Daily Discussion Thread: Mon 24 Jul 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Mon 24 Jul 2023
Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Hi everyone thanks for all the kind replies yesterday, I really appreciate them all ♥️
I'm okay, the reason the nurse on call (which is a fantastic service btw) wanted me to go to the ER was (I'll try and be brief, to spare you all the grossness), because they thought there might have been bile in my vomit. The ER confirmed I probably don't, and ruled out any appendicitis or serious bowel/stomach issues. They think I probably have gastro, which is shit, but I'll be right in a few days. They also gave me an anti emetic so I was able to have a rest
I'm back off to sleep, but I should be right. Thanks again everyone for your well wishes 🫂
I've officially moved into my new place. It's so different and feels so normal. Like.. there's just (sharp) knives out in an unlocked area, that's not something I've experienced (save for maybe hotels and such) in about 5 years
It's so bittersweet, obviously it's more bitter than sweet at the moment and I'm a bit of a mess. But there's a lot to like about this house, and the freedoms that come with living here. I think the best part is just that the people I'm living with all seem respectful, and that's already leaps and bounds ahead of how things have been in my last place over the last few years
Here's something I never thought I'd get to say: I got to rescue Bluey. My neighbors have a Blue Heeler. They also have young kids so of course, she's named Bluey. Anyway somehow she got stuck out the front and no one was home, so I went over and helped her out. She was terrified till I reminded her we've met before and she was like "OH! You're a friend! Awesome!" and gave me lots of pats.
Fuck I love a British crime drama! 60% actual crime solving, 10% HR nightmare, 10% rain, 10% you recognising actors, 5% places that sound like they belong in a fairy story, 5% people talking really fast. It's just brilliant stuff, it's perfect turn your brain off telly even though that's not it's intended purpose.
Day 29 of exercises completed. I've got one day to go before I've completed the program! Woo! I've never stuck at any exercise program for this long in my whole life before, and I have you folks to thank for your ongoing encouragement and support! Now I've got to take a look at what my next step is..
Today I'm being introduced to the clients I'll be responsible for. It's starting to get serious now which is exciting!!!
In the past year I have donated/given away/sold about 20 big garbage bags worth of stuff. I'm always decluttering but amazed, in a bad way, how little impact it seems to have on the home.
Jesus Christ I'm tired. I didn't even do much over weekend.
Holy hell the current 14 day forecast for Las Vegas does not dip below 40, and I believe it has been going like this for a while before now too. Bunch of 44's in there. Could you imagine the Melbourne power grid meltdown?
I know that I work 11-5 so it's only part time, but the time I wake up it feels like a full time 9-5 job. Gosh, I can't wait till my probation is over and ask to work from home one day. Mostly for my chronic pain but also going into work 5 days a week is tough.
Since I'm in a cleaning mood I thought I'd share some hints for you so let's talk about drains. Now people will tell you just "pour some bi carb and vinegar down there and it'll unblock it. It works for me" and I say no. There's more to it.
Blocked drains: Step 1. Go outside and locate your overflow relief gully (org). It's usually located outside the toilet. Make sure there's nothing blocking it like leaves and shit.
Step 2: Buy a plunger and plunge the hell out of ALL your drains not just the one that's blocked.
Step3: Now pour some bi-carb and vinegar down ALL your drains. You might as well do them all at once. But add a big squirt of dishwashing liquid down with the bi-carb and vinegar. Plug all your drains. Including your shower just put a scrunched up wet towel over the hole. Close lids on toilets. Step 4: Go and make a coffee. You've earned it.
Step 5: Go and fill up all the bathtubs, sinks, basins, troughs, etc with cold water.
Step 6: Release the biggest one (usually the bathtub) and all the other sinks and basins. Flush all the toilets. This causes pressure in all your pipes dislodging anything that might be blocking a pipe. I call this "El flusho" and it's quite fun. Please note: Keep the shower hole blocked with a wet towel otherwise you might have raw sewerage coming into your shower which ain't pretty.
Step 7: Do these steps on a regular basis (around every 6 months or so) to keep your pipes free. It'll save you time and money when your midnight shit doesn't go down and all of a sudden you've flooded the bathroom floor. Prevention is better than paying out $$$$$ for a plumber.Smelly drains: The most underrated chemical you can use for this is Cloudy Ammonia. Found on the bottom shelf in the cleaning aisle of the supermarket it's cheap and pretty harmless. Pour a half a bottle down a stinky pipe hole and let it sit. Repeat if necessary. The most common reason for funky pipes is stagnant water. Cloudy Ammonia will help this.
You are welcome people. ☺
It's always fun when I get home from work and declare "it's time to de-drag" like I'm a drag queen who just saw their friend eliminated off of Drag Race.
Tasmania now has a Minister for Stadia. Leave your best Google Stadia jokes here.
Here's mine: I wonder when this'll show up on killedbygoogle.com.
Walking past the soon to be reborn Clifton Hotel in Kew Junction and they were putting in a big woodfired (I think / hope) pizza oven which is very dangerous as it's so close to where I am.
It's good to see someone's picked it up and restoring it. Will be disappointed if they're pushing $15 pints though.
Extremely intense and draining day. I've stopped by at mine to wait for western suburbs traffic to die down before making the trek back out to the house because I refuse to join in that mess (also I get to water my plants!). I'd be happy not to touch my steering wheel for the next 4 days. Absolutely sore and knackered from all the trudging around today as well.
