Daily Discussion Thread: 🌃 Wednesday, June 26, 2024

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The oodie is Mickey’s, always was.

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  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That is the definition of snuggled

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Omg.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You need one of these from Aldi so you’ll both be happy. It’s a knock off oodie with a pocket for your pet.

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  • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Right now I’m definitely getting one

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    • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I need one too! I’ve resorted to wearing a hoodie backwards and tucking the fluffy Velcro cat in the hood.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    awww , I love him

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So I have ended up moving, and they opted to send me to an Airbnb rather than another hotel. It’s pretty nice. The department and its sub organisations seem to have an exclusivity deal with Quest apartment hotels, so i think an Airbnb worked out cheaper for them than another week in a quest.

  Although people buying as many houses as they can solely to use them as an Airbnb sucks and has definitely damaged the housing market, I do like the idea behind it of being able to rent your home out while you’re on vacays or whatever. It comes with the added perk that it feels homely.

  This place is pretty old, but so is my house, so I don’t really mind. Plus I get a washing machine, so I can do all of the washing from the last week in the span of a day. Fun!

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Spud can help out too.

    To fit in. Wear lots of black. Vintage jumpers, preferably with stripes and some black . Guys can wear items of old army clothes . Wear your hair a bit longer, too short and you will look like a Carlton hipster.

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I was planning on wearing shorts and a fake denim long sleeve. Lucky for me, my barber was closed when I tried to get a haircut a month ago, and I haven’t been bothered to go try again, so it is getting pretty long now. Does the “I just woke up and had to go to the shops to buy milk but haven’t had a shower yet and am barely awake” vibe work?

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not a requirement. You can if you like, but then you’d be exactly like everyone else. Which may or may not suit you. Still, it’s only for a short time, so this might be a nice way to experiment with that sort of thing to see if it does suit you.

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ve never tried being a hipster before, maybe I’ll like it. I am most definitely liking this full 5g pulling 110mbps down, though. We technically have 5g in my area, but it’s outside only, gotta stand on something, and it almost always drops back to 4g. 30mbps tops

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• neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I did it!!! I sent the email AND I FEEL AMAZING. I couldn’t figure out how to explain that I sent this way past when I should have, so I just opened the email with this:

  Hi,

  Thank you for your patience over the past few months, I was unable to finish writing a reply due to force majeure.

  sentence about what the email is about

  With this new request there is ample documentation, coherent and eloquent arguments, all accompanied with supporting evidence that should imbue a greater sense of understanding regarding the request upon reading.

  Regards, name

  Attached with literally what I had wrote all those months ago (polished with an hour of proof reading + fixing up citations). It was this easy to do, but apparently it was easier to have panic attacks instead… I’m just so glad it’s over, now I can finally read and action the “new” emails I have pilled up over the past couple of months!

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  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m sorry for holding you up for months, impressed you managed overcome my obstacles

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    • neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No hard feelings, if it weren’t for you I wouldn’t have found an excuse for being late ;)

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nice work!

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• PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Came home last night to this:

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  Mr P reckons he fell through his bed, tried to fix it and couldn’t, and then smashed it up and threw it out onto the garden he’s just spent ages trying to tidy up. Now he’s sleeping on a mattress on the floor. I talked about getting a new bed, but my MIL said “how ridiculous! bloody leave him there and he can enjoy it!” With all the kerfuffle, nobody remembered to put the bins out 🤦🏼‍♀️😭

  Changed the car insurance to a monthly payment, which costs a little more but is more manageable for me. With Elders therapy appointments, his laptop needing to be taken to get fixed, and the possibility of having to buy a new bed (and the Minipeelers are due new mattresses as well) the cheaper annual payment is not really an option anymore.

  Good morning everyone! 🤣

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  • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I hope you issued him with a hearty “What the fuck”

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    MIL sounds like she knows him pretty well. The concept of weaponised incompetence rears its ugly head.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s some tantrum

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oof that’s wild… I hope you’re doing okay, it sucks to come home to shit broken

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  • oztrin@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Echoing the WTFs.
    Re: new mattresses, Bunnings do a very affordable box mattress. I presume it comes in single or double? Possible option.

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    …throws Mr P into the garden

    Kidding! I’m kidding!

    But yeah I think if he wants a new bedframe after that he can save up the money and make the arrangements.

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• Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’ll find out tomorrow apparently about the interview from yesterday. I’ve prayed to every deity I think of. Goodnight all ❤️

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    💓

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Goodnight 💗

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• Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This sounds stupid but I made a music section I’ve been trying to for almost 20 fucking years. I figured out the right formula after so much experimentation. I could hear it in my head but couldn’t figure out the right ingredients to get it together.

  It only goes for 30 seconds but it’s been eluding me for so fucking long. And now it’s done.

  Fuck. Finally!!!

