Daily random thread: Gotta get down on Friday edition (June 16, 2023)
Daily random thread: Gotta get down on Friday edition (June 16, 2023)
It’s Friday, the day before the weekend and there will be some Sun!
The firing of the employee went down earlier today.
They decided to turn it into a resignation to save face.
Had to step in to prevent it turning into an argument with their manager, but handled it well.
The employee thanked me for my professionalism when I walked them to their car, and they hugged me goodbye.
So glad I held a debriefing with their team afterward. It honestly helps me as much as it helps them.
Still feeling a bit from it. So my self care starts now with a curried cauliflower pie from Country Cob
Ok I’m just gonna say it. Ok I’ll just whisper… I miss reddit, this doesn’t feel the same. Strangely, I also feel ghosted? Melbourne reddit gone without a trace. The other city subs are back, but Melbourne still in lockdown (and there wasn’t even a press conference.) It is a good space here, but I don’t know I am nostalgic I guess.
So has there been any updates on the Reddit saga? I’m low key loving that I get to live through a part of internet history for once. I hardly used Twitter. I wasn’t on iPhone for the privacy breaches. I think this is the first big scandal I get to witness first hand. Well, except maybe the blaster worm back in ‘03.
Theverge.com has some updates on the reddit saga. Basically, reddit says get stuffed. So if the r/Melbourne mods are gonna stick to their guns get comfortable gang. We ain’t going anywhere any time soon.
In a story that’s 100% my own fault for not learning, I’m battling Amazon. So that vacuum I complained about the other week? The one I brought for 495ish then dropped to 400ish 2 days later? Amazon wouldn’t price match. They said to just return the order and reorder it again. I didn’t. I brought from JB for 400 and sent the more expensive one back to Amazon who proceeded to charge me a “change of mind return fee” of 7 bucks after previously claiming I wouldn’t be charged. Now it’s just 7 bucks, I’ve wasted far more on things before, but because of how shit they’ve been I decided to fight it.
They are claiming they can’t offer me the 7 dollar refund as anything other than credit, but I keep telling them that I’m not gonna buy anything from them anyway so refund me the money as I’m legally I’m entitled too and for them to either get their shit sorted or I’m gonna charge back the full amount on the credit card.
Far out people don’t buy from Amazon cause if someone goes wrong it’s a fucking nightmare!
Ya Llab here, rolled out of bed with enthusiasm to find we have no water… 🤬 Got notice for when they were supposed to fix whatever it is the other day then they didn’t bother to inform everyone they couldn’t fix it.
I have officially sponged in a bottle of soda water. 😂
Also I have the grumps because it’s completely thrown out my day…
Ah well, might just have to go for a ride. 😈
Mr. Omoikiri’s turn to pick the movie tonight. We’re watching 13 Lives, the movie about the rescue of the Thai boys in the cave.
Honestly the most fucked up thing. It’s such a feat of humanity and whatever other higher power there is that they all made it out alive and there was only one casualty in the whole operation.
Also no mention of Musk’s submarine, which is a plus. 👍
I try my best to be "fuck Nestlé" but they've brought out an orange Aero and it's pretty good 😭
I went into an Asian store in Airport West yesterday and spent way too much money on shit I can't even read. I have come to the conclusion I think I really like Fanta, I think? I got like 5 Fanta products I've never seen before
Also, this green Thai "mixed fruit" Fanta actually tastes pretty decent. Pic for the curious:
Resubmission of my last TAFE assignment is complete. Nothing major, but it involves about 14 billion different files to submit the assignment, so it is quite possible I missed something about which ones I needed to redo.
Okay ill do my first Aussie Zone whats on for the weekend?
