Daily Discussion Thread: 🐨Thur 11 Jan 2024

I had such a good day yesterday. It's really rare that I'll have a day that starts good and stays good all day

When I woke up I realised I woke up too early and could sleep for another hour, which strangely made me happy, and it was kind of cold in my room so it was so cozy in my bed. Then I went for a walk and it was a nice temp. My bus ran on time, my train was on time and less busy than usual, my tram ran on time and had lots of seats.

I went to an advocacy training thing for kids in out of home care, and found out that it leads to lots of exciting positions that actually pay a decent amount (I was under the impression that it was all volunteer). I had a great time + free lunch. I asked like a thousand questions, and it seems like a great opportunity to do something that actually seems to make a difference and affect the course of legislature and government policy, which seems like a much more rewarding field to work in then selling people grease burgers in sugar buns

I had teriyaki chicken for dinner, which is one of my favourite things to make, even though I haven't had it for a while. And I finished the day off by falling asleep pretty effortlessly

Cross fingers for me everyone - I just put an offer in on the unit I want to buy.
I was going to do it tomorrow after my aunt and I had another look, but I went to another OFI at the last minute and a woman with a family was very keen, so I got my offer in. Hopefully the fact that my offer is unconditional (inspection done, finance sorted) will give me the edge!

How TF does one buy a house? There seems to be 85 steps and this is way too much adulting at once
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Oooo exciting!! Good luck! Very excited for you!
Good luck!

Lorikeets have officially stolen all me apricots :(

They weren't even ripe yet.

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They're dirty little bastards. I've watched them fight over a piece of fruit, spit it out, gnaw on the seed, toss then start on another piece. I think they use the seed to sharpen their beaks.
God damn it keetys
A swarm of them got into my neighbour’s tree a few years back. Not sure what sort of fruit it was but they all fell on my roof and created a massive racket early one morning.
I think they’ve removed that tree now though as I haven’t had a repeat of it since.
Booo for stealing all your fruit though.

In office today, kill me or wish me luck - whatever suits.

Can I wish you luck too, or do I have to kill you since dunenan wished you luck already? I wasn't planning on doing murder today :/
I’ll wish you luck! 🍀
make sure you get a nice coffee. Thats the only thing that got me through.

Still haven't heard back from the job. Expecting an answer tomorrow. Tbh I think it'll be bad news, but I'm really hoping it's not.

Just have to wait and see...

It always takes longer than you think. Sending good vibes.

Yo whaddap guys I'm awake before 10am and am going to steady my nerves and start refining my CV today before I get sucked into some other form of media.

Also clean the fuck out of the mess I left in the kitchen yesterday.

And accept the fact that I may have thrips on this peace lily I inherited from my deceased neighbour and need to do something about it stat, even though it feels futile. Eco-oil is all I have at the moment, guess I'll try that.

e: woof, first psychiatrist telehealth appt of the year, no safety net, $250 gone like that... but I did get 35 minutes rather than the 15-20 minutes I'd normally get, and I've locked in 6 months worth of scripts so I'll take it

I’ve been neglecting the plants. Most of the spinnos are gone, the two remaining starting to bolt. Everything else is alive.

The rosemary cuttings in the paper cups on the windowsill are still bent wrong in the stem but have new growth.

I pulled up the biggest carrots to make room for the rest to grow. I haven’t been keeping up on the fertiliser so they’re a bit slow growing and small. Tiny even.

But they look like little round carrots and have a strong carrot smell.

I once grew this carrot … thing.
- Cthulhu-rot
Looking good! And you are learning about a whole new world of plants, this includes making mistakes to learn from
- Life has been a lot to manage lately which is why the very casual attention to them :(

I have acquired myself these from the front yard. Do tell me exceptionally British reasons why I deserve them.

Beautiful roses for a beautiful lady.
- Hmmmm
One must always appreciate one's blooms in one's garden while taking the air.
Because it's Thursday :)

Feeling rather ordinary today, between the infection itself, the antibiotics and the tetanus injection. At least I don't have to go anywhere.
Still no sign of pakige. Poo. :(

What are you waiting on today?
- A book that was supposed to arrive in November, goddammit. DAI stuffed up but good.

Thank goodness I have tomorrow off. Boss has been a hard taskmaster this week and I'm knackered. It made me feel old and sad, that I can't work at the pace of a workaholic man a couple of years younger than me🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ About 80% of this first week back seemed to consist of things I haven't done before, and I really tried to be as helpful as possible but didn't really nail it. I guess I work to live and not the other way around.

So many hugs
- Many thanks Seagoon. It's been making me feel down this week and I needed to put it out there.

So, Google just did the whole "four years ago" photo nostalgia thingy with a cute pic of the kids.

Forget the photo. FOUR YEARS AGO WAS 2020!!

