Daily Discussion Thread: Wed 27 Sep 2023

Bboi has arrived and is a fan of native grass.

Majestic little lion
He looks remarkably sinister in this photo. Not walking, stalking through the undergrowth.
I am 100% here for this heart stopping PANTHER. God, he is so badass. How??
- It's a ruse. He's a hyper affectionate kitto and melts when you pick him up he just wants to scare us and see where we stand :)
  
  edit he just launched himself at the door and let himself out and now I have to go find him heh.
He’s a fearsome Burmese tiger and you don’t have long for this world

2 resignations from my team this week. As a result our efficiency will go up and toxicity will go down.

Love it when dead weight decides to fuck off quietly.

I'm staying with some boomer family friends because they're generally okay but oh dear lord sitting around with channel 7 in the evening makes me want to scoop my ears and eyeballs out. At least it's not Sky ... And at least I'm going out for dinner.

@just_kitten @bot001 I always forget some folks still fill their lounge with old school tv all evening

Someone I spoke to infrequently messaged me out of the blue on discord the other day seeking a 'second opinion'.

'Here we go' I think. 'This should be good.'

Them: Do you think it's a good idea to travel to another country to visit a boy who just blocked me on discord?

'Good' wasn't even in the same universe as how insane that question was.

You might need to explain the definition of stalker to them.
That's... kind of amazing in the weirdest way. Did they come up with reasons as to why they think it could possibly be a good idea?!
- They wanted to see them. Not in a romantic way. Just because they'd been talking for 3 years.
Insane and almost entertaining.

I’d be wondering how that is even remotely a good idea and what the reasoning behind that is.

What was your response to this person who asked you for your opinion?
- I said I'm not even going to bother answering that.
  
  They claimed it's not even a romantic reason. They'd been speaking to them for 3 years and they 'wanted to see them'.

Neighbours downstairs are playing some gold - video killed the radio star and great southern land so far. Loving it on a night like this.

Plus, I get to wfh tomorrow and Friday, and I feel really good knowing they trust me. They listen to my calls and I've taken on all feedback. I feel really lucky, that they liked me and continue to do so; it's wild having my skills validated and praised - I never saw that in the big call centres I was at previously.

Knock on wood for meee 💜

It’s great that they’ve acknowledged your skills and value them.

You always had the skills and knowledge and I’m glad to hear they’re appreciating them finally.

You deserve to feel valued.
So many big hugs. You deserve this. 😘😘😘
100000% agree with you! It's wild how some of the skills I have are huge advantages (and in turn some of them can be disadvantages) but it's so great to hear that they're validating you and your skills!

I keep taking Melbourne's tap water for granted until I go drink unfiltered tap water in places like Brisbane and ugh. You really do forget about it when you're drinking it every day, much like fish don't see water.

It baffles my mind when I hear about Americans always drinking bottled water. Only to find out that their tap water is gross.

Ah man… you ever find yourself rubbed the wrong way by someone and have to question whether you’re being petty? I’ve thought about it for a little though and it’s legit. Might just avoid that one.

*Elsewhere, not on Lemmit

What's that uk phrasing? 'Gone off them a little bit'

"hey I had a message on my computer" ok cool what does it say? "I didnt read it sorry" Okayyyy... want to share your screen? "Sorry, I already closed it" Cool, well I dont really know what you're looking for here? "I want to know what it was" Try reading it next time. Bye.

Ah yes, another call to the psychic IT service...
- Whats worse is it was from someone in IT. They KNOW better. They just want to outsource having to use their brain!
Reminds me of this

Nothing like being woken up with planks of wood being thrown on the ground, rattling of a cage and a fucking power tool or two.

Charge out naked and show dominance
- I've sent the dog out to constantly bark because he loves power tools.
- Naked and Wood is often a combination for a fun time.

Another stress filled depressive day.

My body can feel the stress.

I hate what my life has become.

Going to make myself better by eating roast potatoes.

Potato therapy is legit self-care.
Roast potatoes are a good idea!! Things have been tough, and you are tougher. You will get through this period of your life, I'm thinking of you and sending good vibes 💜💜💜
- You’re so kind and wonderful. I hope you know that.
  
