Daily Discussion Thread: 🏡 Tuesday, 21 January, 2025
Today's weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 18°C, max - 32°C. 95% chance of no rain
Tomorrow is back down to 22°C with 3 days of rain, so make sure to get your washing done today!
Greetings from Saigon
First 1 on 1 meeting with new manager today, after making a couple of silly mistakes in my first week with her. Then five months probation review with first manager tomorrow 😰. Also tonight is first night of THREE in a row where I'm meeting up for dinner with various people after work. Unheard of. I'm not this social
Good luck with the review mate :)
My old manager is happy to advocate for the pay rise!!! It's no guarantee but it's a start :)
Edit: She's going to try for the amount that I asked for which is all I wanted really. Still going to interview for new roles just in case though.
Get dat monies!
That's great news. Let's hope you get it
Good stuff!!
Wooo!
Felt mega tired today and had blurry vision, and so I just lay on the couch listening to jazz music. Managed a bit of guitar and then the dog was pawing me to pat him.
We also got news on Geoffrey the dog's lump. It was cancerous, but the vet thinks they removed it all because they also removed a 2mm margin around the lump.
Now I've got some friends coming to pick me up, and I shall go outside properly.
Aww so glad for Geoffrey! Such a strong boi!! 💪🏼
Enjoy! Today has been too hot and sad, go enjoy yourself and the cool breeze! ☺️💜
Cheers! It was pretty fresh outside, which was a nice contrast to the past few days!
So glad for Geoffrey!
Filling out patient registration form because I'm getting my wisdom teeth removed next week. It's asking for my religion, and amongst the options are Jedi and Witchcraft.
Friend wants me to put Witchcraft, but I'm thinking Jedi.
Edit: I am a Jedi
am I sook?
Trump scares me and I am afraid for friends who live in America. 😢
I am scared for all the good people
No. Not sook, but foresightful. My boy and his wife are getting out asap - certainly by June/July this year. They want to have another child, and wife is (rightfully) afraid for her general and reproductive health in Florida. The clinic she was going to has announced that it's moving to Seattle. From Florida. So it can continue to provide 1st class health care for women. Which is no longer possible in Florida without breaking state laws.
My boy is also disgusted with the way that politicians and others there have fled into 'moral'/religious bunkers of hate, fear and repression.
The USA is dividing into have/have not healthcare states. This is truly scary imo.
This is how the Civil War started. 😔
No, just empathetic. Its scary and its going to be hard, and its hard to be a systems thinker/student of history etc because the patterns are so clear. And you see them repeating here too. I have been thinking a lot about how to make room for the grief and fear so that I can recharge and get back to making little differences in my little corners. But I have no answers, just remote hugs
Not a sook. Mango Mussolini is terrifying and probably a bit insane
It's been so hot Bill is just crashed out on the floor next to me.
Teefs!
I walked through the door and Gibson wandered over and did the same thing lol
blimey that looks like a black and white photo, it isn't.
garden pics, here are some jalapenos and some manzano chilies, i'll be picking them soon to make chili bread 🤤 the manzano's not looking great, this year I will collect some seeds and grow new plants
ooh nice! Mine are still just flowering so I'm jelly :)
Looking good
My brain is screaming at me
Oh my god shut up
In the midst of today’s gloom about the times we live in, (and gloomy it is), here is a small but significant Nice Thing appreciation. We live in a time where there is a machine in my kitchen that can keep stuff cold, and it even has a special section where it can keep flavoured creamy and icy confections frozen, and keep frozen water for my drinks. A delight on a hot day.
I like not having to use coal to burn food.
Edit: I just realised we do in fact sometimes inadvertently burn coal to burn food.. hrmm
I have just spent the last 5 hours of my work day fixing a problem that was caused by my boss doing the glad-handing 'everybody's a mate' method of billing for overdue accounts. I am so over this. Am I legally allowed to tie a pillowcase over my boss's head after having inserted a pair of explorers into his mouth? Preferably having loaded the socks with mustard. Or horseradish.
And I do the evil-dragon overdue accounts lady very well, but why should I have to? Such a waste of time.
for best results put the mustard infused socks up his nose
This is sooooo tempting.
