Albatr0ss @ Albatr0ss @lemmy.world

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thanks :)

Thankyou :)

I've never really been too bothered about the curtains as long as they were functional, but now I think I might have to look into it a bit more. It's nice to have the choice. We'll probably stick with curtains (blackout ones of some kind probably) - I remember blinds looking nice, but being a pain in the ass to clean once they got dusty.

Thanks :) Yeah, it'll take a long while to get all that sorted now, but at least it's closer in the pipeline now.

We paid off the mortgage yesterday! I don't mean to gloat (especially when the cost of living and interest rates are making things so tough for many at the moment) - we're not telling anyone in real life though, so I just wanted to let some of my excitement out, even if anonymously.

I'm 38, and the only family help was a $5000 loan from the in-laws which we paid back within a year. We bought really young (didn't feel like it at the time, but it was - early/mid 20s), so benefited from much lower prices and interest rates (though the first rate we had was 7.5%, that's also the highest one we had). That first place got earthquaked though and we had to start again from scratch, so it wasn't all smooth sailing.

The house is old and tired, and there's a lot of deferred maintenance (no curtains match anywhere, the carpet is shit, and we still have single glazing), so that'll take up the savings for a good long while. But man, it feels like a weight has been lifted.

Such a great effort! They're really cool wee creatures.

Yeah, and with slightly warmer and sunnier days lately (at least in Christchurch), it really feels like spring is so close. I'm so looking forward to it! This winter has been such a drag.

And now he's on the anti-trans bandwagon too (I won't link to his tweet, because I don't want to give him or "X" clicks). I really despise this guy. And am so disappointed that there's so many complete fucking morons in this country who agree with him and will vote for him - not despite this bullshit, but because of it. It's so, SO fucking gross.

Lovely day for it!

Love it over there

Yeah, he's got a gross 'charming but shallow salesman' kinda vibe to him that comes across like gloss on a turd to me. The type of salesman that's very, very good at selling, but you just know that whatever he sells is going to bite you in the ass later. Some people can't see past the gloss though.

Got the day off today, went out for a brief run and got teeny tiny snow partway through. Brr. Going to be lazy for the rest of the day - staying inside by the fire, putting up with the cats' nonsense, reading for while. Midweek lazy days are the best.

No sleep at all (not for fun reasons), and I have to work today. Ugh.

I love cats. But I also love birds, so our two kitties are indoor-only cats and they're happy as. They have company, warmth, food on demand, and are much safer. Just yesterday I saw a cat that had been hit by a car, and it was quite a horrible sight. I hope it didn't suffer long. Its injuries were very, very unpleasant to see.

I don't really care about the main reason noted in the article (visiting cats and poop), for me it's more about protecting birdlife, and the safety of the cats themselves. I'd fully support a curfew for cats, like some states in Aus have. And mandatory microchipping and desexing.

A small town in the midwest, I have family that moved over there :) We normally do a bit of roadtripping around the place too, seeing some of the national parks and stuff.

Small town in the midwest, to see family :) It's a slow pace there, but that's probably exactly what I need at the moment. It's a nice wee town, and should be quite pretty in Autumn. Looking forward to it heaps.

I peeped into the r/nz sub earlier, and man it's so full of toxic angry people. It seems to be turning into a far-right talkback radio style cesspit. Mods don't seem to give a crap at all. This place is smaller and slower, but at least it's sane.

Anyway. Two months until I'm off to the states for a few weeks. Can't wait to get a change of scene and have some warmer weather (hopefully - it'll be heading into autumn there).

Brilliant, thankyou! Will have a look through.

Going to see Oppenheimer tomorrow, really looking forward to it.

It's only been out a day, so I might not get a response, but has anyone seen it yet? What did you think?

At times like this I'm very glad we have the police that we do. Compared to places like Aus and the States I mean.

They get a lot of criticism (much of which is probably justified), but when the shit really hits the fan, they're reliable and in there doing the really tough stuff.

Christchurch here too