Uni marks came in. Somehow an A slipped onto my "barely passing" academic transcript. Also I got a high pass in the subject I thought I was going to fail, and a C in the third one.
For me, having a team lunch is not a “break”. I get back to the office feeling like I haven’t stopped working. Went straight back outside for a 15 min walk to reset.
I've started an 8 week challenge for fitness and healthy eating and fuck me, the amount of admin involved is exhausting. I've been so enthusiastic but the more I've had to prepare for it food wise, the more my enthusiasm fades. I'll still go to the group training session tonight but I'm genuinely already exhausted.
Food prep can take a lot of time, especially when it is new things. It usually gets quicker as you get used to what you are doing, but will always take longer than grabbing something quick or pre-prepared. But it does pay you back in improved health and energy. You're worth the extra time.
I’ve seen a couple of my friends who have a strict diet weigh their food and document it all and also having to guess the content or rating of what they’re eating.
It took a bit of time before they got to eating their food and it was only a small snack of chocolate or a little cupcake.
Oh it's totally admirable, I'm just aiming for balance but to still enjoy food! I definitely agree though, it'll just take time to get used to it and I'm in it now.
Go you! It can be pretty daunting to take on a big challenge like this but it's worth it if you're determined. I admire you for including group training sessions!
It's a great way to be kept accountable you know? Having a whole group to show progress to. It's one group session a week and then I've got to incorporate two-three additional sessions.
Good on you! I'm trying to worry less about food and more about just being more active these days. I hate counting calories, just trying to lay off the takeaways and junk.
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racked up 50 days alcohol free as of today, no pressing reason just wanted a break and a minor challenge to see through to the end. funnily enough the social drinking part was easy and had some fun nights out on 0 alcohol beers. the at home turning brain off and playing video games sipping soju is what i missed.
didn't experience any actual benefits, which is exactly like when i quit coffee for a couple months and nothing happened just mildly less enjoyment
that's awesome! i think taking a break is for sure good, even just psychologically, so still glad i did it. for me nothing much improves my motivation other than just doing things and then it starts to snowball real quick.
Stayed late at work by accident and busted my hump trying to catch my "backup" bus that gets me home relatively early. Waited here since the PTV app said "arriving in 5 minutes" then it counted down and said "Now" for about two minutes, then ticked over to 21 minutes. No bus went by in either direction.
Also this bus stop I'm at doesn't have a bench or anything.
Oh, I just remembered I missed my normal bus to work this morning, too. Looks like I've got a case of the Mondays!
Buses are the biggest trolls of the PTV network. That includes the "smart" buses. I've had the exact same thing happen to me before too, in the cold dark rain. Don't miss it at all.
Once a colleague was dropping me off at a bus stop early and we saw my ("smart ") bus just about to leave well ahead of what the app said, and when I explained how unreliable the things are my colleague just gunned it and beat the bus in heavy traffic to drop me off a few stops later so I would definitely get on that bus.
Ugh I hate that. Happened when I was waiting for a tram to Caulfield on Saturday. It's like ticking down and then ... Nothing.
Also I wish there was somewhere where we can tell ptv to get seats or whatever at bus stops. My local one doesn't have a seat, which sure sucks but eh, but trying to get on the bus is annoying and they can only lean down so far. Feels like I'm taking two steps to get on it.
Heavy things lifted. Miss Meow is very confused about the point of it all, but has also done her own exercise routine, involving stalk and pounce of a small piece of cardboard and a limbo across the weight bench and under the barbell. She is now suggesting it would be a good time to eat some protein.
Update from my post yesterday about the disability medical assessment I had for my disability claim, for anyone that saw that.
Had the appointment. The assessor was nice, I was so nervous I was stuttering. I don't even have a stutter, so that was weird. Took all of 10-15 minutes and I was exhausted after.
Now I just wait I guess. The estimated completion time is 4th of August, so if it takes that long I think I'll get around $2k in backpay, which is enough to pay off two of my debts and get things back on track(do they still backpay the difference in payment for people currently on jobseeker? Actually unsure on that.)
The suspense is killing me. I should just avoid thinking about it, but that extra $400ish a fortnight would be life changing. And not having to make myself bedridden going to disability employment services appointments every other week.
