Oof, that was not a good sleep... Had to sleep with headphones listening to YouTube because my mind just wouldn't turn off and I was so paranoid and anxious. Everytime I turned over I was like "but now my back is to the door, what if somebody comes in", and same goes for laying the other way and having my back to the window. Spent 2 hours trying to fall asleep, then woke up every 40 minutes or so in a sweat and had to get up and check that my door and window were both still locked
The worker who was here overnight gave me good vibes. Big Islander dude, seemed chill. No worries about my safety (logically, anyway). That's probably why I got my 3 hours of sleep at all
Edit: after a shower, I'm feeling a bit less nervous. Just trying to distract myself with my usual routine. I also decided that not listening to anything so I can keep an ear out for any strange noises is a bad idea when this house is like 100 years old and makes even more noise than usual during winter, so I have some music on
During lockdowns I found a website 1001 Albums to listen to before you die.
I try to do an album a day during the week, but sometimes cannot be bothered.
It's definitely broadened by musical horizons, but has also introduced me to some absolutely crap (yes I know music is subjective) that is somehow popular.
Definitely suggest it to everyone.
I'm starting to feel more safe now. Still not 100, not even 30% honestly, but each day that passes, I feel 1 or 2% safer. I'm still jumping at noises, still lock my room when I go to the bathroom, and have a just I'm case knife on my bedside table.
I finally wrote an email to my care team informing them of the situation, they'll probably start checking in more frequently, and will also put pressure on the org to replace my stolen and damaged stuff. The police assistance line said I should call the station handling the case tomorrow if they don't contact me first, but tomorrow's a busy day so I might give them a bonus 24 hours. My spare room is still a "crime scene" though, so I can't work on cleaning it up, or go tinker with my projects.
In a kind of dark and twisted way, it's also ironic that they moved him in here to cut costs (Resi is expensive), and in the end it's probably coated them the same if not more. I'd say he's caused about 1-2k in property damage to them alone, plus about 1.5k to me (plus another 1.5k in theft). They also had to have 24/7 staffing while he was alone, and even now since I still don't feel safe, they're still paying for an overnight worker. Really the only thing they really "saved" was not having to buy groceries for him, but it seems like he was bad with managing money, so they probably had to anyway. Seems like the cost cutting really worked for them 🙄🙄
Oh, also, I think I have permanent, irrevocable "I told you so" rights now...
Fucking hell I need to get better security on all of my stuff.
I realised that the drongo also nicked an Xbox I had in my spare room. I haven't played it in some time, but apparently at some stage it's become disconnected from my Microsoft account so I can't report it stolen or get the serial number. My MacBook I'd just reset like a month ago and forgot to turn on find my device. And I got an email from Amazon that somebody was trying to reset my password. I rejected the request but realised I forgot to sign out of prime on a hotel tv, so I reset my password. Which deregistered my echo dot from my Amazon account, so I can't get the serial number.
I thought I was good at keeping my devices secure and locked down. Evidently I am not anywhere near as good as I thought. I guess I've felt too safe for too long to keep up with maintenance and security. I suppose it's a learning opportunity but I just feel like an idiot. Ugh
I hope you're doing well and off your face @dumblederp@aussie.zone
Today's "you must've had a shit day mate" award runner up prize goes to the young bloke in hi viz who exited his car as it was at a 30 degree incline on the back of a tow truck and had to climb down.
The winner goes to whoever is gonna be held responsible for the Derrimut factory fire.
On a brighter note, some really lovely news, I received a surprisingly chunky bonus from one of my jobs (despite not being there that long). I have the option of salary sacrificing it or having it paid out as taxed wages. I would've liked to put it all to super but frankly I could do with liquid cash atm. Buys me more time later in the year for when I can't work as hard.
Now to whip up some hearty green curry. So good for throwing all the veg in!!
Spent four hours out of home. Out to Prahan, back into Flinders to Spencer St. Then hung out with my partner for his lunch. Dropped into a shop on the way home and now I'm actually back.
The cat is pleased with my return and the bribe of wet food to remain on his good side.
...I forgot toilet paper. FML.
Edit: whoa that factory fire I saw from docklands with my partner earlier. I actually pointed it out but thought it was just pollution from a factory.
I guess it's still pollution, but from an explosion - which is cooler as long as no one is dead
Edit: holy! Check out the flying barrel! Scroll down to the interview with the chief and they show a clip. Wild!
Decided to call in sick for tomorrow. The de-toothified area is quite painful and swollen - I think I'd be fine working in a standard office job, but having to speak all day with a sore mouth does not sound fun. The dental surgeon was a bit confusing about his recommendations for time off - verbally he told me I'd be fine to go back to work almost straight away, but he wrote me a certificate for three days off.