Yeah, wait until mid March or whenever it hit your region…
- 2 weeks in a friend in america told me to cancel plans
  so it's been 4 fucking years
- I'm in WA. It didn't really hit here until Omicron. 18 months after everyone else. And by then, we were all pretty-much vaccinated.

I went to a Korean place for lunch (oriental spoon on Elizabeth St). I had always assumed it would be average and overpriced due to its really good location. I was wrong! It was relatively cheap, $18 lunch special Bento Box which was huge - had bulgogi, spriNg rolls, fried chicken, salad. I got a serve of beef bulgogi on a sizzling plate, it came with rice and the side dishes of kimchi etc. it was $22 and ENOURMOUS, and delicious! I'm guessing like 400g of just beef, definitely meant for two people. I somehow ate it all which baffled my dining companion. 8.5/10. Food coma worth it

Door stuck send halp 😩

REA sending someone, hopefully they come soon. Atleast I won't have to pay for this one 💁‍♂️

E: God damn it. The REA sent me details of the tradie and when I called him, he said he's not working until next week. What the hell REA 🙄 now they aren't answering the phone ffs

E2: an hour back the new tradie said they'll be there within the hour but now they called and said they won't be here until 4pm. I'm so annoyed now. Annoyed and jetlagged.

Pull the handle down and hip and shoulder it.
- I tried, nothing worked 😢

Thank you for your good lucks! Got through the day with a nice coffee as per Taleya suggestion.

Love you all!

Many hugs. Mr Spud better spoil you when you get home.
- DW he does, he cooks dinner for me every night 🥰

Update: tradie came and finally let me in after 5 hours. phew. i am tired now, but if i sleep now, i'll definitely be wide awake at night so gotta push through 🥱

Grocery shopping done.

Going to treat myself to a latte as that’s something I can’t make at home.

It’s unusually warm in this shopping centre already, almost like they don’t have the aircon on.

Amazed I’m awake as I didn’t sleep much last night.

Hoping for today to be a really good day.

It will be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEeaS6fuUoA

Ya'll ever have one of those meetings where the second its done your boss calls you and you both just sigh loudly in a defeated manor, or is that just my workplace?

My wife calls me straight after hers each day and asks me existential questions. So glad mine are monthly.

No, not weird.
I dunno, porridge on a very cold morning, with milk and brown sugar, can be very nice.
Otherwise, toast.
I really only eat hot breakfast 🤷🏻‍♀️
If it's not toast, porridge or pancakes, I have to move it closer to lunchtime and have it as brunch because I can't do big brekkies like I used to. When I was a drinker I had no problem knocking over a massive plate of cooked breakfast 🤔
I like hot breakfasts, but I don't think it is weird not to.
I do generally eat a bit later though, I don't really like eating first thing.
Nah. Not at all.
I love coffee as a hot to warm drink.
Hate it every other way including if it was a lolly or chocolate and that includes iced coffee.

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

Classic full english please. With tea.
- 🍳🍳🥓🌭🍅🍄🥔🫘🍞☕️
A giant chicken Caesar please
- 🐓🤴
Double bacon and egg McMuffin add caviar please
- 🥓🥓🍳🍳🍔🪺

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Awake early and was stressing. What’s the best oven cleaner to use? Is gumption ok? Have a can of bam or something also. Oven has a cycle to moisten the inside but that’s it.

I usually leave it too long between oven cleans, and I don’t have the will to sit there scrubbing, so I go straight for the strongest stuff. I use one of those spray on foam oven cleaners. Warning: it’s stinky and irritating so you’ll need to open a window and have fan on. Follow the instructions on the can and it will get the job done, oven will sparkle.
Get the ozkleen box. So much easier
- 2nd this. Especially using the giant zip lock bag for the racks.
Gumption would be ok as long as you rinse it thoroughly. I'd refrain from using anything stronger.

Skincare enthusiasts. Please recommend me a moisturizer for my face. Currently I just use the sunscreen on my face - Beauty of Joseon something, a friend made me buy it 💁‍♂️ and I really like the finish as it's not shiny. I think I have combination skin (t zone is oily I guess?)

Not really an enthusiast as such, but I use the cheap stuff, and I like it better than the spenso stuff. Redwin Vitamin E Cream with Evening Primrose Oil. A few bux at colesworth for 330g. Not shiny or greasy, and being cheap you can slather it on all over if you need to - eg sunburn. It's not heavily perfumed - I hate strongly scented face cream. Sunscreen goes over it just fine. Sorbolene cream in the generic pump pack is my other go to if I want a bit more oomph, but this can be a bit greasy if you use too much or don't massage it in. Unperfumed. If you're not fussed about labels, then try the baby aisle for baby lotion - this is very effective for caring for sensitive skin or combination skin. I don't care for the perfume in it though.
- Thanks! Will give it a go!
- How is the vitamin E cream for sensitive skin that easily stings and reddens? Looking for an alternative to Cerave as it’s not the cheapest and I’m almost out.
  (Even unscented Sorbolene will irritate my face because apparently there’s a tiny bit of detergent/surfactant in it. Perfume is another big irritant.)
Cerave lotion in the blue pump pack is good. Hydrating but very light and not greasy or shiny. Really water based feeling if that makes sense
- Oh yes, I love their cleanser. I'll give this a go!
  Edit: totally not creepy that I saw a CeraVe ad on Facebook 🙃
I put on Natio 50+ daily face moisturiser in the morning which is quite light, then in the evening use Sukin sensitive cleansing lotion and Sukin night moisturiser as a heavier moisturiser for overnight. I buy them when they’re on special and usually have at least one spare in the drawer. I didn’t take the night sunscreen or night moisturiser with me when I was overseas for 3 weeks and my skin looked badly aged when I got back 😭 it’s come good with my usual routine, thank goodness.

