Went home sick, suspected gastro, end me please.
Daily Discussion Thread: đđčđȘThursday, November 21, 2024
Submitted âšâš6â© âšmonthsâ© agoâ© by âšmelbaboutown@aussie.zoneâ© to âšmelbourne@aussie.zoneâ©
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Deceptichum@quokk.au âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
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Alamutjones@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Poor you
Seagoon_@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
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Force_majeure123@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
That is an excellent idea
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
I forget about the mountain of work waiting for me after time off :(
melbaboutown@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Itâs apparently going to be a heatwave for the next three days so I might post some drinks in Food Australia
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
I is here for this.
Baku@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Ditto!
Unfortunately I killed all of my fresh mint :( imo mint is the summer/warm weather flavour? spice? Not sure)⊠Drink additive, I suppose
Although Iâm super fond of ginger beer/ale on a hot day too
Taleya@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Orange juice iceblocks so yummy. Especially if you get extra pulpy
Baku@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Freezing a prima, cutting the lid off, and eating it with a spoon is my thing
tombruzzo@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
I saw that. I donât think weâll be going to the school fete Friday afternoon
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
mysticgreg@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
There are days, as a tertiary-qualified 26-year-veteran of the IT industry, where I absolutely despise not just computers but anything that runs on electricity.
Today is one of those days.
If anyone needs me, Iâll be in my shack in the woods far away from any and all technology, screaming.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Then we will communicate by carrier pigeon. Written with a quill pen - not from the pigeon cos then it couldnât fly with no feathers. đ„đŠđŠđŠđđŠđŠ đŠđŠđ
mysticgreg@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Delivered by carrier pigeon of course.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
I understand to a degree
Catfish@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
May I suggest spoon carving?
mysticgreg@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Iâm whittling a cricket bat as we speak⊠for, um, purposes.
StudChud@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
I see this as similar to the cybersecurity workers not using tech (like, Alexa/Siri, cameras with net access, social media, etc), they know how easy it is for it all to go bad lol
mysticgreg@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Oh Iâm definitely in that camp, very late adopter to some stuff once itâs had time to mature, and my IoT crap at home is all isolated from the parts of the network that I care about.
I donât even use wireless headphones because I much prefer a cable, it just works every single time without any charging/pairing/dropout/quality hassle.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
my stuff is as low tech as i can get it and of that stuff nearly every function is disabled, NO banking apps on my phone
now to work on that fuckin apple tv shit , i hate it
also, i try to not bluetooth anything important
just_kitten@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Well⊠I said Iâd just do a couple of boxes but 4 hours of hyper focus later Iâve done about six boxes and five bags and cleared out much more space in the living room. Can actually watch TV now!
If I do up the bookshelf on the weekend I could be done with the entire living room area! Need to also do up the bedframe asap, bloody thing is so heavy and cumbersome. Iâm definitely getting rid of it (donating/tip) once I move out of here
Seagoon_@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Good work.đ
Catfish@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Turning out pretty well so far
Seagoon_@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
a cushion? That looks really beautiful. đ
Catfish@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Thanks! Yes, there will be a pair. Friend gifted me some beautiful offcuts. Squeezing all I can out of them.
just_kitten@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
That looks absolutely stunning! I love the colours in particular, that off white goes so beautifully with the warm blues and greens and purple
Catfish@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Thanks! The dress my friend made is gorgeous.
wscholermann@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
I donât know about anybody else but Iâve stopped reading the news and while I wouldnât describe myself brimming with joy overall Iâm feeling less anxious.
Duenan@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Been doing the same for the most part though I did want to catch up on the story about the teens who methanol spiked drinkâs unfortunately and sadly there hasnât been good news about it.
Had it mostly off since the US election concluded.
bacon@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Same. My twitter threads and my friends feed me enough to keep me updated anyway.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Iâm staying off the big media and just trying to look at facts
itâs a bit easier that way
MeanElevator@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Coworker just reminded me that Iâm off tomorrow (fortnightly day off).
I smashed through my work in anticipation of an easy day tomorrow. Easy day just became a day of leisure.
Yay me!!
MeanElevator@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Working and dealing with peopleâŠBOOOOOOOOO!
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
People are the wooooorst!
MeanElevator@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Especially today for some reason.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Interview went OK I think. Itâs been ages since Iâve interviewed. Weâll see how it plays out đ€đŸ
Duenan@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
I hope everything will be ok.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Honestly I donât mind my current role. I just wanted to dip my toe and see whats out there tbh
Seagoon_@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
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CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
There were cats being territorial in my yard last night so I sent security out there twice to break up the biffinâ or the rootinâ whatever. He tears out the house rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Catfish@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Argh! Iâm not awake is not an excuse for peeing on the floor, yet again. Bloody sit down.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Sitting down to pee is totally a thing.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Oh man, even my 5yo son can get this right, even when half asleep. I hope youâre not the one cleaning it up!!!
Catfish@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Depends when I find it. Iâm not leaving it sit if heâs already left the building.
StudChud@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Youâre joking right đđ
Like, even when my partner was drunk, heâd wipe it up after đŹ
Boyo needs some discipline lol
Catfish@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Iâm afraid not. That isnât a Formal option anymore. I suppose I could ask he remove the metalwork.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Or go outside
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Meeting with executive leadership later this morning to talk about why a client has sought a 3rd party project provider.
