Daily Discussion Thread: Wed 27 Sep 2023

Bboi has arrived and is a fan of native grass.

2 resignations from my team this week. As a result our efficiency will go up and toxicity will go down.

Love it when dead weight decides to fuck off quietly.

Someone I spoke to infrequently messaged me out of the blue on discord the other day seeking a 'second opinion'.

'Here we go' I think. 'This should be good.'

Them: Do you think it's a good idea to travel to another country to visit a boy who just blocked me on discord?

'Good' wasn't even in the same universe as how insane that question was.

I'm staying with some boomer family friends because they're generally okay but oh dear lord sitting around with channel 7 in the evening makes me want to scoop my ears and eyeballs out. At least it's not Sky ... And at least I'm going out for dinner.

Neighbours downstairs are playing some gold - video killed the radio star and great southern land so far. Loving it on a night like this.

Plus, I get to wfh tomorrow and Friday, and I feel really good knowing they trust me. They listen to my calls and I've taken on all feedback. I feel really lucky, that they liked me and continue to do so; it's wild having my skills validated and praised - I never saw that in the big call centres I was at previously.

Knock on wood for meee 💜

"hey I had a message on my computer" ok cool what does it say? "I didnt read it sorry" Okayyyy... want to share your screen? "Sorry, I already closed it" Cool, well I dont really know what you're looking for here? "I want to know what it was" Try reading it next time. Bye.

Ah man… you ever find yourself rubbed the wrong way by someone and have to question whether you’re being petty? I’ve thought about it for a little though and it’s legit. Might just avoid that one.

*Elsewhere, not on Lemmit

I keep taking Melbourne's tap water for granted until I go drink unfiltered tap water in places like Brisbane and ugh. You really do forget about it when you're drinking it every day, much like fish don't see water.

Nothing like being woken up with planks of wood being thrown on the ground, rattling of a cage and a fucking power tool or two.

Train replacement bus missed the connecting train it was replacing. A 90 minute journey has now become a two hour journey, because the replacement bus missed its train by less than a minute. I saw it leaving, going straight past the bus.

Why the fuck aren't the trains required to wait for their connecting buses? It's the bare fucking minimum, and yet we can't even get that right.

$10 a day...PTV needs to be renationalised. This hybrid bullshit wastes time, money, and puts people in unsafe situations because no one bothered to schedule appropriate numbers of connections, causing half hour waits in unsafe parts of town. Not okay.

First aid course is now done! It wasn't as difficult as I was expecting, and the instructor dude was pretty cool and had a good vibe

But please don't die, because like, they didn't teach me how to CPR through a screen!

Another stress filled depressive day.

My body can feel the stress.

I hate what my life has become.

Going to make myself better by eating roast potatoes.

I'm just gonna drop a few words of what I consider to be wisdom.

Soaker hoses are shit, they fail. Just do the brown dripper stuff.

So ready for a long weekend. This stretch of no public holidays between King’s Birthday and Grand Final Friday is nasty.

What on earth do you wear to a christening?

I left the room for one minute. Ted Cat loves nutella on toast. 😸🌰🍫🍞 ( me ----> 😨 )

Public transport is just a way for colds to propagate across melbourne. I'm dying holy shit.

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🐸my dudes !

I am really struggling to research for a uni assignment and actually find gaps in the literature that are actually relevant. I am annoyed and sleepy. Everything is just going in circles.

So my plan is just to write shit and learn from the feedback (attempt to at least)

I wanted to be cut out for academia but I don't think I will ever have the critical thinking skills :(

Yay fixed mindset

got my prescriptive cough inhaler
pharmacist: have you used this before?
me: in another life i have tried the spicy herb No.

here’s to a good night’s sleep

I am pained to report that a cooker party will be occurring late this afternoon in the vicinity of Parliament House. It sounds like booze and music will be involved. God help us.

It's probably the rejection sensitivity disorder. But I hate when I fuck up. Not massively, but it's a fuck up.

Exercises completed this morning before a trip to Highpoint to pick up my new phone. Thankyou to those who suggested I get a power bank, as I grabbed one of those while I was there for travel use. It will extend the life of my phone a little, and I can put away the phone I got at a discount price for when this phone becomes truly intolerable. Now just relaxing and resting my aching feet.. I always forget just how big Highpoint really is!

RAAAAAAAAAAR I AM THE TANK ERECTOR

^my elbow hurts^

It's warm here in Brissy (no surprise), but such a lovely, laid back break from Melbourne where I'm staying. Drivers are insane though.

Had a stickybeak when I brought the bins out. The house next door is on the sodding great truck that's been parked out in the street the last few days.
They said they'd do a doorknock to let us know when it was going to be moved, but I wouldn't be surprised if it goes tonight regardless. Mind you, the angle it's parked they're either going to have to go the wrong way up the service rd, do a lot of careful turning, or drive over the median strip.
I shall keep you updated though I'm probably the only one interested.

