I went to the dentist for the first time in about 5 years tonight. I need three replacement crowns and a root canal. I shall have negative monies.
Ouch. In multiple ways.
I have a tooth that is far beyond a root canal and needs to be surgically extracted. I have a specialist appointment in a couple of months so I should find out how many of my firstborn children I'll need to give over then. After that there will be a couple of implants in my future, so many $$$ will be needed. I've been putting it all off much longer than I should but it is a lot of money. Watching my mother struggle to eat with bad teeth is highly motivating though.
have you considered dental tourism? Thailand is very popular, as is India. They are expert and much cheaper than here.
I'm so salty that dental isn't on Medicare
Boss just told me I'm getting a sidekick to train. A fresh, young, uncorrupted-by-life law student. I smell the subtle scent of nepotism, as the kid is the nephew twice removed of his dad's first wife. Time will tell how this goes.
Sidekicks are awesome.
Until they kick you... :)
Presumably in a legal field the advice to ‘have fun corrupting them’ would be misplaced.
May your sidekick be more Cousin It than Neil Kellerman.
Law students will inevitably be corrupted - it is in the nature of the beast. Will attempt to preserve their innocence as long as possible (heh heh). No I'm not crossing my fingers behind my back.
It's bin night tonight and there is a lot of disagreement in the street about which bin is due for collection. A lot of people will be disappointed tomorrow when their recycling is not collected.
A triumph of hope over reality. If enough of us put out our recycling, maybe the council will pick it up anyway ...
Seems like we have the same bin cycle. Mine are out and so is the recycling bin.
If occasionally forget which one to put out but my neighbour reminds me of I get it wrong.
I've been reading through the instructions for the Ikea drawers I'm getting on Saturday, and it is mostly pretty clear except one bit I'm not 100% sure on. I think it means that trying to have sex with the drawer unit on a hard floor will break it, so I should put it on a soft surface and stroke it gently instead.
You should post this to the cookie cutter identification group
I think it means the drawer needs a slow hand, not a heated rush. Could break shit otherwise.
I think it means if you want to merge with the drawer you to treat the drawer to Aladdin's magic carpet or else it will be sad and its heart will break.
Don't try any handsfree helicopter shit, maintain a firm hold on your partner at all times.
The person on the left looks like a pigeon.
Hellllooooooooo?
👋🏼
The cats say purr.
heyyyy
Two and a half weeks of panadol and I think I am habituated. 🤬 And it's just fucking panadol, nothing worth this mild groggy headache.
On a positive note sciatica is slowly getting better, with lots of rest I am comfortable.
About 20 years ago when I had my wisdom teeth out they sent me home with codeine. I didn't need it but I was mellow for 4 days straight.
Now days if you have pain they tell you to just take panadol. BUT I'VE HAD THE GOOD STUFF. PANADOL DON'T WORK
Going for a walk in the evenings in summer is very pleasant. Much easier to find the motivation when it’s daylight savings and nice weather.
I had another incredibly vivid dream, but no dystopian elements this time, thank $deity. Because I just spent an hour typing it out here it is.
excessively detailed dream paragraphs because I'm bored
I was walking up a narrow winding road through a wooded area to arrive at a unbelievably lush yet pocket-sized suburb completely surrounded by massive broadleaf trees in a sweeping vista; I believed it was the US, because I'd come here to find a reclusive expert who didn't live in Australia. And it looked nothing like any Australian place I'd ever been to. I was in complete awe of this place and wanted to find out more...
I looked at the map on my phone and this unusually green village appeared to be cleverly tucked behind a train station and commercial area beyond a band of trees to the north. Thinking I had plenty of time before meeting the expert, I headed into the thicket of trees down a small, well-worn dirt path for a good while until I emerged to a row of slightly grimy shophouses and the sounds of a town on a lazy afternoon.
I spotted a narrow arcade and walked through its tiled corridor to the other side, only to find out I was now in Sydney - specifically Eastwood, according to the train station further down the road, though the area looked nothing like the actual Eastwood; it looked more like the high street of a Japanese suburb, two-to-four storey shophouses, cute pedestrian crossings, narrow roads, pot plants and all. I found myself next to a gaggle of chatty Korean ahjummas, many of whom were just leaving (or waiting to go into) a travel agents that mostly ran English classes. Somehow I was fixated on what they were saying even though I don't understand Korean...
