Submitted 2 months ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
Hooray we got it. Actually had no idea I did until this morn. lol. Turns out it was a bit more south than i thought. Couldn’t see it with the naked eye.
10" exposure 800iso f/1.8 so pretty faint really. I thought it was supposed to be brighter. but now we know where to look (thanks to tha little rock in the foreground thanks buddy) so will have another go tonight.
Such a lovely shot!
Omg that’s an amazing photo! I actually like the asymmetry of the photo, with the comet to the left like that.
Gorgeous photo!
That’s beautiful. The colours are so perfect. I’d frame this
Washing machine sorted. A leaky hose. Now I have 4 weeks worth of washing to do. Me happy.
Hooray! Good weather for a wash-a-thon.
Sure is.
you had 4 weeks of undies? I couldnt go 2 weeks, and even then wouldnt make it that far in socks.
Well. Undies were the last things that I washed and sometimes I didn’t even bother to put some on after showering. It’s good to let bits breathe occasionally.
Ditto
I can last 5 days without washing, but I wash everything after each use, regardless of dirt levels (I’m a very sweaty person). I could make it 7 comfortably reusing things as necessary. Although opposite to you, I’ve actually got about 3 weeks worth of socks, and would be okay reusing them once most of the time
I would just start hand washing necessary clothes.
Alright. The meeting for a pay rise is tomorrow.
Thankfully, I’ve got 2 more interviews. One from Australia and one from a very large multinational electronics firm.
Let’s see what happens.
Goodnight all ❤️
Goodluck!
Goodnight and goodluck 😘
Gorgeous photo, perfect angle.
I’m out of NRTs
So I’m going cold turkey
Pray for me 😭
It’s just a craving. And it will come and go.
You’ve dealt with tougher shit than that.
nicotell stage 3’s. A months worth for the same price as a deck, and they help you maintain. You might still kinda habitually want, but you won’t be at the “shank my grandma for a durrie” level.
🙏🏼
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Cheap reusable vape kit + nicotine prescription + premade 0% juice to slowly water it down over time. It’s a bit fussy and looks douchey short term plus the long term health risks haven’t been researched. But tapering down slowly and then off will help you stay the course. A decent strength initially helps break the habit of the cigs and then you can work with it from there. Pick a MTL (mouth to lung) option as it’s more similar to smoking and doesn’t produce huge obnoxious clouds. I used an Aspire Pockex which was around $30 on eBay for vape + charger + a coil. It was about the size of a ‘lipstick’ style power bank. It’s not fashionable but was a very good tool to quit.
Avoid any butter flavours. Choose fruit or go unflavoured (diacetyl = popcorn lung). Avoid sugar in liquid as it helps burn coils faster. Avoid disposable black market vapes (unpredictable strength, heavy metals and lipid pneumonia). Use an online calculator and either a jewellery scale or syringe to dilute as accurately as possible. Also get enough spare coils to change them frequently and slowly drip liquid inside to completely wet the cotton first before firing the device. (Burned coils taste terrible and emit really bad chemicals. Dirty ones also aren’t good. I don’t know what strength you get prescribed (I quit before the ban) but treat the nicotine liquid with caution. Clean up any spills or wash it off your skin immediately. Don’t let Mickey near it and try to avoid vaping near him.
Ah who gives a shit. Complain away, my friend
Got up from my desk to stack the dishwasher and clean up and somehow ended up in bed with the covers over me…no…I have been exhausted all day. No idea why
Got an early start tomorrow, we’re gonna beat the heat (hopefully) and get the pizza bases finished early. Now I’ve got to try and get some sleep in a house where everyone is still up and about 🙉Goodnight everyone! 💤
Good night 😘
Some shitty news at work this morning. A couple of vacated senior positions will not be back filled. That’s a few opportunities we won’t be getting. Time to start looking elsewhere methinks.
I have just ordered 2 boxes of frosty fruits. 🧊🍊
Ugh, ded.
Big weekend of scooting around. Sabotaged bedtime in typical Llab fashion. Waking up hurts.
One of the boys had a croaky voice and now I’m feeling it too. Time to see how flexible the new job is with being in the office, lest they want everyone else to get sick too
One of the larger companies account managers needs to be away for 2 weeks.
So guess what’s happening? Either me or my feckless co worker will have to do his job while he’s away.
If I get given this, and no pay raise, then I’m bailing asap.
Can’t wake my brain up today. Really wish I was out for a swim instead of at my desk.
