Daily Discussion Thread: 🔆🥵🍨Monday, 16 December,.2024

Miniest has decided to go to her class party tomorrow after previously telling me she wasn't interested in going. That's fine, except she has to bring a plate and I haven't got anything. Rather than do a shop dash in the morning and spend a fortune on cakes or donuts or some crap, I've decided that seeing as how I've got the stuff to make choc chip cookies then I'll do that. Yes, I am about to make choc chip cookies right now. Pray for mojo!

Mabel had her first groom today and they just sent me a Christmas photo of her. Look at her happy lil tongue 🥹

In other news: I’m mad at how much work I have to do despite making it very clear to the universe that I was not planning on working this month.

I've decided im going to write 5 new songs in my 2 week break.

The rules are:

Must be able to be performed by myself
Must use existing lyrics
At the end of each day, what's completed is the final song
Must be ready to be performed by the 2nd week of Jan.

May as well use the break to do something artistic.

been out to the shops.

Snark/general bitchiness

Mad respect to the mum who looked about 10 months pregnant juggling a 4 year old and a toddler in this heart! I struggle with 1 toddler.
To the older couple waiting in line to do a passport: fuck right off. Your both obviously retired you dont have to do it at lunch time. More over the point your not gonna get it this side of 2024 so why leave it till late december? wish aus post had've said "sorry there is an entire queue of people trying to ship christmas presents, kindly piss off till january, or at least not doing peak hours!"
to the lady having a bitch: Yes, lines suck. Yes its annoying that you had to come collect it. No I dont care that its medical weed. We're all stuck here together so shut the f up!
To the mum who named her kid Malibu. WHY? Did you not think how that was gonna sound when they are a 5 year old and not listening to you? "Malllllibuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu". Its almost worse than that raefarty post on the other site a couple of weeks back.

Love chrismas but it brings out the worst in some people I swear.

My number 1 fan. Always comes and sits in her spot in the cupboard when I'm playing guitar.

Ugh. I wondered, why was the water for the birds spilled again when I weighted it down this time?

Review footage. Dero guy was staggering through, stopped and stared at the dish of water, then straight up slapped it onto the ground. Why has more than one of them done this? They actually turn out of their way to approach it and throw it down as hard as they can.

I swear these dudes just go out of their way to be aggressive pieces of shit.

Edit: He also seemed to be gesturing angrily at my house which is always a great sign /s

24c in my house, and we were not only not using mains, we were still feeding 30kwh into the grid today. I want to fry every landlord that has never taken advantage of solar incentives.

Hey @Baku@aussie.zone the choo choo train was carrying sea freight containers.

Who's winning the indoor temp comp?

Put shoes on this time cause you guyz are pervs.

Headwear consumption averted… by 0.6°

We are in beautiful Timaru. Currently 10°c and raining.

It's all good though. We have a beach front room with a spa. We have food and beer. No need to go out again. PS. We also have the Aussie cricket. Living the life.

Me: Look dear, we can have a spa and a beer together.

Kid: Ew Yuck.

Ran a quick errand before I strap myself to the toilet (bowel prep - iykyk) and there are so many monarch butterflies in the city! They must be loving this humid heat.

I am excited for vegables. Was strict meat and eggs for a week basically to kick start keto. Now tmrw morning I look forward to: 1 steak, 1 avo, 1 zucchini, and a half punnet of mushies. Cooked in butter. Have had like two salads in the last week but I'm missing veges. Going to keep up with one meal a day keto for the foreseeable future, just W more veg

Neighbour is outside watering. I swear, I'm gonna find his corpse one day with the hose going.

I went outside to feed the cat family.

Holy fucking shit. Brutal out there.

Some days I feel so unappreciated at work, especially when I do things and put things in place to try and be more efficient at work and planning ahead to avoid disasters and more work.

I should just shut up, work my hours and get out of here instead of constantly trying to improve things.

TBBT.

I don't find picking on people funny

Bad day to be fluffy.

In other news, I've talked people at work onto volunteering at an animal rescue! We get a set amount of paid volunteering hours so why not make the most of it and help some critters along the way.

Seems like the cool change is here! Or at least it's much colder outside than it is inside (32°C).

