Daily Discussion Thread: Wed 26 Jul 2023

Trying to go to sleep but this lump of fur keeps stealing my spot 😔

Oh no. You must make all the space for this handsome gentlecat.
- After some 4am zoomies he flops half onto my face haha he just loves to steal my warmed up patch every time I go to pee
It's got a black jacket over a white shirt.

I've spent 2 nights here so far and I really like it. The first night was naturally a bit hard, but it already feels like a home. Yesterday I unpacked my computer and got it all setup, so that helps a lot too. Room is freezing, so yesterday I ventured out to buy a heater. Kmart is apparently all out of stock of every single heater in the entire state, and Kmart man said he hadn't seen any come in in about a month. What kind of shop doesn't sell heaters past the first month of winter?! We ended up going to Big W and they had a very similar heater, with the buttons in a slightly different place of course, which naturally they were selling for 5x the price as Kmart... Because of course they were, but it works fine so I guess it's still a win

Did you find the toaster?
- Yes! Well, I didn't actually find it, I sent a message in a group chat we have saying I couldn't find it and then one of the mentors appeared out of nowhere (I didn't even think anyone else was home), found it in seconds and left it on the bench for me
My local mini Coles had heaters for reasonable prices.
Glad you found a heater. I noticed Bunning had a pretty huge range when I was there recently, if it doesn’t work out.

Wooooo another day another frosty/paggro response from the boss for something reasonable. But, in good news, he's agreed to have this now totally unnecessary meeting in two weeks time, after I've had my next psychiatrist consult and a coffee catchup with someone in the broader industry who I'm hoping to get some leads from in terms of moving on (I will never forget how she once quite directly told me on the phone that I'm being severely underutilised at where I am right now 😭).

I promise to myself I'll be out of here by xmas, goddammit.

Fingers crossed something good comes out of the networking meeting. Always nice when someone recognises that you've been underutilised at work.
- I really hope so too. Thinking I'll try and take that day off if I can to be in a positive mindset the whole day

Maybe organise for them to trip over and then strangle themselves on their own powercords?

I went out. Found a parking spot. Did what I had to do. Come out. Looked around. Random old man: It's here somewhere
Me:(no one wants a 2006 manual Corolla surely)
Me to the old man and the world: I FOUND IT! I WAS IN THE WRONG AISLE!

ME: relieved. I need a coffee.
My watch: 2 minutes of Intensity.

I have booked in the aircon installation. From Tuesday I will be warm! Plus as a bonus both I and the neighbours will not have to listen the the excessively noisy old box airconditioning units this summer.

I know the decline of Twitter has been coming, but with Elon rebranding it as X, and reddits collapse, I bet many people (including me) are just waiting for a viable other option to come along.

Threads I only had like one look at and doesn't appeal.

Lemmy is OK but the layout IS confusing. Without the DT I'd be checking Lemmy less ..

I know it is probably a bit delusional, but I am hoping it will prompt a lot of people to question why they are actually using these services and whether they really want carbon copies or something different. All of these services are designed to pull our attention and consume our time, and when you are used to spending hours a day scrolling content it can feel like a loss not having it, but I don't think it is actually what we want or need.
Services like Twitter and Reddit have trained people to be mostly passive consumers of fairly shallow content. We are constantly looking for fast moving and new content, even though that is not where the valule is. A large portion of users "lurk" instead of participating, and I believe that has largely been trained into us by using platforms where priority is given to "new" content (most of which is actually reposts and repeats of what has been said before) and where big is seen as better.
My belief is that the real value is in deeper discussions that can occur over time, and in smaller groups with engaged users who know each other. I'm not on Lemmy because I hope it will eventually become more like Reddit, I'm here because I hope it won't.
Funniest thing for me so far has been the excited tweet about branding and copyrighting "X Japan!" as part of their regional i don't even fucking know why am i trying to ascribe logic here. Look, they got excited and started screaming about owning the brand name x japan.
...and then Yoshiki showed up....
- They're also mass banning people with foul language in their names, and since "shita" is commonly found in Japanese names...
I’d like threads if it wasn’t a Facebook product.
Mastodon or kbin? Both use the ActivityPub protocol like Threads.

