Daily Discussion Thread: 🚂 Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Nath sorted out my account for me, so I guess I'm OG Baku again

Goodnight all ❤️

Good night sleepy heads 😘

✅ Final clean

✅ Photos taken and sent

✅ Keys returned

✅ LL emailed

✅ Bond return initiated

✅ Picked up a week's worth of food from Fairfeed

Goodbye old house and old life!!! Onto the transitory period before the next big thing... interestingly just yesterday I hear from my cousin in regional Vic that they're seriously considering moving (back) to WA...

E: I also wish to mention that my fingerprints aren't working so well on my phones. Must've been cleaning too hard lol.

I loath going back to an empty place for the final clean. It's an emotional kick especially when you got the place in a worse condition.
- I can totally see why people just get bond cleaners to do the job. By that stage of the move you're already exhausted and cranky. If you had to leave because you didn't want to it's easy to feel resentful when cleaning. I'm so glad it's over. I never want to think about that place again now
Nice! Where are you moving to, if I may ask?
- Have moved to a tiny musty old bachelor pad of depression in Richmond. It's just a short term lease, hoping to gtfo as soon as uni is done. Possibly out of Melbourne or even Victoria. Definitely not inner city

(Because I've been out of the loop/thread for much of the week and didn't realise you were back...)
BAKKKKKUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!! Welcome back!! 🎉🎉🎉
Also trains are awesome, but that's just common knowledge :)
- G'day Gregsy! How's it all going?

i think i am in a long distance situationship and that is exactly right at this point of my life

Long-distanceship!!!! 💜💜💜 Yaaaaaaasss girl!!!
- ❤️
so long as the long distance isn't so long that you cant occasionally get into situational activities with them, sure! Edit: everyone deserves a good activity ever now and then.
- We will be in nearby universes that makes activities possible

Last day of leave :(

Buuuuut, only 4 weeks till another 3 weeks of leave!

god is it only 4 weeks till Christmas?
- 5 Weeks

Can't claim sewing course is going well. Nobody is horrid, but I'm highly dubious my result will fit, and can really do without the graphic prego stories!

Opposite result of hoped for really.

Well let me tell you about my prego story.......
Nah I'm more interested in what you're learning there?

I have received some chocolates 🥰

New firmware update for the pedal board!!!!!!!!

5 new amp models and 4 of them are HIGH GAIIIIIN!!!

OK I'm all good now lol

I got that email as well. I'll have to plug it into the computer when I get home
- You have one?!?!?! Duuuuuuuuude!

The real problem imo is that the rich and shameless and/or powerful are stuck in an exploitative 19th century mindset, while the real world has moved on. Have you read Jared Diamond's masterful depiction in Collapse - How Societies Choose to Survive or Choose to Fail? I found that book mindblowing. Also Tim Flannery's The Future Eaters, which I regard as essential reading for anyone living in Australia rn. Some of the science is dated, but imo still valid in essence. And both authors are right on the money when it comes to how humans react to social stressors.
- I hung out with Tim and his wife for a week in the far north of WA many years ago. They're really cool and smart people. Bit of a secret: Tim is the famous one, but Alex is probably the smarter and cooler of the two. Shh! 😃
Ponzi scheme
It's not just money, there are too people who don't care so much about getting money as making other people suffer.
I don't know what we can do about that other than have safety nets.

Two members of my household tested positive for COVID today and I have symptoms but tested negative. Time to sit and watch some movies for the rest of the week maybe.

Movie recommendations please!

If you enjoy action thrillers, try Predestination with Ethan Hawk.
- OMG, such a good film. Also brain: 🤯.
Yep, it’s definitely going around again.

said it before and I'm sure I will say it again: Boys highschool sex ed should be bringing in a new dad whos got a kid in daycare and ask them "how many times you been sick this year?". You'd scare the crap out of them.

Giving them a toddler to care for for a day would also work
1 toddler per teenager, that is
- thats the issue though. When they are cute (which lets be honest, is a LOT of the time) youd fall in love.

Hard day at work today. I'm seriously considering making golden syrup pudding for dinner.

