Daily Discussion Thread 🟢🍅 Monday, August 5, 2024

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• underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In-person interviews are a lot, especially at 9am on a Monday. But I’m now done. Early slots are worth it.

  I think it went pretty well. We’ll see.

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  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Best of luck. They feel so odd to do now, it’s hard to believe they used to be the norm.

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    • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I know. What do you mean, I need to put on shoes? Not to mention drive somewhere?

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    🤞

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    they’d better be offering a coffee to go with the interview!

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  • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Good luck!

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  • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Fingers crossed mate

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• melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  oof. Advertised for a junior/entry level position in my team (academic research), got 74 applications, many with PhDs. Rough.

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  • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I know someone who had this problem about 15 years ago when she tried to get an entry level job. Her PhD made her a less attractive candidate because she was over qualified and employers didn’t trust she’d stick it out. But, she couldn’t apply for senior positions because she didn’t have enough experience.

    It was the worst Catch-22. A very difficult period for her.

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    • melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      this is a difficulty for people who go straight from undergrad to PhD. It can also be a slight warning sign (but absolutely not always) if a phd grad has no experience at all, because usually phd students need to supplement their scholarship/RTP, and supportive supervisors will give good students a boost with some casual work to give them experience/time on the books.

      But yes - I often encourage students to get some experience, one way or another, while studying. Often, the type who go straight from one degree to the next are precisely the type who worry that taking a few hours out to do paid work each week will negatively impact their academic performance, etc, and they need to be gently reminded that a well rounded application is stronger than a straight H1 student who has never seen or done anything!

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• Mittens_meow@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Why is it that there’s always something out of balance. If it’s not work life then it’s health or money. When they are all broken then it feels hopeless

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m guilty of this kind of thinking too. Been recently starting to realize the balance isnt how things feel to us, its our ability to “ride the waves” so to speak, and you can find balance wherever you look even if you may not like how it feels.

    Not sure I fully believe that myself just yet, but the more I explore it the more it seems like there might be something to it.

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  • mysticgreg@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh man I hear you. Good health, finances in order, work bearable. Pick two.

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The google tells me that’s called a project management diagram

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m perfectly balanced. All three equally suck! 😀

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  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I feel exactly the same way damn

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  After hearing of the last psychologist I found not taking new clients, I went through the whole process of finding another one with a trustworthy and empathetic face (yes I judge people entirely off of their face. Don’t @ me), getting a new MHCP, getting a new referral, making another appointment, trying to organise for the session to be paid in advance again. I’m finally done, and have found one that seems fine. I hope it works out. I don’t want to have to find yet another one

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Don’t feel bad about choosing a nice face. Bedside manner is so important.

    Imma relate my experience here and it was quite self revelatory at the time.

    I had an injured shoulder, from an assault, and was referred to a surgeon for diagnosis and treatment. He was very kind and friendly and reassuring. Even when we had to demonstrate the actions that caused the injury I felt safe.

    Later in the week I had to get some xrays. The technician was very professional and he had a neutral face. I was triggered and had a panic attack.

    Attackers have uncaring or neutral faces.

    later I was thinking how my doctor put on a kind face on purpose , he knew my history and knew how to make me comfortable. The xray technician either knew and didn’t care or didn’t know how to handle my case.

    I’m better now tho seeing a disinterested face always worries me. That is a face of violence.

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Such a pain trying to find a psych you click with so you can make the most of therapy ugh. I’m glad you have found someone and booked and appt!! That’s awesome!

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m not sure if you’re already doing this (apologies if you are) but you can get a certain number of counseling sessions and a security camera funded through Victims of Crime.

    I really hope it provides some help

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Good idea, but I believe that they only provide support in cases of violent crime. A burglary while not home probably doesn’t classify.

      I’m still a minor, so for the next 6 or so months, I’ll be able to have my sessions paid for by the department. I think the place I’ve chosen is $100 out of pocket after the MHCP Medicare rebate, but I don’t really know how that works, so that’s a them problem for now.

      I’m not too sure what the plan is once I turn 18. At the moment $100 out of pocket is pushing it, but still affordable once a month, but I’m unsure how my circumstances will change. Plus the MHCP is only like 5 sessions a year or some stupidly low number. It’s one of those things I don’t think I’m going to spend much time thinking about since I have zero clue what’s going to happen

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The woman buying my sewing machine just picked it up. She did not accidentally overpay me by thousands of dollars. I guess the dream was not prophetic.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    oh well

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• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Happy monday erybody :(

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Happy Monday to you too.

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• fullkitwanker@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have a big preso tomorrow. To about 100 attendees. I have to talk for about 10-12 mins and I’m prepared. It’s just that I get so nervous my heart starts pounding crazy fast.

  My previous presos have also been in front of the same crowd but that was for like 2-3 mins as I had someone share the time but tomorrow am all alone. Which means that I need to take questions as well.