Camembert, Brie, Feta,
\ Gorgonzola, and Burrata,
\ Gouda for you, Sir!
\ Cheddar for me, dear!
\ Pecorino, Parmesano,
\ Manchego, Grana Padano,
\ Give me Chevre, baby!
\ Give you Gruyere, oh yeah!
\ Roquefort will rock ya!
\ Mascarpone, Provolone
\ With a piece of Bologna
\ Lovemaking cheese
\ Cheesemaking love
\ Summer is coming, oooo lord above

Summer cheese is like no other cheese ...
- Hand-cheese, crotch-cheese, titties,
  \ These are just a few of my favourite things
  Edit: i do have to put here that while writing that I was cackling 😂
Should add NSFW warning, erotic content
- There's a nice bit in the film A Fish Called Wanda where Jamie Lee-Curtis gets all excited when John Cleese makes love to her shouting out names of italian cheeses, cos hearing italian really turns her on. On second thoughts, might be french - can't really remember the details it was so long ago that I saw the film.
- I am erotic content haha

..

First I invited a strange man inside the house, and he ended up locked in a bedroom where he could not protect me. Then I took him on a walk to the post box, and it made terrible scary clanging noises when the lever was pulled. Then not once but twice strange men walked behind us on the same footpath, and he was convinced they were up to no good. It's been a tough and stressful day and I think I'll have to given him some extra pork rind with dinner.

What's the time Mr Woof?
It's always dinner time. Stupid question.
It's hard work being a woof. 🤗🤗🤗
What a big day for Mr Woof!! He definitely deserves a little extra, what a sweet face!

Wow, I just saw the weather forecast for the weekend - 17/18 and mostly sunny! That bodes well for my trip in to town on Sunday.

It looks like it will be a nice day today and I might go for a walk in the park. 😊🌞

Day 31 of exercise... I still don't know what! I decided to restart the 30 day beginner level exercise program I'd been doing, and maaaan so much has changed! It was a real eye opener as to how much I've grown and gained, which I hadn't really been aware of. So while the exercise wasn't challenging it was still a learning experience for me. Maybe I am ready for the next level!

I'm interested in a few different things at the moment. I've always liked what the hybrid calisthenics guy does, and basically any kind of bodyweight exercises. I liked the look of the prison workouts someone linked for me here. Anything low impact really. I found a set of low impact cardio exercises you can do if you're tired, injured, unfit or whatever, which I'm going to give a go tonight.

Edit: still off the alcohol, drinking tea like it's an Olympic event.

KUDOS, HAPPY DANCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTF4gN6XhF0
Congratulations! I finally investigated the app you mentioned: was it just called 'Fitness Coach' or 'Fitness Coach: Weight Loss '?
- This one

Can't stop thinking about the poor housemates cat, I called off work to be with her but since I'm on nights I've still got to stay up which has left me to think about it all. I really hope for her sake they can do enough that he can come home and at least have a bit of comfort in his final moments, and I really really hope she doesn't have to make "the call" cause that'll really hurt her.

Good bot!

Edit: I just wanted to be able to say good bot too.

Why are so many women my age mean dried up old bitches. 🤬 ( older gen x /boomer)

Young woman came onto the bus but when she noticed she didn't have her phone asked the driver to let her off again. Yeah, she looked harried. She said she must have dropped it and had to look for it.

So she gets off and then two harpies near me start making mean comments.

I got angry. I stare at them, interrupt their passive aggressive insults, "I'd be upset if I lost my phone too , they are really expensive and we need it"

And I don't know why they think they are superior. They're riding the frigging bus too!!!

I just assume they need to spend all their time coming up with ways everyone else is inferior so they don't have enough thinking time to realise that their own lives are nothing but great big voids of nothingness, that they create nothing and do nothing in their own lives but consume the creations of others with the mindless voracity of a plague of locusts.
Or maybe they are just mean 🤷‍♂️
- or both
  ( I didn't write what they said or about the young woman and her guy , it was too shameful to not say anything 😔 )

Look at the ooze. You lucky duck. I'm very jealous.
Now if only this was an Aldi Saturday Special. Ugh looks so good
omg, that looks delicious . Tell your mum she's awesome.

