Daily Discussion Thread: Saturday, 16 February 2025

In 2 weeks, it'll be ten years sober.

I don't want to write a novella, but it's been a hell of a ride. From sleeping on a mattress on the floor wearing all my clothes and still being cold, to a relatively regular existence.

A lot of the time, its been a one man show so to speak. And I'm really fucking proud of my accomplishment.

Fuck giving up on what you want and your dreams.

And fuck anyone who tries to bring you down to their level.

That level of discipline will get you everything you need in this world.
- Tjankbtou. That means a lot :)
Huge respect man!
- Thanks man. Normal life is way better :)
You have a lot to be proud of! Onwards and upwards!
- Hell yeah! Thank you :)
Congratulations in advance!
- Much appreciated!
I'm proud of you, man. I've been there myself and it's not easy. Heart of a lion 💪🏼
- That's really kind of you. We made it!
Congrats on your efforts and mad respect for getting to this point. It can’t have been easy but I’m glad it’s working out.
Ten years! Go you 👏 🙌 💪
- Thank you :) it's been a hell of a ride lol
- Thank you :) Here's to a better life!
That's great. 🥹😘
- Thank you :) no more mattress on the floor lol
Amazing effort! Congrats!
- Thanks heaps :)
Thats a bloody hard road to travel, you deserve to be proud. Congratulations and well done.
- Thank you :)

Need to share my joy of fucking nailing it

Everyone agrees the cheesecake is the bomb! Aww yiss! Got the security tag off too after googling what kind it was and working out it was just a beeper tag (used the "forks" method with needle nose pliers to clip the wire). 💪🏼

That's unreal! Well done Mum!
Since when are they security tagging cheesecakes? Crime is outta control
- the cakes at brunettis in carlton are under lock and key
that looks really really good
🤤
Phwoar that’s some good cheesecake
That looks absolutely incredible! Well done Mum!!
YESSSSSS this is so good!! It looks amazing!
Gorgeous 😍
👀 yes please.
Will there be enough left for us?
ooh nicely done!

DDT meet Brick the Frog. They will be door guardian of our new house. Brick will happily face hug annoying persons. Brick should not be kept in your pocket, your pants aren't engineered for that.

Brick after being hit by a door for the nth time:
- Have you considered a job in graphic design?
- Maybe Brick enjoy whacky games
I love Brick!
- Brick love you back, not in the face 🧱💚

Does this mean Monday is postponed?

The extra Saturday is for finishing up all those jobs we didn't get round to yesterday. Sunday has been omitted due to lack of interest. Monday I regret will still happen.
- Dang
This, I would love. (I agreed to work tomorrow, but I don’t wanna!)
I had to work yesterdays Saturday, I could certainly use another one to get the housework done so I can relax on Sunday
🙏 please

He always seems to be smiling and gleeful

We would like to file a complain to the Weather Manager.

Your call is important to us. Due to unusually high demand an operator is currently unavailable. Please listen to several hours of aggravating musak while we clip our toenails.
Yeah! I mean I appreciate that it's not stinkin' hot but can we have a bit more of the in-between weather instead of strobing from too hot to this? I love the rain but it sucks if you're planning on doing stuff, and I've got Mount Washmore to tackle!
- I just keep using my crappy secondhand poor efficiency dryer :(
  I don’t have the energy to hang stuff anymore and would forget things to be rained on or bleach in the sun

For anybody here wanting to really soak up the winter depression vibes in February for this limited time only:

A clinically depressed newscaster with Disco Elysium music

So I’m not the only one feeling this. It’s not even winter yet 😬

Just started watching Severance and it's GOOD. Today will be spent watching an episode whenever I lose the willpower to do stuff (about 20 minutes, on average).

one of us, one of us
- What's for dinner?

Everyone i associate with is going insane over the god tier levels of cunt irving is serving. As is proper
- He is absolutely serving cunt 🫡
Ignore the theorists and just watch and enjoy . I have found eventually everything gets explained.
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. 🙂
I’m not even watching Severance
I’m out of the loop on everything
- Me, too.
- Worth checking out if you're so inclined. But very very depressing in the current climate

Ahhhhhh just woke up.

Perfect!

Yes but what about second Saturday?

Dog is enjoying the little bit of sun we have got going.

Such a cutie!

Bought a new to me bike. A cheap racer. Save me lugging and parking my steel touring bike around town. If the cheap racer gets pinched, it's a bother but not the end of the world. Spent the day setting it up. Unfortunately my marathon tyres don't fit so I'm sticking with the 23mm contis it came with.

So cold. Whyeeee!

Morning cuddles were lovely. I was holding Melbcat fully in my arms as we slept, kind of cradling her. I ruined the moment when I got up to do her meds but it’s just such a strong bond.

I really hope she’s with me for years to come because I don’t know what I’m going to do without her.

You are the best cat mum 🥹
- She’s the best little baby

Highly recommend Australia in Colour on SBS on demand if you like history.

I need something to eat

🍰☕️

Snuggled up in bed watching the rain come down is so good!

Called in sick tomorrow. The party yesterday was great, but we're too fuckin' old for 12 hour ragers now....

quiz time!

35/50 with some lucky guesses

Such an easy HD upgrade today. So pleased, although not having a big HD to begin with made it a quick process...