The loud wheeze of a departing train snapped me to my senses; it had turned into evening and the streets were emptying out. I realised I was now supposed to get to my cousin's place before sundown (IRL i have a cousin who lives a short drive away, in this dream it was ten years later and he had moved closer to "Eastwood" because his landlord sold the rental and his kids were going to high school. I just knew this all along without any exposition or signs, and almost thought it was still true when I woke up; isn't it amazing how that happens in dreams?)
After walking for a while following confusing map instructions, I came to an industrial area and thought I was really lost, only to turn the corner and find my cousin kicking a soccer ball in an abandoned lot while waiting for his kids to finish their after school activities at a converted warehouse nearby. He greeted me warmly like we hadn't seen each other in a decade, and gave me instructions to get to his place, where I was told a delectable fish stew had been set aside for me (and at this point I was acutely aware of my hunger)... but first, could I do him a massive, jump in his car and have a look at the malfunctioning video screens in there? This part I'm curious about because I didn't "know" I was handy with hardware throughout the dream (and I'm not IRL either), but I had this weird confidence.
So I get to the car, a sort of early 2000s-looking grey Toyota SUV, and when I get in it's still got a cassette player and buttons and knobs from the 80s - and it seems like my cousin has jerry-rigged a few video screens about the size of those TomToms: one in the front and two to the back. Everything looks grey and overcast. I twist around to get a better look at the back seat, which has a bunch of old clothes for donation bundled up in those grey supermarket bags you don't see any more...
Only then does it hit me: I must have entered a portal that transported me not just to Sydney but an alternate universe where technology developed differently, and that's why my phone map was being weird - it wasn't of that world. I wasn't of that world! That's why I had no idea why I was asked to fix the screens. Was I even going to get to eat that fish stew?
Just as I realised this, I felt my fingers start to disintegrate, and that's when I heard the 8:50am school bell from across the road IRL and started waking up...
Anyway, I think I should give my cousin in Sydney a call to catch up. 8/10 dream. Better get on with the day now...
My dreams are so boring in comparison :(
So cool. I love the way you describe absolutely everything in your dream.
Every detail feels meaningful because it had to be generated entirely by my brain alone. I rejoice in the fact that no matter how dull or depressed I might be during the day, my brain is still capable of rich imagination and deep emotional connection. It might not be real but it was real in some way to my brain and worth learning from
Spoke to my mum because it's her b day today and her leg is healing nicely due to a little skin treatment on there. My brother had his gallbladder out just before Christmas and then was readmitted because he was turning a shade of yellow that no one could figure out why. Anyway he's doing better so she's happy. It's good to hear better news because there was a time where I was dreading calling her.
Started using bonito flakes or dropping treats into the bowl to entice Melbcat to eat her medicated meals...
She will now walk away from served food and start slamming the wardrobe door or waiting in the kitchen for 'food' if it doesn't have enough tasty toppings on it. I also have to add the treats in front of her, sometimes an extra one just to convince her they're in there. I'm being hustled. She is utterly spoilt.
I'm feeling pretty rotten, kind of just lying down watching videos.
Somebody is going back to the vet on Saturday, wondering if I've got the energy to wash and prepare the trays to get a sample.
slaps knees
okay. enough decadence.
today's goal: give the house a basic cleaning, reply last week's email, take a walk and buy a little food
optional: fill out a form / look up a set of instructions / update my CVApparently ‘Mr Catfish’ (bloody hell that sounds odd!) wants to join Lemmy. Now where am I supposed to put neurotic overthinking gift posts about the anniversary he’s about to forget?
My husband joined when we had that lemmy problem to help me work out how to get back in. He made a comment and was so proud of himself (his first time ever on social media) until I explained he actually made a post instead of a reply to my comment. He has made no more attempts.
My head, my jaw,
My eyes are sore.
Teeth like stones,
Grind like bones
Into dust.Going to see Argyle in an hour. I think this should be a fun one.
I'm watching that tomorrow morning.
the fountain on chesterville appears to be getting worse. Floodwaters now consuming entire footpath and look to be undermining wall. Note present from owners rather beleagueredly pleads that people not try and be helpful and shut off their mains, it won't stop the leak, they told south east water three weeks ago, they know, they know, please stop asking.
Where abouts on Chesterville?
I hope it doesn't end up creating a sinkhole somewhere.
just shy of the south road intersection, that big ol' greek place next to the derelict lot. Don't think it could sinkhole, but man, that thing is definitely becoming a water feature. I snap/sent, but since that just rolls back to SE water and they already know about it dunno if it will do shit.
Council might be able to push if further if you indicate the footpath is obstructed, as that is their responsibility. Contacting your local representative directly can also be a good option as they can push things that otherwise get lost in the bureaucracy. If the wall that is being damaged is a tall wall that could pose a risk to people walking past if it collapses you could also call SES or 000.
