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  • Reading my journal from a year ago and I was upset because I had sent my ex a reel that my friend had sent to me saying, "Have some virtual flowers, you deserve it."

    He had replied back saying to send some good quality memes instead. Dude didn't like the tiniest hint of sap. I am very glad I'm not with someone I'm incompatible with anymore and that I'm not upset over such a stupid thing. Peace ✌️ :)

    • He sounds like he has the maturity of freshly vinificated grapes.

      There's someone out there for you, and this dude was so not it lol

  • I have spent a small fortune over the last couple of days. Organisation supplies for the bathroom and grocery/pet food/cleaning supplies mostly. Once Miss Meow's vet visit is over this morning I might have to glue my wallet shut!

    • I just spent 100 on cat litter and pee pads , at least it lasts about 8 weeks

  • The house over the road is having it's roof cleaned. Maybe I'm being too picky, but I don't think I'd have gone with a company called "Bad Roof Restorations".

    • I'm watching a doco series about a con man called Conn. I kid you not.

    • There’s a mob near me call A&L doors. Not sure if it’s intentional or not…

  • operation get rid of stuff continues

    so much out of date stuff in the kitchen the chucked out 👍 not from fridge ( which is always really clean ) not like 10 years, just a few months

  • Okay, printing out these papers and trying to study in the uni library (albeit a very sad and neglected place now) is helpful, but I've had a ridiculously slow start to the day... and I'm dreading having to go to work the next couple of days, breaking the concentration/energy I need to focus on a very different mode of thinking/writing.

    Maybe doing this work and study thing isn't a very good idea :c I thought I had it in me but I don't have the energy that I did 4-5 years ago. Okay okay, no more dwelling on these negative thoughts, just keep on with what I can do at the moment. I'm making some progress on this assignment outline.

    • Launching study lemons straight from the tree in your general direction for alertness and energy. I can also launch calamari and veg gyoza to accompany for sustenance but my trebuchet wasn't designed for those.

      • Gracias! I will gratefully accept all calamari and veg gyoza offers even if they arrive the slow way via train (maybe throw some potato cakes from your chosen train station in as well). I need all the moral support I can get 💪🏽

    • Academic writing is very different to the SEO blog content I used to crap out at an old job, but that approach to writing might behelpful.

      I'd start with the title of the piece, then skeleton it out with subheadings, and expand on those subheadings to populate the body.

      It's a great way to structure your writing even when you don't have the mental capacity to start. Then you can think about your argument before you do a bulk of the writing and you're not staring at a blank page when you sit down to write again.

      Also, check if the text editor you're using has a referencing tool. It makes putting them in and your bibliography so much easier if you're not using it already

      • Well, I have a bit of a skeleton going now thanks to a few meetings with my supervisor and emails summarising the overall logic flow.

        Where I'm getting a bit stuck is going through the literature to actually understand what the hell I'm talking about. I find myself getting lost in the weeds without being able to understand what I need to focus on at this stage of the project. The specific area of research is an area I didn't have much exposure to in my coursework so it's kind of on me, choosing to jump into the deep end... but I feel like I've made some progress by getting through a couple of particularly dense papers and starting to how everything is connected, adding notes to the skeleton as I digest the papers.

        I like need 3 more entire days to just smash through this but I frustratingly have to work to earn money and all that shit, and it's mostly screen based work... I'm going to see how much I can get away with phoning it in at work this week so I don't lose my study momentum

    • Would a ritual before and after help?

      One thing that does help is working in the same place.

      • A ritual before and after study?

        I could definitely see that helping. Being physically in the library does help me focus a bit better (like the ritual of getting to uni, setting up, and acknowledging that now is uni time)

        I haven't worked out a good way to get into that mindset when I'm at home or have had work that day though. It seems nigh on impossible for me to work up the energy to think about uni after a day at work. It took me years to work out a ritual to help me get into 'work mode' when working from home.

        I may need to accept that I'm only going to get uni work done while I'm at the library. Luckily, it's only a 15 minute drive from home.

  • Been out for a quick shop for chemist stuff and also a tub of chin chip ice cream.

    Working from home today while listening to podcasts and got my coffee ready and the sun is shining!

    My day is all set!

  • Blargh! Using my new special leave. They tried to word it to avoid saying Blood or Broken Brain, but nobody is fooled.

  • Yay, eight hours of sleep! No to a massive headache and waking up at 9 instead of 7!

    But I slept more yay :)

  • I have now completed a full clean of Miss Meow's litter boxes. Hopefully she is impressed, and not too alarmed that I have also rearranged some of the furniture in the area.

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