Okay, HOLY SHIT I was not expecting that crazy development in Eat Drink Man Woman. What the heck! You want to laugh, but you also want to cry... my heart. There's so, so many layers at the end of it all. I'm really glad I watched this film. It was truly masterful. A worthwhile journey. And can I just say again, the food porn...
I'm halfway through Eat Drunk Man Woman. It's a really wonderful snapshot of Asian family dynamics and life in Taiwan in the 90s, incredibly engaging. Also, the FOOD PORN holy sheeeeeit
Well, I asked for more field work, and while I was out onto one site I got called up to go to two more, in the rain and cold and everything. But it helped; I feel heaps better today despite some challenging people to deal with (not colleagues). Needed to get oot and aboot!
Gonna go in tomorrow and probably work a full day - heading out midday with the team for an industry meeting/conference thing. Earning that extra money as much as I can. Lord knows I need it. Psych appt got moved to tomorrow so I'll be budgeting carefully until next Friday evening... Need to reschedule dentist again...
Now what to do at home? Maybe some long overdue journalling. Still getting used to not having this big acute deadline hanging over my head ☺️ might also watch an Ang Lee classic, Eat Drink Man Woman.
Today absolutely frigging dragged on - I really am due for some fieldwork so I can get out in the fresh air again but nothing coming up for a while :c
I might get moving on my plans to be away in August.
I'm so torn between (a) ending my lease and dumping my shit in storage, or (b) just leaving everything at this rental and going away then coming back.
(a) is much, much more cathartic and closer to my heart... but also challenging and stressful in the short term, and more expensive in the short term due to moving. But does give me the option to extend my break or travel while working remotely if I decide to do that
(b) is easier and cheaper in the short term but psychologically I feel like I won't get that satisfaction of closing off the past and moving into a new phase of my life with new aims, habits, etc. coming back to this place could see me falling back into a rut because it's the easy choice. Also will get more expensive if I stay away for longer.
I'm giving myself a week max to sleep on it and decide. At this point I know I'll be away for a month and the rent is 400/week so financially it'll only make more sense to dump into storage maybe if I'm away for three months or more. But it isn't just the finances... I desperately need to shake things up!
The end of a rather niche/identifiable qualification that is related to my job... Dragged it out for years what with covid etc. I finished it out of spite, almost!
Hearty congratulations! My final assignment was submitted very late due to extensions so I don't think I'll get a grade until mid July but it's always a great feeling to get some results back after a round of hard work.
My income is all pre-filled, just that the income statement isn't ready. But as my pay is nothing special (no salary sacrifice, special lease arrangements, FBT etc etc) and the amounts line up with my last "FY-to-date" amount on my payslip, I'm just going to accept the reported income.
Put in a bunch of deductions this year notably voluntary super contributions.
Only getting about 800ish back but it's better than the 1.5k or so I was going to be owing by my calculations. Insufficient tax taken out of second job last year, painful ...
I need to get onto it today - thought prefill wouldn't be available for a few days but it's all there thankfully. Might even just do it over lunch. I need that tax return 😭
E: ah wait, my old job's income statement is in, but not my current one.
It seems like the ATO doesn't really process these early tax returns until the info is in anyway so probably not much benefit filing it early. Though I'm very confident of the info
Dammit, I thought Murderbot had finished and was happily bingeing it, but there's two more episodes to go. I'm so spoiled with media these days... I don't want to wait! But I guess I will, it's just two more episodes. It's a fun little show, and there's something I really like about the opening credits.
My kitchen smells like earth and hippies. This soup is so nutritious it's veering into self-righteous territory. I slapped some crispy chilli oil on top to put it in its place.
I haven't heard "Alice band" for years; that just brought back a rush of emotions! It's what I grew up calling it. Inherited from my mum's generation and the slightly older-fashioned English she learnt in a heavily colonial system.
The wholesome and melodious root veg and bean soup that I cooked the beans for yesterday. Just got home; it's time to chop up the veg, saute the onions and bung everything else in for an hour or something until it all comes together. Lunch sorted for the next 4 days easily.
Pizza sounds tempting, but I shan't cave in until I get my tax return or get paid, whichever happens first.
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Some mental fortitude for a difficult psych session coming up today pls