Minecraft has been a good distraction. Been digging big holes to calm down. There's something Zen about it. Except that I keep burrowing in to giant cave systems and having to explore them for loot and glory, which is less relaxing.
Just imagine the shit that LNP would have thrown at a Labor govt trying to deal with COVID. It would have been rabid and divisive (just like it was in Vic).
I've finally put a bow on a document I've been working on for months. Technology changes quickly and frequently so it has needed a bunch of changes since I started but I'm finally calling it "document correct as of date of writing" and will present it to my team tomorrow.
It was my largest piece of work and a huge weight off my shoulders - or rather will be after I present it to my team tomorrow. Now I can focus on thinking about what comes next for the 35 days until my holiday. Good times.
It's cold and dark out there, but I'm going to brave it with Mr Woof to get first walkies done. Then I can follow up with some nice hot porridge for breakfast.
same here. Can't even stand the smell. Don't @me with "but you haven't tried the right blend of cat crap organic hippie toe-picked steam froth!" I hate coffee and it's not going into my mouth,.
Time for bed I think. Hopefully bot #001 can manage the night shift, it has been a big day. I think the day naming problem we had might be sorted (the bot will be putting it in the body of the post until I'm sure it won't mess up the title again!). There was also an update released for the base code which has been included, and I tried to do something else which went horribly wrong. I had to do a full system restore and reinstall everything to fix it, so the poor bot was homeless for a while. Everything looks fine again now, but if things go wrong tonight it's probably not the cat's fault.
started watching "from" on Stan. suitably intrigued, but just found out it's by the makers of "lost", and now I dont want to invest any time in it as it descends to an inevitably shit conclusion.
It touches on horror for a few eps, but is more kinda suspense? I think, based on the other comment, I'm gonna give it a pass. It had promise, but it feels like it's going nowhere/into way more episodes or seasons than it should.
Okay cleaned up after dinner and got the laundry folded. Didn't get around to vacuuming so tomorrow it'll have to be. Took a big task and broke it down into smaller tasks and will start with the first two tomorrow. Set myself some learning objectives and will start tonight. Yes I'm doing it I'm doing it. Slowly.
It's vaguely annoying how when anything bad happens the default response is "here, have some counselling". In so many cases what needs to change is someone's circumstances, and quickly. And a quick chat is not going to fix that.
My partner keeps getting that while she’s in hospital.
All we really needed was what you mentioned, a change of circumstance and the allowance of her coming back home or allowing me to visit her to give her support.
You'd think by this point they'd begin to grasp the idea that the sheer volume they deal with makes them start treating people like slabs of meat for processing. This has rather deleterious effects on the person in question, especially since hospitalisation is already a wholesale nostril rape upon their agency
I also think we’re living in an era of toxic positivity. There no allowance for sadness, hurt, worry etc. Everything must be fixed! Live love laugh! Just meditate it away! We are human and shit happens and sometimes we are not OK. And that’s OK.
Banana bread is in the oven yay. Baby woke up an hour earlier than usual this morning so I’ve already had 2 coffees, done a load of laundry, read some of my new book, and of course the banana bread. I have either been feeling a bit depressed or am suffering from horrendous PMS post partum but I thought today I should try to keep busy rather than scrolling my phone all day.
For the rest of the day I’m hoping to work a bit more on an essay I’ve been writing for my newsletter and hopefully squeeze in an exercise routine. We shall see!
It was a very long and overwhelming day for me back at work. The worst thing in the end was we all elected to have a shorter lunch time to leave earlier.
We ended up finishing at the original time stated and not earlier while sacrificing a longer lunchtime.
I've been trying to get my wife to ditch her dying phone for months now. Some woman just paid for her crumpets and deodorant at the supermarket cause the NFC didn't work so she couldn't pay. Why she didn't carry her physical card with her if she knows the the phones iffy is beyond me. Thank you to the kind lady, but im dying of second hand embarrassment.
my partner is sort of doing the opposite. she has a phone with working NFC but carries her card around with her in the phone case because apparently it takes too long to add the card to google pay......
