Daily Discussion Thread:🩴Mon 11 Mar 2024

Greetings from Sydney. Hope weather is OK. @CEOofmyhouse56 said I was welcome to say g'day here. I thought to myself, oh I dunno... But then he said:

We just talk shit here.

that's my kinda place

Just testing some proof-of-concept software for fediverse things so good to test it in a real thread

Do please stay for breakfast. An opportunity unique to this thread., which includes the after eight menu. Cattax/borbpix are compulsory here should you be so fortunate as to be owned by one or the other. Or both. Do you grow chillies?
- Do you grow chillies?
  The other day an Italian couple gave me a jar full of home grown chillis in olive oil because I fixed their satellite tv service
Welcome. Weather is stinking hot. Just to clarify I'm a she but I don't care just don't call me late for dinner.
- Ah oops sorry! Either way thanks for the invite :)
I don’t talk shit, I’m just here to view the tapestries.
Welcome to you and your “software “
An exchange student! Welcome
Welcome, make yourself at home here.
I’m just here for the food.
Welcome!! We will try to behave.
- I can't guarantee that I will.
- We? Have you become Royal?
Welcome 🙂

Brought the ol' iphone in for a dip:

Glass and waves = bliss.

Power's back. It's working now, but the electrician didn't need to do anything... Was too expensive to replace power socket so it's just sitting there all covered in soot. Hopefully will get a quote for the switchboard and haggle to landlord to deal with it. Honestly, too tired to give a shit.

Thanks everyone for reading me rant yesterday. I got some helpful responses and it really meant a lot to me as I was quite distressed then. This is a nice little community, I love it here :)

I am glad you have power back, even if the switchboard issue is not repaired. You should also ask the landlord about the last electrical safety check which was conducted, as they are legally required to have this done every two years and rectify any problems identified.
From the EnergySafe website:
Rental providers must ensure an electrical safety check of all electrical switchboards, wiring and fittings in the premises is conducted every two years by a licensed electrician.
If requested, they must also provide the renter with the date of the most recent safety check, in writing.
The safety check must be conducted in accordance with section 4 of AS/NZS 3019:2022 “Electrical installations—Periodic assessment”.
If an electrical safety check has not been conducted within the last two years at the time the renter occupies the premises, the rental provider must arrange an electrical safety check as soon as practicable.
If the safety check shows electrical repairs are needed to make the property safe, the rental provider should engage a registered electrical contractor (REC) or a licensed electrician employed by a REC to do the repair work.
- An electrical safety check happened a few months ago. I remember they pointed out the switchboard, but it looks like nothing happened of it. I will 100% follow this up with the landlord.
What was the problem in the end of you don’t mind me asking? Is it safe as it is right now?
- Water got into it. It kept popping and had smoke pop out of it each time (one time fire). It had melted a bunch of plastic and despite being dry it would keep smoking, so that's why we got an electrician. It's no longer smoking so I guess it wasn't completely dry last I checked. I did also clean the socket myself as it had a bunch of grease(?) and weird gunk inside it, so maybe that helped?
  Is it safe as it is right now?
  Hahaha, probably not. It's a power outlet next to the sink and it has huge gaps where it meets the tile wall. Don't know how this is the first time I got water in it, but it'll probably happen again at some point.

Beach doggo flies!

Dear Mother nature, can I please have better weather next labour day because quite frankly this weekend's was a bit shit. Can you lay off the heat and aim for around 25°c next time? Ta.

Some rain would be nice. :)
- I like having the doors open and not burning on the way to the letterbox.

No air-con + sleeping in the lounge gang here.

Really felt my holiday was just starting the other day and now I’m back and have sads. Well at least I can tick off some major sightseeing off my list. Was surprised, but the Vatican City for art was definitely one of my favourites. Paid an obnoxious amount for a tour, but it was worth it just to get in a little bit earlier. Tourists are rabid, even in Winter.

I'm going to Adelaide in 9 days! There's some sort of out of home care advocacy conference thing happening there over 3 days and I was offered some last minute tickets. I'm mostly there to just watch, but I do need to be the dude who introduces people, although they offer that to all of us that are going, so I'm only introducing a couple of people over the span of a few minutes on one day. Not sure if I should ad lib it or not, but I have names to remember.

I also get free time after the conference finishes, so you bet I'm going on as many Adelaide trains as I can fit in. Last time I was in Adelaide it was rather, err, unsanctioned (I ran away) so I had bigger problems to deal with

I'll have to find my metro card thingy (their version of a Myki). I never thought I'd be going back so I'm pretty sure I actually stuck it in a memory book type thing. Trouble is I don't know where I put that

Bite the bullet, and get a new one. Not worth the stress of hunting down the old one. My last visit to Adelaide was a long time ago, but I was impressed with the bus system.
- I'm excited to try the o-bahn

Even though I got a good sleep I'm not a shiny happy person today.