Weather is just 👌🏻 out there today. Warm sun, cool breeze, perfect for lounging around in - people on leave this week must be just killing it.
I'm not sure where to go for a walk to. Today would be the perfect sort of day to hang out with friends but I don't really have any who I can just spontaneously do stuff with...
Why the fuck does next Monday have to be 38C though 😭 I actually had hoped to do a day's field work in lieu of the PH to make use of free city parking. Ughhh. Maybe need to force myself to do a 7am start. We'll see ...
Ugh. Crap Sleep Gang, checking in. 👋🏻
Been up for almost an hour. Brain also very busy. Slight headache. Yawning like there is no tomorrow and of course, look like a smashed pasty.
Great start. Happy Tuesday, DDT fam.
fuuuuuckin' hell muskrat
Pay no attention to the theatrics, it's a distraction to the much worse things they are doing.
Trump has shown he has received his shopping lists from Putin and is proceeding with the purge of Putin's enemies and the enemies of crime ( thankfully only administrative purge, so far )
And Trump has received his payment through money laundering grifts of cyber money releases
Also has his list from Elon and the other tech billionaires. Has to repay the election debt.
I swear we can't even go to sleep anymore without America or the yanks doing stupid shit
Uuuurgh. Wish I didn't have to go into the office today but it's for a good cause.
Burning the place down? Bro I wouldnt be admitting that on the internet.
Lol they just gave me another 2 clients. I'm done.
You can do it! Get dat bag! 💰💰💰
Never seen the reddit algorithm so brazenly trying to trigger an emotional reaction. The amount of American BS when I haven't clicked on any of that stuff in over 2 months is really really... pathetic. that's the word for it. Its like a socially inept person trying to bate you into an argument. you almost feel sorry for it.
I know i pitched it yesterday, but I cannot overstate how great it is to just not give a shit. If you dont have to engage then dont. Its not our fight, and your mental health will thank you.
I generally like laughing at it and saying "typical American". That said, my Lemmy has been a lot nicer since I added these words to my third party apps blocklist:
And my third party app for reddit never actually stopped working. Something to do with being a mod apparently. So I just put the same words in over there and it's a lot nicer!
I suspect I’ll be trying to do the same
Oh damn, I looked. The elongated one barely even tried to disguise that gesture… 😬
Tomorrow Belongs To Me from Cabaret plays
(I’m joking but genuinely stressed out)
Hi ho, hi ho.. almost there. My bus smells like dusty upholstery. Might need a second coffee this morning because I ruined mine, but drank it anyway because I didn't want to waste it. I always set up Mr P's cup for later when I make mine, and he takes 2 sugars which I accidentally put in my cup 😝 I don't take any sugar so it was like a weird candy coffee flavour 😝😝
I dreamed I rented a used empty grave to sleep in like a hostel bed, and then I was joining one of the meal meetings of you lot.
Used but empty? What happened to the previous occupant?
30 mins to go.
I'm not holding my breath.
Finally home after a long day. My first meeting with new manager postponed until after my more srs meeting re: probation tmrw. Had Ethiopian for the first time in... Ever? Or a very long time. My god it was the best meal I'd had in ages. A bit like indian curries but more vibrant and fresh, less rich. Served on/with a special bread made from a fermented wheat-adjacent crop. Blown away. Go try it if you haven't
Edit for pic
Aw man that looks so fucking gooooooood
Yumm.
good luck for tomorrow
I love Ethiopian, reminds me so so much of South Indian and Sri Lankan food which you don't get much of (average Indian joint does north indian). It's like a giant thosai with sides. Gotta have some again some time
first time coming across actually sensitive information at work and it is so much fun
I haven't had the convo yet, but I was just handed 2 extra clients.
"I'm sorry, the amount of work exceeds my capabilities. As the public face of this org stretching me too think makes us all look bad, I cant serve the number of clients you have given me and do so in a manor that meets my own quality objectives, let alone the companies."
I did the meat of my work. The written questions and assessments are done now. But I've also got emails to write. Which is easy enough, I write emails all the time! But I have to read through work health and safety policies for a fictional organisation, cross reference with the irl occupational health and safety act, and then reference things in the emails. So it requires a bit more brain capacity than I currently have the space for. That's a tomorrow job
Night peoples
My local IGA does pork crackle. Making banh mis is simple as now. They also do fresh sushi rolls and coffee. I want to know what other IGAs do out there.