If I remember correctly, there's some beef between the illegal tobacco dealers. A tobacconist near me was hit somewhat recently too
It's some underworld shit basically https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/25/melbourne-tobacco-shop-fire-firebomb-attacks-record-illicit-illegal-tobacco-seized
Car rammed a cafe at Williamstown North/Altona North on Miller's road last weekend too. There's definitely some sort of crime gang stuff playing out our west at the moment.
Sounds like a protection racket in progress. ABC podcast 'firebomb' about something similar in WA is interesting. And there's been a string of arson attacks on tobacco shops that refuse to stock a crime syndicate's illegal cigs. Coincidence? No.

This is too warm for me..

I’m so tired and still a bit sick. But crawling out of my skin with boredom and understimulation. There’s plenty to do but nothing is quite satisfying or able to hold my attention. This heat feels sticky.

Between my physical energy and my feral neighbourhood I can’t even go for a walk.

The cat won’t let me back into the bed so I’m just going to take the end and try to have another nap.

15 tortillas have now been made. I now know that it takes an average of 3 minutes per tortilla to roll & cook. Normally I only make a couple at a time, this was way more than I have done in one go before. I have gone a bit overboard for three people, but anticipate lots of yummy leftovers.

Whats the process for making tortillas? And is there a big difference between home made and store brought?
- It's pretty much just mixing flour and water to a dough, rolling out portions as flat as possible, then cooking on a hot pan. The difference in taste between home made and store bought is huge. It's like the difference between a fresh loaf of bread from a bakery and three day old supermarket bread.

First day I've ever needed a nap during lunch when WFH. Dunno if I actually slept, I doubt it. But I feel a lot better for trying.

Thoughts on the rumour that Costco Docklands is closing?

I kind of think it's a good riddance. The inner city is ill suited for an automotive dependant single story superstore. It's fun when a V/Line replacement coach gets stuck in the queue of drivers wanting to turn into Costco.

In Japan you have to head well out of the way to visit Costco. The only one in Tokyo is in Hachioji. Otherwise you have to visit Yokohama, Saitama or Chiba prefecture.

supposedly Pakey is getting one, but the rumour location is terrible for access so it looks like they've learned nothing.
- I heard Cardinia Rd Officer, where did you hear?
- Ardeer one looks like its going to be in a good spot. Near the Interchange between Western Ring Road and Ballarat Road.
As a westie I’m excited. Ardeer is closer to me, I will actually consider doing my shopping there. Car dependant store never belonged in Docklands. Although I wonder what will become of Docklands with Costco gone, it is probably the number one reason for people who don’t live in Docklands to visit.

I knew I should have changed into shorts at the office. That was a hot walk

Moobeans keeps being fussy and not leading me to what she wants… turns out she keeps eating a hole in her biscuits. Heaps left though.

I had raised the bowl to see if that’s more comfortable but it might be too high for her to comfortably eat anywhere but the middle. She also had a lot of wet food today, seems hungrier in general

Taco Thursday preps are almost complete. Just tortilla making to go. I have lots of little containers in the fridge: carnitas (the meat), lime-pickled onion, sliced jalapeno, roasted tomato salsa, lime & yoghurt sauce and pico de gallo. I will just slice the avocado rather than doing guacamole. I also have individual servings of caramel flan for desert.

- I'm afraid you are too late - and if you had come to my address you still would have missed out as I took it all to my sister's place!

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omg, the songs in the new Wonka are by one of my fave song writers, Neil Hannon, This is so awesome. 🤓🤗🍫🍬🍭🍡🍯🧁

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBKadB95sF45Xa1f3G8uZrDjgBRvNvhJ1

I admit it, I love soundtracks so much, I have about 150 albums I have bought

Good game @Duenan@aussie.zone

CEO - 10 Duenan - 10

Your pick for tomorrow Sixers or Thunder

Yep. Good game and that’s the Hurricanes knocked out of the season.
Oh I’ll have to go the Sixers I think.
Good luck!
- Good luck!

Anyone used zeroco? How stinky is their laundry detergent?

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