Edit: It's raining in the west now!

Got my power bill for the first 30 days of my tenancy. Could be worse, at first I was all SIXTY DOLLAS?! but then realised my previous two months at my old place (same provider and reseller) with zero AC use were 56 and 57 bucks each.

That first digit bias is real. Maybe using the AC won't be that pricey. Should see what the power usage is like after running it for >24hrs over Sun and today (so nice inside, even the bedroom is tolerable). 26C on economy mode, could be ok?

At least I'm saving about 10/week without gas and not needing to pay for water and hot water.

On tram home after trekking thru city shopping. I am DRIPPING. This tram is meant to be air conditioned, I think it's on its lowest setting 🥵🥵🥵

Movie talk. War of the Rohirrim.

It was very good, a meaningful story that merits watching a few times. Sort of like Beowulf.

Animation so inventive , sets a strange mood. Mythic characters in a real setting sets a feeling of timelessness, a fairy tale once upon a time.

Characters were good too .

If I didn't know better I'd say GDT was involved, what with the inventive animation, the empowered women and it's about the Rohirrim, but it might just have been the jackson production quoting his lines.

I loved it. Cried my eyes out but I do that for most movies. 3.75 hobbits

Today kind of sucked and not just the heat.

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When I asked for more antibiotics the receptionist was kind of snippy on the phone and didn’t think I should have them, but then relented and said she’d ask. Then I went to pick them up and once she recognised me from the phone I kind of got a grumpy ‘oh’.

I would have thought it was just the busy time of year but she spoke more nicely to the guy who came in after me. And no, I wasn’t being blunt or rude myself. I was consciously being very polite and almost feeling like I had to beg. I left the last dentist because of the receptionist there… I will be keeping an eye on the interactions. 🫤

Edit: She also brought up that I had cancelled an appointment before Xmas but that was purely because they weren’t going to let me leave alone after a procedure and the person I had couldn’t make it. I would have attended if not the case.

Reading some construction documents and having a weak chuckle over the "sequential erection procedure" that must include "member sizes" and "access for positioning and lifting of members".

So checked out this week. I don't have a backlog, everyone else does, but I ain't helping out as I've already busted my arse to get to this point!

Job interview at 2:30 today. So I'll need to deal with the heat as well as ducking out for a cheeky interview during work hours

Iced Coffee at home - Spud's Method

Get a nice big mug or glass
add 4 teaspoons of instant coffee
add 1 teaspoon of ~~auger~~ (SUGAR)
either use the hot water tap and run it till super hot (mine gets to almost boiling), or boil some water
pour boiling/hot water into mug/glass, just enough that it covers the sugar and coffee
stir lots
add cold milk to the top
add ice cubes
stir
place in freezer until ready to consume (if it freezes it's just a coffee slushy)

Genuinely why is it not law that all rentals have aircon? It's only quarter to eleven and my flat is sitting at 27 degrees and rising. God knows how cat and I will survive

Brown out in Heidelberg. There's some power, but not much.

I just booked tickets to the new lord of the rings movie , looks like it's a 90% empty cinema😐

why don't cinemas sell last minute seats at the door really cheap? 500 seats at $10 is better than 10 seats at 30

I think the man and I have kept the economy going with a consumption of pies and coffee. Oh and beer.

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A plain pie, beef pie or beef mince pie is wrong. It's a mince pie.

A vanilla slice is not called a vanilla slice custard square thingo. You will be met with confusion, recognition then a smirk all within seconds. Coconut maybe included. A nice surprise.

A large coffee is in fact a medium. An extra large is a large and rarer to find so will elicit a very eager YES PLEASE.

I think NZ is sponsored by Speight's. It's everywhere. On tap, at the bottle-o, 2nd aisle of every supermarket. Milk, bread, eggs, a six pack.

I really miss my little dog and doona covers.

Put on a (white) tshirt. Promptly dropped half a mango down my front.

Luckily the mango was saved. But new outfit time.

