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Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
Well, that was exciting. Went out for a leisurely coffee and a stroll that turned into MAJOR PANIK when I realised I had locked myself out of my friends place... no spare keys... Low phone battery... ALL my keys were attached :')
I got very, very fucking lucky that the second place I called had someone passing through the area and they came in 5 mins and they were very reasonable about it too! That's enough excitement for one day I think
I’m getting old. Find myself going to bed earlier and waking up much earlier. Although I’m sure part of this is also due to the sunrise being earlier too.
@wscholermann @bot001 Same feeling, and now when I get up my knees creaking sound like a goat chewing celery.
Your noise description is perfect and has reminded me of: I can has sweet potato
Big day today. Second session of my autism assessment this morning and second round interview for the customer service role late this afternoon. Pray for mojo.
That’s a huge day. May your collapse be onto something soft & comforting!
Second assessment for Austism done and the clinician also flagged some possible ADHD stuff going on as well. Will get the verdict on the 28th. Now home, had some ham and cheese croissants and now going to relax for a couple of hours before finishing prep for my final interview at 4pm. Also have some chicken nuggs to look forward to for second lunch .
I will be alone for Christmas this year.
Thinking of booking in a buffet lunch and stuffing my face with all the trimmings. I think that'll make up for it. 😋
I just went and saw the new ninja turtles movie and it was pretty good, my grievances with it are minor. Gorgeous animation style.
But beyond that I just walked into a cafe which had a special advertised outside and it's just really nice to know that the price on the board is exactly what I'll pay. No added tax and gratuity.
We have this part right, Australia. If you see places trying to implement a tipping culture fight it with everything you have. Rage against it. It's not impolite to say no tip if they try it on you here. You're doing more harm than good to the industry and the country by indulging these parasites. By all means if someone shows exemplary service make it known but please, don't let that US garbage fire of a system seep into this country.
I can't second this enough. Even our US friends hate the system, but they can't seem to break free of it. The owners like it, because they can pay their workers less than $5 per hour. The workers like it, because they're holding out hope for that rare super-tupper who gives them a week's wages in a single order. But the customers hate it.
Having to spend brain cells all the time on whether you need to tip and how much to tip is such a hassle if you don't come from that culture. And the tips are significant - adding $10+ to an order after a meal is not unusual. We aren't talking a couple of dollars, here.
Gaming tonight (running in to this morning...) with a bunch of friends. Good to just shit-talk each other. Co-op games only since we're not... Good 😀
Date on Saturday night which I'm looking forward to! Forth date and the last one went super well. Divorced about 5+ years ago. A few dates since but no serious connections.... Also dating when older kinda sucks.
Work has been frustrating but hoping it gets sorted out. Just egos going rampant....
Long walk was had pre-work this morning, smiling at all the other aging early risers. Love winter, but also live watching people re-emerge with smiling faces.
Can't be arsed working now, though.
I'm fortunate enough to have a decent job, but holy shit does the inconsistency with managers irritate me.
Six months ago, I submitted a paper (to be read and approved by a minister). It went through weeks of re-writes, changes, amendments all that jazz.
When it finally got approved, we all (my team) grabbed a copy and have been using the format and wording for other briefs. All with little changes.
I'm preparing another brief now (very similar to my original one) and during review it's getting picked apart by advisors and directors.
Sure I'll change it, but it feels like managers are trying to justify their existence in the wake of upcoming job cuts.
ahhhhh briefs. every approver (and their assistant) likes them just sliiiiightly different.
My favourite comment is 'can you expand on this'
No fool, I cannot. There's a hard limit for length and I'm already pushing the margins.
Funnily enough, I've met the minister, he's chilled as and switched on. Loves things simple and uncomplicated.
His advisors are power-tripping meddlers and nothing else.
Ok, I know everyone is waiting for the update on how I obtained my medical certificate for today. Congratulations to Instant Scripts for being chosen by me so I can enjoy my sick day (or, not enjoy because I really don't feel well lol but anyway). Thanks for the advice all
Im sorta now lowkey cut I was even asked to get one for today to start with though. I've worked here for a few years now and I only ever given one when it's 2+ days. No complaining better be made about me using Instant Scripts because again, my doctor has no appointments for today anyway. Ain't nobody got time to go deal with a new clinic when all they wanna do is sleep the day away and try to feel better asap :(
Thinking about getting presentable and finding a non-pretentious hot breakfast somewhere. Trouble is finding somewhere around the city/Docklands/Port Melbourne area that's not a self-mastabatory excursion into the overfed egos of hipster wankers. Just a bunch of eggs, bacon and toast and a nice coffee at a quiet table for a reasonable price is all I ask.