  Just been going through so much emotional stress stuff today and I guess it hasn’t helped that people have been pointing out to me that I’ve lost a lot of weight even though I don’t feel like I have that I may have some form of depression and to get treated.
  
  I put a post up with a photo of the bowl of potatoes slather in margarine and herbs over in the the other food forum but here it is.

So ready for a long weekend. This stretch of no public holidays between King’s Birthday and Grand Final Friday is nasty.

And if it wasn't for Dan it would be all the way until Cup Day...
Yeah, I had to take a mental health day off in like August I think or July. Was a lot! Though these two weeks are really awkward because grand final on Friday and then I'm at work for three days then I've got PAXAUS so I'll be away from work... Still working but fun work, and won't come back to work until the following Wednesday.

Train replacement bus missed the connecting train it was replacing. A 90 minute journey has now become a two hour journey, because the replacement bus missed its train by less than a minute. I saw it leaving, going straight past the bus.

Why the fuck aren't the trains required to wait for their connecting buses? It's the bare fucking minimum, and yet we can't even get that right.

$10 a day...PTV needs to be renationalised. This hybrid bullshit wastes time, money, and puts people in unsafe situations because no one bothered to schedule appropriate numbers of connections, causing half hour waits in unsafe parts of town. Not okay.

$10 a day is killing me. Plus the issue you highlighted, it's such a fkn rort.
I hate how trains and bus replacements never line up. Especially when you get to the stations where they only service it every 20 minutes. Sometimes they do, but then your bus is expected to arrive at like 1:20 and the train leaves at 1:25, for some people, that is not enough time. Especially for places like Westall, Dandenong, Morrabbin was hell when I was on the Frankston line.

First aid course is now done! It wasn't as difficult as I was expecting, and the instructor dude was pretty cool and had a good vibe

But please don't die, because like, they didn't teach me how to CPR through a screen!

In reality if you ever are in a situation where CPR is needed (or anything else really serious) you will be calling 000 and they will guide you through what you have to do. I think it's a good idea to do a hands on course if you can so it is something you are more familiar with, but you will usually have support available if you need it (barring occassional events like thunderstorm asthma and covid, anyway).
- Of course, raven. The CPR thing was a joke. It was also included in the course I did (including a practice on dummies)
I don't mind the CPR bit it's the eye injuries that bother me.
- We didn't really cover eye injuries much. Main takeaway of what we did talk about was just "don't fucking touch it, leave it to the doctors"

I'm just gonna drop a few words of what I consider to be wisdom.

Soaker hoses are shit, they fail. Just do the brown dripper stuff.

Public transport is just a way for colds to propagate across melbourne. I'm dying holy shit.

Especially when people won’t use a tissue or cover their mouths
- That's how it happened. Partner was on the tram, and the person next to him was a snotty mess.
  
  Nek minit, him and I are both farked. Sigh.
Very true. Since working from home I have had zero colds vs 2 every winter. I blame crammed public transport.
- It's so fkn crammed. I hate it. The people, the BO, the perfume, ugh

What on earth do you wear to a christening?

Dress up as Jesus. Bring a giant cross. Shows the family you take it seriously.
- slam dunk the baby into the font and scream THOU ART SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVED
The latex bodysuit is entirely inappropriate. Work backwards from there.
- Church really isn't any fun.
Chinos, button up shirt, dress shoes.

How close are you with the parents? Distant relatives, less formal. Close family and friends, more formal.
- It's for my niece. But I am the odd duck going through shit so I could probably get away with the unshaven, trackie bums and stained t-shirt. I may as well milk everything I'm going through.
church clothes. Neat casual, on the slightly fancier side. Think a restaurant dinner with grandma for her 80th.
that depends on your role in it
- Unexcited guest.
Full jedi robes
- I am more of a Baylen Skoll type
Suit and tie or dress trousers and contrasting blazer, possibly tie? Preferably not black.
Mind you, last time I went to a christening was in the nineties.
I’ve actually got one coming up in a few weeks.

