Daily Discussion Thread: 🤳📱↘️🚽 🤯 Wednesday, August 14, 2024

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• PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Test is negative! 🪩💃🏼 And I can taste more things! I didn’t realise until I bought some mixed donuts for the Minipeelers and Elder asked what the yellow ones were and I took a bite and said, “pineapple” lol. Spent most of the day cleaning in the lounge room, which hasn’t had a decent clean in a while. Four long haired people in a place really take it’s toll in terms of fluffage in the carpet and upholstery. Now I’m going to make some schnitzels and maybe a quick curry. I’m back baby 👉🏼😎👉🏼

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Fantastisch!!

    All hail the return of the Queen! 👑🙌

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Chef has not fully recovered yet 📜 Help yourself 🚚

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  • mysticgreg@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sweet, free van!!!

    But in all seriousness, hope you’re feeling better soon! Chef must rest!

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      mortals are not capable of wielding the van

      Thank you!

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Chef, would you like a hot honey lemon drink with maybe some brandy and some raison toast?

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Oh yes thank you

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Poor chef! It’s important to look after yourself after tirelessly looking after others.

    Please accept my humble offerings. 🪤 🗽🪺 🛸 🥎 🫧

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      american cheese omelette with alien eggs and bubbly tennis balls, such delicacy!

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  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    🐟🧠

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The man and I have decided to go see Deadpool & Wolverine tomorrow.

  17 year old me would be happy in the back row. 27 year old me would’ve fallen asleep. 47 year old me just wants to get my monies worth.

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    yeah this is why I go gold class for this sort of thing. Had Infinity war ruined by kids screaming and carrying on so now if its worth going to the cinemas (and to be clear not much is) I go gold class.

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  • Ntcc661@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I made a snap decision to go see it today. My session starts at 12:30.

    As a 49yo who has been comic book reader/collector since i was 16 I want fun, fan service & clear dialogue (I think my hearing is going).

    Have fun tomorrow.

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m watching Fantasmas and this is the most bonkers thing I’ve watched all year.

  rambling

  Despite wanting to have nothing to do with the modern world at times this feels like the most cathartic TV series ever. Like someone compressed all my millennial stray thoughts and anxieties and imagination and feelings into an insane fever dream of interwoven comedy sketches. There is really nothing like this out there at the moment. It’s the writer of SNL’s most famous sketches like Papyrus and Wells for Boys doing an entire season of wack which is like a dream come true (okay, I see he’s done another TV show that I have to track down). I’m glad TV like this gets made; and I’m glad it isn’t as insular and navel-gazing and obnoxiously value-signalling as I feared it might be. There’s an endearing, lovable heart behind the turbocharged surreal/ironic humour.

  Worth a watch if you feel like it’s time for something completely different… and want to process life a little differently.

  PS Bibo is my favourite character. angrysound.mp3

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Cool. This is definitely on my watch list. 👍😎

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I have a feeling you might hate it hahaha. But it’s a fairly quick and breezy watch

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• Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  so far today I’ve done all the washing, designed and printed IMMENSELY satisfying just right fitting compartment boxes for my toolbox for bits and bobs, run the first lot of distillate and done a 10 walk. Very niiiice

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• MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Spring has truly sprung when my elderly neighbour is out watering his lawn daily again.

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  • wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Rest assured Melbourne weather will whiplash and smack you with a cold freezing change. Shit Melbourne weather can often go right on till December.

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    • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Once spring hits, he’ll water his lawn while it’s raining. Nothing can stop him.

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Mine’s still soaked. How the F can it need watering?!

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    • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It doesn’t need watering. He just waters it.