Piedmonte's in North Fitzroy does nice fresh home cooked meals packaged for one - ready to heat and eat. I've lost count of the number of chicken stroganoffs with rice & veg I've bought when I cbf cooking. Their lasagne is meh, but the porchetta with noodles & veg meal is pretty legit too. Also their Italian Rice Salad - which is deeeelicious when heated up a bit in the microwave. They also do a nice roast chook too - bit heavy on the salt for my taste but always well cooked and juicy. They also sell vacuum packs of the ends of the smallgoods rolls all chopped up and ready to go on pizza or whatever. Yummmmm. Very cheap way to enjoy very expensive smallgoods. Like $4 will buy 300g of a variety of amazing sausages like regional calabrese and sopresso and expensive wood smoked hams of various sorts all costing over $30 per kilo and some of them over $70 per kilo. Great way to add amazing flavour to stews and cottage pies and stir fries and things.
Pricing generally is a touch above Colesworth standard but worth it if you cbf cooking. They price their just before due date meat very well, and I've had a lot of delicious bargains from them. Particularly the flat iron steak which is a fab fave of mine. I tend not to buy veg/fruit from them as Psarakos Market is better and cheaper, but for ready meals and meat Piedmonte's is excellent. They also stock 1000 lire pasta as ready meals as well as the usual suspects like Corelogic - these are nice but pricey. Good range of vego and vegan stuff too.
The Miller St IGA has a limited range of fresh stuff, and has a good range of frozen stuff but don't bother going there for a major shop of ingredients. Good for emergencies when you can't be arsed going further afield. Their range of speciality chocolate is impressive. Good stock turnover, which makes me think that people are shopping there quite a bit even if I don't.
I'm missing my local bakery, which is on holiday until late January - their banh mi is superb! Also their tiger rolls. Only 8 days to go until they're back in business. Can hardly wait.
I’m jealous. My local IGA is rubbish. Dirty fridges, saggy fruit and veg, no special products. Once I bought milk there and it was off the next day, suspect it wasn’t refrigerated properly. I don’t shop there even though it’s closer than colesworth and I like the idea of supporting independents. But it’s just not an appealing place to buy food from.
Ours has a crazy range or Japanese specific foods. Like, half the shop is just Japanese groceries.
Yes please!!
Mine's 3/4 booze. Surprisingly, it's competitively priced. They close at 8:30, I've seen a few fights between warring groups of locals out the front over the years. Coupla stabbings.
Ours seems to be a derro stop courtesy of the park bench out the front.
The other day I walked passed and someone (on her Pat Malone) was having a full on convo with her imaginary office co workers. Do not look up CEO. Keep your eyes on the ground.
The closest IGA is tiny and expensive, has nice fresh bread rolls, nice meat and that's about it. Better than it used to be though, the guy who used to own it would have a ciggie while filling the milk fridge and when you opened the fridge door you could smell it 😝 The next nearest one was awesome when it opened, they had a little cafe in there and great fruit, veg and meat, but now changed owners and lots of empty shelves and the cafe bit gone and bakery section shut. The one nearest my work has a little section where you choose things in their display and they cook it for you, as well as exotic bottled drinks and fresh popcorn, and also really good meat at a great price. I love going there.
My local is outrageously good at Latin American stuff. Arepas in the freezer section are lit.
I don’t know WHY there’s Latin American stuff all over it, as the owners appear to be from the subcontinent, but it’s pretty good shit
That sounds so good! I like that it's different to what you'd normally find in IGAs.
If we're going for controversial topics, Muster Dogs this season is Kelpies vs Collies- which team are you?
Team Kelpie here, collies are great but I grew up with a couple of gorgeous kelpies, best dogs ever.
Team Kelpie. All the way
Team Kelpie. Pissed off that there's no Team Heeler.
They are both awesome in their own way.
If I was living in the city and had a yard I'd have a collie, a kelpie is for on a farm. Yes I know collies are farm dogs too but they are less driven and easier to domesticate.
