Daily Discussion Thread: 🐠 Fri 8 Mar 2024
Daily Discussion Thread: 🐠 Fri 8 Mar 2024
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I've decided to keep my privacy. If the ABC isn't interested without identifying me, then so be it.
I did my best and now it's up to the editors.
Once it's online, it's there forever.
We'll see how it plays out.
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If they respected you they would respect your privacy
they want to use you and you will be nothing but content for clicks/ratings
which is a bit rude considering you offered to share something for free for the good of other people
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Inshallah habib.
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I didn't tell you all my embarrassing story from Wednesday night but now I'm gonna.
The short version: I fully stacked a rental scooter and it was not elegant.
So I was riding home from dinner Wednesday night when I got to Harbour Esplanade. There was a large group of people blocking the entire path obliviously just messing around so I attempted to go around them on the left. This was at the pedestrian crossing which goes across the road/tram lines and is the entrance to a tram stop.
It turned out that between the tram lines wasn't concrete like on the pedestrian crossing but a drop off and rocks, which I hit hard and went over the handlebars and landed on my right side. I landed on the helmet which was hanging from the scooter (I don't wear them..) and completely destroyed it. A few people asked if I was alright. I was in pain but more embarrassed so I just said I was fine and got myself up and dusted myself off. Managed to not break my phone (left pocket) or my sunglasses (hanging from the neck of my tshirt) which was a plus but I got a decent boo-boo on my elbow, which later also developed an egg-sized egg that evening. Also got a nice bruise on my right knee, a couple of bruises on my back and somehow one on my left inner thigh (maybe landing on the helmet). The worst of it though was that I stupidly braced my fall with my right hand out, which really hurt my thumb where it meets my palm. I wasn't sure if I'd broken anything in it or my wrist but it was agony to touch. Moving it hurt but I had full range of movement and no crunchy sounds so I figure it's just bruised and I've been resting it since and it does seem to slowly be getting less painful.
Today the pain in my back is the worst it has been though. I'm ok getting around but twisting and bending is no bueno.
Anywho.. that's what happened. It has been quite some time since I've fallen over. It's definitely not as fun as I remember it being.
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Glad you made it out of that but I think you should also get checked out to make sure you haven’t broken anything, at best it’ll be a few strains but you’ll want to get it treated and checked out.
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I hope you're gonna be ok.
I too had an unfortunate stupid incident years ago. Coburg Lake. Large slide. People piss down slides so I decided to go down in the squat position. Half way down, feet stopped, body kept travelling into the invisible mosh pit at the bottom. I did hurt myself. I miraculously did not break bones.
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Ouch sounds like quite a stack.
I'd probably consider hitting up a doc by the sounds of it.
It's funny with stacks. Take a few days to really feel it :(
Hope it eases up quickly.
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the elbow and thumb do not sound good
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that elbow egg requires medical attention
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nerve damage is a worry
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may I suggest going to the ER, sounds like you might have a few broken bones
very gentle hugs
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Seconding a suggestion to visit the hospital. Worst/best case is they xray an confirm that you aren't broken. It is quite possible you have a fracture in your hand. If so, you really ought to have it treated.
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My own body hurt reading that. Glad you didn't get too rekt but I also agree with everyone else saying that you should just get things checked to be safe. Not allowing your back to heal properly after an injury could have awful consequences down the track
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The ABC correspondent I've been speaking to has suggested that if I show my face, be it in a photo or video interview, the story will have a higher chance of being picked up.
I would lose so much in my professional and personal life it's not funny.
I don't want to appear in Google searches. I don't want to be the "face" of addiction recovery.
Am I being selfish? Or are they being blind even asking for photos or video?
I want to help, I want people that are stigmatized to be seen in a different light.
I just don't know if I can sacrifice so much for it.
Fuck.
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Nope absolutely don’t show your face. Not worth it. It’s forever.
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Ask them if you can use a pen name? And include the reasons in the article, exactly what you just said here. The ongoing stigma is real.
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Protect yourself first. The journos want a sensation foremost, a scoop. They're not too concerned about what affect that has on your life.
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Future employers will google you. If you do decide to show your face, I would recommend using an alias.
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Oh yeah, and be warned. You don't know what kind of spin the journalist might put on it. Or if they're going to even stick to the consented to subject. It's in their interest to get your trust so you open up.
