Daily Discussion Thread: 🌧 Monday, November 18, 2024

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• Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’ve almost lost my voice, but I am seriously emotional. Seeing Black live has always been a wish of my mine and tonight it came true.

  I am so privileged.

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’ve only just managed to load my car with a full, penultimate load of stuff (and a fucking busted tyre still in the back lol).

  All the little jars of spices, the oils and vinegars, random pantry odds and ends, the unbelievable amount of stuff in the bathroom, other stray items like a random desk lamp and bits in various containers just dumped into a box… couch accoutrements…

  Had a shower in the old place, thankfully had the foresight to leave a change of clothes out, finally eating my only real meal for the day. I’m going to go straight to the other place, slap a sheet on the mattress and call it a night.

  Chuck a sickie tomorrow, start moving stuff up, get tyre organised, clean old place with friend…

  I’m seriously laughing at how much I underestimated this. Next time I’ll start packing WAY earlier and take more time off!!

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• Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  For the DDT fam:

  Pearl Jam, Marvel Stadium, 18 November, 2024

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Wooooooooooo

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  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Awesome! I wish Pixies did solo shows too.

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    • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Me, too. I couldn’t get down in time today. ☹️

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Image

  Sometimes I eat my dinner standing in the kitchen to avoid this exact scenario lol

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  • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Kissy kissy

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  • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    In front of the tv AND has eyes on the dinner

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    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I just want to eat and watch Samurai Jack in peace lol

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I found an easy recipe for Golden Syrup Pudding. Oooo yeah.

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I remember golden syrup dumplings

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yep. Very similar.

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  • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Staple of my childhood. Yum! Love it on a cold night. My mum put a bit of lemon zest in the pudding mix. Recommend this no matter what recipie you use.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    how easy is easy?

    some of those pudding recipes take ages and ages to do and then it takes the man of the house approx 15 seconds to eat it

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Like easy easy. As easy as making a cake. I used to watch my Nana make it but I couldn’t remember the ingredient measurements mainly because she never really used any. Then she steamed it.

      Boiled fruit pudding on the other hand lots of fruit, suet, spices etc. Hours on the stove.

      I’ll take pics of the recipe tomorrow and post them.

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  • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Oh yum! Haven’t hadn’t that in years. So delicious with cream.

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      My Nana used to make it and it was glorious. Gonna talk to my mum tomorrow because I know she’ll be interested in making it.

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• imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Thank you everyone for the kindness. I have a big tray of roast veg in the oven so dinner/lunch is sorted and yummy at least. Will be having an early night and hopefully a sleep

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Goodnight mate :)

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Dare I listen to more WH Hodgson? There’s a compendium of ghost stories and another one of those strange Earth stories. I think I might.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    In verity I have bought The House on the Borderland. ☠️

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    • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Do give us a review when you’re done :)

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• Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This hayfever i assume is kicking my ass today. Head and sinuses blocked up and sneezing all afternoon.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    the itching is insane

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  i am so full of enthusiasm that I have to stop myself from starting everything at once.

  I’ll just start one new thing a week and let that become a new norm.

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• SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  @CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone Oh dear. Turns out I don’t recommend original soju. Realised I didn’t actually drink it, so poured a shot tonight and oh god no. No. It’s like 17% and just… punches you in the throat. Definitely stick with the flavoured ones.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    😂 don’t worry I like the burn. Thanks for the heads up.

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I should probably put all the garden talk the Gardening Australia thread but it’s not getting much traffic other than my posts

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I have to confess that more than a year in, I haven’t really explored Lemmy at all, 99% of the time I just go straight to the DT.

    Not that I have much to offer to a gardening convo. I attacked my garden with a hedge trimmer today and it looks like a cyclone’s been through.

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Hahahahahahahahahaha fuck me, of course I had to be careless and hit a kerb so hard I got a flat tyre on top of everything else… perfect timing…

  Luckily roadside assist came very quickly but now I need to get a new tyre within 2 days 😭 anyone have tips on how to find a good tyre shop? I have no frigging idea. Need it done pretty quickly…

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Google the ones closest to home. Pick the one that’s closest to 5 stars and lots of reviews. Get quotes from 3 of them. Pick one.

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Top tier practical and logical advice. Thanks CEO. Found a few good ones close to home/work. Can’t do any online bookings til Wed but I’ve narrowed down three to call tomorrow first thing at 8am and put in a reminder on my phone. Done.

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Unless you’ve got a mechanic that you usually go to on a regular basis see if there’s a Bob Jane Tmart near you?

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Haven’t found a mechanic for this car yet (used to use my old work’s one when I was working there, it’s too far). Thanks for the rec. Do you think they’ll be able to have a quick squizz at the undercarriage to let me know if there’s been any additional damage? I’m planning on a long drive over the holidays…

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I had to use MyCar for my last flat because they were the only place open between Christmas and New Year, and they were fine. Quick, efficient, friendly.

