Slept with my hand

Finally showing it some love!

My best effort so far has been throwing my back out very badly by bending down to pick up a tea towel

🎉

Fuck yeah! Nice work on the interviews!

Hope you feel better soon :)

hugs and 🤞🤞🤞

pair of fingerless gloves from reject shop is a game changer! If you have a small room you can close the door on you'd be surprised how fast the computer warms the space up too.

Ideally it'd be B. as it should have been from the beginning, but that's unlikely. The next best option is C.

A. is not an option, you really do need to be plain with them about how badly it's affected you and you're well within your rights to crack the shits. Tell them even that you keep getting woken up by the cops and with the lack of sleep could lose your job. Really be straight up about what's been happening or they possibly will allow the same shitshow to continue.

You're not entitled or a snowflake. Don't let them gaslight you into tolerating this situation because it's more convenient for them to be lazy.

They screwed up and put this kid in a setting that he wasn't suited for and it's disrupting your stability. They need to fix it.

A is not a goer imo. B sounds like it was dreamed up by an honest politician (which does not exist). C means the department has to acknowledge it has fucked up - again. Which may not happen. Not a lot of good outcomes on offer here. For now, the hotel is looking more and more like the better short term solution until the kid either goes or cleans up his act. I really hope this situation works itself out in a way that you can cope with.

So I dont really know the specifics of the situation, but guessing there is a good reason they cant say "B, and if you stuff up one more time you're out on your ass" to the other kid?

Hope it turns out well for you.

These kinds of mess ups really feel so big at the time, but I reckon... You'll be able to look back on it and laugh in the future. It might feel really far away, but I promise this absolutely won't define you!

If you reckon you thoroughly messed up, maybe an upshot is people have a more realistic expectation of you and it won't feel like you have as much of a burden on your shoulders. And then maybe you'll get to prove your worth in unexpected ways down the track 😄

Hugs. Biggest hugs

I ordered some sheets from Kmart almost a fortnight ago and had them redirected to my post office, but then a week ago it said it was "in transit" twice in my suburb and has never updated to say it's arrived at my post office

"Your delivery is coming today" message received. There's construction across the road so time to look out the window every time I hear a van for the next 4 to 8 hours

Edit: Est delivery is 2:55 to 4:55 noooooo

I usually get deliveries by 1pm due to being in a good spot on the usual routes. This suffering is immense.

Happy birthday Just_Kitten!! 🥳🎉🍰🎂🍜

Happy birthday!

ooh missed that happy b'day :)

Happy Birthday! 🎉🎉🎉

Happy Birthday. 😘

Hope you've had a lovely day! 🎂🥂🎉

That sounds like a pretty good result, all things considered. As much as living in a hotel in the short-term isn't ideal, it's your own space & safe.

And not great that the kid's now angry at you, but it sounds like you won't have to see him again?

Hopefully everything stabilises quickly.

Apparently they also told the other kid a number of my concerns I’d expressed in my email (but hadn’t actually told him) and he got angry and started threatening me. So that’d probably be why I’m staying here until he leaves. Before this we were on more of a neutral footing, now he has an active dislike for me.

Ugghh. They mismanaged the hell out of that and actively aggravated the situation. Whoever is doing this sucks at their job.

Also this kid needs to take some responsibility - there were conditions for him living there so if he broke the rules and has cops coming around then that's on him.

Does the hotel have a laundry service you can use?

Perfect thing for this weather!

I made corn chowder today, which looks like a pot of milky sludge… hopefully it turns out ok

New-clee-ah

Is this 2008 again? Flashbacks to Sarah Palin...

I still think the private sector is gonna RBMK the FUCK outta traralgon. I'm not saying thats a dealbreaker for me though.

Yeah, I'm not going to call it that...

Noo-klier

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I got on top of the old Yorkshire Brewery in Collingwood before it was redeveloped. Zero PPE, wrapped up in stupidity.

we need to go deeper

What about the shrinkage?

LOL your timing is excellent, I was just about to post a separate comment cause the algorithm dug this up. This is an incredible piece of melbourne history! I had no idea this was a thing. Probably an interesting watch for anyone not into trains as well.

Oh shit i gotta get back into that. I stopped watching for a bit to build up an episode bank as i was watching s1 as it came out, then forgot.

...in my defense large chunks of my life have imploded in the interim.

I had it about a month ago, and the pharmacist told me that it was a good idea to have another one in six months if I was at all high risk or needed to travel, and that some pharmacies were stricter but most aren't.

I'm keen to get my booster, but I think the advice is still that people under 18 shouldn't get it unless they have specific health conditions

I live near one of the railway crossings they turned into an overpass, and the whole time our street was blocked off at the train line people kept doing that. They would drive up to the barrier then get shitty because it was hard to turn around due to parked cars. It’s like they’d read the signs but still think, nah, I’m special, that doesn’t apply to me.