I'd like to be one of those people who feels compelled to buy a book every time they go into a book store, but they're like $20 for even a basic paperback. I don't want to drop that much every time I go look at books

They're free at the library :)
- I get them there when I can but I'm too slow a reader at the moment to not need a couple of renewals to get through a book
i usually prefer ebooks, cheaper and doesn’t take up space
- And I can read them in the dark easier. The kids still sleep in our room so I can't really use a light for regular books
I used to do that but the cost of books now are pretty high so I've stopped buying them.
Depending on how voracious a reader you are, Kindle Unlimited may be worth investigating. I go through about 4 books a week, so the service ($14/mo) must have saved me about $1,000 by now.
- Unfortunately I don't read as much as I'd like, which is part of it. I get my ebooks from 'other' parts of the internet and that's what I went to check.
  I'm reading The Crying Lot of 49 and my version has some weird formatting. I wanted to check if it was just an eBook thing or a deliberate stylistic choice. Turns out it was just a weird eBook formatting thing
Always check Big W first.
- I used to work at a big w and when they have a book it's always cheap. Especially kid's books. I feel bad for independent toy stores because it's so hard to compete with the big department stores there

Moar holes? More holes.

Now you know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall?
- God i love that song

Huge pot of chicken broth on the go. Probably last chance before weather makes this unfeasible, and I need dumplings.

I need some of that broth. I’m feeling wiped and horrible at the moment.
Head feels like it’s been full of cotton all day.
- Naaw. It'd telepath you a bowl if I could.

At the place of toil…

I have less than zero desire to be here rn.

I feel your lack of desire and add my own to the mix.
Stay strong.

I finished reading the Expanse last night. I've not been that engaged with a book series since I discovered Tom Clancy as a 12 year old who was obsessed with Navy aircraft. Don't really know what to read now.... I saw an interview with Henry Cavill where he was asked his go to sci fi writers. Without hesitation the first thing he said was anything by Robert E Feist.... So I guess I'll try that....

Edit. Decided on Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.

God no. Not Feist. 😭
His women characters suck majorly. The only time he gets it right is The Empire Trilogy, and the only reason is because he collaborated with Janny Wurts (a woman).
If you do read his stuff, avoid Faerie Tale at all costs.

Sorry for the rant. I think I just hate Feist. No one should stop you from enjoying a piece of art (novels in this case).
- Noted. And off my to read list.
- Tend to agree with all of that. I much prefer L E Modesitt Jr if I want stock characters with a predictable plotline. He's a much better wordsmith than Feist.
Bah! I have to admit I am not a fan of Feist. I do however adore the Divine Lois. Check out anything by Lois McMaster Bujold. From rollicking space opera to deep psychological insight fantasy drama. Also very dry, deadpan funny. Good entry points - Memory, Diplomatic Immunity, The Curse of Chalion, Falling Free, The Sharing Knife - for a selection from her major universes. But she does perpetrate serieses, so enter at your own risk.
The Altered Carbon books are pretty good.
I admit I haven't read any modern science fiction lately , the newest was His Dark Materials.
and am only now starting to watch The Expanse on tv

so much snot. Not enough oxygen to make joke about tissue usage.

I hate the days after not sleeping well. I'm so...bleh

can you take a nap over lunch?
Reporting for shit sleep club. Woke at 1am, didn't go back to sleep.

So I saw one of the friends in the group that excluded me from their catch up last week. He was saying how we should plan another pot luck dinner with the group (that’s what we did the last time I saw them all) and have it at person X’s place. So maybe they felt bad I wasn’t with them last week? Who knows. I just acted dumb, said sure etc, no confrontation about why I wasn’t invited last week. Let’s see if it happens. I’ll forgive but I won’t forget!

mrs B has started BG3. And I am so so excited to watch her play and talk to her about it. Shes gonna love it!

