Daily Discussion Thread: 🐈📦 Friday, September 20, 2024

Forgot to post last night but I arrived in Mollymook yesterday afternoon. I'm here until tomorrow then I start heading home 🏖️

I have no idea where Mollymook is but it looks lovely.

Good news! Just got a phone call from work, the client found the missing $$$ (and from the sound of it it was $$$) so that's a relief to say the least. Change in the attitude of the carer lead was... a thing. But a cordial conversation was had and she's taken me off that client, so all well there.
I'd put in an application to join a union this morning and I'll keep on with it, as knowing aged care odds are that Something Will Happen.
But now I can do dinner tonight and really enjoy it, not just try and use it as a distraction!

Working in the community can be great, it can also be shit. Glad the dollars were found, but it does make you feel like garbage to have your professional integrity questioned. Union protection is a good idea.
- Exactly to all. I forget who said "I'm utterly and abjectly pissed off" but it summed up my state of mind!
Just join your union anyway, it's always a good thing and they need the support too, to advocate for you. Forget cmfuckup, and focus on your own union and the good things they can do for you. :)
I'm so glad this has worked out, and that they know you had nothing to do with it! Enjoy your day and all the beautiful things in your life, you deserve the relief and peace!
- I did! I did want to join the UWU for a number of reasons but the guy I spoke to said they wouldn't take me on with a pre existing situation so I went for the HWU... we'll see how it works out.
  Thank you - contemplating a nice beach walk and a cakey thing, and tonight is dumplings! 😁
Fantastic news.
How does $$$ go missing anyway and I'm guessing they tried to blame you for it going missing?
I hope they issue an apology to you as it sounded like you weren't going through a nice time if you're also considering joining a union for protection.
I think you should treat yourself to something delicious tonight.
- Old person hides cash away
  they forget where they left it and search other places
  they decide it was the carer who stole it
  they find it later and call back to say it was found
  Old people do be forgetting things lol
- Exactly what StudSpud said, though in this case it was a little older and with health issues. And it did look like I was at least under suspicion.
  Anyway apology has been extended and an Uber eats voucher has been sent, so that's something.
  I was going out for dumplings tonight, so now I can go and enjoy myself rather than try and distract myself!

I had an accident trimming my beard last night, the length attachment fell off while using and took a huge chunk of it out. Didn't have any other option but to trim it all off. I kept the mo and some of the "soul patch" (had to look up what that's called, strange name). I haven't been hairless on my face like this for years, it's an adjustment. Feeling wind on my cheeks this morning was weird and kinda nice. Maybe this was divine intervention to change it up.

I've been there. That exact scenario. My condolences 💀
My husband's been growing beards lately and he can't get the trimming right near the top lip. Doesn't matter how many you tube videos he's watched he somehow makes it look weird so he shaves it all off and the growing process starts again.
I don't care if he has a beard or not. I just don't want to see food dangling off the mo.
- I used to trim my own and it looked pretty bad each time. Started going to the local barbers, and they're fantastic. I go every 6-8 weeks, and in between trim it myself a bit.
  They're worth it.
As a bearded man, this happening to me would break my heart. I'm so sorry.
Soul patch? I call it the crouton

Gozleme, gozleme, goooozleme

In mood here's tonights' sunset

This is some very good mood, I approve. Desktop background worthy

Cheers 🍻

Just patted a beautiful Greyhound on the way to work. I love their big emotional googly eyes 😍

All hands meeting. Executive verbally wanks himself about the company.

None of this matters to my job.

I have work to do. Kindly fuck off.

Look at you embracing employment again! In to the swing of it all already.
- Hahaha indeed.
  I actually love my direct managers and some of the senior leadership team. But not this guy and his little band of yes men.

I went back to the op shop because there was a Led Zeppelin shirt I didn’t grab. You snooze you lose, probably snapped up 30 seconds after I left by a reseller.

But I did get some Buffy dvds and some art books. I went a little ham because things are getting scrubbed from the internet and I’m rediscovering the importance of physical media.

Life is a little bit easier now the demanding meds schedule is over, instead of stressing Melbcat out all the time we can focus on cuddling and chilling together.

this is really good, so happy for you and melbcat, you both need this 😽😻
- It’s so good. I think she’s got a slightly tender little tummy still but has started the fortiflora.
  She’s now willing to eat her wet food with the regular meds mixed in which is so much less traumatic for both of us.
*because things are getting scrubbed from the internet
Wait, what? I'm out of the loop on this one
- Pirate everything. For books:
  Libgen.is
  For everything else check out the megathread at reddit.com/r/piracy
- It happens periodically. Streaming services don’t hold on to things forever, and even sites like the Internet Archive (which shares free access to books) periodically has to negotiate a changing landscape of access to materials.
  We do not own things we get off Netflix, or even off Steam and such. Access can be revoked
- This has been slowly happening for a long time without fanfare. A lot of stuff you used to be able to watch for free on YouTube (even older stuff) is getting more difficult or impossible to find due to aggressive copystrikes, probably to try and push us onto cable and streaming services.
  Cartoon Network likes to wipe shows from the internet after they finish or are cancelled and they’re probably not the only ones.
  Also the Internet Archive recently lost a copyright lawsuit that means access to 50,000 (?) books (and movies?) was lost.
  Basically corporations are getting more aggressive about gatekeeping what you can access for free and taking stuff down, so a lot of people are advocating for making physical backups or obtaining copies of anything important to you.

