Daily Discussion Thread: Tue 28 Nov 2023

Today I went to Bunnings to buy something and I asked the cashier lady how she was.

She was genuinely surprised that I asked and told me barely anyone ever asks how she is.

That made me very sad to hear that, I also wished her a good day too for good measure but to that was how people engage with her at her job makes me sad.

Also I ran after an empty shopping bag that blew out of someone trolley as they were crossing the a road strip with waiting traffic.

Good deeds done for the day.

Put my phone in the washing machine and it died. Forgot my password here so new account it is. Shitshow start to the week with work laptop 2FA issues and having to re-download and log into everything. Also lost all my contact numbers. Yayyy

- mammatus clouds in the north

Just got a call from my cousin who I'd be spending xmas with, xmas is now significantly scaled down as most of her in laws have made other plans - secretly super relieved it's gone from a 11-person thing to 5, and they're all people I know. Far out I feel like a weight has lifted...

As I've gotten older I've learned to appreciate dark chocolate a lot more although I still have my limits. Anything over 70% is still a bit too bitter for me. I'm currently enjoying this Aldi Organic Dark Salted chocolate. https://www.aldi.com.au/en/groceries/pantry/chocolate/chocolate-detail/ps/p/just-organic-dark-chocolate-with-sea-salt-100g/

I think I like biscoff

It doesn't look pretty but it sure was tasty.

Now I’ve been asked how to burn a CD. These time warps are disorienting.

Got this recommended to me and found them on deep discount at Vintage Cellars soooo here I am getting one. Will report later with results.

Miss Meow is being very restless this afternoon, which I think means a storm could be on the way. Or maybe she just wants dinner early, it's hard to tell.

Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋

after ~2 weeks of sleeping through the night this sudden return to several wake ups a night is BRUTAL. I know he is just teething and it wont last forever, but man I am tired.

Dialling back my insane sleep schedule starting tonight. No more going to bed at 5am... Starting at 2am and working backwards to 9pm.

Also, have been going out the last 3 weeks with friends on the weekend. I'm emboldened to go out by myself this Saturday. I wonder how it'll go. Worth a shot anyway. Like my mate says "nothing ventured, nothing gained".

sky pretty

I'm so middle age that you know that feeling after you do "the deed" on a hot summers night and you've got that warm physical exhaustion but your feeling pretty stoked that it was a job well done? Yeah, I just got that feeling from mowing the lawn on my lunch break.

yodels into the void

Tis the sky pretty season, so nice right now

I have now served the two month waiting period for my new Health Insurance fund, with still no sign of the Clearance Certificate from my old health fund - which they are legally required to provide within two weeks.

I decided in honour of the occasion to send a letter to a few MPs, given that the whole fund seems to be having a meltdown and be unable to actually provide all of its members with the cover they are paying for. The government partially funds and props up the whole system they really should at least try to make sure that the funds are fulfiling their obligations.

This humid weather aggravates my asthma and I don't care for it.

MissGod is listening to Bob Dylan and watching Jeopardy like some weird mini-Boomer lol.

She’ll probably start calling me a slacker soon.

Ok… I did not anticipate viewing 3D printed spider genitalia today

I have had a dizzy migraine, nearly better, just need one more cup of tea.

BOM said it will be moist tomorrow

I made my special airplane drink (Bailey's & vodka on ice) with the Mint Chocolate Bailey's and it was lovely. It doesn't seem to be very minty or chocolatey though.. very similar to regular Bailey's.

Finally got round to watching The Flash movie.

I am not surprised. Just disappointed. Again.

Highlights: Keaton, Kara (really well handled & great shots in costume), "Come on Barbie".

Not even a bangin' soundtrack.

Tennis + gym used to occupy so much of my day and now that I can't do both I have so much time. Feels like shit again having so much time and nothing to do. Might as well just keep working I guess 💁‍♂️

I reckon the person who came up with toast just had a loaf of stale bread. Cost of living and all. Up there for thinking.

WFH day and the VPN is not working....

FFS a 10 min rant is not a question!

No package again, I'm going to fkn scream. I only ordered it online because it wasn't available in-store. I called stupid Startrack and got hung up twice before they told me it'll "probably" come tomorrow. Then the lady said she had lodged another complaint for me and proceeded to give me my previous complaint number insisting that both complaints will be under that one number, double bullshit.

Tempted to be extra annoying and call the company and see if they have anything to say.

Today will be the third day StarTrack try and "redeliver" my parcel. I've left the front door open, put the downstairs TV on, and turned the porch light on, leaving them no excuse to say I wasn't home. Taking bets on how fruitful I'll be.

Some sound advice for a Tuesday morning - https://youtu.be/3sH95YrJKEI?si=zwFOc1eTopQXxGSb

Is an escape room bad if you have claustrophobia and panic? Or can you watch from somewhere instead of participating?