Meanwhile I grew up with a Collie, he used to always dream of little sheep. Good boy
Collies get my vote
I’ve got a paw in each camp, having grown up with both at different times. Our kelpie was the biggest sook though, and preferred to sit in ‘her’ armchair in the lounge than run around outside.
3rd paw for heelers and 4th is for corgis, which are Welsh cattle dogs and very underrated. Because they’re short they can nip at heels and not get kicked in the head.
5 hours of restless, nightmarish sleep.
💀
the night mare was waking up then looking at the front page of the newspapers 🍊 ☠️
I forgot which day it was and had a quick look because you mentioned it and then closed the tab immediately. I don't care if it's denial or privilege or whatever I don't want to know the depths of atrocities happening and about to happen in that cursed place.
Awake-mare. I worry about the shift in Australia due to the American politics.
Me too. I'm suspecting it had something to do with the half a coffee I drank at 10pm. It was way too potent for a sleep coffee.
My US workmate is not having a great day
Neither is my poor brother who is trapped there with a mortgage and getting too old to migrate anywhere else anyway. At least he is in a blue state
so many hugs
real life stuff, because this is the stuff that counts
Listening to a bunch of LPs from the opshop.
First up was the soundtrack album to The Gadfly, conducted by Khachaturian himself. Really good.
The Original Inkspots. Such sweet music. If I Didn't Care is the 10th top selling single ever, selling 19 million copies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC_VzbtRGr0
The next record ( so old it's a shellac ) is The Left Bank Bear Cats playing Dixieland recorded live in Paris . 1958. Sounds pretty hep so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nv48zs4HGA omg, this sounds so much like Shorty Rogers 😀( the guys who did the Three Little Bops )
Warm bad. I need to wake up early to make phone calls but don’t see myself sleeping soon.
it's warm
Usually I can sleep in the heat, but not tonight :-(
Most controversial DT in c/Melbourne history? Lol
I don't care too much, but let's get back to our usual more upbeat antics. I'll start by sharing magpie:
It was staring at us while we were barbecuing on Sunday. Everybody was sure it was going to try and swoop some bread or a snag, but it just sat there, staring, for an uncomfortably long time. Felt a little bad ngl, but if I feel wildlife, I'd rather feed them something more nutritious than home brand white bread
I love it when they stare intently. I always wonder what they're thinking about.
"so uhh, you gonna eat that bread?"
Or alternatively:
Seriously, I really like maggies
Bring on the Cheesemares!
TIL about cheesemares. 🧀🐎😴😨
I agree with the people who are saying things to the effect of, "If it's not (that) then take a video of yourself doing it and email it to your boss, colleagues, clients, police etc. and see if they agree." It totally is. He knows it is. But don't be distracted by it. There's a lot of stuff that got signed off on today that's just utterly reprehensible. The more Australia distances itself from this shitshow the better. But when it comes to the rich and powerful there are always politicians who are willing to be a bunch of arse lickers and cosy up. I hope ours keep themselves out of it.
I hope so. I want no part of this shitstorm.
I haven’t even got into the full breadth of the bills (perhaps this and TikTok was a distraction) but I know it’s going to be bad
Exactly. But he won’t denounce it because that bunch are courting these groups :(
sky pretty
This job has given me a Dell laptop, I had a Dell at my old job as well. I wouldn't think there would be much difference between laptops these days, but these Dells are so heavy and have terrible battery.
I've had a HP previously and that was quite nice, but it seemed like a high end model. And I've also had thinkpads which are just reliable and the battery lasts forever by comparison
Vostro I'm guessing? Yeah my order of preference is Lenovo > Dell > HP. But their "Entry level" it Vostro, Ideapad and Pavilion are all truely dogshit. HP have NO business being in the corporate space with their laptops.
I deal intimately with a very large fleet (ie. thousands) at my workplace, mostly Dell Latitudes & Precisions, HP EliteBooks and Apple MacBook Pros.
I agree that HP have no business being in the corporate laptop game these days. Absolute garbage.
I'll need to check. It's not an Inspiron, it's larger and has this carbon fibre look that just smudges and wears immediately
Dell are weird. They work all ends of the market - with awful cheap laptops and really decent expensive models.
