I definitely feel different to how I did last week.
I guess, more confident, or maybe sure of myself?
It’s not surprising in a way, but I didn’t notice what I lost, now that I have it back.
Daily Discussion Thread: 🚒 🔥 🏭 Thursday, July 11, 2024
Submitted 10 months ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Baku@aussie.zone 9 months ago
You rock gibsy. I went on a job hunt last year and got knocked back or ignored by every application I sent. It knocked my self esteem and confidence really hard. You went to soooo fucking many interviews, and if your experience is anything like mine, probably sent in 10-20x more applications. I can’t imagine going through that and still putting on a brave face and going into interviews with a positive outlook. To be completely honest, I think I would’ve shrivelled up and died.
You’re a hell of a lot stronger than you realise, and if you were that confident with all of those rejections, you must be easily the most confident person on the planet ordinarily
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 9 months ago
That’s incredibly kind of you Baku ❤️ I really appreciate you saying that. It was getting really fucking hard but you can’t give up because what’s the other option?
And it’s all good about replying to what’s been happening for you. It doesn’t bring my mood down at all. I just wish you didn’t have to deal with this bullshit mate.
Duenan@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I think in light of recent events you’re probably super happy and relieved as well.
You’ve been through a lot with the emotional roller coaster and to come out of it on the other side is of great relief.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I just want to lay in my new bed and new mattress and forget work ever exists.
Duenan@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Does it feel like heaven?
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 9 months ago
It is very comfy. And I have slept so much better.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I thought you had a new better job?
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I’ve been in this job for over 2 years now. Wouldn’t say it’s better. Cruisey but frustratinging because basic things are made more difficult in the name of ‘security’. 1 minute jobs take 5 minutes etc.
I am studying education though, but that’s long term.
Taleya@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Get paid, think “hmm that’s a bit much”, check psyslip, per hour is off. Have had payroll biff it up before, so send a quick heads up “oi you typoed and overpaid” boss says “oh yeah forgot to tell you, your hourly rate went up. So did your super”.
On top of the tax cuts that’s an extra $200 in my pocket. Marvellous
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Nice one!
Taleya@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Best part is it’s the b’day of friend doing it very tough on disability atm, and i got their paypal deets XD
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 9 months ago
ah good another eye infection. Love it. The same week daycare jack up their prices they send home headlice and eye infections. Brilliant!
Catfish@aussie.zone 9 months ago
You chose to spawn because…
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 9 months ago
technically, my contribution was just aiming for the cup… but I take your point.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 9 months ago
My sky pretty has a crane
Now let me explain what this crane is doing.
It is building an exclusive 55yo and older community called st. clare in kew. Shit out of luck if you’re 54 but the joke is on them because the grand kids will visit and you’re back at square 1.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 9 months ago
If you squint it looks like a giraffe
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Heh I was thinking the same. Just had a look, Giraffe life expectancy is about 25 yrs… it’s going to have to move on before residents move in.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Home in bed with the dog, weed, oxy and a salmon bagel.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 9 months ago
😻
StudChud@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Chefs kiss, perfection
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Here’s an odd one (to me at least).
P’s are going to a funeral tm and everyone has to chip in a $fiddy.
Extremely wealthy family. I’ve never heard of that before. Is that a thing now?
I understand they’re expensive but just never seen that before.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Extremely wealthy and they’re insisting people chip in for a funeral? That’s extremely tacky.
I’ve heard of people asking for donations to a charity rather than flowers, but never for the cost of the funeral.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 9 months ago
P’s are going to a funeral tm and everyone has to chip in a $fiddy.
Why though? For what?
Taleya@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Entrance fee?
Catfish@aussie.zone 9 months ago
What? I gave up going to funerals in the late 90s but have never heard of this.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 9 months ago
That’d be a pass for me.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 9 months ago
yeaaaaaaah nah. Unless its someone I’m super close with I cant see me ever doing that.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Staying wealthy by being (extremely) frugal? That seems… very weird.
Duenan@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Very odd, I’ve been to a lot of funerals and never have been asked to chip in.
It’s up to the family to organise and decide what to do with the funeral and it’s their responsibility to finance it and everyone’s else role is to pay respects or to celebrate their life.
The only time where I might have to was when they organised a after lunch or something but I didn’t go so no idea if that ended up being split.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Me either - sounds dodgy to me. Is the funeral going to be catered??? If so, why??? Usually funeral expenses are covered by the executor of the deceased’s Will as a first charge on the estate. The whole “after payment of funeral expenses and just dues and taxes” bit that nearly every Will starts off with.
Sounds like the beneficiaries of the estate want to maximise their slice of the pie to me.Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Touch the corpse for $200
bull@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I’ve been informed that it’s Vegas’ 10th birthday on Saturday! I need to figure out what to get him. Think I’ll hit up the butcher but I might have to wait until Saturday to do it so it doesn’t spoil the surprise, because he’ll smell it. I’ll swing by the big pet shop too and see if I can find something he might like.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Leg of lamb! Old people love lamb.
bull@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Everyone loves lamb! Unfortunately, Nanna also lives in Mildura so no lamb for her. Not from me anyway.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I have some potentailly really good news coming today. I’m probably jinxing it by even hinting at it now but I’m excited if it happens.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 9 months ago
did you also stash a block of chocolate somewhere and forget and now have to hunt it down? Im gonna find it! Its half a block of darrell lea rocky road ffs.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Rocky Road wouldn’t be in my top 10 tbh. :D
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Does it involve any prospects of rogering or getting rogered?
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 9 months ago
No Jolly Rogering at this stage. However, she did say she has potentially exciting news too and waiting confirmation so…stand by…maybe?
StudChud@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I just knocked on wood for you, so that should cancel out your jinx, methinks.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Haha thank you.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Had 3 days off caffeine. Caved this morning.