FFS, Bill Cat is on strike. He wants kangaroo meat balls with gravy.

Im here on time. It is fine. Too hungover to be nervous lol

🤞🏻

Why did I do this to myself 😭 fell over last night like a drunk IDIOT and now my glasses are janky. Ugh! UGH!

Edit: mein liebe fixed them for me. All is well. Remind me not to drink like a fkn fish the night before an interview. I'm going to die on this tram.

On the positive side, you have your glasses, even if they are a bit janky. Waking up without your glasses and having to try to find them whilst not able to see anything clearly due to lack of said glasses is never a life highlight. Realising that you cannot drive without your glasses, and that you cannot get to work without driving, also not fun. Rusty Raven's Reason #473 why drinking was not a good option.
Glasses shops are surprisingly helpful with that sort of thing.
- Specsavers in particular I've found to be somewhat understanding. I've gotten a couple of free repairs from them for things that were 100% my fault before
spares
sticky tape
steam
hugs
If it's not too bad some places might be able to adjust it for you.

Just noticed I've had my front door unlocked on quite a number of occasions because the handle is loose and haven't been latching even though I thought I was locking it. I'm now convinced someone had got in, living in my closet, and eating my food.🤡

Don't be like me. I didn't realise I left my garage door open all day. Thankfully no humans entered or stole anything but a neighbourhood cat got in and didn't leave until 2 days later.
- didn’t leave until 2 days later
  That's lucky

3:52am is definitely a good time to send an email after working all night to make a point. deep exhale

I'm getting there, I'm getting there...!

Or, and hear me out on this one: don’t do that.

I have to drive to Hobart tomorrow (4 hours) to head office and the other guy who works remotely is also going (2 hour drive for him). I'm getting ready for it, downloading an audiobook to listen to when he suddenly asks if he can catch a ride with me because someone else wants the car he's booked or whatever and I could not think of anything worse than having to sit in the car for 2 hours with someone else.

I told him that he booked it first, TS to the other person who wants it (who is higher up than him). He's going to speak to our boss and I know he's going to make me drive him.

Oh deary me. Your own little bubble invaded just like that. Not cool.
Hopefully they’ll just fall asleep and not want to talk.
Too idealistic?
- I didn't hear anything so I think I'm good. Audiobook is back on the menu!
audiobook sounds good
My husband wants me to talk to him the whole time, to entertain him. ( he rarely talks in return ) I just want music or a book or to look out the window. I can talk when the drive is over.( unless it's a wombat on the side of the road and then I'll say something )
hugs https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6ElTR4G9fz4

For the first time in a very, very long time,
\ I'll be going to sleep during the hour of 9.
\ Take me out and carry me home, past streetsigns,
\ Lay me out and carry my heart, and I'll be fine.

Night night and sleep well!

Woolies came through on the heavily discounted items today. 58c for probiotic yoghurt four packs x2. These average af pizza sub things for 80c x2. 200g Pepperoni 60c. Quinoia salad 60c. I seem to drink vegemite so I'm trying mighty mite and it's runnier but tasty and about half the price. Half price muesli bars for work snacks x2. Plus 2l soy and 2 packets of corn cakes all for $26. It was a heavy bag for that money for once.

New job is pretty good actually. I applied for jobseeeker also which will top up the work money deficit and grant me a wonderful health care card. I resigned from my last job but because I already had a new casual job it might be I only have to wait two weeks for the top ups. Will be a nail biting couple of weeks. It's a drama being on jobseeker but I can handle. Anything to be able to leave work at work and not spend every weekday thinking about what a bunch of cunts I was working with. Only walked 8.5ks today, but that's ok. Good mental health, sobriety and living my truth are worth the frugaility. It's humbling having to really budget to make ends meet. It'll get old but I need this year to recover.