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  After my little mini rage on Monday, they pushed child protection along and got the security upgrades happening. The 4 things they promised were:

  • a gate on the driveway (which is currently the only unprotected entrance)
  • security cameras around the property
  • proper locks on the side gates (currently 2/3 gates are just a simple latch with a padlock hole I’ve put an unsanctioned padlock in)
  • a deadbolt on the front door
  • replacement door frames to fix all the damage old mate inflicted with his little knife episode

  Apparently all except the deadbolt have been approved (they’re still trying to come up with a solution that doesn’t violate the fire code thingies, although I guess technically the screen door is a deadbolt, since it can’t be opened by sliding a knife into the lock and prying, which is all I really wanted. A dude came out today to measure the door frames, apparently they’re going to replace all the doors as well. Interestingly they’ve actually used a local tradie instead of the idiots from mcpeake.

  Mcpeake are the previously unnamed idiots that do stupid work that I mention almost weekly. As I understand it, they have the contracts for fixing, upgrading, and maintaining all public housing and out of home care properties in Melbourne. They seem to take it for granted, or the department is locked into a long contract. they don’t provide timeframes, they usually rock up unannounced (a problem because I’m not allowed to let them in, or approve/sign off on any work, that’s all the property managers job), at least outside of emergency works. They also do shoddy work, are staffed exclusively by arseholes (their google reviews are hilarious btw), and usually don’t even finish the job right.

  But it seems that people above the property manager have been stressing the importance of getting things done in a timely fashion, and they ended up finding local tradies to do most of the work.

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh good! You shouldn’t have had to rage to get repairs and safety features… hoping things look up for you soon

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Me too. Last night and the night before were difficult sleeps. I slipped into some sort of weird state where I was asleep but it was more like I was just resting with my eyes closed, very shallow “sleep”. Melatonin did not help, and neither did trying to get some exercise and sunlight in yesterday

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So I got sent a link to view the ct scans of my face, from the radiology department.

  I have never seen the inside of my face before, it’s super wild! I can scroll up and down through the ‘slides’ and like, move back and forth and up and down these scans of my head.

  I feel a tad ick, all the nerves in my face are tingling now that I’m aware 👀 but it’s also really cool!

  It also confirms what I have long suspected, that my skull is quite empty and cavernous.

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah nup, dont like to be reminded I’m made of flesh and calcium.

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It is extremely unsettling, because we shouldn’t normally have that view. But from a science lover perspective, it’s really cool!!

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• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Almost nearing the end of this retaining wall. my new best friend is a cheapo ozito corded drill. Had to get some screws through pretty thick metal fence posts which the way more expensive cordless one couldn’t and it worked. So satisfying seeing the sleepers snap in flush when the screw goes through the post.

  Can’t believe I haven’t fucked it up yet or injured myself (not including back) which is amazing.

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How goods some of those cheap shit ozito tool ey. The heat fun and the multitool especially get a shout out.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I made chicken burritos for dinner. 🌶️🌶️🌶️😵‍💫 it was delicious

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I made speghetti bolognaise.

    I cooked probably more pasta than I needed but I’m stuffed!

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      not possible to cook too much, just put left overs in fridge or freezer 👍

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• underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My late afternoon tea might have actually been dinner. Lemon meringue tart, delish.

  I’ll have some veggies tomorrow I promise.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I need lemon meringue pie now.

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    • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Does the line start behind you? because I need some now too.

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    • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes you do. It was great.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      every time I think of these pies now, lemon, lime or peach, I think of that pie shop in Shape of Water. And I’ve had those American style pies. Weird.

      ( unlike real pies made with real ingredients , like fruit and sweet ricotta, real cream and home made sweet pastry )

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  • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Lemons, sugar cane, wheat, all veggies … and eggs & butter for protein. You’re golden.

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Hayfever or some kind of communal disease? Hmm I guess I’ll find out tomorrow.

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ve been getting an itchy nose and Melbcat has been sneezing and heavy breathing. (We might start up again on her puffer.)

    I think hayfever is hitting already :/

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• SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I suspect my doctors has now got an automatic pre-recorded message you have to listen to before reception pick up the call. They always used to answer pretty quickly, but in the last year literally never pick up. Automated ‘Welcome to blah blah. If it’s an emergency hang up call 000. You can now make appointments online at blah blah blah details, opening hours, useless info’ etc and it goes for a full several minutes before someone picks up. I think they are trying to minimise answering calls. Look I know how to use the online bookings, if I’m calling it’s because I have a question. Annoying.