Couriers please you fucking numpties

Fuckin incompetent couriers 🖕

Before anybody tries to defend them them, about 10 metres away is a gigantic, vehicle sized, wide open gate he could've used. But he couldn't be arsed

In other news I got a pamphlet in my letterbox about "labour indoctrinating children with gender-fluidity" yeah... Righto lol. Honestly the sort of person with the intelligence to leave a parcel on the side of the footpath is definitely the kind of person that believes "immigrants are ruining the economy!", "labour indoctrinate$ children with the gay!", and "petter Dutton will save the economy!". Wouldn't surprise me if Mr. Courier please was the one that stuck it in there

Back at the doctor's for a finger check. There is still a bit of infection, so I might end up with more antibiotics. It is definitely much better than it was though.

Morning,

Crap Sleep Gang, checking in.

scratches neck so uh hey anyone got that best of slade album? 'cos my copy of cum on feel the hitz has gone missing and I am in the mood to incessantly play wot u dun

I put an emergency blanket over the window in my study because that's the only window where sunlight comes in directly, it's made an enormous difference and it was free lol

Fun little edit because the physicist in me will never die: I just did a rough estimate, and when the sun hits this window it's almost exactly the same as running a space heater at full blast (it's actually a little more).

With the insulation it's equivalent to a person standing in the room doing nothing.

period talk

Also, period panties are great. I love not having to throw out pads and tampons, and just wash some undies. Much nicer, more comfy, feels less like wearing a diaper.

I really really like the U brand undies, and the Bonds undies. I also have another two pairs from an "indie brand" when they first became popular, but they're made with like, pure polyester/plastic for the butt and fupa parts, which makes it very uncomfy and hot. Bonds and U use a blend I believe, which is more breathable and more akin to a nice fabric than plastic.

As someone with some sensory issues and trauma, not having to wear diaper pads (lol) is a lifesaver. I feel less angry about my period in general.

Plus, since I stopped the birth control pills, my period has fallen on this week, instead of on the week of Xmas, like for the last 3 years lol

So far so good with today’s weather. Only 34 at my place, air con doing a lovely job of keeping it nice inside. Washing dried super fast on the line. Managed to get a couple of chores done too.

Smoke alarm dude may have been on time, but he moved the alarms for the third time in as many years. I refuse to believe the regulations have changed that often. They are now all out of non ladder reach so I can't hit the button when they get set off by humidity. Four times so far this afternoon. TheVoid literally shat himself.

Big (good weekend).

This morning pilates will whip me hard. I'm fearful.

Quick walk to get some iced coffees and holy shit it's already warm af. Even the wind is warm! 🤮

Edit: I also got a package from my great uncle, who has the same initials as his mum (my great grandmother), look who just freaked out thinking I got a package from her from beyond the grave 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

To give people a little hope in these trying times... am I the only one here doubting it will hit 40 today? Was just outside and yeah it's warm, but I don't feel it in my bones...

Temp is currently dropping: http://www.baywx.com.au/melbtemp2.html

E: If I'm wrong, I'm more than happy to eat my imaginary hat!

Bit of jaegermeister, some water, and ice. Where's this cool change, batman?

Good night everyone. Many hugs. 😘😘😘

Got my aircon set to cool the home this afternoon on a timer, god bless!

Busy at work, 5 days to go, or 4 depending on how you think about it and so much admin left to do, I don't think I'm going to be able to do everything I need to do.

So I've ended up with a gift card to one of my most hated shopping places.

David Jones.

Overpriced and almost nothing that interests me there.

One possible thing I could do is use it to buy a laptop bag or am I better off spending my own money and claiming it as a tax deduction?

Sounds like it's trying to rain outside

Why is it still going to be 38 at 7pm when I finish work and need to go buy groceries 😭 I thought I would be safe

Abandoned the study, moved to the dining room with that sweet sweet AC.

Let's see who wins today:

Place built in 1914, upstairs in shade no aircon. C'mon bby hit over 40's.

Winner gets an icypole and electrolytes.

Made it down to Kmart today to buy the last of the ideal things for the new house. Mostly appliances. I bought a high velocity fan until I can sort out something for cooling (also got a pedestal fan in the mail), a microwave, an air purifier, some towels, and some quilt sets (I only have 1 quilt cover at the moment)

I'll take all the cutlery from here because I had to replace that myself. The last kid nicked or threw out most of it, and they fully expected me to wait a month or two before they got approval to spend 15 bucks on some forks, knives, and spoons. Oh well. Easier to buy it myself

Still need to sort out a knife set. I got one knife last Kmart trip, but couldn't find the knife block I was after (I don't want those cheap black plastic knives, but I also don't want to go to some cooking supply store and buy a set of $500 knives, so the next best option is the slightly higher end metal handle Kmart knives)

I think I'm well and truly sorted now, and ready to go be my own self!

