Daily Discussion Thread: 🐔🐣🐤 🏚️ 💀 🦦 Sunday, July 07, 2024
Daily Discussion Thread: 🐔🐣🐤 🏚️ 💀 🦦 Sunday, July 07, 2024
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Gratitude thread (not really feeling it today tbh but I guess this might help?)
I'm grateful for giving myself grace for royally fucking up at work that will cause a headache tomorrow (fuck the shape of 50 cent pieces for jamming the cash machine). It's not the end of the world.
I'm also grateful for the nice orchids I saw.
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I'm grateful for the roof over my family's heads and for generally being a calm person. Elder said the other day that he misses me being around during the day "because you've got this aura of calm around you." 🥹This is one of the nicest things he's ever said to me, to anyone.
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I am grateful for savlon antisceptic cream.
Over the last few weeks have been so uncoordinated in the gardn, kitchen, moving stuff and sharpening knifes that 100yrs ago would probably need some sort of amputation.
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I love savlon so much. I use it to calm my rosacea, I use it on my hands when they are getting a bit worn from house work. On every cut.
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I'm grateful for gyoza!!!!! And for tram drivers that dgaf if you fare evade for a couple of stops. And for the tax return I did yesterday... and this little pack of Victorian grown hojicha that a colleague gave me.
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I’m grateful for being able to catch up with a friend yesterday to celebrate my birthday.
Was nice to get out and be social but it was still deathly cold.
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Since it just happened so is fresh in my memory, I guess I'm grateful that my building isn't on fire and the firies cleared it in about 10 minutes. But that feels like cheating, so I'm grateful for the views up on the rooftop, and having a Barbie and a chat with the old LT up there
FFS autocorrect I wrote "isn't", do not change that to "is" you stupid robot
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Those orchids are beautiful! I’m grateful for the abundance of movies, tv and books available so easily without leaving home. It’s nice to chill out at home on a Sunday afternoon and pick entertainment on a whim.
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I’m grateful to have got some decluttering done and cleared quite a few boxes from storage. I have a hard time parting with stuff for a number of reasons, so this was a big deal for me. Still heaps to go but it’s good progress.
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I am grateful for off the rack premade clothes. Sure beats processing hides, spinning wool and making clothes myself.
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I bought some jonquils yesterday and they're like little patches of sunshine throughout the house, brightening my mood. I'm also grateful for lazy Sundays, crosswords, tea, and blankets.
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Grateful that my headache is gone for the moment
For fluffybutt
And for the 4 interviews I have this week. With any luck, on Tuesday I'll be grateful to have a job
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I am definitely getting tired and ready to call it a day. I just thanked someone because I opened the door for them.
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Waiter: "Enjoy your meal!"
Me: "You too!"
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He'd better enjoy your meal
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I do this all the time
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All lemons I brought gone :)
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Er…. Lemon Party!
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Anti-gratitude thread.
My headlight died. I just changed the bulb a couple of weeks ago.
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This mild stuffed up ears and nose can go in the bin.
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I put a studio subwoofer (weighs about 50kg) straight into a wall yesterday trying to get it down stairs on a trolley. Such a stupid mistake. I've fixed the hole (sort of) but everytime I walk past I just shake my head :(
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A friend of mine passed away less than 2 months ago, and now her son has messed up big time (no sympathy, he really screwed up in a stupid unnecessary way) and is going to jail, I'd say for a long time. His boys lost their beloved Nan and now their Dad in less than 2 months and I'm pissed off about it. Also, the oldest of the boys is friends with my boy but I don't know the mum, so they probably won't see each other anymore. The kids are nice kids, but their little world has changed so much in such a short time, and I really feel for them.
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I am utterly ungrateful for the stupid dangling bits on the seam of my socks that have given me a blister
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Punched a wall yesterday removing render and now have a raw knuckle that is all swollen and nonworky. I need that finger to pick my nose, dammit
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Well I pretty much already did this, but I'm still annoyed so will do it again. Google nerfed my maps timeline. There's only 2 reasons I stay in the google ecosystem: 1. Google timeline, and 2. Google photos. But if those donkeys keep breaking everything I like them I'm going to cancel my Google one membership, finally purchase unraid, and build a nice little google free lifestyle where people don't break everything for no reason. I'm still annoyed about them killing the mobile MyMaps app
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Amen.