Ugh the bedroom was so hot I didn’t fall asleep until 1:30am and now I feel like warmed over crap despite feeling so upbeat last night! I ought to get those car windscreen shades for the windows already…
Christ it was hot and muggy out there. Disgusting!! Felt so gross by noon. Burnt, dehydrated, fly- irritated … The one plus point is I managed to leave early enough after hitting my quota and have embarked on dinner as I promised myself.
It’s turning out a bit ambitious: teriyaki salmon, blanched amaranth with sesame and miso, quick pickled carrot and daikon (my life for a julienne-r - atrocious knife skills). Now for a quick run to the shops for short grain rice to round it out, even though the Coles ones taste like cardboard.
Cut too much daikon so that’s gone into a spicy stir fry with more carrot…
Pet Peeve - someone messages you on teams with a question, you go to reply and their status is set to Busy or DND.
Check later and they’re offline and out of office until next week.
Are some people really that scatterbrained?
Well, after a DISGUSTINGLY sweaty and horrid day out (bonus fly that kept trying to kiss my lips or eyeballs), at least I got home in time to make the dinner I promised myself.
However, I got a bit ambitious… Keep forgetting how very, very little kitchen space there is and I can’t make several things at once. I ended up doing teriyaki salmon (delicious but way too fussy needing the flouring first), blanched amaranth with Japanese sesame sauce (goma-ae), and a quick pickle of shittily julienned carrot and daikon radish. With gluggy rice because I stupidly followed the packet instructions instead of my own experience that jasmine rice needs 1:1 in this rice cooker 🙄
Took like 3 hours in the end… Not exactly worth it but well at least I tried. Rest of this week is gonna be far simpler! Fuck I hate this kitchen.
Now for all the washing up 😮💨
been too hot to work on the terrace garden for long, 10 minutes an hour is better than nothing
Cheers for the these goonsy
It was still quite toasty last night, even with the air con on before bed. But I have a smart plug I run the air con off now, so I put on a timer to turn it off at 2am. Worked quite nicely! Power bill’s gonna be fucked again, though. Had to run it most of the time I was home yesterday
Watching Tokyo Vice.
So good!
Done. Got up. Reset kitchen, got some yoghurt doing its thing in the instant pot, even managed to wipe down the bathroom surfaces while it boiled. Now bed for reals. Night all
Paperwork, paperwork, lawyer meeting, paperwork. Head explosion!
Good night everyone. 😘😘😘
Thank you seagoon 💜🙌🏼
I just saw a Reddit thread about why people don’t drink alcohol. I don’t drink super often but
- I have social anxiety and drinking is taking the easy way out by reducing the tension that automatically happens in social situations. I feel like my body loosens up and I can actually move and dance when I’m intoxicated. It’s weird. - the buzz is superficial. It’s not a deep, fulfilling kind of contentment, it’s just a mask - physical symptoms, like insomnia - alcohol doesn’t taste good - and it’s expensive - plus the body doesn’t like it - with each drink, I have less control over my ability to say no to the next - my most embarrassing moments have happened under the influence of alcohol - grandfather was addicted to alcohol and smoking, and I don’t want to turn out like that. His son, my dad, drinks wine everyday, and he becomes a bit of an idiot. I think this has to do with self-medicating because undiagnosed ADHD.
I’m going to download one of those sober apps, and use it as a conversation starter with new people, where drinking is involved. I think having a sense of achievement is one way to feel fulfilled in life, and this can be a little win.
End rant.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I’m back. Spent Friday in hospital with some pretty sketch vitals but they gave me an IV and I appear to be alive again. Viral meningitis is the leading theory, we couldn’t actually diagnose it and given I’m no longer looking like the reapers next target no one is all that stressed any more.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 2 months ago
God, glad to hear you’re feeling better now
Catfish@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Eeep!
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone 2 months ago
That is a shock, Tiny! Speedy recovery!
just_kitten@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Holy shit. Glad to hear you’re still with us but that sounds like the shittest weekend possible. May you recover swiftly
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Eeek! Glad you’re feeling better now. Helluva way to weekend though.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Oh wow! So glad to hear you’re feeling better though!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 months ago
so many hugs, rest up
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Meningitis 😮 Glad to hear you’re on the mend Tiny!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Glad to hear you’re ok mate! I’ve had that illness and it fucking sucked!
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 2 months ago
That’s scary! Hope you’re on the mend soon
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Ow. That’s bananas and very scary. Glad you are on the mend
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Oh shit. Glad you’re feeling better.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Jeez rough. Glad you’re feeling better.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Holy shit dude, glad you’re better. That’s absolutely scary.
Baku@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Bloody hell, I’m so sorry, tiny. Fingers crossed they nail down and fix the root problem!
Wishing you a quick and pleasant recovery, and all the hugs in the world 👨💻