Someone I know was going to go to the media about a longstanding issue they weren't getting redress for. The journo ended up interviewing a family member of the original person, taking pictures and asking about things that were none of their business, and spinning up a shamey narrative 'exposing' and demonising the relatives in something that was basically a puff piece playing into divisive public sentiment. Basically they saw a random opportunity for rage bait and went for it. This person got their reputation publicly destroyed.
Nothing happened with the original issue that help was needed for. That was left ignored.
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Don't do it if you're not comfortable - even if it means they might not proceed with the rest of the article, doesn't mean you're shutting the door on helping stigmatised people forever. It's just not the right time yet for you, and that's okay! Who knows, in 5 years time you might have such a secure position in life that you will be ready to go public. Or maybe you might never, and only be able to go with a blurred face and pen name. Hell, I would say most people wouldn't want to appear with face and name in a news article in the first place - let alone people in your position. It's a scary world out there in terms of data collection.
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It's YOUR choice. You do not have a duty to show your face, to rescue other people at the expense of your life.
The show will be forgotten in a year or two, it's effect will be minimal ( tho it will be real and positive)
but the negative effect on you will be forever
Leave the public faces to those who do it for a living and who can have a big effect. Like politicians and famous health care policy makers and workers.
I say. Don't show your face. Your privacy , your name, is one of those most valuable assets you have. Don't have it destroyed.
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Don’t. I know someone who has been called the poster boy for one of the smack subs. Don’t.
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Do you ever nick out to get your shopping done only to end up too overwhelmed so you ignore the fresh food and just microwave yourself some preheated cheese on a wrap for lunch?
Because I do. And did.
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Haha. I went to my not usual supermarket to stock up on the weekend. Got overwhelmed. Ended up with 3 different deli meats, a loaf of bread and yogurt. Thank goodness I have 20 cans of tuna in the cupboard.
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Haha awesome..yeah I was not prepared but a friend offered a lift so I grabbed it so I don't have to traipse around in the heat. Bad idea.
But I am now full of cheese
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Yes I do this all the time. I need to go at better times because I have a real issue with slow walkers and people that just stand in the middle of the aisle. It angries up my blood lol
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I think that's enough watering for today. Took forever even though half that shit is auto.
Burned through 1L of seasol and 3/4L powerfeed.
This time of year the some hibiscus stigma just catch the light in the evening:
Edit fuck I think I has forgot me botany... stamen
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that's really lovely , that pink and yellow together is spectacular
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I was going to post a picture of my sunset kransky in bread on the beach to show off but..
Then this happened on the way back:
I was riding back from the dog beach on a very loud trike.. this little one just walked in front and headed to the dog drinking bowl. It did not care about me at all.
Took this from about 50cm away. Guessing it is an orphaned juvenile. It did not give a single fuck. I've never seen that. huh.
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Emergency announcement:: it happened. It finally happened
Wordle 993 1/6*
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Haha awesome! After getting it I did think that it was a great starting word.
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awesome 🤗🤓
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Today is your lucky day!
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Phwoar
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Aw yeeeee, so satisfying! Very noice!
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Urgh...the nationwide shortage of ADHD meds, specifically in my case Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine), is a real worry. I was first prescribed 40mg then I was given an additional script for 20mg, so 60mg a day all up. But for the second time this year there are no 40s, so I've blasted through my scripts for 20s by having to take 3 a day. My GP clinic can't/won't take on the management of my meds, so I have to get scripts from my psych...and he's on leave and cannot be contacted.
The system is so rigid. Local pharmacies have heaps of 20s which I don't have a script for, but they can't substitute those for the 40s which I do have a script for. It's infuriating.
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I'm on Concerta(though, I was thinking about asking about Vyvanse.. But maybe not), so haven't had any shortage issues, but the authorization for my GP to manage my meds expired and I have to find and pay for a new psych. It's such bullshit that I need to pay so much to get meds for a condition I was diagnosed with at the age of 8.
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I feel you (and owl). I don't have ADHD or take related medication, but I do have a lot of trouble sleeping so used to take a small dose of melatonin to help. Unfortunately my script lapsed just after I moved back in July, but because I'm under 18 the GP can't prescribe sleeping medication without authority from a paediatrician. I still haven't managed to get that sorted out yet. The whole medication system seems pretty messed up
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I definitely have trouble with handling the dose/timing of normal dexamphetamine - outside a narrow window it fucks up my sleep or I feel like a zombie - so I'm keen to try lisdexamphetamine but the shortages have made it not an option for a while :/
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It would be nice to live in a time and place where villages were the norm, where people could go out to the street for company, have a chat about anything, with people that are lifelong friends about whatever is on your mind. In today’s time and place, having friend contact needs special planning and arrangements and it’s rare to have them all in one place and know each other. I wonder if this modern life with lack of social contact is contributing to mental health epidemic.
