Melbourne area
Cloudy. High chance of showers about the Dandenongs, medium chance elsewhere. Winds southwesterly 30 to 45 km/h.
Min 11 Max 18
Shower or two. Becoming windy. Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm Chance of any rain: 60%
Fire Danger - High
Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 5:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
my sweet boi
Curled up against my partner’s butt, so I went and gave him so cuddles and kisses. I love this cat so so much!
💖🐈
Lean-to done! (almost)
Basically it’s stopping a stairwell from being inundated when it shits down as it flooded last time. Seemed to work 100% last night not a drop went down.
That looks great.
Mildly envious of downstairs room/cellar
Is it moveable?
Because how do people walk down the stairs?
You’d have to be 7ft to hit your head :)
It all the stair well covered?
Neighbor gifted a mini gingerbread house ☺️
Fourth time’s lucky - I finally sold my tent! This is the fourth offer I’ve accepted, the others all ghosted at some point between making the offer and actually picking up. This sale was true to form for sales that actually get followed through, being quick and easy. My tent is going to be heading off to Pambula for the holidays, lucky fella.
Oh man, I really didn’t intend to pull a 12 hr day but that last min site visit really threw me off. However I’m pleased to say I’ve covered almost all of my responsibilities up to Jan 6 so I should be on track to leave work after lunch tomorrow. And then push on with the much needed cooking, cleaning, etc.
The train ride to the 'Rat should be relaxing, at least… hard to imagine 33C after today’s polar blast.
The end is SO CLOSE!!
So cool. 🙂
You will all be pleased to know I did have my caves spelunked today after last week’s false start, and it went well. :)
Into the depths they went, and returned well from the abyss you have 😙👌🏼🍑
Not every man that has ventured down there has returned… At night (and sometimes after eating beans) they say you can still hear their screams… 👻
Sometimes we can hear the screams from here … 💨💨💨
Echoing throughout those dark, dark halls
Many sink down to the underworld, few return to the sunlit lands.
Dealing with the in-laws tomorrow. Fortunately it’s only for a couple of days but gotta be honest I’ve lost a ton of respect for everyone involved in this shit show. I’ll smile and be polite but this is gonna be the last time I go over for a while. Really disappointing cause we all had a great relationship before this, but everyone put their own wants first and no one took accountability so…. Is what it is.
Actually I should say: except my mother in law. She’s a freaking delight and I mean that seriously.
I gotta ask - why would anyone buy Foxtel. Let alone for 3.4 billion?
Don’t no don’t care. It’s a dying business. But pour one out for foxtels diminishing influence in Australia
Exactly why I wonder why anyone would pay so much for it. And that Fox/Murdoch make out like bandits…again.
But the sooner it dies, the better.
The company the purchased it made its billions of dollars from betting on sports, (or facilitating people who can’t do maths betting on sports).
In-Game Betting is currently illegal in Australia: our Sportsman’s aren’t known for their integrity.
Heater on. Long cardigan on. Cosy old man slippers on (with socks). Love Melbourne weather.
Now I’m ready to ice 4 batches of gingerbread and help my kid build a gingerbread house.
What??? Heater on??? I have the front door open. Have fun with the kid making the gingerbread house.
Corduroy. Very stylish 👍
Same here, it was about 11° when I got up this morning. Mr P gets the shudders if it’s cold and his joints play up.
So many people at the supermarket just now 🤯
That was not the right time to go.
No point today was any better trust me.
I feel it’s like it’s going to be busy for the next week because everyone’s trying to do Xmas meals and the shopping for new years celebrations.
I went earlier. Was also not the right time, if that’s any consolation.
Yep, I thought that maybe late in the day would be ok. I was very wrong.
Also I had to go to the greengrocer and two supermarkets to find any eggs. The pav nearly became a trifle.
I got my old Nintendo DSs out. I have 3 of them. And all my games.
I’m currently playing Animal crossing on the Switch.
My Xmas tree!
My animal crossing Xmas tree.