One day I''ll get around to finishing it...one day
- Your only denying yourself. Its amazing.
I've been playing it a little (I'm only like 2 hours in) and I love it, but just haven't had the brain power for it!
- yeah its certainly not an "any time" game. You really gotta be in the right mood.
I'm going to play through this with my girlfriend at some point. She wants to play on the TV so we need to figure out how to get my big PC around there or come up with a work around. Steam link through the TV laptop worked alright when I set it up last night

I'm always so tired when I have my week of late shifts. I can't change the time I wake up (or at least not so quickly) so I'm still up at the same time, but I don't get to sleep until two hours later than normal😴😴😴

I gave up afternoon shifts a long time ago for that very reason. If I'm going to stuff up my sleep cycle I'd rather do it good and proper and do night shift.
- Absolutely would if I had the choice. Maybe when I'm more settled here I can ask 🤷‍♂️ oh well. On the tram home now 😴😴😴

I fell asleep earlier and woke in the night -_-

Melbcat doesn’t seem to need a top up, but she’s had some treats and I’m having a cuppa

Guess what just appeared on the BOM website

heatwave warning

I may be in that tiny little circle of severe heatwave 😬
Great time to have a West facing bedroom!
Gonna just cop the air-conditioning bills this summer, I think.
Nooo

Spotify should have a tempo sort button. It'll make editing a playlist easier and quicker. This makes sense to me.

Was it really March when we spoke about this?
Not sure if my walk/run/cycle playlists are of any use, but feel free to plagiarise the hell out of them. 😀
- Doing the lord's work! Spotify has autogenerated ones based on BPM but I find them to be inaccurate.
How would that work with weird prog songs with lots of changes?
All I want is album shuffle. Any streaming service to offer that will get my dollars
- Maybe the guts of the song or round out the average beats.

very sore and achy today ☠️

Same, my whole body is absolutely sore. Want to sleep in but body won't let me...

It is Wednesday my dudes

AAAAA 🐸
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PE8GlPpuLuY
- AAAAAA A A A A HEY!
  \ AAAAAA A A A A HEY!
  https://youtu.be/Oct2xKMGOno
  ^{This one is my fav}
I had a dream where it was Sunday and I was scrambling to find out what had happened to the between days.
I have found Wednesday now
- Behind the sofa cushions?

So the good thing about discovering i needed to raise the ground level of the food garden area is that when i'm digging out the pathway alongside and leading up to it i can just hurl the shovelfulls about three feet. And I don't have to sift and weed overmuch (apart from the most egregious) since it's all going under geo anyway. Much time save, me likey

Please tell us your secret of how you can remain outside without sneezing your head off.
- She's impervious to the hay.
- the only plant I was ever allergic to was wattles (caused hives as a kid)...and I out grew it in puberty.
  You may now commence with the seething hatred

I hate ordering stuff online, I think I get anxiety over waiting for things to get shipped and if it's in stock and then for it to arrive.

I love ordering stuff online. I get to spend my time, compare lots of different things easily, and can focus on the most important aspects (like measurements or technical specifications). I tend to put it out of my mind once I've ordered it, and instead of getting anxious waiting it's more like a happy surprise when it turns up!
- I'm more worried about stuff being out of stock by the time it comes to ship and then waiting for it and not knowing where exactly they're going to deliver the item to.
I'm the same because I don't like surprises unless you say you have a surprise and show me immediately.
- Exactly, it's like teasing me with something but I must have it now!

good night everyone

Night night

Super long day with psych session (v v good debrief of the last week and coping strategies for the coming weeks, but needed downtime after). Went back to the office to eat dinner then worked till 10 to catch up on lost time and finish this week's work. At least that's one less thing on my plate for a while. Still need to do an extra 4 hours somewhere...

I am irrationally mad at the people in one of the heaps of units nearby who just slam car doors loudly and repeatedly no matter the time. I might just close the windows tonight and see how I go since the flat is cool enough.

Night everyone.

is it cold today?

Breezy in the shade but the direct sun's hot as.
Compared to the week ahead it is.
Coolish and perfect
- I think this vaccine is knocking me about

I'm making a playlist for Friday. It's gonna be hot. Give us your favourite Summer/hot/beer songs. TIA.

