Daily Discussion Thread: Mon 23 Oct 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Mon 23 Oct 2023
Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
The new house has kitty approval.
Back from the hospital after the PET scan to see if the cancer has been completely expunged. Results to be discussed with doctor on Wednesday. Am still high as a kite on the anti-anxiety meds they gave me when putting in the cannula. Early night tonight, so as to limit the amount of time I spend chewing my fingernails down to the elbow.
shoves over bag of gummy worms I also suggest tetris. It forces your brain to jump tracks.
Fingers crossed for you.
Thanks!
hugs, hope everything turns out well 🤗🤗🤗
Thanks - I hope so too.
Best of luck!
Crossing everything for you!
I had this dream that a young man had died but fortunately, you could be cloned on the event of your death. Everyone had been told that the new clone would take some time to adjust and memories to awaken, but after some initial tests I was sent home.
The family saw me as their son, but my memories were not coming as easily as I was told they would. The young man had set traps, clearly "he" didnt trust "Me". If i tried to turn on "my" computer it would ask for a password, then fake format itself if I didnt get the sequence right. I saw "I" had a apple watch, but when I asked about "My" phone I got given an old qwerty nokia that was locked. Asking pop culture questions I'm told I should know, but I didn't. Math ciphers I'm told "I" used to love that meant nothing to me.
I couldn't get on an unrestricted device to access the internet to research myself or who I was supposed to be. "My" siblings were growing suspicious (who look exactly like MY real life sibling), but "his" parents accepted me regardless. But all the while a name is ringing in my head. My name. And its becoming increasingly apparent throughout this whole ordeal that they've given this poor family a body with the wrong mind in it, MY mind.
And man, I would totally read that book or watch that TV show. Whole thing preys on this desire for a new beginning, but when I woke up I've never been so happy to be me! 10/10 dream, well done subconscious.
That’s a fascinating dream. I would read that story if you published it.
Just heard from Subaru and I pick up the new car Thursday morning. They're doing an exterior paint and interior protection thing on it as well as getting the roadworthy so it needs a few days apparently. Not quite the "early next week" they said but I'll live.
Sometimes it is hard being in a multi-lingual household. I just accidentally said "woof" to the cat.
I keep calling the cat "kiddo".
There’s a terrible set of jokes based around that…
So, things have been going well at work. They like me, they're supportive and encouraging, it's very welcoming and well-managed. I like the job itself, like being a mini-project manager. It's quite rewarding and I am really quite enjoying it.
...
But they're all racists. My manager voted No because "those rich abos don't need any more help they get more assistance than I do. Bludging off the dole, being an utter nuisance on the roads up north". Everything else is perfect, but I feel like a monkey paw somewhere just made a fist and shook it in my face.
Fuck.
Jesus. Welp, take in the paycheque while you're hunting.
It's a difficult situation, been there myself. There's always at least one loudmouth bigot in any job. Calling them out is not always possible, especially when they're your boss. His comment about "rich abos...bludging off the dole" makes no sense. Nobody gets rich off the dole.
Having been in the unfortunate position of being stuck listening to a few loudmouthed bigots at work myself, I believe the full scenario they have invented involves both an idea that the government hands out free houses and other things on top of the dole, combined with the idea that "those people" are inherently different and don't need or want as much, so they can be considered "rich" if they live in a house and have running water. Whereas the bigot of course considers themselves to be a different class of person who really should have been born into a rich family (maybe royalty) and considers themselves to be hard done by because they don't have servants.
60% of people voted no, so you’re gonna find them in every single workplace. Some are just more vocal than others.
Final day off before I start the new job tomorrow, so naturally it's pjs on the couch with maybe a little light cleaning in-between.
best not overdo it before the new job, I'd drop the cleaning and fortify with snacks instead.
Unfortunately it's a "promised the housemate" chore, otherwise it would be dropped.
Dog has decided he likes the taste of the hardwood floor. This is not good.
The entire floor or just a specific place? If it is a specific spot there could be an issue there you are not aware of. I had a dog who was obsessed with a corner of the window frame, it turned out there was some rotten wood. She pretty much destroyed a section until all the rotten wood had been removed, then lost interest (and then I had the window repaired, there was an issue with the flashing that allowed water to get through).
Scraping his teeth on 2 spots. I’ve tried putting Vicks Vapordrop ointment on it but it seems to wear off and he has another go. I’d put a rug down but he ate a hole in my doormat rug last week….
Try putting a citrus scent around that area. Should deter your dog, hopefully for awhile. Hopefully doesn't go to another spot after that.
Well, that's it. 3.5 years into the pandemic and I've tested positive. It was a good run.
Late to the party, but still the life of it.
Get well soon!
oh no, take care
This might just be placebo, but my carpet 'feels' cleaner walking around on it since I vacuumed with the new filter. I also got some of that vanilla scented powder stuff to sprinkle on it before vacuuming which has added a very subtle vanilla aroma to the apartment. Is nice.