I think this hurts them, personally - as people who have been issued a garbage laptop come away thinking Dells are heavy and have terrible battery.
I promise there are good Dell laptops. Your job obviously hasn't given you one.
Felt quite gluggy when I woke up this morning so I'm working from home. I have a bit more of a cough and a runny nose now so I'm sure people appreciate me not going into the office
One pet peeve and one adored thing:
This song and clip… Every now and then I just get the sudden urge to watch and listen to it. It’s just so… wistful?
Peeve: the resident magpie keeps pooing on my beach towel I hang out on the chair outside after swims.
Adore: The resident magpie.
It's very conflicting.
Pet peeve: natural heat that makes me sweat
Adored: natural heat to dry washing
Peeve: packaging that says peel here but I end up getting a knife or scissors to open it.
Adore: Coffee
Pet peeve:
Adored thing:
Peeve: Always feeling a bit exhausted Adore: laying back in the hammock relaxing.
Peeve: The heat, my sleep, angry stomach
Adore: Melbcat
today I will cry about america, i love it so much , it didn't deserve this
tomorrow i will be angry and let that energy motivate me into action
Whaaaaat, catch.com.au is finally shutting down after being around for so long. Barely used it but I wonder why, I guess they can't compete with the likes of amazon/temu etc
people are too poor to buy in bulk
Isn't that more Costco? I thought catch was basically like a platform random stuff listed by various retailers, mostly small-scale no name ones. I bought a set of bedsheets from there and had looked up prices for a mini greenhouse and it wasn't about buying bulk items necessarily... Though maybe the special deals are
That's a shame. I've used it a bit and I will miss it.
Oh that's nice. Woke up to a notification from my camera. 7:13, somebody I've never seen before walked down my driveway and then down to my side gate. I don't know if they opened it and went beyond there
They look dodgy, maybe homeless, but not really robber material. Sleeves that went beyond and covered their hands, baggy half fallen down pants, and dirty shoes. Their face wasn't covered, and it doesn't look like they stole anything. Only stayed 20 secs or so
I don't necessarily think that they came to cause harm. But it still freaks me out. My side gate doesn't fully close, either, but I'm waiting on it to be fixed. Some rusted metal has pushed part of it out, so the latch can't be put into place, so I can't padlock it. But it does close somewhat if I push it enough
Can you put a floodlight in?
Definitely considering it. As well as an outdoor camera mounted on the eve as near that side gate (no good place to position my internal cameras inside that has a view of that area). I saw one that has a camera and auto floodlight, so I might get that
It was daylight though, so I don't know how effective a floodlight would be
That always a bit scary. I always wonder if I'll wake up to a weird notification from my doorbell but fortunately it hasn't happened yet
While waiting for it to get fixed, maybe a bike lock if a padlock can’t reach, to lock the gate? Or even a chain with a padlock?
After rewatching the camera footage, it seems like he might've just been going through my bin. I don't think he actually opened the gate
But it's certainly a possibility. Thanks
Agreed. After some of the stuff that’s happened here, anyone sketchy looking or behaving oddly sets off alarm bells. Yay hypervigilance!
There are battery powered trail cameras to cover awkward spots but I haven’t tried one yet and it seems like a hassle.
anyone got a black & decker hpb battery and a multimeter?
Tonight I am listening to Wonderful Wireless, an old LP with all the old Aussie radio shows. Here's the 1937 Dad and Dave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3b9MYqLATY
They have the radio version of You're Shout 🍻 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65qdMttVaEo
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows. ....
The thrilling adventures of the Shadow.