Back on the caffeine choo choo train.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I’m down to about half of what I used to have and keeping it for earlier in the day, I think it’s working as I’m sleeping better
Baku@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I’m a social caffeine consumer. It doesn’t seem to have much of an effect on me and I carry on just as tired as I was before. I don’t really drink it on my own, but I do like the taste of a good mocha so if I go for coffee with anyone I’ll always get one.
Unless it’s summer, then I’m getting me an OJ and there’s nothing anyone can do about it
calhoon2005@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Did a party clean out today. Chucked out so much expired bottled goods, powders, etc… Found a packet of Stroopwafels, out of date by 7 years… Yes, I ate them ,and yes they were great.
StudChud@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I forgot to take my douche out of the shower and the plumber is in there.
FML FML FML FML
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 9 months ago
You just left your bf in the shower?
StudChud@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Fkn LOL!
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Lol, been there! not a douche, but another adult toy. They must’ve seen it but said nothing. I said nothing. We all just pretended it didnt happen.
StudChud@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Same same same same 😭
wscholermann@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Lol oh my God the embarrassment
StudChud@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I heard the shower turn on, and realised I forgot to remove it all. A douche and a couple of different dildos. I want to cry lol
bacon@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Beep Beep 🚚
🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋Duenan@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I could do with some fish and chips!
Potato cakes needed too.
Please chef.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Passport came… for my daughter who lodged hers after mine. 😔
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Morning! It’s Thursday! Which means it’s almost Friday which means it’s almost the weekend!!! 👌👌😮
melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone 9 months ago
so, I have no feelings about Celine Dion as a singer… but as a person who can’t sleep, I am finding her documentary fascinating and admirable
Baku@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I am not an op shop person generally, but I felt like going to one today. Reddit told me the best area for op shopping is Elsternwick with 5 op shops and 1 bric a brac shop. Unfortunately none had what I really wanted - old train books, mags, newsletters, etc (the Vinnie’s in Bacchus did and I bought heaps of them a few months ago), but I bought a few things anyway. I go to op shops mainly for finding cool stuff I can’t really find anywhere else, not so much the prices. I got a coin bank type thing that looks like a royal mail post box from the UK (at least I think it’s meant to be a money tin), a few books, and a set of 3 photos of paris on canvas frame things for 12 bucks.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 9 months ago
How good’s a breakfast burrito and a black tea for brekkie? Stuff of champions!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I was just getting all the meat off yesterday’s roast chicken for lunch sandwiches and Bill Cat was begging real bad, but I know him, he won’t eat it but he does like stealing chicken from plates!!
So I put some pieces on a plate and put that on the small table in the living room then walked away. He is stealing it right now and I can hear him eating.
Stolen chicken is yummier. 🤭
Cendana@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Went out, came back unable to unlock my laptop despite typing in correct password.
Looks like one of the cats managed to strategically position themselves on the keyboard just right to activate the filter keys prompt and the “yes” button on it.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Was in Brunswick today for a dentist appointment. Ended up wandering around afterwards. God I miss it. Maybe I’ll head back in 6 months if all goes well with this job.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Gonna lose my shit at work. We asked for X to be done. Its a security time sensitive thing. Sent off a spreadsheet containing all the details they needed. They report back X+Y was done. When i asked why they did Y i was told that it was on the spreadsheet.
Why did you put Y on the the spreadsheet I hear you ask? I didn’t! When I asked them to produce the working spreadsheet they sent us something totally different that cherry-picked data from the original but missed critical details.
If I were HALF as incompetent as this team I’d be out on my ass, but yet somehow this team is a protected species and can continue to fuckup till the cows come home.
StudChud@aussie.zone 9 months ago
overthinking overreacting
Torn between feeling good and feeling bad. I feel good because next week I start my course and I’m changing my future. But I feel bad because I feel so far behind. I don’t even have $40k of super. I don’t have a career. I’ve burnt my brains out trying and failing at call centre work for 10 years. I still feel like I’m failing. That I have already failed and I’m waiting for it to catch up with me. I can go back and blame the first 28 years of my life but I’m also autonomous. Why haven’t I got a high powered career making big money and have a nice nest egg. I’ve never had enough to even travel to Bali FFS. Idk. I just feel the weight of the past more than ever and I. scared of failing again. It’s gonna take me three years to get where I want to be, qualification wise, and I’ll be 35. And I have to then find work and start paying my HECS off. I don’t feel like I’m ever gonna have a home or feel financially secure.
StudChud@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I really love the BCC feature on emails.
👩🍳😚👌
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Anti-gratitude thread 🤬
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Gratitude thread ✨️
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Taking today off was a good call. I was woken up a bit after 1am from tooth pain. Hopefully it starts settling down a bit more today.
Baku@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I had a shit sleep last night, but this time it was entirely my fault. I was waiting for a game to download, so left my computer on but hopped into bed at about 11:00ish where it was warm (♥️♥️♥️ electric blanket). Next thing I know it’s 7am. I left my lights on and had my computer screen lighting up the rest of my room but apparently tired me didn’t care.
Also, I called the PAL again last night to amend my police report to also include the Xbox theft and provide the serial number of the MacBook which I managed to track down through iCloud. Unfortunately they said once the report’s been made, they can’t amend or update it and I have to call the local branch handling the case. I guess I’ll do that today
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 9 months ago
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Sooooo I got the call. It’s sounds promising. I won’t go into too much details because it’s early stages but it is a potential writing collaboration idea I had and they are receptive to the idea.
They’re gonna talk to their people and see if and what can be done and we can work from there. I’m hopeful. It’s going to be so cool if it comes to fruition.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 9 months ago
Tasmanian goosebumps?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 9 months ago
🤞🤞🤞