Yeah i figured, so i flagged it as a hazard. Poor bastards (edit: people in house) have been out there multiple times a day trying to divert or clean it up, no idea wtf SEW are doing...
Send it my way. Water been off since 8am and still not back on. I want a shower dammit. Was supposed to be out 9-1pm. Someone screwed up
camping over the weekend. Excited!
Nice. Whereabouts you heading?
Wilsons prom again. Nothing too exciting, but it'll still be good to get away
Just waited 15 mins for a bus that never came. Lucky I have a tram line I can take instead.
Aww. Just found Zooks asleep in one of those storage cubes on top of my gym clothes.
Hidey ho!
Hidey hidey ho!
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Today is Fursday. Cuddle your pet(s) an extra time today!
My boys have barely left my side since I've had this bad back
I was just a sandwich until Zooks hopped down.
And remember cheap vodka can be used as dry cleaning fluid if you stain your suit.
i shall cuddle my🕷️
Some classic Uyghur cuisine please
🐑🍜
A fabulous prawn cocktail thanks
🕺🍤🍸
Watching a fine art channel. Paint looks fun. Completely impractical for me so I'll just watch
Paint is fun. People who sell the kit bits can be total Aholes. Apparently I don’t look like the sort of person who can afford to drop 15 on a stringer/rigger. Condescending ass.
I've been doing a lot of study about painting, and seriously, it's just colouring in but you make your own picture
Hmm do I buy ice cream that's on special at the moment but forgo something a pre-ordered item that got delayed where I ordered from or get it available instantly elsewhere?
Ice Cream I'm thinking of getting is below.
Have you ever noticed that phone chats on tv and movies always have perfect spelling? ( unless it's l33t or whatever the equivalent is these days )
and they type just once. they don't need to type, backspace, try again, STILL WRONG
It's funny to me how some people hate travelling alone, even to safe countries. I'm quite ok with it and I've done it more than once.
I'm going to live my life and I'm not going to wait around until somebody else is available to chaperone me.
I prefer to travel on my own for the most part. Other people require too much work to coordinate and negotiate with unless you are extremely compatible.
I've done a fair bit of it and there are pros and cons. I can do it and still like it, but I'd prefer to share experiences with someone. I'm not going to not travel until I have someone to travel with though.
The only cons I think of is that it's somewhat more expensive as accommodation and travel costs aren't split, and if something happens to you it's helpful to have someone there to call the authorities the embassy or the hospital etc.
I used to do it all the time too. It's cool.
Can anyone tell me how much packaging material Ikea generally use with their products? I've got a bunch of things coming on Saturday and am wondering how much packaging I'm going to end up wrangling.
Lots of flattish cardboard, some strapping, the occasional foam corner. Plastic bags on any fabric stuff usually have recycle bin appropriate numbers on them.
That is good to hear, I was a bit worried I'd signed myself up for a bin full of plastics.
Despite funny work shenanigans, this morning is going far far slower than I'd like... This week being my first week in the office after being sick and still having lingering little bits has me mega pooped.
Edit - a very important word lmao
I am looking to get a bike to go for rides with my daughter (and ride to work), are the Fluid bikes from Anaconda any good? They look to have good reviews on the site. Unfortuntely they don't have any in stock where I am so I can't even try it out.
They're pretty cheap but for riding with a kid I expect they'll be fine. Hard rubbish or second hand there's a heap of cheaper options. I've fixed up a few beaters for friends to with their kids.
If you enjoyed the silliness of the Kingsmen movies, Argylle might be for you. Or if you just want a couple of hours of enjoying a fine-as-hell Bryce Dallas Howard doing her thing.
Did you enjoy it?
From the trailer I saw it looked ok.
I'd say I enjoyed it. It's hard not to enjoy a movie with Sam Rockwell being full Sam Rockwell in it though.
Oh no, thr little bittergourds that I thought weren't bitter, are in fact bitter :( I picked firm, hard, green ones but actually should've gone for the softer and darker ones. Ideally they would be turning orange.
Here's the lickle gourds
and here's the finished curry though not the most photogenic
More bitter than I expected BUT lovely texture with the soft flesh, firmer skin, and crunchy seeds. Though it took an hour of cooking for them to soften.
I've never seen nor heard of those in my 40 years of time on this planet. Goes to show you can always be amazed.
I've seen these in the market, but wondered what to do with them. Thanks for elucidating.
I tried mug cake for the first time tonight. It was ok. Could do with a bit of cream or icecream next time.
