Daily Discussion Thread: 🍵 Friday, June 21, 2024

Had the first couples counseling the other day. It was interesting. Forced to be diplomatic for lack of a better word we were articulating points that sort of surprised each other I think. The therapist also had me figured out in no time at all "Shit childhood, yeah?" "yep" "Parents didnt love each other?" "Nup". Guess I'm not the first she's seen.

Good on you for giving it a go man. I think it takes a lot of courage for a couple to seek help to address their issues.

Winter solstice is here. Brrr. 🥶🥶

Happy solstice!! 🌻

🔥solstice has rounded. May your year be brighter in whatever fashion you need 🔥

Before I have a little nap I'd like to say Happy Cake Day Seagoon. Thanks for your dedication to the dt. 🎂

Yours truly got two dates (one maybe Saturday and the other Sunday) this weekend. Super excited for Sunday one as I like her but not too sure on Saturday 😊

We're planning a garden visit followed by drinks at a board games cafe on Sunday!! Should I get flowers? What do I wear?!! I'm nervous now 😪

I also have two dates this weekend. The 23nd and the 23rd 🙃
Don't get them flowers
- Daaaaaad!
- Why no to flowers?
Some unsolicited advice?
I’m nervous now 😪
Why? She likes you( or else she wouldnt have said yes). You like her. There is nothing to be nervous about. Dress up a little, remember your manners, bring a couple of good (or terrible) jokes or funny stories and you're sorted.
- Thank you! I needed to hear this 😊
Get them a board game.
- A copy of Operation should give a great impression lol

My lunch today

Potato pommes, cheese and gravy. I ate it with a spoon. Delicious.

Mine is big plate chicken from Pasta Khan Dolan Uyghur 🥰
- You win!!!!
Half a bag of mini potato, 4 parsnip, an onion, an apple, a capsicum, 2 tomatoes, and a full garlic. There will not be dinner.
- Nor personal space being invaded.
a big slice of home made olive bread and a cup of coffee
This has made me ravenous. I haven't had anything today. Not even a drink of water.
I see pommes being a part of my weekend.
- I now have some fruit and nut muesli and yellowbox honey yoghurt
"picture of protein shake"
- Down vote!

I've decided to turn off the alarm for tomorrow morning. Still going to bed shortly, but after this morning's migraine, I'm going to sleep in a little.

Goodnight guys ❤️

Goodnight homey. Have a good and restful night.
- for a second i wondered why you’re calling him “honey”
You deserve a sleep in, you've been doing awesome! Enjoy!

Got up at 6 am fully refreshed. Logged into work stupid early and finished all my stuff by about 9 am.

Still logged in but playing video games on my PC.

I think this is a good Friday

What are you playing?
I've been playing the demo on steam of Tactical Breach Wizards. A turn based strategy game from the guy who did Heat Signature, where you play a few magical wizards uncovering a conspiracy, with assault wands. It's to be released in August. I am actually a little hyped lol
- That game looks awesome!
- Dragon Age Inquisition actually. Got it for free, and it's a nice time killer.
Shadow of the Erdtree?
- I tried Elden Ring when it came out and could not get into it at all. Gameplay was fine, but the lack of a story (a cohesive one that was explicit) ruined it for me.
  I'm playing Dragon Age Inquisition. It was free on Epic games a while back and it's pretty fun.

So I improvised with a mic stand

It is an ipad stand. Originally.

Very MacGyver!
- Indeed. I am an innovator.

Have just heaved a packet of sausages, some curry paste, a shittonne of vegetables and the last leftover can of the cider into the slow cooker. Dinner will be ready at 8 ish. Dunno what you'd call it - bangers & hash stew maybe? Melbourne coddle? Kept back some parsley & lemon zest & garlic for stirring through at the last minute.

The crisper drawer is now empty. Note to self - buy more grog.