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      There’s one near me too that’s got decent reviews, definitely one of the options I’ll call tomorrow

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• imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  just need to get this out but no obligation to read it

  I feel really alone right now. I feel like I am drowning at work and my general exhaustion level is so high I am not catching up there or at home. I am wrought with anxiety and I have kinda lost the will to push through. There are so many big things to be done and I am stuck on details. And every time I make time someone else has a problem and I get dragged sideways. And it’s hard to push through when I feel like the world is a mess anyway. What good can I really do? Am I just burning myself out in a corner for nothing? For reasons the work situation is not a “can you talk to your manager and ask for XYZ” one…what I am carrying is legit mine but I am struggling. I am just dead sick of being the grown up and the strong one for others right now. I want to go home…whatever that means.

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve been in a similar place. Can you take some stress leave/sick leave? Ideally at least two weeks so that a) you can unwind properly and b) somebody else has to pick up the slack at work.

    Do it now, not once project x is done or when we’ve met tgat bext deadline. New stuff will keep coming up.

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  • tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Ughh this feeling of aloneness while being overwhelmed with work, I’ve felt it so many times. The only advice I can offer is to look after yourself as much as you can. A home cooked meal, going for a walk or doing other exercise, proper wind down before going to sleep. This past weekend wasn’t great for me mentally and doing these three things helped.

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I can relate to the loneliness and the feeling of drowning at work.

    I don’t have any real advice, but I hope you can find some peace soon ❤️

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I don’t know what the answers are but you’ve got a friend in me. 💜

    Everytime I press the red heart it comes up black. Maybe I’ve used up my red hearts quota or run out of red ink. 🤷‍♀️ anyway red heart, red heart, red heart.

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    • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It’s purple to me?

      (I always use black hearts.)

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    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      red heart red heart back. Thanks. It means a lot having a safe space. I have good real world friends but sometimes I just need a scream into the ether

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  • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Is stress leave a possibility for you?

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      yes, take the load off at home

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  • indisin@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Hey interwebs friend, this is the reason I’m on a sabbatical. Can you afford to take the break even if it means burning through your savings?

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  • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I get a lot of what you’re talking about, too, especially the close to burnout feelings. Hugs and sympathy from across the ether - you’re not alone 💛

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m not sure what to say but feel very like this in other ways.

    I’m wondering if there’s any way you can half ass some of the details a little bit so you don’t get stuck? I don’t know what you’re working on but sometimes done > perfect

    Otherwise you’re well within your rights to insist on the time you’ve carved out so you don’t get dragged sideways.

    Whatever happens I wish you can get some peace of rest somehow, even for a moment.

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    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I have three weeks off at christmas, and there are just a couple of really crappy situations to navigate first. I struggle when I can’t even see a start. I’m setting a hard “pens down” rule at night so I can get a little bit of relaxattion in each day. Thanks for the thoughts

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    so many hugs

    maybe the world and your little part of the world would be a million times messier if not for you

    like in Alice in Wonderland, we have to run just to keep in the same place

    Since you can’t delegate how about resetting your timetable?

    On a positive note, it’s good they want a grown up and do defer.

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    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Thanks - I’m trying with the timetable, but my body gave up on my overnight and I crash slept in. Luckily I could take the morning off but that’s partly why I was feeling down - I desperately need a timetable and can’t stick to it. I will persist.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Well, the assignment is done and submitted. It’s not very good. Hopefully it is enough to pass.

  I really have no interest/enthusiasm for this subject, but it is compulsory in the diploma. I guess I just see how I go half arsing it and if I fail try to kick myself into trying a bit harder next go around.

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• calhoon2005@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I think I’ll be happy if I hear a few songs from Ten tonight to be honest.

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  • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    If I hear Black, I am complete!

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  OK so, if anyone knows the song: Something I can never have by Nine Inch Nails, is it a bit over the top for an open mic?

  I’m asking as it’s a fairly heavy song.

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  • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Maybe not the opener. Do something cheerful (or more cheerful) for that. As a second song on a set it’ll be fine - shows off your range. Follow with something more upbeat.

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    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Good point! Thanks for the advice :)

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• underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m eating After Dinner Mints before dinner like a proper rebel.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They’re my chocolate of the month right now. Bought the Aldi ones because they have the little pillowslips. Coles do not.

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    • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’m on the Aldi ones. So good.

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s after 8 somewhere!

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  God bless chilled out movers. Everything went flawlessly and they were such nice guys yet efficient and professional. The perfect thing for one of life’s most stressful times.

  One more item gone on FBM, another one pending… LL has finally emailed to say how she wants the keys dropped off - thankfully the agency’s only a 15 min drive off peak from work, I could nip over during lunch and come back.

