Daily Discussion Thread: 🐬🦭🦈 Friday, 10 January, 2025

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s time to throw out my favourite cheese knife because he’s cracked and I have others to replace him with. I loved his length, he’s girth, he’s sharpness. We’ve had some good times but it’s time to let go. sigh

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  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all.

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Amen

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  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Glue that bad bwoy back together again like they should’ve done with humpty dumpty.

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Too late. He’s gone.

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Ah good another ocular migraine. Love this!!!

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Ew. Migraines can suck a dick, especially the ‘fancier’ types- I occasionally get vestibular or hemiplegic. So much worse than the common-or-garden variety, and those are quite bad enough.

    I hope you get some relief soon.

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    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I’m very lucky that I don’t seem to get it as bad as other folks, my only symptoms (so far) are only ocular. Still, wouldn’t rate the experince.

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Forgot my earbuds today, so now I get to listen to Xtrapolis train noises 😍

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I hate them, but they do make some lovely noises

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Xtrampoline

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I tried almond milk for the first time today. Honestly, I didn’t hate is as much as I thought I would. I had it in a mocha, and I could definitely taste the nutty flavour, but I didn’t find it overpowering or disgusting. Honestly, besides the fact that my mocha tasted like somebody put a bit of a 7-11 nut mix in there, I don’t think I’d even notice the milk was fake or that anything was different

  weight loss I spose

  I started trying to do a calorie deficit thingy today (editor’s note: Baku means yesterday, Thursday). I had a naughty midnight HSP, so it’s barely a deficit, mostly just a break even, but that’s gonna be the end of them for a while. I don’t talk about my weight very often because honestly I am deeply ashamed of my weight, genuinely carry a level of despite and disgust towards myself over it, and it’s the main reason I would never consider meeting anybody from here (hard to trust anybody else to not care if I myself, care too much) It’s not a new years resolution, I’ve just been deeply unhappy about it for fucking years, and now that I’m finally somewhere at least somewhat safe and secure, I feel like I can finally safely work on my mental and physical health Today ran about a 300cal deficit, if my phone’s built in pedometer is anywhere near accurate. Otherwise, about a 200 surplus. Oh well. It’ll take more than that to defeat me. I worked on some calf stretches so that I can manage longer walks. I much prefer a long, slow burn over half an hour of intense cardio or whatever This is probably the only time I’ll mention it for a while. I know what I’m in for, that there’s usually a plateau, and there’ll be plenty of bad or challenging days. But I’ll be off in the background trying my best If anybody’s ever wondered what my vice is, since I don’t drink, smoke, do drugs, dislike butter, and am barely affected by caffeine, it is, and always has been, overeating, a poor diet, and an over reliance on sweet things for comfort I don’t need advice, I kind of just wanted to get it off my chest. That is my darkest secret, and the thing I dislike most about myself. Maybe sharing it will make me less nervous about sharing other things. Who knows

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  • Alamutjones@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Your relationship with your body is complicated. That’s okay. You have an opportunity now to reset it and coexist with yourself on terms you like better 🙂

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  • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That’s a great start! Any small steps towards health and fitness have the potential to become big steps.

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  • indisin@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You’re making positive steps mate, there’s absolutely nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about! Good luck to you, you’ve got this ❤️

    But almond milk is so meh IMO, soy or oat for me (oat no good for cutting calories though and I don’t pay attention to soy vs cow calories).

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    • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Thanks Indi, very much appreciated!

      Unsweetened almond milk comes in at the lowest amount of calories. Followed by unsweetened coconut milk. Skim milk and unsweetened soy milk are tied. Then “1%” cows milk, followed by unsweetened rice milk, and then full cream cows milk at most calories. Source

      I dunno, I’m pretty shit at tasting anything that isn’t overwhelmingly strong. I usually double garlic, ginger, and other spices in cooking so that I can at least partially taste it. That’s probably the only reason I didn’t find the almond overwhelming

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Cheers hot bods 🍺

  Ps. I did the best I could. Not happy with my Asian utensils being with my beaters, it’ll do for now but there will be more evictions.

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Impressed. Mine take up at least 2 drawers, and the least use stuff in a separate box in a cupboard.

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Oh there’s still a small box of shit to go through. I gave up. Tossed it in the box for another time.

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I have kitchen drawer envy right now.

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Hahaha. I was too embarrassed to do a before pic.

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  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Drinks started three hours ago?? Why didn’t anybody tell me 🍻🍻🍻

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Catch up. Cheers 🍺

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  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    🍻 ꧁༺ 𝓒𝓱𝓮𝓮𝓻𝓼 ༻꧂

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Cheers 🍺

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• tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Has anyone else walked through 101 Collins Street before? I swear you could set a Kubrick inspired horror movie in that foyer alone

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yep. Know it well. For a while, the State Revenue Office had it’s customer service centre there (alas no longer extant). Went there a lot. Personally, I’d choose this spot to bury a few pharoahs for future reference.

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    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      One thing I noticed today is the pillars don’t actually connect to the ceiling. They go most of the way up then just stop. Purely ornamental

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  • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yes, I used to do corporate catering for Macquarie Bank, many moons ago now. The foyer a massive cavernous space with marble from arsehole to breakfast time as I recall.

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  • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I think the start of Hercules Returns is shot there.

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    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      That looks like it. They could have just set up a boardroom table next to the lifts

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Crikey, I don’t know what it is about today, but I’m so much sweater than yesterday. I almost turned on the air con, but the temp is finally dropping a bit now so the windows will very slowly cool it down a bit

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yep. I’ve been a sweaty mess all damn day. Like just dripping. I have a cool wet towel to dab it up and have been guzzling water like a hydro-slut. Maybe it’s the humidity?

