Daily Discussion Thread: Friday, October 18th, 2024

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• tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I did it! I got the contact I interviewed for. I just need to go through reference checks and I’ll start in a week. Everything has worked out and lined up for once.

  This will get me on the other side of Christmas if I don’t get anything else, and it will give me recent experience in the space I want to work in again.

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Amazing, congrats!

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  • tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Great news!

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  • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Woo!

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  • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Congrats!

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  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yay, that’s awesome!! Congrats!!

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Congrats!

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Congratulations 🎉

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    congrats!

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  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Thanks everyone. This 2 weeks has gone from a rather stressful period to a kind of paid holiday by my old work. I’m ready to put clunky systems, sales teams, and clueless managers behind me. It’s been great having this space to vent and get support from everyone while I’ve gone through this

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Fuck yes!!!

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  • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That is great news!

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s awesome and moved along quicker than I thought.

    Congrats!

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    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This has turned the termination into a blessing in disguise because I’d been speaking to recruiters and the biggest thing stopping me from moving into a contract was my notice period

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  God work is over. I need sleep and maybe some uber eats.

  Tbh I’m still buzzing.

  When I first got sober, the guy I lived with had a friend who ran open mic nights in Brunswick.

  He got me to go along to watch and I ended up doing them for about a year every week. Was probably one of the few things that made me feel good about myself in those early days. Where you try to figure out who you are and what the hell normal life is supposed to be.

  Once it was my birthday and they brought out a cake which was probably the happiest I’d been in more than 5ish years.

  I stopped when I got into bands playing guitar again, and with Tafe and work, just stopped singing in general.

  The band I was mainly concentrating on, and had an album recorded, gigs lined up etc died when lock downs happened.

  Last night was a real big step back into live music. Thanks again everyone for all your support over the last 12ish months.

  Means a hell of a lot ❤️

  /rant

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  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m really regretful that I didn’t come. It sounds like you were amazing and that everyone had a lot of fun!

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    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      We surely did! Be there or be square! (showing my age here)

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    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      All good! I’ll be going every 2nd week I reckon as it gives me time to learn new material. So if you ever feel like it, hit me up :)

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Seagoon update: login issues and she is waiting for her new account to be approved

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  • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m glad to hear she is not Seagone. The unexpected absence was concerning.

    Can I pre-order a fancy big cake for a welcome back celebration?

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    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes. Complete with marzipan art brushes and a fluffy meringue pair of cats on the top.

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      We have begun preparations

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    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m glad to hear she is not Seagone.

      😂

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  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    WE WANT SEAGOON, WE WANT SEAGOON, WE WANT SEAGOON

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      We have no power here

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Awesome ❤️

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  • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Wait, what? There’s no accounts waiting for approval?

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• calhoon2005@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  Wet walk with the doggo on my rdo

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Always gets to me that dogs loooove doing this, then crack the shits at the thought of a B.A.T.H.

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    • calhoon2005@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This doggo hates a bath, but will happily walk straight in to a warm shower after a creek walk.

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• Nath@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  As a fundraiser, the school sent us to a website where you can view some art your kid has done and then order it as a pillow, tote bag, calendar or a bunch of other options. Only this website lets you look at every piece of art that every kid in the school has done and pick any art any kid at the school has done. You just say I want this kid’s art on my $15 tote bag, thanks.

  My dilemma is my kid is not the greatest artist in the school.

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If you want to send a message to encourage art improvement, get another kids art on a tote or framed lol

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    • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “This could be you one day. But for now, it’s little Tommy in your class.”

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    As a parent you’re obligated to get your own kid’s art.

    Without a doubt!

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    • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, we will of course. His artwork is even pretty good - particularly for him.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You go the cheapest option available with your own child’s artwork and you will love it because it’s the best artwork ever.

    Ps. Can you please approve Seagoon’s new login details.

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    • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      There are no new account requests waiting for approval.
      Well, there was one, but it was some spam about roof repairs in Canberra and I rejected that one. Now, there are none waiting.

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sounds like a copyright nightmare. Did you sign some sort of release?

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    who cares? its made with love. trumps any kind of artistic talent any day of the week.

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  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m not sure what the dilemma is?

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    • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      @Duenan has hit the issue right on the head. 😆

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  • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Say to the kid ‘hey you can do ANY of them! Which one you like?’

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• danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  HR dumped this on a random desk in my office to show their gratitude for all the hard work we do. Starts off with “Hi team”. There’s two people who work in this area, me and someone else and we aren’t in the same team, not even in the same site technically.

  Dunno why they couldn’t be honest and just say they found this at the back of their cupboard. It would have been less insulting.

  gratitude

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Someone in HR has children that no longer likes these snacks so has empty their pantry on your desk.