Tonight im going to chat to the owner of Valhalla Axe Throwing and have a beer or two. Tomorrow is yoga and meditation at the buddhist centre (balance ;) ) and we are seeing a caberet type show tomorrow night. Sunday is mead maintenance, moving latest brew to secondary storage, i will have two 5L batches from this, the base is strawberry and rasberry. One 5L batch will be getting more strawberry juice in secondary and some wine tannins and the other will be getting 0.5kg of dried sour cherries in there for a bit :)Man it looks amazing out there today. Pity I have 30 emails to answer this morning. Volunteering has its ups and downs but I got such amazing feedback yesterday from my manager and then still couldn't work cos my brain was too foggy. So I'll try and pull a big effort today and get as much done as I can so it's not all up to someone who really doesn't have the time.
Anyone else done AA? I've found a zoom group which is always online and at the very least just listening is helping, and I get a sense of calm when for the last three months I've been a complete anxious mess most days. I was worried they'd try and talk about de-transition but they've actually been super trans-positive and sensitive. I need sensitivity in my life as I've upped my oestrogen intake by 50% this week and it's feeling pretty amazing but yeah, deeper. Only a few more days alcohol withdrawl to go and I'll be steady enough to get back on my skateboard, though I'm going to try again today anyway.
I have procured coffee
Mr Smeg thinks we should have a bite to eat before grocery shopping at Knox.
Can't decide on Studfield Dumplings or something at Ozone.
A new retail section opened at Knox last weekend so will be good to have a proper squiz at the new JB and Rebel.
I know he's on his way and I should get dressed, but sitting in my Oodie listening to PBS is my happy place
Well, I have just confirmed the circle with a cross through it under comments blocks the user and does not, as I hoped, hide the comment. Pressing it again does not reverse the first one, it just doubles down and blocks them twice.
After a bit of searching I found the list to unblock is on the settings page, on a second tab.
I have found that setting my default sorting to Subscribed and NewComments has resulted in a better default feed. You do need to have enough community subscriptions for this to be beneficial.
The default sorting works for both the Jerboa app and the desktop website. We should have a post thread suggesting active fediverse communities for people to subscribe to, as they aren't that easy to find yet.
Had the most productive day in over two weeks today and feel tons better about myself. Boring friday night talking to other alcoholics about our struggles at finding our higher powers and how powerless we are to control our substance use. A lot cheaper than going out and better company than the miserable mostly jerks I was wasting my life with on party chat rooms.
Pretty disappointed the two queer AA groups I reached out to haven't responded. I'm about done with the "queer" scene honestly. Was great to go and protest the cookers yesterday and I won't stop fighting for my own community but it feels like the greater queer community shut me out all the time and always have. Someone reckoned st kilda wasn't queer enough. Fucks sake, just let people live. Who cares? Why live in a bubble and ghetto anyway? As always you must be the first two letters of the rainbow or people are just dismissive. We'll always be there with you, thanks, yeah you asked my pronouns. That'll help next time I'm in an ambulance and get misgendered and given the wrong amount of drugs. end rant
The man's car is fixed so that means I get my car back. He refered to it as the "family car". I correct him with "eeeerttt no". I had to go through the rules with him. Wash your hands before getting in my car. Fill it up. Strictly no eating in my car. If you must have a coffee DO NOT SPILL ANY because it will cost you your life. No hooning and the most important, if you bend it, you mend it. Apart from that I am pretty easy going.
Thinking I'll take off tomorrow for another one of my overnight weekend roadtrip adventures to get out of my apartment. I quite enjoyed driving along listening to my audiobook on my last one to Swan Hill rather than my usual Spotify playlists.
Not sure where to head this time though.. time to consult Ye Olde Google Maps.
In my dream I had finally gotten the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game to work at the pub. It was all new and shiny and awesome. It allowed branching paths for a more narrative-rich story. Was just hitting up the first lot of footclan soldiers when the alarm went off.
I could have fucking cried.
Happy Friday y’all!
Had the craziest time just now trying to buy a pair of uggs (or indeed anything close).
First outlet had the delivery driver doing wild things with the truck so you couldn't get near the place.
