Daily Discussion Thread: 🥃 🌶️🥃🌶️ Wednesday, October 2 , 2024

Finally caved last week and installed Facebook. There's some businesses/organisations I deal with that only have a FB page. Decided to look up half siblings I haven't seen in decades and actually found them. Dithered for a couple of days before sending friend requests. 2/3 were accepted almost immediately! I had an exchange of msgs with my brother and feel so chuffed, happy in a funny kind of way I haven't felt for a long time. My nephews and nieces are adults! ADULTS!

I'm hungover. No ragrets going last night. I didn't get up, but everyone was so welcoming anyway, they all said hello and asked about me 😭 I'm thinking of getting up next time and reading Unsent, but I hope to write something a bit less "trauma poetry" haha

Your very first one you posted here about the checkout chick was superbo and very relatable.
- It was this one yeah?
  I could not sleep, awakened afraid
  \ Under the covers, I begged, I prayed,
  \ For dawn, or death, for sleep to come
  \ But mercy ungranted, I knew I was done.
  \ For I committed a most awful crime
  \ One for which we've all done time
  \ Exactly the same or slighty changed,
  \ Have we all made this same mistake?
  \ I went to Woolies to buy a snack,
  \ The cashier smiled, I smiled back
  \ Items scanned, transaction completed
  \ She said the words that have me defeated
  \ Smiles and waves, "Enjoy your coffee and snack!"
  \ "You too!" I regretfully cried back
  \ Unthinking, unblinking, mid-step away
  \ I died there, in Woolies, that very day.
So good, and definitely get up there next time! Your talents have been kept to us for too long haha.
- Thank you for your kind words 😭💜

I'm loving these longer, warmer days. I can already feel the SADs melting away

My mental health had been absolutely fucked the last few months, but even generally, I tend to end up in little depression episodes during winter time, with the short and wet days and constant grey skies

The sun being up when I wake up and get home is a huge plus. Short days aren't great for the ol' depresso

Second interview tomorrow, let's go!

You have already upskilled your corporate speak performance on the DT
- Participated in off site team activities to maximise longevity of inexplicable use of defining language in order to push through expansion of pipeline.
Nice work! You'll smash it 💪
🤞🏼

Got the results from my blood test today and suddenly a lot is starting to make sense AND there may be a way to turn things around for both my physical and mental health. Feeling optimistic. I got the medical cannabis (from online doc not doc doc, a while ago) to try and help with the sads but found it doesn't really do anything of consequence for me so I have a bunch of weed that I'm not super interested in. Although, the indica does help with getting to sleep when I can't get to sleep which is its purpose so that's alright.

Also though, apparently my sugar is a little high so they want me to do a 3 hour glucose resistance blood test thing to see if I have the diabeetus (like my Dad does). My levels are nowhere near the levels Dad gets though so we'll see.

On my way to first day working from a co-working space. Got a membership for 5 days a month. Packed my bfast / lunch / snacks, and got dressed in something other than slum WFH clothes. Felt nice, I’m excited for this change up in my routine. Hope it’s worth the $$.

Ditching the tackies and hoodie and putting in a bit of effort to the WFH clothes was a game changer for me.
- @TinyBreak @tone212 How far did you take it?
Would be good to hear how it works for you! I am working from home today and super grateful I can wash my clothes and get some sun in, given the dire forecast over the weekend, but I really only appreciate it this much because I'm out of the house most other times. Hopefully it's a conducive space
Would you mind sharing how much that costs?
- $165 per month, so just over $30 per day. It's a pretty nice space, have access to a dedicated sit/stand desk on the days I visit, kitchen facilities, and they do networking and social events too.

22.5 hours to ten days of CAT. I must tidy up the house a bit for her - so she has more nests to sit in. And avoids the pots where plants died and it's all just dried up potting mix.

Oh, and there was so much gardening I wanted to do before she arrives, because I can't have her escaping via the balcony, but I don't think I'll get to it in time... so she might have to be shut off in a bedroom for a couple hours when I get around to it. Though at the rate I'm procrastinating it might only get done after she leaves.

You must really be looking forward to soxcat if you’re counting it down to the hour.
I hope you get many snuggles and cuddles from the kitty.
Tomorrow I think it going to be a really nice day but you might not have time to get it done tomorrow before she arrives.
- Really wish I didn't have such a full workload on because tomorrow would've been perfect to wfh/do half a day and potter around. I'm going to make sure I get some outside time at least and leave as early as I can. Weekend looks good for snuggles. I hope she will have fully remembered me by then. If not, some treats won't go astray..
I think Soxcat is counting down too!
- Poor girl will have no idea about it, until she's placed with great and extreme difficulty in her carrier, the slinky little gymnast... But I think she does remember me as I've visited her a few times. I am sure she'll enjoy her stay.

Getting set up for the night.

See if I can remember how to do it. Has been a while. Looks to be clear skies though.

