simple typing test site to test your keyboard kung-fu. My first attempt and Bing tells me I'm a pro.. noice. Thanks, years of all-night mIRC when I was a teenager! Back in those days I could type flawlessly without looking at the keyboard OR screen, including ALT codes for ASCII symbols. And my dad told me I was wasting my life... LOOK AT ME NOW, DAD!
::: spoiler Image is a screenshot of my monkeytype results :::
My partner got me to do this early on when we were dating. I think he wanted to show off his mad tying skills but little did he know that my claim of "addicted to the internet to the point I have brain worms" wasn't just me being cute.
I definitely schooled himnice one! i tried to switch from my hacky typing to proper home row touch typing last year, got ok but not great, need to get back into practice as i ended up using a hybrid method for work. monkeytype definitely my favourite of the tutorial sites. give english 10k a spin if you want to stretch
Nice. My typing tends to be fast and innaccurate, and gets worse the longer I go. Short bursts are my specialty.
87 WPM for me (timed 30 secs). Though it goes down to 80 WPM when you add just punctuation, then 72 WPM when you add just numbers. Both numbers and punctuation? 64 WPM. Ouch.
Jeez, is it bed time yet?
My dishwasher seems to be on the blink and I just do not want to deal.
So happy that doggo slept through the night! Before we took her in for surgery she would wake up every night between 4-5am needing to throw up. Post-surgery she would get the crazies after 1am - crying, running around, wanting to go outside to do her business/throw up (sometimes all at the same time). Vet examined her/did bloodwork and said nothing suspicious came up so we figured it was due to her being in pain. Fingers crossed she's now on the mend (and that we can actually get some sleep this week).
posting from Connect for Lemmy.. the app wars have begun.
Thoughts vs Jerboa?
It's a bit more buggy actually. I gone back to Jerboa for the moment. I'll use sync when it comes out though. I expect that'll be pretty polished at first release.
I'm looking at the Financial Review online, and have just noticed that where other papers have a section for "money" they have a section for "wealth". Definitely a different clientele.
Edit: I just read an article stating that investors are starting to wonder whether owning a holiday home is "still" part of the Australian Dream. I am startled to learn that people ever thought it was.
I've never heard of a holiday home being an Australian Dream. I assumed it was similar to the American one, buy a house and live there until you're dead.
That was what I always thought. But apparently Financial Review readers dream of having their own house, another house for holidays, millions in super, and a hefty investment portfolio. And it is not so much a dream as something they see as a reasonable expectation. How the other half (1/20th?) live.
Does anyone else think about orcas wearing hats? Ever since I read the story, and saw the pics, I've been wondering what other silly fads they have and does this mean The Little Mermaid is a documentary?
Some items in the news about teenage male orcas attacking boats off the coast of Spain etc. Been going on for months now. Some narrow escapes for the boats.
Spicegirls earworm attack alert
I really wanna zig-a-zig AHhhh..
That will cost you about twenty bucks.
I'm giving you everything ...,
Stick it...shove it...move it...f*** it...who do you think you areeeee.
The worst thing is I really don't remember much of the lyrics but it still keeps playing
Hey you! always on the run, gotta slow it down baby gotta have some fu-u-un.
you were sucking dick for a foreign caaar
Woah. Easy there.
THOSE AREN't the LYRICS 3:<
Saw so many stray kitties today on my last day in indo.
Locals seems to look after them (to an extent at least).
Had a few pats even though they're super shy.
Most liked the head scratches.. universal international language of kitto.
Apple says 11, BOM says 5. Decided to grab the beanie scarf and gloves on top of the jacket just in case. Good call. That wind makes it feel colder than it is.
Mmmm, tea
Would it be possible to start a new orca fad?
I’ve noticed the stress and anxiety build up, both on line and at home, surrounding the purchase of Taylor Swift tix.
Surely there’s a German phrase for this very specific instance.
Schwiftenfreude
and here’s your Lemmy Gold sir
::: spoiler spoiler :::
🙏🙇♂️
I was going to take today off and do nothing but the list of jobs is quite large. We shall see.