Going to bed early. Nothing much to see here. I had to write a beautiful letter to the mum of a trans girl today though which thouroughly warmed my heart. There was a four corners thing about trans kids on tonight I think and again the abc seem to want to reflect the transphobic views of those who spread misinformation, but this is just hearsay. I didn't want end the day on a bad vibe so I avoided it.
sadly the ABC are nothing more than a weak arm of the LNP these days. cunt as he was, even howad respected the neutral nature of the Abc. Abbot and Morrison fucked it.
I had to force myself to get some work done today to prevent the rest of the week and next week from blowing up but I definitely need to take tomorrow and possibly Wednesday off because I feel like absolute death. Had a chat to one of my senior colleagues today about what happened last week and next steps because I need to feel like I'm taking action to get out of an unfulfilling dead end situation. But I also don't want to burn bridges and leave people hanging
Here I am up again, thinking.
Late night coffee, same old story.
Only two beers, but coffee I'm craving.
Fuck, I need to get my shit together,
I think I'm in for stormy weather,
Ugh, I have to get it all together.
I have to be an adult,
Sooner or later.
Preferrably sooner rather than later.
I mean, sure, I'm quite messed up,
Longterm therapy is on the cards.
Fighting myself
But I should be fighting for help.
But it isn't an excuse
To stagnate.
This is not my fate,
Just an actual phase.
An inbetween state,
While I mutate
It's not too late
For me to close that gate
Behind me.
I'm more than the sum of my past,
A human with some janky parts.
But it's all here, still chugging away,
Rusting but taking it day by day
Rusting away but it's okay.
I'm temporarily corporeal,
We're all here for just a little while.
So thank you all for reading my prose,
Be it funny, sad, a little bit morose.
You all are amazing, so human and cool!
Just keep being you.
Day 16 of my exercise program... and it's a rest day. I feel like doing some exercises though, so I did 5 minutes of the ultra back friendly stomach exercises in the video I saw yesterday. Oh man, they seem a bit lame but you can really feel them engage where it counts! It's a 10 day program in itself, so it looks like I've started a new thing! But it's hi ho hi ho for me now so I hope you all have a lovely day that you deserve!
Sure! The exercises are at around 16:15 in this video if you want to skip to them, but I can recommend the whole video as it really helps understand how the muscles work and why doing some exercises, or doing them wrongly, is bad for you. I can't do the first one (basic planking) because my core isn't strong enough yet to do them without arching or sagging 😞 but I can highly recommend the others!
Ugh. I bought an old phone off of eBay, I did my due diligence and everything seemed above board, but old mate's been fucking me around for the last week and a half. It finally arrived today and it's FRP locked
Edit: with the help of a youtube video, I managed to figure it out. I mean, looked dodgy as fuck, I probably have more malwares than there were variants of covid, but I got it sorted
doesn't work unfortunately, I've spent the last few hours trying and every suggestion I can find has either been patched, or is trying to sell me some dodgy program
I have decided that tonight I am in fact not going to do anything on the Lists (except feed my friend's cat, get back my laptop cable from her house, drop off these seedlings - eat dinner - and then run the loaded dishwasher). That's it. zzzzz
One of my (late) birthday presents from my partner is a shirt from the brand Foxblood, and it's a long shirt (which is great because i won't accidentally show my stomach while walking) but the sleeves have these sort of thumb holes, so I can feel like the true emo 13 y/o wanted to be.
I don't know what the rules are on wearing non-office clothes at work (because my clothes are mostly if not 99.99% are graphic tees) so I need to buy more office-friendly clothes. And I need clothes that fit my aesthetic, which is just my aesthetic when I was 13 but I have money now!
I've had my garmin watch for over a month now and I had to take it off because I developed welts on my wrist like I'd been attacked by a iced vovo. They weren't burns or itchy. It wasn't tight or anything. I don't wear it in the shower or get it wet. Very odd. So I've cleaned it and I've just put it back on. Maybe I should have cleaned it before I started wearing it the first time. Anyway time to watch and wait. (Puns intended)
Like everyone else has said, I had the same issue with my silicon Apple Watch band when I first got it. It gave my a sweat rash. Eventually my skin got used to it, but I have bought a bunch of other cloth and metal bands to switch out instead. I wear the silicon one when I’m exercising or I need something waterproof, but I mostly wear the others now. I’m not sure how customisable the Garmin is in terms of bands though. There are hundreds of thousands of cheapo bands for the Apple Watch though.