  My heart rate is already high thinking of tomorrow 🤕 can someone give me some tips to calm down? Please don’t say slow breathing because it just makes it worse for me 😭

  I’ve also been told I give great presos but I gaslight myself into thinking it was bad. I’ve prepared pretty well but still nervous as shit as this is the biggest one so far.

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  • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My late bloke was an excellent after dinner speaker, but got horribly nervous beforehand. To the point of vomiting with nerves. He eventually figured out how to manage his anxiety by playing cats cradle while he was waiting to be introduced to the audience. The simple repetition of the hand movements helped him through those awful minutes before he started to speak. He was fine once he got going. Zillions of vidjos on youtube on how to do it. He liked doing the apache door more than the eiffel tower or witches broom one as it was more complex and required more attention. And the evidence could be stowed in a pocket quickly when he stepped up to perform. Pre-performance anxiety is very real and can be very debilitating, but tends to evaporate once the performance starts. Hope this helps a bit.

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    • fullkitwanker@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thank you!! I’ll look these techniques up on YouTube 😊Also sorry for your loss

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You’re nervous because you know you are good and don’t want to disappoint. And you’re nervous because you’re doing a good thing that you want to do.

    So many hugs. You can do this. We’re so proud of you. 🌞😘🌞😘🌞

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    • fullkitwanker@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thank you ❤️🥺

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I like to get there early so I have time for a last stress poo. Acute stress goes to my bowels, sorry. And to check out the venue and stuff.

    Also you can overheat a bit when you’re in a stressful situation, and that feeling of being too hot makes the stress worse. If you can lose a layer or two it can help.

    You’ll be awesome.

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• Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’ve had a weirdly positive day… I mean, a little unexpected. Even though I was running late, I made good time. Even though I missed tea break, had a shortened lunch, wasn’t all that hungry and ran out of time (and verbally road raged a little on the way home), I:

  • made it to a Uni appointment
  • had some meaning conversations in intervention deliveries
  • made to my extra-curricular session on time
  • had some more meaning conversations

  And just all round one of those days where for a moment you feel as if you’ve woken up, are about 95% yourself and things feel somewhat good… like a distant memory.

  I’m even in one my fav burger shops that always empty and there are about 8 or so other people eating in and it feels… nice.

  No guarantees for tomorrow,

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I felt the good vibes rubbing off on me from your comment with how wonderful your day was! Savour the feeling, it’s totally ok if tomorrow doesn’t reach today’s heights, because it sounds like you filled your cup plenty with today 😊 (okay I say this because sometimes I feel a bit sad when the next day’s been a comedown from a Good Day. But sometimes it’s easy enough to just enjoy the Good Day for what it is)

    What a bonus that your burger shop was lively tonight as well. The owner must be having a nicer than expected Monday too

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    so many hugs 😊🌞

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Fell asleep for a bit, but have a GP appt tomorrow morning. I’m trying not to get overly anxious about this, because it’s probably nothing, but its such a different pain than I am used to.

  Like, sharp, and then achey, and sharp if I rub my eyes (which I do without thinking). I have no idea what I could have done to it, like it’s a weird spot. Just under my right eye, where the orbital hole ends, on my cheekbone. I know I keep posting, but I’m anxious ugh!!!

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You’re seeing a doctor. In the meantime don’t touch and use warm compresses for comfort.

    So many hugs

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  • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Could be a stye, it seems to be the season.

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  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Maybe it’s a pimple on the inside of your eyelid or something? Or a subcutaneous ingrown hair it some such

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Maybe? Theres nothing on the skin, no marks, no bruise or discolouration. No lump I can feel underneath, just the top of my cheekbone/orbital.

      Hopefully it is just a stupid zit. I can deal with that.

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Could be nerve pain, maybe even referred from TMJ or a tooth? Best of luck, hope you can get checked soon

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I do grind my teeth, in stressed it’s a fracture. It’s probably nothing though lol

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I wasn’t gonna go anywhere today but I need m&ms.

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  • bull@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Normal, peanut, crispy, mixed or one of the bullshit limited edition flavours?

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Peanut × 2

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    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      bullshit

      dark chocolate raspberry

      I dunno that sounds delicious.

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I didn’t mind the brownie ones, but they needed to be served warm, otherwise the brownie bits were like little stones. I haven’t tried any other limited edition ones

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Maybe I need m&ms too. You’ve got me thinking about them.

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      As I was pulling out of my driveway, an evil looking Tom cat was in my backyard judging me, which is a cheek cos I don’t shit on other peoples properties.

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yayyy!!! Can’t wait to start a newwww work week!!! 👌👌💪🌞🌞🥳🥳

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  • mysticgreg@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    General Failure Error reading Monday (A)bort ®etry (F)ail?:

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    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      F

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Please click on the link below to verify your account details.

