Discussion Thread 🚊 Friday 18 July 2025

I have an interview next week!!! Whoo hoo!!

Was gonna head out tonight for some DnB action but that wouldn't be wise w/ everything going on. Bees dick away from taking ol' girl to emergency yesterday and seeing flu/rona current stats not risking it as it'd be the nail in the proverbial for her and that's the last thing anyone needs.

So limited to outside dopamine things I think for now which is no biggy.

But, still need a rave choon

sending many many good thoughts your way

One swim, hair wash and dash to Dan's, I'm here with Smirnoff lemon freeze and it's... making my lips tingle.

I am so, so fucking glad I got off suboxone.

Music is just incredible without it.

Also this is now canon

I'm super happy for you.
But I'm a little worried about the cats. Are they inside the pedal? What if they get squashed?
- They are very small cats and the pedal box is big.
I am so happy for you 🤗🤗🤗
So that's how the pedals work!
Happy for you mate

Last orange from my tree tonight. Numnumnum

Goodnight all ✌🏼 I've cooked a basic satisfactory dinner and now I can't be arsed doing anything. I've ticked my boxes and now I'm buggering off to bed.

Night night!

Civ6 free on epic.

Ooooh
Oh no another timesink 😭
Thanks!
Got it and was playing a bit during the day.
First time playing a Civ game.
Can totally see myself sinking hours upon hours into it. Might try doing it baked tomorrow.

Today was a beaut of a day after all that incessant cloud and gloom. Really motivating me to gtfo from my unit because even when there is sun I hardly see any of it in my living room. So it was good that I was out all day today, took some lunch to a lovely low key event then went to my aunts to fuss over removing silicone residue from the bathtub for hours, super zen. It is so good to be working with my hands and helping someone else. I'm going to plan to do that as much as possible at my aunt's in WA. Need to break the screen addtction...

Sounds lovely. Did you come to a decision about what to do with your stuff while you are away?
- Yeah, I've decided I'll keep my current rental for now and treat it like glorified storage I can live in and don't need to pack everything to fit into. As cathartic as it would've been to leave Vic free from the past in some ways, I think I would've been putting too much stress on myself to pack everything, find storage, movers, rehome my indoor plants, then come back and crash at a friend's place until I find another place, move again... I need to cut myself some slack.
  I'll try other ways of motivating myself to move somewhere better for my psyche rather than falling into a rut when I get back

Friday night drinks was neally cancelled but from the miracle of Saint Booze the man is feeling much better than yesterday. Praise be 🙏

Cheers everyone and may you have a great weekend. 🍺

*This post was proudly brought to you by a mysteriously turquoise river

Cheers!
- I started at 11, I found an open bottle of rose in the fridge and have been having a swig every time I go in the kitchen ...lol
  actually, I think I need something from the kitchen right now
- Cheers 🍺
Cheers.
I almost bought a bottle of something from Aldi today but I settled with apple pie.
- Cheers anyway 🍺
I'm wearing a Limoncello jumper today, so I think I need to make my jumper come true tonight.
- Cheers 🍺
Cheers 🍻🎉
- Cheers 🍺
Cheers ears 🌽
- Same goes nose 👃
Cheers CEO
- Cheers 🍺

Now it's time to play drums poorly!!!!

Hello weekend!!!!!

Have fun!

Today has been a lovely day. Sun is shining. It isn't freezing.

It started out with a bit of web surfing when I woke up which is a habit I want to break out of. But then I think I renewed myself by making some rice and bean concoction, practised some music, took dog for a run (he makes me run faster), chatted to my aunt, and sat in the sun. Now I'm going to play some Stardew and then do an evening shift.

Cheers!

I tried to make dal. The combination of yellow lentils and brown spices resulted in a very unappetising colour. Taste was good by appearance was very not. Ate a bit, but ended up making a toasted sandwich instead. Also, today the hem of my jeans came undone and then later, I noticed a black scuff on my car after coming home from supermarket. One of those days filled with irritating inconveniences. Gonna park myself on the couch and watch tv.

The trick to making dal is to toast the spices properly. Onion, garlic, spices. Keep mixing until aromatic. Then add lentils until coated. Add liquid. Boil. Simmer until soft.
One of the great 'babyshit tan' dishes. Still yum though. Enjoy!

TIL there's a thing called CPAP farts where some of the air gets ingested then eventually...bubbles through.

6/10...Painful but hilARious even at 1am....

maybe some kind of degas tabs before bed would help ?
- I wonder...? It's not a digestive thing. And at this stage more funny than anything. But I will keep it in mind
Does that mean it might be pushing too much air for you? Not good if it’s painful.
- I think it's more that my mouth opens but I have a follow up appointment so will ask

Am watching Duster. FBI vs organised crooks, but with immaculate 70s sass. Great sound track. Cactuses. Classic cars. Only up to episode 5, but so far 4/5 wide collar shirts.

Polyester shirts with wild floral prints? I'm in.
- Paired with tight hipped flare pants and lots of brown, orange and denim.
You know it has been cancelled right?
- Oh that’s a pity. I’ve no expectations these days that shows will be renewed, and if they are it might be 3 years later when I’ve forgotten the story and not interested anymore. I really miss the era where shows would reliably go for 3-5 seasons and be realised every year at the same time.

Logged in 730, smashed out all my main tasks by 930.