I'll take "Things Bull aged 15-25 never thought he'd be excited about" for $200, Alex.
I’m always amazed how much better my house smells after a good vacuum. I don’t think it smells bad before, but then notice the difference afterwards. Dust must be stinky
As a pet owner I love a carpet deodoriser, makes the place feel brand new!
I actually hate carpet and I truly think it's the most unhygienic floor covering out there.
A terrible tragedy has befallen the Raven household. The Halloween cat scratcher box arrived, but it is missing the roof!
Miss Meow is going to be terribly disapointed.
are you kidding, top leap access, it's perfect.
(ours have a tank and apparently half the fun is going down the hole.)
That was my first thought, but it's a bit too tall for her to jump in, I think. I've had an emergency arts/crafts session and have now added a roof. She's still napping, so I'll have to wait until later to see if she approves.
sksksks awful lot of people lining up to tell me explicitly how much they don't care about me not giving a shit about their opinions in that nazi thread. I haven't had so much fun telling people to go fuck themselves in years
What are you referring to?
the thread on banning the nazi salute went viral. At first the OP and I didn't realise, and we both made remarks on gee, awfully suspicious amounts of comments suddenly appearing on this for 1am-9am on a Sunday.
Cue an absolute cavalcade of I Am Very Smart posters, accusations of trumpism and general what the absolute living fuck are you on about. And of course since it's flared up, ton of other dipshits joining in trying to tell victorians that it was a response to dictator dan (wat) and claims that by banning nazis you become the true nazis but uh, last I checked nope, the true nazis are the actual nazis and fuck'em.
Umbrage is being taken. People do not like the fact that I do not give a shit what they think about how we ban nazis and are very very intent on me knowing how little they care about me not caring for their opinions. And the entire time I continue not to give a single shit and they are getting so mad about it.
It's marvelous.
Does anyone pay any attention to the U.N.? They are about as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle.
Well the point of the UN is to get people yelling at each other rather than starting world wars and to provide humanitarian aid. They do pretty well on the whole, if the fucking US would just stop vetoing.
Russia is a permanent member of the security council. Russia. The country currently invading Ukraine, who undermined US elections, who shot at a nuclear power plant and dug trenches at Chernobyl, who sow the seeds of discontent at every chance they get. Russia. Yeah the US vetoing aint the problem here.
Yeah the UN is not stopping wars if Ukraine/Russia and Palestine/Israel is anything to go by. Let's not forget poor little Armenia. And if we are lucky we might get a bonus China/Taiwan war. The only thing stopping war right now is the expense and the prospect of losing.
an ash tray on a motorcycle would at least look cool. The UN is as useful as an umbrella during a tornado.
real cuppa-and-a-book vibes here today. Struggling through despite this.
Thanks to @No1, I have created Gluten Free Cookies & Cream Ice Cream. I'm not certain the world will ever be the same.
Made an excuse to not go office today and had such a good day. Mandatory Monday office days are evil. Can’t wait to be done with this job. After they essentially told me to look for another job, it’s been pretty awkward. I feel on the outer already, and being in the office just makes me sad that this job didn’t work out.
Now I’m trying to decide between another FT role or doing freelance work for a bit. Found a place that already want to sign me on as a contractor and sounds like they have a fair bit of available work. I love the sound of freedom to work as I want, but letting go of guaranteed money, leave etc is very hard to do.
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I still feel creeped out from a nightmare that I had gone half balded. 😂
So I went to Haigh's today since any hope of finding good quality chocolate in supermarkets these days is a hopeless endeavor. Life hasn't been the same since everywhere stopped selling Green and Blacks.
And while I knew they weren't going to be cheap 15 dollars for a 200 gram block dark/milk blend of chocolate was very much ouch.
Try Aldi. I was skeptical but it’s good. It’s not Haighs, but way better than Cadbury or Whittakers. Also Koko Black is pretty delicious and they have more locations than Haighs.
Look I'm willing to give it a crack.
The shops still have Whittaker's. I like it better than Green & Black.
I've tried Whittaker's and I was underwhelmed.
Downloading update: after 6 hours of downloading, the estimated download time has dropped from an initial estimate of 3.5 hours to 3.5 hours remaining. There were some downloading speed issues for a while that saw the time estimate go up to 3 months at one point, but I think I've got that fixed and will hopefully actually get to play my game by tomorrow.
Caught up with an old school friend who I'd lost touch with for ages, found out she's got lupus and it's been really casting a sobering tone to the day - I can't believe what she has to go through even in her mid 30s, you think your classmates have a whole lot of life ahead of them and never expect them to be condemned to endless specialist visits and expensive treatments for the rest of their lives. Honestly still can't shake it off. On the plus side it's sort of made her a more patient and compassionate person than before
so many hugs, it's such a shock, I know in my 30s I still half believed we were immortal
If anybody's interested in ai this guy took people's user names and used Bing image creator to create pictures.
these are fantastic/hilarious
I got back to some reading yesterday. Polished off ‘Exiles’ by Jane Harper (slow and really sad) and ‘The Last devil to die’ by Richard Osman (good but also very sad). I don’t think I’m cut out for murder mysteries.
