Daily Discussion Thread: ✳️✴️❇️⭐ Monday, 30 December, 2024

Cat TV
Edit: I hope I come back as a spoiled house cat.

Garden bed cleared and dosed with a bit of dyn. lifter, slow release P and K. More soil coming tm to top it up. Ends up being a 1m x 8m.
Also won the NO STATICE argument quite convincingly. All gone!
Feels good to see a fresh bed.
Lemon tree at the end stays.

One down. One to go which I'll get some help with.
- Gibson is living like a queen. 👑

Ahh the joys of being able to fit into kids clothes. People might make fun of me for being short but I can get cheaper clothes and shoes.
- They have better designs too
  
  True. Except the sizing disparities between boys and girls clothing. Girls shorts are so much shorter than boys and they've got crop tops in the little girls section.

Just got my marks back from my last assignment for my hated subject. I somehow managed a distinction, which means I might have managed an overall distinction for the subject (if not it is a credit). Not too bad considering I avoided doing anything I didn't have to for the subject and left everything to the last minute.

Is it just me or is it really humid? I feel fat and sassy.
- I can relate lol

- hugs
  disaster was averted
  don't sweat it
  it happens to everyone
  
  This is probably the most important thing 💧for the most important person 🐈‍⬛ In this heat and with her kidneys it is so important for her to have water.
  But I’m sorting everything out so there’ll be a few sources available

- Jesus Christ you've been through a lot hugs I wish there was something I could say to make you feel better. Gave me flashbacks to living in youth housing as a homeless youth, druggies and vandalism and harrassment and people who were either fucked up or just shit people.
- WHAT THE FUCK
  I don't know what to say, but I'm so sorry all that shit has happened. You have a right to feel safe in your own home. I absolutely understand you being soured on humanity if so much of your experience of it has been the worst of the worst!
  I hope, if anything, that you find some comfort in this little corner of the internet <3
- I’m so sorry. What a nightmare, I hate these people for you. You know what kind of people hate birds? Trash people. They exist everywhere, it’s not a class thing. Some people are just arseholes regardless of their life situation. Admitting arseholes exist does not make one a bad person. You are still a good person.
- oh gees, there is nothing worse than having your private space violated
  is some kind of community action possible?

sky pretty

Bunny has been missing a whole week. I found it stuffed in between the couch cushions. Somebody is very happy. He has been licking it for the last 10 minutes.

I had a "happy family" dream. Then l realised how much my reality negatively affacted my life.
Goddamn it.
- hugs
- I'm sorry friend. I feel that, and it sucks ass. My commiserations 💜
- I've never had a happy family dream, only terrible ptsd nightmares
  I do dream happy dreams with Mr Seagoon and Miss Seagoon.
  
  I'm usually the same, but this hit harder. "What could have been" if my father wasn't mentally ill and refusing any treatment.
- ♥️
  You're not alone gibsy

Nitwits setting off fireworks again. The cat's hiding. Not a good week for pets.
- They’re been going off since boxing day in my hood. Apparently you gotta do multiple test runs for NYE 🙄
  
  At the last place, we had someone set them off at like 2am on Christmas day. It was bloody annoying, but at the same time, the morbid part of my mind cracked up at the idea of all the oldies in that area being woken up at 2am to the sound of explosions. The sort of thing that's not funny, but is also, kind of funny

Got some chronic boredom. Nothing holds my attention and I don't want to do anything, but I want some stimulation. Don't want to watch anything though.
I hate this state of being. A weird mental limbo.
- Probably understimulation. Maybe pace around to some music for a while, chew some gum. Play a computer game while listening to something
- It sometimes happens to me too.
  Feels like I’m in a state of limbo where I can’t decide to do a single thing even if I feel like I should be doing it.
  Going to sleep early sometimes help.
- I get a bit like that when I'm not going outside enough. It sucks, because it also makes me not want to go outside (and I feel like I have no reason to).

Todays adventure involved lunch at The Boot Factory with the Minipeelers before seeing Vengeance Most Fowl. Was a very pleasant afternoon's entertainment. Now at home and feel like a nap before cooking grilled chicken, which I have to do because the Minipeelers found a garlic aioli and Cholula they want to try 🤤

There's a post on r/cats where somebody installed a fisheye camera on a cat feeder bowl. The results are absolutely hilarious. Link
- 🤣🤣🤣
- That is gold!
  
  Cats can be so dramatic when they eat!

