Daily Discussion Thread: 🏯 Saturday, July 20, 2024

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In honour of the dreadful weather today I will be making a beef roast with yorkshire pudding for dinner. With lots of gravy.

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Pork Veronique for me. Got the ingredients this morning. First time I’ve cooked it since my bloke passed - it was his favorite dish (and very close to mine). Terribly bad for him (so much cream!), but so delicious. It’s time to reclaim it now the grief has retreated a bit.

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It really is looking like a chips and gravy kind of night. If i had the energy and didn’t already have food in the fridge I’d be seriously considering making my own poutine…

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  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m gonna do a big fat beef stew. Tossing up whether to go traditional or break out the masala for more of a curry vibe

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ll be making pizzas. Not fancy , just a mushroom pizza and a pepperoni pizza.

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    • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      We’re doing pizzas too.

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  • oztrin@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Just made some qeema (Nagi’s recipe) and will be making Jack’s version of paella.

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Meat lovers pizza with extra bacon and mushrooms for me tonight.

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  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Pub Parma and pints for me

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m really chuffed with my new car stereo! Ahhh, modern comforts in an old car. So good to be able to use Android Auto again (though it sucks balls vs CarPlay - hopeless at voice commands, laggy as hell with confirming messages to be sent). Still, no more squinting at a phone in a cradle to see directions, and not being able to see or respond to urgent messages. No more phone blocking the vents or crackly radio either.

  Sadly the front right speaker intermittently working seems to be a speaker issue, not a wire issue :/ it doesn’t sound nearly as bad now that the audio is much clearer, but gosh it would be nice to have that speaker working. I wonder if it’s possible to replace just one speaker, because the others are perfectly fine…

  Here it is already heavily smudged by moi (I must remember to have a little glass wiping cloth in the car)

  yay!

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  • calhoon2005@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Replaio is an Android Auto friendly app, so some sweet SomaFm in the car ;-)

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I actually used to use Replaio for quite a while! But didn’t know it could play SomaFM stations… I used it until it stopped playing PBS FM for some reason and the devs didn’t fix it despite reports. I actually use the official app for SomaFM, it’s good (haven’t used it via AA for many months tho). Looking forward to cruising around to some tunes

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• imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The good news is that the weird not quite right feeling I have had all week was just a cold coming not (not return of the BIG SAD). The bad news is that my throat and face hurt 🤕. Have put on ‘the gentle art of Swedish death cleaning’ as company while I do some cleaning on my own in between little rests on the couch.

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Just got home from big day. 7 hours out and about, 4 of which were socialising. Feelong content and tired

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  • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    and you’re going to the movies tomorrow

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    • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Idk the person I’m meeting has a weird thing of being invisible sometimes. If that happens I might just bail on the movie.

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• calhoon2005@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Did the family movie cinemas thing this afternoon. $65 for a family of four - was actually not that bad. Despicable Me 4 - had a good laugh or two.

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  • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Did you end up with a banana scented fart gun at your house too, or was that just in mine?

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So much things to do and some are big tasks my brain gets stuck so I’m just doing lots of little tasks and eventually the pile of jobs will look manageable.

  One thing I have done is sorted books and chucked out all the outdated stuff or stuff that will never be read, a whole shelf of books is gone. 👍

  Next I will tidy up Miss Seagoon’s things that she has in storage here. ( no chucking out, just tidying )

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m here! Despite a hangover and waking up at 3am again!

  First time at Etihad Stadium, and Essendon isn’t even playing (don’t speak to me about last night haha 😭)

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  • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Have a great time!

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  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Have fun! Stay warm!

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    😗

    Did you have any troubles getting into the stadium today?

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Not at all! Just bought tickets when we got there at 1.20ish, then got a coffee at a cafe and came back and went in. There were lines, but no issues.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’ve been sorting out my sewing supplies and so far I have found 16 small screwdrivers.

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• Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Sitting in bed in the warmth with a kitty on my lap is bliss when it’s cold and raining outside.