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    • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Exactly my thoughts, lol.

      Comes on the same day the site I work at was in the news because someone went whistle blowing to the media about conditions.

      Very Homer Simpson “Inanimate? I’ll show you inanimate” vibes.

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Probably done with the “best of intentions”, trouble is best of intentions really don’t mean shit when acting on behalf of the company.

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  • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Check the use by dates.

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    • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Can’t see any on them. Lol.

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  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You’re still gonna eat some though I bet

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    • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Nah. I have a weird thing about packet food from strangers so I won’t touch it.

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  • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Leave it all openly placed in your desk bin?

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    • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      They’re down in Hobart. They’ll never see it. Was basically a dump and run.

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• PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Something that’s not getting as much publicity as it probably should. This got put up in the Coburg library, a friend of mine alerted me to it last night.

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  • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Googling it because I’ve never heard of it before:

    “A rare and exotic bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissue”

    exotic makes it sound so appealing, lol.

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    • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      until you find out it’s carried by possum shit and then you freak out

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Drank last night, drinking tonight (because I forgot my FIL was coming over from Perth, and always goes to the turf bar lol), prolly drinking tomorrow (races that FIL must do when he comes to Melbs).

  If I end up depression-posting, remind me I’ve been drinking for three days straight please

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s a Friday and I’m still feeling despondent and miserable in my bones despite every effort to cheer up. What a drag… At least I’m meeting up with a friend on Sunday as a reward for the mega-clean I gotta do tomorrow. Booked in 4 rental inspections for Sat, Mon and Tue. None are exactly ideal places but I gotta start inspecting at least for my own mental health.

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  my long son

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Hey so you all know my body is giving me an extremely hard time with eating/food and I’m still in a very long process of finding out why.

  Would it be weird if I kept contributing to the Tucker Time thread/wherever with things I’ve had in the past or look good?

  I’m trying to get our corner of Lemmy more active

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• Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Finally got food into me.

  Not feeling too great today. Was out grocery shopping and felt a wave of dizziness and, ears felt blocked and I came down with major sweats.

  If I didn’t have a wall or trolley with me I would have needed to sit down right then and there.

  Anyway I did manage to do my shopping and I am home now.

  Going to maybe get another sandwich and coffee and sit down for awhile.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Tossing and turning for ages. Too wired to fall asleep lol

  Goodnight everyone ❤️

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sox is being unbearably cute today. Cuts through the ennui a bit, even though I’ve been neglecting her, lost in my own darkness. I’ve carefully kept away her very long whisker from last night as a good luck charm for the weeks ahead.

  kawaii

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• Ntcc661@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Gotta laugh: about to leave to go camping near NSW/VIC border. If we can get through today without being washed away I’ll be happy.

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Anyone know if Seagoon is okay?

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  Finally a use for the front facing camera

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ah red wine my old friend
  I’ve popped you open again
  I’m drinking and dying
  Mickey is playing and biting
  And the sounds of the neighbours watching tv
  Float up to me
  Is less than silent

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• SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Just ate a toastie that when I saw it I thought “hmm, it doesn’t look great, but slim pickings, so whatever”… how wrong I was proven. Mushrooms, cheese, pesto, perfectly salty and heavenly and happiness!

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• tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I dug out what I thought was a combination DVD and VHS player and plugged it into the TV, turns out it was just a really big DVD player. I couldn’t get it working with the RCA inputs into the receiver so I’ve just hooked up the other DVD player for the moment. The current DVD player also has RCA output and that didn’t work either, so it could be the cable.

  I put on some DVDs for the kids and it was so much better. You know what you’re in for, the shows have a proper start and end, and they can pick out a DVD like they do books when they’re ready

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• melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  so, word on the street is that it is going to be a hot, humid summer. Any ladies here able to give recs for a hairdresser who can deal with fine…ahem…frizzy hair that has a tendency to curl? Shorter, rather than longer styles.

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• Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Need to figure out a way to force feed a man yoghurt. Antibiotics have unleashed chemical warfare on the plumbing.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve decided to get this thing called a “beat buddy” so I can add drums to my live tunes.

  Yeeeeeha!

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• SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Has one drink and immediately looks for Mamma Mia 2: Fernando on YT.

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• Pilk@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Damn some lowlife has put a cigarette lighter to every single intercom camera on the apartment buildings along my street. Some people really fucking suck

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Cheers you funny little Sea monkeys 🍺

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve ordered 2 pizzas. Guess what they are?

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• tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Skies darkening, red blob on radar heading directly to me, it’s about to go down.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  OK guys I need some help.

  What are 3 reasons why getting a ps5 is a bad idea.

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It is m o i s t

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