Discussion Thread 🐰 Friday 20 June 2025

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT.

I just passed my Learners . It's been a while since I've driven so I thought I should take the tests and lessons again.

I got two wrong but it was just being overly cautious 😬

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Congrats 🥂
- that is so me 🥺
Yay!!!
ee! well done!
Yay!!! Go you!!! Congrats!!! 🍺
Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts. 😄😘
OMG that's SO exciting, Goons!!
Congratulations on both your successful passing of the test and your cautious attitude. I wish more people on the road were like you!
Yay! Congrats!
Congratulations!!

During my sobriety I've been taking something called suboxone. You could liken it to an opiate blocker, though it does have a degree of a sedative effect.

This becomes unnoticeable after a while.

2 months ago I decided to stop taking it, as it was no longer required.

And so it turns out the mild sedation was not so mild at all. I was emotionally numb to a degree that I had forgotten what either positive or negative really felt like.

It has been tough. I have no desire to return to my old life, I have no cravings. I've had a constant underlying headache from various parts of my body being incredibly tense since the beginning.

But coming back into the world full of feelings and a nervous system that's been half asleep for a decade has been really, really hard. Everything feels so intense, both emotionally and physically.

I love it. But it's hard work. I'm stuck in this "reconfiguration" stage and I think I've mindlessly said "man, today has been a hard day" every day for a few weeks now.

I've played the best music I've probably played in my life over the last 2 months. I feel like myself. I'm excited. But it's a struggle. Were I not already somewhat used to dealing with stuff like this by myself, I think I would have run back to the medicine.

No one I know in real life knows about what's happening. I just needed to get it out of my system.

Thanks for listening.

/vent

It's an incredibly hard thing you've gone through.
We're here for you man, always. you're a kind soul and don't forget that.
If you’ve through a lot but I’ve also had the fortitude to get through it.
You’re a good person and deserve everything that life has to offer.
It's a great achievement to even put that into words, well done!
I'm so proud of you friend, all you have survived, your willpower and perseverance is inspiring. You're the kindest most thoughtful person I've the honour of knowing. Whatever happens I know you're going to pull through and be that much more stronger for it!
- I knoww. Plus he's the best cat dad in the world .😭
- That's really kind of you :)
So many hugs. You're incredibly brave and strong, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. ( and good too. )
- Thank you :)
We are always listening, my dude. We've got your back!
Brains are amazing at recovering and reconfiguring. It will get easier. You’ve done so many hard things, and come through it. We are here for the vents any time you need it!
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU MATE
I hope that soon you can be desensitised to all the reconfiguration stuff and that nasty constant headache fucks off
I feel like people don't understand the impact medication has when it flattens everything out. Drugs may get rid of the lows, but they also shave off all the highs and that can take quite a toll on you

Back from daily vitamin D exposure. The sun is glorious with light winds too, perfect winter’s day. Vibes are high for Friday arvo.

It was in lots of flat pieces of plastic that had to be bent and attached together so it took a while, but I'm pleased with the result. I just need to get to the assembly of the bedside tables and the bedroom will be done.

That's really pretty 😄

I had a fever dream that nuclear war happened in the middle east and the whole world economic order basically collapsed so I jumped in my car and drove north and moved in with a family member, earning keep by cooking and cleaning and making money by painting giant paintings of wolves.

As fever dreams go, it was ok

may I go political?
- 100%. It's the utter stupidity of it all.
  You are welcome to ride dream-shotgun in my trip to a quiet future out bush painting and chilling with wolves.
I only found out about what's happening from your post.
And to be honest, that works just fine for me.
- Oh yeah sorry. I think I fell asleep listening to ABC Radio..

Not that I would do it (too shy), but I love the idea of greeting the REA in the nude and showing them around like that. They’d be too unsettled to notice any dust or scuff marks
What? This is what I always wear at home

Would never have thought as a kid I'd some day be excited to wake up early and appraise the damage the new cheapo weed burner has inflicted from the day before.

It's very relaxing for some reason.