Billy Idol - Hot in the City. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PinBVYKQGeM
Tito and Tarantula - After Dark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8cknKFwdJU
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mbBbFH9fAg
I'm off to Cold Chisel on Saturday so..... Saturday Night.
- Do do do do do do.....
Smooth by Santana featuring Rob Thomas
Speaking of Friday.
Test Cricket Aus vs India starts on Friday as well Ceo.
- Yes it does. Very excited.
- So we'll add 'Marvellous' by the 12th Man to this list? :)
Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in LA
HEAT - Tove Lo
- Birds of Paradise - Kaskade
Hot for Teacher - Van Halen
Tubthumping - Chumbawamba
Slime - Shygirl
https://youtu.be/3-6iAyHES3c
All Night Long - Lionel Ritchie
Cool for the Summer - Demi Lovato
Sitting on the Dock of the Bat - Otis Redding
Summertime - Janis Joplin
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
The Boys of Summer - Don Henley
Summer Breeze - Seal & Crofts
Run to Paradise - Choirboys
Is She Really Going Out With Him - Joe Jackson
evil
Vengaboys - Ibiza https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YS0IEpmBeNw
Aqua - Heat Of The Night https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9KyEYqAMVh0
Arrow - Hot Hot Hot https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OkGgdIBX1to
Nelly - Hot In Herre https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZZr_p6vB8
Smash Mouth - Walkin’ On The Sun https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LQj--Kjn0z8
The Drifters - Under The Boardwalk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PSddD6w5SKc&pp=ygUgdW5kZXIgdGhlIGJvYXJkd2FsayB0aGUgZHJpZnRlcnM%3D
The Beach Boys - Surfin’ USA https://youtu.be/KcZn05qxVgg
or Fun Fun Fun https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VF_o-N0fhZ0&pp=ygUOdGhlIGJlYWNoIGJveXM%3D
The Lovin’ Spoonful - Summer In The City https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5YgevxRGXIU&pp=ygUhc3VtbWVyIGluIHRoZSBjaXR5IGxvdmluIHNwb29uZnVs
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nYMeJSehCe4
The Cult - Fire Woman https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8g6h1vI4Xv0
Sandra - The Heat Of The Night https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xrJd059ibws
I was going to put Thong Song for the meme but this one just sounds better to me.
WREX-N-EFFECT - Rumpshaker https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iKKONgfNONU&pp=ygUUUnVtcHNoYWtlciBjbGl0b3J5c3M%3D
28 Days - What's The Deal? FIDLAR - By Myself

So what's the etiquette about walking your green waste bin out then tipping all the water down the storm drain.....? It stinks!......asking for a friend obviously

Could pour it on someone's lawn. I'd tell your friend to wait until nightfall to avoid nosy neighbours lol, ~~but otherwise it's a perfectly fine thing to do (pour it down the storm drain I mean).~~
I'm wrong, dont pour it down the storm water drain
- Like even if it really stinks on account of putting meat scraps in there before a hot day....?
no one cares, just do it, then get the hose and wash bin out
sure

I've just signed myself up for a couple of days of gardening at my Mum's place. The good part of this is that I get to go wild plant shopping - I need a bunch of hardy sun-loving plants to go in a border and a couple of planter boxes. I'm thinking mostly natives, but will have to see what I can find.

If you venture down southeast: garden world and diacos.
- At the moment I'm going the quick and cheap option and will just see what is low cost at Bunnings. The plan is to sell the place some time next year so I don't want to put too much into it - mostly I just want to remove a patch of self-seeding cherry tomatoes that have been growing up and getting out of control every summer! If all goes to plan next year we should have a new garden to put some real effort into.

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May I have some additional time please? I'm struggling to fit everything I need to do into today's allotment.
- Please enquire after eight
Bento box of 6 different pizza slices please. And ginger beer.
- ^🍕🍕_🍕🍕
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Beef brisket on-top of parmesan mashed potatoes please
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argh, i have to open my blu ray player, disc is stuck inside, the tray opens, the disc is in there

also, i really hate apple tv , a lot

the streaming service or the device?
- device
  it's just set up very badly

Why the fuck is my neighbour employing someone to trim his new little hedge at 10pm. That is odd.

How do you know they're employed by him? Maybe this is a case of a rogue hedge trimmer...
- rogue hedge trimmer
  Jeez that's a good band name. Or horror movie title.. or....

MOVIES!! I love movies.

Austin Powers International Man of Mystery commentary. Was not enlightening other than finding out Mindy Sterling is a total comedic genius who made her own character and ad libbed her lines.

Passengers. Still a very beautiful movie in every way.

Is the new thread up? I’ll make one