Big thanks to everyone yesterday for the kind advice and support for the ol’ girl.
Sometimes it’s difficult to speak about health concerns to others and be listened to, but not here which I’m very grateful for.
I know I should get over it, but do you think it’s ‘ok’ to be miffed about donating something to someone and not even getting a thank you in return?
It’s been a month. I am mostly over it, but from time to time it comes to mind and it bugs me as someone who lives in a world thinking they’ve never mattered.
If thanks isn’t the first word that comes out of your mouth when given something, then there’s something wrong with you.
Yeah, I’d be pissed off.
Yes absolutely. It’s basic manners.
Send them a note asking if they like it.
I think that’s a normal reaction to not receiving thanks - it’s a simple way of showing gratitude.
If it’s a person I donated something to I’d be pretty annoyed but I’ve been more and more noticing how people lack the common courtesy to use just a little bit of manners, which goes a long way.
I’d definitely be pissed off. How hard is it to say thank you?!
This kitten must eat from everyone else’s plate then take over lol
I love these little fluffy guys. 💖
Trying a new gym class tonight and I’m actually very nervous. My fitness has slipped so much, am looking for something to inspire me!
Go get 'em tiger 💪
eCommerce launch today at work, quite exciting. This is the whole reason I took this role and it should be a game changer for me going forward
Good luck. 🙂
Good luck mate!
Beach, I will be sure to wear a hat and a windproof jacket 🌞💨🌊
So many pelicans today, must have been at least fifty. When the wind started gusting and a little rain started they hunkered down tucking their chin onto their breast.
Don’t you love when you’re driving along listening to some dramatic music and just as the music swells, you happen to look over as the sun is breaking through the clouds? Beautiful!
Winter solstice this weekend!
How does one celebrate a winter solstice?
Feast, light candles, make lanterns/wreaths, drink mulled wine? I plan on just cheering that the days will start getting a smidge longer!
I can feast! I got this.
Anyway you want. Get druidic and pagan if that’s your fancy!
I can do pagan. There may be a bonfire this weekend with potatoes.
Remember to jump over the bonfire with your partner holding hands. Preferably before too many mulled wines have been consumed. Alternatively, drive your cattle and other livestock between two bonfires to protect them from disease etc.
Bearing in mind that a bonfire is newly kindled, that is, you can’t just borrow some fire from your neighbours to start it, you have to make it from scratch.
I’ll have to improvise on some stuff.
With lsd and a bush doof ultimately lol
Hmm. Interesting.
Just been informed an old coworker has passed away. He always made me laugh. The world has lost a good man.
I’m so sorry.
Still sick as fuck. Taking small joys in Selkirk the cat and kids apparently staging protest marches in Roblox (which I have never played, but whatever)
rest as much as you can
🍵🍪
Thankyou for the tea, I’ve not really eaten since Friday
saladas with a thin smear of vegemite, and weak black tea is very good at settling a grumbly tummy.
Thanks everyone, I CAN eat just have utterly zero interest in doing so. Calories from honey in my lemon ginger tea
Not good, maybe something simple like some soup might help, at least try and keep your fluids up.
Been there. Can you make some clear broth from cube and have it with a few crackers?
Half strength ensure made with hot water and a splash of milk for cooling is a good warm drink to slowly sip.
not good. Maybe an energy drink will help a little.
Yesterday YL needed permission to go on an excursion. Yeah yeah sure. Then she says “oh dad. You’ll love this. We’re going to see &$#@%?”. I had no idea what she even said but he got really excited (he doesn’t get excited about much) and then there was a lot of nerd talk and I felt left out.
So this morning I went back to the permission slip and it said “Particle accelerator”. I googled and I still have no fucking clue as to what that is but I learnt that we have the only one in Australia here in Melbourne.
I guess that’s a fun fact for those who know what that is.
The one down at Monash? Oooh jelly! It’s quite fascinating. Basically a big tunnel circle underground, with machines that can squirt atoms/molecules etc. at very high speeds at items in each target zone. Like a very big roundabout with high speed atom cannons instead of roads leading off it. This helps people find out what the items in the target zone are made of and their internal structure. Super useful for mining, engineering, medical stuff and a host of other stuff.
Yeah, that’s the one.
It’s just around the corner from my place. Well 10 minutes round the corner.
