Daily Discussion Thread: 🦁🐯🐱 Thursday, August 8, 2024

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• danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well I rang the EAP people and after being told they are no longer our support, which would have been par for the course, she was wrong and I have an appointment sorted.

  Aside from that little hiccup, it wasn’t scary at all.

  Thanks for your support too. It made it easier to deal with.

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No problem. The other place had somewhere called ‘explain like I’m scared’, it would be a helpful resource here

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I got some good news! As of 4:55pm, I’m officially enrolled in my community services course! I begin on the 26th

  Naturally I’m a little nervous, but I think I’ll do much better in TAFE than high school. I tend to get along better with adults and older people (who I imagine will be the primary demographic) than people my own age. Although I am second guessing my decision to go for a 1 day a week course. After all, if it only takes 9 months to finish one day a week, it should only take 3 if if I did it 3 a week. Maybe that would put me in a better position next year.

  But it’s a start at least I suppose. I should probably prove to myself that I’m capable of doing 1 day a week (which I know I can, but also think I need to experience for myself to fully believe it) before trying to bite off more than I can chew

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s a great start to start small with one day a week! We don’t know what we’re capable of until we try and in sure you can adjust it later on if you want! That’s fantastic!! How exciting to be enrolled and to start so soon! TAFE is definitely a different vibe, people want to be there and they want to have conversations and collaborate. I think you’re extremely intelligent and clever so you’re going to do great with talking to adults and your fellow classmates.

    I’m very excited for you!

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks Chud. Completely agree. My biggest issue with high school is that 95% of my experience is that nobody wants to be there, so everybody treats everybody else like shit, and the poor teachers try their best, but just can’t help everyone enough with the class sizes and lack of resources/funding. This course looks likes it’s small enough to not be pure chaos, but large enough to still be able to blend into the crowd if I want to

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Congrats!!!

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  • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yass! 💪🏻

    (Also, I love reading your posts.)

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks llabsy. I’m glad to hear, I’ve been getting a bit worried that I’ve annoyed everyone by posting too much

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s so sensible, taking it gradually to see how you cope with the load

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    this is awesome 👍

    TAFE is a brilliant venue to get qualifications, work hard and get some practical qualification for a good career

    yay 🥂

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks Goonsy. I think this will be a very positive step

      Unfortunately no 🥂 for 219 days, but I do have apple juice. That’s basically the same thing, right?

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Cat adventures with Bill and Ted.

  So early this morning Ted was upstairs meowing his head off. He wanted to get into the office. I called “Ted” at least ten times to get him to come down stairs. The meowing just louder.

  Time for a plan. I used “confuse a cat”.

  I called out “Bill”. There was complete silence in reply. I called “Bill” again and Ted came running down the stairs to tell me he wasn’t Bill, he was Ted, and that Bill was sitting next to me.

  Bogus. 🤭

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    When I call out for my daughter my dog will try to knock her down to get to me first. He thinks it’s a race.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      aww, 💞

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  • Cendana@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I accidentally taught all three of our cats their names were “sit”.

    “sit”. All three stop whatever they were doing and comes running to me, demanding for food.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Happy International Cat Day 🐱🐈🐈‍⬛

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  • mysticgreg@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My (not-so) little man has been gone for many years now, but seeing @Catfish’s post has made me want to share a picture of how well-dressed he used to be all the time in his tuxedo (not that he had a choice!)

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      What fine whiskers he has. 🐱

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Naaaw. What a cute guy.

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    two cat with ties

    Little one doesn’t want to get dressed up

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    • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I swear the kitty on the right looks exactly like StudSpud’s Mickey

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Omg 😂

      One doesn’t mind the office and the other is like “why the fuck do I have to be here”.

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    • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The little one very unhappy with what’s happened.

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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    Maybe that’s why she was so energetic at 4am lol

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    • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Her perfect little white snout 😻

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Meow

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Home now, things are good. First aid for animals and CPR, as well as a long term assessment.