Same. I'm so over this. Although this is almost exactly what Adelaide was like when I lived there. Except it was for 3 months.
Hang in there it’s nearly over
- I'm in power saver mode.

Managed to get to sleep, then woke up screaming with horrific leg cramp. Don’t forget some salty things with all that water you should be guzzling!

Why are we here? Just to suffer?

On a good day, yes.

Today feels better. Dunno if it's just me but it's way less oppressive.

I think it's because the air is moving. Yesterday was not much wind so to me it felt hotter. Going to be a nasty night once the wind drops though.
I think it's nicer today as long as you aren't in the sun. In the shade it almost feels cool.

I'm home from my cheap motel split system utopia. Apartment is gross but I've gotten here early enough in the day to hopefully cool it before the sun really starts hitting the windows.

Seriously considering tinfoiling my bedroom wall of windows.

A cardboard box seems to help heaps. I put that on my west facing windows between the glass and curtain and it’s no longer radiating tons of heat back into the house. I reckon a couple of those windscreen sun-visor things would work a treat too, if they had suction cups on them.

Yet another cleaning update: I cleaned. tomorrow I shall clean more. My room is tiny so I'm playing vacuum Tetris. Moving stuff around, vacuuming under, moving more stuff, etc. Tomorrow I have to pull the entertainment unit out and get behind it

I do not understand people who cut jeans into shorts so short they are mostly loose flapping pockets. Just looks weird.

They're just showing off that they actually have pockets, unlike the evil bait-and-switch jeans I bought which have a curved seam that mimics where a pocket should go but fails to actually be a pocket.
😂

Started Band of Brothers a couple of days ago and just to episode 9

I can't stop crying. Wasn't ready for this.

Yesterday's waves were non existent, just one every now and then, and small, water like glass. Today's waves easily 1.5-2m on the main beach, and powerful as. Caught some great ones.

There was a bloke at the dog beach in point lonsdale yesterday with a surfboard..
That was a headscratcher.
- Waiting for that one wave that came through about 3:20

Dinner is rolls, cold meat, and cheese, with juice. Too hot too cook.

Warned the Mrs if she opens one more blind she’s going outside to play for a while. Glad she doesn’t feel the heat but the rest of us do.

Why am I watching the Oscars? I don't really care, I have only seen two of the movies, I have already seen the dresses on the red carpet, I hate ads....but I can't look away from the shiny things....I think my brain is fried

I'm watching it too and I don't know why. I could find something else but that takes effort.
- I take it back. Ryan Gosling singing Ken might've just made it worth it
- Not watching Aus vs NZ test?

I made a start on cleaning up the shed this morning. It is a disgraceful mess, I have no idea where half this stuff even came from! Does engine oil go off? I have a bottle full of oil and I have no idea what it is for or how long it has been there.

It doesn't go off it just loses it's lubrication properties. Toss it if it's been open.
It's hazardous waste - take to recycling centre for proper disposal.
- Nah, I'll just add it to my collection of paint tins, gas bottles and fluorescent tubes that I look at occassionally and think "I really must get around to taking those to the recycling centre" before completely forgetting about them again 🤣
  Or, with a move likely in the near future I might actually get off my butt and take them.

Did not sleep much last night. Not because of the heat, but too many whirling thoughts. I think my brain did at least manage to come up with some solutions to a couple of the problems/challenges rather than just circling pointlessly all night.

Loungeroom-Dwellers and Couch-Sleepers Crew, checking in!

I’m with you!
- Aw yeee! That's hot!

Left the ac on in the bedroom last night, made heaps of difference. Got a decent nights sleep and feeling much more human.

Did my third water walk in a row this morning. Definitely feeling it - using muscles I haven't used or used as much. I hope the weather allows a few more - just not this hot, thanks.
In other news, the heat seems to have fried drivers' brains - someone nearly turned into me and I did have my lights on so it wasn't a matter of the silver car being harder to see. And I nearly got clipped by a Pajero.
Boy am I looking forward to when I can just walk to the beach.

Four ish hours sleep thanks to two ice packs, life is pain and suffering. back to cleaning.

Cleaning update: The window is too hot to clean in one go. The sun blinds me, I'm going to need my sunnies

So it was actually OK last night but TONIGHT is when my bedroom has become genuinely too uncomfortable to sleep in - maybe the bricks have heated up fully and are now holding that lovely thermal mass or whatever. Despite the frustration of unfolding my shithouse sofa bed so late at night, I am sleeping in the airconditioned lounge tonight. Goodnight you all.

Same. We're also sleeping in the lounge tonight

It's way past time for the cat's eardrops and I don't wanna... She's still a bit flat and sooky so I'm calling in the morning to try and get onto the specialist for this week.