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Which is kinda romantic to think about. I expect the reality was quite a mixed bag. EVERYONE knew exactly what all your problems were, what your kids were getting up to that they shouldn't have, and everything that you SHOULD have been doing and weren't. Both your friends AND your enemies. And there's a much higher level of social control and huge consequences for stepping outside the agreed upon social norms. Reading the Miss Marple stories - you realise just how much filthbaggery went on in a village. And Jane Austen and Mrs Gaskell's works are full of the consequences of living in a very small social circle that you couldn't escape from.
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When people in the street ask you how you're doing and they name your parents and ask how they're doing and you have no clue who the fuck they are so you run back home to tell mum and dad and they ask "well who was it?" and you reply with "I don't know" and they spend the rest of the night trying to work out who I spoke to.
I've lived that "village" life. I wouldn't say it contributes to better mental health but it doesn't hurt to know your neighbours a bit more.
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before television people used to go out and visit friends, family and neighbours after work. To chat, play cards, have a cup of te
now everyone sits at home watching tv
but we are such a social animal that the first chance we had of connecting again we grabbed it, we went on the net
but net is being abused by some people, it's too private, and defending yourself from manipulative words is hard , even adults have trouble with mean people
a balance would be good
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Yeah. People working all the time, being forced to move wherever they can afford (and move frequently), opposing shifts, car dependence, the norm being nuclear families with little support meaning people pair off and disappear into their immediate family. Every outside space except libraries being monetised. In some places anti-homeless architecture means a place isn't inviting or there's nowhere comfortable to sit...
It's the loss of community and third places.
Also it's self reinforcing. My neighbourhood is quite rough (frequent issues with mental health and resulting violence/antisocial behaviour) so I don't feel comfortable going out. Other places might not have anywhere for local people to go, period.
So then you get everybody having heavy reliance on the increasingly corporatised social media hellscape, creating new issues.
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Just read that Samantha Murphy accused killer was at a property with his girlfriend when police stormed in to get him. Did she know? Imagine what she must of thought if she didn’t. Must have had her blood turn cold.
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I'm back in Melbourne and can confirm the Hume heading north looked like a nightmare.
Miss Meow coped better with the trauma of a pet sitter visiting this time - the sitter never saw her, but she was waiting at the front door when I came inside instead of hiding so I take that as a positive move. Mr Woof was apparently very happy with the visit once he realised food was involved, even though this was a stranger he had never met (this was a fill in as the original sitter that came last time injured herself and could not come).
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Good morning children, this is your mother speaking.
Fair warning, if you can’t be nice to each other I’m turning this thread around and we all go home
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Are we there yet?
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I need to pee
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Sorry mum. He started it.
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But muuuuuuuuuuum!!!
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My tummy feels funny.... 🤢🤮
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muuuuum i'm hungryyyyyyy when are we stopping for luuuuuuunch
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one cloud two clouds three clouds four clouds
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I have random tomato plants growing in the garden. Can only assume it’s grown out of wombat poop, as that’s his poop spot. I haven’t planted any tomato’s in the last 2 years….especially not in that spot.
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I wonder if they'll turn out like:
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you can get cubic tomatoes if you put little boxes around the growing tom
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They can go jump.
With how much I'm paying just on essentials, the little money I have left over isn't going on whatever they feel like charging. I buy multipacks of gentle 'bar soap' and often wash my hair with it too.
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I never go to Coles, and haven't been to woolies for groceries in a long time (the cat will only eat Dine brand, and Aldi doesn't stock it. He's a fickle pickle cat-pitalist).
Too expensive, all of it. The specials aren't special anymore. Aldi has been amazing, half the cost of woolies for my usual shop.
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Yeah. I would be shopping exclusively at Aldi but require delivery and the meow needs very particular food/litter. Things we don't control kind of screwed us there
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I so wish there waa an Aldi in my neighbourhood. I'm not paying up to $10 return trip (or Authorised Officer Russian Roulette) to get to the one a couple suburbs over
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A kid outside is singing 'Let It Go' by shouting the phrase at a high pitched monotone on loop and has been for some time now. 😐 This is why I don't have kids, only cats.