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• anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s done! The storage unit is finally cleared! The remaining boxes to be sorted are piled in the shed, but at least we won’t have the monthly fee to pay anymore.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    yay , good work. 😊

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    • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks! I seem to have a hoarding gene so decluttering and getting rid of things is a big deal for me. Have been chipping away at all the stuff for a while, and am finally making good progress.

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Hair = cut
  New pillow, doona set, sheet set = bought
  Tummy = full Now just three hours to kill…

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Fourth night in a row of night sweats… Ugh… This thing isn’t lifting any time soon… Theres some satisfying phlegm coming out now, but my throat is still sore and I’m exhausted. The weather outside is frightful… Car radio replacement guy is meant to be coming later today after bringing the wrong unit yesterday, I hope they do make it and don’t eff it up…

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Have you done a covid test yet just to check?

    Sounds like you really need to rest and have plenty of liquids.

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m out of tests but I’ll definitely get one on Sunday. I was hoping to be in the office for a bit on Monday as there’s an urgent site visit I really need to do with a colleague, I won’t go in if I feel sick regardless but if I’m feeling ok I’ll do a test to be sure.

      I feel like I’m going downhill again today. Daytime headaches are back, as is the lethargy. Really chugging the fluids as my pee has been alarmingly brown in the morning, no doubt from all the night sweats.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Roast beef for dinner was a touch rarer than anticipated, but very very yummy. I ended up eating quite a lot, and Mr Woof enjoyed the plateful of juices that oozed out while it was cooling.

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yes, I’m on a meal plan. No, you cannot stop me from eating this giant Costco cookie.

  Is this what they call dirty bulking?

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I am eating a giant cookie shaped rice cake.

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    • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      With lots of stuff right?

      Mmmm only 35 Calories

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• SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I had grand plans for all sorts of tasks today but have achieved nothing so far. The drizzly cold is not helping motivation levels. It’s now officially a do nothing day except make dinner. Having slow cooked osso bucco with mash. Will be consumed with a good wine.

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• Aradina@lemmy.ml ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I feel like absolute shit today. I have no idea why. Aching all over, woke up with a sore big toe for some reason. Really fatigued. Blah

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    hugs

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    • Aradina@lemmy.ml ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks <3

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• SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Feeling grumbly and lazy. Haven’t gotten out of bed and struggling to find a reason to. Everything just feels hard today. Might be the wind?!

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Slipped in cat sick on lino at like 6.30 in the morning. Thankfully I managed to catch myself, that could have been bad.

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  At about 10, I got an email back from the constable handling the case. It wasn’t really much of an update, he just thanked me for the info I provided and said he would update the report and let me know what happens next. As far as I’m aware, old mate doesn’t even know I know what he’s stolen yet. Don’t think the police would’ve even contacted him yet. And my org don’t seem like the type who’d go and recover my stuff.

  I’m still struggling with a lot of anxiety about it all, though. When I got home today, I found the shed door wide open and a couple of things that were previously in there out on the ground outside. Unfortunately he fucked up that lock before he left, so it no longer locks (we aren’t meant to have access to the shed, but he liked to smoke and drink with his dodgy mates in there, so he just broke the lock). It was held shut by 2 paint cans in front of it, so probably wouldn’t have come undone through the wind. But I didn’t see anybody go through the side gate (which is just a simple latch, no key), which my camera has a small view of. That makes me think either it was the wind, and I’m overthinking this, or he took a clone of a key to come in through the back fence gate, or just jumped the fence.

  Also, I still haven’t signed my enrolment paperwork for the TAFE course…. I had questions about some info that seemed inaccurate in the report when they sent it to me at 4:48pm on Wednesday, so I replied to the intake or sales lady asking for clarification, and she never replied. I had a busy day yesterday, so I didn’t follow up, and now it’s the weekend… I’m meant to start this Tuesday! It’s all feeling really overwhelming and like it’s too soon now, since I’ll have 24 hours (at most) after the paperwork is signed before I start — and I missed the intake last week. I don’t want to bail, but I don’t think I’ll have enough time to prepare and get myself ready, mentally or practically (there’s apparently some learner handbook thing I’m meant to read before I rock up that I can’t access until I am enrolled and can access their LMS thingy).

