Daily Discussion Thread: 🎲 Thu 8 Feb 2024

Some sad news about Guide Pup.

A vet check up today reveals an overbite that isn’t correcting itself. He’s a basically healthy puppy and will make a wonderful dog for someone…but he can’t continue guide dog training. We have to give him back to them so he can be discharged.

I’m weirdly sad for him.

No stress, no responsibilities. Just sleep, eat, zoom and meow.

I porbably shouldn't be this drunk on a Thursday midday but here we are. 78 degrees gin, ehh, not that great, wouldn't get it again.

Did a personal best walk/run last night (just over 5km) and followed up with a 4km walk/run this morning. My knees are totally shot, but tomorrow is a rest day, though I may walk to work since it's around 2km.

Anyone following little blurt yesterday about being headhunted for a new role that might only be one day week. I met with my former CEO today and we had a great catch up. The role is basically a consultancy at the moment, but the brand has some real traction to coming which means the consultancy will most likely lead to a proper role in the near future. The brand has a big emphasis on social impact and I think talking to my old CEO about it had awakened some long dead passion in me. I haven't felt this energised in a very long time. I told my CEO how my current employer would be a hinderance to working for him and he's agreed to try and work something out. However I'm of the mind set that I'm going to start looking for a job, probably part-time that is going to allow me to work as much as I can for this new gig and say good bye to my current toxic one.

So Lent is coming up next week. Basically people from around the world particularly Catholics fast or semi fast for 40 days up to Good Friday. Some people can't do this so they give up something else. They may just ease up on indulgences.

Now I'm not religious but I do use Lent as a gateway to reassess my diet. Usually I give up sugar and this year I'll be doing the same. No desserts. No sugary drinks. My body loves it the older I get. It's a personal challenge.

So if you would like to join me in giving something up or perhaps include something like a 5km run every day then it starts next Wednesday 14th of February. A day after Shrove Tuesday (pancake Tuesday).

And remember if you fall off the wagon, it's OK, you jump back on the next day.

Edit: it's actually 47 days upto Easter Sunday but I only go upto Good Friday because I spend that day with family eating hot cross buns.

I just a big nap and I had this dream where I tried really hard to grab a pear off a tree and a bat somehow flapped its way under my shirt and jumper and by the time I ripped my clothes off I managed to decapitate it. So I called my childhood doctor and it was $300 for a consultation so instead I called my local doctor. Then I woke up. The weird thing is I don't even eat pears.

so last night I had to replace the washers in the shower. Finally gave up the ghost and would not stop pissing water.

Of course the tap head would not come off spindle A. I tried, hubs tried, then I cracked the shits and stopped negotiating. Bloody thing sheared off. So now off to bunnings we go because now we also need new spindles and tap heads.

new spindles yaay go to put the flange on and....the feckin' breech is too far into the wall for there to be enough spindle screw to screw the flange onto. Another bolt up to bunnings at 8:30 to get a spindle extender (out of stock you motherfuckers you said they were in stock) or at least maybe a hammer arrestor that could bump it up (none in the correct size) fuckit, lets get some spring loaded flanges so we can turn the feckin' water back on (and His Lordship can morning shower).

checked for leaks, small leak, taped and redone, checked for leaks, checked for leaks, checked for leaks checked for leaks all good no leaks, checked for leaks used taps obsessively, checked for leaks and now I have a new fixation of paranoia with water behind the wall mother fucker.

arghhghghhg

presses ear to wall and listens for phantom drips I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily -- how calmly I can tell you the whole story!

After all the COVID lockdowns and injury when I finally did come back to exercise I just feel like a shadow of my former self and I've been trying to get back to where I was. It's frustrating.

Got remote desktop working on the old laptop. Once I can figure out how to get network drives to work between Linux and Windows I'll have a neat little torrent setup

I wish all the DT regulars came over here... I miss the whole crew but don't like Spez and the direction he seems to be going

Second mix up with clients and time this week - currently waiting for a client who thought I was coming at two instead of 12:30, so I'm sitting waiting until she gets home - hopefully in about 20 minutes.
At least it's warm and sunny.

The furbaby is snuggling and warming her beans on me

I'm so tired but can't sleep because I napped *yesterday. Just watching art stuff so be entertained while resting the body

I have 2 tickets to the 8:30 IMAX showing of Titanic 3D tonight, message me on here with your phone number or email or something and they're yours! Mrs has come down with a bad case of boat-itis and is no longer in the mood for boat movies or something.

Edit: taken!

Nausea just not going away. What is this. What do I need to do to flush it out of my system??

I don't know if that's what's also causing me to feel really low, I got some really nice emails today (not a job offer but possible projects later in the year) and I feel nothing, like I'm just going through the motions. The meds give me enough motivation to keep myself watered and fed but not much else.

SOMETHING CRAWLED ON MY LEG!! This sort of thing does not happen in my apartment!

I've sprayed the entire area and sent the dog away while I manually fumigate.

Moonee Valley Coaches are selling route 503 and 506 to Dysons.

Owner is planning on doing something bus gunzel related on their last date of operations.

🎺THE BUGLE SOUNDS. THE CHARGE BEGINS 🤺🥊

Watching the latest season of Call the midwife

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Watching so many back pain videos

I am learning why some exercises and postures don't work and why memory foam is evil. It's Boobs and womanly hips.

TIL astronauts have fucked backs

I learned stretching releases endorphins, even stretching exercises that are bad for you!!

For some reason I've now moved on from charcoal (after one sketch) and am now looking at the colour mixing of paint. And the cheap Kmart sets don't have the primaries I would need to mix lots of colours from. There is a set that does but it's a bit more expensive and I don't want to overcommit to something I don't have the energy or the guts to do. (It's intimidating. It's a lot.)

This is annoying. It's not so bad as the charcoals were cheap and gifted, but I seem to just cycle through hyperfixations and never actually have the energy to do the hobbies.

Oop-

I dreamt I had to swim up a "solid" waterfall of dirt and rocks, I would be knocked out from pain and somehow that would help me evolve

( I woke up from pain )

Now what would be the busiest road in Victoria, that is ran by a Local Government?

I'm thinking its Rosamond Road near Highpoint.

In what appears a pretty uncharacteristic move by my work, they've flown in one of my close colleagues from interstate to assist in training up a new team with me and some others. Paid for his flights and accom for 10 days plus food allowance. Very cool. Another interstate colleague I haven't met in person - but will love to - will come after him to continue helping. With the training and outings with interstate colleagues it's going to be a very social month or so for me. Already started this week. Also seemingly uncharacteristically - I'm actually really enjoying it and looking forward to more.

Post full on work day chippies acquired, time to finish watching Hannibal with the housemate. Kinda bummed to be finishing it, it's hands down one of my favourite shows, it's just a feast visually.

Still watching telly while my back is getting better. Yesterday I watched Overboard, a pleasant no thinking required movie.

Tried watching the remake today . Wow, they sure did dumb it down ( I would not have thought that possible but here we are ) while at the same time messing up introducing characters and messing up setting up the premise. wtf

A virtual gift for my 17th LJ sign up anniversary? Don’t give a flying fuck. Zero logins since the repugnant Rainbow content ban aught have taught something.