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I luckily don't get that much distinguishable kid noise where I live (aside from school grounds). But the neighbours 6 or 7 yo kid was being ultra whiny today outside just now (sounding more like a 4-5 yo) and telling his dad "you are being very annoying and this is a waste of your time". Kiddo, in another 15-20 years, you will come to realise who was being annoying.
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We are continuing the celebration of women by playing female singers. The man was busy at work today......making a Spotify list. He told me "it's not International women's day without Samantha Fox. Every boy his age had a poster of her on their wall".
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Tracy Chapman. L7.
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We've moved on now. J5 and DMB Work It Out just played.
How it works is this: man makes list. I suggest songs. He queues them. I'm forbidden from touching list because I can destroy. I have literally made lists disappear too many times.
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There’s be so many great ones to include! My contributions are: I’m every woman- Chaka Khan, Respect - Aretha Franklin, Venus - Bananarama.
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Rate the dodgy dunny:
(FYI this was taken about chest height. Yes, the top of my head was touching the roof, no I'm not particularly tall.)
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Normally 2/10
When I NEED to go...8/10
Consequences be damned...I'm dropping that deuce
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3/5. I've shat in dunnies where you go "oh yeah this looks clean enough". Open the lid and swarms of flies come barrelling out. Too late I'm ready to lay.
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I'm still traumatised from primary school, so I do not shit in public toilets unless it's a very dire situation (which, touch wood, hasn't happened to me yet). Probably wouldn't shit in these dunnies though, I find it unnerving enough having insects crawl up my leg while taking a piss
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I can smell this image 🤢 damp dark dank piss'n'shit.
.5/10 lol
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Surprisingly, they didn't actually smell bad. They smelt dusty, and I think cobwebs went up my nose, which don't smell the best. But as far as dunnies go, they were pretty smelless
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that looks not too bad. 5/10 for country town toilets
do the dunnies have lids?
are there porcelain urinals or is there a concrete trough?
Does it have a roof?
Is there are a kangaroo inside? ( cos the last country town loo I went to ( port campbell) had a resident kangaroo in the ladies )
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Dunnies do have lids - no flies though. But lots of cobwebs, as well as several cockroaches and assorted other insects. One tried to crawl up my leg.
No urinals, just a simple porcelain flushing toilet in each genders toilet. Has a roof, that wavey looking tin type roof.
A hinge fell off when I closed the door and I almost got stuck in there. Had to lift the door up whole punching the lock to make it open.
No kangaroo, only insects. But no soap, and it had one of the slow flow rate taps that's on the very side of the metal basin so you can't wash your hands without touching the basin. Also lots of dust and dirt on the floor
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Twice baked po tay toe
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Eh. Could use some tinned fish and hot sauce
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Whinnie approves
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Happy International Womens Day, ladies. ♥
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Dune part 2 tonight. I've started to get excited and watched a bunch of part 1 clips on youtube to try remind myself all the details from the first. Even read the Wikipedia summary but tipping I'm still gonna be forgetting stuff.
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Have seen it and I agree, good but first one was better. Worth seeing in the cinema for the big screen experience of the cinematography.
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Enjoy. I did.
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I saw it recently, its good but different from the first one. Not much you need to remember from the first one. It’s big on sweeping scenery and action, low on dialogue.
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I'm going tomorrow night and am pretty excited! I watched the first one at home and was disappointed I hadn't seen it on the big screen - managed to take care of that when they rereleased it! Wasn't gonna miss out this time.
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28 years with the man. Nearly 17 years with the kid. Fuck Arabs are hardcore. I love them but I need a medal for this poor shy aussie.
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sometimes hardcore is what a shy person needs :)
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Too Right.
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Something I've realised about other Arabs, is the insane stubbornness. Sometimes its fantastic, other times, not so much lol
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I've decided to go out tomorrow night for an adventure. It's been a while since I've been out and could do with chatting with randoms. Always a good time.
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I hope you have the sort of wild night out adventure worthy of a 2000's comedy
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Just don't wake up with a tiger in your bathroom...