Aah another Mighty Mite fan! My elder minipeeler likes it because it's just not quite as full on as Vegemite and is a helluva lot easier to spread evenly (for a child making their own sandwich with very soft fresh bread this is a bonus). Health care cards are awesome for the concessions. I'm glad your new job is a much better fit for you. We potentially spend so much of our lives at work and life's too short to be spending it with jerks, even for a modicum of financial security. And good on you for scoring some grocery bargains! I've been cruising by my local supermarkets at a certain time of day and have managed to nab some cheap fruit and veges this way. Especially handy when it's stuff that's normally a bit expensive like Brussels sprouts and snow peas.
- My new boss is a bit of an angel. To see her and the most senior staffer consider a new job and really take employee's life balance into account was really nice. To consider staff's personal life vs how and where they work was another one. Fuck. Some employers aren't ruthless KPI chasing capitalists after all. I have to look for other work for centrelink, but I don't want to honestly.
  Mighty might is good. A bit more promite tasting. Enjoying. The pepperoni is vegan fake meat stuff, which was a nice relief to discover. I was supposed to never eat pig again and now I don't have to break my rule cos I also think it's silly to waste food over and above animal rights beliefs.

Oops, I just wasted way to much time posting things when I was supposed to be out walking the dog. Mr Woof will be disapointed in me, I'd best get onto that now.

Edit: Mr Woof has now been walked. The food cupboard had more of the yummy caramel iced choc chip scone things, so I was forced to take some. Now I will be obliged to eat one for morning tea. Life it so hard.

I think this summer may be one of cheesemaking

Blessed are the cheesemakers
- What did he say!!?
  Edit: he's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!
- Praise Cheesus.
- What's so special about the cheesemakers?
Cow? Goat? Sheep? Horse? Random strangers in the street?
- Random strangers in the street?
  You've been reading reddit again
- Mostly cow but i do forsee much feta and halloumi as well
Oh. Ok I guess. I was kinda hoping it would be one of lovemaking but cheese is nice too

Omg are you me? This totally happens to me way too often it's so annoying. I also get this dip at about 9pm then I'm like nah I can't sleep now...then when it's actually bedtime I'm staring into the darkness in bed.
You've just made me realise why I have had a lifelong difficulty with brushing my teeth before bed...
I really struggle with transitions, especially going to sleep. Sometimes I even hate changing my clothes and fall asleep better on the couch. Why
That's me on night shift, half asleep at my desk come clock off but the minute I hop in the car I feel like I could stay awake all day.

Not Fair - Lily Allen is a banger.

Second bit of collapse worthy news today:

lychee shortage.

No lycheee for the thai duck curry tonight :(

I don't think I've ever bought lychees, at least not in Australia. They just aren't on my radar at all. Do you normally put them in the curry itself, or serve them as an accompaniment?
- I just throw them in at the end with the pineapple.
  A few years I had a duck curry at a place in Queenscliff that threw them in and though it was a nice little addition.
- Fresh ones at Piedmontes in season. Also the markets. Much nicer than tinned.
But global warming means you'll be able to grow your own lychee before shit really hits the fan?
- I'm expecting cactus fruit to be more achievable.
- searches how to grow lycheee
  5 years before you get fruit.. could be right in time :)
Wow! Who would have thought that tin in the back of my cupboard would be in demand.
I actually had a Thai red duck curry last night at a restaurant and there was a notable lack of lychee. Now I understand why.

This is mostly for my ADHD-havers, but non-ADHD folks can pipe up if they like. Do y'all find cooking hard? Like I feel like it takes me 2 hours just to cook a 35 minute meal. Now that I'm working I don't really have time to prep ahead. But I'm tempted to do it on the weekend when I can because this is infuriating.

I just wish my boss wouldn't keep me back until 5:20 to do my "daily progress". I think now I'm gonna have to ask him at 4:50 instead of 4:55 because he just ... talks, a lot. And this is coming from someone who talks a lot (if y'all haven't noticed).

