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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Iโ€™m going to the snow at the end of the month and have been messaging a friend I let borrow my ski clothes and equipment two years ago. They just never gave me back my stuff and I forgot about it to now. Iโ€™m a bit annoyed they just kept my things, and now my goggles are missing and I donโ€™t remember if I let them borrow. It shouldnโ€™t be up to me to remember and ask for my stuff back, you should give it back once you are done with it without prompt.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

yay, chair cushions are done and I can now tidy up and move onto to other tasks, like sanding and painting ๐Ÿ™‚

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I am having such a shitty fucking day. I've honestly never felt this bad so fast before. Just massively angry, wanting to lash out over everything.

Everything is getting worse and none of us are stopping it(I'm certainly not). My attempts to maybe improve things for myself just add more stress and inevitably fail. I feel like I'm trying to climb a styrofoam wall. I can grab at chunks to try and pull myself up, but all I'm doing is fucking up an already shitty wall.

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hugs. If you can roll yourself up somewhere in the sun I recommend it. You aren't alone in your feelings.

I read On The Beach a few years ago after the 2020 bushfires and at the start of COVID when I was feeling particularly hopeless. Basically its a classic about an impending nuclear winter - what happens when everyone find out they have six months to live. One of the side characters just carried on tending their little garden, planting out things that they would never harvest and in all probability would never grow. But it was her job - to tend her garden and she figured no-one knew any would be next so she might as well do this thing. She was totally at peace. I think about her a lot when I am in this headspace.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There are green places to be in the sun nearish me, but too far to walk, and I don't want to be around other people much so a tram would be a bad idea I reckon.

I had read some of it a while ago, but lost my place and never bothered to refind it. Might have to give it another look some time, because it's a great book. I wish I had the certainty of a set date, honestly. Six months is easier to handle than "it's a mystery"

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bring back bags of lollies from the milk barโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (4 children)

It's strange - why am I eager to help my friend clean her apartment but leave my own space a dump when a clean space helps me feel less cluttered mentally?

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Several of my friends have the same problem as me, much easier to help others clean and tidy than do your own space. I put it down to reduced negative emotional weight (to objects, to the activity, guilt of not doing it in a timely manner, repetitiveness etc) and greater positive emotion (helping others, building social capital, satisfaction from completing tasks, maybe a sense of superiority because others needed your help) when cleaning others' spaces rather than ones own. I just roll with it now and accept that it's a thing

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Maybe we should all just clean our friends' spaces. Problem solved.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I setup the replacement Xbox last night and am finally sitting down and giving it a crack. I have Minecraft, knockoff coke Zero from aldi, a full belly, and a comfy couch. Life is good.

nostalgia trip

In 2016 (or maybe 2017), my mum surprised me with an Xbox from my birthday. It was an Xbox 360 E, and a copy of Minecraft. That was my first time on a console, and I stayed up all night playing it. Literally all night. Probably needless to say she was less than happy I was still up when she woke up, but she just let it be. I had a lot of fun, and also had a few cans of coke over night. That's a core memory of mine that I've never really been able to recreate. There was such a feeling of carelessness and peace that night, a feeling I unfortunately very rarely experienced during my youngest years.

continuation, but less of a fun memory more of a historical vent, probably more sad

That was when I was really struggling with "school refusal", as they call it, and mum was really trying to push me to go. It was a very difficult time, and led to such a feeling of helplessness, probably for both of us. That's probably why I enjoyed the care free feeling the games provided - a little safe haven away from the constant chaos and incessant disappointment and despair of the real world. A world where the biggest concern is placing enough torches to keep the zombies away.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Interesting. The local library was my safe haven as a kid. Or any book really. I predate xbox and electronic games so there wasn't a huge lot of choice. Nowadays my local library makes a big deal about being 'fun' and 'lively' and 'inclusive' - which to kid me sounds like hell on earth. So it wouldn't be available as a safe haven now. I suspect we all need a safe haven in our lives - and find it in a variety of places. Another very unfashionable opinion of mine is that quite a lot of illegal drug use gets its root cause in the search for a mental safe haven in a hostile universe, albeit a temporary one with a huge downside.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

100%. Any form of escapism that makes us feel like we have some freedomโ€ฆ Itโ€™s a strong imprint in our formative yearsโ€ฆ

I think a lot of us still chase it, be it knowingly or unknowingly.

Hope you continue creating other good memories. Might not be exactly the same, but you can get pretty close. โœจ

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Just dropped the pets off for their kennel stays while we nip off to NZ - as soon as the staff picked up Toby, I absolutely sobbed ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I bring fire and sticks, you bring the marshmallows.

Took forever to get going but it got there (without cheating!). Wasn't a very big pile this year (can only do it mid winter) but still satisfying.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago
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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Treating myself to a cafe big breakfast because all I got at home is ramen and sardines. While ramen and sardines WAS a tempting option, having no eggs or frozen veg to add sealed the deal

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (7 children)

I've discovered Mickey likes to eat spinach. So he got a little pile of it last night and he fully ate it all. May have to occasionally give him a treat of it, he always wants what we eat and it isn't harmful ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Fen is fond of Bok Choy. More Twinsie stuff?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Spent the arvo doing laundry at the Laundromat, got a coffee, walked down to Barkley Square to suss out dehumidifiers (no bueno, will have to order online), then saw a spontaneous rave:

Didn't catch who it was, but she was absolutely laying down some sick beats from the back of her van ๐Ÿค˜

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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

City excursion with the fam today. Got new shoes, had a good dinner and overall good vibes.