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’d say my days gone to shit, but lets be honest it started there so performance has been consistent. Does anyone know where i can buy a mars bar slice in the CBD? Feeling like that might be the start of turning things around.

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  • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Hopefully you find that mars bar slice and your day turns for the deliciously better.

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thanks. Sadly no because Melbourne is a city that lacks true culture. So i settled for a couple of cookies and an orange juice.

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  need to find a diplomatic way of saying “If you had’ve actioned this when I called it out +12 months ago you wouldn’t be in this mess in the first place. This isn’t my job and you cant keep asking me to do shit cause ya’ll cant be fucked doing the work yourselves or even trying to figure it out”. Didnt even make it to 10am before I gave up today.

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  • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    “It is my recollection that the last action on this item was sitting with you…” and of course attach the pertinent emails/documents.

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    “as per last year’s email”

    Tbh I’d unironically do it 🤷‍♂️

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• wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Hey Melbourne Metro if you could turn the heat down on the trains that would be super, because I didn’t feel like sitting on the surface of the sun today.

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    H-O-T T-O G-O Flinder’s full of P-S-Os!

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  A friend brought me some xs men’s trackies. They are a bit big but they fit more reasonably than the women’s /shrug

  Melbcat has been refusing her wet food for a few days (still eating treats and biccies). I’m going to have to give her meds directly and then feed the wet food separately. Also a bit worried about her breathing and might have to return to the twice daily puffer.

  It feels way too early for hayfever to set in but seems it has

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  • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m not overly fond of the colours women’s trackies come out in, they tend to be weird seasonally trendy colours which I don’t like, whereas in the men’s section it’s all black, grey, navy, khaki. Much more practical.

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    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, I prefer the more classic colours

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In an effort to lift my mood I’m looking at visiting my aunty in WA over the AFL PH given that she has her birthday that week too. Flights are never cheap, but they’re less gross than usual atm… I haven’t seen her in quite a while and I’ve got just enough leave to make it work. Could do with a bit of mutual TLC.

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m so annoyed at myself. Was supposed to do a fasting blood test this morning but I stupidly didn’t put a reminder to not eat on my phone… And I rarely eat breakfast, but I’m WFH today and well, wouldn’t today just be the day I go “oh! Leftover pasta, I’d better eat that” and I remember the blood test RIGHT as I finish eating… fuck. now I have to wrangle getting tested at 8 before heading back to work.

  Also very annoyed at uni who in their infinite wisdom have centralised all standard extension requests (NOT special consideration), and noooo a drs. cert isn’t enough, they need to file a fucking special form outlining exactly how the illness hampered your ability to study. It’s enough for my workplace that actually pays me money but it’s not enough for a course that I’m paying to do?? Fuck these guys man, I will be glad to never deal with them again once I’m done with this course

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Melbourne Pathology has ‘supercentres’ that are open from 7.30 am. I use the Northcote Plaza one, but there may be one closer to you.

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Do they bulk bill if the referral document has another pathology provider’s form thingo? I once went to a different pathology chain than the one on my referral and got stung with out of pocket fees… I’ll call and ask maybe. Thanks for the heads up.

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I had to take one of those once. I ended up fasting for too long. I thought I wasn’t meant to eat 12 hours prior, so ate 13 hours before the test, but apparently it was actually8 hours prior, but not over 12

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  • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Was the leftovers good at least?

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think it was a bit off as I had a bad bout of the runs after (though I think it was partly in response to the coffee I then had). So none of it was worth it :(

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• Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Faark! Elec bill just under $800.

  Not buying cheese this week.

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And I was shocked at a $90 bill for the last month… But like you, usage consistent with previous years, just that costs have shot up.

    Far out I’d die from a heart attack with that kind of bill.

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  • wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t understand how your bill can be so high?

    How big is your house and how many people in it? What kind of appliances do you?

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Uninsulated 2bed, 2 people. Landlord specials.