All 3 of us used to play Animal Crossing together and I’d go into the kids world? and shake all trees and pilfer what I could. 😂
Haha I’m shaking trees at the moment to get the baubles to make Christmas themed items.
The DS was an absolute gem of a device.
Ahh, my old DS broke. (Like 10 year plus old)
I had Animal Crossing, some game about befriending cats, and Spore
My son still misses his 3DS which a very small Miniest poured milk all over. Would replace it if I could. Beats the heck out of the modern day switch device imho.
My son acquired a DS a few weeks ago. He loves it but the games can be hard to get. And it was his birthday last week so we’ve worked out we have a DS, wii and a switch, and a PS 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. I’m being swallowed by gaming systems.
Oh yeah.
You can get a special cartridge for the ds that allows you to download games to it.
This one. Then you can basically google “ds roms download” and go from there.
The wii, ps1, ps2 and ps3 can all be hacked also lol
My husband used to put hundreds of games on them for friends and family
Same lol I was the “hack shit for people” guy.
Oh you should have just seen his eyes light up!
If you need any help with this stuff, shoot me a message :) I love hacking consoles.
The wii is really, really easy. Just a usb stick.
Thankyou, we will take you up on that when life settles down a bit!
No worries at all :)
I got one of these from Caribbean Market as a child and it doesn’t work anymore. Maybe it’s time for another one
40 bucks from Amazon is pretty decent. They used to be a nightmare to find.
The switch has one as well
What a throwback! I sold my DS for the DSi but I wish I kept the DS!
Parcel woes resolved! Hardly anybody was in the LPO, so no wait. They were really really nice! One of the things I ordered was really big, so they suggested I go around to a garage door they have in the back which they then opened up for me to make it easier to get things into the car
I think my suspicion they didn’t scan things in correctly is right, because after I picked them up, it sent me a message saying they’re ready for collection (again). Even right now they’re still telling me that my parcels are awaiting collection
In any case, I’m now praying nothing is wrong with my phone lines and this stupid FTTC box thing works. It’s currently just flashing blue and making clicking noises (which after a bit of google is apparently because my box eats some electricity to shove down the phone line and into the NBN pit to power their equipment. Which is kinda cool but also seems weird I’m paying their power bill. But anyways). It takes up to 20 minutes they say, but if it doesn’t turn solid blue within that, then I get to call my ISP yet again and have them send somebody to figure out what’s wrong. Then potentially need to haggle with the landlord to get them to fix whatever decrepid old hellhole of wire is probably frayed and broken in the wall
Feels kind of gutting that if arsehole politicians weren’t arsehole politicians, I could’ve just had fibre directly piped in and wouldn’t have had to deal with any of these problems, and could’ve gotten 10x better speeds. Sigh
E: oh, but I went for lunch with a mate and tried an actual creme brulee! I’ve only ever had the stuff from the little plastic can thing in the dairy section at the supermarket. It was nice, though I didn’t realise it was crunchy
A proper creme brulee is yum! The toffee-like stuff on top contrasts so nicely with the creaminess of the actual dessert. Hope they put some fruit with it for extra tang. The supermarket tubs are just yuk imo. Nothing like crunchy enough.
They put some kind of tart tasting raspberry jam type thing on one side of it which did balanced it out a bit. They also served it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and some fairy floss type stuff and flowers on the side
Oooh fancy!
What are you all hoping to work towards for 2025? Not so much New Years Resolutions but more along your short, or long term goals.
Personally, I have 3 goals:
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Focus on uni/studying, getting my placements done and ensuring I am making the right decision for a career change.
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Write the next two books in the VDV series and release 3 of them (2 to be written and one already written).
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Take steps and make plans to move back to Melbourne/Victoria, hopefully being able to do so by end of 2025.
I think those are great, realistic goals!!