I broke something even more at work by attempting to fix it. And my headlight also died. The way the car is means I might have to take the whole front panel off to change it.
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Fuck me. I heard evacuation alarms coming that I thought were from the shops so I went out to film the response and then alarms started going off in my building. Fucking RIP the people on the 22nd floor. I got confused going down the fire escape from the 2nd
I'm outside now, not wearing any shoes, but I ain't fucking dying in an apartment fire. So I'm just chilling half dressed outside barefoot. FML
Also this is the first time I've ever heard the "woop woop woop, evacuate now. Emergency" myself. Luckily common sense kicked in and I fled down the stairs. But I left my keycard in my room, so when they clear it I'll have to get buzzed back in
Edit: apparently a fire sprinkler pipe in the car park got hit by a car and burst, which triggered the entire evacuation system. The fireies have to stop it from flooding without affecting the rest of the fire system before we can go back in. I guess flying out without grabbing a pair of shoes or my keycard was an over reaction, but I guess it means the whole "get out and do not grab ANYTHING they taught me in kinder and primary school worked
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do you have one of the systems where the guy saying evacuate now, emergency sounds like pete smith from the old copperart ads?
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I don't know what copehard or who Pete Smith is, but I'm pretty sure the alarm tones and voices are standardised across Australia. It's the same one that the occasional uni and shopping centre evacuation videos posted on r/Melbourne had, and I'm pretty sure it's the same one that was in the Bondi junction videos
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After having alarms go off due to someone cooking so many times, I simply ignore the alarm my apartment building.
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That doesn't sound like a great idea, but apartments are all built to fire resistance standards, so as long as the builders and building inspectors did their job, and your building was built this century, you should be safe, at least until the firies do a walk through and tell you to get out. In hindsight, flying out as quickly as I did was probably a bad idea. If there was a fire and it was in front of my door I'd've been pretty screwed since I was out the door before the door was even properly open.
Also I ran down the stairs, and I'd just polished off a nice big bowl of ice cream so I'm not feeling too great now
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bloody hell. Good days work there, considering how hard I went yesterday.
Concrete pile moved, future food garden area cleared to the point where I can take out the last of those bloody stupid brick and concrete dividers, both green bins filled and a spillover barrel. 10K steps well and truly in, so I'mma gonna eat a giant bag of chips and watch a shitload of WWDITS w00t w00t
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Beautiful day for some gardening. I love to work through all the things that are pissing me off with a few hours’ hard work outside, and a full green bin is very satisfying.
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oh we have so much clearing to do we literally had to order another green bin as we work through it all. Once we're set even the green bin won't get much use, but there's just too much to deal with atm
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Mr P has finished remaking his bed out of bits of the broken/destroyed bed plus other timbers, and there was much swearing and insults while trying to get it into the house. Hey, don't get shitty at me, I'm not the one who constructed a thing too big to fit through the damn door! We ended up putting it through the living room window and it just fit through. He hasn't done too bad a job, but I'm not praising it on principle because he shouldn't have smashed it up to start with.
Edit: ok I probably will praise it a little bit. While I'm still a bit miffed that he broke the bed in the first place, it is actually pretty impressive to be able to make yourself a bed.
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If this stage in life is not conducive to a relationship, or is pleasant enough without one, then you're under no obligation to have one, regardless of the opinions of family and friends. I have a lot of regrets over how little time of my younger life I've really lived for me.
Otherwise, I think the important thing is to find someone who wants the same as you, no matter what that is. If you're a "meet in the middle," compromising person then it's important that the person you're with also has those qualities, or you'll find you're always the one having to be flexible, and may end up feeling taken advantage of. If you're an individualist who wants to have a lot of independence and "room to move" within a relationship, and can't bear the thought of "living in someone else's pockets" then it's vital to live true to that while that's how your life is. A couple of friends of mine are very career forward people, spend a lot of time separate from each other due to the demands of their careers, but undeniably love and respect each other and aren't clingy. It's perfect for them. How do you know how it's going to be with someone? You don't always, or you think you know people but then they change, or you find out things you didn't know. The arrival of children can complicate things that before seemed much simpler and more straightforward.
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I sacrificed a lot for someone who hurt me for over 8 years, in varying ways. I grew up abused and it set me up for abuse later on because I had no idea what was normal. I almost had a kid with the cunt (thank fuck I made my own money and bought a plan b pill).