My new shoes are giving me a cramp in the arch of my foot. 😑

Looks like a nice day for a walk. 😊 Also, there are no cat fights or nutella stealers outside. 😨

- camping trip going well

Is it still considered bible bashing if 3 members, one of which was elderly and reclining on a walker, and a board was set up outside coles and they don't even make eye contact nor thrust a pamphlet in your face? I feel rejected. May I have a warm hug?

My amber pendant I bought from Ukraine came today. I try to help the people of Ukraine by giving to charities and also buying from individuals over the net.

The pendant is very beautiful so of course I now feel guilty, what if they didn't want to sell but had to. Am I profiting from misery. It was USD $40 all up so not too cheap but still cheap.

I saw the movie Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken today.

I could've sworn the matriarch was voiced by Carrie Fisher. But it was Jane Fonda.

The similarities in their voices is strong.

First quote done for reverse cycle, they're a bit nebulous on the accreditation rebate for removal of gas (apparently literally meeting this afternoon to see if they pass the criteria), but we're looking around 14k.

...that's a beefass whole house unit, using the floor ducts, 8 vents, ripout of existing and installing completely new ducting, knocking through brickwork for the outside condenser (the current gas is literally under the house), running the new 30a wiring and removal of ye gas giant including shutoffs. Not too shabby. We have to go with a pricier daikin due to the leak detection features of the unit (as it's in an enclosed space under the house and next to the brewery) which other models don't have but I will confess I doooooo like an aircon installer who flat out refuses to even entertain the thought of compromise on safety and certification.

Just read an article saying that the number of people guessing the Wordle right on the first attempt is way higher than statistically likely, so it means they are cheating by looking up the answer before they attempt the puzzle. I can only assume this is so they can brag about getting it right first time? And here I was thinking the fun of the game was in the solving, but for some people it’s all about winning internet points and lauding it over others. Ah humans.

I was way too enthusiastic with my cauliflower serving size tonight, I am completely stuffed and moving from the couch won't be happening for a while. Miss Meow approves of this.

Melbcat’s biscuits arrived! She was keen to try them, they’re also quite hard but with effort she crunched a small amount down. I’m hoping it’s not too difficult for her.

My spinach are starting to grow tiny second leaves. Some slow release fertiliser might speed things up but I’m not sure if it’s the right kind for the carrots

Edit: Checking my history I sowed the cat grass about a month ago and barely any have sprouted. It’s been about 20 days for the spinach and carrots and I feel despite fairly quick sprouting they’ve slowed down.

Ello everybody. What's today? Looks at time calendar thing

Oh well.

So I've been needing to get a new desk chair for my WFH set up for so long - my partner put in an argument for an investment into a gaming chair which I bought and set up yesterday....my god this chair is fucking amazing! I'm now tempted to nap in this chair today because it's so comfortable.

Joy. Nothing like finding your pc has dropped every drive bar C:, then on reboot gives the drives back but then reports c:\ has a S.M.A.R.T value of 18% right before a public holiday.

I’m hoping the cat biscuits arrive today. I should have just got an Uber and bought them in the shop

How longs a BSB/ACC transfer take these days? Couldnt use PayID so its back to the traditional method, and TBH I've totally forgotten how long it can take.

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Now I've been offered a proper chance to move out of my section, it's made my current job feel unbearable. I haven't even accepted the offer, and I'm already in the fuck it whatever stage.

Probably screaming into the void, but I'm looking more into my leg tendinopathy pain and I wonder if surgery really is the only option for me. The only issues I have with that is 1) I will have to bank up sick days/leave because I'm already using pretty much all of my leave already for PAX next weekend. 2) It's going to cost me a literal fortune, I don't like being in debt of people, but I can't afford hospital cover + extras, and they have a 12-month waiting list for pre-existing conditions even if I'm already getting extra cover 3) Probably can't do surgery anyways because of how entrenched weight stigma is in the medical industry.

Just feels like I'm going to have to live with this pain for the rest of my life.

I intended to transcribe my recent seed planting notes into my new database today. I actually spent tons of time fiddling with different settings and playing around with how different apps work together, and transcribed nothing. Technology, saves us time on one hand and wastes it with the other.

Lots of clanging noises and a lot of swearing going on next door. Good thing I don't need to go anywhere today.
In other news, I've been perusing the real estate pages and found a few places that definitely look doable. None tick all the boxes, but they're mostly ones I can live with as long as there isn't body corporate involved.
It all depends on what the real estate agents say I can get for this one.

Housemate and I are rewatching The Pillars of The Earth because they were watching Succession and I said, much to they're fascination, that I fancied Matthew MacFadyen. They're now roasting me even harder because he's got a friar tuck cut and is dressed in dirty monks robs... Probably should have picked something else to make my point, but I just put it on the house server so wanted to test it.

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New York sings good riddance to trump

"start spreading the news Trump's leaving today ...

I want to wake up in a country without a Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VTp-UFxEHA