Got a couple of meetings but nothing too bad.

Fingers crossed for a good day.

Had a work lunch at That's A more Cheese today. I knew you could buy directly from them, but I didn't know they had pretty much a deli and cafe on site. Good feed

What song brings up a specific memory for you?

Earthquake by Labrinth just played on the radio and I always immediately picture the floor of a retail store I worked out when I first moved to Melbourne because I would be left just about alone to close the store at 9pm and would end up blasting the store CD to get through.

Delta Goodrem Innocent Eyes always makes me picture the loading screen for Rollercoaster Tycoon 2.

I can't listen to Smashing pumpkins or Eskimo Joe due to a horrid cheating Ex
- You should work on that, I was that way with Bowie for a bit, you're missing out.
Bring my to Life by Evanescence. Used to play a lot of the radio when I was on my way to uni.
I’d be riding the train just listening to it.
I have Delta’s cd of Innocent Eyes in the cupboard. hides
- Ripper song!
Pretty much any grunge or metal album that came out in the late 90's.
So many parties and memories.
Another One Bites The Dust at the roller rink.
- I love it! I picture a roller rink when I hear I Write Sins Not Tragedies by Panic!
Werewolves of London - was at an outdoor camping gathering with a music stage (not a festival and a band played this. Great summertime vibes.
Too many to name. Afternoon Delight brings back good memories.
Blinded by the Light by Manfred Mann
Hot summer days spent at the town swimming pool.
Yellow Brick Road , Elton John
Listening on my record player in my room as a young teen

I love you Friday.

Second that 🖐

Mushrooms at 7kg at Coles.

Erin Patterson effect?

Somebody on Rate my plate posted a 'trial run Wellington for the in-laws visit next week'
- How did it end up rating?
  I made an egg, bacon and sautéed mushrooms inside Turkish bread.
  It definitely would have rated!
definitely
Walking through parks and reserves I notice so many edible mushrooms growing. None have picked.
I think it is EP effect

good night everyone, sweet dreams 😘

Listened to some boss battle music from Expedition 33 while on my drive this morning, felt like an appropriate way to steel myself for Friday.

I still listen to some Tekken 3 tracks lol, still hypes me up after all these years.
So I was talking with Miss Seagoon about playing Expedition 33 and that I am going to buy a game controller and she said if I have a gaming computer that's better than a controller.
I would have to practice both to become adept and fast as I haven't played those kinds of games for a long time.
So controller or no?
( no would mean I could start gaming tonight )
- The game is turn based and has some quick-time reaction events (click button at right time). Definitely can be done with a keyboard and mouse.
  Here's the PC control layout
  Looks intimidating but you're not using everything all at once.
- I enjoyed playing it with a controller, but if you're not used to a controller to start with, a keyboard is likely fine. Like Mean said, you're not using all of the buttons at once. Just learn your dodge/parry buttons! The game is good at explaining as you start. I'd say give it a whack!
- The other thing that might help is turning down the difficulty setting.
  It gives more leeway with reaction times for dodging and parrying.
  If you didn’t want to spend extra money stick to keyboard and give it a shot then you could get a controller if it isn’t quite clicking with you on keyboard.
The music is beautiful and catchy at the same time depending on the track.
I could really get fully immersed if I cranked the volume up.

I’ve stopped off to a coffee. It was going to be a choice of mushrooms or coffee but I’ve done both.

I played Donkey Kong Bananza last night and regardless of my choice of both game and platform which is totally my choice and how I keep happy and enjoy myself and frankly it doesn’t hurt to be happy for other people.

It was just good old fun smashing everything to pieces and almost feeling invincible.

Hell YES to this. You do you, you enjoy what you want! I'm glad you're enjoying it!
I picked up Mario Odyssey for my Switch last night and could have played it all night tbh.
- Odyssey’s such a good game.
  I hope you have a great time with it!
donkey kong is awesome fun
I have no idea why it's a problem but hugs
- Consoles wars and differing opinions of which is better.
  I hate it.

Almost overslept. Can't even remember if I woke up before my alarm then turned it off, fell back asleep. Or if I never set alarm. Bit of a rushed morning but I shouldn't be late to work

I have a serious problem with snoozing all my alarms at the moment.

friday quiz

8/10 I is smort today. Ta muchly to the lucky guess gods.

9/10
I think I'll retire from quizzes now.
8
5/10
5/10. I always got the pink and orange wedges last in trivial pursuit 😆
3/10. Guess I've been a bit head in the sand this week.
8/10
4
That was worse than I thought.
Need to pay more attention to news.
6!

I saw a foldable Pilates machine on eBay… that would be awesome but 1. that’s a great way to get involuntarily folded into a metal death trap and 2. would I actually use it. Because fatigue is kicking my arse

Maybe I’ll think about it after I’ve sold some of my stuff and cleared out some storage space

Edit: Also worth considering if it’s a real product for such a low price (ie does the picture reflect accurately what you get, or could it even be a scam)

Yeah nah

My immediate thought was to that I would end up folded in a mental death trap!
I saw a treadmill for a good price this morning and there was much 🤔🤔🤔but then I thought, "Go for a real walk! Get fit and save money!" I'll probably do neither 😆
I've only used machines at gyms or studios and they've always been rock solid devices. I tend to break chairs so wouldn't trust a flimsy reformer.