It takes a long time to become proficient at cooking, like at least ten years , so don't stress, accept you're on a learning curve
during the week cook easy stuff you know, try new recipes on the weekend
- Even recipes I know take me forever. Currently cooking a Japanese curry that I've cooked countless times, still takes me 50million years to cook it. Seriously, I started at 6:30 and it's almost 8.
It started out hard, then got easier with experience, but became hard again over the last 18 months as I became increasingly burnt out and sapped of energy (not to mention my appetite dropped a lot).
Frozen veg is a lifesaver. Tinned beans, as well as any premade stir fry sauces (which you can make once at home). Ginger garlic paste as mentioned in yesterday's thread. Makes all the difference between "ugh what a fiddly job this will take forever" to "okay I can do this quick" and actually getting into a flow.
An air fryer has hugely expanded options as I don't like using an oven (fiddly, takes too long to heat up) but it makes cooking a frozen crumbed fish or whatever a nice quick meal.
But yeah, the biggest thing that has helped my whole life is meal prep/bulk cooking. Fuck weekday cooking (usually). Whenever I do have the energy I'll power through and make enough to last a while, freeze anything I can't eat in the week, and thank myself when cooking is hard but there's something ready to go. When I'm tired or can't concentrate I don't mind eating the same thing for days on end.
(Anything that can be eaten with rice is much more versatile and worth cooking in bulk and freezing - mainly if you use a rice cooker.)
- Yeah I do all that, it's just, I don't know. It's hard. It's also hard with chronic pain. I just feel so... iunno, I can never finish dinner at a normal time, like I just finished making dinner now at 8:30.
I agree with @Seagoon_@aussie.zone quick meals during the week. Pick up some pre-packed salads or frozen mix veg. Pair them with a protein or roast vegetables. Keep it simple. On the weekend spend time making more elaborate meals in larger quantities and freeze some.
It can take a while, especially when you are trying new things. I do pre-prepare a lot of things, but not all the sort of all-in-on batch cooking on the weekend. More cutting up vegies for a few days in advance. I do also make things like stews in larger quanties when I am making them so I often just have to prepare side dishes and not the full meal.
I plan meals in advance and have a basic template I follow so I don't have to start from scratch - nothing fancy, for example lunches are basically a repeat of toastie, sandwich, soup, sandwich & I just have to work out which specific type for each day. I write it on a whiteboard on my kitchen wall, which is directly in front of where I do food preparation. So I don't have to remember what is coming up & what I need to do, it is right in front of me. Then for example if I am cutting up a salad to go with dinner, I will look at the board and see I have two more salads planned in future, so I will get out two containers plus the plate for dinner, and fill them all at the same time.
I can hyperfixate and cook all afternoon, but then I make a lot of food to last me days. Otherwise, I keep things boring and simple.

Did you know that there's nearly 40g of sugar in 100g of sticky date pudding? You're welcome.

- So just sticky pudding then. I'm not sure how I'll like that. I mean I'd question what's making it sticky.
That has never been and never will be a barrier to my consumption of it lol
- I started with that, was shocked at the sugar content then decided to check out the same for two other dessert options in the freezer. The vanilla ice cream won.
Yeah but there's fruit, so it's totes healthy.
- Yeah I mean the sugar in the dates is good sugar right so it's healthy....it's like...eating fruit.
- It's completely related. I blame it on winter but don't worry - it looks like we're gonna have a dry and hot summer, where all the chocolate on this island will be melted so you good.

I had one of those malevolent spirits in the house and looming over me bad dreams. 🥺 I wake up instantly and fully alert the second it's next to me. 😟

It walks. It's male. There is only ever one. They are different ones each time.

I'm ok. It was just a dream.

Looks like I'll be switching back to my Aussie zone account as shitjustworks, ironically, has been having some issues and not working at various points throughout the day. So yeah, I'm not a fake Baku, just an alternate one

not a fake Baku, just an alternate one
But isn't that exactly what a faku would say?

Good thing I had some left over egg sandwich, because the microwave at work is filled with ants, I don't particularly want to try ants.

It's not even just the odd ant, it's like a whole bunch of them. I can't see any food in there. But I'm just so disgusted and frustrated.

don't even switch it on, it will stink. 🤢
Do not try ants. Horribly bitter tasting
Oh a work microwave. Someone probably spilled something in there and didn’t clean it properly and something that ants like.
Gives me the hebee gebees thinking about it
- Possibly. Didn't know what to do to dispose of them, so I just didn't have what I needed to microwave. Hopefully it's cleaned up tomorrow.
I mean they smell peppery when you squish them so maybe they could have been a tasty garnish?
- Mmm crunchy!
Jesus Christ that's just feral.