But I would never let myself do that again. I know so much more now, about people, the world, and right and wrong. I got extremely lucky my one-night-stand turned out to be my person. We're better together than we are separately. But if I hadn't of met my current partner, I think I'd still be single after leaving my ex. Dating seems so dangerous now for vagina-owners (what with the tater-tots and "alpha" male shite).
I'd never change myself ever again for another person. I'd compromise (like quitting smoking), but not on the big things (buying a house, having kids, etc).
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what with the tater-tots and "alpha" male shite)
I don't know, but it scares and confuses me too
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@wscholermann @Seagoon Fatherhood means - after a while you prefer the crust. All relationships involve some form of compromise. It takes a lifetime to find a good one and maintain it. My marriage and family life is worth it. I see more material on throuples and other arrangements, but that stuff is for my kids gen to work out - looks like a lot more work
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I'm on the other side of the fence.
Heartbreak and wasted time is a small price to pay for finding someone to share your life and love with.
Our society values individualism to such a degree, that the idea of sacrificing something for someone you love seems unfair or that you're "losing" something.
I've noticed it with people I've dated that are western. Nothing wrong with it, it's just different.
But it never sat well with me. Seems a bit transactional...
Admittedly my culture is different, so that's probably why I don't mind compromise. In a way, it's an expected part of life. And so we work with that instead of fighting it.
That said, there are fundamental aspects of who I am that I cannot compromise on. Because if I did, I'd end up resenting the person I'm supposed to love.
/mild rant
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The thing is, compromise doesn’t always start out as effort. Early on in a relationship (or maybe youth is a factor?) it can feel easy to work with differences. And then over the years as we grow and mature sometimes our wants, needs and habits evolve and set firmer. Our world view can change, our life goals can change. But you might still love the person you’re with so you continue to try and make it work. Sometimes that works out and the relationships stays strong, sometimes it doesn’t. I think if I was starting over again at my age I too would be a lot less flexible in what I wanted in a partner. I know myself better.
The other reason why people might stay in non-perfect relationships is that the way our society works, it’s centred around a couple being the primary relationship unit. So doing things like housing, child rearing, holiday companion, someone to help if you’re sick, someone to chat to if you had a bad day at work, etc, are all often done with a partner. Without a partner it can be hard work to build a network that can fill those roles, or you have to be happy to do it on your own. So yes there’s compromises, but if the partners value the companionship enough they may choose to tolerate the annoyances and personality differences.
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@SituationCake @wscholermann
Out-of-copyright Ukulele strum by an Australian composer and a theme for faithful relationships https://sdarby.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Take-Me-1924-Lumsdaine.pdfAnd the tune, for those who don't read music good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z5waeS4-aU
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The day of darkness begins much earlier than wanted. Power goes out shortly. Boo! Overusing heater in the hope warm will hold for a bit, then decamping for mini golf and boiling a ham hock.
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Butt frozen
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The worst part of a migraine, is when it subsides, you're in a state of hypervigilance in case it returns.
Bed, cat, iPad games and feeling sorry myself for today I think lol
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Which games? Always interested in trying new ones!
On my phone I have Peglin and Slice and Dice. Peglin is a peg/ball, roguelite/like, rpg. Slice and Dice is similar but dice rolls instead of pegs. Iirc they're like $10 each on the Play Store and that's it. You get the full game. I think they're also on PC.
Card Games: I have Slay the Spire on my phone which is a cool game. Again, pay once and you own it.
These games don't have any micro transactions or anything. I play them all the time! Especially since my partner is using my PC to play Stellaris lol.
Not sure if they're on the Apple Store though, sorry..
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I'm playing this game called Breach Wanderers. It's like Slay the Spire, but more variety. I'm not usually into this kind of game, but it's really good and kind of addictive lol
I also play a game called Triple Town. I don't think it's on the play store anymore. If you check it out and like it, I'll send you the installation file. Really, really good.
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Google made another one if their little annoying and breaking changes (as they do). They've basically killed maps timelines, at least as they used to be. They tricked me into signing up for it. I know a lot of people don't like timeline, but I really do. Firstly it's the only tool I have to make sense of some of the moves I've made over time and is the only real record I keep of the places I visit, secondly I export the timeline data onto a heatmap that shows me where I still haven't been yet.
