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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

One more cup of tea, then time to get stuck into the basement

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

lemon cake poemWaiting for the lemon cake cool
Before I slap on icing so sweet.
Heap of nutella on a teaspoon,
Choc and hazelnut such a treat.

I got a craving I can't ignore,
I think losing my damn head.
I got a craving I want more,
Tummy rumbing for that sweetbread.

Oh, impatience rising within me!
Gimme that sugar fix, entropy!
Hurry up and cool my cake!
Took me forty minutes to bake!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Sleep schedule, exercise schedule have been fked up on June thanks to work. Aiming to fix both in July because itโ€™s not worth sacrificing those things just to be a cog in the machine.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

OK, dinner consumed โœ…
Dishwasher loaded โœ…
Food & clothes ready for work tomorrow โœ…
Bot given final instructions & ready to run โœ…

I think I'm ready for bed. Fingers crossed I wake up and see the bot did it's job ๐Ÿคž

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Butter and Biscoff spread toast is straight gangster

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Biscoff is the devil's nectar. If I could have my way, there'll always be an open jar in the kitchen with a spoon in it. But I don't think it's fiscally and metabolically responsible..

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Life reorganisation is going well.

-Washing on.

-Dishes done

-Bed stripped and changed

-Shopping list made in preparation for a market run

-Bins taken down

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (21 children)

How much do y'all spend on hair? By that I mean going to a place to get a cut or whatever you need to do e.g. colour etc.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yay booked in with my favourite tattoo artist for some work in August!!!

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Abandon all plans ye who wake up on this miserable day

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately by the time I was awake I was already at work. No point calling in sick now.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think that's the first bit of REM I've had in a few weeks. Crazy dreams but I'll take them.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Travel tip: I'm writing this because I didn't know this service existed so maybe others don't know either.

LT;DR version: pre-purchase international SIM cards from Melbourne-based online store so you can use mobile data with decent data caps as soon as you land overseas.

Long version: (I'll use spoiler tag to avoid a huge text post appearing by default)

Expand Long VersionDid you know there are services where you can pre-purchase international SIM cards before you travel, which will be activated on the date you specify? When I've travelled internationally in the past, I have gone SIM hunting after I've arrived, which can take a few hours off your day and can be tricky if you've landed somewhere where you don't speak the language and need to use your phone's navigation without any service (real life experience for me in France 2017 trying to drive myself to a convenience store in the suburbs near Lille). I'm not even going to entertain the idea of roaming with my Aussie SIM. I need more data than the piddly amounts they overcharge for. I also don't need to be contactable via phone or SMS on my Aussie number while OS. Apps all use push notifications for authentication (banking, microsoft, google, etc)

Anywho, cut to planning for my upcoming US trip and I find out there's a Melbourne based SIM store called simcorner who I was able to buy an UNLIMITED DATA 30 day T-Mobile SIM through for $67 AUD. It took a few days to arrive but I've now received and registered it for activation which should happen while I'm in the air on my way to LAX in August. All I need to do is swap SIMs on the plane and when I land I'll be up and running right away. No muss. No fuss.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (19 children)

Breakfast ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿฅช๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅซ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฅ ๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰

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