Mine are:
- finish my cert III, and start the cert IV in vet nursing
- obtain part-time work, preferably in the animal industry
- get over the writer’s block I have regarding my poetry; the best ones always come just before I fall asleep and don’t have a notepad. 3.1. get a pen and notepad for my bedside lol
re: notepad. I am always thinking up great ideas while driving or, like you, before sleep. And it’s always “Ahh I’ll remember it.”
Do I remember it? No.
Great goals, and do-able!
I think mine are:
- Develop an exercise habit of some sort. Anything, really, even just regular walking. I used to do heaps of incidental exercise (like riding my bike to work) but now I don’t, and I really need to do something to help with stress management
- Start to investigate other jobs. I’m lucky that I have a good job and work with (mostly) great people, but I’m pretty burnt out. But also nervous about change and not sure my skills are transferable.
Saying ‘investigate’ makes it seem less scary, lol
Change is indeed scary, but you got this. If I can do it, anyone can that’s for damn sure.
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Try to get back down to around 100kg…currently at 110 so only need a few good shits.
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Take every course or training offered through work to beef up my CV and get a permanent higher position.
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Call out shitty and entitled behaviour in public more.
Have a major Xmas lunch and you’ll be right under 100 lol.
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Probs a second kid, hopefully without the stress of making the first. Continue to save for my dream car. Improve overall fitness (good news there is I have a very low starting point so the only way is up!)
What’s the dream car?
WRX, I am a basic bro haha
- Get a new job.
- Lose some weight (such a cliche).
Nothing wrong with a cliche being a motivation point. Healthy life is healthy life.
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Motivate some of these fatties on here to move more and eat healthier. Myself included. After I finish the tin of Danish biscuits on top of my fridge.
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More travel
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Support my daughter who will be doing VCE next year.
I’m up for any motivation you can provide, lol (says the person who’s just had a wine to help deal with the dusting & chores)
And my kid’s also starting vce so I should add that one, too
Hahaha. Just letting you know it’s pizza night tonight because it’s that time of month and I don’t care.
Oh VCE. Good luck to her.
Thanks. Good luck to me. She can be a nightmare at times.
Good luck!
What kind of movement do you think will float your boat?
Strength and resistance training
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Run a 5km.
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Feel more certain about my career path by doing further study / getting work experience.
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Make at least one new friend.
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Make my retail job a secondary job.
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Cry fewer times than I did this year!
Edit: I’ve noticed a lot of people wanting to start an exercise habit! Maybe we could do a daily or weekly exercise accountability thread?
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Try and save money
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Be happier and less stressed about all aspects of my life.
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Be a touch more active.
Those are admirable and definitely achievable goals!
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I’m pretty settled in where we are now. Likely won’t be moving again. We have lived overseas and all around Australia (even Tassie!)
It’s time to stay put for a minute and looking at getting some upgrade projects around the house completed. The new cladding was just finished off today and looks great.
Laying low and avoiding drama. “ Being present “ as they say.
Where have you enjoyed living the most and the least?
Melbourne is the best and Darwin is good but it takes a special individual to embrace that small town heat for anything more than a few years.
- take dating a bit more seriously
- socialise more
- perform live more
- finish saving my deposit and buy a place (hopefully by march)
- get a better job
- Go on an overseas trip.
What kind of performing do you do?
I’m a musician. So it’s a split between solo stuff and playing in bands.
I sing and play guitar.
That’s so awesome. Good luck with it. I hope you do take the plunge and do more.
I really appreciate it. Since I got into corporate work, balancing art and work life has been difficult.
I totally get that. It’s hard to make time for the things we love to do.
- Finish my fucking degree
- Work on improving my finances
- Leaving my current rental and starting on a plan towards housing stability
- Not spend winter in Melbourne
Many others that I hope will follow on from that.
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Ended up sleeping 12 hours and woke up at 2pm.
Feeling heaps better now. Not going to stay up too late but glad it doesn’t appear to be covid.
Unfortunately the people I was going to spend Xmas with have gastro so that’s not happening. There’s an Orphans Xmas thing at a place in the city that looks interesting.
I think I’m sleeping away the illness. Just woke up and still tired.