Eye protection was a good call. I started wearing safety glasses a few days ago, today Miss Moo shook her head and a lens caught a few microdroplets of ear medicine that would have gone dangerously close to my eye. I washed my face and lips just to be sure. She's still not big on wet food. Won't eat it.

I'm still finding tiny pieces of glass sticking to my feet. The stick vac isn't that powerful and struggles to get into corners. When the broom is dry from its quick bristle wash I will sweep

I started up my PC to play BG3 again, and have just been distracted by everything else instead.

Finally sitting down now. In the time it has taken me to traverse Act 2, my partner has completed 3 playthrough 😭 sometimes I hate that I cannot concentrate on games or hobbies for as long as I used to. Ugh

You and me both. It's like... why is this so hard to stick at? It's a leisure activity!
- I have suspicions and theories as to why I'm like this, but I certainly require a therapist to help with unravelling it all.
  We can only be kind to ourselves 💜
I can't play anything that warms up my GPU. My cooling is simply too good and actively heats my room by dissipating that heat.
So I've been playing lots of Halo The Master Chief Collection. Starting up my legendary Halo CE playthrough again!
Quick edit: Also BG3 is very good! I haven't played since finishing 8 runs in the first two weeks of release. I should do another.
Still waiting on my new rig To arrive so I can play it. Super excited!
- It'll be worth it, I have already planned what I want to do when I replay it. Stuff I've done that my partner didn't realise could be done. It is insane how much freedom there is with certain choices, even combat approach.
  You're in for such a good time!

mum what's for dinner

Chicken pad see ew. Not the weather for cooking but this is quick.
- Delicious
HSP and the ending of Mass Effect 3
- Smooth with the rough huh
- Perfection
Pasta!
- ooh, me too!!
- Yay!
Whatever you can find in the fridge
- Milk, orange juice, string cheese, one hot cross bun, eggs, frozen veggies
  Yes that will do
Leftover quiche and fruit. At lunchtime I made the mistake of heating up brioche HCBs (Aldi) in the microwave - they went all soggy. Better to toast them imo, but this is not the weather for toasting.
- I am going to toast the hot cross bun. It has to live up to its name.
home made pies using garlic chili tomato meat filling
- Luxurious
Shin ramyun and gyozas
- Delicious, thanks mum, when's dinner?
Chicken Caesar salad followed by tiramisu.
- You shall eat cake!
Chicken tonight
- I have the egg
- Don’t forget the parsley sprig
- A delicacy.
Zucchini slice, pear and walnut salad, and leftover Nasi Gorang
- now i want nasi gorang too
Mango gelativo and a cookie
I am the cool parent
- climbs the wall in sugar rush

So excited to work from home today in my non air-conditioned apartment!

I braved the heat to fill my car with bags to take to the op shop tomorrow. I fitted in way more than I thought I would, only 2 bags left for now - but I'm about to start filling up more! I'll need to buy more bags when I am out tomorrow, this decluttering jag is going through them at a great rate.

Apple Cinnamon bunz 🤤

My ~~anaconda~~ stomach don't want none unless you got bunz, hun
- I like big buns and I cannot lie
  \ You other loaves can't deny
  \ That when a bun walks it'll blow up my waist
  \ As I stuff it in my face
  \ The bakery I rung, want to munch a loaf
  \ 'Cause you noticed that bun was stuffed
  \ Deep with bits of raisins
  \ I'm starved and I can't stop eatin
  not my best work sorry lol

What's the best way to set up a temporary spare bed for a guest?

Would need to buy the mattress or whatever but I do have all the linen/pillows already.

Grab an inflatable air bed from kmart or similar if you don't want to give up the space permanently. They're pretty comfy for a couple of nights.
If you are rich, these folding beds are the best way to set up a temporary spare bed. Maybe you'll get lucky and someone is offering one second hand cheaply?
If you are not burdened with too much money, I recommend these self-inflating things. We take them camping and they're a lot more comfortable than they have any right being. Your guest will effectively be sleeping in the floor, though.
- Thank you for these two extra search terms! And the advice

Ah you're right, closed is my pharmacy,
\ So today I'll take it easy.

Has anyone bought a house using a buying agent? i like the idea, but a lot of them seem to be very expensive & aimed at high end property and very expensive, I'm looking for someone who is affordable and a flat fee not commission based. Any feedback or recommendations?

I used one - Select Property Advisers. Worth every cent in freedom from hassle. Flat fees - keep dreaming. They all charge commission.
- Do you mean this one https://selectpropertyadvocates.com.au/buying/ ? It says on their page they charge a flat fee. I was also looking at https://www.propertyhomebase.com.au/ which charge flat fees.
I was recommended Brant at Peritum Property by word of mouth around 3 years ago. He offered a reasonable flat fee option, sat us down and walked us through everything, helped us to figure out exactly what we wanted and could reasonably expect within our budget, and looked after everything.