Image of an oval plate with a serving of fried rice and sauteed mushrooms in a Vegemite jus.

It was delicious. I even Julie Andrewed the carrots which I never do. Usually I go bugger it they're getting grated.

Oh yum. What is there special flavour with that rice since it’s a different colour?
You’re making me hungry now!
- Just a bit of soy sauce.

I'm going to start a new series of depressing collapse worthy news posts. The idea is to bring attention to why we're all fucked in the short, med. and long term.

Today's news is the cocoa price:

Technical analysis:

As you can see cocoa prices are on the rise and it's time to stock up on chocolate and not break up with anyone unless it's a double / triple choc top then dump them and short cocoa.

I explained the reason for this on reddit. TL;DR African farmers have better access to refrigeration and transport, and as a result have switched to more profitable crops than cacao (the reason they were growing cacao specifically was because it can be dried and stored without refrigeration until transport is available and demand is present). The price of chocolate has to increase substantially. There’s no point stockpiling it.
This graph is a reflection of African farmers’ lives improving playing out in global supply/demand economics. It’s only “depressing” if the only thing you care about is your access to cheap chocolate.
- A lot of our economics relies on poverty in other countries to allow our "standard" of living. Cheap food, cheap clothes and people to take all of the rubbish we produce. Lifting other people out of poverty necessitates a lot of changes in our own lives, and unfortunately people tend to see all change as being negative and unwelcome. We see kids in India picking through rubbish dumps and are horrified, but are reluctant to reuse a water bottle and bring our own shopping bags to the store. We are outraged at the conditions of garment workers in Bangladesh, but still want cheap throw-away fast fashion, and are upset when nobody wants the castoffs that we give as "charity".
- That was very interesting and informative, thanks for sharing 😊
- Super interesting stuff thanks for the rundown.
The price has been worse in the past. At about the time that easter egg choc went to hell in a handbasket. I predict further decreases in quality.

If anyone that uses instagram needs a smile today, I suggest checking out the account deputy_dog_radar - it's a US cop and his belgian malinois sharing a snack once a day and the dog is just so cute.

I've followed them for a bit. Radar is so cute but deadly!

Imma let you finish but Proud Mary's Humbler is the best coffee blend of all time. OF ALL TIME!!! Managed to get some to use on the espresso machine for the first time and gawd it was like heaven.

Post your findings on the coffee community as well?
- The thing is, it isn't so much of a finding as literally the only beans I've been buying for over a year 😭 (once I find something I like I just stick to it and don't try other things for a long time) (and they're constantly short on stock at the place I get it from so I imagine it's a crowd pleasing blend!)

this has to be the funniest reddit update I've read in ages 😂https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/1529wr4/oop_wants_to_find_a_club_in_washington_dc_with_no/

That is pretty funny! Reminds me of an ultra straight friend (didn't even drink. Ever.) who went through a minor head fuck when he realised that all his favourite writers, artists and musicians were absolutely munted/ drug fiends/rampaging party animals on the regular. Especially when they were "being creative," lol. Also, TIL what Chelsea boots are.
- every single sentence is a winner .. 😂😂😂
  "Are you unable to look in the mirror and realize that this city is full of genetically unfortunate people apparently too poor to buy beauty, including most of yourselves? Even gently botched plastic surgery suggests an attempt was made to try, and that counts in my books."
- omg, I totes dress like that 😂😂😂 for me it's chelsea boots with skirts
The orig is doing the rounds on tumblr atm, someone decided to cash in on the update

I've been really stuck on dinner ideas lately, need to watch some cooking shows to get my creativity game up