Perfect night for it tonight. No moon, light breeze, clear skies. Are you chasing anything in particular or just looking?
- Going for the South mangelic cloud tonight. So far so good everything seems to be working :) So clear out there.
do it in the morning too for the comet
- I was hoping to but trees will be in the way :(

I had to visit a client on site today.

There's a lot to be said about being well dressed and how it makes you feel.

Not in a vain way, just feels good.

Found some (I presume) a few male 'Superb fairy-wren' tail feathers when weeding before:

Lots a fluff around so something went down (probably resident magpie having a go at it). Apparently a common bird but I never really see them (or found their feathers).

That’s much cooler than finding split peas on your car seat.
I saw this guy at Werribee Zoo a couple of years ago. One of my favourite birds, they always seem cheerful.
Might be rainbow lorikeets.
There's a small colony of them in the central Agora of the Bundoora campus of Latrobe Uni. They live in the azalea bushes. When I worked in Heidelberg Heights, I'd go to the Agora and just sit there with a coffee until they appeared. Beautiful.
The only time I've seen a male Superb Fairy-Wren was at the 1000 Steps, when I was a teen. Also saw a wallaby there too, it's a magical place.
Their feathers are so beautiful - how big are the tail feathers in the pic?
- Tiny about 5cm. When you turn them around in the sun they change colour to a more aqua / green which was interesting.
I found a stick of cinnamon while weeding today. Probably from making chilli oil.
these are from cockatiels, not sure which ones, but they are far too big for fairy wrens
- Hrmm I'm not sure if cockatiels hang out on coastal fringes very often but you never know!

From this morning I report: 2 touch base, 1circle back, 5 confirm, 9 flagged, 3 touched on, 10 capacity, 9 priorities, and 6 mentions of dyslexia or adhd

Shit that's a pretty good round up! I had artifacts a few times, granular x2, vision x2, your team is the heart of this company x 1 (get absolutely fucked), and I've heard the word meeting at least 2 dozen times so far today.
next time could you post a trigger warning
- Funny because those were one of the things discussed
I think we need to start dt weasel words bingo
- There was a good meeting bingo card doing the rounds back in the 80s. I kinda miss it. One of the words was 'elephant'. If you got it, that whole line scored double.
I'm curious about why there were mentions of dyslexia and adhd.
- The person running the meeting has both, and is incapable of not bringing up the matter multiple times an hour.

Let’s touch base in the morning 🙌

sky pretty

I'll have to take your word for it. I can't see the sky at the moment due to a giant orange ball trying to sear out my eyeballs.
- It was pretty for a while, all light purple and orange

I'd like to add "single source of truth" and "pain points" to our lingo.

Also, profound dissatisfaction was a term I used today lol long story

I got to use inveterate philanderer. Some bits of work are fun.
- Tell us more.
I’m actually really curious to know how ‘pain points’ are a thing in IT
Someone touched a live wire?
Maybe the deep existential pain that comes from the computer installing updates right in the middle of an unsaved important task or presentation 🤔
- it's a stupid bloody phrase that basically means "IT are gonna be really MEAN to make this actually adhere to good practises and we corporate snots don't like that"
  Motherfuckers. They're issues. This article is a good example, I'm not sure if you work IT, but as someone who's been doing it for nearly 30 years I am chewing my own tongue in rage at the suit-speak.
- I think it applies broadly to any corpo project management. Translation from my perspective is: issues that need to be solved.

Morning full of meetings, only two left this afternoon.

Sun is shining. Going to do a kitchen declutter later. Gonna be a good day

Porcodio!
- 🤭

Did everyone else get the “Energy Bill Relief” email?

I have a feeling that this is just more “corporate welfare”.

I expect everyone’s Energy providers to inflate prices over the next 4 months by about $75 a month.

I recently changed provider because the government energy website said my bill would be half of what it was; guess what; it was exactly the fucking same!

The sooner the Government de-privatise the Energy sector, the better. We will also see an end to the Fracking Industry’s astroturfing against renewables.

I think what's needed here is a fun team-building activity during your lunch break. Yay. Who's in? 👏 👏 👏

If it’s bowling, I’m in.🎳
- I'll check the budget and get back to you on that one. 👍
hey it's Tuesday and you know what that means. Get yer old team building tshirts on cos it's business time.
- it's Wednesday by my count
- I’m even wearing my business socks, you know why they call them business socks? Cos it’s business time
Only if it's trust falls and slice of pizza instead of a bonus.
- 🍕
- That sounds like so much fun!
Don’t forget the icebreaker activity first!
- At this time its unlikely we will be able to go forward with this request as we are still crunching numbers. We will look into it at a further date.

Hey @Bottom_racer@aussie.zone can you please tell me your dipping sauce recipe for dumplings. Much appreciated.

I do kewpie/siraccha/soy
- Ooo that sounds good too. Thanks.
Sure for me it's equal parts light soy and rice wine vinegar with a dash of sesame oil then throw in some chilli flakes and sesame seeds. Sometimes throw some minced raw garlic.
- Thank you.

Why are there random split peas in my car?