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I have insertional achilles tendonitis and as part of my rehab, I've had to strengthen calf muscles. Been doing a shit load of calf exercises over the last two months. Seeing my calf muscles have new babies is so satisfying 🫠🫠
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There's a tendon rehab exercise I should explain when I'm sober. Else Ebonie Rio is the melbourne researcher, 45s on, 120s off, x3, progressive load/7. I'll be back, prolly tomorrow or this eve after a disko kip.
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many gentle hugs
I had tendonitis , or more exactly inflammation of the sheath of the tendon, of the fibularis tendon. I was plastered up to my knee for 8 weeks.
first week I couldn't walk, felt like fire the second week
it got better
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I know a garment that would show those off perfectly
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Getting drunk with neighbours (good ones). One is making fun of BJJ.
Do I laugh it off or put him to sleep.
Your votes will decide his fate.
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Offer to bring them to the gym for a go. Choking drunk people isn't ideal. You can manhandle them though, most of being a bouncer was underhooks and height.
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Do it! Don't leave bruises.
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His ego will be bruised. I'm okay with that.
He's had way more than me so I need to keep it away from the "I've shat my pants" status
I'll report back shortly....or not...I've had a few as well
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Drop it. To argue will only make him feel bad. He's a mate, not an adversary.
Ask him what he personally likes.
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10 seconds in my grip and he settled.
All is well no harm done.
We cool as ever
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Weee. Work is all done and doing some shopping at Southland then it’s time to relax back at home for the rest of the day.
Hope I don’t forget anything I need today.
Also I might treat myself to something yummy on the way back today.
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True to form; I woke up this morning and booked myself some border accommodation for the weekend starting this afternoon to escape my apartment/sweatbox during the heat. Didn't consider that I was due to do some clothes washing. I might have enough to see me through but I've still chucked a load on anyway and I'll see how quickly I can dry a few things. Gotta keep me on my toes I guess.
I was actually shocked to find accommodation. When I looked a few days ago everything was 100% booked out!
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(Don't get lost in the Log Cabin)
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Last minute cancellations due to the weather I reckon. I know there's some parts of Vic I won't want to go to this weekend
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I'm catching up on sleep, sleep that is not haunted by pain and is restful. I really appreciate being able to sleep on my fave side now too. 😭
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That is such good news. Happy sleeping
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Up before the sun, makes me sad the days are shortening.
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I've noticed it more in the evening. The weather doesn't feel like autumn but the days do
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Maybe you would like tropics better, where all the days are long
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One would think so, but I suffer in the heat. I'm just hard to please haha
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It was so still this morning tho. Got a nice walk in.
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I should have gone for a walk too, but the cat wanted to have a morning snooze on me lol
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I'm loving Triple M's tribute to women this arvo. All women singers.
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Thanks for the heads-up. Hope they play Mazzy star.
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I think they've finished now 😔
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Bring on Melissa Etheridge and Roxette!
Are you watching the test match at the moment as well?
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I've just sat down to watch now.
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Sax Man is outside practicing jazz,
\ (Which is the same as performing jazz),
\ His rich, chaotic melodies,
\ Drift lazily to me on my balcony.
\ I dream of a mahogany and emerald speakeasy,
\ Topaz lamps illuminating bistro meals and sleezy
\ Men who talk about doing women and doing crime,
\ Stone streets, carriages, moments locked in time.
\ The Sax Man casts his enigmatic poetry,
\ His rich, chaotic melodies,
\ Drift lazily to me on my balcony.-
That would be nice to listen to today with a cup of coffee sitting by the window.
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Ooo I'm a little buzzy now. I'll continue reply to comments just excuse if they don't make sense.
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how do i get the giant meteor to pay us a visit this year
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Wish I could say the same, got a headache though so the feeling might be the same in the end.
Typing is getting harder and harder
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I'll give you two tips for headaches. 1st have a paracetamol and a little nap. 2nd don't pay for panadol at the supermarket. Buy a pack of 100 panamax at the chemist. I paid $3.30 although my mother doesn't mind if I pocket a few slabs out of her supply when I visit.
Hope you're feeling better soon.
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I'm watching the movie Tenet. What does it mean?
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It means stop. Just stop. That movie is so confusing and ridiculous.
Watch the prestige instead
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If somebody sleeps through the smell of cooking bacon they need it. He’ll have to get up and engage brain soon though; appointment with mortgage broker. Eeep etc!
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Yeah, about that appointment? crickets
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I’m so tired. My weekend has so much on
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Kind of in long weekend mode already, but oops, gotta get through this day of work first
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Kitty flicked her eardrops into my face. 😑 She's wily. It's happened with oral meds too. I'm going to have to start wearing eye protection when dosing her
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Deicison to make.