Nah. That's just curried sausages and extras.
Note to you - buy more grog.
Saving your post incase I ever dare to try the tiny slow cooker that was given to me but haven’t had the courage to use yet due to lack of experience.
- Oh Duenan, the slow cooker is the best gadget ever in the kitchen. Whatever you cook on the stove, you can do in the slow cooker. Hmu when I'm sober. The slow cooker is my forte and I'm sure a lot of people here are the same.
- Mine is only 5 litres. Two quarts in old money. It's a very old (but still functional) original crockpot. I think I got in back in 1982 .... has seen a lot of use since. My only complaint is that the crock part is not removable, so I have to be vigilant about washing it up so the electrics don't get compromised. Modern ones are much easier to deal with - just put the insert in the dishwasher.
This is a very traditional Aussie stew, real pioneer fare.
- I suspect the pioneers would not have put in quite so many vegetables.
It's almost 8. I'm waiting 🍽️
- There is ample for two, or three or more if I add some rice.

Defs got mild hypothermia slurpee brainfreeze after that sunset solstice swim. Worf it though:

Ballarat road's fucked again. Looks like someone's flipped a trailer over

Edit: nah, T bone, some gronk ran a red light

Back in the day, before the Deer Park bypass was built, Ballarat road was a freaking nightmare to get on and off the Ring road.
- Ring road?
Classic

Made it down the bellarine today.

Almost time for the sunset solstice cold swim!

Also lemon tree just refuses to settle down, picked so many a few weeks ago and it's still going like mad poor thing is tilting:

Oh man I would take so many lemons off you, craving a good homegrown lemon and honey drink.
I brew a mean chilli lemonade, if you’re donating…

Nasty headache. Fuck.

so many hugs
and a cup of tea and a cookie
- Thank you ❤️ it's bed rest today. I think I went too hard at the gym yesterday.

Coughing and sneezing up so much snot still. Its been a week and a half, surely its gotta end soon!

I had to dislodge some unsavouries from my nose holes this morning. Thankfully I'm on the mend because I'm going stir crazy being inside. Hope it's not too much longer for you.
- Honestly, I could deal with the nose. Its the coughing shit up that I'm thoroughly over!
- unsavouries
  We went over this yesterday; they're a salty snack. Hence, they are in fact savoury.
Day 13, still hacking. 😖
- Ah damn, so you're a few days ahead of me. F me I'm still going in a week I'm gonna look at getting the consciousness transferred into a robot or something.

Headache has subsided thankfully.

Annoyed that I went back to sleep this morning, but I'll be continuing with 6am on the weekends as well.

Time for some video games and guitar.

I think I've caught one of the viruses going around, I'm starting to get a sore throat. Covid test was negative at least, so I can still count myself a member of the small "never had Covid" group. But if I'm part of the "feels like swallowing razor blades" group that someone went home from work with yesterday that will be little comfort.

If you THINK its covid chances are it probably is. If you cant even focus on video games it DEFFO is.
- I probably should take next week off work just to be sure.

I was able to get a better sleep last night, but this bed situation is annoying me. I have a "double" bed, but it's one of those fake double beds where it's just 2 singles pushed together. Both bases are on wheels as well, and the wheels don't have locks on them, so I have to keep pushing them back together as they get separated

can you pin them together? Put one up against a wall and use a desk/bed side table to ensure they dont roll apart?
- Unfortunately there's about a 1-1.5m gap between the bed and the wall, and the bedside tables are too flimsy and light to hold the bed in place if I move or roll in bed (tried that last night, it fell over)
I loathe those so much!!! The worst kind of bed because they're made with lies!
- The bed is a lie!!!!!
  I don't hate them as much when they're sturdy bases put on the floor without wheels, but this wheely system is hell. The beds are literally only held together by a sheet
Could double bed sheets keep them together, or those coaster things for furniture you can get from bunnings?
- The double sheets are what they've used to hold them together. It worked for the first night when the housekeepers did it, but I don't think I'm physically capable of making the sheets as tight as they did)
Can you complain to the hotel or your support people? Separate them and just sleep on one?
duct tape the legs together!
- Ooooh good idea! I'll have to pick up my duct tape from home tomorrow

Just gonna have a couple of quiet ones tonight. I'm charging the mic just in case an impromptu song wants to burst out of me.

Maybe some drinkies might help you rest better.
- Hopefully. I've been climbing walls the last couple of days.

