So the go live was a disaster. to be fair it worked for the first 10 minutes or so. Its the 11th where we started to run into problems. Turns out when the vendor says "yep no worries". what they REALLY meant to say was "Yep? No. Worries!" We got lionel hutz'ed!
And now the blame game begins, but we cant do much when the vendor straight up lies, can we? I didnt pick the vendor or the product. And I'm MORE than happy to call the Vendor and say "Listen here fuckface, you screwed up BAD how are you going to fix it!?" but I dont think the business want me to do that for some reason.
Lack of insulation in this country is disgusting. Climate change is only going to get worse, and I'm fully expecting that people will die in their homes when it's too hot and too cold.
My buildings OC installed insulated windows in all the apartments, which has caused more condensation because they are airtight, and now it's the occupants responsibility to make sure mold doesn't occur 😑😑😑. But there no insulation in the roof as far as I can tell, so we lose heat through the roof. Either we have the split system on, which is old and inefficient, and lose heat. Or we leave it off and stay cold AS FUCK all day and night. The only saving grace is having oodies.
New job is in the city. Current place is pretty far, near Werribee.
I have a house to myself for a bit more than what I'd pay for 2 or 3 bed apartment closer to the city and civilisation. That's the only real draw. A house compared to an apartment.
But I need to be around people and this area is dead.
There’s some sort of mass outage happening. Half the checkouts in Woolies Oakleigh wasn’t working and a constant announcement complex wide alerting us of a technical problem.
The Rush hour on Triple M wasn’t playing and came podcast only and have mentioned banks going down in the CBD and their own equipment wasn’t loading to air on radio.
thank you to all the horticulturists who breed all the beautiful flowers and the good vegetables I grow and enjoy
looking at my little balcony gardens I have plants and flowers from all over the world
azaleas from the Himalayas, chilli plants from Peru, ginger from South East Asia, cactuses from Mexico, zebra plants from Africa, irises and freesias from Europe etc etc
Was up at 3am again today, but forced myself to go back to sleep until 7am.
Going out to see MIL today, so looking forward to seeing her. She's like the mum I wish I had. She always tells the story of when she first met me and knew her son wasn't coming back to Perth lol. Such a treasure of a human, and it's been a year and a half since we've seen her.
Unsure if I want to go to the footy with them tomorrow though, West Coast vs St Kilda iirc. MIL's partner goes for WC, she and my partner go for Freo, of course. Here I am, lil bomber supporter. I suppose, as a Victorian, I ought to go for the Saints.
The last time I went to the footy was back in the mid-late 2000s. My friend and her family were/are Carlton supporters, and it was Essendon vs Carlton. Essendon won that game, was close too iirc, and the drive home was AWKWARD! Took everything in me not to be all in their faces haha.
It might actually be a good game. They're at 15/16 on the ladder. West Coast are in their 'lose every game' phase, so in theory it'll be a Saints victory.
In general though, I'm always going for whoever is playing the Victorian team. 😂
Windy. Had to brave the outside to trim some branches that the wind was blowing against the bedroom window. I considered if I could put up with it and do it tomorrow, but no, too annoying. In bed with electric blanket on now. Cosy.
Thank goodness! Nearly missed you as you were parked around the corner. Could I have a fish katsu banh mi with extra sauce please (and a large espresso martini cos Friday).
Late night run last night to the strange and liminal spaces that is bunnings after dark. Why? Well, you see, his lordship accidentally hooked his spunding valve to the beer line on a pressurised keg ferment and we realised we really, really need all the furniture in the brewery to be on wheels so we can hose that room out if need be....
^but at least it really smells like a brewery now^
Donating every piece of clothing I just bought because despite being the ‘right’ size it actually sucks.
Socks that are so tight in the ribbing they strangle my ankles. Bra with straps I can’t tighten enough to keep them from slipping off. Trackies that are waist high with wide tight/rigid elastic that feels like it’s squeezing my stomach despite fitting exactly/slightly loose, and an excessively baggy arse.
What the hell Kmart? That was a complete waste of money because despite shelling out I still don’t have what I needed.
Now I have to wait until I can get support to go shopping and see what I’m getting.
Kmart used to be decent, I had no complaints. Now even 'universal fit' types of things have to be carefully tried on in person. Apparently even baggy elasticated items and socks. Pilled on the first wash too
(The trackies also fit more like the next size up. The tight feeling came from the weird exaggerated hourglass cut. Completely different in sizing and cut to the past pairs I bought that were out of stock.)
