Goodnight all! I'm not particularly tired, mostly just done with the day and want to go to bed to kind of retreat into my personal space a bit. Pleasant dreams.
you are bloody kidding me, right? is this the useless person? Block 'em! and tell their boss "only been gone halfa and they are already messaging me. not a good look for the company but if you need me (and I agree with Seagoon here) I'm happy to adhoc assist at (outrageous consulting fee)"
Hahaha. At the other place they were discussing cutlery drawer order. Knives, forks etc. Pffft. That topic was so yesterday. We are trendsetters people.
alright. Van sorted (not cheaply, but sorted). Some of the gear has arrived including some all important poles but a lot of the other essentials (like waterproof mattress protectors to protect bed in the event of a wet packup) are enroute. And the nice to haves (new kettle, sheets, chopping board, dish drainer) are still awaiting shipping dates. Thinking this might be a very bare bones dry run this weekend.
Down the bellarine, forgot the airshow thing was on. One of the planes just broke the sound barrier over the place and holy shit haven't heard / felt that before. Lucky to still have windows.
Considering the possibility my neighbour (not that one) is a Mech warrior. Their staircase tread is quite something.
Feeling like i'm not spending enough time with the cats, we seem to distribute ourselves around this house very differently
Started placement today (kids were on an excursion yesterday) and I still don't really know how to feel. The first lesson was with a CRT who had some science background so she still winged it, but told everyone that I would be teaching with her, even though I'm meant to just be observing. I ended up helping some kids out in the end whilst she attempted to do the teaching. Some of the kids in the class have aspirations like sport and the arts, and instantly act out because they've associated the class with boredom. The biggest thing I took away from today is that just these kids showing up is enough. The school is aware of what these kids want to do, and give them the absolute bare minimum, like a worksheet to fill in to pass the entire unit.
I have to brush up on my content knowledge as well, but that will come when I start planning lessons. I hope.
I've got until next Monday to decide if I want to drop out of the course without financial penalty. I still don't really know, because it's only been one day, but I'm just trusting that things will figure themselves out as they go along.
I’m not sure why you were paired with a CRT, you’re supposed to have a teacher who works there because they’ll end up evaluating you and also mentoring you as well.
The thing about CRT is that kids/students will act differently to a CRT, especially one they’ve not had before as the students will try and push the boundaries to see how far they can go.
Anyway I’m a little bit sad that you hadn’t gotten the proper set up to experience it properly and you only have a short time to make a decision.
There's workmen out there. I don't know what they're doing but they've blocked off the street I use. I guess it's the long way around to the shops if I want a sausage roll. Mmm yeah sausage roll.
I would use a colander to separate out any loose seeds before blitzing. Maybe even split the pods and remove the seeds. Separating the seeds gives you more control over the heat level. Leaving the seeds in makes pretty much ANY dried chilli powder quite incredibly hot and a little bit bitter if the powder has been sitting around for a while. There's a chemical reaction much like the reaction that makes english mustard so hot but french and american mustard so much milder.
The plain pods are fine to blitz up - mix with honey and salt for your own sweet chilli sauce that's a vast improvement on bought muck.
A nap went awry and I woke up at 8pm to do cat meds. 😴🥱
Melbcat went to the vet yesterday and is back on antibiotics because she has another uti starting.
Only light work in the garden was done, water and a spray. I managed to enlarge the drilled holes on the bottom of the bin with an old pair of scissors (the lid can be finished later).
The pumpkins are starting to bud female flowers and I saw a bee visiting the existing male ones. I pulled out the dead 3 zucchini and spared the raggedy final one because it’s still making new growth and trying to flower.
Still pushed myself too hard. I’m now slowly trying to rehydrate because I didn’t drink much yesterday. I had no energy left and kept going back to sleep.
Edit: Melbcat has her cheek on the hot water bottle I made for her tummy… I’m wondering if she’s got a sore tooth or mouth
My plan is to finish my couch cushions, do a bit of tidying in the garden and put out some hard rubbish (including the old cushions) and whatever pottering around and packing takes my fancy. The weather is looking pretty good so I might even go out somewhere. Maybe it's time to do the trip to the Cranbourne Botanical Gardens I keep intending to do but never get around to.
camper is going in for a service today, Starting to think these things are like a BOAT (Bolt On Another Thousand). Roof is mildly leaking, tyres dont look crash hot, and theres some electrical work needing done too. To say nothing of the awning which is falling apart but at least somewhat workable for the moment. Whats the bed this is gonna cost me another fortune.
Bleahhhh took today off on leave to try and squeeze out the last of uni fieldwork but nope spent most of my time driving, still a long way to go :( as the days progress my results are starting to look more and more sus... the angle of the sun is really messing around with it I think.
Friday looks like my last chance entirely. Another leave day I'll have to burn unless I make up for it next week. No way I'll finish everything. I'll have to do my best to cover as much data as possible. And then the mad, intense, insane 2 months of data processing and WRITING commences. I really ought to book in some kind of treat for the end of the whole damn thing
I've done applications to two dropshipping places and two wholesale marketplaces. They'll probably just approve me and I can start ordering things from them as well.
Having an ABN reminds me of a quote from Mat Damon's character in 30 Rock, 'It's a pilot's uniform, you walk fast enough people just let you into anywhere'.
Honestly, I think the 'approval' process for these places is you can fill out all the required fields on the form and the ABN supplied matches when they look it up, just so they know it's not a random bunch of numbers