Melbourne

so recently I was encouraged/asked by an employer to apply for a job with them. I'm not looking, but it was interesting work, so I thought "why not?". Had an interview, great chats etc.

they just contacted me to ask if I would take the role at a level several below what they had said it would be, which was already below what I currently earn, in the order of tens of thousands of dollars, and significantly more junior.

I try not to be rude in these situations, but I was so shocked I actually laughed in the zoom call and just said "absolutely not", wished them well and concluded the call immediately.

they approached me, not the other way around, and I am comfortably and successfully employed. why on earth would they waste my time, and their own!? my job comes with a very clear title, and my salary band is very public information (10 second google).

Don't get me wrong - I'm grateful to be in the position to have options, it's just that the whole thing was very, very weird (and I'm trying not to be so arrogant as to be mildly insulted).

This week has been hectic, and I only managed ~4 hours sleep last night. I just cracked open a post-work beer and I'm so tired that I almost poured it into my stubbie holder. Thank goodness I only need to reheat last night's leftovers for dinner, or this night could end in disaster.

Heading to a 90's partay this w/e so desperately trying to find all the worst 90's things.

Found my old G-SHOCK watch and it is peak shitty 90's I love it. It even tells you barometric pressure for some reason.

In-person interview scheduled for Monday eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I made scallop potato in the airfryer but I lined up the slices vertically and it turned out like this

Yes that's cheese you see and it was amazing. I accompanied it with this

There's a pork steak hiding under the fried egg

When I see the number of unnecessary SUVs on the road in URBAN areas it's hard to take Australia's alleged concern over climate change seriously.

Dinner tonight.

Tonkatsu noodles with steamed Gyoza and cauliflower

I’m going to eat well tonight!

Bowl of noodles and gyoza!

Lemonade, Pink Lemonade, Raspberry Lemonade, Cherry lemonade and now I find out that Orangeade is not only a thing but it's amazing too?? Australia is lacking HARD in the 'ade' industry. I'm gonna have to go ahead and fuck around and make this motherfucker of a company aren't I?

Welp.. see you all when I'm rich and you're pouring my reasonably priced delicious 'ade' range of beverages over a tall glass of ice. Sweat beading down your foreheads, not from a hard day's work but because you now drink so much sugar that it's like running a 5k just getting to the fridge to grab yourself yet another icy cold, citrusy burst of liquid heaven sliding down your hungering gullet. More! More! You can never have enough and you can never get enough of that fruity milk squeezed from my throbbing teat as I thunderously laugh at the zeros which keep piling up in my bank account. Drink from me! Drink of me! Tell your families! Demand your children! Everybody must drink my delicious, thirst quenching range of home style lemonades and orangeades. Available in good stores, vending machines, restaurants, stadiums, churches & other houses of faith, home delivery, click and collect, click and don't collect just pay and get nothing, afterpay, umm I dunno maybe a library if they have a shop or Bunnings! Yeah Bunnings for sure. And like.. just wherever you go. Anywhere. I'll be there.

Going to be a good Melbourne day. Heat (22 deg) with north wind and then rain and thunder and snow on the high tops. Good footy weather for the first go of finals coming also. May just hibernate this weekend.

An honest woman lies at rest

As e'er God with his image blest;

The friend of man, the friend of truth,

The friend of age, and guide of youth:

Few hearts like hers, with virtue warm'd,

Few heads with knowledge so informed:

If there's another world, she lives in bliss;

If there is none, she made the best of this.

With apologies to Robbie Burns, but it's fitting. Thank you EAL

Hi guys.

I have a funeral this morning, and footy tickets for the final tonight. Emotionally speaking, today is going to be…a lot

Okay somebody needs to ban me from Aldi cuz I end up buying the sweet and chilli chips and the salt/pepper cashews like everytime 😭 can someone recommend some healthier savoury snacks pleaseeee

Love when people weigh themselves mid-workout 🤣

I am making a cookie brownie, which is normal cookie mix with too much melted butter and added cocoa powder to offset the butter.

I was also too lazy (read: too tipsy) to seperate the dough into individual cookies, so I just dumped the mix into the baking tray and spread it out.

I have no idea how it will turn out, but as I am tipsy and slightly stoned I know it is going to be delicious.

I will add a pic to this post ~~if I remember~~ when it is done.

Edit: COOKIE

potentially random questio : does anybody have a quiet, efficient kettle that they'd recommend? mine just gave up the ghost. Cost not really an issue (within 2SD of the mean, say...)

Went to get the mail and saw a group of Jehovah’s witnesses doing the rounds across the street. Never ran inside so fast. The door won’t be answered.

Kinda want to do something petty... Work's been messing around doing all sorts of shitfuckery, and I know for a fact that if I suddenly became ill today they'd have a breakdown.

Health insurers briskly making up for missing those covid hikes i see

Flagondries!

Had first round interview for the role i'm applying for and i think it may have gone really well? Conversation flowed really well and both interviewers said I asked great questions and one of the questions was one that neither interviewer had apparently received before. i'll hear back if i've progressed to the final interview stage on tuesday which is with the team lead i met today and the ceo. But now begins the second guessing and imposter syndrome

Yay, the Tote has been saved!

The last couple of days I've been washing my kitchen ceiling and it's hard fucking work. I used to get up on a ladder and do it by hand but I'm old now so I use one of these.

mop

Anyway this is the shit that comes off my timber ceiling on to my trusty cloths.

dirty cloth

I love these daycare summaries. My kids never in it cause he is ALWAYS asleep. I think he’s been in like one of ‘em.

So warm in Adelaide. The warm before the storm. I like my accom but the sound of the neighbour's compressor outside is driving me nuts. Maybe I have to put my room's aircon on too to drown it out. Idk. Really need to be sleeping now but I had such a good long conversation with my colleague through to midnight. It was worth it.

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It turns out that the super rare NotCovid virus is still out there. Be safe, people.

Found my old Raspberry Pi and setup a separate server monitor.

Finally settled at home, my feet hurt mega bad, no thanks to it healing from allergies.

I returned with 8x 5pks of noodles , mixed varieties, frozen veg, fried shallots, some bean curd skin and more hash browns and some chippies as a treat. Also couldn’t help but pick up a can of herring and some smoked oysters.

This will sate my desire for msg laden noodles for awhile.

Food budget has been spent and exceeded a little bit I will eat very well!

I regret wearing short sleeves with no jacket and shorts. My bones hurt and my fingers are stiff (and not the fun kind). I need to look at getting an official diagnosis for hypermobility things because my fingers just, they lock into place especially when it's cold.

Day 117 of not knowing whether Australia has been invited back to Eurovision in 2024

Looks like we're in for nasty weather - there's a bad moon on the rise. BOM forecast