Don't know why I thought now was a good time to reduce my caffeine intake.
Mild headache today and I've come home cooked AF.
Missing my home time espresso to perk up for the evening.
Was very hard to convince myself to put some veggies in the oven to roast
It'll get easier with time.
Just glad I'm not going cold turkey. pretty sure I would feel like I was dying
I forgot to have my morning coffee yesterday. Around lunchtime I felt like ten pounds of shit in a five pound bag. Took another few hours to realize why I felt like that. Ended up not having one, but it was a struggle.
Absolute addicts for our caffeine fix
A few weeks ago I had the worst headache of my life. I’m not kidding. Multiple Panadol did nothing. I felt like I’d been hit by a truck. I thought I was having a migraine or I maybe Covid or the flu was coming on. Then I realised that I’d been too busy to have my usual morning coffee.
Had one and the headache was gone in 5 minutes.
It was the first time that I was like “shit… maybe I should cut back.” But the threat of a headache like that again is enough to keep me drinking it
Smashing the waters? Or even just replace every coffee with a green tea to wind down slowly.
Drinking tea as well, and I'm only reducing not cutting out completely.
But it's rough since I didn't realise how much I'd upped my intake to cope with the increase in my workload in the new job.
Damn my work for having such a good coffee machine. All day access to espresso is dangerous
Thank you past me for freezing portions of chicken curries, today I will defrost and make curry chicken pies.
Pretty sure I don’t need to be on camera for work today…. NO PANTS!
wait, your camera shows your lower half?
Well no, but I sometime have to stand up to retrieve cats from precarious situations
And only the lower half!
Isn’t it a bit cold for no pants?!
Behold my giant wooly robe of ridiculousness
Ah, the perfect wfh outfit!
So we updated to 0.18, less than 30mins later already had 120 bots already signed up. Wish we didn't have to turn registrations on :(
It's disappointing to see, 0.18.1 will add bot-check back.
How long that takes... Will be interesting
Yeah, 0.18 really helps with server federation timeouts but no captcha is insane. Can you just disable signups temporarily until the next version is out?
Technicality we could ... But I don't want to disable it until the captcha is decided on and created.
How do actually identify bots? I know there is a box you can check to indicate a bot, but if that does not get checked is there a way to tell if the account gets used by bots?
Technically no. You have to do some analysis on the user account activity, if the always upvote one user or only post the same domain etc
Uni has started again. GL to everyone studying!
Just saw a strange new worlds advertisement at Melbourne central. Bit of a waste of money no? Any Star Trek fan would’ve had the date memories right? Or at least spent all day going “what was I supposed to remember started back again?!” Like I did.
Ahh, the bliss where a day where I don't want to go out and don't have to go out coincide.
in side news, oh aussie.zone i wanna like you. no avatar accounts currently look busted - so i switched those off - the UX of the preference save is like a video game trap
::: spoiler ruh roh
(image of big red 'delete account' primary CTA button and grey chilling 'save' button) :::
oh ffs, now I have "Orcas in Hats" earworm "We can swim if we want to ..."
my home coffee game is getting fucking sharp if i do say so myself
meow
DAILY RIPPER: DAY SHIFT
🦵⏰🥊🥊blammo!
INTERNET TOP FEEDER EDITION
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All the feels! Having insomnia and a partner on construction time ⏰🧨🪓🔪
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ooo I love it when a pissy idiot shoots themselves in the face in front of management
In the democracy that is the DT on this platform, can anyone start the next DT? I'm not volunteering necessarily, there are far more reliable people than me to do it on time, but I was just curious.
Does anyone know roughly what time station parking fills up at Camberwell station? Have to go into the city for work on Wed and need to park somewhere safe as I’ve got plans after work and won’t get back to the car until about 10.30pm.
Rear Main Seal on my car is shot, so I'm kind of tempted to get a new JDM .