Better.

Ugh, I really wanted to take PT and the Skybus to the airport and save $30 on an uber but... in this weather, I don't trust PT to get me to the city on time, and fuck schlepping it in the wet. I got paid today, I'm taking the uber. AND treating myself to a schnacko at the airport if I get peckish. I can take the Skybus on the way back.

Off we go! No panic and anxiety. There are some things I appreciate having a job that pays money for

Did you manage to get to the airport in time?
I hope you have a wonderful trip!
Weather wasn’t so great and you should get there early. I was hearing on the radio all morning that there are some sort of works going on and to get there 30 mins earlier than usual.
- Yep, got here about 50 minutes before boarding, plenty of time for a burrito and unwinding before I board. I'm glad I wasn't dying of anxiety trying to will the Skybus to go faster. I actually missed my flight back to Qld because of Skybus delays way back in 2011 or so and have never trusted it since...

I absolute despise catching Ubers, but sometimes it's my only choice for a work thing.

Why the fuck do they drive with that whole "go fast, sudden stop, go fast, sudden stop".

Literally makes me car sick.

/rant

I have never caught an Uber.
- same
I remember catching an Uber early morning in Paris. 130km/h speed limit to the airport, which additionally was treated as a mere suggestion. I was temporarily religious.
Buses do that too, gives me the irrits. Dude, you're braced against the steering wheel and pedals, we aren't.

Oi... Thought I'd start a playlist thread. Maybe I'll do it weekly, maybe I won't...who knows..

https://aussie.zone/post/13803127

Yes! I shall contribute.

Goodnight everyone. 😘 Sweet dreams.

Goodnight ❤️ Love the title btw 🐈

Ted Cat has a problem. The crunchies are not good enough and he's protesting.

Miss Meow will volunteer to eat them for him. Miss Meow is currently very unhappy with the portion sizes of her meals at the moment, and is rather disgruntled that I keep picking up Mr Woof's excess dry food and not letting her eat that either.
- So sad.
  After trying to bite my bum Ted is now sitting by the heater and is glaring at me.

Been on school camp for 4 days anything happen here?

Sneezing. Lots and lots of sneezing.

Hey Centrelink, if my appointment is booked for 2:30pm, that means it's at 2:30pm and you shouldn't call twice at 9:23 and 9:36 and get pissy that I'm not available. "Be sure to be ready at the time it's scheduled for." THAT TIME ISN'T FOR FIVE HOURS GO AWAY.

Also Astro Bot is an amazing game. Strong recommend.

I always hated that whole "one rule for me and another for thee" aspect to dealing with C'link.
- It's total horseshit.
  And it was for a participation appointment that's literally just someone reading a participation plan I'm already aware of and asking if I want to change anything. It's something I could easily do in the app and save an operator for someone trying to call.

I forgot how much of a groove Beck's entire Odelay album is.

I revisit that one from time to time myself. It’s one of his best.

I currently have an annoying bit of string stuck in my teeth, and I can't remove it because it's the end of my disolving stitches and is tied into my gums. I do not like this situation.

Well that’s one biscuit recipe I won’t be trying again!

Lick it 👁️👅👁️
- No, you
what happened here
- Potentially I de-americanised something incorrectly. Or it just sucks?
I’m guessing too much butter? I have totally done that
Looks good to me.
Was that meant to be a giant biscuit?
- Nope! A rack of the sugar skulls.

Blood donation done

New outdoor light installed

Bottles and can returned, cash collected

It's not even noon!!

I bought a book for the first time in ages. Has beautiful pictures in it.

Also, there's Gibson lol

Does anyone know what instance of Lemmy this is? Trying to use this app called jerboa instead of the browser.

Aussie.zone
I think?
Also what has Kitty been playing with? I can see a cord under her paw.
- Cheers! Oh it's one of the many, many wand toys I've bought over the years lol
I'm using Jerboa. I saw it on F-droid and that's actually how I found out about Lemmy
- @tombruzzo @Gibsonhasafluffybutt
  Quickly looking it up.
  Of course!
- @tombruzzo @Gibsonhasafluffybutt
  there are five apps on Google play 'FOR LEMMY'
  Not sure I get why?
  I thought interoperability was the draw for the fediverse, but MASTODON is unable to see the lemmy daily threads.
  Is Jerboa any better or does it also have limitations?

You guys know how potatoes taking things to the post office that's only open from 9-5 is annoying and inconvenient?