I'm loving these old records. ...lol
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Assessments knocked out. 3 of them are 13 hours late, but oh well. I had to read through a bunch of fictitious workplace policies, which just wasn't happening last night
I've still got some time and motivation, so I'm gonna try and get a little ahead on a couple of things
I'm not going to post tomorrow's DT, so if anybody else would like to, go for it
on it 😊
Cheers! Night seagoon :)
Honestly, I don't really have much sympathy or pity for the vast majority of America at the moment. I do feel a bit bad for Mexico, Canada, and South America, I reckon they'll have a pretty tough time of it, and Mexico is certainly going to be demonized at every turn for the next ~4 years at minimum. But as for the people within America, they did choose this. They had the option to vote for the other candidate without fear of persecution or reprisal. I'd certainly have pity if he just marched in, seized control of the country, and started executing his opponents
Also, after what seems like every American on the internet since the advent of the internet has taken every opportunity to bang their chest and yell about how great America is like some sort of political gorilla, I must admit I will be having a chuckle as their country degrades even further and all the idiots that either couldn't be arsed going and voting, or actively voted for him begin to suffer more and more
(Plus, they've so staunchly defended their right to own firearms for so long now, it's not like they're defenseless lol. If half the bloody country owns a gun, I don't see what some walls and a couple dozen people in suits are going to be able to do about a large scale rebellion 🤷♂️)
Also, children did not vote for him. 😔
Yeah, that's a fair point, and probably the only group of people I do have some sympathy for. And the people being held in those illegal immigration detention centre things, I imagine they'll have an even tougher time of it than they currently do
A military automatic rifle is useless against the training, intelligence, and equipment of the American defence forces.
but they be can be used to snipe every single corrupt mayor and police chief
Gotta remember that people in the military are still people. They're affected by his shit, too
All of their "training" does mean they would likely need to become considerably more pissed off in order to actually do anything, but it's still a possibility at the end of the day
Also, with enough people, you can defeat anyone. 330m people in America, only 2 million of those are in the military. Maybe throw in another 2 million for police and secret service people. Seems easily doable
Random Q: how often do gas meter readers generally read?
They've been coming weekly to read my meter, and it just seems a little strange that they check so often, especially considering my billing period is monthly (or at least that's what they said. They actually seem to issue my bills every 26 days, which is an odd frequency but eh)
I’ve never noticed it that frequently. I would guess once a quarter where I live. I would call the gas company to check what’s going on. It costs them money to send people out so they wouldn’t do it for no reason?
edit: oops just saw you have already checked with them.
All good SC, I appreciate the advice anyway!
I've actually just noticed that they've marked my gas account as "(closed)". I don't really know what that means or why. They've issued my first gas bill, which I haven't paid yet, but isn't due for a few weeks, but it makes it sound like they've disconnected me, which I don't see a reason for (and they also haven't - I still have gas)
Anyway, hopefully I'll find out what's happening soon
Maybe they suspect a leak?
Maybe?
I sent them an email to see why it's being read so frequently. Apparently they're meant to be read weekly
I saw him walking down the street and checking everybody else's though, so it doesn't seem to just be me
Today is my birthday and I’m going through my usual sadness phase about turning a year older. Feelings of being a failure are creeping in as I wish I would have achieved more by now, going into later 30s. I need to work harder at changing up the things I don’t like, because some (most) days, I feel like I’ve just given up.
I’m hoping I feel more positive in the morning. Have rooftop arvo drinks / dinner planned with a few friends which should be nice. Will do a few pressing tasks for work in the morning, but otherwise I’m taking the day off. Working won’t make my day any better, that’s for sure.
Sorry for the late night rant but typing this all out helps.
Happy Birthday! I want to address this:
SOMETIMES surviving is enough. Some times keeping your head above water is good enough. If you really feel this way (and its not some sort of negative perception or comparing how you think your life SHOULD be) then tomorrow pick a project, start small and tackle it. tomorrow aint promised, so if there is something you want to do get started.
I am truly wishing you a happy birthday! 💜💜💜
Happy birthday mate 🎈 bit ambivalent about birthdays meself 🫂
I know what you mean, I feel similarly about birthdays
Happy birthday though. Go get yourself some cake, and have a snooze in
Happy Birthday! Hope despite your feels, you have a good day. Could have written this myself, I also get the birthday sads, for the exact same reasons. I don’t have a solution just sympathy, and letting you know you’re not the only one. Stay away from social media for a few days (or forever!) where your friends/family are posting about achievements and having fun. Comparison can hurt. Also remember, people rarely post the bad stuff, and frequently embellish the good stuff.
Happy b'day!
Birthdays can be rough. Hope your drinks and dins w/ friends lifts the mood :)
Happy birthday 🎂
Hope you woke up feeling different, the late night brain sure can get interesting. Have a lovely birthday and enjoy your rooftop drinks!
Happy birthday! 🎂