I just finished 'The last devil to die' also.... It was sad / poignant, but omg also so funny and clever!!! I love the Thursday murder club! I'm also a big fan of murder mysteries, especially 'cosy' murder mysteries... Good to have things work out in books when the real world is going to shit.
I like Osman’s work, and the sweetness of the geriatric detectives is just adorable.
Friend of mine's wife was going to have the baby this afternoon by Caeserian. Still no word. bites fingernails
"Asteroid City" 😐
I loved True Stories by David Byrne. 😊
ooo I just checked online and I'm going to get a $300 refund on my car insurance for swapping it to the new car. Turns out insuring a 2009 Falcon is more expensive than insuring a 2023 Subaru Outback!
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Does anyone else think it was extremely muggy last night? I felt like I was boiling all night and really struggled to regulate temperature.
I wasn't really liking Skyrim. Going to try out Red Dead Redemption, so I'm back in download purgatory for a while.
I’ve been playing with a lot of googling and the walkthroughs open. I enjoy it best this way. Witcher 3 remains my comfort game.
RDR1? It took me 2 attempts to get into that game but played it all the way through once I gave it the energy it deserved. I haven't found that energy to do the same for RDR2 yet unfortunately and haven't progressed very far into it. I got overwhelmed by side quests and thinking about the little things trying to make sure I didn't miss out on anything, when I really wanted to just focus on the story. I should give it some more time and ignore everything but the main story.
RDR2. I tend to like getting sidetracked in side quests and things. Which Skyrim had plenty of, I just didn't enjoy the game mechanics and lack of context to the quests - I have no idea which the "main" storyline was, there was no indication of what level quests were and to add insult to injury I got turned into a vampire.
Sleep always goes sideways on weekends… nooo. I need to function today.
I started browsing books and seeds.
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Saw a different native seed mix and started checking out each variety in the mix. One looked very familiar. It turns out I’ve had a native iris outside the whole time (it was here when I moved in). TIL I’ve been doing my bit.
The Yates gardening book looked good with one pic of vegetables on the front but from the description might be more geared towards boomers with big landscaped yards and big ornamental plants.
I liked the garden like a Nonno one about growing food but then again it could be one of those books that are about being trendily folksy and telling quaint anecdotes, with a few useful things you really have to dig for. You know what I mean. There has to be a name for that.
I want the birdwatching book and the shitty little binoculars. On days I feel like crap I can creep on the little feathered friends and hopefully one day know what they’re called.
There’s a hanging birdbath at Bunnings to entice them with if I can just work out whether they can easily land on it in the one hangable spot I have.
Edit: Ah. It would need to be cleaned daily to not spread sickness and I don’t think I can handle that.
Also I thought of planting sunflowers - but even if the aggressive creeping grass coming in from the neighbour didn’t choke the seedlings/the whipper snipper didn’t cut them down the seeds are junk food and bad for birds.
Watching Unforgotten and I always forget how brilliant Nicola Walker is, she does tend to play the same sort of character, but she really does nail it every time.
Love that show. And yes, primarily started watching it because of Nicola Walker. She's consistently excellent.
Haha, all I can ever picture when I see her, is her using her offputtingly long tongue to eat dinner, in the episode of Jonathan Creek she was in!
So much for WFH. Back into work every day till Christmas BC tradies are doing works on my apartment building.
L A M E
Lots of packages today - all the organising supplies I ordered. I have been busy going through everything and assembling things. A few missing things and one breakage to apply for refunds on too - Miss Meow's incomplete house and a cracked container have been refunded from Kmart, and I have submitted a request for Temu for a couple of things I didn't receive the right number of. The actual pulling things out or cupboards and rearranging part can wait until tomorrow.
I tried Aldi's fish cakes tonight and they were quite underwhelming. All the fish cakes I've tried had fish flakes and maybe some mash potato. These were more like fish flavoured mash potato. Very fragile in the airfryer. Maybe I should have fried them in the frying pan with oil but I didn't see any instructions. Yeah it's a no from all of us which is a rarity.
Thank you for reviewing saves me the pain of a potential bad purchase.
They were disgraceful and I eat pretty much anything.
Is it a bad sign if the recruiter asks you to add a bunch of stuff to your resume that you left out before they submit it to the company? Or is it a good sign.
That’s a good sign? They want your resume to be as attractive as possible to potential employers. Pretty common in my experience for a recruiter to give CV feedback.
Awesome. I touched it up a fair bit to outline my management experience.
Fingers crossed!
Depends what you left out