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    • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Hydroslut. That’s hot

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I won gin rummy. 5 to 2. Second complementary cuppa in the morning coming to me.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    yesss

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I know 👏 👏 👏

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Ah man, I think I need to stop commenting on anything divisive on the internet.

  I’ll post something that’s intended to be a fun fact or a conversational tidbit (or a smartarse little joke to get a laugh) and someone will take it really seriously. Like they think it’s an endorsement or a challenge or something.

  It really isn’t. I’ve definitely got my own views on things but I’m mostly just interested in hanging out and chiming in with something vaguely related

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Ditto

    I find it much worse on Reddit, but even here there’s a fair few people who like to be intentionally obtuse

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    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I get so excited to share a cool fact that I don’t realise how it comes across

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• useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  In my dreams I got a half leg tattoo. A portrait of Stephen King surrounded by his most famous literary characters.

  On my arm, I got a rosary beads encircling some indiscernible text or logo. I remember feeling quite pleased with the work.

  I spent the remainder of my dream being hunted down by Nazis.

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I had a post apocalyptic thing that included grinding people into mince with some of wand appliance. It made a very unpleasant sound.

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    • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Squishy wand of dread

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    • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The owner maybe?!

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I haven’t had any vivid dreams for a while, I envy yours

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• Alamutjones@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Feeling dreadful. Have called in sick

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  • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Welcome to the DT sick club. I hope you will be a member for as short a time as possible.

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Hope you feel better soon. Maybe do a RAT just to be sure if you haven’t already.

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    • Alamutjones@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Not that kind of ick. I’ve et something that hasn’t agreed with me

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• indisin@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  5090 GPUs almost here… New gaming rig time?

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  sky pretty

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Anyone got any kitchen/cabinetry people they’ve worked with in the past and liked? All the edging on my cabinets is stained yellow and some of its starting to come unglued. Between that, some very minor water issues and a bit of rust in the oven i’m pondering if its worth a small touch up, or if I need to start saving up to gut it and start over.

  Dont think I can keep chipping away and these minor issues 1 by 1.

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Avoid Kaboodle. I’ll ask Boyo for the name of the good mob.

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Newtek or Clayton’s. The latter is a bigger mob but way underpay staff.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Midnight house alarm activated over the road. Just what I need.

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• tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I watched a video on this modern pc that runs Windows 98, but it’s like 500 Euros.

  Then I looked up how to install windows 98 on an old thinclient. But it’s complicated and you could lose Bluetooth, WiFi, and USB ports.

  If you want a computer for authentic retro gaming you could put WINE on a cheap thin client since WINE runs old programs better than windows

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Is it that gold one that was on the LGR YouTube channel?

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    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yep, that’s the one. It’s interesting but so expensive for what it is. Really takes the fun out of the idea given what else you need to get it working

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Cats and birds seem to like me lately.

  The maggies started following me today, not in a hostile way but because I wiggled my fingers in a wave and they thought I might be throwing food. (I no longer feed them, only did it a few times initially so they would learn not to swoop me. I now only give them water.) They were single mindedly waddling and hopping along after me on foot, and then flying between telephone lines and trees to keep tabs on me. Thought I was going to get mugged. And a ginger cat came out meowing for attention, smooching and doing roly polys. (I showered and washed clothes as soon as I got home in case of any cat illnesses spreading to my own sick elderly girl and also so she wouldn’t smell them.) It’s good, I can use a boost. Melbcat is a little less enthusiastic about being loved on right now because I’m making her take her antibiotics but she’s a good sport and still snuggling and spooning with me (and only taking occasional revenge).

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You might be entering your Disney Princess Era. Look out for mice sewing ballgowns.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      and it’s not easy

      the birds now want to come into my home to sit on me

      if they see me in the streets they will fly to me

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    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I was more hoping for forest hag. 🤔

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• stevied71@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I tried to pop into Troika Bar yesterday, but it was closed. I’ve been away for the last month and I’m hoping that it’s closed just for the Xmas break, but through the window I noticed that all the silver mylar/foil was torn down.

  Anyone know what the deal is?

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  • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I worked in about half a dozen bars, only ever went to Troika as a customer, it was a really nice bar.

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• Pilk@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  All I’ll say is if you run a Bluesky account for an entomological society and your posts aren’t 90% awesome macro shots of cool insects then you are very much doing it wrong.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  While Miss Seagoon was here on holiday she did a lot of reading. One book was of the lovely edition of The Hobbit i got her. She really liked it but she had questions about Tauriel, Kili and Legolas . It was very fraught. 😬

  “It’s world building”

  “It’s a prequel to the lotr movies”

  “To round out the characters and to also demonstrate the prejudices around relationships between dwarves and elves”

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• bacon@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Beep Beep 🚚
  🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋

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  • Alamutjones@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Dry toast plz. And a flat sprite

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    • Salvo@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      😲🚽

      I hope you feel better after that! Crook guts are never fun.

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      🍞🥤

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    A coffee and W I L L P O W E R please, O Mighty Bacon 🙏🏼

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      ☕️🐈

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  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Spicy Margherita and a small plate of machines with too much guacamole

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      🌶️🍹🌽🥑🥑🥑

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  My melatonin is coming from South Korea this time. That’s interesting. Usually it comes from California. This time it came from Incheon, SK, and they’ve flown it over to Perris CA, US, just to fly it to Australia. Seems like it would’ve been more efficient to just make it go Vroom Vroom from SK to AU

  I also ordered something from JB which is coming through “Australia Post Metro Services”, which I’ve never heard of. Looks like it’s basically just express post but they deliver on Saturdays and they pick it up from the sender rather than the sender dropping it off. JB reckons it will arrive tomorrow. Auspost reckons Monday. It’s currently in Somerton, after having been posted from Thomastown. Bets are now open: will it arrive tomorrow, or Monday?

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