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I have had to put the laptop away to stop myself going mad. The bot will be out of action for a while longer.
They have changed the way logging in works (as many people have noticed) and all of the programming for daily posts use a piece of information that no longer exists ☹️
Hope the Bot#001 at least brings you back a t-shirt.
I'll do the new thread tonight. 👍
Would that make you Girl Friday?
Get Well Soon Bot #001.🎈
Your cat must be secretly happy about this.
Second last day of work (until next week) and bosses are trying to tie things up before they go on leave.
My standard reply is "i'm here next week, so I'll look at it then", fully knowing they're all off until mid Jan.
I love end of year fuckery
I'll make a test batch of shortbread tonight using the new biscuit moulds and lightest blue icing on top. 😊
Th mix is made and is good but was too soft for the moulds. In the fridge and then try again.
Ok so to cap off this year I have a time line. Feel free to add in any I missed.
January: Fuck it's hot! 🔥
July: Fuck it's cold! ❄
September: Where's the fucking sun? ☀
November: Fuck. It's six weeks to Christmas! I swear this year's gone fast! 🎄
December: Fuck it's Christmas! I haven't even start shopping yet! 💩 🎁
August: where's my tax return? Oh shit, I have to pay?
Definitely a sad point to this year for sure. Still mourning the $1500 I no longer get...
Well, some things never change.
Stood around at JB trying to catch the eye/arm of anyone in a lanyard.
10 minutes later I left and bought the same product in about 30 seconds. Granted it cost $10 more, but quite frankly my time is worth more than the $1 per minute that JB expected me to wait around.
Did you demand to speak with the manager? 😁
My JB protip is to go the games or TVs section, or gaming even. There's usually staff there.
Woohoo surprise 4pm finish for the year 🥳
🎉 🎊
Whoops. My catchup today ended up going from 10-2:45... Enjoyed it so so much though. I am so grateful I reconnected with the person I met today, after 3 years' silence...
Gonna be a long night doing this final piece of work!
It's spelled ketchup FYI
You say tomato sauce, I say tomato sauce...
Catsup. 🙄
Brain is stuck. Maybe if I made a list of stuff to do tomorrow I can get some motivation
To do no. 1 : impersonate Bot?
Well that's me done for the year.
Time for goon and think about the construction of a ham sammich for dins.
Got my whipper snipper replaced. But it’s a slightly different model and it’s that much heavier that it’s a bit of struggle. And it doesn’t have the heavy duty grass cutting attachment. Not happy ryobi.
Cleaned 2 coolrooms and various other odd places in the kitchen at work, including underneath freezers. Boss tested positive for Covid so Ive tested myself a couple of times out of sheer paranoia.
Toilet paper has finally been delivered. Now I have a large box of toilet paper, plus 2x boxes of tissues boxes and 2x boxes of kitchen towel rolls 😂. Elder's school books arrived at the post office, that was quick. Went to Richmond to pick up new pre-owned refurbished laptop and it looks fantastic! Soooo happy. Just need a couple more small things to pad out some Xmas presents and I am done. Oh, and I've got to get a chicken to roast for Christmas. Tomorrow is the last day of work, and I want to sleep for a week afterwards!
Gah. Got logged out again.
Hmm I’m thinking I should have bought some potatoes today to go with the lamb.
Oh well next time.
It doesn't matter. Lamb is the hero here. Potatoes are just the supporting act.
I created a new dessert. I didn't have topping for my icecream so I melted biscoff spread in the microwave, drizzled it on the top followed by crumbed biscoff biscuits. It was a bit like a Golden Gaytime on steroids. And that is how I created a masterpiece.
I have a bottle of wine I bought a few weeks ago which I was saving for.. well I dunno really.. just a sunny day I suppose. Now I'm thinking maybe I'll drink it tomorrow after I finish up for the year but I KINDA want to drink it now too.
I could always drink it now then go and get another tomorrow and drink that one too!
Do it. It's the end of the year. Enjoy
I'm having trouble downloading/uploading/slapping a picture on here whatever you tech nerds call it?
My post was gonna be. "Givis a coupla dimmies there thanks luv. Ta".
[Insert picture] of my bowl of 6 steamed dim sims with soy sauce.
Ah well. Too bad so sad.
Note to self.
Buy dim sims on next grocery run.
mmm I just ran out of dim sims the other night. I've been making a mix of kecap manis (thicc sweet soy sauce) and sweet chilli sauce for them when I steam them. Quite lovely.
I should be making the most out of the sunshine, but I’m just watching it through the window while lying in bed.
Ah shizen I forgot the Big Bash is on tonight here, I was gonna go but it's just about half over :(
We did ok. Not great but ok. de Kock out for a 🦆 though.
Has Finch always been that chonky?
Haha. No. It's only the last couple of years that he's been enjoying a bit too much Xmas pud. I think he also wears padding.
Still have this afternoon and tomorrow to go but I've just had my last meeting of the year so baaaaaasically I'm done!
Welp, I worked right through the night and basically haven't been asleep since 7am yesterday and still gotta keep going till 3pm today...
But as of 6:30 am this morning I have finally. Finally. After 5.5 years of tedious whinging across two DTs... Finished my last piece of work as an employee of this business.
Just off to pick up the carshare to go ferry the laptop and shit to the office after a last coffee at Saazaa, then show my face at the Christmas whatsit... and Dobby is free!!!!
I think Bot's gone to Bali.
He just went to buy milk! He'll be back any day now...
One very silly gift from Sasha. What should I concoct?
Photos broken, have a link https://images.app.goo.gl/G2imHz6t3n9NyhLEA
Love them! I would start with sugar syrup coloured blue/green with food colouring gel, a half shot of the spirit of your choice and topped up with lemon juice. Or mix up a rocket fuel substitute of your choice in a jug and pour into shot glasses as per requirements ....
sigh
Bunnings delivery. Anyone got a phone number for the Thomastown one, somehow it's delivery failed and can't find a driver simultaneously on each tracking website. Why do I feel like they've given it to Aramex and I'll never see it again?
