Nice. Being able to grow the same plants for multiple years is such a good thing - why does everywhere tell you to pull them out and start from new seedlings every year?
I have three plants that survived both last years ongoing deluge and the winter. I think two Jalapenos and a Siam (yellow chilli). I planted out seedlings of four varieties this morning (annaheim, bulgarian carrot, jalapeno and siam) and hopefully they will not burn to a crisp in this sun before they get themselves established.
Many years ago I went to a lunch with members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. I was sitting with some percussionists and learned they consider the triangle to be one of the hardest percussion instruments to get right (I also learned that percussionists are absolute perfectionists). They told the story of a major performance in which the percussionist had to hit one note on the triangle. He was poised and ready, but missed the timing and could do nothing but quietly put the triangle down again. Even if a note is played perfectly it is not perfect unless it is also played at the right time.
I get the impression this is how bot001 sees it's job. Sometimes it misses the split second timing required to post at midnight and goes f*ck it, no point posting now, I'll just have to try again tomorrow.
I hate public speaking. Am terrible. Colleagues think otherwise.
Tomorrow I have to present something about my team to another team at their team meeting.
Next week I have to record a video about something that needs to be sent to clients (this was originally supposed to be live but was changed to a recording last week)
The week after I have to present at the weekly company wide meeting (80+ ppl) on another topic.
Sigh. I mean, great learning opportunities but still, sigh.
Best bit of advice I got was slip into a persona. Its not you presenting. Its Fullkitwanker's "Professional image" presenting.
I find it far easier to put on another hat and be someone else than i find it to convince me to do stuff. And you can ABSOLUTLY tell when I've failed to slip into the persona and tried to present anyway.
Ok I don't know what's going on but Google Home is chatty today. It's 2pm. I hope you are having a good day. Would you like to go for a walk?. I gotta nip this in the bud. It's getting creepy now.
How about turning the lights off when you're told? Stick to your lane creepo.
3:30 Update. I was told to Go and have a glass of water. Why don't you wash your hands? Rrrrrrr
The little ones say no but were quite surprised when the alarm went off at 7:30am. The 2ic has control over these things so I'll need to have a meeting with him. Sometimes Google Home goes rogue.
I can't believe it... the much cheaper fish cat food really must not contain secret chicken. It's working?! Melbcat does not have the runs. Annoyed that the beef variety does have chicken/poultry though.
Long term health is another issue - it's possibly salty (which is bad) and a bit low in protein (which for her kidneys may actually be a good thing?) so in spite of it marked as meeting AAFCO standards and being fortified with taurine and vitamins I will be watching out and speaking to the vet about the quality when she's seen this week. Struggling to believe the own brand is really ok. (I buy generics for myself but the pet food industry is less tightly regulated.) But if she won't eat her biscuits she needs something with vitamins.
As much as I hate supporting Woolies there's also an own brand paper litter that's a smaller bag but a bit cheaper by unit cost. I'll still try to get the normal kind on special. Reducing these costs leaves a bigger margin for her medications, treats and vet visits.
Thanks, I do buy enough food for myself, the generics are pretty much as good as brand. And I do pay extra for the specific intolerance friendly items I need.
site:sends us a nice little vid the first hard drive is making a lot of noise I think it's on the way out
boss: gee, that's not good, taleya can you send them a new primary express and configure for them
me: watches vid Hard drives don't make that noise. jumps on box, fan RPMS up, chassis temp 46c (usually even at full tilt these things run about 5c over ambient) Uh guys, check your cooling in your comms room
site:OH SHIT, MIKE SHUT THE AIRCON OFF
You pay for the knowledge, folks. not just the work.
Hahaha. Google Home just spoke to me It's 10am. It's time to get up and stretch for 10 minutes. Yeah maybe after my cup of tea thanks luv. Stop watching me, you perv.
woo hoo! Sunny day, dog walked and Bunnings trip already completed. Today's focus: chillis. A couple of plants that survived the winter will be getting a trim, and some new seedlings to be planted. I didn't have good germination from my ornamental chilli seed, so I'll plant the few I have out and plant some more seeds too. I'd like to get a row of them growing along the front fence if I can. I'm also going to plant a few cherry tomato seedlings along the inside of the front fence - if they grow well passers-by will be able to grab their own multi-coloured snacks 😁
I tried the new Paul's Golden Gaytime Toffee Custard and I gotta say it was quite good. It's a thick custard so not pourable. Not too sweet. A definite golden gaytime taste. It would be delicious with Christmas pudding.
The thing is I don't know where the toffee part comes in and it would have been better with actual golden gaytime biscuit crumbs in it. So I give it 4.5/5 yum yums. Definitely worth getting.
Today's raspberry picking count is up to 11 berries. Another day or two I will have enough for a single serve of raspberries and yoghurt.
I've been making bags this afternoon to cover the fruit as if the birds get to them I won't get any. I seem to have lost the roll of green tule I was going to use (and I'm starting to thing I must have imagined it existing at all) so have had to make white bags instead.
I bought myself a ukulele because tiny and cheap and simple to learn… (Plus quiet enough for a shared wall.) Found tabs for at least a few songs that don’t suck (you know exactly what I’m talking about)… and have now stressed myself out of even trying. Haven’t even tuned it.
Why is my brain like this
Attempts to do anything positive only make the anxiety flames rise higher
Edit: It’s because the songs I like and think could work are actually awesome and despite tab sites having chords I do not think they can really be replicated on a plinker. I’m talking reggae, alternative country murder ballads, or more traditional Hawaiian styles.