  Thoughts, wise DT people? Should I call first thing on Monday and just go for it anyways? Should I ask to swap to a course starting at a later date (they seem to run this course fairly frequently, so it’d most likely just be a month or so wait)?

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  • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes call them, and go for it. It’s gonna feel a bit scary whether you do it now or in a months time, because it’s a big step forward. Doing something new. Take the leap and get started. New things can often feel overwhelming, but you got this!

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  • oztrin@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My thoughts, as someone who did the Cert III - albeit over a decade ago and through RMIT, where it was a pilot program and a total shitshow…
    Honestly I’d talk to the office on Monday. I suspect the handbook is some bureaucratic nonsense that everyone’s ‘supposed’ to read but no-one does, but ask. Likewise about whether it’s worth waiting for the next intake - in my experience the course wasn’t academically challenging but very emotionally challenging though that may have been because I was caring for Mum at the time.
    Good luck!

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh man… I’m so sorry mate. Fuck this kid.

    I don’t really feel the wind could dislodge paint cans or remove items.

    I can’t say if you didn’t manage to film him entering but it is very possible that he jumped the fence and might still return to use the shed with his mates. It might be prudent to assume the worst and report anything unusual.

    Is it possible to replace the lock if it’s a padlock or bolt a new lock on and charge the organisation?

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This morning I noticed the paint cans were moved again and the shed was once again wide open. Still nothing on my front security cam, which means if he did return he had to have either jumped the fence in the backyard or must’ve had the front door key cut to unlock the side gate that faces onto a road (the gate into the back yard from the front yard just has a latch and no key, but the gate from the road uses the same key as the front door).

      Before I went to bed last night, I took a peek at the shed door and it was definitely locked. So I’m going to go buy another security cam that’ll face the shed as well as the side road gate. I’ll also set one of our outdoor chairs against the door in case it really is the wind. At the very least, if it is somehow the wind, I should get some peace of mind about it. And if it is somebody opening the door, then, well, I’ll have to cross that bridge if I come to it.

      This shed is more like a garage but without a garage door. It’s made of bricks and looks kind of similar to the new fancy modern ones they put in all the new double decker cube box house things, just freestanding and in the back yard. Unfortunately there’s no way to padlock it or lock it without changing the lock, which the area manager did agree to have done ASAP, but their contractors tend to be kind of slow so it might be a while. The side fence gate from the front yard can be padlocked, so I ordered one from Bunnings that’ll be delivered tomorrow. The gate to the road can’t be locked anymore than it already is. That fence is high enough that it’s not just decorative, but low enough even me and my out of shape self could probably jump over it with a standard kitchen chair. Someone a bit more in shape could probably just jump it.

      Thanks melbsy, I think I’m going to call the course lady on Monday and explain how I’m feeling and see what she can offer. She did mention on Monday that I had a choice to either start anyway or wait til the next intake. But I think I need more time, so I might go for the next intake if she can still arrange it. My enrolment paperwork hasn’t been signed yet anyway, so I haven’t officially taken my place yet, do it can probably be done.

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I purchased another security cam which is going to face the back shed area. Unfortunately I can’t actually find a position for it to watch over the back road gate/fence and the shed at the same time, so I settled for just a view of the fence. Maybe when my 3 stolen phones eventually get replaced, I could look at setting them up around the other sides of the house, just to keep an eye on everything. That was the original plan, anyway.

  But this morning I noticed the paint cans keeping the shed door closed had been moved again. This time there’s no doubt in my mind that it was not the wind, although I don’t quite feel certain it was the other kid yet. I mean, logically, that’s pretty much the only person it could be, but why? What would he get from moving paint cans and opening the shed door? It’s just an odd thing to do. There’s not even anything in the shed anymore, because he stole all the old equipment and such that we had in there.