Pretty much whatever leftovers you have - make pizza dough and dump said leftovers on the pizza 👌
Dinner is easy.. first you make some toast, or toast some english muffins if you're fancy, then you heat up the baked beans in the microwave. Then you simply pour the baked beans over the toast/muffins. Done! Make your meal international by adding a dab of hot sauce to take your tastebuds on a spicy Mexican adventure.
Not sure why you'd ever need any other ideas.
- My Scottish partner would absolutely love this
Pick a vegetable or meat. Google selected item + recipe. Eg Potato recipes. Choose a meal. Shop for that meal.
- Yeah that's basically how I do it but I've been struggling to get excited about choosing lately!
easy dinner #2
toast muffin get 3 eggs , beat them, add 2 spoons salsa or 1 tsp curry powder etc , cook in microwave, stir a bit. put eggs on top of muffin
Would be against toasted ham and cheese sandwiches? Nice and easy and comforting.
Throw whatever else inside that you desire. Even better if you have a jaffle maker.
- Cant ever be against ham and cheese toasties
Here you go:
https://www.recipetineats.com/slow-cooked-lamb-shawarma/
Piss easy to make and you can make homemade kebabs etc… Just slice up the leftovers and freeze them with a few tablespoons of the pan goo and it surprisingly microwaves great.
- Quality weekend cook that one

NO RHYME
\ ONLY WINE

SWOON ME WITH GOON
- PEG TO A CLOTHES LINE
  \ SQUIRT IN MOUTH SUBLIME
- You rang?

a total oldie for Studly . So much satin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv7_VntPKyA

😍😍😍
- so much fluffy hair 😂

Just got a full refund on something I disputed via PayPal, with no request for the return of the item in question. I guess it's mine to deal with now? Not sure if that's a good or bad thing. Slight increase in hassle, but also the chance to sell and get some benefit from the hassle. So I guess that counts as a win.

I bought some cheap ass ball winders for yarn and I got a partial refund I think and they sent one out (because they kept breaking on me) and I didn't need to send it back or anything.
I ended up throwing them out because... What was I going to do with them.
- At least this has value so can be sold - I'll probably wait a bit to check if they follow up for a return, but they have just refunded the money through PayPal without requesting return first. I suspect they want to just close off the whole thing and pretend it never happened, as it is an electical item that came with a 15amp plug (info said 10 amp) and their first offer was to refund me $35 to have another plug put on. I pointed out that would be illegal/unsafe and got a full refund with no further comment.

Do I vaginamite or penis butter my toast?

If you choose either of those options you will have to class your toaster as a sex toy. Which means you are required to store it modestly in a cupboard, so that it is not exposed to the gaze of innocents. Storing the toaster in the cupboard will lead to vilification and the loss of respect of people in the DT. So you need to ask yourself, is it really worth choosing either? Maybe go for a nice, safe, non-contentious honey.
- I can confirm the naughty box is placed in my cupboard with a toaster cosy to hide the dirty little shame.
Do you have Smeg kitchen appliances?
- I don't know if that's euphemism but the answer is no. I have a Kambrook.
Did you end up going with one of each?!
- I went with the penis butter on both. 👍

Quote for reverse cycle air conditioning has been done. Mr Woof was very sus and had to be locked in the bedroom for bad behaviour. I was pretty happy with it though, and the quote was pretty much spot on what the online searches I have done indicated is average, so I'm tempted to just go with it.

The other place I tried to get a quote from I had to leave a message, and when they got back to me they left a message without their number. I got another missed call at about the same time, so if I try ringing back I have a 50% chance of picking the right number, and 50% chance of calling back some spoofed spammer number. Not a great impression.

The last D in DRSABCD now stands for deadly bleeding apparently. Might be time for a refresher if you remember it differently.

FFS every time I look at that there's a new letter to remember. Like the emergency phone number on that episode of The IT Crowd.
- 0118 999 881 999 119 725 …. 3
Last I remember it was DRABCD, so I guess I need a refresher.
- Same here! It was DRABC, then the first S went in, then I got lost! Ring 000 and do what they say, that's probably gonna be my approach until they can come up with something I can actually remember and enact.
C for circulation is back baby.
why not E for exsanguinating?
- We all know what F stands for, might as well lob that one in
I assume this is a joke? Have a missed something?
- They differentiate now for when the patient is unconscious and breathing (D = Deadly bleeding), and when unconscious and not breathing (D = Defib). It's actually a bit confusing...
Is this the rest of the acronym?
Danger / Response / Safety / Airways / Breathing / Circulation / Defib & Deadly_Bleeding.
- S is send for help/call 000 , C is CPR

Went to sleep to the sounds of my neighbour’s barking dog and it was my alarm clock this morning. I’m over hearing it. The barking has happened during the day for a little while but this week it’s extended into sleep hours. It also sets off other dogs in the area, creating a bark fest.