I’m currently wearing my scrunchie band which is great for when I want something more breathable. I usually wear these to bed as well.
What band do you have on it? When i got my fitbit i had lots of similar issues from the band it came with. I bought myself a leather band to replace it with and its been fine since
Rubber/latex/synthetic thing. It was odd that it developed after a month and it appeared very quickly. If it happens again I will definitely change the band on it.
If I use the silicone band that comes with the fitbit I get burns and everything. It isn't until I switch to... anything else, it's fine. Like I currently have a cotton? band, and it's fine. I also try to moisturise on my wrists so I don't get the weird burns.
I sometimes have this problem with those silicon / rubber bands. I moved to some sort of cheap leather some time ago or faux leather and it was much better for my skin.
Finished a 2nd assignment that I started at 5am Sunday on LLN needs of students.
Ended up being perfect timing since I based it on the induction training I gave to a new employee 2 weeks ago who had revealed to me in their interview that they are completely illiterate.
The guy is amazing. Really mechanically gifted, super upbeat, really good memory. Everyone who meets him instantly likes him.
In his life he has been a manager from just how gifted he is mechanically and done well enough to buy his own home.
Cliched but I've definitely learnt a lot from this guy.
Why are tradies so bad at keeping appointments? We are not talking about being a little late here. We are talking about not coming at all even when confirmed in writing. And no comms if they aren't coming either.
We had the worst time with one recently. Promised to come like 5 different times and just never showed. Partner kept reorganising and eventually I was like, he’s not ever coming I think we just need to move on.
Uh oh Escape by Janet Jackson came on next totally did not dance near the door waiting for it to pull up at the station. Like it’s not embarrassing if you don’t turn around to see if anyone’s watching right? Right?!?! 🤣🤣 hahaha
Watched the movie Don’t Worry Darling. Was expecting a total B grade flop based on the reviews, but it was not that bad. Story was slow to get started, but the costumes and sets were very good, and the twist was a good one. It’s no Oscar winner but I’ve seen plenty worse movies.
Got the lettering and the bottom part of the border done with the cross-stitch project.
Still feeling a little flat after the extraction so I think I'll stay in and have a good solid go to finish it.
My goldfish are like aquatic chickens and when I plant weed for them they dig it up in a couple of days. I’ve just spent a stupid amount of time tying bunches of weed to rocks. Let’s see ya dig that up, ratbags
I just walked out of my work building and smashed my Apple watch really hard against the (metal) doorframe, and it took me until I got to my car to muster up the courage to inspect the damage 🥴 Incredibly, not a scratch on it. I'm genuinely surprised it didn't crack.
Time to stop being lazy and buy a cover, I just hate the way they look but if I actually end up smashing this thing I'll be gutted.
I spent the extra dosh to get a sapphire screen on my (Garmin) watch. I've had it for 4.5 years, it's been through the wars. The metal around the body has scratches, the paint has come off is a few places. The watch face itself though is perfect - as pristine as the day I bought it. It cost $150 more than the gorilla glass watch, but the investment has totally been worth it, given the rugged life it leads.
Oh. I just looked up the Apple store. The Ultra (Apple's sapphire watch) is $600 more expensive. Yeah - get a cover. :)
I keep forgetting you can buy covers for your watches. The amount of times I've banged my hand/wrists into walls and doors is staggering. There's a few scratches but nothing you notice unless you really look.
I mentioned about a week and a bit ago about Dungeons and Drag Queens, the new DND campaign on Dropout from Dimension 20. I wasn't too sure if they were going to upload them to YouTube, but good news everyone! They are indeed, here's the first episode (runs for about 2hrs so easier to consume than Critical Role imho).
Eggs on toast for lunch. Sticking it to the cafe yesterday for asking for 3 bucks for an egg (yes not plural) to be added to my brekkie but I guess that's the going price but also wtf.