(I'm hoping that I can single handedly convince them to replace the gas central heating with a split system at no cost to me before I move out. Hell, I'm pretty sure there's even rebates for decommissioning gas heaters)

I've decided today's kitchen theme is "probiotic". I have yoghurt culturing and started a new pot of sauerkraut. Once I am off the antibiotics I will have some reinforcements for my intestinal microflora ready to go!

I noticed a bunch of Low's comments were deleted in yesterday's thread, and I just checked and now a bunch more from older threads are gone too. I hope they're doing okay

Not to jinx myself, but I think most clients have a change freeze at the moment.

Let's see what happens.

Waiting for the smoke detector people. Will they by some miracle make it within the assigned time slot this year?

Boss: "Ok, what are we working on this week?" Me: "I mean I showed up, do I get points for that? gotta be honest with ya, there aint lot to do given the change freeze."

Looking for a bit of advice from you good folk.

I am under very heavy suggestion to undertake some form of mindful, de-stressing activity that is not running or cycling (which I already do but tend to get a bit competitive with myself about).

Having never done either, can someone with practical experuence of both give me some idea of relative pros and cons of pilates and yoga? or what the hell all the different yoga types are and what is best for a novice??

edit: you guys rock, thanks heaps for all the info and ideas!

Stay cool guys.

Mm. 4 hours sleep, already warm as fuck in my room.

Do not like

Emergency trip for Zylkene because the bottle was finished.

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(Glad I went out the back way or I would’ve had a run in with the severely creepy neighbour.)

Eugh. Bad warm

Managed to make it through the entire day with that 3 hours of sleep. I'm only feeling a little tired at the moment, but I know once I flick the light off, I'll be asleep within 5 minutes even if I don't feel that tired now

I was right, more antibiotics. I got the script filled at the on site pharmacy, that turned out to be a much more expensive option than the discount chemist was.

Apparently my neighbours think it's a good time to operate a leaf blower. Not too sure exactly what their thought process is...

Something that seems to have disappeared this year and I’m rather upset about it – Christmas pretzel trays! You know the plastic trays with little sections for pretzel bows, pretzel sticks, those tiny little round savory bikkies, etc etc? I absolutely love having one of them (with some corn relish dip), but haven’t been able to locate one this year!

Anyone else have a seemingly dying favourite snack for this time of year?

Not feeling the heat yet. Heading into work at around 10 though. Hopefully not a gross sweaty mess when I arrive

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I think we got a few drops of rain here 😐

More rain. I wonder if this will cool us down or just make it humid.

It's nice out there early, birds are chirping, it's not hot and the air smells nice. 🙂

A tiny green tomato has popped out… bit early for that I think considering their size. I saw the seedlings were flowering super early (likely from stress and maybe a bit older for seedlings/had sat too long in their pots). I pinched off the flowers when I got them home to let the plants get established before fruiting - but I must have missed one.

Maggies are enjoying the water. It’s in a big disposable foil pan and not in the shade but they’re happy to have a drink.

Melbcat is still a bit quiet and resting by herself. I can appreciate how she feels, we’re on the same antibiotic and it makes you feel gross.

I didn’t plan well… delay in getting seeds = grabbing more plants. Now I want to plant both the pumpkin varieties and they might actually need bigger pots. Normally I avoid third party sellers but bought a 5 pack of 20 gallon grow bags via Beeg Dubya and hope they arrive soon/safely.

A bit worried about the size of them when filled. Normally I’d just stubbornly heft whatever I had to but I’m noticing myself getting older and having to be a lot more conscious of the risk of injury.

My tooth still hurts despite almost being finished with the antibiotics. I couldn’t get in with the dentist this year without someone to accompany me home (they’re flat chat) so maybe my gp would give me a second course to hold me through Xmas.