Morning gang. On a very quiet tram into the city for work. There's a girl in an oodie with a little kitten nestled inside meowing 🥰

To balance out my recent negativity, have a train:

Night night peoples

What's everyone doing tomorrow night?
- I doubt I'll have the capacity to stay up until midnight. Too used to early starts with work.
  If I'm splinter free I might do a celebratory pizza. If there are still any finger issues I'll have a consolation risotto instead.
- Very little. Might go up to Ruckers Hill and watch the fireworks from a safe distance. There's some raised platforms in the local parks that are good viewpoints too. Spoiled for choice really. Other than that probably nothing much. Have some celebratory food planned, and the peaches on my mini tree are just coming up ripe so might have a peach fest before the bats discover them. At least the weather looks like being fairly mild so maybe not so many drunken revellers finding their way home by braille as last year.
- I'm just staying home. I bought some ginger beers, and will probably watch the fireworks on my phone (on that note - tomorrow nights DT will be early)
  Can't be arsed going on a train and being puked on by people who've had a few too many, or nearly been blown up by fireworks again
  
  Well, you've had some interesting NYEs haven't you?
- One of my friends throws a house party every year. He goes to a lot of effort. It’s close to home, only people I like are there, great food (there’s a spit, desserts), lots of drinking and dancing. It’s a really good note for bringing in the new year.
  If it wasn’t for this party every year, I’d probably just stay home. I find NYE out overrated, all this pressure to have a great night, usually very crowded and $$. Did the city one year, never again.
  
  Oooo a spit. I'm envious. I've been invited to a friend's place but I can't be bothered. Enjoy yourself. It sounds great.
- I'll watch the fireworks
- Going to an event at a bar. Drinking lol
- Nothing out of the ordinary. Finish work at 4ish and will head home and chill as usual!
- No plans. Prolly give Mickey some catnip and watch the fireworks from the hallway windows lol.
- Dinner with some friends & the neighbours. I think we will all be struggling to stay awake until midnight, lol. Rage on!
- Minipeelers and I have our own little party where we watch the early fireworks on tv and eat snack foods of various kinds. Hopefully the entertainment is good this year.
  
  The best kind.

Working to keep the money coming in over this period. At least I'll be in for some chill days this week
- Honestly I should have done the same. It would have been so cruisy but ah well.

There's a rough/homeless bloke that hangs around La Trobe x Elizabeth in the city. He's assaulted me twice now, once with use of actual force, and tonight I've just spotted him emptying a recycling bin and spreading the contents across La Trobe St.
The cops have a police report from when he punched me, but they simply don't care enough (or perhaps don't "have enough resources") to look at the photo I sent them and actually hunt him down knowing his regular location.
The cunt's an absolute menace and he's very angry, all the time. He's gonna seriously injure someone. I just give him a wide berth.
- I’m so sorry dude. I fucking hate when they get aggressive because there’s not a lot you can do to deescalate or help their situation and then you’re left calling the cops. (And getting assaulted.)
  I spent a lot of time calling psych triage services and homeless outreach and the cops… what finally worked was some cops finally agreed to come for a welfare check and the guy outside my house skulked off. Touch wood.
  Please just do what you can to keep yourself safe

10 past 12 on a Monday? Perfect time for a beer 🍻
- Whiju fam. Just spilt my wine @ 12:15pm which is a new record for a monday.
  
  Well done! Excellent form, friend!.😂

What a test match!!! That was awesome to watch!
- Beautiful day to be a proud Aussie. Fuck yeah 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🍺🍺🍺
  
  Did you see that review where there was a visual deflection but nothing on snicko?
  One of the more bizarre things I’ve seen.
- So good wasn't it?
- How good! Absolutely gripping.
  
  Marvellous
  
  Hopefully the next one is just as exciting with a good result for us.

A big day at G today guys. 🏏
- I’m watching. I’m watching!
  
  This is very exciting Duenan!

I've made an appointment for the doctor tomorrow, hopefully he will be able to evict this last stubborn bit of wood from my finger and I will be able to start the new year splinter free!
I think the stick can definitely be counted the winner in that little altercation - including tomorrow that will be four doctor visits, one tetanus injection, two boxes of antibiotics and nearly a week off work for me, vs being slightly jostled in the garden for the stick.
- Ngl you need to back-charge that splinter rent
- I will break a stick in the garden today in honour of your finger and strike fear into the phloem of all future sticks far and wide.
  
  Do it carefully.

Day trip on the train to Geelong again. Will bring back pics of the beach and botanic gardens 🙂
- I really want to catch the ferry. I think you can take a bicycle as well, but they have like one trip a day.

- Could be someone who doesn't want wildlife hanging around rather than deliberate vandalism. It's wrong that someone's come onto your property though.
- If temporary fencing just means those metal barriers with lumps of concrete on them to keep them stable, like the ones at construction sites, would they even be able to stop you?
  I don't see how it would be any different to putting the birdbath up in the first place. Unless you're in a set of flats or something, or the front yard is shared/common property. I'm pretty sure the law specifically states you have "the right to quiet enjoyment of premises", which, even if the landlord isn't the one violating it, should mean you are allowed to take whatever steps reasonable and necessary to ensure that. I said should not does though
  (Sorry if this is all obvious or you've already tried this. More of my 2c/what I'd try/do than trying to push you into anything)

That person who let me borrow their portable air con swing by today. Old unit. Reckon it's about as old as me, but it is indeed blowing out very cold air. Unfortunately all my windows are basically floor to ceiling, so I'm gonna need to cut some cardboard and tape it over the fly screen to stop more outside air coming in. And it's just my luck I've lost my duct tape in the move, so I'm gonna have to make do with very thin cello tape
Anyway, very thankful for something. My electricity bill is not going to be, but I'm hoping I might be able to convince the landlord to take the gov up on their rebates for decommissioning gas heaters and install a split system in its place, even if that means offering to cover part of the costs

Edit: I couldn't make it work so I've had to just sit it out my bedroom door and hope for the best. It's probably just creating more heat, but at least if I sit in front of it, it's bearable until evening when I can open doors and windows
- get those thermal blankets for a couple bucks, or use alfoil rather than cardboard. Better heat reflection
- Nice. Any update on The Smell? Are pest control coming sometime soon?
  