For them you’d probably actually want a real guitar, a banjitar, a mandolin, or a Mexican jarana. They were not originally intended to be ukulele songs but I know myself better than to shell out on the commitment to a real instrument that would take up precious space and only end up in the cupboard of shame.
Unfortunately they’re likely a lot harder to learn than the typical cheerful cutesy crap that I really don’t want to play. I’ve said it before I’ll say it again - beginner songs on everything are demotivating because they suck arse. And I’m having trouble overcoming the ukulele’s ‘quirky’ image.
Also I have never done a stringed instrument before. As a kid I played keyboard
I've been playing for 20 odd years now. You've made some important steps today.
You have an instrument, a goal, and the information required to reach the goal.
That's a big deal!
My suggestion would be, instead of learning the chords, start slow with just learning the main note of each chord and play them one by one. Ie: if the progression is C major, D minor, E major, then just locate the C, D, and E notes and play along with the song.
It's a slow process, but it's incredibly fulfilling if you give yourself the space and patience to learn and most importantly, have fun!
I learned glycerine by bush and come as you are by Nirvana just single notes when I first started. It gave me the confidence and sense of accomplishment to continue.
If you need any help, or guidance, shoot me a message. Always happy to help someone with their musical journey 🙂
Hey good on you for taking that first step! I was kind of thinking ukelele myself.. my kids had lessons at school, and I thought if they can teach kids in a public school setting to play a thing then why not have a crack myself! In the same spirit I had a go at recorder during lockdown, and it was fun and I sounded no worse than my kids anyway!
As a keyboard kid who has a guitar and a ukulele, guitar is a LOT more rewarding because if anything you could just play the melody. Ukulele doesn't give you that range. Guitar sounds way better on its own too. Just playing a single chord or note and enjoying the vibration already feel nice. Can't really do that with a ukulele.
Fruit bags made, with a couple extra for now. Miss Meow tried to help, which slowed things down a bit. But all the raspberries that are starting to get pink have been covered, and I made a couple of little bags for the strawberries, so my single ripening strawberry has also been covered. I'll need to look at covering the apricots soon, but I think a cover of the whole tree might be needed for that.
ugh, starting very late with the chrimstas printing this year. But I have a pair of mechanically minded nieces (and a friend!) that will lose their everloving shit over Hextraction, so well sorted.
Something in the way of a crispy salad for contrast. A nice kimchi???? Or boiled/steamed chat potatoes with chopped celery & walnuts dressed with lemon juice and a bit of dukkah on top???
I'm so annoyed that there used to be a frequent feeder reward at Pet Warehouse where you'd get discounts (iirc you got every tenth bag of the same brand free). That made a difference with a food intolerance cat that needs higher end dry food, but she had to change over and now that brand has gone under anyway.
Now I make combined orders from Petcircle to get much better prices on another expensive essential (her Zylkene). Occasionally I go supermarket though, for the foods or litter that are ok/needed to top up quickly (and am trialing a more inexpensive brand). But I haven't sorted out any kind of smart system with Petcircle. Sometimes if you leave things in the Petcircle cart you get a coupon code emailed but that's it. I don't really want to sign up but may if it means benefits :(
The Woolies points are a bit of a joke with such low return on it, the higher delivery prices if you can't get a cheap slot, the price gouging and worker mistreatment, and due to my own food sensitivities I can't shop in a way that's really budget smart.
(So mad that there are half price/extra point things I miss out on due to a very restricted diet and I just have to buy what I'm able to eat. I would go HAM on those canned soups at half price or when they had a lot of extra points. Also some very specific items can have a much higher price than the basic item.) I do stock up on toothbrushes when they give extra points and bank what credits I do get for Xmas.
I most often get Coles because of more generic options and very cheap off peak delivery slots but they don't have everything I need and sometimes I have to go to the other duopoly bastard. I haven't signed up for FlyBuys because there was nothing that interested me until I saw someone got a $50 Bunnings card??
I always feel a bit dirty when I talk about buying from these clowns or call out a cheap deal/loss leader to others... wish Aldi was more accessible but I'm physically disabled with no car.
Those extreme couponers in America are awesome. I just cannot hustle the system the way they do it.
It was probably me with the Bunnings card. I used to get the Flybuys dollars to spend when I did my shopping, but you can't use them online and as I rarely shop in store I switched to the Bunnnings vouchers. Most of my points don't actually come from shopping at Coles - I have a Coles credit card that I use for almost all of my spending (I put the money into an account I use like an offset account, so I don't use it to spend money I don't have and can earn interest on the money). The card gives me quite a few points, and there are quite a few other shops (including Bunnings) that give Flybuys points as well. I don't do anything different that I would normally to get points, but receive somewhere between $100 and $150 a year in vouchers.
The couponers in America have a different system to work with - they get coupons from manufacturers as well as the shops themselves, and the norm seems to be that they can stack multiple offers, whereas we can generally only use one discount at at time. They also spend a lot of time collecting multiple catalogues and things to get the good deals.
Ah thanks for explaining! I’ve never actually had any type of credit card as the stories scared me off them (I don’t believe I could be trusted).
Yes. I don’t envy much about America at all, I wouldn’t survive for a second, but I would like being able to stack coupons.
And apparently you can buy a mobile home (trailer) in as is condition for about $3000 USD and it’s yours… the video talking about that was a few years old so maybe it’s inflated by now and the Aussie dollar could have dropped but just imagine. As shitty and small as it was you could buy yourself a stable little place. The dealbreaker would be the safety of the park and the condition of the electrical wiring though. And the residents kept being left without water?