Second outlet's prices were eyewatering.
Decided to give Rivers a go and roadworks around the area had blocked off the entrance.
DFO was my last shot and I got a nice pair for about the price I was wanting, as well as a non-black top at the Big Girls' Blouse outlet.
Did a quick top up shop on the way home and am now flooped on the couch.It's all fun and excitement at my place this afternoon. I have totalled up all my bank interest in preparation for my tax return (thanks high interest rates, I guess). My budget for the next year has been finalised and the form to change the amount of super salary sacrifice has been completed. Next up is changing the cat's litter & poop scooping the backyard. How's everyone else's Friday going?
Ordered a little portable handheld massage gun thing to take with me to axe throwing tournaments to stop muscles getting so stiff by the end of the day. Arrived within a day haha and it feels super solid and well made, pretty happy for the price :)
Shamelessly stolen and created for a broader audience over in /c/Australia :)
And… apparently water will be back in soon after I suffered all that. Current plans… Coffee and pancakes.
Edit: I must be nuts this morning. Went to the wrong cafe. Got a nice oat latte out of sheer embarrassment. Got to the right cafe. Forgot I wanted something else rather than the pancakes. Saw it wasn’t on the menu, so ordered a mushroom toastie.
Am sadly disappoint. Had better. Rawr.
Good morning kids. If boss puts me back on cleanup duty today I will scream
Wordscapes being a bit rude tonight. Not as funny as the time it spelt buttsex. But close. Makes me think of this funny scene in the Polymorph episode of Red Dwarf https://youtu.be/Y3z2EFt2Ljs
I now have in hand, Annas original ginger thins.
It’s “Sweden’s most loved Pepparkaka” 👈
Watching the new Deadloch ep while I eat breakfast, and I have to say this ep is definitely slower than the rest. It's definitely a dotting the I's and crossing the T's episode in preparation for the final few eps. Sadly this ep is also poking holes in my outlandish theory as to who the killer is.
Final note, Kate Box is fkn killing it as the lead, while Madeliene Sami seriously wobbles on the line between funny and ok this is old now, Kate Box is absolutely solid from start to end. Would enjoy seeing some awards thrown at her when the time comes.
Hah - Daily thread over at C/Australia
edit ...didn't see the other post - on account of THESE CRAZY NON STICKING SETTINGS!!!
There's more info about the Moon Dog permit rejection, and it sounds like it was a Vicroads Objection, due to narrow footpaths and a truck route on Hopkins st.
Let the cricket begin
As far as I can tell there are no android browsers that will block animated pictures from playing. Why do they do this to me? There are a few extensions for desktop so I might be able to block them there, but as I spend more time on mobile that is very dissapointing.
Knock off o’clock. Das ist gut
Whoo! First week over! One of the bonuses to my job is I can at least listen to my own stuff, so since I wasn't doing a lot of writing today I got through a huge chunk of podcasts that are in my queue. Now it's time for the weekend.
Good onya Gary
And back to square one with my chair. The piston where the chair legs sit looks bloated, so it's really difficult to lift the chair legs, and I can't even get the old piston off of the old seat carriage holder thing... ugh. I just want to play video games in comfort. And the uber delivery driver is late with my order, at least it's the end of the day I suppose.
I'm just gonna fling out songs that we're playing tonight.
We've started with Papa Was a Rollin' Stone by The Temptations.
In a meeting about the main technology from my portfolio which I'm responsible for and I just.. can't. I think I need a nice long holiday. I've wanted to do a driving tour of some of the US national parks and maybe pop up into Canada for a while, maybe I should start planning.
sighs another weekend passes still no new car yet. waiting for the PPSR on the old car to clear.
I need to get back on the sparkling water. Dropped off at new role as they didn’t have a filter with it buut they do have a soda stream so I’m bringin my own flavour!
Another one for the Aussies.
How the fuck did Erasmus miss that?!
Another one. Bye bye stokesy.