  TheStench™️ is still present. It wasn't very bad this morning, but after I got home earlier, it was a bit strong outside the bathroom and is no longer contained, so I guess the heat has reignited it
  Got a phone call from a budget termite removalist this morning. They said someone will come between 12-3 tomorrow to climb up there and try to find it. I forgot to ask them to bring a ladder though, so fingers crossed they bring one. Not sure why they chose a termite specialist specifically, guess they must just be offering the best rates
- Couple of questions for you Baku.
  How tall is the window and is a sliding window?
  What does the exhaust hose attach to?
  
  Floor to ceiling was a tiny hyperbole. The actual window does go almost floor to ceiling, but it's 2 panes. The topmost one has a sliding window with a fly screen. Couldn't tell you dimensions, but it's somewhat large
  The exhaust pipe has a little piece of plastic at the end that looks kind of like a semi-circle. I guess the idea being you can push the window a lot closer to closed
  The larger problem is that the blinds are very rigid and are easily damaged in the sort of position I had them in the OP. Opening them means that the neighbours can see directly into my bedroom which I'm not a huge fan of, but they also get partial sun and aren't double glazed or anything fancy like that
  I put my high velocity fan outside my door just in front of the top of the exhaust fan, and that's actually working decently enough. I realise it will still overall heat my house, but it made my room drop maybe a degree or two over the span of about an hour, and was pleasant to sit in front of

I'll be honest, I've still done an embarrassing amount of u packing. Today's big thing was moving the TV stand into the living room. Can't put the TV there yet, because I previously had it mounted to the wall in the last place, and have misplaced the screws for the stand
Still a lot of boxes though. I want to at minimum clear the benches tonight cause I feel embarrassed having randos come in to an unkempt house. I wouldn't call it dirty, but sometimes disorganized can feel just as messy
When they get here, I'm going to ask nicely if they can try and figure out where the bloody thing got in. They're just here for a "carcass removal", not to bait or anything, so perhaps our of their job description. But maybe if I ask nicely they won't mind having a 5 minute look

Pulling out a bunch of statice today from the patio g-bed and adding / re-doing the soil. Mass planted a few years ago. I'll keep them pots for a bit in case they go back in but secretly I hope they don't make it. They're a real bugger when weeds / grass starts growing through them. I can't say I'm a huge fan of mass planting (except chilli heh). Much prefer a bit of colourful chaos.
So I'm going to push for a hyper varied bed. It's raised about waist height, about 1m x 6m and has the watering system feeding it so heaps of different stuff could go in pretty much hands off. Lets see how we go.
- I'm a big fan of varied chaos in the garden. Which is good, because chaos is what I'm good at!
  I am jealous of your watering system - I have hand watering only with fairly low water pressure, which makes things hard over summer. I look forward to a future with a permanent garden location where I can invest in a good water collection and watering system.
- I've found those furry/spiky caterpillars hide in the statice.
  
  Ooh are they the sptfires? thankfully haven't seen those yet.
  Feel a bit bad taking the statice out as bees are all over them currently but the only thing I feel looking at the bed is weeding dread.

Sky pretty

Alright. Gym is done. Shopping is done.
Rest time, then clean the house.

Kept awake by a helicopter again so I checked it out online… the cops appear to be doing chopper donuts all along Bell st westwards from Heidelberg. Would love to know what they’re looking for

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- Well I've eaten carbs again today so fuck it. Hit me up with all the potatoness
  
  You are blessed.
  ⚡️🥔🍠🧈🧀🌶️

Had a great music session. Now:
Stay up and play video games, or quiet night reading in bed.
Regardless, goodnight everyone ❤️

Back in the office today before heading up to Brisbane for 5 days. How am I supposed to nap with other people around? 😴

Sky pretty

Goodnight everyone. Sweet dreams. 😘
- ‘Night!
- Night G-dawg

Oh no. In bed lights out, and I hear the bzzz of a mosquito. Lights on, try to listen and find where it is, but no luck. I guess I’m gonna be food at some point in my sleep.

The "Holiday" part of the Holiday starts today. Starting with a 5-hour drive to the south coast, where we will be for the next week or so. Denmark to maybe as far as Esperence.
- That sounds lovely! It’s a beautiful part of the country
  
  I went camping (ocean beach caravan park) in Denmark probably 15 times in my childhood. Very fond memories. They had the best pie shop in the southern hemisphere my dad would say
- For the rest of the melbournites confused about how Nath plans on driving to Denmark in 5 hours, Denmark is a little town in WA. It's next to Albany
  
  Albany's in New Jersey 😵