Hoo fucking Ray lol
StudChud@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
âwell, you see, sir, our client is a dumb mofoâ
I hope it goes okay!!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Lol!
Basically, yes. Absolutely clueless and yet incredibly demanding.
Should be interesting. Hopefully they donât scapegoat me đ€đŸ
Alamutjones@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Hiya
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Haiiiiiiii!!!
Baku@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Hej
just_kitten@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Thought Iâd leave my West-facing bedroom window cracked open so it wouldnât be full of stale hot air during the day - bad idea. Will be kept open overnight then closed firmly shut with blinds all the way down tomorrow morning.
Super grateful for the food I bought, wished Iâd grabbed a bit more. Itâs like a gift from heaven, being fed by someone elseâs efforts đ„°
First order of the evening: bossa nova music on, and time to unpack the important kitchen boxes so I have my surfaces available again. Then sit down and enjoy dinner with the weekâs episode of Shrinked on the lappy. Feeling good because despite feeling brain dead for most of the day at uni, I managed to get my brain to do something useful at the end.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
What bossa nova do you like? đ
Pilk@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
One of my least favourite things that Americans do is ask why characters are speaking with a British accent, in a game made by a non-American developer based in a country that does not have English as the first language.
They did it with Wukong and now theyâre doing it with STALKER. Why do we let the yanks run the world, again?
Duenan@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Not that I like to generalise but a lot of them donât comprehend that the rest of the world outside of the US exist.
Time zones and release dates tend to confuse them as well.
Pilk@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Add them to the list of reminders weâre on Americaâs Internetâą.
Baku@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
I went to drop a box of stuff off to the new place today, and checked the letterbox. Fuck me it mustâve been empty for a while, there were easily about 75 letters/junkmail/magnet things crammed in there. I grabbed them out and had a quick flick through them, and it seems that was a bad idea. There were two dead snails living on the mail, having eaten through half of it, and tiny jumping things. Fucking hope they arenât bed bugs or lice or something. Never doing that again. Next time itâs all going directly into the bin
I did go and have the most delicious Szechuan chicken curry I think Iâve ever had though. Too spicy for me, so I got a container to bring it back in. Quite reasonable prices though, I can see myself being lazy and getting curry for tea every night. Only a 10 min walk from the new place
RustyRaven@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Plants have been acquired for next weekâs gardening bee. Now I need to do a rough plan of what goes where. I also got some mulch, but still need to get some fertiliser once I work out what type I want.
They are all native plants that are supposed to be ok with dry and full sun and I managed to keep them in the $10-$13 range , plus a few tubestock for $3.75.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Meh, morning. I have been royally itchy AF these past couple of days. Now right eye feels a bit swollen/tender.
Allergies. The gift that keeps on giving. đ
Duenan@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Decided to take tomorrow off since I have 190 sick days and in combination of feeling crappy Iâm not going to put up with peopleâs horrible attitude and shit.
I also went by Aldi, got some frankfurts, chips and a couple of bottles of wine and a meat lovers pizza to help me get through the weekend.
Bring on the early weekend fuckers!
Catfish@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Rant: TVs without buttons are stupid. If you mislay or break the remote it has zero functionality. Grrr.
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Itâs not Friday. This is not ideal.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
God, that sovereign midwives article in the ABC really did a number on me. I usually donât get bothered reading any things but I had to stop. I think itâs because one of my boys was chilling in breach position for most of the pregnancy
tombruzzo@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Iâm considering the logistics of a city bike more again. I was thinking of buying a cheap old bike off marketplace to ride between the station and work, but I couldnât figure out where to keep it locked up most of the week. I might be able to do it now if I can figure out that city spot now
melbaboutown@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Coles lemonade isnât too tasty⊠itâs a bit sickly and chemical, Iâd swear it was artificially flavoured or sweetened if it didnât say it wasnât.
Duenan@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Bleh, some people are just so unpleasant to talk to. Rude, arrogant, bossy and at times inadvertently mean.
Normally donât need to talk to them but had to today and it was unpleasant as predicted, thankfully Iâm not the only one who has the same opinion but dealing with someone like that really sours the day.
I think itâs just nudged me further into actually taking a sick day tomorrow.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Lunch achieved. Refill water bottle, cue up music and back to work!
just_kitten@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Kind of jarring flipping between all the moving stuff and work and now uni but Iâll adjust. Leaning a bit heavily on feel good food for now and treating myself to a muffin and coffee etc. Not going to save much money to the end of the year but itâs better that I have some breathing spaceâŠ
mysticgreg@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Itâs very helpful to vent!
Glad that youâre finally in, youâve definitely earned some rest and comfort food!!!
Hereâs hoping itâs all onwards and upwards from here :)
just_kitten@aussie.zone âš6â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Did have a bit of lie in this morning and just had 30 minutes on the lawn at uni staring at the grass and soaking up the sun with my coffee. Back at the desk now for a meeting in halfa. I do actually feel positive that things are gonna get better from here because although things are awkward and uncomfortable right now, itâs been helpful to let go of a lot of physical and emotional baggageâŠ