You could go a bit formal suit and tie. I’m just going to go in smart casual though but I think from memory last time quite a bit of the family dressed up very big for it.

I left the room for one minute. Ted Cat loves nutella on toast. 😸🌰🍫🍞 ( me ----> 😨 )

Sophisticated kitto!
- Only the best. ( little bastard, that was my elevenses 🤨😂 )

I am pained to report that a cooker party will be occurring late this afternoon in the vicinity of Parliament House. It sounds like booze and music will be involved. God help us.

Go stick your dick in their mashed potatoes for me wouldja?
- Hahahaha. I hope their lolly bags are full of bananas.
- For free?

I am really struggling to research for a uni assignment and actually find gaps in the literature that are actually relevant. I am annoyed and sleepy. Everything is just going in circles.

So my plan is just to write shit and learn from the feedback (attempt to at least)

I wanted to be cut out for academia but I don't think I will ever have the critical thinking skills :(

Yay fixed mindset

Ps get degrees.
I find studying to be a constant cycle starting with excitement at learning something new, sliding into angst and despair when I have to actually put pen to paper and produce an assignment, through "f*#@%4 it, I'll just churn out something and try and stuff it into some sort of shape vaguely like the requirements", ending with relief that at least it's over. Then I have a bit of a break and start the cycle again with the next task/subject.

IMO the most important skills for uni are time managment so you can actually get everything done properly, and pulling apart the requirements of the assignment to make sure you are submitting what they mark against. Making sure you are actually adressing the question asked is generally way more important than the specific examples/arguments etc. used.

got my prescriptive cough inhaler
pharmacist: have you used this before?
me: ~~in another life i have tried the spicy herb~~ No.

here’s to a good night’s sleep

Exercises completed this morning before a trip to Highpoint to pick up my new phone. Thankyou to those who suggested I get a power bank, as I grabbed one of those while I was there for travel use. It will extend the life of my phone a little, and I can put away the phone I got at a discount price for when this phone becomes truly intolerable. Now just relaxing and resting my aching feet.. I always forget just how big Highpoint really is!

🤜⏰🤛

🐸my dudes !

It's probably the rejection sensitivity disorder. But I hate when I fuck up. Not massively, but it's a fuck up.

My amber pendant I bought from Ukraine came today. I try to help the people of Ukraine by giving to charities and also buying from individuals over the net.

The pendant is very beautiful so of course I now feel guilty, what if they didn't want to sell but had to. Am I profiting from misery. It was USD $40 all up so not too cheap but still cheap.

spoiler

Perhaps, the money is needed more than the trinket. You could keep it, and when the war is over you can contact the seller to post it back (if it was important to them of course)

It's very beautiful
- That's a very good idea. 😭 I will keep the post box it came in.
I believe amber is not uncommon in the region, so unless it was a special personal piece, it was probably made for sale. To complicate it, unfortunately illegal amber mining also exists. It’s so hard to know how effective our help is. All we can do is try to do what we think is right. I think you did a good thing!
- This was vintage and had obvious signs of wear, so much so I replaced the cord.
  
  Next month I'll give to Ukraine meals on wheels again.

It's warm here in Brissy (no surprise), but such a lovely, laid back break from Melbourne where I'm staying. Drivers are insane though.

Had a stickybeak when I brought the bins out. The house next door is on the sodding great truck that's been parked out in the street the last few days.
They said they'd do a doorknock to let us know when it was going to be moved, but I wouldn't be surprised if it goes tonight regardless. Mind you, the angle it's parked they're either going to have to go the wrong way up the service rd, do a lot of careful turning, or drive over the median strip.
I shall keep you updated ~~though I'm probably the only one interested~~.

Keep an eye out, i've seen a few moves of that ilk and they're fascinating as fuck

- camping trip going well

RAAAAAAAAAAR I AM THE TANK ERECTOR

^my elbow hurts^

Heheheh erection.
- And what a mighty erection it was! I had to go deeeeeeeep (to get a level footing) and I absolutely stuffed that hole (with gravel base)

Melbcat’s biscuits arrived! She was keen to try them, they’re also quite hard but with effort she crunched a small amount down. I’m hoping it’s not too difficult for her.