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I also vote for a share, if you’re comfortable :D

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    • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s honestly not that exciting sounding, it’s just getting all these instruments to play nicely together: drive.google.com/file/d/…/view?usp=drivesdk

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      But does the big Chud ♥️🎶?

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Up for sharing? 🥺

    Baku ♥️ 🎶

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    • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Here you go:

      drive.google.com/file/d/…/view?usp=drivesdk

      Still a very very very early sketch. It’s just getting these elements to work together in a somewhat cohesive structure that makes this exciting.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    yay 😀

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• imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have been on leave in the last week, travelling with an old family member (a farewell today of sorts - I don’t think she will be doing more big trips). I am feeling very melancholy. So glad I have been able to help her, and sad to see someone so strong and independent getting old and frail.

  Anyway this is your lil Wednesday reminder to say thanks to your body, no matter how much trouble it gives you. Getting old sucks arse

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So glad I have been able to help her, and sad to see someone so strong and independent getting old and frail.

    I dont think its sad. It shouldnt be sad. Getting old is a part of life, and if we didnt have a finite cap on our time we’d forget to enjoy the time we have. Getting old is a part of the journey of life, and hopefully a time you can rely on your loved ones and friends.

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    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks. You are very right. I find it hard to see her struggle (early stage Alzheimer’s). But I think we all looked after her and she had a ball

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• neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’ve been procrastinating sending off an important email for about three months now. I did 95% of the email (basically a structured essay with thorough citations) and got stat decs done to back it up, plus all the other supporting documents I need. Since then I’ve been having severe anxiety about finishing it every day and I haven’t touched it since. My cursed ADHD + anxiety combo has had me in a vicious cycle of not doing anything about it yet worrying still. I’m kept up at night with the dread of not finishing such a simple task, completely helpless to and at the mercy of my shoddy executive functioning.

  Today, I’m breaking that cycle. I’m fucking going to proof read it and send it off even if it’s not “perfectly” done, it’s going to happen despite all my brain’s attempts at stopping it. I’m not happy with it, but it’s better late and imperfect than never and forgotten.

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m being watched Image

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  • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Naaaaaw

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  • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    😍

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Colleague who’s also job searching told me her application for WFH insurance gig was rejected pre-interview (she has much relevant experience), and that there were 850 applicants for the role 😬😬

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  • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Holy fuck. WFH is becoming really scarce. What a shame that workers need to prop up real estate investors.

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• wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Melbourne airport management " rail link? Nah. Fix international arrivals? Nah. New hotel? Sure!"

  Honestly this state is a joke at times.

  archive.is/…/new-two-in-one-230-million-hotel-rea…

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• tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Strange person at gym, interrupting me mid set by waving their hands in front of me: can you please guard this machine for me, I’ll be in [other area] for maybe 10 minutes in case someone takes machine.

  How about you come back to the machine when you’re ready to use it?

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    can you please guard this machine for me, I’ll be in [other area] for maybe 10 minutes in case someone takes machine.

    “Nah bro, go do some reps of your independence and work on those patience gains!”

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    • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Patience gains got me rolling lol

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  • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    “Don’t interrupt me mid set ever again”.

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    • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Then grunt loudly to assert dominance.

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  • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You have been selected as their new slave and will be expected to obey and carry out all their whims and wishes.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I got a vintage 60s aussie made merino jumper from the op shop, checked it really carefully, it still came up with a few holes after I washed it, just tiny ones but it’s annoying. It’s really nice so I’ll sew it up.

  wondering if Thornbury has any tips or advice on shopping and care of jumpers? TYVMIA

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sounds gorgeous! A jumper of that vintage will NOT be shrinkproofed, so machine washing and drying is out of the question. Hand wash only in lux flakes or a very gentle wool wash (half strength) in lukewarm water. Rinse well twice in lukewarm water. Roll in a towel and press out excess moisture, and dry flat in the shade. Patting it into shape on a dry towel helps it keep its shape while drying. If it warps a bit, pin into place on the towel just like blocking a handknitted piece before assembly.

    A teaspoonful of miscible eucalyptus or lavender oil in the second rinse water will help to keep moths away. Fortunately it may only need washing occasionally - wearing a shirt underneath will do a lot to keep it clean.

    Mending is best done with darning wool if you can find any and if you can’t then embroidery/tapestry wool is probably the next best choice. You might like to reinforce cuffs and collar on the reverse side with a split strand of matching wool a few millimetres in from the edge to help stop fraying. Wool lasts very well when cared for, but can get a bit fragile at the edges when those edges are stretched. If there’s a ribbed edge, then both top and bottom of the ribbed section benefit from that extra strand of wool - does a lot to help it keep its shape while still allowing it to stretch appropriately.

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    • wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My machine has a special handwash cycle. It’s quite convenient.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes. Thank you. 😘, some embroidery crewel wool sounds like a good idea.

      The wool and fabric itself is beautiful quality but the garment isn’t fully fashioned, it’s sewn. Still worth mending I think.