Wow, wild day... Drove past a servo and saw a ton of smoke. Called 000 and chucked a U turn and then the smoke was all gone. Decided to hop on the FRV radio, and apparently it was caused by a diesel generator for a pressure washer and was more or less just a puff of smoke

The old smokey generator startup. A common caise of smoke alarms. Was 000 nice to you?
- Yeah. But she didn't know how to spell Maribyrnong and honestly neither do I. I had maps open since I didn't know the address so I was able to read off of that.
  Interestingly it looked like the liberty next door had been burnt in a fire too, some of the petrol pumps were a bit charred and the entrances were all blocked off

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-21/man-arrested-alleged-covid-19-fraud-western-melbourne/104006218

Reckon this guy used OzBargain?

Temperatures outside have just risen to be slightly warmer than inside my fridge. I will definitely be rugging up for the morning dog walk.

New mouse day. Logitech G502 Hero. Seems okay, hope it lasts longer than the Razer's I've been using the last few years. I'm heavy handed, I feel I'm heavy everything, I wear stuff out.

🎵 New mouse today
Logitech G502
New mouse today, it's a Hero.
Seems okay, it's a Hero.
hope it lasts longer than the Razer’s I’ve been using
the last few years. I’m heavy handed,
I feel I’m heavy everything, I wear stuff out.
hope it lasts longer than the Razer’s I’ve been using
the last few years. I’m heavy handed,
New mouse today
Logitech G502, it's a Hero.
New mouse today, it's a Hero.
Seems okay 🎶
Very nice, hope it's a good mouse, I've got a G600 myself and love it and it's lasted ages for me.
- With all the buttons on the side? I don't think I could handle that.

Merry Christmas everyone 🍺

Gym session this evening and had some young dude call me 'sir'.

I was puzzled until my son informed me that the young bloke was probably scared of me.

Perhaps I should learn to smile more.

grrr

Managed to wake up, but feel really sick. Back to bed for an hour or so. Still a success

Yeah I now wake up every day between 5:30 and 6:30 pretty naturally. I reckon as long as you get up and do some basic wake up thing you can then go back to bed and not wreck the habit. I do that on weekends.
- I do that too.

Flu vaccine and covid booster today. Wish me luck.

Flu shot was a total non event this year. 0 side effects and hardly even hurt.
- I had no side effects from either. I didn't have them together though. Definitely worth it either way, everyone seems to be sick lately.
Stab complete. Nurse was nice. Sitting around for 15 minutes and looking forward to getting back under my blanket.
Good chance I'll get side effects because I'd put off the booster for too long. I'm not usually afraid of needles unless it's an injection. Then they fuck with me. Blood tests? Ez pz go ahead here's my veins they're very visible (I get compliments all the time).
Injections? What if something goes wrong? What if my arm doesn't stop bleeding? What if I get side effects? I'll do it next week! doesn't do it next week
Unlike my other big irrational fear, I can just shut this one off by reminding myself that that's stupid and I'm being an idiot. Then I just avoid looking at it and don't feel a thing.
The fear has returned a bit now that I'm sitting for 11 of 15 minutes and every slight feeling could be a lethal side effect woah aaaa!
Damn, me, if only you were in basically one of the best places to experience a side effect right now and have nothing to worry about even if you are right.
Okay that's my ramble. The Morning Show is on and I needed to focus on less unpleasant things like serious side effects.
Go get yer shots. Don't be a bad like I was.

This is when I'm most productive at reading my emails, believe it or not.

Hey, I don't judge. I'm at my most efficient cleaning self at 2/3am

Happy Friday cobbas. I got up on time this morning and decided to rug up and WALK to work at 7:45am - and feeling really proud of myself! It's only 2kms and almost a straight line basically. Unsurprisingly, I feel a whole lot better than I would've today given the amount of work that's turned up on my plate. I will definitely be doing it again, great way to roll some exercise into the day, like I used to before I had a licence and car.

Back home and had the energy to put together a kung pao chicken with mock meat. Still got a fair bit of pep in my step which is unusal. Putting together my to do list and this weekend will involve a whole lot of Adult Responsibilities. I was gonna catch up with a friend to break it up but they've got the 'vid so I wonder what else I could do instead (that doesnt involve a screen) so I don't feel like the weekend is all work and no fun.

My aunt and uncle have been clearing out some old alcohol they weren't gonna drink.