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    • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It thinks I’m a robot 🤖

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Who are you and what have you done with Force?

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    • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      What ever do you mean?! I have always LOVED my job and wouldn’t quit for anything! I would do this even if they didn’t pay me!!!

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  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Fuck yeah let’s do this

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Hmm, how about FUCKING NO.

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  • Mittens_meow@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t have enough sugar in my house to vaguely get pumped enough to echo that sentiment

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Called out of my shift, couldn’t sleep until 4am and only for two hours.

  Gonna make that GP appt today for my eye, it’s just hurting so much worse. Ugh!

  Happy Monday! Lol

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Man I love my cat. She’s just a big old teddy bear and a sweetheart. Even when she’s a bit spoiled it’s cute

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• underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Baby quokka!

  www.instagram.com/reel/C-R_VVAJWlZ/?igsh=MjM3c3J3…

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Toddler took my phone. I asked for it back, he disappeared for a moment then handed me back the purple ring from his tower toy thing. He looks satisfied with our “trade” and buggers off again, only to leave the phone behind on the floor anyway.

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• Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Dropped off the transfer of shares papers to the executor of my grandma’s will today.

  I wanted to mail them off so I didn’t have direct contact with the executor but it wasn’t to be.

  Drove out of my way and got stuck in a one sided conversation I didn’t really want a part of due to the family feud going on between the executor who is my Aunty and half the family which consequently made me get home later as well.

  Hopefully with that out of the way the distribution of the will can go ahead.

  Parts of my family suspect that the Aunty has an unfair share of the will or has been stealing or misappropriating funds related to the will. She dumps all her emotional baggage on me because she considers me the nice one of the family but all I wanted to do was run away from her.

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• wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Have we entered the era of peak fake?

  • instagrammers with enhanced images
  • scammers pretending to be someone else, even your own bank.
  • deepfakes
  • autotune and pitch correction.
  • so called live performances with pre recorded audio (yes Celine I’m looking at you)
  • people living their fake lives in social media making out it’s better than it really is.
  • Politicians telling anything but the truth.

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  tried to book a camping trip for cup day weekend. Limited to “glamping” (ie: power and a hot shower) cause I was gonna bring the little fella, but no joy. Everythings booked out. Prom, Eildon, Bright, Philip Island, all totally booked out. The fact that it’s still months away and its booked out blows my mind.

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Today’s song

  Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  operation get rid of stuff continues , another dozen books I’m never going to read are sorted to go out , more knickknacks are going

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Anti-gratitude thread 👎

  Balancing shit is hard.

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• Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  HOLY FUCK ORVILLE S4?!!

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  omg, I have finally cleared all 50 levels of bubble town. it only took a few years and many thousands of attempts. I took a screen shot. I’m a bit numb…lol

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There’s someone stood in front of the Magistrate court on William St with a couple of big posters behind him, handing out flyers. He keeps repeating “Judges are motherfuckers” nothing else. At it for over an hour now

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Gratitude thread 🐕🐈

  Grateful for getting more sleep than I did the night before last.

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• Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Tweaked my shoulder again yesterday and I’m getting a headache and also sending odd sensations and pins and needles down my arm/hand again.

  Thought fully recovered from it a month ago.

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• Pilk@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The race riots in the UK make Cronulla 2005 look like a children’s tea party.

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Round 2 of using the vegetable and tomato paste. This time with frozen pesto, frozen green veg, and canned springwater tuna mixed with pasta. Another win, definitely added an extra depth of flavour without tasting tomatoey for very little cost and effort. I will say I’m also proud of my little habit of chucking in some cardamom seeds to pasta or other non Indian dishes. It adds a certain je ne sais quoi.

  Pretty good meal for zero prep. Cost about 3.32 a serve minus the homemade pesto, and most of that would’ve been the tuna and Fancy Expensive Pasta

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I finally heard back from the school lady (I’m a bit concerned with how many times I’ve had to follow up), and she fixed the issues with the enrolment paperwork, which I’ve now signed!

  For some classic bureaucracy related reasons, they need a photocopy of a guardians personal identification. Probably going to be a difficult thing to obtain when my guardian is the secretary of DFFH. But as of now, that’s no longer a me problem, that’s something they’ll all have to work out together.

  It's....

  A non issue though, as I’ve been through this process dozens of times. Usually they just provide a copy of my court order and a stat dec and it’s all g. But it’s worth noting if you ever decide to run an organisation and impose restrictions you can’t possibly foresee anybody not being able to meet, you’ll eventually meet somebody you’ll have to make an exception for 🤷‍♂️

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My monday morning activities fell through, so now I’m just tired. I don’t know whether to go back to sleep for a bit, or stay up. If I stay up, I’ll be cranky by tea time. If I sleep, I run the risk of missing packages (I know I have at least 1 coming)

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