  Here’s a rather shitty MS paint drawing:

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Didn’t you say him and his friends used it to smoke in there? Maybe the friends are still using it?

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah I did say that. That is a good thought, and entirely possible. But I thought he would’ve told them he no longer lives here.

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is there a window or view from inside that you can point towards the shed?

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yep. The laundry window faces the shed, although unfortunately not the side gate

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    sprinkle talc or flour all around on the floor , it will show footprints

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I don’t have talc, and I actually think he stole my flour (along with pretty much all my spices) before I left, but if I have some I might. Won’t the flour kind of ruin it though?

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I love party pies. They’re easier to control than the big guys.

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  • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We’ve been indulging in the temptation bakery cheese party pies. They’re really nice.

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Me too. I have some regular frozen ones at the moment.

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• Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Was going out tonight but not feeling well from adjusting sleep schedule.

  Also got caught in the rain for 45 mins without an umbrella which really sucked ☔

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• oztrin@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ended up not making the paella as it turned out I didn’t have any stock or stock cubes in the house, and actually I felt more like a stir fry anyway. So I made a satay-ish one with chilli and felt the better for it, esp. with some Stones Green Ginger wine.
  Curled up on the couch with Zooks for a while, and have just crawled into bed with Sammi.

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• Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Okay… I think I’ve honoured my part.

  I didn’t make it halfway through (Choeung Ek) without having a bit of a cry though and I didn’t go into the Stupa.

  One thing I respect (and I know it’s not for everyone), they don’t sugarcoat it. They just say it how it is.

  I’m generally a sucker for the heavy stuff, but this wasn’t actually high on my list of plans. What on earth does my brain do sometimes?

  Anyway if anything, present me is now thankful for my bougie hotel splurge at my next stop. (Recovery and helping the economy is going to be my mantra.)

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• imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Omg the fuck cancer episode of the Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning. 😭😭😭

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  • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Think I cried in a few of them.

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    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m enjoying the show overall…it’s good gentle watching while I am out with a cold. But my sister had lung cancer so I don’t know why I thought I could tough out that one…

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The car stereo guy is here and working on my car! I’m too tired to overthink about whether he’ll do a good job or leave things half-done that I have to follow up on. I’m just going to Believe in the Universe and that this is a company that I can trust enough to do what’s needed…

  While he’s at it, I hope he can fix the loose wire that causes the rhs speaker and back speakers to cut in and out. It absolutely shits me atm.

  Really can’t wait to have proper Bluetooth and Android Auto in the car, and a reversing camera (pretty cheap one they’re installing but something is better than nothing). That way it’ll be easier to teach my niece some driving, and it’ll be a much nicer experience for me for years to come. A 13 year old Civic with 200k on it and a good service history still has a ways to go, hopefully…

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Okayyyyy I guess I’m going to be productive and go into the city to get a haircut and buy some stuff from Kmart I should have bought weeks ago. Then I’ll go to Udon yasan of crossways for lunch

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• Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ooooh ima gonna buy me a heated hoodie today. Mwaha

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  • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I bought a heated throw recently and it’s the best thing ever

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So umm… What do people do on weekends if they don’t have a computer

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  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Into the unknown.

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    • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      But I’m scared 😳

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What Seagoon sed.

    Akshully, a non-computer weekend could be a blessing. Time to audit all your equipment, work out what’s still functional and what’s not, and deal with both accordingly. Because you have the time to do so without being in a hurry to get things up and running.

    Take three deep breaths, assume the lotus position and then apply dencorub to the bits that hurt.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I remember when I didn’t have a computer. Used to do more work around the house, but not much more. Read a lot of books. Went out on day trips/hiking. Saw friends and family. Did hobby activities like gardening or knitting. Watched tv or listened to cds.

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  • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Repair it

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    • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Alas, that must wait until Monday when I can go into the office

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Anti-gratitude thread.

  Waking up with a blocked nose, probably because I’m a stomach sleeper.

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