Daily Discussion Thread: Sat 02 Dec 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Sat 02 Dec 2023
Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
So we have Hot Take Thursday. Fuckoff Friday and now introducing and taking submissions for Sasspants Saturday.
I'll go first.
The other night, did a bunch of gyoza as all the fam were together (4 plus bro's new wife). no biggie easy stuff. There's a custom here that we all say 'hey thanks that was nice' even if it wasn't. That didn't happen.
Anyway they're addicticted to their phones which I find rude in a social setting. You're mid convo and they'll just whip it out and browse random shit (so not responding to anything).
Anyway bro's wife eats the last gyoza and the person who does that in my rulebook always should ask 'anyone want that'? doesn't, then heads to the couch to browse whatever shit that was on her phone instead of conversing.
So my parting comment when they were leaving was 'well I'm glad you found the gyoza interesting'.
That is my saturday sasspant.
Finished the skirt on my new xmas outfit. Now the top and the jacket still to do. Happy with the result, especially as the botch up of the pleats at the back won't be seen under the jacket (I hope). Everything else has worked out just fine. This is my first attempt in many years at pattern drafting.
Pro tip: These are some of my Xmas tree lights rolled into what’s called a speed-ball. A Vietnam war veteran taught me this method. They used to roll the wiring for claymore mines like this to expedite a hasty ambush.
It’s hard to explain but you loosely wrap the entire wire around the end you want to come out first and just leave the end hanging out of the ball. It pulls out perfectly every single time with no hang ups or knots.
It’s a bit counterintuitive but it works without fail every time.
I've forgotten what it feels like to be offered help. Since moving to my new place (and breaking my hand), people have offered to make me food, move a bed etc etc which I never got at my previous places 😭 (3 years in Australia!!)
And I'm not generally good at accepting help because I don't want to burden others. For ex my housemates bf asked me to join him for badminton and I told him I sadly couldn't...and then he offered to help with anything! Jeez the bar is so low for me when it comes to people.
I tried to get cash out with a purchase at woollies for the first time with a new card - debit Mastercard. It failed 3 times, I tried credit and savings- no go. I gave up and just tapped for the grocery purchase and left.
Called the bank to ask wtf and apparently I’m supposed to select “cheque”. Wtf, it’s not a cheque account and I have no cheque book.
Jaysus! A car going through the roundabout at my street corner has just knocked my neighbour's ancient bmw into the tree on my nature strip. Police on their way. Hard to tell if anyone's hurt - so much yelling.
EDIT: looks like no one's hurt.
Looks like I won't be mowing the nature strip this weekend.I should be taking this opportunity to do the tasks that are more difficult with kitty around but am still really not feeling good physically or mentally. Sitting around pressuring myself about a hobby that should be fun, putting myself through the wringer in the hope that doing it will help me cope with the rest of life. Because in my current state this hobby is the most do-able.
I'm feeling guilty about Melbcat. It feels like my bad health is letting her down and despite all my efforts I'm just having to wait for answers or help while watching it deteriorate.
I bought birdseed so Gibson can have more entertainment whilst sitting in the window.
Was not expecting the insane noise from birds lol
Fkn ell. Another injury. Saw my physio for my broken hand today and he feels it could be a grade 2 ligament tear (some ligament near my thumb) and sent me off for an x-ray. Why does this happen so often only when I start having some peace in life. Every time I pick up a physical activity I end up getting fucked 10 ways to Sunday.
Estimated recovery time is 4-6 weeks but it depends on the x-ray. If it's an avulsion fracture, well, that'll be 4-6 weeks more 🙂
If anyone is finding it tough to feed yourself or your family I have posted a link to the Salvos cookbook on !foodaustralia@aussie.zone. It's called Meals To Make Ends Meet.
