So I guess we're all good now. Recruiter messaged back saying it was a great reference.
HR rang to let me know my start date and time, and what to expect on my first day.
It's done.
Thank you everyone for all your help and support ❤️❤️❤️
Now I'm going to give the cat a shit load of treats, and enjoy some video games without feeling guilty because I should be applying for jobs.
It's been a huge learning experience the last 6 months. I won't be forgetting the lessons any time soon.
Reference has been given. Sounds like it went well! Thanks again to the poster here who was able to help me with that. Very much in their debt.
Now I'll get a call from the recruiter later today or tomorrow which will give me the final word that we are all a go for next week.
Fingers crossed!
Edit: I send the recruiter a text to "touch base" and she said it was a great reference!!!
Thank you to the person who gave it this morning ❤️
I'm going to pretend everything is fine for next week. HR rang me yesterday letting me know who to meet and at what time.
Medical procedures, vomiting, death mention
This is great… I’m now vomiting liquid more frequently, cold all the time, getting dehydrated and sleeping a lot. My stomach is slowly shutting down and my doctor is telling me that I’m at risk of sudden death from malnutrition.
I’ve been trying to get a feeding tube for a while but the medical system is very slow and obstructive so I have a weird sense that I possibly might not make it.
Happy Go-Live day folks! A project that should've taken max 3 weeks but ended up taking closer to 3 months is finally going in today. Threatened my team that if they bring up one more "Oh, BTW I just thought of X" in front of the vendor the next thing I deliver for them will be a resignation letter. I'm joking, but not really. I no longer care if we deliver the most broken thing in the world, I just want it off my damn plate.
Just went through the performance discussion and I still have my job. It just seems like I'll be getting around on 1 HP at work for a while.
My biggest hope is nothing else happens any time soon as it will be too many mistakes close together. I think I'm going to work on getting out of here and at least this allows me to leave on my own terms.
Omfg the amount of bloatware on this laptop is insane! Windows really is just bloat at this point. It reminds me of when I was younger and used to have a cheap shitty Optus/Telstra phone they probably sold as a loss leader. They used to come with sooo much bloatware. Even the cheap Samsung's used to.
But seriously. No I don't fucking want Norton, LinkedIn, candy crush, Microsoft maps, or Facebook. God. And everything is so pushy, why can't it be quiet bloatware.
Open edge
Search for chrome
"There's no need to switch to another browser! Edge performs better."
Close popup
Go to the download chrome page
"Microsoft edge performs up to 3x faster than >google chrome!"
Close popup
Download chrome
Open chrome
"Installer error! Failed with error code 57"
Norton popup: "we found a threat on your device! But don't worry. We blocked it."
I NEVER WANTED NORTON OR EDGE I JUST WANT CHROOOOOOOMEEEEEEEEEEEE. FUCK. OFF
this was also after about 15 minutes of trying to figure out how to fuck all the Microsoft garbage off and just use a local account.
And now:
MSI Centre popup: "Have you backed up your system?"
NO I HAVEN'T BACKED UP MY FUCKING SYSTEM THERE'S NOTHING TO BACKUP YET YOU DONKEY! I HAVENT EVEN INSTALLED CHROME YET!!!
On the way home from tennis. I gave myself two options: 1. Take PT home and order delivery or 2. Take a cab home and make food instead. I did neither, took PT home and will make food instead of ordering in. Go me!
Update: it just arrived. I checked the tracking at 7:18 and it was still saying ready for processing so I went to the kitchen to grab some cheeky ice cream, and then there was a surprise knock on my door! Delivered at 7:21, and after double checking the tracking they've retroactively marked it as on board for delivery in Tullamarine at 7:12 (definitely wasn't there before). I'm a lot more than 8 minutes from tullamarine. I'll be honest - I jumped when I heard the knock. And yes, it came through startrack not auspost (although in my mind they're still the same thing)
Not complaining though, that was bloody efficient. I mean look at this!
New laptop day though!
Been trying to teach myself how to make a business website using Wordpress, because I can't really afford to pay someone thousands to do it for me. Thought it would be easy to figure out for someone with slightly above average IT skills, but it's really not. Now I realise why people pay professionals for Wordpress websites.
Using a theme as a base is the way to go for a beginner like me, but so many of the free themes on offer are so template-y looking with zero design flair. I'd start with a basic theme thinking I could make it look good, only to realise that I can't and the customisation level is so limited (or I can't figure out how to make larger customisations).
Now after days of searching, I've found a nice looking theme that seems user friendly to work with. Starting all over again with customising it. Hope this one works.
Lol, MIL isnt feeling great, so drinks are off and games are on.
Straightened my hair for nothing. I never straighten my hair, usually just leave it bushy, or under a beanie. Bleh.
Maybe I'll try and convince my better-half of a pub meal. I haven't eaten all day.
Anti-gratitude thread >:(
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Friend from uni cancelled on me and the reason was because something minor came up apparently. Didn't say what. Last time we were meant to catch up, they hadn't even left the house and were half an hour away at the time we were supposed to meet, so I told them we can reschedule. I have cancelled on them last minute before as well, but this is not the only time they've done it. Time to find alternative social arrangements for this week, because I will go insane without seeing people.
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I think the weight I've gained, in an attempt to gain muscle, is just belly fat
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Update: it pretty much turned out to be option 1. I did manage to sleep in for about 30 minutes longer than my usual time, but since I could've gotten 3.5 hours more than usual and I'm still feeling tired (but can't get back to sleep), I'm calling that option 1
MWave still hasn't sent my GPU. I ordered it 2 days ago. And I paid like 20 bucks to have it express posted so I'd get it before weeks end, but it doesn't seem like that's going to be happening. Bloody rude.
