Just watched kidcalhoon1 in her swimming carnival. She did 50m butterfly, kept going the whole way, stayed with the stroke, and came dead last by about half a lap. 3 people in the race. Her reaction, I came third! With a big smile.... Right on kid
Oh my gosh. That's super cute! Onya little hoon!
that is awesome
because that is the most difficult stroke
( I remember doing 50m butterfly for a certificate, I was totally knackered after )
8th night without power, in the Yarra Ranges. Really not good. The Outage Tracker seems to say that maybe tomorrow night late the power will be restored. Not holding my breath.
Well, I didn’t need to hold my breath. The power is back on! Thanks everyone for your kind words over the past few days, really helped.
Of course, now I can hear approaching thunder crackling in the distance. Another storm… 😳
Found out yesterday morning that was going to be my last working day. Cue frantic tying up of loose ends and organising a handover. And that was it. Handed over my laptop. Now on gardening leave for 4 weeks. Emails and Teams already cut off. I’m not upset at this situation, just in shock that it was all so sudden.
Thinking of doing a short trip somewhere during this time. Otherwise there will be a lot of catching up on sleep, time for cooking, relaxing and preparing for what’s next.
Good luck for the future.
Finally watching the Four Corners piece on Woolworths and Coles, and nice to hear the farmer talking about how much of a hold both stores have on the farming community. I come from a farming (beef and bananas) family myself and I've seen first hand the damage they do by being the only option for farmers to sell their produce.
Also howling at the CEOs, they really don't give a single fuck, and they aren't even hiding it.
My old mans doing the whole "hobby farm" retirement things. I say retirement but he'll still be trying to install shit as they lower him into the ground. Anyway. So went to a lot of stock yards and stuff to buy his like 2 cows and 3 sheep or whatever. Said farmers were selling livestock below cost and in some cases animals who couldn't be sold were killed rather than continue to basically starve them, cause the cost of feed was soring.
As much as Woolies and Coles are to blame (and lets be VERY clear: They are!) Why were the media not calling this shit out?! Is it not the responsibility for journalists to investigate this shit? If "Cattle killed because cant be sold for next to nothing whilst Coles beef prices skyrocket" was the headline of the age, questions would be asked without the need for a royal bloody commission or whatever.
This is exactly the scenario described by John Steinbeck in Grapes of Wrath.
Why were the media not calling this shit out?
The accepted reason for modern poverty/need is the housing crisis. That is all the media talks about because that is what press releases are about.
The real stories are plummeting real wages, the giving away of our wealth to mining companies, the cost of education, the loss of employment rights, the destruction of the public service .
**The loss of good news reporting ( I miss you Ranald McDonald ) **
These losses have been decades in the making.
A lot of the problem with the media is that reader's don't seem to care. I have seen news articles about this issue, but if people aren't interested in reading them the media outlets are not going to put a lot of effort into continuing to follow the issue - and with online media outlets the norm they get very clear feedback about the issues that actually interest people.
People don't seem to care much about issues which don't directly effect them and unless a story is novel and entertaining they don't want to keep following it. If people in general put even a fraction of the time and energy into social justice issues as they do into things like following true crime stories, reality tv or Taylor Swift concerts the world would be a very different place.
Why the media are not calling this out - the main commercial media tv, web, newspapers have colesworth as a major advertiser. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. ABC is the only one that has the freedom to report on it, and unfortunately a lot of people don’t watch/read ABC so remain blissfully unaware.
The Weekly times runs articles like this, but mostly behind paywalls.
I am being very clever and leaving the midnight party pie for a few minutes to cool down.
I'm tempted to leave it for a few more minutes after that because I know how this ends.
My old trick was to remove the top before cooking, add cheese and a piece of salami.
Great teenage stoner food lol
Now that I've quit vaping, what the fuck do I do with my hands when I'm walking around?!?!
Edit: The Tobey Maguire finger guns it is lol
Air guitar
Raise the roof
Jazz hands
Hands in pockets and whistle like a bad egg from a 40's movie
Lots of options
You can buy a ring with a fidget spinner on it.
pockets
Generally I just leave them dangling around on the ends of my arms.
One of those greek bracelets with a beaded tassel on them to flip around. A ring with an extra loop on the palm side to fiddle with.
Just keep it above the pants or else people look at you funny, trust me.
Personally I like to do the jedi wave to open automatic doors.
I would pay to see this irl
Clutch handbag daaahhling!
Macrame, though this may endanger local lampposts
omg, now I'm feeling a lot better I can see how much housework there is to do. 😱 ( garden is mostly half dead too 🥺, some pruning, watering and feeding and most should bounce back )
Don't overdo it!
Got pipped at the post again for a house - we were told all the way that it was a matter of the highest price and in the end the seller went with the other offer because they could offer 30 days settlement and 'she wanted to give it to the first home buyer'. Never mind the fact I am, too - the house was Mum's.
Ah well, it would have taken at least $10k just to get it habitable, and that's before putting in things like a split system unit and blinds. And there's another property - a unit this time - just about to come up in a better location and ready to move in or nearly so. But still.I had a dream that I was dreaming. Woke up in the dream to sleep paralysis.
Then woke up properly.
Fuck that was weird.
Edit: It just happened again. Fucking hell.
I have something similar when I sleep in. I have a super realistic dream where I can't tell I'm dreaming, realise something's off, and wake up. Then I decide to sleep again to calm myself down and it starts again.
I swear it can get a couple of layers deep in a dream sometimes as well.