Put together my new bed last night. Added the mattress. Took a good 3 hours by myself, but it didn't break apart (and only one minor mistake that I managed to fix without having to take everything apart). So I call that a win.
Slept like a baby. Bit sore today though. I guess a mix of putting the bed together and the new mattress.
Now it's clean up. Soooo much styrofoam. The cardboard is in the car to take to the transfer station. Then gotta put the old bed in the car for the next trip. And then somehow get the mattress there.
In other news, my next Tassie western short story is releasing on Friyay!
Finally updated my phone, the new one has been sitting in a drawer for months only to find Memmy is no longer available? Oh well, back to Mlem.
Also, why do some apps stay logged in and others require re-logging in, not to mention emails… The joys of technology. Though, can’t complain considering how easy the transfer is to get up and running.
Now need to get the screen protector and cover. If only I could just get up…
Gratitude thread :)
I'm grateful for:
- deleting Tik Tok
- long form content!
- having work first thing in the day (like a normal person) and actually having a shift today
- making my lunch for today yesterday
- getting more opportunities to say no because of changing refund policy at work
- psych appointment tomorrow
- edit: wordle and the mini :)
Have had a busy morning - dropped the car in to fix a couple of things when I clipped a few things during the great move, sorted my Myki now I'm off Jobseeker, and updated my details on the electoral roll while I'm at it. Mechanic called before I even had time to sit down for a coffee so I've just got off the train after listening to a bunch of goss about someone's workplace merger.
Yay, 10° feels like 7° and I've got the window open and a t-shirt on because I'm hot
Holy crap. My pakidge might actually get to me tomorrow.
Come on come on!
May have a water leak in the wall? Noticed the skirting board has warped, and the bathroom door isn't closing properly.
The wall is part of the hallway, from the kitchen to the bathroom, and at either end the carpet is wet af. Like, I touch it and my hand may as well have been under a tap.
I don't fucking need this right now. I don't care that my LL would have to fix it, I just don't want them to kick us out while they do it. ARGHHHHHH!
When I was in Melbourne a few weeks back, I matched with someone a day or two before I flew back home. We didn't talk much (and didn't meet obviously) while I was there but we've spoken a lot since I got home, graduating to swapping phone numbers and texting. We even handwrite little notes and take a photo and send it to each other. We are planning on a video chat soon and meeting next time I am in Melbourne (assuming video chat goes well).
I like her a lot (so far) but the whole 'we live in different states' thing is really souring my hopes. There is nothing really tying her to Melbourne in terms of family and commitments, and she said she is actually able to work remotely so I guess that it is a possibility. I also said I would like to move back to Melbourne once I finish studying, but it would depend on if my daughter wants to as well.
I'm likely just setting myself up for heartbreak - especially with my history - but what is life if not trying things in the hopes it will all work out?
I've been out and got some sun but now back in the hot office I'm feeling awfully sleepy. zzzzzz. Hard to look at spreadsheets and figure out what I'm doing. Can I knock off early today? One only hopes so.
I had a small coughing episode while bending over to clean a water spill on the floor and got the worst cramp in my side hip / lower stomach area. Incredible pain for around 30 seconds and then it was done. It’s still a bit sore now.
Cramps are the absolute worst. Don’t get them often, but when they happen they feel like 10/10 pain level.
The downside of working in the office in winter is I simply don't have the capacity to make and eat breakfast - I refuse to eat a cold breakfast and I can barely get up in time to get to work on time, let alone allow for breakfast.
Pretty much every weekday I've ended up unintentionally fasting from like 8pm to 11am... I get around it with coffee but I don't think it's great for my mental health in the mornings.
I need to think of something that I can heat and eat in the car (for my job with the longer commute) or in the office (for the other job). Maybe leftover pasta/fried rice for brekky.
Sneezing like a mad thing. Normal allergies or toxic fire stuff? No idea. Don’t like it.
So typically I find motivation to train legs challenging. A leg day is usually about 1 hour and 20 min (leg day just comes with a lot of time setting up and racking /re-racking weights etc).
Thinking about splitting that into two seperate days because it's a bit easier to motivate yourself for shorter time.
I did none of the things today. It was still a lovely day, but I need to pull my finger out.
Now, what to eat for dins…
I've nearly finished listening to Return of the King, 3rd time and it still felt like I was up there on Mt Doom with Frodo and Sam or with Pippen and Merry on the battle field and all the good byes bring a tear