I have decided to donate my bike if I can find someone who wants it. It is currently mostly a collection of parts that need to be put together, as I intended to do some repairs and got as far as buying parts and tools and pulling it apart before losing enthusiasm. I have made enquiries with the local communiy centre that does regular bike repair and demonstration workshops, I'm hoping they will be interested in taking it to use as a demonstration project that can then be donated as a working bike to someone who needs it.

CERES or Bicycle Recycle might be interested. If you near Springvale I can give you a hand assembling it. I like working on bikes.

I would not normally have any reason to say this, but tonight I wanna be in Warrnambool. It's 22 deg there.

Got to the beach with junior. Beach Rd is very busy already. Parking is being quickly claimed. So glad we got here when we did.

It was packed out in Parkdale when I arrived at about 7:20.

I put Robot Dreams on thinking it'll just be nice in the background but for a simple animated film with no dialogue or a particularly complex plot, I can't believe how moved I was by the end. The yearning feeling of loneliness and hope really got to me. It's got such a lovely old fashioned feel to it. I think some of you will like it

Just glanced at the synopsis and I think it just reiterates to me how weird I am with things robot related. Big Hero 6 wrecked me, the family dog and this.
Yep, emo checking in.
- Oh boy, even without the personal robot/dog connection the movie hits haaaard if you're feeling emo and lonely and wistful about friendships and connection. I would definitely be in tears if I had those soft spots
I'll put it on my list. :)
and hugs
- I think you'll enjoy it. Even if it's simplistic
Thanks for reminding me of this film. Going to watch it tomorrow night.

Just put out a second load of washing. It should dry quickly in this heat.

Subnautica complete in 34 hours 🙌

If that's your first playthrough, that's incredible!
- Thanks, yes first play through. It’s an average time tho. Incredible game.
  I think I might move on to Pacific Drive. Just came out last month. Looks like a similar concept, but land based.
🐙🦈🦠🚀

Power outrage

Tired now. Must sleep

The cool breeze is slowly cooling down the place. Already broken yesterday's low :)

Still, would be nice to be a little colder for sleep, but I'll take all the wins I can get

Edit: wait nvm I can't read. It's still insanely hot, it just feels so much colder than it is for some reason

Can't sleep. Just going to get up and do something. Hate laying here.

Not a breath of wind. House is hot, outside is lovely ...

Alrighty. Off to get a haircut then "coffee catchup" with general manager this afternoon.

Did not want to get up this morning.

Mate, you're in the wrong thread
- Uh oh lol

Went for a drive out to Altona for a crunchwrap supreme from Taco Bell and then over to ... I just checked the maps and apparently it's Laverton North but it's not where I'd say Laverton North is.. anyway I took the car over to "Laverton North" for a nice wash to get the bugs and road off from my long weekend adventures.

Lovely brrr'ing around with some tunes and AC on a warm evening.

Edit: I mean, I guess it can be Laverton North..

The wildlife water dried up and blew down while I was asleep. It's the light material and the flat wide aerodynamic shape. The raised placement also lets gusts of wind get under to pick it up. I put it in that spot for a reason and chose a shallow dish so animals/insects don't drown but it's a bit inconvenient.

I put it back, peeled the huge block of ice out of the silicone bowl/jelly mould to weigh it down and filled it the rest of the way with water from the tap. The ice should keep the platter held down for a while and keep everything cool. It can also slowly refill the water as it melts.

I had to go back to a previous mass effect save game. Didn't gather enough resources. Bugger.

Bloody PH bus timetables! Not going to make it into work before the heat. Razzum Frazzum.

:(

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

Hydralite please
- 🥤
Ramen with a couple of soft yolked eggs please - before it's too hot to enjoy it
- 🍜🥚🥚

Good morning. Bedroom is 28C like yesterday but it feels way warmer. I suppose it’s the humidity.

So humid outside right now and I can smell the sea.

I need to sand the nib of my charcoal pencil to get the angle more gradual, because as it is the tip narrows to a point a bit steeply and creates a slight curve. That's why marks were ending up lower than I wanted, because when I tried to hold the pencil vertically the curved side was easier to brush on the paper than the flatter side of the tip.

This happened because I didn't have a sandpaper block and used an emery board. The smaller size encourages me to use smaller movements and just quickly get the tip sharp rather than sweep it in larger arcs at a flatter angle for a gradual sharpening to a point. I can possibly fix it with the emery board but will have to be conscious of what I'm doing

Watched half of Poor Things. The camera work is stunning, the production design amazing. The story is trite. I quit half way through.

Then I watched American Fiction. I lolled when Thelonious observed that many stories are " they discovered masturbation"