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Well in some cruel twist of fate I found out that my grandma is declining and probably wont last much longer as she’s stopped eating and drinking.
I did a rat last night and today. It’s a requirement for visiting a nursing home.
Last night negative, today this evening positive.
Explains why I’m feeling rubbish but I won’t be able to see my grandma. Maybe for the last time as well.
I've been here - try and make a call.
I'm not sure my uncle even knew who the fuck he was talking to, but he knew that he was loved.
gees, I'm so sorry.
That's really rough.
My thoughts too are with you.
I've done it! I've completed my first week and I managed to attend my first meeting without making a tit of myself.
This weekend I die, and by die I mean sleep for like 48hrs straight.
Hooray I'm looking after Hambam the border collie himbo in a few weeks for a few days.
I thought I was getting the cold shoulder from my aunt (himbos owner) because I fed it all the wrong foodz. Not the case so don't worry hambam eye fillet on pasta with a sprinkle of parmesan is still on the menu.
Wonder if he remembers me...
There's something about a sunny day which makes a sujuk and tasty cheese gozleme irresistible to me
Pretty sure that should be marked as NSFW, that looks so fucking good 🤤
Ah, I see we are now allowed to name the high profile man in the Toowoomba rape case. Oh, his poor mental health.
Interesting....I reached out to the Hoyts spice guys because I wants my damned chicken sprinkle umami and..
We are waiting on the go ahead to range this product once again in the major supermarkets.
We anticipate that a decision will not be made till early next year now.
Sorry, that I cannot be more specific, however the decision rests on the procurement team of the 2 majors.
fucking. Colesworth.
Hey buddies. Happy Friday. What's your plans tonight?
I'm three hours behind, but in three hours my brother arrives, and he will probably nearly die from the heat and humidity, so we will celebrate by turning on the air conditioning in the living room for him.
Scored a bunch of poetry LPs, Shakespeare, some Schubert and a Julian Bream 👍 8 LPs, $16 😸
Couldn't open my mouth and ask for the help I really need. Try again tomorrow.
any recommendations for making new mates? Realized in psych yesterday I've had a few mates drop away and have become actually pretty friggin lonely. Not much of a sports guy and obviously a bit time poor.
Men's shed perhaps.
Just got a payrise, which is 0.1% ahead of inflation.
Hello DIYers, I have managed to crack the door and need to get it fixed before I leave. How do? Pls 101 me
Plaster repair kit from Bunnings will do it.
Patch, putty/filler, spreader, sandpaper and some paint.
Watch a YouTube video if unsure.
You'll be sweet.
Building manager (or your building's website) might be able to send you the fixtures/finishes used in the apartments. You can use this to find the paint shade and get a super close match.
It's my last day of leave and I am very sad. Don't wanna go back to work ☹️
On Monday I'm planning to take a sick day and I've just booked an indulgent massage package. And I don't feel remotely guilty. It'll be medicinal.
What an amazing decision, hell yeah!! I hope it's every bit of indulgent as you hope! I hope you get to have some delicious snacks and maybe a drink!
I'm sorry but Fed Square is ugly as sin, always has been and you can't change my mind.
Fully agree. Horrible place. No shade, everything is slightly sloping so it's really really easy to lose one's balance. Confusing layout too - not a straight line anywhere. I think you're meant to stop in one spot there and buy buy buy and/or watch watch watch. Heaven help any disabled person trying to navigate that space. Particularly when busy. Filthy with discarded rubbish lurking in the garden beds and other forgotten nooks and crannies.
They did get to use the bottom carapaces of the turtles that were used to roof the new Spencer St station though.
Just wait until a pigeon steals your whopper junior with cheese at 3 am when you're just minding your own business sitting on those steps.
your mind will turn to places far darker than architectural failure.
Half way through the day, and everyone wants a piece of me. Too bad, I can only answer so many calls, do rescheduling, new emails, new inquiries, and quality assurance (all at the same time) to the best of my abilities.
You bet I have process feedback for the new manager lol
I have a headache and the loud party somewhere in the neighborhood with the thumping base and screaming and carrying on is not helping.
OK, today is the day. I am going to turn dig into dug, and park my car back in the carport. I got this.
Edit: Done! The carport is now soil-free and fully swept out. A small pile of rubbish that had accumulated in the corner has been dealt with, and a bunch of dead leaves and things have been evicted too. Looks better than before the soil was delivered. Now I can make a quick trip to Bunnings for some mulch and put the car back where it belongs. 😁
After the cat bite I've been doing maybe a bit too much googling and all I can say is there are way too many stock photos out there of kitties chomping down on a hand. I sure hope the humans have well concealed protection. My tendon hurts. I'm trying not to think about it too much...
Honestly that kitty is an arsehole which is rare but fuck that kitty.
I had a dream last night that I was at my first night of on-campus living at uni, and I had explosive diarrhoea in the communal toilets that smelled so bad, and everyone knew it was me, that I quit uni in shame.
update: Apparently cbf today means "pull out six meter long poured concrete strips in the garden and remove the brickwork underneath"
My quick trip to Bunnings turned out to be more hassle than anticipated. Something was wrong with the EFTPOS machine and it was not reading the cards, and the checkout operator apparently had no problem solving ability at all. Ended up just leaving the stuff there and walking out. I went to another Bunnings and got a much better checkout operator (i.e. used self checkout) and had no problems. Then on the way home there were poorly signed road closures making me divert twice. Frustrating. But at least when I did get home I could park in the carpark rather than out on the street.
purple hair dye has been applied!
instead of going out tonight and getting plastered I'm staying in and getting plastered and making a stash of gyoza.
this time will be different though because I watched an internet video footage on pleating.