Step 1 is shower though so off we go!
I am keen as mustard for 2023 to be over. I say it every year that the next year will be better, but boy this one has blown goats.
How you all doing today?
I have had a pretty good year. Instead of wishing it to be over, I will wish for the last few months to be so wonderful for you that your opinion on the whole year is reversed.
Diagnostics have come back on the crap car: No fault. So that's a bit odd. They are hopeful a cleaning has resolved the issues. I'm unconvinced. But hey, if its still faulting after this I'm telling them they are buying it off me.
Get fire insurance on it, park it on a busy road, slap a "VOTE YES" placard in the back window... problem solved.
Add the following stickers to; rainbows, Greens (or Labor but must be Dan Andrews specific), 'Vaxxed and proud!!!', Coexist and a minion or two.
Shit's as good as torched.
Dammit, hayfever go away!
I think Melbourne has shares in antihistamines
Putting the tiny potato from the house garden in my potato and leek soup.
Instead of just strolling down the street for just a coffee and a loaf of bread I actually strapped about 5kg of food to my back like a mule and lugged it home. Dinner tonight is proudly brought to my family courtesy of my back. Literally.
Also the kid's gone with her dad to work for work experience week. I know this because I heard the hair dryer going at 5:30 am.
i have purchased nugget mandarins, blueberries, and yuzu icecream.
🤤🤤🤤
So, I was looking up the actor of Tim Kono in Only Murders In The Building cos he looked kind of cute. Turns out the actor is half Japanese in real life, his sister Frances was on the first season of Terrace House. But reading through the Japanese websites... Boy oh boy the family drama!!!
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His mum, Aki Mizusawa is an actress/former sexpot known for stirring up a bit of drama: aside from various financial schemes and reported flings, she was apparently abusive to the kids - Frances left home at 15 due to feeling put down next to her more talented brother, and Julian apparently went to Brown Uni out of fear of his mum (who claimed her strict parenting was what made him successful).
Both claim that she beat them, kicked them, spat at them... but they seem to have reconciled in a weird way. I think Julian and Aki actually publicly made their allegations on Japanese TV back in 2011, and years later, Frances, who was estranged for a long time (her mother only got back in touch after seeing her on Terrace House, natch) and had created her own career as a visual artist, acted with her mother on a show - although again her claim that she wouldn't forget her mother beating her was publicly aired on TV... Luckily she's stayed with her visual career.
And if that wasn't enough, their dad Guy Cihi (who their mother divorced after 7 years presumably because he wanted her in the house more rather than going out acting) is an ex English language teacher (they always are!) who was the original voice of James in Silent Hill... and famously turned out to go from being a bit of a self aggrandising dick who fans loved or hated, to a very vocal batshit Trumpian anti-vax QAnon conspiracy nut who even thinks AIDS is a hoax???
That was your rabbit hole for the day.
The mornings are so nice. Mild , quiet, still a few stars around and the air is full of oxygen and the smell of nature 🤗😊 ( plus little Bill Cat snores )
Ugh, worst part about the weather warming up is sleeping for night shift is horrible, woke up sweaty with a big fat headache.
Does anyone get medical certificates from the chemist? Not feeling great today so called in sick, boss wants a certificate which is fair. But my doctor doesn't have any appointments today, and a $20 cert from the chemist will cost me less than going to a new clinic (no where around me bulk bills anymore or has appointments today).... My boss can't reject a chemist one right?
That, or you can get one for $19 from Instant Scripts. Helped me heaps when doctors stopped bulk-billing. They also offer one-off scripts as well, I sometimes get my anti-sads from them as I often forget to go to the doc for a new script lol.
I got a stat dec from a chemist before and had to pay a nominal amount.
Alot of them also don't offer the service of a stat dec too so you'll have to call around if you want to go down that route.
Else take up the other options mentioned already.
You can Stat Dec those. Should be free to get it witnessed (or and handful of change in a charity tin.)
I just did something I'd been meaning to do for a while and spent about 15 minutes pouring all of the booze in my fridge down the sink. Thirsty work.. could use a drink after that.
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙🥠🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Fruit salad with yoghurt please. No orange in the salad.
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Breakin rocks in the, hot sun..
You fought the law, and the law won?
Exercises completed. On my way to work with a light hoodie and without the jacket I've been wearing most of the year.. it's become like a security blanket and I feel naked and vaguely insecure without it. Loving this sun but I'm going to miss winter dressing!