Also the new ICU at st. vincents is very impressive. the ones I've been to before are depressing af, but that one has a huge amount of space (and less noise) which is way less confronting for patients. ol' girl was complaining about being bored and not annoyed which is good.

bored is very good 🙂
I hope she gets better soon
Weed burner? Some people call that a bong.
- Punching billies w/ that thing would send you straight to ICU.
  I'm sure someone's tried it though lol.

Am sick 🤢. In hindsight having to google the number of days in a year yesterday should have been a giveaway. throat feels like hell. Back to bed I guess.

- I have no idea if what you just said makes any sense at all or if it's a joke
Same ☹️. Seems to be going around. I coughed so much yesterday I saw sparkles. Hope both of us feel better soon
- Downvoted for being sick? Ok 🤷🏻

Pretty lights

Tomorrow for the Winter Solstice Games I have lots of wood, potatoes, marshmallows and chestnuts. What else do I need or need to do? Poetry? Spells? Chanting? Nudity?

Oh yes please it is finally solstice we were about to remove the Sun here
- I will pray for you, bacon. 🙏
Effigies of your enemies to toss into the fire? Arrange some stones into a henge?
- Arrange some enemies into a henge!
- I don't have any enemies that I know of 😔
I think you've got most of it right. Grog is helpful as chestnuts can be a bit dry and floury. Not that this is a problem, just a glass or three of the old nasty helps the medicine go down.
Skyclad is strickly for summer imo. Also if doing skyclad, then watch out for impertinent echidnas. They're a bit of a menace. I think they're in league with the fundamentalist christians.
Lots of singing helps the sun return too. So bring out your favorite playlist and have at it!!
Always here to support nudity and chanting. May the long night bring you peace and excitement for days to come (I don't know if that's an actual thing, it just feels cool to say)
Chips?
- Chips on a bonfire?

My body is sore in a good way (from workouts), it's a sunny Friday and I'm WFH, I had a full night's sleep... so why am I feeling like a grump this morning? REA inspection maybe? A creaky bra that sounds like a fuckin' old ship? Just the cold in general? Gahhhh. I think I need some chocolate. Ohhh I think I'm hungry.

You're at home with a bra on. That's what's wrong. Rip it off and grab a hot cuppa.
- They must be contained for the sake of humanity. Also, I need to go out and get milk for said cuppa, which requires the bra.

brrr

good morning everyone

Morning, 'tis a fresh one this morn

Cheers pilgrims 🍺

*This post was brought to you by the lovely afternoon sunshine

Have been out of the gym for 2 months-ish. There was a huge billing issue and I couldn't be fucked dealing with it.

All sorted now.

Straight there after work. Bring on the happy chemicals.

Edit: Apparently there's been a huge data breach of Google, Apple, Facebook etc passwords.

You’re kidding me, another data breach?

Have just been informed by a nurse friend that sinus rinses might cause false Covid negative tests from the nose. My body feel over test result might not have been in error. Ugh. Throat swabs in future I guess.

Or just give it an hour or two since your last rinse before you test

8 hours till drumkit set up!!!!!!

3 hours and a bit and I can knock off and maybe have a nap.
- That nap is a damn good idea
6 hours till I'm drunk and singing!!!
- I'll be a few hours behind you but I'm so there!
- I'll be drumming with you in spirit lol
Oh cool! What kit did you get?
I finally got around to setting up my double kick pedal again last night. Now I just need to play more
- Sorry for the late response man, hectic few days.
  I got the Roland td07dmk. I figured having an electric kit would be a good starting point and I can play poorly quietly lol

I forgot to post the results of dinner last night.

I may have put way too much chicken. The pot is overflowing with sauce and chicken and the bacon I added.

I was expecting the bacon to be salty but it didn’t really come out overpowering.

Also I think the Aldi sauce I used had a lot of garlic in it but it’s back to its tasty best.

Felt like the quality had dropped over the last couple of months.

Haha I was kicked out of my workspace at my alternate workplace. No where else I can move to so I’m going home!

I think I will spend most my time on holiday in NZ reading and studying. I'll have no cats to bug and disturb me. 🙂

No. You'll be out there sightseeing.
- Miss Seagoon has planned some trips to Auckland and to Hobbiton, but all the other time i can just spend reading and studying. 🙂
  yes, there will be photos 😊
Have to second the sightseeing.
We demand piccys!