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    • Ntcc661@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This takes me back to my high school years and maintaining my wool jumpers.

      Every tip here is spot on.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I wonder if you can put a touch of clear nail polish on the inside of the hole to stop it getting bigger like you can with panty hose.

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    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Won’t work on wool I think. Too many little fibres breaking off.

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sounds lovely.

    I have a favourite jumper with a damaged spot, still trying to find a matching yarn but this video looks good www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U3IEUdddUY

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  • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Consider a speed weave to darn the holes, possibly with some fun thread ala r/visiblemending

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      great idea!! maybe I can do some mending and then do wool bullion roses on top of the mend, I’m good at those 🌸🌼 🪡🧶👚

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• dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Fucking Mozzies, it’s supposed to be mozzie season or winter, not both. >:(

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• danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Had a lovely trip to Melbourne. Weather was great. I got to see my brother and neices. We went to dinner at La Bon Ton (which was delicious, but my God can someone get place some proper lighting) then we watched the first quarter of North v Melbourne before going to see Seinfeld perform.

  It was my first ever time seeing a comedian live and it was hilarious. I’m gonna have to check out some more.

  Even went on a few ‘dates’ from those oh-so-fun dating apps. I get like zero matches back home, but flying into melbourne my phone was pinging and I was basically feeling like that Nic Cage Con-Air meme with his long, luscious hair. They both knew I lived in Tassie so it was really meeting as friends, but it was nice to talk to people again. My conversational skills have definitely improved at least.

  Came back home yesterday, definitely caught something. Probably from my neices. Feeling run down and throat has a weird taste. Stuck a swab up my nose but no COVID.

  Back to the grind today :(

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• Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I wfh so my brain has resorted to dreaming about bus rides in the dark through fog

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• Aradina@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Good morning world!(but not the guy who revs his car at 6am on my street)

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Hooray, I got the heater going, it’s a warmer night here.

  Good night everyone. 😘

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• Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Existential question for Wednesday - do I turn on the heater or not? Pros/cons balance out atm.

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• Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Picked up some lamb on discount today and cooked up. I forgot how heavy lamb was and it was nice and tasty though the chips did have quite a bit of fat.

  Full now though and ready to relax for the evening.

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Wondering if a knockoff oodie is worth it

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• Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Sometimes I think there is crack in Pad Thai. I just cannot stop myself from eating the whole takeaway serve.

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• oztrin@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Back to work, saw the papou and most importantly the papou’s next of kin.
  Remember how I asked them to let them know I had the 'rona because he was showing symptoms and I was worried he had it, and he’s a nonagenerian with health issues up the wazoo? “No, they never told me nothing.” 🤦🏻‍♀️ Fuck’s sake.
  Plus to top it off he had symptoms. “Yeah I thought it was just a cold, I better test myself.” Yeah mate, might be an idea.

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• Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Shoulder is sore today from overworking it yesterday, pills aren’t doing much to take the edge off the pain is more pronounced today so I guess it’s really just a strain or something.

  I think i"m going to ice it up when i get home today.

  I guess at the same time I might save my grocery shopping till the weekend as much as I’m tempted today after work.

  Going to take it easier today while I’m at work and not use my left arm as much.

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I tried to get an early night last night and hopped into bed at 8, but I just couldn’t slip into sleep. I took a mg of melatonin and it didn’t work, so I took another after an hour or so. By 2am I’d taken 4mg and still couldn’t sleep. It was honestly really weird. I was tired and could barely open my eyes, but just couldn’t click into the sleep zone. I wasn’t really thinking about anything, I was just laying with my eyes closed. I’ve never had that happen to me before

  (And I was moderately tired when I got into bed, which makes it stranger)

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• SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  One of last night’s dreams involved being on a cruise ship and sharing a room with some friends. Unfortunately I missed the first two days of sailing and when I boarded, I asked the friends to show me where the room was and they had no idea. We then walked laps of the back corner of the ship looking for the room and it was no where to be found. I woke up feeling tired from hauling around my luggage! Think I’m feeling a bit of the mental load lately, which logically, I have no need to.

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have developed an awful mouth ulcer just in front of the top of my lower left teeth so it stings even when I open my mouth and my teeth brush past it. To say nothing of attempts to eat anything. This is not helping my mood. Might have to bust out the salt rinse and Kenalog. I need an “off” switch for tonight so I can just start again tomorrow morning…

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Thank you for your order

  we are ready to settle currency

  please pay this invoice

  McAfee

  I put in garbage can

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• SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I get so unmotivated in Winter when it’s already getting dark at 5pm, it just saps the life out of me. Just wanna sloth in front of tv, have dinner and go to bed.

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Tried the Kmart unscented moisturiser - I had my fingers crossed but within seconds there was a faint growing sting. Guess I have to keep getting the one that does seem to be ok.

  Life is a sensory nightmare 👍

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