They have this "encrypted backup" thing now, but even submitting a takeout request doesn't give me the actual timeline. And of course this "local" timeline is hidden amongst all the system files I can't even access, and is probably in some proprietary garbage encrypted format.
I'm guessing they probably did this to comply with some legal requirement, but that doesn't make me feel any better. I just want to generate my place heatmaps FFS. They're still using my timeline history for advertising and "personalisation", the only thing that's changed is instead of it being stored somewhere else I can access conveniently, it's stored locally but fucking impossible to reach
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I didn't make it to Fairfield, but I did go to Hawthorn and probably spent a bit more than I expected to - picked up frozen tempeh from Grand Laguna because few places have the proper stuff, splurged on some mapo tofu flavour packets (I don't use doubanjiang enough to have it in my fridge), got some tofu to use and some to freeze (I hear it has a good texture when frozen and defrosted), bought a bougie Flinders lime, and... most excitingly of all...
...dropped $13.50 on a 30-pack of frozen Osaka Ohsho veggie gyoza from Japan. I cooked up 10 just now, but I have leftover oil in the pan and dipping sauce, so the only right thing to do here is make some more. What a travesty 😩
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Sky full of ice crystals - sunset should be fabulous tonight.
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Last night was the first night post-solstice I noticed the sunset lasting a little longer. Thank goddess.
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Goodnight everyone and be careful of rampant platypuses.
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Been forcing some daffodil bulbs in water to hopefully get some indoor winter blooms. They seem to be growing well, looking forward to flowers in a couple weeks. It's way easier than I thought and would recommend it as a project if you've got a sunny spot for them. Might try tulips next.
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We've done this with hyacinth bulbs before.
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Bit cold today but sunny so I think I'll take the boys for a bit more of an off road ride and check out a picnic ground and such nearby
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Everybody's doin' a brand new dance now
C'mon baby do the loco-motivation
I know you'll get to like it if you get off the couch now
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Sunday! It's quiz time!
45/50 - best ever score due to some lucky guesses.
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35 oof damned sports questions
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I uhhh.... Got 5/50
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30/50 oof
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Also 30, my guesses were not as lucky.
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15/50, ouch. No idea about sports.
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30/50. I don't do well on aussie knowledge
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I got 10/50. At least the bald bloke thinks I'm good at other things though
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35/50 for me this time.
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That was funny. Grabbed a takeaway breakfast from a local cafe and went down to the beach to eat it, and was promptly bailed up by the local gull population and an opportunistic cattle dog.
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YOLO
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I was looking at bauhaus art the other day. I reckon I could make a stencil of the face and spray bleach on a black T-shirt to make one. I'd leave out the circle, circles are a drag to make look crispy sharp... unless anyone has a laser cutter. https://99designs-blog.imgix.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1920px-Bauhaus-Signet.svg.png?auto=format&q=60&fit=max&w=930
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I have a cricut, what were you thinking for stencil medium?
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What are your favourite soups to make? I need a bit of variety.
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- Leek and potato
- Pumpkin
- Mulligatawny
- Tomato
- Chicken and whatever
- Sour cherry (in summer when I can find sour cherries)
- Fish & veg
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Chicken and corn. Throw some mini dim sims in to make a meal.
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minestrone with meat balls
pumpkin
tomato
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So many good ones listed here! I’ll add cauliflower, leek and potato. I make it with a base mix of stock and milk, then once veg is cooked blitz it up and add a handful of grated cheddar and heat and stir through until it melts in. Sooo good. I like to put plenty of cracked pepper on top when eating.
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I'd forgotten how delicious cauliflower soup is
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Lamb shank soup.
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Pea and Ham. Or probably just pea as I'm working on becoming vegetarian. It's the toast soldiers and butter that make it for me.
Silverbeet soup exists and other people seem to enjoy it.
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Curried pumpkin with red lentils & coconut milk/cream
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Ooh yum.
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Your reminder that Spicks and Specks is on tv tonight. The one show a week that justifies the tv antennas continued existence.
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Sky pretty
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Is anyone here into modern spirituality stuff? Was supposed to go to this cool thing in Brunswick today, like an expo, but I can't because of the migraine.