Ah but the closure MIGHT be further along the road from where they are going - and so they take a chance and lose it.

The road closure is not in Google Maps. This is the same reason the Montague St bridge keeps getting hit - Google Maps sending people down that road.

There was one on the corner of Duggan St and Albion St, Brunswick West.

I rat run that intersection 8 times a week.

That intersection had "road closed" signs on all 3 sides, but in reality every time I drove around it at all hours of the day, it was open and cars were flowing freely.

So I just started ignoring it until they actually sealed it off and started digging 2 weeks later lol.

My partner and kid both came down with something 2 weeks ago, which started with razor-blade sore throat and sniffles then progressed into a hacking cough. Although they’re both much better now, they’re still coughing and have the sniffles. There’s a few nasty viruses going around atm.

Hope you’re feeling g better soon

Every time you re-check your snack standards lower a little. Maybe two pickles and ten olives will do?

May you be visited by the Snack Fairy soon.

I'm actually wondering why today feels colder than any day in the recent weeks - that includes the coldest morning/day we experienced on 19th.

I bought a couch from Koala 3 years ago, and it has barely any wear and tear from the cat. Super easy to put together too.

NOT fantastic furniture, lasted 12 months and had to be replaced. Took a punt on a Focus on Furniture one (they were next door to fantastic, we are not imaginative) and so far seems to be going really well. We're only about 12 months in though.

Plush.

Get checked at a physio if it's still bad in a day or so. The Melbourne sports medicine centre has an physio by the name of Simon Nelson.

I swear by this guy. He figured out what was wrong with my neck after other physios were telling me "it's all in your head".

It wasn't. My shoulder was out of alignment.

That's where I felt it when I tore my rotator cuff. If it's not going away it might be worth getting that checked out

Stuffed with cheese then wrapped in al foil in the oven goes alright too FWIW.

If you tell us what appliances and cookware you have there, we can tell you what cheap nutritious meals you can cook if you like.

Sleep is no friend to me this night

You can try and work out where the hole is and re-stuff him then sew him up.

Here's a good guide. https://www.instructables.com/Stuffed-Animal-Restoration/

However a seam ripper might be safer than an exacto knife if you have one. Pick a relatively straight/flat seam to open just to make it easy on yourself when closing him back up. I'd also recommend not wringing his skin out but rolling it in a towel and pressing that under a book to remove water, and then air drying. (Wringing can stretch out fabric and dryers can cause shrinkage or permanent shiny spots where the faux fur got flat ironed against the hot drum.)

If you feel a bit out of your depth or don't want to take your chances you can take him to the Doll Hospital https://thedollhospital.com.au/

small voice may I have some birthday cake please

Porridge & honey & cream and tea please Bacon.

Salmon and avo sushi rolls please

I had a bunch of these from Ikea when the kids were little. Very useful when the kids awoke in the middle of the night. They were strategically placed around the house, I remember one being in the kitchen another in the bathroom. One in their room.

They were <$5, used 3x AAA batteries that lasted ages and had great magnets. If you have a real use for them, I recommend the Ikea ones. Of course, the real challenge with Ikea is actually walking in and out and only buying the $5 you went in there for. I've never managed it.

I recently bought a medium size candle from a dollar store, cost $5, it won't burn properly because the wick is too thin for the wide candle. This is a bit of manufacturing cost cutting that is surprising and annoying.

🎵 vape house, in the middle of our street Burnt down, in the middle of our street🎵

And all the small vape shops who aren't selling black market vapes to kids get shutdown while chemist fucking warehouse gets the profits.

I am so fucking disappointed in this government.

I dont know who half these people are, and the other half I dont know what shows they even have on.

I'll just pay the fine and not cast a vote. I would also match the fine amount with a charity donation to make sure Julia Morris doesn't win.

Going to go Andy Lee, a favourite of mine.

Robert Irwin because he seems really authentic.

Obviously Tony Armstrong. Talented, charismatic, seems to genuinely not be a dick.

But I would never actually vote.

Adam Liaw says yes https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/recipes/adam-liaw-s-simple-pan-fried-garlic-bread-will-go-with-everything-you-eat-this-weekend-20230324-p5cuv0.html

Also works for toasted sandwiches https://aussie.zone/post/9662764

If you have the budget, I recommend you get yourself an air fryer. I know that doesn't really help you with your present problem. I don't know whether you can cook it up in a frying pan. I've always had access to an oven.

You can probably cook it up in a Microwave, but take it out of the foil first.

Should be ok. Separate all pieces first and if you can put more butter or oil on each piece, that would make it better. Low to medium heat.

They are always scabby on the butter.

Break it up into its slices then fry each side.