Driving my dads Hiace was fun, and there was a lot of room for the servers. I just want something with the option for >= 4 seats though.
Help. What do I do?
really interesting ABC article re: a major con against the Aus Govt/the ATO
Edit: Can someone plz teach me how to do hyperlinks using the ['s and )'s ?
Edit 2: thanks Cendana!
That was quite the read. Love it when greedy assholes get their comeuppance.
I'll be watching the 4Corners report about it this evening, starts in 10 mins.
[Rogue Kiriko](https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CDGOYI_enAU1056AU1056&hl=en-GB&sxsrf=APwXEdetBy6KW0mzXBrc10gvgVyJ_L8qcg:1687756541141&q=Rogue+Kiriko&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwibkuiIl-D_AhUDRmwGHZbzCa4Q0pQJegQICxAB&biw=428&bih=751&dpr=3)for Rogue KirikoHas anyone comvinced whacka to migrate yet?
Have you Messaged them?
eh, i feel im kinda perioheral to the DT. Would have more weight from a more active reg :)
Sure I’ll DM them.
I have reached out to a few people with rather poor results though so I dunno. See how we go.
My message gets lost in the OF SEXBOT traffic lol.🤖🤖
I think they said they weren't interested or couldn't figure it out.
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🥪🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥫🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙🥠🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉
A large can of red bull. Goodness I didn’t sleep very well last night
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Thank you. You da best!
Can I have all the things please? Except the jellyfish, too rubbery for this time of morning.
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Buttered crumpets thanks!
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Food please. And a caffeinated drink of vast proportions. Chef's selection will do fine as I'm not fussy.
Note to self : must do a food shop on the way home from work.
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Coffee camomile and cat food thanks.
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A really big coffee please!
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Thankyou!
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Pork sausages with baked beans, hot sauce and fried eggs please 🤤
Edit: I'll go for some brains too actually
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One of the most satisfying breakfasts I've had in recent history - much obliged
ugh, migraine auras, no headache, just auras
cracjer of a test going on. c'mon ladies!
today looked at quotes for car insurance, going with racv. no news about the ppsr, gave them till tomorrow so we sit and wait. then we go to vcat. anyway getting the new car on Thursday, most likely. yea finally can bring it home. arrange for a good front and back camera to be installed next week for it. other than that been getting things sorted.
One of the places I write for, they also do a radio/podcast show. And I was invited onto it last weekend but couldn't because of plans, but I asked if next available slot I could be on and I suggested to talk about fat representation in video games. And it's been very interesting to read about because on one hand there isn't a lot of stuff about fat bodies in video games, it's really often the same 10 characters in a top ten list. But the videos and essays on the topic are fantastic.
It's something I'm super passionate about, talking about representation in media is very very important to me. My first show with them I spoke about accessibility in video games because it's something I will often talk about in my reviews. It's the first thing I always check when playing a game, while I don't have a lot of needs in that space, it's still important. So having a space to talk about fat characters in video games is going to be fun.
Anyways, thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
Edit: And this is why I should be quiet about stuff like this... yay. Gonna go sleep forever ✌🏻
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Another day of annual leave today as I was meant to be coming back from Sydney. Canceled the trip, but not the annual leave because I'm once again mad at my workplace. Chickened out of having a chat with a recruiter last week, so it's really on me and I know that. However, a Monday off is not a bad Monday at all.
Can't decide if I want to stick with D4 or possibly dip my toes back into WoW. Dragonflight being 50% off at the moment is making it very, very tempting.
What's for snacks today?!
Argh, Mlem. I can’t upvote. No matter where I touch on the screen, it just collapses comments.
Past my bedtime. Night fam.
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I've been watching Batman movies. I love the noir The Batman best. Even tho it's set in a cartoon world it seems the most real, maybe it's because the characters seem to be more real.
Spotted at Highpoint today
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Did you start with the 89 Keaton Bat? I still think it's my favourite. A lot of that might be nostalgia from sneaking into the cinema to see it when I was 11 though.
Tuesday's thread is up, you beautiful humans!