Kmart sizing is nuts! I ordered some tops recently in 2 sizes above what I would usually wear, to make sure they’d be comfortably loose. They turned out to be way too tight, while other stuff is the right size relative to the tag. Very annoying
Undies (except the bamboo midis) must be bought one size up minimum. Usually I go to Big W for those.
Shoes are so long and narrow they must be bought a size up minimum, yet are still extremely long and narrow on feet that are naturally that way. Normal feet would require two sizes up just for the width.
Pants must be a size bigger than shirts even though my shoulders are wider than my hips (so it should be the other way around).
Tshirts are basically different sizes despite the tag.
Bras with the same tag are functionally completely different band and cup sizes.
And the trackie daks of the same size vary from small and very straight cut to running very large and exaggeratedly hourglass cut.
I unfortunately don’t have frequent opportunities to go in person otherwise I would. You really need to.
A friend of mine asked the groupchat for a 'nostalgic' pizza place. We figured out he meant a good bad pizza, not the Pizza Hut buffet from days of yore.
It got me thinking about good takeaway pizza places where the pizza isn't fancy but it still hits the spot. Fairfield Pizza is great, I could get two large pizzas and a garlic bread for $20 back in the day. Original Sinners in Macleod is up there as well. There's a place near me called Romulus Pizza, it's a bit more fancy but still takeaway. Probably one of the best takeaway places I've ever gone to, they make their own dough and you can feel the difference.
I watched the start of the most absurdly hilarious movie last night. It's called Hundreds of Beavers and the first 30 minutes is basically a Wile E Coyote skit. My god, I was losing it.
Plotting outfit for ‘Bad Taste’ birthday party tomorrow. Currently all hot pink leopard print and safety vest orange. I do have some orange makeup, but it’s super itchy…
I braved it to the city today and back with a mask on the whole time. The most weird thing has had to happen at the end. Tram driver swapped over at Barkers Rd and the new driver was saying things to himself while setting up, like "adjusting my seat" and "reaching out for the mirror" and I thought it was some cool.OH&S thing like the train drivers pointing and naming things in Japan.
Then he started mumbling to himself... "they said it was going to rain but it didn't..." "look at how bright those lights are"... and he had this really sullen, angsty young look about him... and before I could hear what else he had to say I had to get off.
Where is the rain though, it's been blowing plenty but not very wet. Not that I'm complaining
I rode it scooter around Thailand. As it's dangerous for tourists generally, I'd pick a grandma and potter along behind her through the chaos. Never had an issue.
Though checking in a hotel in Patong and watching a slight Japanese woman wheeled out in wheelchair after she broke both and and legs (face looked fine, luckily) on a scooter, should be enough to make some people think twice.
My new slippers were delivered today, but they took them to the post office for me to collect. I could have had toasty warm purple feet tonight, but instead I have to go out on a day with possible small hail predicted to collect them. ☹️
I think a major problem with DoorDash's new drone delivery service is that it has to deliver to clear ground, which means you have to go outside to get your food, it won't be right at your door. If they really want to provide a good service they need to have drones that can open the door, come inside and drop off direct to your lounge chair or bed. Or maybe the robo vac could be taught to multi-task and meet up with the drone for the final delivery leg?
Eh. I’ve given in and paid much more than I wanted for a duplicate pair of Cotton On trackies from years ago. Because these days to keep trying to get a comfortable cheap pair without the opportunity to try them on is throwing good money after bad. 🙄
(That also allowed me to get a manual paper shredder on clearance - the noise of the motorised one is intolerable so it doesn’t get used.)
I got only one pair though because I will be going through and culling my clothes in an effort to find the other cheap ones I had… they can’t have walked off on their own. Also even if the $30 ones are quality Melbcat’s claws will pull out many threads before too long, or I’ll stain them. That’s why I buy cheap… Between the two of us nice things don’t last.
Pretty angry about it. I was happy with bare bones cotton basics until they became so ill fitting as to cause discomfort. You shouldn’t have to pay premium to have a usable item.
Even just the cost of basic groceries is obscene now
I've sorted my LP collection, shucked out a dozen I will never listen to because they are just crap, right now I have on vol. 1 of the 1960 Aussie jazz festival. The other Ray Price https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNUgQdJA3g0