Sly Stone from Sly and the Family Stone has passed away. I’ll pour one out this Friday for the legend.
I just received what was supposed to be a dustpan and brush set from Temu. They’ve sent me a vibration platform exercise machine instead. The Australian warehouses don’t seem to be that great at sending the right thing.
The machine is pink and has a cat decoration on it. I’d suspect Miss Meow was involved somehow if I couldn’t see the order history…
Edit: I do like the design, but I have put it up on Marketplace. They sell for $133, compared to the $22 of the dustpan I actually paid for.
I’m so up for this random shit with my order that’s on the way. Let the mystery packages begin!
I haven’t had much issue with the wrong thing being delivered until I started getting stuff from the Australian warehouses. They seem to like sending me completely different but more expensive items.
I’m open to being surprised lol
can confirm, cats love those things. I have one, and ours like to clamber all over it. Somewhere I have video footage of misha letting out the most hilarious warbleyowl known to man
Fun Numbers:
Paid into Offset acct $141,932.00
Paid Off Loan $31,895.60
Paid in Interest $69,771.62Fuck me dead.
As much as I look forward to being free from landlords, the prospect of digesting these kinds of unfathomably large numbers as a single person is also daunting. Ouch.
Sometimes I wish I wasn’t into gardening, pesky expensive thing to be involved in if you want even a little handkerchief of usable land…
Yeah I just sat there and dreamt about what I would do with 100k 😂 that kind of money I’ve never seen irl, my super doesn’t even have that much 😂😭💀
Have you ever made a meal you’d be embarrassed to show a friend?
That’s the nachos I’m eating right now lol
Butter sketti. Spaghetti (or favourite pasta) cooked, add a bit of butter and salt - it’s my comfort food.
It can be elevated by turning it into Aglio E Olio.
Yum. This was a common comfort meal in my childhood! Add some cheese too in my case
Lots of pasta in mushroom soup.
Nachos sounds like a winner though!
I was a vegetarian for about a decade when I was younger, and I made a lot of dhals and lentil and legume curries. A lot of the food I ate was outstandingly tasty but looked like baby shit lol
I call it mud.
I’m sure I could make Italians embarrassed with my rice cooker risotto. Me embarrassed, no way. It was good.
That looks delicious.
It should be more liquidy and less clumpy.
hot wet rice
I put cheese in packet Thai soup
Always. Every single day.
My goal is to host a dinner party and serve three courses. Then I’ll be able to die happily.
Negative. I gladly share my abominations
Just told my manager that I’m unhappy in my role and will be looking for another job. He took it well, said he’s happy to be a reference for me and willing to work on a good timeline with me. Really appreciate that. I’m sure HR will have other feelings, but I understand that!
It’s great your manager is so understanding. Maybe it’s a hint at how they feel too
He’s very open about a lot of things, which I really appreciate it. While he’s not at all blind to the issues, he’s happy to stay on the ride, so to speak.
Good for you!
Just sent a client proposal which took a long time to complete and I know I’m being pitted against one other business for this work. Fingers crossed it comes through to me, but we’ll see. The other business is far more established / has a team of staff so it feels like I can’t compete, but I gave it a real crack. I’ve had a few proposals fall through recently which has knocked my confidence a bit (but at least they were quick to prepare), I really hope this one doesn’t end up a huge waste of time.
Gotta be in it to win it! Best of luck🤞
Good luck, I hope you get it!
Hi everyone, here’s your reminder it is actually Tuesday and not Monday at the start of this working week.
Vegetable and bean stew for dinner last night and for lunch today. My musical contributions are… not very welcome in the office. But the stew is so full of goodness! 2 carrots, 1 large swede, 1 small parsnip, 1 whole leek, a small stick of celery, tomato paste, and just 1 medium potat. But like 2 cups of dried kidney beans. I’ll just have to go on strategic breaks…
That stew is the definition of ‘hearty’.
Did the job with filling up my gut with all the required goodies that will now be processed accordingly.