But thermal paste. Oh my lawd, thermal paste that has not dried. Cleaning that up. May it never happen again.

Goodnight all ❤️

We did this with a bread knife for our old fella. The box was from petstock I think, and we have a mat in front in case litter gets scratched out. It wasn't hard to cut through, and I used a nail file to clean up the edges.
- the tray in question
- I did something similar when a long departed had a broken leg. Temporary situation though.
- That’s a good job. I’ll check Petstock to see if they have big trays
You could try heating up a metal knife and going through the plastic. Oven mitts should give enough insulation.
- I don’t have anything that would safely heat the knife is the thing
Alternative option for a large shallow litter box - try one of those cheap variety stores that sell lots of plastic containers. You might get lucky and find something in the shape you need. Another option, would a large size pot plant tray do the job? Bunnings sells them separately to the pots.
- That’s a good idea, that’s what I was shooting for when I bought the seedling trays. I’m not seeing anything the right size or shape yet but might try to go in person and look
Just a thought, could you use fruit boxes? Easier to cut down.
- Trying to look at what type you mean
  They need to withstand scratching/digging and a lot of pee

Totally forgot it was St Kilda Fest... Trying to get out of closed off streets... So glad I was not driving. Bit of a cool evening for a ride, but better than nothing. I am Garfield on Mondays and I know it'll be fine, but I am just not looking forward to tomorrow. I'd started a little morning walk routine, but that was out the window last week due to starting back.

I also can't believe we're halfway through February. I have too much life stuff to do... LOL, yeah, privileged problems... I just really don't want to adult.

I always tried to get out of St Kilda during the festival when I lived there.
- I have not been in years. Admittedly, I did have a good time when I went, but now... I can't people.

🍷

Heater is going on. this is insane!

Just did the same.

I finished watching Southland a few days ago and that was a BRUTAL end to a brutal series. I needed a break and as much as I love watching Severence and The Pitt weekly they're not exactly easy watches...

So I started A Touch Of Cloth. It's the perfect antidote. Same era as the last season of Southland but chock full of old school Airplane!-style daggy humour and bucketloads of puns. What a thoroughly silly show 😆 "Natasha rang from the mortuary, says it's big." "Yes, I've been there before"

E: it's also such a send up of Line of Duty in particular. Great Susan of Nazareth!

I started watching Bridget Jones's diary movies because I'd never seen them. They're ok but a little frustrating.
- The first one is a retelling of Pride and Prejudice, eg, Mr Darcy.

I bought a brand new apple pencil from a pawn shop so I could use it to draw notes on the music sequencer app.

Charging now. Hopefully it works.

Also got this cool keyboard that plugs into the ipad

Ooh, a minilab. It will be worth plugging that in and seeing what it can do. I have the keystep and it's a pretty great sequencer
- I've always wanted a keystep! I went through this modular synth phase where I was going to build a rack lol
  The mini lab is pretty decent with the ipad. Doesn't draw too much power and seems to work with all the apps.
  It's a bit of fun if I'm huddled up in bed and don't want to get up to go to the studio.

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I start work at 6am tomorrow and I'm so excited.

I hope that's sarcasm... LOL.
do you have any memory of what you do at work?
- I fuck up everything I touch.

Did Zero Latency with some friends today. It was a lot more fun than I was expecting. A fun 40k hoard shooter campaign that was pretty enjoyable. I wonder if there's ever been a Killing Floor game there

Always wanted to try that. Good to know it's worth it.
- The depth of my 40k knowledge is playing the original Space Marines. It was fun and you really felt like a space marine for the playtime

I ordered food from the nearby noodle place for valentines day and I just don't go to that place enough. It's a good feed, but probably because it isn't open ridiculously late I never think to go there for food

I can't brain the old crochet swimwear patterns. Nevermind support, how would this stay on at all if wet?! Soggy saggy mess.
- They’re apparently decorative ie. meant for show and not for swimming.
  Silly if you ask me

I napped through the day -_- Woke up to see that Melbcat had taken herself to her bed in the patch of sun.

She’s back with me now. Hasn’t eaten her wet food and seems to have tummy pain, but she did eat a lot of her biscuits and her eyes have narrowed to normal slits! She’s avoiding obstacles and is bothered by fluttering fingers near her face so I’m hoping that her vision isn’t hugely damaged. The vet might have a better idea of how much she can see.

Edit: She’s getting all her routine shots tomorrow at the clinic so will be too stressed for an accurate read but I’ll organise a home visit for a blood pressure check this week

rewired the gadgets and got the dvd/blu ray player working. 👍

easy rider commentary is interesting

No Denis, everyone/the whole of America weren't doing illegal shit, weren't doing drugs, weren't rebels. It was just you and the rest of your arty white mates.

I do like how he chose he chose pop songs and used the lyrics as narrative for the movie

and America really is beautiful

and having a great camera man helps

lots of improv and unprofessional actors

themes? they were already free

it's murderers and bigots are the guys who are anti-establishment and anti-american

It’s past midnight. Why can I hear a Mr Whippy van

It's haunted. Or it's selling weed ice cream to night owl stoners.
- That would make a great piece of weird 70s style trippy art!
I can hear sirens for the hazardous material incident on the Monash (Vic emergency).

Goodnight everyone! 😴