There's buttscotch schnapps, vodka, two bottles of Jaegermeister (one with shit glasses), and some gin (which I have turned into a gin and tonic with cucumber).

Oh, and Kahlua, Sambuca, and Galliano. And my other aunt got me a lovely exxy bottle of wine with glasses as well.

I don't think I'll need to buy alcohol for a long while.

Put the Jager in the freezer and enjoy the bounty of German ingenuity.
Ok. Cum fuck me shots cowboy shots are half butterscotch and Irish cream. Sambuca and Galliano are straight down the hatch..
- I’ve always known them as Cock Sucking Cowboys. Having flashbacks.
- Cum fuck me shots
  'Allo 'allo...what's all this then eh?

I'm enjoying hearing people complain about the cold around the office. It's presently 18.5° and sunny in Perth. Yes, it was a bit chilly this morning, but nothing like what Melbourne goes through.

I guess it always boils down to what people are accustomed to.

I'm not exactly enduring The Revenant , I'm ok ...lol
Our Brisbane office gang always complain its too hot in the building, whilst the Melbourne crew roll around with puffer jackets still on in the office. Would love to know WTF building and facilities actually DO.
- Oh, inside our building is fairly steady. Temprature is set to 23°. I purchased a little digital thermometer that I have at my desk. It was only 21° on the thing first thing this morning before the building filled. But, it's back to 22.9° right now.
  Would love to know WTF building and facilities actually DO.
  This will boil down to money. It is loads less work for them to arrange proper repairs and improvements to building facilities, as that really reduces the number of maintenance requests they get. So, they would want to make sure everything is repaired and serviced etc. But the building owners put limitations on that - can only spend $x on improvements and $y on temperature control etc. Then, they stand between the tenants/employees and the owners to shield the latter group from complaints.

I love singing this song and changing the words to make it sound creepy.

https://youtu.be/yQHhqDRn4_c?si=53RiZJTG_0QpCDH1

I am woman who will fight for your honour. I'll be the hero you're dreaming of.

Makes it even better with sound effects on the mic.

I know the wrong words to Summer of 69 due to Broadmeadows speed metal band Kurgan's cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q4pd-fbYIc starts at 11:38.
- I grew up in Broady.

Good night everyone. 😘

Marrr in the morn i go mark out the shadows to shove up the arse of the developer next door.

Goddamn clouds

brrrr

I'm so glad I didn't have to leave at eight and drop off my car this morning. 🥶

Does anyone here use this kind of heater?

Just wondering if it's safe? Can't find much info online. Was worried about CO2 poisoning.

Vic Gov spent a lot of money recently replacing these in all public properties after the death of a tenant due to CO poisoning. It was a particular brand and model (Vulcan I think) in that case.
I would avoid if it's a gas one and ask for a replacement.
- Thanks for the heads up!
- Can confirm. They sent a dude out to get rid of our gas heater last winter. I was rather annoyed about it honestly because he did it in the middle of winter, didn't actually remove the heater (just cut the cable), and it took a month for them to install a split system. Wasn't illegal because we have central heating, but it only has vents in the bedrooms and not the living room or other areas.
  When they did remove it we actually discovered they installed it in what used to be a fireplace though. Unfortunately this meant their idea of fixing it was putting a horrible looking wooden board over it
  We ended up ripping the board off and decorating it though, so it's not all bad
Not for years... I'd get one of those carbon monoxide stickers and put it in the room.
My mum used to have one - gave us all the heebee jeebies when the flame went out but the gas still kept on a-coming. OK when new but there's better options out there now. Replace if possible.
Are you renting? Ask the landlord last time it got serviced. if it hasnt been in the last 12-24 months ask to get it done.
- It was done 2 years ago.
Yes. Get one of these.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/firepro-carbon-monoxide-alarm-with-lcd-display_p0288922?store=6450&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwps-zBhAiEiwALwsVYdJsBoBdRim8OxA0ulaYqj7y7QAv0sZ8hBGePwfiOVG_k9p_re2h5BoCBlcQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
- Awesome. Will do. I have a split system but it barely heats the house.
We had these in our homes growing up (lifetime renter, almost every house had one). Like Mean said, they were (should have) removed.
One time, ours just wasn't working. Dad had a poke around and got our landlord to send a guy out. He pulled it a bit apart, and it turns out a huntsman was chilling out in there, staying warm during winter, and blocking the pilot light so the heater didn't seem to be working.
Look at tenants Vic website, and see what you can do to get your landlord to remove it/service it. They're really not great from a safety or energy efficiency point of view.

