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  • I am all peopled out methinks.

    4 years ago could easily have done it but now no go. 5 days in a row of lengthy small talk with so many people is just too much.

    So today is just gonna be laying some dripper hose I'm absolutely happy with that.

    Also the azelia made it through the night in the fridge. I was told categorically it wouldn't. They were wrong.

  • Is it ok to physically assault people who walk in squadron formation of 5 people across through shopping centres? I feel like there should be a legal loophole here.

    • Imagine yourself as a bowling ball and them as the pins. Aim for the middle and walk with determination. Make no move to move out of the way and you should be able smash through them lol

    • I believe the appropriate response is to join the group and keep walking, whilst playing "Eye of the Tiger" loudly on your phone.

    • One free swing of the clothesline is permitted.

  • Standing in line at the Chemist, looking at the assorted fragrances for sale. It seems there are a lot more marketed at blokes than there used to be.

    Thing is: I don't understand who wants to smell like an NRL/AFL/soccer/cricket player? The first thing I do after sport is shower and get rid of the smell.

  • I just walked out to the garage and the man's got a sensor light set up and I nearly fucking shit me self when it turned on.

    • So it works then?! :) We've just had one replaced that's now brighter and more sensitive than the old one, gets me every time, usually greeted with "fuck!" as it blinds me

      • That's exactly what happened. It was on the opposite wall from the door. When opened the door it shone right into my eyes and I was like a rabbit who dropped its guts. It has been moved now.

        The conversation went "you know that light you've got in the garage it needs to leave because that wasn't fun" he said "I'll move it".

  • The bag of two-year old Woolies seedlings that I found in my house have started to sprout! Soon will be time for potting

  • didn’t know how much I rely on the little stick-on round mirrors for parking until one of them fell off.

  • I think it might be a spring clean and day drink to some tunes afternoon. This depression den needs some attention if I want to even entertain trying to get my social shit together and meet someone.

  • Thank you everyone for your support today.

    I’m sorry I didn’t respond to each one of you as I fell asleep listening to the radio and podcasts this afternoon.

    They are all valid points and I’ll make an effort to take it all onboard.

    I’m not great at reflecting on things as I’m so harsh on myself for mistakes made.

    I guess the biggest thing on my mind is that I can’t rectify the problem. I’ll try in the coming months if I can.

    Anyway I have to forgive myself first and that will be hard to come to terms with in the current situation as it may make my life harder in the future.

    • Life is like a cricket match. Sometimes you take the catches. Sometimes you get stung with the ball and it hurts but you shake yourself off and you keep playing.

    • could you please be more vague

      • It was about messing up my car yesterday.

        Dented significantly on my back rear door and caused enough damage to open it up to rust issues after I scraped it on the corner of some brickwork.

        Don’t want to lose my car anytime soon.

      • Jesus 🤦‍♀️

    • It'll be okay, friend. Things will get better; you are strong and amazing! 💜

      • My financial position is what worries me the most as well being too harsh on myself.

        sigh

  • How do people cope with getting over things?

    I did something yesterday which was my fault and may have future repercussions if I can’t sort it out in a timely manner but I keep replaying the incident in my head and of course there’s going to be seeing the damage I caused too.

    I don’t want it to haunt me constantly but this time the repercussions could come back to bite me as well and impact me though know how long that will take.

    I hate that I can’t I don’t know, forgive my mistakes and move on with these things.

    • Mate shit happens. Nobody's perfect. I once backed into a bollard and I've even parked so close to my garage door that it was concave until someone pointed it out to me then I moved the car back. We have all done dumb things. All of us.

    • For me, it helps to pretend that the "me" that made the mistake is my friend. Would I say the things I say to myself, to my friend? No.

      I wouldn't say to my friend "you're the worst", "I hate you", "why are you so bad at everything", etc, if they made a mistake or felt bad about something. So why would I treat myself like that?

      It takes practice, patience, and self-love and self-kindness. Self-reflection and introspection are difficult, but constant reaffirming is needed to rewire the neuron paths that make us sad. Our brains enjoy a well-used path, and the more it uses those paths the harder it is to break. But you can rewire it, by recognising those thoughts and paths, and consciously saying "i am not bad, I am human and that is okay!"

