Melbourne

Quiet weekend. Work paid for dinner and a couple of drinks. Happens once a month.

Glad I'm in a different sector. All the IT places I worked for were awful and tight asses.

Did you ever give anything away thinking it's worthless, or that you'll never use or want it again, and then over a decade later think WHY TF DID I DO THAT I'M A COMPLETE IDIOT?!?!?!?!

Yeah that's me.

Missing my old Macintosh 512K from 1984 with second external disk drive, in perfect working condition. That I now want to tinker with bad, especially now that there are great storage/communications options that can be built for them.

Retro-computing is EXPENSIVE now.

I’m really tired of the enshitification of clothes. You used to be able to wear, wash, even tumble dry a tshirt for years before it wore out. Now they go out of shape after a single wash. I would happily pay for good quality if it existed, but the extra $ for expensive brands is paying only for the logo, not quality. I’ve had a comedic realisation this is what it will be for the rest of my life, I don’t see clothes quality going back to how it was. RIP my wardrobe forever. Welcome to the future - no world peace, flying cars or spaceships. Just shitty tshirts.

I just wanted to let everyone know I may not be technologically gifted like youse but I can crochet a hat and make really good sandwiches. Ok.

Daily Chair updoot.

the first cushion is completely finished yay

spoiler

Anyone see this comment on the other DT yesterday? "Unpopular opinion but I think the daily thread is better post mass exodus of former regulars" How rude! lol

I can still taste things a bit but my sense of smell is 0%. Kids are feeling noticeably better though which is great 😅

In a further twist, instead of our friend giving COVID to Mr P, it may have actually been the other way around. An acquaintance of his wanted to come over and he told them they couldn't because COVID. Apparently they said (imagine flippant ditzy voice) "Oh I've had that for weeks! Can't seem to get rid of it!" And then proceeded to regale him with anecdotes about people they've seen in recent weeks, including their very elderly parents and people we've regularly been in contact with! 😠 Some people are just jerks.

I didn't participate in Dry July but I probably haven't had a drink in a month between all the colds and things I've had on

Wife: "why did you buy three 5pk of Ferrero Rocher instead of a 16pk?"

Me: "because a 5pk is $5, while the 16pk is $18"

Wife:

Yeah usually the pricing structure is the other way around lol.

Kids requested movie night and they got to pick.

We're watching Wayne's World and I've never been prouder.

It's such a snapshot in time and still holds up.

I think jubes have the texture of over cooked calamari. Just odd and chewy.

My much-used travel mug developed a minor leak which caused it to drip on me every time I drank from it. I ordered a replacement yesterday (the exact same model) and thanks to the wonders of Amazon it was delivered today. The wonders of the modern age.

I did not know if you want to share a picture you long press it, download it and it turns up in your gallery. Fffffff.....

Also the man bought me these because I've had a hard time finding these

I am keen for this day to end. I am making a double cheeseburger for dinner and gonna watch that new Aussie show, Fake with Asher Keddie and David Wenham.

I've had a burrito and the world looks a little better.

I’m so annoyed. There were recipes I wanted to pass down but I haven’t made them in so long that I’ve forgotten stuff. (Had written it down but the paper is lost to the ether.)

Toe update - doesn't seem like I've broken it. My god is it sore though, feels like I've overstretched all the muscles in my toe, foot, and shin. Still getting that weird pain every now and then, and I'm sure if I knock it on something birds will be disturbed 2 streets away.

I want to go on a solo trip to Sydney or the Great Barrier Reef as a graduation present to myself.

My mum said, "No way in hell are you going by yourself, do you not have friends?"

And then starts blaming me for not going on holidays as a child because I didn't want to leave my bed or was scared of unfamiliarity and missing school (which I wish I had missed because upper primary school was shit). Apparently they used to go on holidays every year or two years before I came into the picture.

However, a) my parents value saving money and have instilled in me the "You don't need that rubbish" mindset, b) I'm sure I would've been on board with going if I had known what to expect instead of writing off the idea entirely because I was apprehensive and c) if she wanted to, she would find a way.

Took most of the day off and spent it out in the city, lunch and ACMI with visiting relatives. The free exhibition of the history of film and visual media is pretty neat and fun but a bit overstimulating for me. After all that walking around and interaction I am POOPED. Friend offered to catch up but pushed that to tomorrow because right now I can't wait to go home and sleeeeep.

Also finally tried Ceylon Wok and was duly impressed - especially at that price, what the hell? $12 for a decent feed with vegetables? Not bad at all

I had a chat with a recruiter about a job at an interesting place yesterday. It's a tyre company she described as a 'christian' business. I know the brethren are a weird christianity offshoot and like to run their own businesses in safe industries.

A tyre place back home is owned by the brethren, so maybe it's the same deal with this place. I wouldn't work there, but I'd almost prefer the transparency of going to work at a place where you're expected to act proper around your weird bosses instead of the modern places insisting everyone be friends and not being sure where the boundaries are.

Cheers City Slickers and Country Bumpkins 🍺

I had shredded cardboard boxes and put more by the door to do when the recycling bin got emptied… but getting pakiges of necessary items just created more boxes. They’re breeding.

I’m trying to pull myself up and get all the niggling annoying stuff sorted but I’m just so lacking in energy.

Help? Boyo has gotten a pile of fines (some before I met him) and is in a very bad doom spiral. I ca’t fix this ad he’s refusing to even query what they are. Should I just shut up and let him bankrupt himself?’ Danger words have been said.

Think I’m going to be cheeky today while I’m working between sites and stop off at the supermarket to do some shopping so I don’t have to do it after work today.

Friday night guac has been made and nommed. 🥑🍅🍋🌿🌶️

Split pea and ham soup for lunch. Me happy.

The taco spring rolls were great, but they were NOTHING compared to the mac and cheese spring rolls. Honestly the mac and cheese was a bit shit but wrapped in the crispy spring roll with the soft creamy interior? easily one of the best things I've cooked this year! right up there with my roux alfredo.

Started watching Fake and it opens up on the bridge just outside of Flinders st station crossing the Yarra.

1. It makes me a bit homesick

2. It's weird seeing places I walked daily for work in a tv show.

I'm pretty sure the train line she rides on is one of the northern lines too.

I think tortellini is actually a part of the dumpling family, not the pasta family

Baby girl has been picky even being fed the fancy little tins of cat food in crab flavour… I was starting to worry about her health. But I mixed in some of the new insanely expensive food (bought to be easier on her kidneys) and she’s eating it with relish.

Of course! She’s got good taste!

Misha, standing between the cat bed and the window, staring down at her own shadow cast and screaming at me because the bed isn't in full sunlight.

byoooodiful weekend, I can finally get that final front brick wall completed so of course my brain has decided HEY LETS GO PUT OPENWRT ON ALL THOSE ROUTERS YOU SCAVENGED AND MAKE THE MESH

Gave in and went to the doctor about this cough that won't go away. She confirmed what I thought (a mix of sinus, reflux and general winter festiness) but I feel better having had someone confirm my lungs sound ok and it's not some other weird infection.

And the sinus spray and reflux stuff is apparently way cheaper on prescription so that helps! Bring on the warm days

BoM was saying 20's a few days ago for next week, bumped it down to 19 now we at 20's again why you gotta do me like that.