Daily Discussion Thread: Tue 28 Nov 2023

- mammatus clouds in the north

I love me some mammatus! Always wanted to see a Lenticular.
Wow that is insane!

Put my phone in the washing machine and it died. Forgot my password here so new account it is. Shitshow start to the week with work laptop 2FA issues and having to re-download and log into everything. Also lost all my contact numbers. Yayyy

Gah-dam. You have my sympathy.
You know, I'm pretty sure I could have gotten you into your old account. Just sayin'

Sorry about your phone. I have done the same thing. It was over 20 years ago with a Nokia 8210. Such a sad end to an awesome phone.
- All good. Doesn't really matter. For some reason the password reset wasn't emailing me, but it's fine

Today I went to Bunnings to buy something and I asked the cashier lady how she was.

She was genuinely surprised that I asked and told me barely anyone ever asks how she is.

That made me very sad to hear that, I also wished her a good day too for good measure but to that was how people engage with her at her job makes me sad.

Also I ran after an empty shopping bag that blew out of someone trolley as they were crossing the a road strip with waiting traffic.

Good deeds done for the day.

Just got a call from my cousin who I'd be spending xmas with, xmas is now significantly scaled down as most of her in laws have made other plans - secretly super relieved it's gone from a 11-person thing to 5, and they're all people I know. Far out I feel like a weight has lifted...

More pudding and custard for you.

As I've gotten older I've learned to appreciate dark chocolate a lot more although I still have my limits. Anything over 70% is still a bit too bitter for me. I'm currently enjoying this Aldi Organic Dark Salted chocolate. https://www.aldi.com.au/en/groceries/pantry/chocolate/chocolate-detail/ps/p/just-organic-dark-chocolate-with-sea-salt-100g/

I’m a 75-85 person. Have tried 100, it’s straight to the mole bin.
- 100%? Omg that would be soooo bitter.
These Choceur Liviano from Aldi are a rip off of Kinder Bueno.
- Might give em a crack next time I do shopping.

Now I’ve been asked how to burn a CD. These time warps are disorienting.

Real problem at work. I needed to read a cd rom, everybody is on laptops without drives. Poor planning.
Bring out an old rotary dial telephone and witness the confusion.
My kid has confiscated our cds and refers to them as "her collection".
- I sold all mine. As well as all the vinyl. Not even sad about it. Well except for that Ride the Lightning picture disc. That was cool.
Be grateful that wax cylinders are no longer a thing.
next she'll ask you to show her how to record a song on the radio with a cassette tape
- And hold the button just right so you don’t get a clunk noise
- Awesome Mix vol.2 is sure to get the party started.
  
  Also just off topic, do I remember correctly that you like Paramore ? If so are you going to the show?
  
  or did I just conjure another false memory?

I think I like biscoff

It doesn't look pretty but it sure was tasty.

Miss Meow is being very restless this afternoon, which I think means a storm could be on the way. Or maybe she just wants dinner early, it's hard to tell.

por que no los dos?¿

yodels into the void

I'm so middle age that you know that feeling after you do "the deed" on a hot summers night and you've got that warm physical exhaustion but your feeling pretty stoked that it was a job well done? Yeah, I just got that feeling from mowing the lawn on my lunch break.

Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋

What a bunch of fucking weirdos. This has turned from a buffet breakfast to now they want you to perform magic. I don't want anything except for you to have a great day bacon.
- Tuesday's just hit like that sometimes. The happy glow of the weekend has worn off and you are staring down the long dark tunnel of the rest of the week without being able to see any light at the end. Once we hit hump day and we can start to see a glimmer of aproaching light people's mental health will start to improve and we should start to see some more normal breakfast orders again.
- Awww thank you. Here's a hearty breakfast for you. 🥓🍳🍳🥞🍯☕️
Bowl of energy pls
- 🥣🔋
Flour of England, fruit of Spain Met together in a shower of rain, Put in a bag, tied round with string. If you tell me this riddle I’ll give you a ring. And some coffee please to wash it down.
- 🌾🍇🌧🛍☎️☕️
Looks like I just missed restaurant hours. What kind of services can the after 8 business provide?
- 🫣
Eye of newt, eel farts and one lass of virtue true.
- 🧿💨
  
  Apologies. Human trafficking is unavailable at this hour.

after ~2 weeks of sleeping through the night this sudden return to several wake ups a night is BRUTAL. I know he is just teething and it wont last forever, but man I am tired.

Comfort him a lot. Being comforted reduces anxiety and pain. It will also help him sleep.

And pain meds too of course.

I cannot stress enough, babies and little children can't get too many cuddles
- my kid deffo can. He's like "daaaad stop, I want to wiggle around on the floor I dont want a cuddle". At least I assume thats what he is thinking.
Bonjela and lots of it. Panadol and Nurofen help with the pain as well.
- Oh yeah, we give him Panadol as required, trouble is he isnt always super obvious with it.

Dialling back my insane sleep schedule starting tonight. No more going to bed at 5am... Starting at 2am and working backwards to 9pm.

Also, have been going out the last 3 weeks with friends on the weekend. I'm emboldened to go out by myself this Saturday. I wonder how it'll go. Worth a shot anyway. Like my mate says "nothing ventured, nothing gained".