      I'm not always kind to myself, but I'm getting better. Try to learn from what happened, and always try to be kind to yourself. It is okay, it will get better, I am here supporting and rooting for you. 💜💜💜

    • Hardly anything matters 🤷‍♂️

    • think about worst case scenario and plan B based on that

    • Aaarrggghhh, one of the big issues. And there ain't no easy answer. And sooner or later we all end up in this situation.
      Step 1 - be aware of what you've done. Tick.

      Step 2 - apologise to all that have been impacted by your actions. Identify the harms done and who to. This bit can be brutal to one's self-esteem. Step 3 - rectify the problem where possible. Fix what's broken.
      Step 4 - atone - this can get problematical. As atonement may mean a permanent change in behaviour/attitude etc.
      Step 5 - forgiveness. This is the really hard one. But if Steps 2, 3 and 4 above have been done in full, on time and within budget, then possible. Particularly of self. Forgiveness from other people is usually easier to obtain. Step 6 - Ongoing awareness of triggers that may lead to a relapse. Also, you only get a limited number of Steps 1-6 before you get written off as incurable and/or irredeemable, so it's worth plugging the triggers into your ongoing awareness.
      Optional Step 7 - was it your problem or were you lured into it by another for their own personal reasons? Only ask this after you've run out of repeat scripts.
      All the above is provided on a 'for what it's worth" basis.

  • Chilly start to the day. 3.3 out there, feels like 1.7. Mr Woof doesn't care, he has a thick fur coat and nothing seems to phase him, but I needed to add multiple layers this morning. 🥶

  • Binged my way through s1 of Good Omens. That was delightful! I sadly can't see Jon Hamm as anyone other than Don Draper though...

  • I think I feel as if I should eat something but I don’t know what.

    I don’t even feel hungry despite eating only once today.

    • When in doubt, vegemite toast is always the answer.

      • Doesn’t sound like a bad idea though I was thinking of making another Devon sandwich.

        I guess I was trying to ration out my bread to make it last hence not making more.

  • Anyone got a good camping equipment/supplies list...? Taking our camper out on its maiden trip tomorrow

    Edit - we're going to powered sites. Is there any reason I can't take the air fryer.....?

  • 🎼🎶 I just woke up, should I drink water and stretch?
    \ No no
    \ Gonna drink three cups of coffee and smoke a cigarette instead
    \ And then I'll go on social media until it's dinner time
    \ Yeah!
    \ Smoke some weed, and then I'll binge eat
    \ Then I got a little time to complain online!🎶🎶

  • I finally (though could be because mum was cleaning too) am cleaning up my room. Desk is a little clean (though it's like ADHD clean, so clean for me but messy for my mum), put clothes away, made my bed after it not being made in a few weeks, and after dinner I'm going to vacuum the floor. I'm pretty happy with that. I wanted to play Starfield all day today but I'm happy that I got the review finished and my room cleaned tbh.

  • Wrapped up in blankets made of thorns
    \ Placations to fend off scathing scorn.
    \ Worry not, my friend, about connections;
    \ We're still here despite your deflections.
    \ You can hide in the desert of your isolation,
    \ Meanding through ruins and desolation.
    \ A consolation of a kind, a reminder in the night,
    \ Flee into your mind, but find a way back to the light,
    \ Back to me.

  • Hey Bot good to see ya. We're going shit it the ODI against India. It's a little embarrassing actually but our very own Adam Zampa got the first wicket. I'll keep you updated 👍

  • Work backups and data cleaning all done. Currently facing the (personally) mammoth task of backing up all the data and apps on my personal phone, and following the damn instructions to flash the latest twrp, do a factory reset and flash a recent ROM. Just like it's 2014! I've done this enough times albeit years ago - I have an older version of TWRP, I still have Titanium Backup running daily, I have adb and fastboot and all that... WHY is the inertia so strong. Come on I can do this. I don't even need half these apps any more.

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