Do I go for burger and fries combo and do I try out a cheapish chicken schnitzel salad roll from the local bakery?
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Google says 34 then 33 this weekend. BOM says 39 then 38. Hmmm
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I don’t know about all that but I have been thinking about potatoes all morning thank you very much. Just trying to decide what form they should take for dinner.
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Go Blue Baggers. I'd do a navy heart but there isn't one 😔
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Late movie choice - Rollerball (1975, starring James Caan)
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Best bit of that film was when the tree goes up in flames. Saw it on first release and wasn't real impressed.
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I'm up north where we are expecting a top of 35 today and it is definitely starting to heat up already. I started the day with an exciting treasure hunt - picking cherry tomatoes from my mother's very overgrown self-seeded thicket. I ended up with 2 shopping bags full, as well as an armload of rosemary cuttings. I think I'll split this lot between the food cupboard and taking in to work for people to grab. I might also dry a few to add to the ones I did last week, those ones were mostly yellow and a mix would look nice.
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Put water out for wildlife the day before preparing for hot weather... realise I've left the back door cracked all day. Derp.
(I lock the screen door but often leave the wooden one slightly open for a bit of fresh air to circulate.)
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Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
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Pate & cucumber sandwiches please
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Make me a fancy omelette with good stuff in it
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🥚🥚🧈💊💉🌿🍄
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Microwave dick-tater. Xtra saucy
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Hehe penis
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Microwaved potato with cheese, mackerel and hot sauce please
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Soo, Tenet is basically Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey but with nuclear war.
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I'm doing a back health and injury questionnaire. I don't even know what the half the questions mean. ( so I've looked stuff up. that's not a bad thing, at least I will learn stuff the right way from the beginning )
what I do know, I'm older 😐
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Any protanopes/anomaly here? (Peanut butter is green & purple is fictional.)
I want to ask the usual annoying questions but about a specific art project of mine.
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I love peanut butter ♥
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Good for you. Have some celery sticks with that.
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Happy Friday motherfondlers! Guess who got the job 😎😎😎😎
Well, pending standard preemployment checks, the links for which if they don't come through today should arrive on Tuesday. Fingers crossed I can get it all sorted by the end of next week :D
I really need to stop procrastinating on getting a car though because even though this job won't exactly pay enough for all running costs after rent and bills (being two days a week), I've been meaning to get one anyway and have savings kept aside for that. Plus I'm slowly feeling more positive and motivated about getting my arse off crosswords and cooking up side gigs to supplement this as I want
e: didn't want to clog up dt with replies to everyone but thank you all for the congratulatory messages :D
🍻 cheers
SNAFU https://youtu.be/3vgDinHQeEE?si=NfrwLmCYox2QQHNp
Oops was meant to be on CEO’s
Congrats! They are lucky lucky lucky to have you!
Thank you!! I'm lucky this came up too, not many PT roles around in my field atm. And I really liked the vibe of the team - even admin wise they are much more coordinated than the previous place I interviewed at.
YAY 🤗🤗🤗
happy dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1UU7zIp-3s
grats!!
Congratulations 🥂
Congrato!
Congrats! That’s fantastic!
Congrats, K!
Congrats!!!!
Fuck yeah!!! Congrats ❤️
Hope you get some good news soon yourself mate!
Congrats!! I’m glad to hear you got the job!
When do you start work?
Surely you have to celebrate with something nice.
Depends on the employment checks really, I think most of it is just uploading documents so should be all clear by end of next week - however if there is a medical check then that can be a bit delayed depending on the medical provider. I think it won't take more than 2 weeks all up, so best case week after next, worst case Easter.
The job won't bring in mega bux, just cover my rent and essential bills, so I'm still cautious of living it up (I also still have a compromised appetite due to meds). I'll still be eating into my savings for some things esp as I already have an upcoming splurge on a now-or-never OS holiday with good friends in late May/early Jun... But it's still an excellent base income to stress ratio and I'm allowing myself to use a chunk of my savings as recovery from massive burnout over the last 3 years.
I did treat myself to buying some fresh Australian barramundi from the fancy butcher though. Maybe I'll get some NZ king ora salmon after my first pay 😋
Congrats! Two days a week and the rest of the time to do your own thing, a sweet setup.
Noice congrats 👏