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This is your captain speaking. Please fasten your seatbelts. You are in for a turbulent Flight.

This post sponsored by @CEOofmyhouse56

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I have gym-ed

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We have bots! The first of many, but bots nonetheless.

And good bots too, not the spambots that things have been riddled with for a while.


That aside, is there a good solution to stop an electric toothbrush going all mouldy and horrible inside? Luckily, it's mostly only on the bit that you're meant to replace every three months or so, but it's still unpleasant.

Not sure if it's just a design flaw with the Oral-B ones, where they have a lot of holes to let water inside the head, but the gaps aren't large enough for it to be able to dry out properly (or the air is too humid, not sure).

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Aha good bot! @[email protected] can rest easy now. Kudos to your mucking around getting this thing to work :)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

BotBot!! You legend!

Edit: Bot-eka Skydeck. Moby Bot, The Spice Bot, Jon Bot Jovi. Cate Bot-chette, Nicole Botman, Bot Jackman. Bourke Street Bot, Botbourne Central.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Anyone been having trouble when visiting other instances? My other subs don't seem to be updating properly. Lemmy getting too popular.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We have been lucky to join a goldilocks instance.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Quite uncanny I posted about seatbelts on buses yesterday, then a truck T bones a bus in Mornington Peninsula 😲

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

In today's instance of messed up dreams, I had a very vivid and lengthy one about an insane weather event where BOM predicted it would go down to -26 and -28 in Melbourne over the weekend (just the weekend!) and the forecast recommended in the strongest terms that everybody stay indoors as much as possible. Then in the dream I went to the DT and everyone was losing their shit and people were sharing info of which supermarkets still had stock of anything and locations of official "cold shelters" operated by councils for people to take refuge in if needed. The Alps were being evacuated and there was talk of crop failures and potential deaths in the thousands. It was very real in my head.

It wasn't even that cold this morning!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Cat will not be staying on this new medication! Much rather a destructive nutcase than this pitiful zombie.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There has been a pretty big bus crash near Safety Beach. Truck carrying scaffolding t-boned a bus.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-05/truck-bus-crash-houses-mornington-peninsula-safety-beach/102564108

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good god what is going on with buses in this country?!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There were quite a few in 1989 in relatively quick succession, mainly caused by tired / drugged truck drivers hitting buses on the highway.

It ultimately led to working hours restrictions, plus drug testing for truck drivers.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

My kid is angry with me because I asked her to clean up her make up in the bathroom or I'm going to use my arm as a croupier's stick and swipe everything into the bin. I don't think I'm getting a cup of tea now.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (8 children)

There appears to be some sunlight outdoors. What do I do in this situation?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Close the curtains, you don't want to get irradiated

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Report to the proper authorities

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

Or you could just shoot at it, Florida-style.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well today's stew has become more of a chunky soup. Chick peas sweet potato and cauliflower. Chilli overpowers the curry and other spices, but it's freaking tasty. Looks like sick, but luckily it's been a long time since I was sick.

Already dropped at least an inch of my waist since stopping drinking. Go metabolism and keeping kinda busy. Could also be the atrophy as well of course. I only really know because this skirt I got a fortnight ago fits a lot better and this boys 16 minecraft tshirt I bought isn't skin tight like it was back in April. Smaller and smaller, and no, I don't have an eating disorder. Thanks for checking in with me though I appreciate it friends.

For the first time in 12 months I feel like I can stop wondering how things are going to turn out. I finally put the finishing touches on the music setup, the tape deck is online. Now I can play stuff I have on tape from bandcamp artists with added hiss and less dynamic range and can't skip tunes. All speakers in their right place and everything is patched. Oh no, I forgot something, one thing left to do dammit. After my journal post I guess.

Again, thx for reading. I'm in such a fucking good place today I'm going to cry now.

Image contains: large pot of brownish vegetable soup with sweet potato chick peas and cauliflower, on a stove.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

puttin' on the ritz

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (10 children)

I wish my office walls weren't 70% window. I could be napping under my desk right now.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

ffs, I thought the swishing sound I could hear was part of the music, but then I noticed the music was over ( listening to Interstellar ) and it was just the bloody dishwasher making noises

.😂😂😂 what does this say about the music I listen to , what does it say about my discernment

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I’m teaching a class that involves the students having to watch a movie each week to accompany the content being taught. I’ve watched a lot of the prescribed films in the past, but I need to brush up on them before the semester starts. So I have 10 to watch in a few weeks.

Getting started with the first one. Made a cuppa and put on Harakiri.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

lol. reminds me of 'Airplane'...aka Flying High here.

" Ladies and gentlemen, this is your stewardess speaking... We regret any inconvenience the sudden cabin movement might have caused, this is due to periodic air pockets we encountered, there's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you enjoy the rest of your flight... By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Flying high. What a laugh. I have to rewatch that again.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Funny sort of an evening. Started with, I think I’ll finish that little bit of cleaning… Next thing I know I’m behind the bloody washing machine. Late dinner out and now it’s past my bedtime and I’m still out… Thank goodness tomorrow is my Friday…

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Grocery shopping is done! Mojo is a thing this morning! :D

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

day 5, had to drive with the corset; let's just say the loaner car is too low.... but yea excited to get the dashcam and boot protector installed, my cupboard didn;t turn up today....

williamstown enterance to the west gate this morning was shit. the car was moving around 1km an hour, turns out becos it was a one-lane-only entrance everyone has using the second lane to cut in. best part was I used a side road to exit and there is a "keep clear" box outside this side road, had to loudly horn at someone who was cutting in. smh

The pain is better today took a nice afternoon sleep. yea, these days I've been sleeping a lot, resting a lot. some said no housework but having both of us having back issues, someone has to do it lol, but really taking it easy. might attempt t go to the city on Friday for the footy as well as on Saturday to go to the finders market with a friend. definitely weaning myself off endone. will attempt med-free sleep tonight.

weather is too cold.....

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