Are you sure they are random and not targeted? Perhaps it is not just you being effected and it is the fist step towards world peas.
- begrudging upvote
- World peas is a good thing.
You've been visited by the Legume Fairy. Better than glitter, at least you won't be finding them for years to come.
- TIL there is a Legume Fairy. Is there any way of warding them off? I'm very keen to keep legumes out of my life.
Did ya pea yourself
What did you eat on the drive home?
- Nothing. I only drink and drive
Well the together peas are in your pantry so it only makes sense
Plans to make soup later?
- Uh no. There wasn’t a bag. Just like 4 or 5 individual split peas on the seat.

I'm housesitting my parents place for almost a month from Monday. Just thinking about tomorrow's weather and it has me thinking.. maybe I'll take dad's Harley out for a lil ride while I'm there. It has been quite a while since I rode.

Just don’t start the bike at 6am like my Harley neighbour and you’re all sweet.
sounds like great fun, there are some really good highways out west that make nice riding

So much dust, soot and pollen to clean up, the seagoons are being over run and sneezing 🤧🤧🙀😿😾

Went out to dinner tonight.
You could see everyone's, social battery run out at 8:30 on the dot. One guy literally got up and left.
I know we're all of a certain age, but still...

Good night everyone. Sweet dreams. 😘

habitually socially oblivious auntie at work sits down at my two person table and then has a conversation in a language i dont know with a person two tables away

am having dinner

what do

"Bitte sei ruhig, ich versuche zu essen. Verdammt noch mal!"
- bellisimo
You nod your head at the right times.
Nescio de quo loqueris. Te oportet futuere tete.
- I had no idea there were swears in Latin.
  I only know Romanes Eunt Domus 😂
- ahahahhaha
Is there a live translate app on your phone?
- great idea will do next time

today has been an odd mixture of flinging washing, dirt and servers everywhere.

Circling back to touch base with my priority team 🚚
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I would firstly like to acknowledge Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. I pay respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
The stand-up meeting this morning identified an opportunity to prevent a challenge to the company vision. Can we run up the flagpole the proposal to provide staff with a daily egg and confirm if this is an actionable priority?
- Thank you for the gentle reminder. This message finds the egg well. 🥚

Sometimes I like to leave myself little notes in my notepad on my phone when I have a brainwave, here's an example of a recent one.

Rectangle Kookas taste better than circle Kookas.

I've not had a rectangular Kooka. Tell me more....
I wouldn’t know, still trying to catch one…
I love all the kookas!
Agreed!

Does anyone here watch MKR?

Shut up Lawrence. Just shut the fuck up. Your sour grape mansplaining is making me angry.

Couldnt pay me to. Only Free to air I watch is Gogglebox and Thank God you're here. And if gogglebox is watching any reality stuff I just play with my phone till they stop. So i basically watch less than half of gogglebox I guess.
- I like the car crashes and the pretty food.
- You should try gogglebox UK, it's on binge or the high seas, has some colourful language and is much funnier...
TIL MKR exists.
- Oh the bitchiness and the self back slapping is good.

Over The Garden Wall was removed from the Internet Archive and got pulled from some streaming services and reinstated on one… now is a great time to watch it if you still have access.

I hate that every fucking media company/distributor thinks they need their own fucking streaming service.
I remember when Netflix was actually amazing, so many movies and shows, docos, and now they have all been moved and Netflix is a piece of shit company funding some asshole making true crime a dramatic untrue retelling (Menendez brothers, and others).
And now shits being removed from the net. Enshittification ugh
- I fucking hate it too.
  Anything not immediately profitable or would require residuals gets dumped, everything else gets hoarded until the only legal source is proprietary gated and then… possibly gets ditched anyway.
  Yeah also the fragmentation and hot potatoing of ‘content’ to try and make you sign up for all of them.
  I never bought into streaming and now don’t want to
I'll pirate it while it's still available. A lot of old torrents are dropping offline too.

Love a leg cramp first thing in the morning.

Oweww

listening to the score of Vertigo, it's just amazing/beautiful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txvgd60hLPk

I'm having shitty sticky thoughts after a recent nightmare, so whilst I engage in some mindfulness, here are some memes to make light of the situation. Also fun fact - yesterday a lecturer said in a talk about sheep digestive systems that the word rumination means to chew the cud. Sheep and cows are ruminants.

Ah good all Latin, condensing "to chew the cud" into "ruminate". Funnily, it seems it's origins beyond Latin are unknown/debated; I'm used to words being traced to PIE or another proto-language, so it's always so interesting when a words possible ultimate etymology is unknown.
It's okay to have those sticky thoughts after our brains decided to traumatise us through our dreams. We love you, and if you need to chat or vent then my DMs are open always. 💜💜 Sending you good vibes 💜💜
- Good old Latin, good old brains. Thank you, Spud <3 I really appreciate your support!

Cover letter's being a bastard, and I'm all the more annoyed that when my brain gets stuck on something, it absolutely wants to get that thing done before moving on to something else.

Admittedly, the Witching Hour's probably not the best time for it, but there unfortunately aren't much by way of good alternatives.