  Tomorrow is theory, and sitting at my PC from 9 to 6, but I have learned so much already, and I really like my teachers so it’s all good.

  Just feeling good I think haha

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Really glad to hear it ❤️ You’re doing great!

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thank you!! It’s such a relief to be out of call centre hell!

      I really appreciate your support through this! You’re the best, Gibs!

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Awesome news, you’re doing awesome Chuddy :)

    If I may ask, how different is animal first aid from human first aid? Obviously CPR is going to be a little different, but are the fundamentals like wound care similar?

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah fundamentals are similar. We follow DRSABC (dangers, responsiveness, airways, breathing, CPR).

      CPR is similar and we were taught how to locate the heart, and how to give breaths. As well as proper bandaging techniques and stress free handling, how to transport large dogs.

      The caveat is that CPR is really not that effective outside of a vet clinic, but it’s better than nothing at all and at least gives the animal a chance of survival. The best success rates of animal CPR are within vet clinics/hospitals where there are multiple members of staff to assist and provide intravenous supports/breathing.

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Greetings fellow checks notes humans!

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Go away. Its not Friday yet. How dare you be cheerful at this hour?

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    numbat noises

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    early morning grumble

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    mrrrp

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Meow

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    • mysticgreg@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Squawk

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  • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    that excludes us

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• PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well I’d been going along fine without any symptoms until I felt like a bit of a Nanna nap in the afternoon and ended up crashed out for several hours. When I got up to cook dinner I started sweating profusely and felt a bit hot. With it came a hard feeling to describe, sort of oddly confused and flustered. Managed to make a curry and rice, and cooked some chicken drumsticks with corn on the cob for Miniest. Elder isn’t feeling like eating much, but he ate a hotdog. Went to bed early and feel ok at the moment, but I’m not out of bed yet.

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Take care of yourself Peeler! Be wary of pushing too hard when you feel ok, it might hamper your recovery…

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    rest as much as you can

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Got a conditional offer into a Master of Teaching course! Nice to know I’ve got an option for next year should I pass the semester :)

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Congrats! That’s got to be a nice feeling. Options are very good to have

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• tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Got a case of the downers today. Feeling a bit isolated, the honeymoon period of being self employed is ending and I’m starting to feel like I did when I was WFH full time during lockdowns (which is not good). I’m made a really big effort to fill my social battery during the week in other ways, which helps but these kinds of down days from the isolation still pop up. I saw a photo my old workplace at some event together on LinkedIn and that’s made me miss being employed (although I don’t regret leaving that hellish place for one second). Just went for a walk and while it was freezing, I already feel better.

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I kind of know how you feel about the isolation part. You’re right, you have to get out and do stuff to stay sane.

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  At TAFE early, for the coffee and the study 🙌🙌

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  those kitty noses need booping 🥰

  Good night everyone.

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Aww, I love that you noticed

    Indeed they do. For anyone else in need of a cheer up: youtu.be/PAHpVUcG1gk youtu.be/eC5-0uAU1Gc

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    • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The look on the lion’s face! 🦁

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yikes on a few of those. So much danger cute.

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• Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So, super karma good vibes, caught a cab from the airport and shared, and the mate paid my fare.

  Such a nice feeling, can’t wait to pay it forward.

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I feel like really rich people should be philanthropists again. Fund shelters, schools, hospitals, libraries and animal pounds.

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• wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  • floors vacuumed and mopped ☑️
  • toilet and bathroom cleaned ☑️
  • washing done ☑️
  • windows washed and cleaned ☑️

  On a side note I cannot believe how bad my neighbours let their windows and blinds get. I can see the dust caked on, including the inside. This is in part why I don’t have Venetian blinds.

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• danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Aww, the sucullent chinese meal guy passed away.

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  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I saw that :(

    Hoping in the beyond there are many succulent chinese meals and good judo for him.

