• melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone
    12·
    5 days ago

    Have had a contemplative sunday. Am recovering from surgery, resting in bed, thinking about hiw/why I havent really spoken to my very elderly mother in years. Is this the painkillers talking, or sensibility?

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      6·
      5 days ago

      so many hugs

      hope you get better real soon 😘😘😘

      and to answer your personal question, has she spoken to you?

      • melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone
        3·
        5 days ago

        that’s the problem - I’m not sure who’s not talking to whom/who is drawing (in)appropriate boundaries. But thank you for your well wishes - much appreciated

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    9·
    5 days ago

    walked home along the beach

    the colours were so beautiful

    I love the rocks under the waves at high tide, this is where I usually go for walks

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    6·
    5 days ago

    Calling it an early night here. I’m going to try and switch back to Melbourne time as much as I can. Didn’t get any work done today and started noticing my historic irritations with my mum creeping in as she’s getting better, don’t need that polluting my mindspace and going back to teenage memories, so an early retreat and an early start tomorrow where I can focus on what I need to get done for the life I have back home.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    8·
    5 days ago

    Spent the night playing guitar, and it was worth it. The new pedal is absolutely incredible! Managed to write a new song for open mic in a few weeks. Was it worth the insane price? I tell myself: yes! Yes it was!

    • Catfish@aussie.zone
      5·
      5 days ago

      How many hours are you getting out of it? X$ might seem large to begin with but compare it to any one time fun cost like cinema and I’ll bet you’re well ahead

    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
      5·
      5 days ago

      Glad the pedal is working out!

      I always amortise the cost / use in my head for big ticket studio stuff. Makes me feel better and helps me sleep.

      • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
        5·
        5 days ago

        That’s a great way to deal with it lol

        I mean, at least I’m making something with it that gives me emotional catharsis then it’s worth it.

        Even though it’s only 2 effects, the algos are incredible and many have multiple effects in one which helps.

        I have one more on layby:

        Wmd geiger counter pro. Look it up man. It’s insane lol

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    6·
    5 days ago
    Medical

    I need to take phosphate supplements due to my levels being very low post iron infusion and having now dropped further which is a risk to my heart.

    But they’ve given me supplements with artificial sweeteners which I don’t tolerate. I’m seriously struggling with being able to take them.

    The resulting stomach upset is wasting fluid I can’t afford to lose (dehydration) and causing extra pain but at the same time I can feel something definitely is wrong. I do need to replace the phosphates. I’m really weak, dizzy, and dropping things from my numb hands.

    I’ve been searching for any alternatives and rung a support worker who is going to check out some possible options.

    If I can’t take them by mouth it will have to be done via iv which means hospital. I’m hoping I’ll be able to access it through an urgent care or a privately paid service but maybe not.

    • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      5 days ago

      You absolutely can get tabs without sweeteners, was on them during chemo. Also fizzy berocca-like form. Speak to your pharmacist.

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
        1·
        4 days ago

        I have the fizzy tabs - they contain aspartame and are causing issues that mean I can’t manage the amount and frequency of the doses. I’m trying to get hold of my doctor - sent an email and will call today seeking the alternative

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      4·
      5 days ago

      so many hugs

      do you have anyway to relax after taking your tabs? A tv show which completely distracts you? Something to take your mind off the discomfort?

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
        1·
        5 days ago

        It doesn’t really work like that. I try but it causes diarrhoea that depletes my fluids when I already struggle with dehydration and kept landing in the er for iv fluids.

        I’m sorting other solutions because this one is not working

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    6·
    5 days ago

    Man, I’m so exhausted after a 3 hour cooking marathon (not including half an hour of popping over to the shops) plus another hour of cleaning up. But I think we are good for food now for the next 3-4 days. Taken me a while to recover but now I feel ready to at least start writing some work to-do stuff down… If I’m lucky I’ll get some things done today.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    8·
    5 days ago

    If sunday isn’t for sitting in bed, reading and napping then when is?

    Edit: Glad I have a spare amp in the bedroom. Sleepy cat, guitar, iPad to read SCP’s and my phone playing some tunes is perfect.

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
    9·
    5 days ago

    Now for the drive back to Melbourne. The boys are feeling better so I hope it’s better than the trip away

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    6·
    5 days ago

    I’ve worked hard today. I’ve had 5 coffees and roughly 99 trips to the dunny and I’ve discovered a new nerve located close to my hip that likes to give me a zap every now and again which is fucking fun.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    8·
    5 days ago

    Damn, every time I leave this place I delete the memory of how disgustingly huge cockroaches get, and then every time I come back I get a rude shock. 🤢 Loathsome creatures…

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        3·
        5 days ago

        My mum is vehemently anti-killing to the point that she won’t even relocate bugs off her treasured curry leaf plants that are constantly under attack - I’ve never seen the insides of a roach and don’t think I’m in a rush to 😬

        At my old place I’d catch them under a cup and throw them outside. My mum puts kitchen gloves on and grabs them just like that which freaked me out massively as a child and as an adult

        • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
          4·
          5 days ago

          Wow. Full props to your mum. My mum (when growing up in the tropical soup) was fully supportive of killing. I don’t think we dented the numbers though

    • Catfish@aussie.zone
      6·
      5 days ago

      In Sydney I had ones that had been poisoned so many times they stopped dying and grew curly wings 🤮

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    6·
    5 days ago

    I have finally finished my sofa. I finished the cushions a while ago (although it took a long time, all those long edges take forever to sew) and today did the webbing to replace the springs. It took quite a long time and used a lot of staples. Sitting on the couch properly instead of sunken in with the old squashed cushions and stretched springs should be good for my back.

    I expected Miss Meow to get freaked out by the noise of the staple gun but it didn’t seem to bother her. She even came over and walked all over the webbing midway. Now that it is finished she has indulged in some zoomies, attacked the end of a roll of tape I haven’t yet put away, and is now holding on to a small piece of tape she just captured with a dramatic pounce. Who would have thought she was into upholstery?