  Need to catch my breath a little and eat something… then time for more ferocious packing and loading shit into my car.

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  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Professional movers are the BEST…I never used them until I had to move at start of lockdown and it was the only choice and now I will scrimp and save and spend that money every time. I think they also love it when they only have a small move and you have taken the time to organise a bit.

    You are nearly there!!!

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yep, I could’ve had a heart attack from the stress when moving in, watching my friends try to lug this heavy-arse entertainment unit up 2 flights of stairs. Nearly slipped out of their hands, would’ve smashed their foot big time…

      This is my first time using pros, absolutely using them for the move out. Worth every cent. Some things are 100% worth paying for. Saves time, stress, damage, and the likelihood of injury!!

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• Pilk@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Which pre-minced or -chopped ginger is the least ass? Maybe I should Nutribullet some fresh stuff and freeze it? Just for use in smoothies. Any wisdom?

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I use Gourmet Garden but your idea is better.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I second gourmet garden

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• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  i think my upbringing is messing me up atm.

  Old man was/is a sub specialist looking after acute disease / end of life stuff. Emotion is completely out the window when it comes to care (shit needs to get done with a clear mind). I was on the phone from about 13yo speaking to these patients when he wasn’t home (which was a lot) and all I could do was listen to that fear. They just wanted someone to hear them (emotionally). Used to go on rounds with him and he has a very good bed side manner, but once out of the room back into get shit done mode.

  Seeing mum in her chair just staring at the ground depressed is heartbreaking. Asking me to read texts from buds is heartbreaking. Her telling me the old man hasn’t said a nice word since (he’s in doc mode) is rough. I’m sort of caught between being someone she can speak to with emotion, but then I have to switch my own on and off depending on what needs to happen. When you leave the room it’s a tidal wave of the realisation of a new reality for her.

  All my discussions with the old man are clinical (and it needs to be), but I can see a few cracks in his demeanour which is… unusual and… heartbreaking (and telling).

  I don’t really have hope that her vision will recover beyond where it is now. But flipping emotion on and off like this is something I’ve never done.

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• Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Okay, scrambled eggs, coffee and overpriced spring water consumed.

  Please, please, please, heavy machinery be done when I get back.

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• danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I had a dream I failed a uni assignment. First one since I started this degree.

  So it has begun…the anxiety, the self doubts, the…troubles.

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I am okay, promise. It was a M O M E N T due to the vast amounts of alcohol I had.

  But, went back home with my cousin and kept going till 3am with jaegermeister on ice 😱

  My head hurts and hates me

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I feel like I’m leaving it a bit late if I want to sow sugar pumpkins. I just wonder if I should take more physical work on because the initial filling and moving of the pots is gruelling and risks injury…

  I just need something to do right now that engages me without urgency and gently keeps me moving.

  If I were physically able and it was safe to I would be doing physical work or taking walks/going for runs just to destress.

  Hm. I could get a punnet of cherry tomatoes for their seeds but I would have to order the mini pumpkin seeds and I still haven’t worked out what to do around theft prevention. I could ask someone to get it for me and they’re happy to but I hate adding to someone else’s plate.

  I’ve decided that if I get stuck I can borrow some of the plastic pipes from the cat enclosure to serve as stakes. Since I haven’t been using it. They’re UV resistant and can still be used after the zucchini are finished fruiting, and if not I can just get more pipes.

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• Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  ABC news has a story that Alan Jones has been arrested on indecent assault charges spanning 20 years. About time.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Righty ho. I’ve done the washing, vacuumed, done a thorough clean of the plate rack, been to the food market, cut up strawberries for the freezer and gone to the post office to deposit some cash. It might just be time to make a start on that assignment now…

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  ffs, I thought out how I would do some of my task/life admin organising/planning and now my brain is stuck.

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yesterday my dad called me a loser because I am underemployed right now. I am looking for another job that fits with the uni break, asking managers for more shifts, trying to better myself by actually having hobbies for once in my life and doing things with friends. Yeah, I still don’t wake up super early, and yeah, I’m not happy with my life either, but I feel like I’m getting somewhere, after years of fighting battles in my mind and making shitty decisions.

  Then you’ve got my twin sister who has had a full-time job even when she was studying, has a mortgage and her life is work, and she can get through each day without having to reassure herself that she’s going to be fine. Most people my age aren’t lucky enough to be in this position, but somehow this is the standard I’m expected to uphold. No one says it, but just by the way people in my life baby me around, I can tell that that’s the way they want me to be.

  / end vent with lots of cognitive distortions

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• SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  So it’s no secret here that I’m on thin ice at work and work is on thin ice with me. I think that ice is going to crack on both sides when I ask for an extra week off after the Christmas break.

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