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    :/ I just saw that

    I hope he enjoyed the virality

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Thanks guys for your responses before. Without giving too much away his company deals with some big names and government contracts. He’s ok with them showing his name and pretty little face but he wants to be paid more mullah for it.

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  • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Haha, for lack of a better word, if they’re “selling him” hehe, for sure they should!

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I may have used the word whoring

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeeee, he needs to be paid like a king 💲💲💲

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Oh, the joy of being a dog. oh, the joy of being a dog.

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  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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    Oh, indeed.

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    • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Adorable! 🥰

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  • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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• oztrin@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m trying to get the will to get out of bed and get ready for bed. 🤪

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• bull@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I recommended to the boss on Tuesday that we should get an Apple Watch to test because our customers will likely have them and use them with our managed Apple devices, so we need to be able to see what managed data is available to them and test policies applicable to their use.

  2 have been ordered and arrive tomorrow :D

  New toyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. That’s a MacBook Pro, iPad Air, iPhone and now Apple Watch. I’m collecting Apple products like Pokemans.

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Heh… Melbcat used to be a friendly but highly independent cat and lived half wild. Now she lives inside, sleeps in the bed and is a lap cat love bug.

  I’m spoiling her with how many treats I give. I need to wash the treat tower and see if she can pull them out. I also added a discounted snuffle mat to the food order to see if she can find hidden treats. Try to add more enrichment to indoors.

  I am still fretting about the budget like always but am trying to fix a bunch of niggling quality of life issues lately

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• AJSadauskas@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Very interesting news at work.

  You might remember a few weeks ago, I posted here about an acting “manager” in a department I work with a lot at work.

  Well, today the “manager’s” boss announced who’s going to be permanently filling that role.

  And it’s an external candidate.

  The “manager” is moving to a newly-created role leading the sales team.

  The woman who currently leads the sales team is not happy about this. As in, visibly pissed off about basically being demoted so “manager” can have a job.

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• Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  gah, this teaches me not to do my budget in my head, I majorly stuffed up the numbers and redid them today with a calculator and the difference was off by $100. Bleh!

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• Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  IG gives me the absolute *****.

  The only notifications I want are direct msgs. That’s it.

  I have turned off a bajillion settings and I am still getting notifications about things I do not care about.

  In fact the amount of settings should be illegal. It’s like bamboozling someone with fine print they can’t read.

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• danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This is going to sound really dumb, but I am planning to call our Employee Assistant Program cos I really do need someone to talk too and I’m good and I want to do it, but then I think about calling and I don’t know what to say when they answer the phone. How to initiate that initiate ‘Hello, welcome to blah blah, how can I help you?’ kinda of answer.

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• Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  dat feel when your favourite eco supply store starts selling fucking alkaline water GOD DAMMIT

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Warm enough to not need heating in the office? Whoa.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  2 different dreams hearing 2 different original songs of styles I don’t usually listen to.

  Cool but weird.

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• calhoon2005@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Just about broke my big toe earlier, in fact I might actually have broken it. I got up from my desk after doing my lunch notes and my foot got caught in the straps of my work back pack on the floor. Proceeded to trip and stopped myself falling by reflexively slamming my toe and foot into the ground absolute full force. Oh man did I want to tell, but I’d only just gotten the kids to sleep and I was right outside their door. It’s really fucking sore, like proper really doesn’t feel right sort of sore…I think I actually went into shock for a couple of minutes, couldn’t stop shaking, got really really cold and felt like I was going to throw up. Currently icing and it’s numb which is nice. When I move it I can feel a horrible icky pain in the toe, on the top of my foot and up my shin a bit…I don’t think that’s good.

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• danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Bugger. Apple has decided to change the theatrical release of Wolfs (Clooney, Pitt) to a one week limited release and my cinema are no longer going to show it.

  Was so keen to see it at the cinema.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Temu pakige is at the airport waiting for it’s flight. I’m picturing it being bored and browsing listlessly through all the airport shops to pass the time.

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