Dinner is gonna be a greasy fried rice to offset all that goodness
I’m ahead of schedule on work but so behind on my thesis, lalalala… At least I’m winning at something in life. Had a wee chat about options after and there’s some leeway for working remotely but it depends on what comes in. Boss is very sympathetic to my wanting a break from Melbourne to help reset things. It’s just that the next few months are very uncertain in terms of workload so, we’ll have to see.
Might be an ad-hoc/super part time thing while I’m away which is good enough at this point.
Today’s late start brought to you by the twit who tried to drive a B double under the Newmarket bridge
Copying a comment I made in the r/ sub the other day and remembered this joint. So… Here goes
Sup DT? Can I ask a very controversial question on a perhaps controversial subject (depending on who you are and perhaps political leanings).
Pride Month… This question is perhaps aimed at those within the LBGT+ community, do you like Pride Month, or do you think that it’s becoming a bit forced and you just wish society would move on and just treat you as a regular ol’ joe/jane?
Because as a straight man, whilst i’m not annoyed or angry or REEEEE about corporations/game developers or whatever with their Pride Month celebrations, I feel like it’s pretty rude to highlight a month for a group of people who just want to be treated like anyone else, and not be put on a platform every june?
I apologise if this comes off as rude, or as a “a straight man talking about pride month stuff”. I support LBGT stuff as much as the next person does.
I’m generally opened minded and progressive, I also work with someone who is in a same sex marriage closely.
I don’t mind it. My exposure of it generally comes from sporting events where many other topics are celebrated and I think it’s needed to highlight the importance of people being recognised out there and also the problems that still exist within society.
It was only a couple of months ago that The Trumpets of Patriots were running a hate campaign and it was utterly disgusting and tried to mirror Trump’s 2 gender campaign.
Until these things stop and discrimination totally stops it’s still needed for education and tolerance.
That’s just my take on things.
Okay so for context on my opinion I’ll state I am bisexual and non-binary.
I don’t participate in pride month, but I also don’t theoretically mind if game Devs/corps make it a big thing either. My sexuality has been erased or sexualised, bi ladies are “sluts and cheaters”, bi men are “closet gays and cheaters” as an example of the rhetoric that is common. There are lesbians and gays who just think we haven’t “decided”, which is wild, wild stuff. Then considering how much abuse the community suffered/suffers because of powerful bigoted dickheads or just the government’s of the past (and in some countries it’s current governments), I like that the entire LGBTQ+ spectrum is kept in people’s minds, that we can’t assume we know a person’s character because of who they love or how they see themselves. We’re free (at least in Aus) to love who we love and be who we are and that should be celebrated. I’ve been personally told that I’m not actually bi because I’m with a man (I’m AFAB), but I don’t think it’s necessary to tell them my partner’s self-ID just to clear that up or prove that I’m “worthy” of the queer alphabet soup.
On the other hand, capitalism. Companies make more money the broader their audience is, so being openly pro-LGBTQ+ and having rainbow merch or game skins means they increase their sales and profit. Then you have people who make it their whole damn identity without, like, developing their character or experiences.
I appreciate the added visibility, I dislike that it’s capitalist companies doing it for profit or clout.
Nearing the end of looking after hambam.
Seen a big shift in behaviour over the last 3 and a bit weeks. All it took was wearing him out and giving him more off lead freedom.
I’ll miss his burps and random little sleep / dream woofing throughout the night.
goodnight everyone
sweet dreams 😘
Goodnight all ❤️
I’ve finished a lot of the painting and am now setting up and organising the room . Pooped.
But once it’s done I’ll be free to do all the other things. 😊
One thing I have been doing is watching furniture repair and restoration instructional videos. It’s been good. It’s given me the nudge to be patient and get skills and the will to do jobs thoroughly. Problem now is I’m eyeing all the furniture I have that have little problems, like a wobbly leg or some scratches, and feel I should really fix them all up.