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Holy shit! Thats more than double mine and we ran the heater almost every day with basically 0 solar input.

    Worth having a look at whats using all your juice. And that your power company is not sticking it to you. Ovo was cheapest last time I looked.

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s the old as shit radiator. Consistent usage with last year, but price increase. One of the reasons for needing to move.

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  • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    yeah ours is looking that way. I regret jack and shit, we’ve had the house to 20c all winter. I got fucking chillblains every year in teh old place, fuck. that. noise.

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ha! Even with both heaters I could usually only get a section to 13 and fuck the rest. This house truely sucks.

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Alarm went off during a nightmare, one where you knew something terrible was going to happen but it hadn’t yet dropped yet. Certainly puts a downer on the day.

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I had absolutely wild dreams. First part of my dreams consisted of evacuating a high rise when the fire alarms went off, but I said “yeah nah fuck off I’m 47 stories up” and took the lift. Second dream consisted of being in Frankston for some reason, and there were SES people putting out a fire and removing a downed tree from the road. But they found illegal fireworks, and they took them home and set them off that night. But they screwed it up and blew up the entirety of Frankston. Third dream consisted of random bugs killing each other, it was really weird and uncomfortable, but not a nightmare

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    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Mine was about a fire too I think, or something was going to explode. And you knew everyone was gonna die but its like it was stuck on rails and you couldnt change the outcome. Deeply disturbing.

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  i love orange juice

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Went to Soi 38 for the first time after work. It’s a Thai restaurant in a parking garage that’s been around for ever and is super popular. I feel like I got punched in the face with flavour … so sour, salty and spicy. So delicious.

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ooh, today is new bank card day. They sent it with priority, so that’s nice.

  What’s not nice is this new design. Previously I had a nice white one, with tasteful colour splashed around, and the numbers and my name hard pressed into it, but they’ve changed to an obnoxious yellow front, with nothing on it except a chip and a logo, then the back has all of my info on it. And it’s not pressed into the card anymore, it’s just written on, like a Myki card :(

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• danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Urgh, what happened to the nice weather these past two days?

  In between reading adult books, I tend to read some Goosebumps or Fear Street as a palate cleanser and also remind me of my childhood and also get me in the mood writing that kind of horror for kids.

  Currently reading one of the Fear Street books and the main character wakes up thinking someone is trying to break in because of the news saying there’s a prowler breaking into houses. She screams, her parents come in, turns out it’s the classic tree branch tapping on the window. So then the Dad takes her into their bedroom, opens the bedside table and shows her the gun he has to protect them from any intruders and how ‘it’s always loaded’ and ‘right here’ and I know it’s blatantly Chekhov’s Gun but as I read it, I couldn’t help but laugh and think ‘this is so America.’

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• tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I need to give my manager a daily summary of the things I’ve worked on everyday. Things are a little light on today so this time will be an exercise in creative writing

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• oztrin@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Had a new client assigned yesterday and one shift proved it wasn’t going to fly.
  The co-ordinator was so quick to agree that I shouldn’t go again (and wanting to know what happened in detail) that I suspect this isn’t their first rodeo with her.
  As I said to a friend, I’m too old and not getting paid enough to deal with that BS.

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• danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  How does this sound for the title of a cricket themed/haunted mansion story: Caught and Ghouled (a play on caught and bowled).

  Otherwise I’m stuck with the temporary title of ‘The Haunted Mansion’ which is overplayed.

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Lol, the ABC’s doing 1am Wednesday quizzes now.

  Are you smarter than a year 9 student?

  9/10, I got the 24hr one wrong. But in my defence, it’s 2am and I’m in bed about to do sleepy-doos. Apparently I’m in the top 36% of quizzers, which I guess says a lot about the average person taking a random quiz at 1am on Wednesday morning. Also, seeing as I barely passed year 9 and didn’t take the NAPLAN, I count that as an absolute win. Go me.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Temu order update: Package arrived. Shoes were ungrated. However the grater was not great. It was very flimsy, bent out of shape and has been refunded.

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