Been really trying to find that community and I'm pretty heartbroken that I can't go to this expo 😔😔😔
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What do you think modern spirituality is? Philosophically, stoicism and buddhism have all the answers I need.
I've found a big part of the spirituality community is guru-type guys trying to spirituality their way into young girls pants and a bunch of women burned by said guru-guys. Eg, confest creeps, anyone ever met a guy who goes by Quoll?
I have ZERO time for reiki, tarot, psychics or anything to do with crystal energy. I think it's nonsense and avoid getting to know "believers". I'm not interested in debate with someone so off the deep end of reality, I feel they're akin to flat-earthers.
These days the whole eat healthy food --> crunchy parents --> right-wing nutjob pathway seems very prevalent. Many of my loose bush doof friends have started talking about satanists taking over and the need to protect ourselves from the government. One mate called the whole Trump trail a false flag because Trump was going to reveal the truth about "how it all works". The anti-government / right-wing view come thick and strong.
I've grown up Buddhist but have left the community, kind of felt like a loser magnet. I'm fine handling my relationship with the universe on my own terms. There's no shortage of self-directed study material. I have zero belief in an afterlife.
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I have ZERO time for reiki, tarot, psychics or anything to do with crystal energy. I think it's nonsense and avoid getting to know "believers". I'm not interested in debate with someone so off the deep end of reality, I feel they're akin to flat-earthers.
You'd hate my mum hahahah! I do! 😂
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As I replied further up the thread, it's an investigative process. I used to be a part of that community a very long time ago before I chose to throw my life away for about 10 years.
I grew up in a muslim household, and if people knew what went on in those families, they would understand when I say I don't generally associate with that crowd. Similar to how you feel about Buddhists.
I can't speak for the predatory behaviour, because back in the early 2000's it was all bush doofs and lsd. Or maybe I didn't notice.
I'm surprised to hear that a portion of that community has turned towards the right wing. I hadn't heard that before. That's actually fucking insane. Maybe they're not as anti-racist as I had assumed.
As for the "woo-woo", I don't particularly subscribe to much of that, but I am agnostic, and find that crowd at least willing to discuss things around that idea. Can't say I've had any luck finding people into that sort of thing in the circles I've travelled the last 8 or so years. I don't subscribe to Identity Politics, so I'm generally unwelcome in Progressive circles despite being left wing myself.
Appreciate the info though.
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I too would love to know what modern spirituality actually consists of. There are plenty of options on offer out there. My problem with what passes for modern 'spirituality' is that the people that do it can degenerate into candle-waving idiots very quickly. Ripe for exploitation by influencers and other profiteers. I very much distrust anything that requires me to buy something to be 'spiritual'. I'm including christianity in this list, and it's a long one.
I guess the operative word here is community - cos we all need at least one as we are pack/herd animals at a very basic level. Community is worth seeking out but comes in a lot of different flavours and uses a lot of different jargons. I'm all in favour of researching the topic personally, but would encourage you to keep your brain cells engaged while you do so. There will be other events like this expo - there are too many fools out there ready to spend their money on shit.
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I was just interested in gaining a better understanding of it myself. I'm aware of the "woo-woo" crunch insanity that proliferates in those circles. I'm agnostic, and the only people who I can find that are of a similar persuasion tend to collect at those sorts of events.
Before the "fall", that used to be my community. I can't say I belived everything that was popular in that world, but I enjoyed the open minded-ness of the people I met through it. I ended up engaged to someone from that world.
The "Metal Community" here is pretty fucking racist, despite what some may say. So I don't do so well there. That's the only other subculture that I would like to be a part of.
The new age hippies are pretty chill when it comes to race.
As it currently stands, I belong no-where. And I'm capable of sniffing out snake oil salesmen/women.
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Not my thing but I noticed these events get suggested pretty heavily on Facebook and Eventbrite. If the thing in Brunswick has a Facebook event all the suggested events should be pretty similar.
There are also these witchy markets on semi regularly, but they move around. There might be one on near you soon
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My mum is extremely spiritual, I grew up learning how to do tarot readings, which crystals have certain energies, aura readings, palm readings, etc.
I don't believe any of it, all it did was exacerbate her schizophrenia lol.
There is a crystal shop on Sydney Rd now though, and I bought a small garnet because they're pretty. My inner magpie loves crystals and stones. If you have a specific crystal in mind, I can have a look for you! Let me know!