So this is what I have decided. I have moved the watch to the bony part of my wrist. It's not tight. I can still get a finger in there. When it needs to be charged I will give it a clean also. I'm giving it one more chance before I swap the band over. I have already selected the band I want. It better behave.
I spontaneously decided to vacuum while my spanakopita was cooking. I was punished for my productivity: vacuum has now carked it. Bugger. Time to fish out the warranty.
The art in The Majestic is movies, writing, acting. It shows how people are transformed by art, inspired, encouraged, healed, amused. Art is a part of living real life.
holy shit - visitors arrived at my neighbours next door, and I swear to fUCKING Alanis if they start singing Katy Perry again, I'm going to TP their welcome mat.
Project Upscale progress - 113/550. Seems worth it in terms of quality. I'm just using Upscyl (FOSS option) for this first try, and it's doing the job so far, quite happy with the results.
Also, coming across some things I'd forgotten about -
throwback to when I got to do something cool at work - nb. image not upscaled though
Haven't tried Upscyl yet. Been trying topaz gigapixel on some old (1940's) photos and the results were pretty decent. Can do some weird things to faces and textures though.
Someone else mentioned that on safari a couple days back I think. The login screen shows very briefly sometimes when I reload but then I wait, or reload again and I'm logged in again. Reminds me of the mygov linked services page, it shows nothing until I load it a second time...
Finished Mad Men s5. That was probably the weakest of the seasons I've watched so far but there's still corkers in there. That penultimate episode was devastating. As was the Herb Rennet one. But my favourite might be Signal 30 - BECAUSE HE WAS CAUGHT WITH CHEWING HIM ON HIS PUBIS!!! And now I'm sad again...
Got through first night of training. Pretty happy to have made a start. A lot of stuff I already knew and the rest of it feels like marketing. But hey good to have made a start on a formal qualification I guess. Even if it is foundational. Not sure I’m up for the full administrator cause with a baby in the house.
Hey good on you for doing what you are doing with a tiny in residence; lovely though it is having kids, it isn't easy doing career progression stuff. Cheers to you 👍
Lmao watching an older film and I forgot you used to be able to just hire porn from the video shop. I was to young to hire it but I was always curious about those who did, like were they embarrassed taking it to the counter.
My local had it on the bottom shelf of the horror section. As a kid I loved looking at the scary case art in the horror section, and one day I got a proper fright when I pulled out a porno.
Bought my cat biscuits meant for sensitive stomachs and skin, the same brand as he has had before and within 10 minutes he vomited them up. I think he ate too fast but the irony is not lost on me.
Should look into getting that for my nephew when his birthday rolls around in a few months (not blood related, but there's no name for "my best friend who feels more like a brother to me than best friend's kid" that isn't short and sweet).
I would assume that if the AC came with the property when you rented it, then it would be the landlord's responsibility to cover maintenance costs. We clean ours semi-regularly (unit, filters etc.) since it's our only source of heating and cooling, but haven't had it serviced yet. There's something on this website that kind of? says the same thing but it's not super clear.
It did come with the place. I am sure it is overdue for a service, it has been a bit smelly on the heating cycle since I moved in line 18 months ago. Bit concerned about mould and bacteria so will seriously consider asking for a service.
Any tips for camping in winter? Thinking I might take a one night-er somewhere close by, but last time I went to la trobe river in October I nearly froze to death.
A 4 season tent, insulated sleeping mat with extra foam mat underneath, a winter temp rated down sleeping bag, extra warm liner (some could add a few extra degrees), Merino base layer to sleep in, or/ and a down jacket to sleep in if feeling extra cold and a beanie. And plenty of food before bed!
My "proper" tent is a 6p, and it'll be a solo trip. So I'll probably have to make do with the hiking tent. But yes, my 5c sleeping back might need an upgrade.
thermals, a good puffy jacket, woollen socks (no unnatural fibres/blends), a beanie, and lots of firewood. A decent sleeping bag is a must, and a proper sleeping mat (not a lilo or anything similar - those things offer no protection at all).
$9.50 actually I haven’t been to one in awhile so unsure if the price for the place I usually go to. Remember hearing from someone that the price has gone up, and don’t remember how much