Finished Mad Men s6 last night. Possibly the weakest season just above s5, but those last two episodes were absolute corkers and had that classic impact from s2-s4
I kind of made this tonight
Chinese broccoli and mushroom stir-fryMy version
Image of a bowl of spicy thick noodles with vegetables.
Spent a while this morning learning how to send myself emails within the google ecosystem with hotel reservation details so it auto-adds into my calendar properly, for when hotels don't send email confirmations with the correct markups or in my case, when I wasn't the one who did the booking. Was a fair bit more involved than I initially thought but eventually nailed it. If anybody needs or wants to know how it's done let me know and I'll write it up. Can do it for a bunch of different booking types: flights, events, car hire, restaurants, etc.
It's all hidden data that gmail can grab:
image is an example of a hotel booking
image of how it ends up in google calendar
Ugh I just want to hibernate from everything right now until it becomes warmer. Have zero motivation for anything unless its over 21 degrees outside.
I think the monster 👾 found where I work. Things got hectic here for a bit, and I'm pretty sure it was involved. I would very much like dull monotony back please.
I've been looking at my meter readings and surprisingly I seem to have managed to use less power for the last couple of months than the same time last year. It has been so cold I expected it to be more. The heating definitely chews through the power though, there are major spikes on cold days. Hopefully if I can get reverse cycle systems put in I'll be able to save some money, and actually be warm.
Hello brains trust, I’m seeking appliance advice.
Thinking of getting a split system for heating/cooling as gas heating costs are nuts and we also don’t have aircon, so combining the two seems like a good idea.
Could anyone suggest brands to check out or avoid, please?
So far, I’ve heard Mitsubishi and Panasonic are good, but am a bit unsure about where to start
Listening to an interview with John Waters. 💗
Seagoon movies. Mortal Engines. I just could not get into this Steam Punk Vernian /Howl's Moving Castle pastiche but if you love steam punk post apocalyptic stories you will love this a lot. It looks glorious , has an original idea and some good characters. Trailer; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsFc2gguEg
And that's it for daily movies , I've been watching so much telly and movies the past few years I am filled up. I also notice that for me it's consumption of another person's whole vision. There is no room for my own creative thought. To have a fresh mind I need my own real experience and if I can't have that then books and music.
So movies and telly only on the weekends from now on. I still love movies so much 💗💗💗, just need to regulate my watching.
A very up and down day. Mostly down. Terrible sleep made for a moody office day. An afternoon pick up in energy came, then got a job application rejection email to end the work day after a good interview on Friday. My experience didn’t align apparently. Fair enough but still stings. Never going to leave my current job at this rate. Finished with a good gym session to process all of today’s emotions. Ready for a deep sleep.
Today I learnt about the sport Extreme Ironing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_ironing
Now it makes sense, cue Divine , "Can't you see I'm ironing in here"
Not sure if this is allowed but if anyone has Apple TV and doesn't have a current subscription, you can get 2 free months via this promotional link.
Don't forget to cancel the sub after redeeming it so you don't ger charged.
TIL that the 3M Part number for the aluminium tape that goes on airplanes, is 420.
🤨 Big W cat litter has increased from $19 to $25 a bag
Indonesia should have spam laws.
My Telkomsel SIM card gets multiple offers and promo messages daily from the carrier with a few different numbers. They're all legitimate links but it's getting really annoying lol.
#Worldle #549 1/6 (100%) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉 ⭐⭐🏙️🪙 https://worldle.teuteuf.fr
YouTube had static posts now...? When did that happen... I keep waiting for the video to autoplay then realise it's just a screen cap or something.
Ok, 8hrs of Scott & Bailey last night probably wasn't a good idea, my dreams today were mostly just made up episodes Lmao
Lmao there's two huge bugs ripping right through my section right now, people either have a cold or having it coming out both ends. Who'd have thunk bringing people in full time suddenly would create a cesspit of germs.
I totally forgot that I had backed this solo play adventure story, not realising that it was out already. So that's what I've been doing tonight is just playing it. It's called Koriko: A Magical Year. It's really cute so far, though you need 21 six-sided dice and sadly, I only have 17 sets of dice... I guess that means I need to buy more dice!
I play DND, that's how I've acquired so many dice, I don't just have a bunch of six-sided dice lying around for no purpose.
Edit: And I just realised that I got the physical copy of the book too... huh. Welp, that'll be fun when it arrives.
Movie for tonight
Rurouni Kenshin. The beginning.
Hope I can get up tomorrow morning after staying up watching this.
Okay so I've been working on updating my LinkedIn profile for the last few hours till I'm just kinda tired and out of ideas so I turn to gpt and ok it's a bit cringy and cookie-cutter-ish but I guess it's inspiration.
Ubisoft, actually, can suck my dick. Games industry is farking farked.
I realised today that I've been so social lately that I am absolutely socially burned out, everything was a struggle and I'm absolutely exhausted. So I will not have anything social until Saturday night, I have definitely overdone it the past month or so.
I was talking today with a colleague who’s seeing the W soccer at AAMI stadium tonight. She referred to the stadium as the ‘disco slug’ and it was the best thing I’d heard in weeks.