Is the dog ok? Do dogs bark when they are in distress?
- I can't see it from the front of the neighbour's house, it's behind a tall fence. I will have a closer look today though. Something's not right. That dog has been there for a while and this is the first time I've heard it barking all day.
These situations always make me think of the Tony & Ezekiel videos which brighten my day, like this one https://youtu.be/jqFdeC7_0_w
NSFW warning: contains swearing
- my poor innocent ears 🥺
Poor thing must be cold or out of it's mind with boredom.

Hump day! Half there and then it's the weekend again.

Must start food planning. There will be herring involved so far on my list.

Actually hoping there might be some sun this weekend, it's always nice to wake up to a bright sunny day given that I felt like I haven't seen too many of them lately I feel.

Anyone else wake up with random Simpson quotes in their head on the regular? Todays the Love-Matic Grandpa.

That's a good one to wake up with! Now let's all celebrate with a cool glass of turnip juice.
You there, fill it up with petroleum distillate. And re-vulcanize my tires, post haste

I should NOT have had that ice cream last night. 🤢

Ice cream truly is the work of the devil. Why does something that delicious make me so sick? 😭
- same . nightmares, stomach ache, chucking up

I'm falling in love with every passerby
\ I'm falling apart for every friend of mine
\ I'll take my time, I'll take my time.

I have crushes on many people. They're fun and short lived and I love it.
- The packed peak-hour tram ride isn't so bad when everyone is attractive heh

I still can't believe they knocked down the entire bloody building near Southern Cross on Collins next to KFC

Literally just went past that. Wtf 😱
- It's been pulled down for a month or so now probably but I still can't get over it lol. I feel like there was no warning then one day I go down that way and had to do a double take. I also kept thinking it was the apartments that they pulled down which I was like wait what?? Then realise it was an old commercial building or something.
Which one?
- Literally that whole slab of stuff to the right of the alleyway next to KFC from Perkup onwards.
It's maybe something to do with this development
- Yeah I saw that when trying to figure out whether what they pulled down was the apartment block. I'm appalled that people are still standing up commercial buildings though but I guess zoning and stuff.

Why is the 109 tram colour orange like busses???? I thought I was catching a bus, and missed the tram. I am actually dumb dumb dumb dumb to infinity and beyond

I downloaded Pokemon sleep a few days ago and it's interesting that it only registers my "sleep" when I've gone into a slumber and not when I started to doze. So even though I turned it on at like 1am, it says I went to sleep at like 3:30.

Is Pokémon Sleep a real thing, or is this some Snorlax reference?
- It is actually a real thing. It's one of those sleep tracker apps but it features Pokemon and Snorlax is a huge component of the app. Which I am overjoyed because Snorlax is my FAVOURITE Pokemon and the one I will always have in my team (still sad that he wasn't in Violet and Scarlett).

My eyelids started to droop in that 'gotta have a nap NOW ' fashion so I crawled in and slept right through my Zoom meditation group.
Oops.

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

Hi chef! I'm meeting up with 6368_39162 for the first time, who I met on tinder - can you take me to their table please? I'll also get a lobster
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A big coffee please. Hey did you have Barbieheimer yesterday? How'd it go? Or am I thinking of someone else? Definitely need coffee.
- Barbieheimer was perfect.
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May I please have a p h a t coffee. I have many regrets
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May I please have all the chocolate items please? I'd like to get in before the price rises.
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Mmm, can I have some of those potato cheesy pancakes like Pancake Parlour (used to?) make, with bacon and maple syrup? And a latte.
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Faroe islands first too?
- great minds think alike 👍
  I keep getting population of countries wrong. The world is far more populous than I think. 😟

Suranne Jones british detective cinematic universe I love you and your overacting.