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@Gibsonisafluffybutt @Seagoon I am vaguely Quaker. Humanistic agnostic and very moderate, but still believe the universe is a mystery. My wife is lapsed catholic and dabbles in psychic and magic practises.
Ahmadi, Sufi, Wahabi, Shiite, Sunni are all denominations of islam I believe. I heard the call to prayer a few times, but even if we're to revert to Islam, it would be as humanistic agnostic progressive lukewarm sort of Muslim. "Almost Muslim" would be a new denomination I think.
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I told myself after yesteday that I wasn't going to lie around in bed all morning today, but what did I do - stay in bed until 12 on my phone despite how UTTERLY BEAUTIFUL it is outside.
Well alright. Can't change the past; getting a load of laundry in while having a late cuppa and cake; once it's out to dry I am going to walk to Fairfield (3.8km away) and back to get bulk wool wash and the tortillas I had been planning to make jackfruit tacos with.
Then home to do a whole bunch of cooking and an online catchup with an overseas friend.
I wonder if my lazing around so much on weekend mornings is due to the sheer amount of caffeine I have during the week. Brain needs to recover from all the adenosine receptors being flooded.
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Is it lazing around, or resting? Make sure you're getting enough recovery time. Everything's always busy but that's not always great for our bodies or brains.
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There's resting, where I legit don't wake up till 8 or 9, which is fine. Then there's scrolling on my phone til 12 which I don't think is really resting ... Especially not two days in a row. I don't mean to overtire myself, but I'm also conscious of needing some baseline momentum for my physical and mental health... I do feel better and more capable of meaningful rest if I do things like wake up and go for a walk but I don't often end up doing it.
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We watched some old episodes of Ready Steady Wiggle from 10 years ago and the new episodes are so much better. They're more cohesive and have better pacing.
There are 8 wiggles in the main lineup now, it makes me wonder if there's a US wiggles branch.
If not, Anthony should take the Trans-Siberian Orchestra approach and have two groups of the wiggles that just tour each coast up and down.
It would make more than enough to set everyone involved with the wiggles up for retirement
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I inadvertently listened to most of MSO's performance Carmina Burrara yesterday live on ABC Classical while doing my taxes and was all "oh it's THAT doomsday song!" And then all of yesterday arvo and today it's been bugging me, where did I hear an English language parody of it, was it misheard lyrics, no it was simpler, was it an ad, what ad was it, what ad, was it the UK, was it here...
... and then it finally came to me out of nowhere this evening. I only knew it from Gruen as it aired before I moved to Australia, but the wave of nostalgia over LOTR and the excitement of videos on the internet came flooding back once I watched it and it sent me into a bit of a YouTube rabbit hole. Many of you probably know this one.
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Oooooo fortuuunaaaaaaaaa ugh now ima gonna have to dig out my cd of the whole suite
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I wish I could sing like La Roux. But I just sound like a hippo in heat when I sing.
Still gonna do it though lol
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Hippos are bulletproof
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I'm looking up Philly cheesesteak recipes and I can't help thinking what a waste of a good steak but then maybe I'm missing out on something really good. I don't know. Convince me why or why not I should create this.
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Do it for fun and also to inform us if it’s worth it or not.
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I'd have to get my head around steak and cheese together first. It's hard to create something I've never had before but hey I'm adventurous.
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Ehh… wonky sleep.
I put my knockoff oodie on ‘delicates’ but accidentally washed it on 30 degrees instead of cold. Oops. The fleece has popcorned very slightly but a quick brush with the knockoff tangle teezer when it’s dry should fluff it up again.
I also saw my hair is longer than I realised which explains things. I’ve gone back to using a drop of oil through the ends/lengths before washing and that helps a lot. I still haven’t had an opportunity for a cut
Ps: Annoyed about the egg limits/issues as I was going to pass a lot of egg recipes on. Being as they’re a cheap good source of protein, cheaper than meat
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I erase as much as I can, then take out batteries, then smash it all, then add water or glue
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Last time I did this I pulled the drive bashed a few nails through it and let sit in a bucket of heavily salted water. I am also partial to tin foil hats.
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ooo, you use salty water, I just do plain water, I also do glue in the works
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you can probably download and burn the macOS disks if you have access to the media
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They may be able to recover it and reinstall the OS by using the recovery mode.