Shrieks indicate Boyo has found a spider in the yard. I shall need my cape and hammer.

After my partner went to work, I went for a walk and got a coffee from Mokum. It's a Dutch place, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I always giggle at the name and say "mo' cum" heheh.

Anyway, they give you a small ginger biscuit with your coffee, and taking a bite then taking a sip is just the most delectable experience. Such a lovely place!

If you're ever on Sydney Rd, drop into Mokum. Just a great cafe!

I love those places that give you a biscuit with your coffee. They always get a boost in my coffee selection mental algorithm
- It's the only one I've found around here (Brunswick) that does it, surprisingly. And it means they have been elevated to the prestigious position of First Choice Cafe in my mind lol
  I've had lunch there too, and can vouch their food is exceptional.
Do they have Pannenkoeken?
Edit. They do! Holy shit!...and Boerenomelet.... No way...
- They do have pannenkoekje, one savoury and one sweet.
  https://mokumcafeandbar.godaddysites.com/#62eca5e6-c53b-445d-9e0e-79e9fa2bcd4f
  Edit: just saw your edit hahaha! It's such a great place!!

TV review. Mother's Instinct. How boring, how unoriginal, another spree killer movie. But wait, this one is edgy, it has 1960s repressed housewives with perfect make up. 🙄

2 hobbits because the production is pretty and the leads are good and maybe you like these stories

The Acolyte. This is NOT the Mandalorian. No fucks given for any of the characters, acting is passable. This show has had a charisma bypass.

maybe 1/2 hobbit cos it's made in that incredible surround studio

The night air is so beautiful tonight, cold but smells so sweet.

I get real warmed up cooking dinner then eating.

A mate of mine saw Albo at an RSL in Davenport last night. Anyone know why Tue prime minister is in Tasmania at the moment?

Probs the only place in aus where he can have a low key dinner. I'm kidding, he will be there to announce more money for a stadium that no one wants.
- Does Tassie have a football team? What's the point of the stadium if it's not even anyone's home arena lol. I'm being partially facetious, I can see how building the stadium would invite more events to be held down there. But also, it's money that could be used for any number of other things that would benefit society more tangibly.

Step 1 of sorting out my camping supplies to sell did not go well. Pulled out the self-inflating mattress thinking it just needed a wipe down to remove dust and discovered it has a puncture. It's a big 4WD matress so wrestling it back down into a more compact roll again and hog-tying it to keep it to a resonable size pending disposal was quite a workout.

The rest of the stuff is in a shed outside and it is very hard to find motivation to deal with it when it is so cold out there. If anyone is in the market for a big canvas tent and assorted heavy weight camping supplies let me know - I would happily give them away rather than having to sort out for a Marketplace listing! Same probably goes for outdoor cupboards and the bunch of old tools (which for some reason includes a rediculous amount of hand saws). I have lost all enthusiasm...

I'm going to try to push myself to do a couple of hours a day, I really need to get this stuff sorted so I can move. At least for the bit in the shed I can turn a heater on to stand in front of I suppose. Hopefully if I list as a couple of bundles for a low price I'll be able to get rid of them quickly. Why did I ever think having extra space to "put things" was a good idea?

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

Could I please pre-order a mug of hot chocolate to be ready when I get back from my walk in about half an hour?
- ☄️🍫🥛
Celebratory parsnips please
- 🎉🎉🎉
Brrratwurst
- 🌭

Rang up my mechanic place and they said they'd do the parking light on the opposite side for 20 so that's 50 all up excluding any extra time due to difficulties.

At this stage I'm hoping to sort it out in a week's time, hope I'm able to hold out till then.

That sounds pretty reasonable. I paid just over $42 to buy 2 headlight globes at Supercheap (and that was only special) recently.
- Ah ok, are you replacing them yourself or getting someone else to do them?