Edit: when I was swapping out the ram, I did properly look at the GPU and figured out why it sounds like a helicopter. This would be why:
I thought it was just a bent blade. But nah. The wifi card absolutely fucked the blade
Edit: they just emailed me to say apparently they no longer have any stock, so they're ordering more from the supplier and expect it to arrive between Tuesday and Friday (next week!). I specifically checked stock, and they said they had it in stock at their little warehouse. Fucking grubs took so long sending out my order, they ran out of stock!
Ahh... I've been feeding Melbcat lots of treats to keep her appetite up and her tummy lined, and they contain sugar in the form of molasses. At the vet I saw some redness on her gums and tartar on her teeth. I wonder how far I'd get with brushing them.
Unfortunately there aren't very many other treats she can have.
So my replacement laptop is coming today (possibly). They had an option I've never seen before - "Australia Post next day evening (6-9pm)". I decided to go with this one instead of express post, because surprisingly it was actually a dollar cheaper. Apparently this is part of some service called Australia Post metro express, or possibly startrack courier (both things I never knew existed). The shipping info said they did the pre lodgement at 1pm, and apparently it WILL arrive within the next 4 hours.
I'm really sceptical, because since when do Australia Post do after hours delivery, and half the time their next day shipping doesn't even happen. But I will update you all later. If it actually does arrive, then I'm going to think I'm in a dream
Slow, slow start to the morning. I told work I might get a bit done today but unlikely to be a full day and I wouldn't push myself. I'm kind of over lounging around on the couch watching TV all day (got through two seasons of Slow Horses yesterday).
Shitty sleep last night, sweated right though everything again :( so first port of call today, after a slow shower, was to get my big blanket washed at the laundromat. Coordinated nicely between that, picking up work laptop, taking a load of clothes washed at home, drying everything at the laundromat (might as well), food pickup in st kilda and a load of thermals at home.
Going round doing shit today has me feeling better. The sun is helping heaps. After lunch I'll do some light work until I can't. My bedroom feels like Sickness Central since that's where I've been feeling the shittiest, so it's getting aired out today in addition to a change of bedclothes. I hope the worst is over >:(
So tomorrow I don't have anything happening until the early afternoon. That means I can have the sleep in I feel like I needed a week ago. But since I can get so much more sleep than normal, what do we think is going to happen?
- I wake up at my usual time and can't get back to sleep
- Every single person I've ever met starts trying to call, text, and email me out of absolutely nowhere. That random inquiry I sent to a shop 7 months ago they ignored will finally be responded to
- Someone will knock at the door
- I can't sleep at all until 30 minutes before I need to wake up
- I actually do manage to get a good sleep and finally catch up on my sleep debt
Place your bets now! In 6-12 hours, I'll respond to the winner(s). I don't know what you win yet, I'm fresh out of barnstars from the last comp, but maybe you can have a giant emoji
The best indicator for who will be president in America is, in my opinion, the betting markets. At this point they are basically the collective opinion of people who make money predicting these things based on all available evidence. Currently Trump is about a four to one favourite to win according to this indicator. Pretty amazing
Made it down the Bellarine on PT. Bus dude was throwing down some Bowie - Let's dance.. which brings us to a Rave choon
Woke up really cold in the early hours. Blanket was down at the end of the bed so mystery solved. (I have doona + blanket on cold nights) Pulled it up again but tossed and turned since then. Might as well embrace it and call it wake up time now.
TAFE orientation done. Should I have a nap, or power through? MIL arrives from WA today and said to partner something about drinks tonight. I don't know if I'll make it if I don't nap, but I don't want to mess up my sleep cycle much more.
Ugh! I type this all out while making a coffee 😑
decaf has been had
think I'll do a green curry for dinner tonight 😋
Rang Tenants Vic for last night's issue.
Amongst many things, these two stood out:
- Under RTA S72 Was told that rental provider must repair within 48 hours
- Under RTA S67 quiet enjoyment of premises, and that I should be able to use all facilities and rooms to full extent.
But I couldn't find anything written to support the "48 hours" figure and the "full extent" statement that I could refer to in the next email, any idea?
Agent pushed back saying it's normal for the switch to trip if we overload the circuit lol. No shit. But if the apartment's power is cut off from an outside switchboard that only owners corp can access... gotta wait 3 days for someone to come and fix it.
And for clarity:
- Switchboard inside apartment: Oven, hot water, and I think the stove are on their own circuits. No idea where the bathroom heater is wired up to.
- From outside of the apartment: aircon on one "line", oven/hot water/stove/bathroom heater on another, other outlets on another.
- Using oven/hot water/stove/heater together apparently cuts the power to the whole apartment from outside, but from what I can gather, we would be fine using a smaller combination of the above, our own portable heaters and aircon together lol.
Woke up with a blocked ear. 10m concentrated hot water flush, still blocked. Half way into tram ride to work, magical unblock 💪👌
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Have come home hungry so I made peanut butter toast.
Came back annoyed from work because I think someone went through my drawers for a stapler which I’ll double check tomorrow morning when I get in.
I will be confronting this person and telling them that going through my office drawers was inappropriate and violated my personal space.
I don’t understand why people don’t know boundaries.
“Handpuppets! I’m going to pick a clowns nose, eat elephant peanuts and fight Bert and Ernie…. to the death”
Scary movie review part II
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
I forgotted the most important part of my review.
This movie tells teens they have the ability and innate psychological strength to face adversity and that they don't need protecting from stories about tragedy and trauma and that facing trauma is a part of healing.