Cheers to the young couple that had a chat with us at Lids (hat shop).

May your life turn out the way you want.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Beautiful day. Not much to do, so reading in bed, music and games I think.

Enjoy your day everyone!

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

join us at work

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Today was a really lovely, satisfying day.

mundane details

Got a friend to help me go between Richmond and the CBD looking for work shirts (one heavy duty one and a couple normal ones) to be embroidered for work. Had lunch, plenty of walking in the sun, even some genmaicha ice cream and generally a productive day... Even treated myself to a pair of lovely olive green wide pants and fluffy slippers, both at half price at muji.

The work shirts and slippers I've been procrastinating on to the last possible minute. I got it done with the moral support of my friend who knows the fastest way to get around Emporium and helped me look for a lunch place and parking spaces earlier.

I don't feel nearly as exhausted as yesterday even though I was out for as long and had to do more active stuff, actually even feel a little recharged? It's a nice feeling.

Can I just ask why the hell women's collared shirts are so oversized now though? Seems like the only style is to wear them as overshirts, not straight up shirts. Uniqlo and Muji both i needed an XS, even the Bisley work shirt I had to get a size 8, which is unprecedented (normally 10-12). This is on top of a thermal layer...

Sure I've lost weight from muscle atrophy being sedentary, but my ribcage and shoulders have not changed size over the last 5 years - I hate this new style! I don't have the body shape for it...

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

and the loose styles have really thin arms so big people can't wear them

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Vanity sizing or trends. Womenโ€™s clothing is so cooked now

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Great. I woke up this morning to 2 notifications from my bank. 2 transactions happened while I was asleep, one to some company called xsolla and another to Netflix. I don't have Netflix, and don't know wtf an xsolla is. Called the bank, they told me disputes have to be raised through the app now. The app and it's stupid fake messaging robot didn't let me add any context, the whole process is basically just yes and no buttons. Also it kept talking about humans in almost every message.

Not how I wanted to spend my Saturday.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

You might need a new bank as well.

Edit: a new bank card as well might help!

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

I canโ€™t upvote this enough

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Okay the memes coming from our breakdancer's performance overnight are so fucking funny

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Beep Beep ๐Ÿšš
๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A tray of scallop potatoes please

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A serve of tasty noodles/ramen with lots of seafood please chef.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

๐ŸŸ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฆž๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆ‘๐Ÿฆช๐ŸŽฃ๐Ÿœ

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The support chat in some apps needs its own notification.

Birds got into the Woolworths delivery yesterday because the doorbell wasn't rung.

I jump on the support chat, because that's the only way you can do anything these days, then waiting for a response I close my phone. I have a job, kids, and a life so I forget about it and the support person leaves the chat. Where does that leave my things the birds got into? I need a buzz or a reminder or something these people have replied

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Defeats the whole purpose of chatting and reply at your own pace type of support.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I bought myself a sneaky wine in the sun and was about to go home but then the singer started and I happen to be the the only person in the courtyard... It would be rude to not have another drink ..(plus she is really good)

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Operation get rid stuff continues. Today it's my sewing cupboard. I don't think I need all those supplies for children's clothes anymore.

And if I ever do I'll just buy new.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

When I first watched the Raygun, I figured she was so good at breaking that she transcended traditional style and sort of unleashed a new form on the world stage.

I considered it very poor timing to introduce your genius at the Olympics, and people just arenโ€™t ready for the โ€œmemeโ€ breakdancing , however, I kept an open mind about the whole affair and considered the possibility that current state of the art form is pushing boundaries in this direction so itโ€™s nothing to worry about.

Iโ€™m still holding out for my perceptions to manifest into a reality but Iโ€™m losing faith here

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

She certainly got everyone's attention. She also got a trip to Paris as an Olympian.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good night everyone. ๐Ÿฅฐ

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Goodnight Goonsy, sleep tight, don't let your house get a bed bug infestation. I hear that A. They bite, and B. They're really hard and annoying to get rid of

Btw thanks for being such a rock with the DTs recently

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

These weightlifters are lifting the equivalent of 40 cats at the moment, if you were wondering.

Imagine 40 cats hanging off a barbell. I don't think they'd be cooperative.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

The difficulty would come not from the weight of the cats, but the wrangling

And now Iโ€™ve got a mental picture of all the cats hanging off the barbell like that kitten in the โ€˜hang in thereโ€™ poster. Plus a random couple of them balancing on top of it, for good measure ๐Ÿ˜‚

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Ha. Haha. Ha. Ha. My day keeps on getting better. New developments:

A. I cut my finger while making dinner. Well, not even while making dinner, while eating dinner.

B. The motor in the fan in the bathroom seems to have burnt out, and left a gross burning plastic smell through the house. At least I hope it's burnt out, because it's wired to the same circuit as the light, so I can't have the light on without the fan also being on

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