My spinach are starting to grow tiny second leaves. Some slow release fertiliser might speed things up but I’m not sure if it’s the right kind for the carrots

Edit: Checking my history I sowed the cat grass about a month ago and barely any have sprouted. It’s been about 20 days for the spinach and carrots and I feel despite fairly quick sprouting they’ve slowed down.

First quote done for reverse cycle, they're a bit nebulous on the accreditation rebate for removal of gas (apparently literally meeting this afternoon to see if they pass the criteria), but we're looking around 14k.

...that's a beefass whole house unit, using the floor ducts, 8 vents, ripout of existing and installing completely new ducting, knocking through brickwork for the outside condenser (the current gas is literally under the house), running the new 30a wiring and removal of ye gas giant including shutoffs. Not too shabby. We have to go with a pricier daikin due to the leak detection features of the unit (as it's in an enclosed space under the house and next to the brewery) which other models don't have but I will confess I doooooo like an aircon installer who flat out refuses to even entertain the thought of compromise on safety and certification.

....upon reading reviews of daikin systems we need to discuss alternates.

Looks like a nice day for a walk. 😊 Also, there are no cat fights or nutella stealers outside. 😨

Just read an article saying that the number of people guessing the Wordle right on the first attempt is way higher than statistically likely, so it means they are cheating by looking up the answer before they attempt the puzzle. I can only assume this is so they can brag about getting it right first time? And here I was thinking the fun of the game was in the solving, but for some people it’s all about winning internet points and lauding it over others. Ah humans.

That level of pettiness is just sad.
"Wow that's crazy" is about the best reaction one could hope for when showing another person your single guess Wordle game. I dream of one day being lucky enough to land that first guesser. That's the dream. Then my life will truly be complete.

Seriously though I'd be quietly pumped to guess it on the first go. I play it almost every day unless I forget and I'm not ashamed that the majority of my games are 4s and I've failed a handful of times.
- pfft 97% 74 streak nerd.

Is it still considered bible bashing if 3 members, one of which was elderly and reclining on a walker, and a board was set up outside coles and they don't even make eye contact nor thrust a pamphlet in your face? I feel rejected. May I have a warm hug?

you already look saintly you don't need the leaflet
- Oh gosh. I've got a sore shoulder so it's possible I had my cunt face on.
Poor guys are in a cult and doing this because they have to, not because they are inspired to proselytise.
- at that age a lot of the time is it's just something to get them out of the house.
- Imagine going back to HQ yeah nah. We tried 🤷‍♀️

My new shoes are giving me a cramp in the arch of my foot. 😑

Hurl them out the window

I was way too enthusiastic with my cauliflower serving size tonight, I am completely stuffed and moving from the couch won't be happening for a while. Miss Meow approves of this.

I saw the movie Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken today.

I could've sworn the matriarch was voiced by Carrie Fisher. But it was Jane Fonda.

The similarities in their voices is strong.

I must admit while I have never given it any thought I figured Jane Fonda wasn't alive.
- grace & frankie

Joy. Nothing like finding your pc has dropped every drive bar C:, then on reboot gives the drives back but then reports c:\ has a S.M.A.R.T value of 18% right before a public holiday.

So I've been needing to get a new desk chair for my WFH set up for so long - my partner put in an argument for an investment into a gaming chair which I bought and set up yesterday....my god this chair is fucking amazing! I'm now tempted to nap in this chair today because it's so comfortable.

They say gaming chairs aren't great for backs and stuff.

But I had a shitty Kmart chair that didn't help my lower back pain, when I got my cool gaming chair, my back obviously still hurts but like it improved drastically. Of course, it was probably the physio workouts and such. But man... So good.
- I think it's less the "Gaming chair" and more the "hours spent hunched like a gorilla whilst gaming" that fuck your back up

Ello everybody. What's today? Looks at time calendar thing

Oh well.

yawns uncontrollably from two consecutive nights of insufficient sleep

Why did I book a flight leaving at 7:20am

E: ah yes, traffic. Was just beginning to bubble up on my way, glad that everything has gone smoothly so far. Off to Brisvegas and trying my best to stay awake 💤
Hump Day…

Humpty Dance
- As Friday is a public holiday there is no hump day this week, we are already on the downward slide, straight into a long weekend.