Try and boot up the laptop and hold Command & R as you boot or reboot it and see what options it’ll give you.
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Personally I wouldn't bother, cutting off the power cord does help tell people it's waste though.
If I was paranoid about someone finding my AskJeeves search history, I'd open it and smash the HDD platter inside (or just go over it with a magnet).
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Put the whole thing in the eWaste bin at the transfer station (tip).
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home and having some decaf
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I think I need to invest in some decaf. I want a warm coffee but if I drink one now I’ll never sleep.
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for me it's decaf only past 3 in the afternoon
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What's the recommended brand for a washing machine (front loading) and microwave oven?
Best value for money, and looking at $200 for the microwave, probably $700 for the washer. Not a hard budget though.
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Bosch, Sharp.
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I'd put in a bit extra for a Bosch washing machine. As for a microwave it depends on how big you want it and what you want it to do. They can last 2 years or 20 years so I'd go with one that fits in the space.
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Love my Fisher and Paykel front loader. It's my first front loader and I'm really happy with the job it does. For a microwave, don't get sold on all the extra stuff if you're not going to use it. I use ours to defrost stuff, reheat meals and melt cheese so I got a basic Samsung. Go for decent wattage though.
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Happy with mine too. I would argue the premium models (with lots of cycles and buttons) aren't a necessary investment. No matter the brand I think spin cycle speed is important for efficient drying, mine goes up to 1400 which is a great start for dryer or hang drying.
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Thanks:) you're right about the microwave... Will go with a cheap one then, since all we do is heat food, never used the fancy features.
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I spent like $30 or $40 on a second hand Samsung microwave oven 3.5 years ago and I've been very happy with it, not entirely sure the pricier ones make much of a difference. Washing machines on the other hand, definitely go for quality. I was cheap and got a Beko one that's okay but it does sometimes unstick itself from the floor and get rather violent even when I haven't overloaded the thing.
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Thanks Just_kitten, will check out cheap options for microwaves. For washing machines, Bosch seems popular here so I'll go with that, and avoid Beko 😅
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staple gun has been bought, tapestry patchwork has been made, now to clean up so I can get started on the chairs tomorrow
the fabrics turned out so much nicer than I imagined 😊
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Got what from everything I can tell a real email from uber with a verification code to login and I haven't logged in today. That means that, assuming it was real, someone got my password right.
Aaaand then I spent an hour resetting a bunch of passwords and deleting all passwords from Microsoft and Google (I use an external password manager now).
While digging through privacy and security stuff I did see that someone tries to unsuccessfully login to my Microsoft account every few hours from various countries around the world. I'm guessing that happens to a lot of people whose accounts are old and have been involved in breaches of services you sign up with them with.
Glad I have multifactor authentication setup for all the important stuff.
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It’s my birthday today.
My friend offered to get me a gift. Not sure what I want, maybe a Kmart milk frother?
Chilling on the couch with my radio show on then I guess some footy watching and playing Hogwarts.
Low key day today but a little concerned I haven’t heard from my dad yet. He sends me a birthday message every year without fail but he has been sick lately.
Anyway I sent him a message just to let me know he’s ok because it’s so unusual for him to not contact me today.
Happy birthday! 😊
Happy birthday Duenan. Hope all your wishes come true. 🎉🎂
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! 🎈🎈🎈
Hippy birdies!
Happy B'day!
Happy Birthday!!! :)
Happy birthday 🎈🎂 hope your dad's ok 🙏
Happy birthday! 🥳🎂
Happy Birfday. 🎂
Happy birthday! Hope you've heard from your dad by now.
Nothing yet :(
Happy birthday! Did you have cake? Woolies mud cake? If not then I suggest you have another birthday tomorrow, with woolies mud cake
Sadly no cake. Only a large packet of chips and a bottle of soft drink was all I had today for snacks.
Happy birthday!! I'm glad you get to treat yourself a bit today after all you've been through. I hope you have a really relaxing day where even for a bit you can feel recharged and secure.
Thank you.
Hopefully in a few days time I’ll be able to test out milk frother, even if it’s the Kmart brand, just hope it works ok.
I’m trying to relax as best I can and stay warm but I am worried about my dad and him not answering phone calls or texts but I just have to wait and be patient. He has been pretty unwell of late.