It's ten hours late, but you deserve one of these anyway:
You wrote this while awake.
I hope.
How can you be certain that your whole life is not a dream?
If it is, then the person dreaming must be a masochist lol
Was just reading the other site. Did you know Australia used to have a Aircraft Carrier? Not only did we have one, it was extremely effective with 2 allied vessel kills to its name. Thats right. Allied vessels. HMAS Melbourne over the years took out both Aussie HMAS Voyager and the American USS Frank E. Evans. People died and that part honestly isnt funny. But if I had a dollar for every time the Melbourne sunk an allied vessel I'd have 2 dollars, which isn't a lot but its strange it happened twice!
Wait till you read about how we went to war with the emus.
Released from hospital, referrals to specialists, on and on it goes. Back to hanging in there and trying to cope with pain while I wait. I’m feeling like hell and very wobbly.
Still trying to get a quick stick vacuum in while Moobeans isn’t here to get stressed or breathe floating dust. I also broke out the scented carpet stain remover to clean away the last of the stubborn vom spots so hopefully the smell *of the cleaner is gone by the time she’s back.
rest now, take care, lots of hugs for you both
Thanks. I’ve done a couple of things and should have help tomorrow
Oiche mhaith
Fell off the wagon today and have made myself a cup of coffee. Maybe I need to try tapering off a bit more slowly, a second day of headache and fatigue was just too much.
I'm on my 2nd week off cutting down to one a day. Still do the morning one, but skipping my post-lunch brew. Been sleeping better, but do feel a significant dip at around 2 pm.
@MeanElevator @RustyRaven cutting down slowly is very wise
What sort of coffee are you making? Maybe you ca taper off by going to instant or going decaf?
Last time I cut caffeine out I did it by mixing in increasing amounts of decaf to my coffee, I probably should have done that again this time. I was down to a single cup of coffee (plunger coffee) but it seems the last step was a bit too big. Not sure if I want to get some decaf or just cut down to a half cup for a bit - drinking half a cup of coffee seems a bit lame, so I probably should just get the decaf. It's really easy to minimise the effect caffeine actually has on you until you try to cut it out and the withdrawal symptoms hit.
@Duenan @RustyRaven I went thru a "half a shot of decent espresso plus a bit of decaf instant powder so it doesn't taste too weak" phase when tapering
I think I've come up with a food idea, unusual as it may be.
I think later on in the week I'm going to make a fish burger with cheese and tartare sauce and also add bacon to it.
It was originally going to be beef burgers but I don't think I can be bothered cooking burger patties on the pan and cleaning it up afterwards.
When you say fish burger what do you mean? You could just use a frozen fish filet and then you'd have a filet-o-fish minus the bacon. I do this all the time. A fish burger patty would work too but I still wouldn't add the bacon only because it will take away the delicate fish taste.
Booked another camping trip. These things are shaping up to the be highlight of my year so far. Man middle age hits hard haha
What's your setup looking like? Tent, camper, van?
For just me? 23Zero swag and Oztrail Gazebo with a couple of removable walls. Been pretty good so far, but I just added a swag stretcher to a cart for next time. Tidal river ground is hard as a rock.
When I bring the family? Oztrail Fastframe lumos 6p. I love it, but it really isn't good in strong wind. When the family is old enough I'll either step up to a Campervan, or a proper canvas tent.
How about you? Half the reason I go camping is to check out other peoples setups.
The battery life on this ThinkPhone is spectacular. Also, I've been using gesture navigation instead of the 3 buttons for the first time and it's kinda awesome. Took a little bit to get used to but now I can't see me going back.
You get used to gesture navigation surprisingly fast. I had to turn it on my old phone I use for emulators as well because I got so used to it.
I'm going to keep an eye on these ThinkPhones, they're an interesting concept
Anyone here done speed dating? The thought of it is terrifying but I don't now how else to meet singles. Apps fucking suck.
Yep I have. Actually had a good time. Met a few people that I ended up seeing for a little while which was fun.
But I don't go anymore. Real life is so much better and also terrifying which I'm a fan of.
I want to give it a try, meeting people for the first time in real life is so much better. But the thought of it is very scary. I've found a provider that looks good, just need to sign up and do it.
I've done it. It wasn't terrible but lower your expectations would be my suggestion.
Just had a ridiculously loud Harley zoom past. I thought there were noise limits on cars and bikes, but I suspect they are never really enforced. This thing was louder than truck air brakes, was verging on painful as it went by. The riders of these bikes must surely be deaf after regular exposures.
They're in front of the pipes and have helmets covering their ears. It's not as loud for them.
Source: have ridden fairly loud bikes
Many loud sky explosions, and everything has suddenly become very wet. I think the predicted storm might be here.
Edit: And now ther are chunks of ice falling everywhere.
Looks like Melton will get hammered, again too. Might rain here in Thornbury - I did water the garden but refrained from washing the windows just in case.
Nothing here yet. I think Gisborne and Sunbury might cop it.
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this year's first chili harvest
spoiler
They're beautiful. I appreciate that this is a video for some reason.
it's a video because that was the button that was pressed in a hurry 🤡
I will be making chili cheese bread later this week, I have lactose free cheddar and it will be yummy
I found this really cool workout which seems to work all the body parts. My body is throbbing now.
One neighbour with the mower.
Another with the pressure washer.
A third one with the whipper snipper.
Fourth one is eyeing them, and about to join in.
Sometimes I wish we had looser gun laws.
It's lovely mild summer evening here in Carlton.
