Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
I really need to stop looking at Linkedin. My company went a restructure this year and all the posts from my former co-workers saying they landed jobs at bigger and better organisations is filling me with jealousy. I’ve been trying to change jobs since the start of the year, have even been applying at similiar organisations to theirs but haven’t been successful. I feel so stuck and undesired as an individual.
I killed my Linkedin this year. Or maybe it was last year. I forget when I did it. It’s just another source of social media misery, full of virtue signalling and fake personalities on display. I HATE that there is a culture that it’s perceived as being required for anything and I’m rebelling against it.
bacon and onion quiche is in the oven
Surprisingly confusing, trying to figure what haircut to get at the hairdressers. Asking for the generic haircut does feel a little like going to a fast food restaurant and asking for a burger, without giving any more details.
On the bright side, curry prep is done, so that’s dinner sorted.
I wish short hair wasn’t actually more maintenance and fuss. Thinking to go shorter than my current length because even this is getting a bit much to manage, but will have to leave it just long enough to tie back.
Mine’s just long enough to tie back too. I only need to think about it/get a haircut when it grows too thick.
Mine is fine so it gets oily fast, needs to be washed more frequently and is quick to tangle. Standard silicone shampoo leaves it a greasy flat mess. It’s a real pain in the butt
I used to shave mine down to about an inch with my own clippers, which was definitely great for low maintenance day to day, but was a bit of a pain to keep cutting. When I decided to grow it out instead I made the mistake of colouring it, which meant I was stuck continuing to do that regularly as the regrowth looked awful. Eventually I took the plunge of stripping out the colour and leaving it natural so I don’t need to do anything much now - a quick comb and into a ponytail every morning and that’s it.
My hair is pretty cooperative though - it was the bane of my existance growing up in the '80s due to its refusal to hold a curl, but dead straight hair that doesn’t tangle easily is now something I’m grateful to have.
I actually did find it easier to manage when I had my hair partially buzzed. There was less hair to tangle, faster to dry and I could just tie the length back to hide it when needing a more conventional appearance. I really liked that style. I have considered the entire head buzz but as I already seem to stick out and be harassed even with a boring normal do it seems like more stress than it’s worth.
But yeah. It is maintenance. My hair grows back fast! Plus different lengths requires mirror setups and I don’t trust myself to do it at home in case I accidentally ruin it. It’s also hard to have my arms raised for extended periods.
Agreed, I would prefer coloured hair but having to keep doing it is a drag
I still colour mine blue black. Just not ready to have white hair ( it’s been white since my late 40s )
I don’t give a shit about the white bits in my hair, they add variation to my silly colours. But the ones in my eyebrows piss me off no end, sticking out at damn angles and being weird textures. Only so many you can pluck before getting the alien look.
Mine is totally white, not grey, white
I thought total white was supposed to be dye resistant. The boxes lie!!
Closest resembling grandparent suggests I’ll remain vastly stranded not go white white.we shall see…
Mine’s about half grey now and I quite like it. Because the greyest section is the top of my head and that is where my hair tends to part, when I used to dye it I would get a stripe effect from the regrowth. I always thought I looked like a skunk.
skunk 😔
I miss dyeing but just can’t do the maintenance and the fumes. Plus you know Melbcat would insist on acquiring herself a streak!
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To keep the streak going, I’ll contribute an OC Numbat:
I wish I was like the young people who can scroll and type with my thumbs on their phone. Instead I’m a one finger bandit. Evolution ay?
I’m mostly a one finger typer but I use Swype. So much faster!
I need to learn more about this
send audio messages
I’d just like to have nimble thumbs.
Swipe for the win.
To be honest you’re probably better off. You can develop hand pains by using thumbs only after a prolonged time.
learn to type on the phone like it’s a palm-held keyboard. Get on my level.
Made it down to the bellarine intact.
Shoutout to the ticket inspector who woke me up at the end of the line at Sth. Geelong station (supposed to get off at Geelong). The seats are too comfy. Last time I fell asleep on the train I woke up at Waurn Ponds and had absolutely no fkn idea where I was.
Worst thing is snoozing as the train then goes all the way back to the city
heh now that would be very confusing
Fuck yeah, Carcass / TBDM tour just announced.
🤘👹🤘
I tried it…
i saw 7/11 has a krispy kreme flavored slushy. We were too busying wondering if we could we didnt stop to think if we SHOULD.
Isn’t that basically just doughnut icing? That usually doesn’t taste of much more than just sugar.
Photo is stress inducing
Y3k already? The second millennium has gone by in a blur. Feels like 2023 was just yesterday.
Well?
Mid, at best
I bought some frozen southern chicken bits and some fresh marinated chicken the other day.
I’m honestly excited in coking them and eating them later in the week.
Oh how simple my life is.
My life must be simple too, because my mouth is watering and I am jealous. Southern chicken = second best chicken (after Korean chicken)
Can’t stop thinking about my upcoming holidays!
Also regrettably said yes to my workplace’s Christmas party, I’m new and need to mingle and handshake even though I don’t want to.
Same and I’m worried about getting Covid. Can’t mask at a lunch
This was also a fear of mine, especially since we had a very recent covid case. I’m hoping the outdoor dining situation will aid a little in keeping it at bay.
There’s an incident in Windsor. All trams and trains have been stopped going through there.
Update: Police have now arrested a man.
Hmm that’s not too far from me. I wonder what happened.
There’s not a lot of details out there.
“Local salon owner Tom said some pedestrians were walking past the police tape and down the street before being turned around.”
I wish I could understand some people. What must go through their minds when they see things like police tape cordoning off an area? Like, the actual thoughts.
It’s very important I get to my hair appointment.
“I’m sure it’s just some roadworks. They want to keep us away. NO FEAR!!!”
Good bot. 🤗
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