I’m hoping the cat biscuits arrive today. I should have just got an Uber and bought them in the shop

How longs a BSB/ACC transfer take these days? Couldnt use PayID so its back to the traditional method, and TBH I've totally forgotten how long it can take.

If you send me monies I will tell you.
- just sent all my monies sorry, now I have no monies since it hasnt arrived in the other account yet.
The thing that allows near-instant transfers is NPP (New Payment Platform). PayID is built on top of it, but there are banks on the NPP that haven't enabled the PayID feature.

For transfers to happen instantly requires you to initiate the transfer electronically, both sender & receiver banks need to be on the NPP, and the amount transferred is below a limit set by your bank (usually $5k?).

Otherwise it's the usual slow transfer. Either next business day, or two, depending on what time you make the transfer.. A Thursday evening transfer may arrive Monday morning if you're unlucky.
- far out! in 2023 thats pretty crap! yeah hit the PayID limit so hard to default, massive PITA.
Some are instant, others clear around 8pm that night ime.

Now I've been offered a proper chance to move out of my section, it's made my current job feel unbearable. I haven't even accepted the offer, and I'm already in the fuck it whatever stage.

Probably screaming into the void, but I'm looking more into my leg tendinopathy pain and I wonder if surgery really is the only option for me. The only issues I have with that is 1) I will have to bank up sick days/leave because I'm already using pretty much all of my leave already for PAX next weekend. 2) It's going to cost me a literal fortune, I don't like being in debt of people, but I can't afford hospital cover + extras, and they have a 12-month waiting list for pre-existing conditions even if I'm already getting extra cover 3) Probably can't do surgery anyways because of how entrenched weight stigma is in the medical industry.

Just feels like I'm going to have to live with this pain for the rest of my life.

I had similar a while back, was given a steroid injection and put in plaster to completely immobilise my leg . Had to use crutches, Then lots of physio.

You have tried all that?
- Have done loads of physio, have had the voltaren when docs decided to just drug me up when I first came to them for the issue. But I've mostly been doing loads of physio and workouts, and it just sometimes doesn't feel like it's getting any better 😭

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Chef, chef, should you be cooking when suffering so much? You look after yourself properly, you hear! I will make myself a cup of tea so you can relax a bit. ☕ And here is a nice hot drink for you too ☕
- Oh thank you witch!
🎈 🐻 Get well soon.
- Thank you. It seems I need an unreasonably large amount of ginger tea. Walked into the asian grocery store asking for the good stuff yesterday. Seems to be working.
Morning chef! I would like your most complicated and time consuming meal please cracks whip
- Bacon is unwell so I have prepared a Bombe Alaska with sardine icecream centre.
  
  (I’m going to look very silly if you’re not the person who was posting about sardines)
- 🍱🍷 store bought

I intended to transcribe my recent seed planting notes into my new database today. I actually spent tons of time fiddling with different settings and playing around with how different apps work together, and transcribed nothing. Technology, saves us time on one hand and wastes it with the other.

Lots of clanging noises and a lot of swearing going on next door. Good thing I don't need to go anywhere today.
In other news, I've been perusing the real estate pages and found a few places that definitely look doable. None tick all the boxes, but they're mostly ones I can live with ~~as long as there isn't body corporate involved.~~
It all depends on what the real estate agents say I can get for this one.

Housemate and I are rewatching The Pillars of The Earth because they were watching Succession and I said, much to they're fascination, that I fancied Matthew MacFadyen. They're now roasting me even harder because he's got a friar tuck cut and is dressed in dirty monks robs... Probably should have picked something else to make my point, but I just put it on the house server so wanted to test it.

New York sings good riddance to trump

"start spreading the news Trump's leaving today ...

I want to wake up in a country without a Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VTp-UFxEHA

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