Just finished watching Les Miserables, the 2019 movie about the French hood kids... fucking jangled now... christ. A very good film but not the best before bed. Really conveys that reality of never feeling safe
Man, today's just taken a turn for the worse after a thankfully good run over the last 7-10 days or so, so down and depressed like a switch flipped and everything automatically has been filtered through a negative lens. Probably because my period's due soon. Stupid bullshit reproductive system I don't want or need....
I'm glad I forced myself to go outside to get some essential bits even in the rain, and grateful I have no problems getting easy comfort food... fancy pasta, fancy pasta sauce, vegan mince, and now I'm watching some cheesy dumb movie about Joseph Gordon-Levitt being a boringly hot online guitar teacher. Just blanking out my brain....
e: and now it's turned into feeling sick - headache, light sensitivity, feeling the signs of a cold coming on. Fark this shit. Gonna drink up some warm liquid and bed down.
I should be feeling accomplished cos I got some technical shit sorted with my phone (running rooted android is almost ridiculous now), but nup
No idea what my brain is doing. Local street ‘book’ library put a bunch of stuff up. I dropped off some, took less than I wanted, but still feel like I did something wrong. Social panic all over your lino
My shower grout is grotty because Melbcat likes licking up droplets off the shower floor and I can't use much on it aside from the occasional dish soap and vinegar. (Also there hasn't exactly been a cleaning schedule.) Even now I don't dare use the bleach it needs, even washing it off afterwards in case I miss some.
I'm thinking of maybe getting some F10 veterinary disinfectant from Petcircle once I've done this bad food refund but still probably shouldn't use it on something she licks.
Pissed off Petcircle rant
So annoyed I bought the first of the two bags in person at a different shop and emptied it into a cliploc cereal container. That means I can't check the expiry date to see if it was affected or get it refunded like the second. Also I wish Petcircle would just give me a damn email address.
Edit: And on trying to check the expiry dates of affected batches, the Meals For Meows article has only repasted the details for the Meals For Mutts batches and any other source claiming to give info on the cat food is the same. Cheers cunts. This means I can't check and won't know for sure WHETHER OR NOT I ACCIDENTALLY TRIED TO FEED MY CAT MOULD. And less importantly it may affect getting a refund.
Whatever, it was bought after June so I'll just ask for the money back and tell them it's going in the bin.
Edit 2: OK. There was no order number given in the confirmation email for some reason, I did get an email alerting me of the recall and giving me the $50 code but I didn't see it as it was buried under the sheer amount of spam Petcircle send. And I don't have an account to prove it. It was bought 20th August so I'm assuming it's bad. I sent their stupid return form with my email and am moving on with my life.
Fuck. I nearly donated that food to a cat shelter too. It'd be nice if only important recall emails were sent and not buried under reams of marketing spam.
And if Melbcat turns up her nose at anything again I will immediately believe her.
Scooter rider minority.
The day before, I had to squeeze a car around a scooter that was parked in the middle of the road of a laneway).
And yesterday a Mercedes almost collected one when the rider blew a red light.
On reflection.. scootering to DFO South wasn't my best decision-making.
She's a bit moist! Guess it'll be indoors activities for me today 😪
Seeing recent news stories about the Parthenon Marbles I have realised I must have been quite young when I heard about these sculptures, because the mental image I have always had of them was of a bunch of giant spheres - literally sculptures of marbles, rather than sculptures made from marble 🤣
Did the adult thing and booked the car in for a little service before the holidays start and I'm doing lots of big trips. Got quoted $400 for the whole thing, but everyone knows that's never the end figure. Also, know they are going to say the shocks and suspension need doing, but it has to wait because it's having a face lift soon so I'd rather do it then with its updated weight.
Changed up movies to The Truman Show. Gee it's been ages since I watched it. I wonder what Gen Z or Alpha would think about the concept... it would feel so quaint today given how even reality TV is dated now, and they've grown up with the idea of everyone broadcasting so much their lives...
e: awww it's young Stan Beeman
I haz eaten soooooo much I have a food baby.
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