This stuff is currently trending on my toast. So good with peanut butter.

yum, I've been having creamed honey on my toast too, so delicious
- Nice 😊

Starting to be like clockwork, mum and aunts share some shit on WhatsApp and I have to tell them to check for AI... One aunt in particular is very susceptible and keeps sharing stuff that should be questionable from the get go. Really I don't know what to tell her when we get to the point of what comes after VEO 3. When I go visit her in a couple months I think I need to sit down with her and go through some examples. "But it sounds just like David Attenborough!"

This sunny weather is too beautiful to stay home. I must beach.

Just finished Expedition 33. I know I was coming to the end and I'm still... but why. Why.

I haven't even started yet.
- I cannot wait to follow along when you do! I want to know allllll of your thoughts and adventures!
A wild ride wasn’t it?
I couldn’t put it down once I started.
- I'm not ready to. I went into finale somehow hoping it wasn't actually the finale and kept shouting NO NO NO NO NO NO
Who's ending did you choose?

Book review. Have just finished listening to the audio book The Wager. It’s a naval history book, not something I’d never normally select but it came strongly recommended. It is a WILD story. 1700s journey from Britain to South America. Shipwrecked, stranded, scurvy, starvation. Human behaviour and choices in the face of these extreme circumstances. And somehow a few barely alive survivors made it back after several years. Their story was a public sensation in its time. Early in the book I had to pause a few times to look up various naval terms, but was pretty easy listening otherwise. Very engaging.

I feel like today is going to be a good day.

Better not prove me wrong world!! I'll fucking get ya if you do.

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Hmmmm.. I'd like some brains on this chilly morning please chef, uncooked, neurons still firing (if possible)
- That is a creative way to say you want Japanese seafood 🐟🐙🦐🦀

Bought too much daikon recently and ended up making two types of quick pickled radish.

Korean style and Vietnamese style. Seems that the main difference was the use of white vinegar in the Korean one and Rice wine vinegar in the Viet one.

Perhaps we used crappy rice vinegar, but the Viet style turned out pretty bad.

The Korean ones were absolutely fantastic and will be doing it over and over again.

I'd love to try this - any other ingredients?
- For the Korean one.
  Equal part water, sugar and vinegar. I used boiled water to disolve the sugar and stir through. Added a bit of salt (didn't measure that part) and poured it over the cubed daikon in a jar.
  Left in fridge overnight and it was beautiful.
  You can probably mess around with other spices, but that's all I did.
  The Viet one was this https://www.recipetineats.com/vietnamese-pickled-carrots-daikon/#recipe

Working from home today, just because. It's been a mentally big week with the ecommerce launch and Head Office country has a public holiday today so not much would be getting done anyway

I don’t know why but I don’t think I’ve been falling into a deep sleep for the last month when I go to sleep.

I had an early night last night and woke up later than usual.

I don’t feel tired which is good but I don’t think I fell into a deep sleep like I used to?

Been listening to my old playlist of German music, and I'm pleased I remember the vast majority of the lyrics.

This is a classic - I love Jennifer Rostock

Der Horizont - Jennifer Rostock

We were warned almost ten years ago of the rise of Neo Nazis, just sayin' lol
Gute Menschen - OK KID
Was der Bauer nicht kennt - Alligatoah

If your man ain't treating you right
\ Come up and see ol' Dan
\ I rock 'em, roll 'em all night long
\ I'm a sixty-minute man, oh yeah
\ Sixty-minute man

Elder is a mad keen Fallout 4 fan. I love the Radio show on that game!
- It's a great game! I keep going back to play it again, and the radio is so good!! All the songs are so funny, or boppy, the innuendos! Old timey goodness!

4th coat of paint on the 2nd bedside table finished and the brushes and stuff cleaned up

tomorrow it's touch ups, finish lining the drawers, clean the mirror and then most of whole suite is done 😊

I'll fix and paint the dressing chair when I come back from NZ

I am now having a much enjoyed hot milo

busy day again 🙂

first to touch up my hair

more painting and organising my study room

admin

study

prep for travel

Listened to a podcast called Scammerland about human trafficking in Myanmar. So terrible.