Be glad you don't live in Jabuk...

(That's 8am to 9am)

At least it's 5 days a week I guess

Edit: well, I meant posties, but I think potatoes is better 😂

That office is someone's private residence , they are doing post office work for the locals.
- Ugh.
I'm sure that's really annoying but my takeaway from your comment is mmm, potatoes. I might chuck a few in the oven.
- Oh, epic swipe type fail moment 😂
  Sorry posties

Last day of school for the term.

I could have sworn traffic was lighter today as I was driving to work today.

Hopefully it'll be the same on the way home.

Also I've been granted some luck and reprieve and I'm going shopping for burger materials this afternoon after work. Yay!!

Same re: traffic, I'm guessing private schools ended a day early (there is an unholy congregation of them in this area).

Wooohooo weekend! Early dinner with a couple friends tonight then nothing on and I will veg out to my heart's content. Big week. Finally fully signed off and soon my job proper. Now just getting better and quicker and doing more as the weeks pile up. I got this!

I don’t think this usb optical drive is working to play my dvd.

Also an update has put this ai Copilot bullshit on my computer. Keep it up Microsoft... Perhaps one day I’ll finally get it together and become one of those Linux people.

My work laptop has a fucking copilot button on the keyboard.
Get absolutely fucked Microsoft.

Cooking up a bowl o’ pasta. Misc veg will be ensauced

I fully endorse this!
- Slightly overdid it on garlic. Worth it

Going to the park before I go to the shops, I will wear a raincoat to keep the rain away 👍

It worked, not a drop of rain but I was over dressed too warm.

There seems to be something on at the sportsball stadium. Lots of echoey bellowing. Bit early isn’t it?

Sportsball stadium?
- Yeas. A stadium for playing of sports that use balls. And yelling and honking things.
Marquees are going up around the G already.

Mr Woof has decided to try and steal an onion, I have no idea why. The onions have now been moved to higher ground for safety. Maybe Miss Meow put him up to it?

Miss meow in the Library with the ~~candle stick~~ onion
Edit. fuck took me 2 hrs
Miss meow in the meowbary :)
The why is easy. Onions/garlic are baaaaaad for dogs. Hence the attraction.

Ugh. Huddle are hiking our insurance again. Anyone got recs? Looking house + car

Sell home. Sell car. Avoid insurance
- I can't live in a sewer, i get terrible swamp hair
- I've sold myself to work, can I also avoid insurance for myself?
Can't speak to house insurance but when I switched Mr P's car from RACV to budget direct I saved about $1,000.

I was lucky to find 2 of those kmart cat halloween houses , pictures will come tomorrow when there is better light.

They are so cute. 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛👻💀🕷️🕸️🧟

Stupid rain. I'm buying a cheap tarp to cover stuff.

Well that was good timing. It was bucketing down on the drive home, cleared up in time for the dog walk, and now it's bucketing down again now that I'm home.

So there is a 6 hour long Dreading (yt channel) video on this small US politician who murdered a journo.

He took the stand, none of his defence guiding him, and did a defence by narration 😱🤣🤣🤣🤣 I've died from laughter. He has no proof he was framed, and keeps getting objected because it's just hearsay.

Haven't even gotten to the cross exam yet and this guy thinks he can just say what he wants. I'm losing my fucking mind that an amazing journalist, Jeff German, lost his life to this utterly deluded psychopath.

Edit: I can't breathe, the perp is an actual idiot. I can say with confidence that he has no braincells. Cross exam has started and I've died again 🤣

Sounds like you need some popcorn to go with that.
- Fuck yeah it's juicy as bro
I'll be listening later. 🤭

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I crave a crab rave. Would you?
- 🎉🎊🪩🍾🎈
  🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
A hamburger and chips please
- 🍔🍟🥤
Garlic naan, mango chutney, and raita please
- 🧄🫓🥭🥛🧅🍃
Meat!!!! Please.
- 🍗🍗🥓🥓🥩🥩🥩🍖🍖🍖🥩🥩🥩

The weather's a bit awul out there, Mr Woof's walk might be as brief as I can get away with. On a positive note the rice cooker should have made a start on dinner by the time I get home.

I had a peppermint aero, just a little one. It was delicious.

just put on a soundtrack and this came up. truly one of my fave pieces of music, and i mean that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0l6xfQpgt0

chicken and vegie curry is cooking

am tired

Nasssty weather tonight. Going to put the heating on.

I'm built incorrectly, as I absolutely love walking in the rain. As long as I have a waterproof jacket or umbrella.
Just the smell is amazing.
- @Gibsonhasafluffybutt @TheWitchofThornbury
  Petrichor is the name for that fresh rain smell. The inspiration for a lot of poetry too.

Meeting complete, time to work

Are images on aussie.zone broken for anyone else or is this a federation issue with lemmy.ml?

I see images in comments, and profile pictures, but at least post thumbnails and the community avatar are broken images.
- Yeah same. Must be some issue with the image server