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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

stupid self shitei'm a nerd, im a dork
i like veggies, i like pork
i had tea, i stay up late
im full of guilt and shame
i like wine, i like beer
i like coffee in the eve
you know i really wish that i weren't so lame

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (14 children)

I am cold, I am tired

Better get up or I'm gonna get fired!

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Oh. Thanks, but no thanks. I don’t think I’ll be getting up today

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm kicking goals today.
Coffee beans have been roasted and leek & potato soup has been made.
The new mattress topper from Koala arrived (thanks to whoever mentioned getting one sent free!) and has been put on the bed along with new sheets. Old bedding is in the washing machine.
A grocery order has been made and will be arriving later today - Coles gave me $10 off if I spend $100 via the app, so I added a couple of things to stock up on and bought $10 of freezer bags to donate to the food pantry.
I've ordered some different types of kitty litter to try, hopefully Miss Meow will approve.

And coles just told me they have substituted medium bags for the large. Seriously, different sizes are not the same thing. Annoying. Hopefully they will refund the money and I can buy more large ones.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I've been trying to wean myself off this 10 year old dual-screen desktop PC for a while, it's a Win 7 and Office 2010 setup that's no longer supportable. But it's been the cornerstone of my life for a decade and I flick it on first thing in the morning because that's what I've always done. PC first, then the kettle for tea.

I bought a snazzy Win 11 gaming laptop late last year but it's barely been used. I need to sort my shit out and finally migrate to it, and today might be the day. I've got all the personal and business email accounts working, an Office 365 licence, and OneDrive cloud storage sorted. Went to Officeworks for a second monitor this afternoon (went in for a basic 24", came out with a 27" curved gaming one. Of course I did).

The new house has a study nook with a really long desk surface, so I reckon I'll be able to run both setups side-by-side, but I'm in cable hell and it's going to take some effort to unravel everything. Wish me luck, friends.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

a moth/s really went to town on my good scarf

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I recently bought a fancy rice cooker (upgraded from the trusty cheapo kmart one button one), and this one has a smaller cup capacity (3c instead of 6 or 10) which is perfect for 2 people who don't need huge quantities of rice. Plus it made amazing rice, including brown rice which I've never managed to cook well before! Very happy hehe

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Productive day today! Was asleep before 10 (unheard of) and slept right through, had a sesh with the coach and did a bit of tidying, then walked up to the little local supermarket to get supplies and a pastry from the little South American cafe which I was craving yesterday when they were closed.
Now relaxing on the couch while I plot my next move. g

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Dark Chocolate Raspberry Tart Tim Tams, where have you been all my life?!

That is all.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Miss Meow and Mr Woof are both insistant it is dinner time. I think they might be on to something.

Burger time.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm not looking forward to getting up this morning!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Work has been so fucking slow today I've actually done stuff a week early. It will most likely need changing but I had nothing else!!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I like this using spoilers for pictures. You can replace the 2nd spoiler text with whatever you want too.

warning: cat Image: cheetah walking

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ahhh yeah, tea has kicked in. The only thing I don’t love about tea is how long it takes to hit. Unlike coffee which is heaps faster!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (6 children)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Huh. TIL you can't reblock someone for 24 hours after unblocking them on Reddit

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I do have to wonder whether this who separation from the DT, and whether those that stayed behind compared with those that came in here will create some kind of rift. I don't know... this kind of bullshit feels all highschool-like to me. Could be I'm over dramatising, though.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nah don’t let it dissolve into that. If they don’t want to come over, that’s their choice, just like it’s the choice of a lot of us to stay away from the DT for now. Hopefully one day we’ll be able to come back together, but for now, let’s just be our normal positive environment and not fan any sort of flames :)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I think the poetry has infected my brain. I keep trying to rhyme everything.

Today's the perfect weather for the soup I'll be making
As well as for the slices of pumpkin I'll be baking
They'll go in the freezer for a future lunch
Cause a hot vegie toastie is great to munch

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (26 children)

So NOW they do a poll. Far out.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (10 children)

I'm confused, please can someone explain? So the Reddit DT is up again and some of the regs are posting there (and some here also). There's also Florida things. What's happening? Are we staying here or migrating back? Argh!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They (probably?!) did a poll on discord to decide to maliciously comply and change the sub to Melbourne, FL. There've been multiple times when they should've done a poll properly on reddit but they didn't, so some of that anger is justified. With the r/melbourne posts about Melbourne gone, many of the usual post-commenters are angrily commenting on the DT. I'm staying.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I'm staying here for the time being because that shit over there is not over.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Mods are in protest of reddit forcing them to reopen by changing the rules of the sub to be about Melbourne Florida. A lot of other subs have done the same, but the r Melbourne mods havnt gone about it in the best way.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I hate me for getting up early with all the intention to go into work and then the minutes tick by I'm like...nah...nah...nah. and I got up early for nothing.

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