Thanks, been doing that so far.

You too!!

How do you know if you’re good at something or enjoy doing something if you never give it a go? I say to you fuck it. Do it. You might like it.

I believe there is nothing more liberating than saying “fuck it” before doing something. Like you touched on, it’s accepting what happens next, rather than not bothering because of the potential of failure. You’ve got this, man.

“Feel the fear and do it anyway” I think that is in some movie but it’s what I tell myself.

One thing I’ve learned from transitioning is that as self concious as we are, most people are too busy with their own stuff and thoughts to even notice I’m wearing a wig and less then average make-up or indeed read my pronoun badge. It’s fun when I’m definitely passing and someone apologises for assuming I’m female when they hear my voice. It’s a bag of emotional stuff I carry around and there’s fear associated with it, but I can’t actually fail at being trans as much as other trans people try and make me feel like I am at times. I’d think I’d like to be able to pass effortlessly sometimes, but most of the time, I just make sure I’m being authentic to myself. What other people think of me is not really any of my business anyway.

Everything takes practise and we should aim for progress not perfection.

You’ve probably heard all the motivational shit that gets peddled in such situations. One thing that has stuck with me over the years, is that the best songs are about failures. Very few decent songs about successes. Seems to me that failure is nothing to be afraid of - it’s liberating and creative. And puts an end to that particular fear. You have already found out how crippling fear can be. Failure is nothing compared to that. Go forth and give whatever it is a reasonable shot.

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May I please have one crab, swimming in a bowl of milk and honey.

A mars bar wrapped in bacon, battered and deep-fried please.

French toast chocolate, and a fluffy coffee please.

Toast and tea please. Could I have a sandwich to take to work for lunch too? Your choice of fillings. Coles has put up the price of their sandwiches to stratospheric levels (higher than 7-11) and are no longer a reasonable lunch proposition.

So I went to a helpdesk at Melbourne Central, they said it’s always been a child card. Have been occasionally tapping on and feeling safe but I woulda got fucked anyway.i bought it from Flinders st station 5 months ago

ELO, nice. So many great songs there to find for them. My dad used to play a single ELO greatest hits record all the time growing up. When I grew up, I randomly recognised a song (Telephone line i think), and I got a huge rush of nostalgia. Now on regular plays on long trips in the car.

You get used to the weight of steel caps after a while.

After using them and you got back to normal non steel caps everything feels so super light.

Pizza? I could go for a pizza!

Can you eli5 the difference between a shit ton and a fuck ton?

Congrats on sticking to the program. I only did 4k at work today and am feeling work fit, which is nice. Better hit up a decent walk this afternoon.

Are you going to be ok?

My dreaded birthday month. Just cancel it already :(

Well, they have to name it something. I do wonder why they picked a roman emperor though.

I was like… huh? What? Noooo.

I am guessing this is why there was heavier than usual traffic on my way to work.

Amazing stuff! You are doing so well becoming who you always were meant to be!! Nicotine is a bitch, but you are strong! You got this!

I’m glad you’re doing this, it’s a very positive thing for your health. Kind and encouraging vibes being sent your way 🙏

$1.50 at Geelong station.

only to be consumed as a last resort

Looks like the prices at my old fish and chip shop I used to work at has gone up. $1.60 for a potato cake, steamed and fried dim sim. Pretty sure dimmies were $1 and potato cakes were .80cents.

Take away is discretionary spending.

I think they are trying to stop cheap as an option.

$1-20 potat caks at the charcoal chicken place on Scotchmer St over the road from Piedmontes. Not bad quality either - fresh, crispy and hot. Atlantic seafood on High St in Thornbury does a decent potat cak too but I haven’t been past recently so don’t have uptodate pricing.

$2.50 for a dimmy? 😮