You must be young because no one over 30 is going to bed at 5 am 🤣
- you forget us insomniacs. Beware the crawly brain bugs
- I would absolutely go to bed at 5am if life wouldn't bash me up 2 hours later. I'm naturally nocturnal.
  
  I don't go to bed because I'm tired now, I go to bed because I know how tired I will be when I have to get up in the morning.

Got this recommended to me and found them on deep discount at Vintage Cellars soooo here I am getting one. Will report later with results.

What are you going to do with it? My suggestion would be to pour it over chocolate or vanilla icecream. Yummmm.
Did this recommendation come from a mutually sworn enemy?
- It did not.. have you tried this? Is it no good?

sky pretty

MissGod is listening to Bob Dylan and watching Jeopardy like some weird mini-Boomer lol.

She’ll probably start calling me a slacker soon.

When I bought a house the interest rate was 18%!!
Tell her to get a hair cut and a real job
She'll be walking uphill to school both ways barefoot in the snow in no time!
she’ll mow the lawn and tell you to get off it

This humid weather aggravates my asthma and I don't care for it.

Ok… I did not anticipate viewing 3D printed spider genitalia today

That's disgusting. I'm not into that kind of thing but the deviants on here might appreciate a pic and a detailed description.
- Google Maria Fernanda Cordosa
- They’d probably appreciate a few pictures from different angles
ok I've been 3d printing game pieces all day AND am in the middle of the shadow war on b5 that's my dreams irrevocably fucked this week
- Sorry?

I have now served the two month waiting period for my new Health Insurance fund, with still no sign of the Clearance Certificate from my old health fund - which they are legally required to provide within two weeks.

I decided in honour of the occasion to send a letter to a few MPs, given that the whole fund seems to be having a meltdown and be unable to actually provide all of its members with the cover they are paying for. The government partially funds and props up the whole system they really should at least try to make sure that the funds are fulfiling their obligations.

Tis the sky pretty season, so nice right now

I have had a dizzy migraine, nearly better, just need one more cup of tea.

I definitely read that as some form of margarita.
☕️

BOM said it will be moist tomorrow

radar says its gonna be moist in the outer east today too.

FFS a 10 min rant is not a question!

I made my special airplane drink (Bailey's & vodka on ice) with the Mint Chocolate Bailey's and it was lovely. It doesn't seem to be very minty or chocolatey though.. very similar to regular Bailey's.

I reckon the person who came up with toast just had a loaf of stale bread. Cost of living and all. Up there for thinking.

This is almost certain. I also reckon that the best dishes from any cuisine you care to mention are the ones that use up leftovers. eg pizza, shepherds pie
https://youtu.be/S_d4z1-SQVo?si=wi3mRZMh_g8NQF1d - SYSK podcast about......Toast
- Shout out to Josh and Chuck!
- Interesting. The way they pronounced Worcestershire sauce was painful and the fact they think we eat fairy bread toasted was disturbing.

WFH day and the VPN is not working....

not ideal, did they give you an ETA?
- Nah. Have struggled all day. All my stuff is on OneDrive, which I have to access through the VPN for it to work....it is sloooooooooow

Finally got round to watching The Flash movie.

I am not surprised. Just disappointed. Again.

Highlights: Keaton, Kara (really well handled & great shots in costume), "Come on Barbie".

Not even a bangin' soundtrack.

I don't even bother watching superhero movies anymore
- I just want a Superman movie that gives me goosebumps like this scene in the original...
the acting was shit. the characters werent great (Beyond Supergirl). The plot was shit. Disappointing doesn't even begin to cut it. They tackled too tougher story with a character that was unlikeable and hadn't been given anywhere near enough screen time.

Tennis + gym used to occupy so much of my day and now that I can't do both I have so much time. Feels like shit again having so much time and nothing to do. Might as well just keep working I guess 💁‍♂️

Chronic injuries can be very debilitating.

Today will be the third day StarTrack try and "redeliver" my parcel. I've left the front door open, put the downstairs TV on, and turned the porch light on, leaving them no excuse to say I wasn't home. Taking bets on how fruitful I'll be.

No package again, I'm going to fkn scream. I only ordered it online because it wasn't available in-store. I called stupid Startrack and got hung up twice before they told me it'll "probably" come tomorrow. Then the lady said she had lodged another complaint for me and proceeded to give me my previous complaint number insisting that both complaints will be under that one number, double bullshit.

Tempted to be extra annoying and call the company and see if they have anything to say.

I'm in the same boat - only mine is even funnier. Amazon sent me a message yesterday that they couldn't access their own locker and they'd "try again". Not sure when they'll try again, but as of 5pm today it still hasn't been delivered.

Edit: parcel was delivered at 18:08.
- Oh God, my housemate just had an issue with them sending a teenie tiny plastic chair instead of the actual thing she ordered. They won't refund the item until the teenie tiny plastic chair has been return either.

Is an escape room bad if you have claustrophobia and panic? Or can you watch from somewhere instead of participating?

You don't really get "locked in", but it can be dark and possibly cramped and noisy especially if you are with a big group. They're not really designed for spectators.
If it is...that might motivate you to work quicker?
Maybe watch some youtubes of them?

Some sound advice for a Tuesday morning - https://youtu.be/3sH95YrJKEI?si=zwFOc1eTopQXxGSb