This might be a great 50th birthday present for the man and if we do go, we’ll pop into yours for a cuppa. 😂
I can take you to savemore for cheap odd failed product lines. It’s my local attraction. You can bring the dog.
Do you ever look at stuff there and wonder what’s wrong with it and why is it there?
The dog’s too unruly for social trips.
Often, although I’ve become somewhat desensitised to the wacky things they sometimes have, eg, the Mountain Dew flavoured Doritos. I think of it kind of like a food opportunity shop, there isn’t always opportunity.
I went on an excursion to that as well when I was in HS, must have been 2009 or 08, it was very new at that time! It’s so cool! The Australian Synchrotron!
Basically, it’s a big tube with electromagnetic fields, and they use it to make atoms and particles go super fast - it helps with particle physics research!
There was certainly much excitement in the air!
Jealous! I would love to see that
You have been charged with 3 counts of supplying out of date pepperoni to your family. How do you plead?
Not guilty, Your Honor 😬
Cheesus! Pepperoni is preserved, goddamit. If no one dies or gets sick, the preservation worked.
Well yes, and even fuzziness is ok on some varieties. White fuzz, not green or blue!
Not mushrooms, not guilty
It’s still good, it’s still good….
my uniseals for patching the tank interlinks came on Monday but I threw my back out on Sunday so I couldn’t get into the tanks yesterday and while better today, it’s too cold for me to be dipping my arthritic paws into tanks full of fucking ice water. Why is life so unkind.
Take care of yourself and I hope your back’s feeling better soon
It’s a cranky shitbeast held together by bailing wires and spite, but i broke it once so i’m still ahead of the game
Gaaaaaah! Partner will not use her phone as an alarm, but does not wake up in time, meaning I have to consistently wake her up else she’ll be late for work. Also, meaning it’s up to me to get the kids going for school and make lunches so they are not late… Not every day but at least a few times a week…GAAAAAAH! Infuriating.
Physical alarm clock? Smart watch that has an alarm?
You shouldn’t be responsible for waking her up and doing parenting duties on her behalf. My mum always made school lunches the night before, which was always a lot easier than making them the morning of.
She’s going to bed too late.
Women need 30 mins more sleep than men.
Women need their beauty sleep yes
Yeah, totally. Up after midnight all through the week.
Welp, it must be some kind of divine intervention or something but my presentation has been postponed at the last minute to some day next week. I’m still going to work towards finishing up to present to my supervisor tomorrow arvo, I NEED URGENT DEADLINES OR MY BRAIN WON’T WORK.
I too love deadlines and it’s a problem.
So I try to set rules of must do . Check lists help a lot. It’s like a rule.
My problem is that the check lists are out of control (the more I do the more I realise I need to do and my priorities start getting confused). I have managed to stick to some relatively hard constraints for this presentation so I’m going to make sure the slides and all the diagrams are done that way I am free to move back onto the thesis. Rather than juggling everything at once…
Does the presentation have a word limit or talking component limit?
I generally stick to the criteria that they ask for careful not to give too much information if it isn’t called for.
It’s about a 15-20 minute presentation with a relatively vague marking rubric. It ascribes equal components to each aspect of the thesis that I will be presenting on, which is a bit dumb since obviously the intro and discussion will require a lot more time than the aims and probably the results.
The presentation itself is going to be picture heavy but a lot of the time is currently being spent creating the diagrams/maps (I will still need these for the thesis as well so it’s not time wasted at least). I have not even finished the slides let alone started coming up with a draft script to time myself. At first I was worried that I would not even get up to 15 minutes but I think I will be able to have minimal text on the slides and expand/summarise as much as is needed depending on how I’m going for time.
Think of all them data you collected. Put them data into action
I is making pretty map of data trying to remember what I was thinking 3 months ago when sampling this shit
Dream 1:
Guitarist teaches people the value of music. The dream somehow turns into action movie about guitarist saving a country from some kind of chemical warfare.
The guitarist character is a guy from my team at work. He does not play guitar.
Dream 2:
Became a Buddhist.
weave the dreams together
guitarist is an itinerant buddhist who saves towns from disaster and bad guys
would make a good series
The power of music!
Your dreams are of a similar calibre to the ones I had when I was taking fluoxetine
I take dex for adhd so I’m guessing they make a difference lol
The dream somehow turns into action movie about guitarist saving a country from some kind of chemical warfare.
Desperado in Australia. I’m down for this.
