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        Nah, decided against it, as much as I liked it, there was just too much uncertainty behind it on how much needed to be fixed up. This one is smaller but recently done up. Huge backyard I can plant fruit trees, treehouse for little one, etc.

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          Sounds great! Land tax if and when you get it. No, not the gubbermint land tax - our land tax.

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      I’m older than most of the Matilda’s and I still want to be them when I grow up 🥲

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    I’ve just realised it’s Wednesday, not Thursday. Goddammit.

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      look at it this way, you have an extra day of life. 👍

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    I always laugh at the serving suggestion on like leggo’s tortellini, ravioli extra. Serves 4 apparently. I assume that is children and not a grown-arse man

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      Oh yeah. The suggested serving sizes of dim sims or whatever it is.

      I feel bad when I eat 6 times the suggested serving size.

      As if I’m going to stop at one hash brown!

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      That’s like Allen’s mixed lollies. 3 lollies = one serve. Um no it doesn’t. Not even close.

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    Lmao howling at the comment I just read under an actor interview that said “she just does it for the money”. My guy I hate to break it to you but everyone needs to be able to pay the bills, no ones rocking up for anything that time consuming just because.

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    I think I might have a drink tonight while watching the game. The question is do I sink a couple of beers, g&ts or pull out the big guns and make margaritas? Big choices.

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        I think this might be the way. I’ve got a crook back atm and last night my egg exploded in the microwave so today I need to clean it more thoroughly. I am not impressed. I need to medicate.

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        It’s a week day cobber! But maybe a shot for shot ⚽️ 🥅 👍

        Except for penalty shoot outs.

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          Maybe shot for goal, except if it goes to penalties. Shot for shot might get messy Beat me to it

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            My house mate and I drank a carton of beer one morning watching a world cup game. Every yellow or red card or goal was a full beer down. So yeah, 12 of them. I have no recollection of who played or the score but there were a lot of professional fouls. I staggered to bed at about 10am. Fucken ell. Almost feel hungover just remembering.

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              I’m hungover just reading it. Chugging beers gets me fucked more than doing shots.

              I’m glad you’re still with us after that ordeal

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                It was laid down in text as an idea for anyone watching tonight, who has no plans tomorrow and doesn’t mind a drink. I don’t drink anymore.

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                  A written accord? That’s classy and super derro all at once. I fucken love it!!!

        • Bacon
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          penalty shoot outs is when you need it the most

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      Margs all the way! We’ve got some fresh lime juice in the fridge and a couple of whole limes in the fruit bowl. Very tempted. Very.

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      I just woke up. I came home and collapsed in bed and straight up went to sleep for 3 hours. …And I’m going to have dinner and drug the cat and go straight back to sleep I think. Sorry Tillies ;_;

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      Night night.

      Hope you wake up to some good news.

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    Please post your pre game meals, snacks, drinks, platters etc tonight. You’ll make me very happy 😊 Go Matildas ⚽ 💛💚💛💚💛💚💛💚 ⚽️

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      Munching on a blood orange that is so good it should be illegal.

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          I was worried they’d be a bit shit this year because of the “mild” winter but actually seem the best I’ve had in a while!

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      Will do though nothing fancy.

      Home brand cheese corn chips, bottle of homebrand orange drink and my bargain of the day, a 700g of smoked ham for $2.80.

      I went crazy and ate about 1/2 of the ham already.

      I’ve got a whole pizza as well in the fridge ready for game time.

      chips and drink

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          It was just at Woolies on the clearance section because the use by date was very close.

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      Corn chips, generic brand Pringle type chips, salsa and some dips. We already ate the party pies and sausage rolls. Also home brand soft drink. Tea for me.

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      Have just been enjoying seaweed rice crackers and hummous. Will be getting some pizza for the akshul game. To be enjoyed with a light sweetish but not sugary white wine. Bugger health - I need comfort fuud tonight!

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      I am having some sweet chilli and sour cream chips. Will be having bean and beef burritos with guac and coriander sauce and a side of rice.

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        Yum. We’ll be having nuggets, little boys and chips with cheese and gravy. Assortment of sauces and dips to go with.

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      I had a bowl of air fried cooked brown rice. One half desert spoon of olive oil and half a teaspoon of vege real gourmet stock with about a cup of cooked brown rice. Ten minutes air fry, its crunchy and tasty like potato chips, but cos brown rice / olive oil, super healthy. For game snacks its rice cakes and promite. I’m keen on keeping this figure.

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      chicken schnitzel on rice with tomato and onion

      salt&vinegar chips with some kinda sweet drink

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    I swear to God the gardener at work gets some weird satisfaction revving his petrol leaf blower. It’s the most annoying, infuriating sound that makes me want to go all Liam Neeson on his ass.

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      Probably similar to people who like the rev their cars to feel the power.

      Pretty annoying as leaf blowers are super loud.

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      Funny enough I said the exact same thing today. Do we have the same gardener?

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    Just devoured this.

    Most of my fizzy drink gone.

    I am content.

    Pizza!

    Chips to come soon after resting while watching the Matildas. Come on, you can this!

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    So good news and annoying news.

    I can work from home tomorrow but I have to essentially video chat/screen share the whole time with my… assistant of sorts. Like she’s not an assistant but she does assist me in things. Iunno. Anyways, I’m basically giving her free reign to reply to all the emails I can’t get to. Because the place I work for, one of the websites they look after you can’t have just anyone logging into the emails which is annoying but I understand.

    In other good news and annoying news, went to the doctor’s and the doctor didn’t even print of the referral and the poor receptionist was trying to print it off but it wasn’t printing correctly. I got to the doctors at maybe 5:15 or so, and I only left at like 5:35. Like the receptionist was checking all the papers from this doctor and I just go “I have a feeling she didn’t print it off because she thought she could email it to me.” and yeah pretty much. Then I got picked up by a yank tank and I hated it. I hated getting into it, my chronic pain hated it. I just hated every second.

    And now I’m overstimulated and I just want to cry and die. Possibly at the same time, maybe one after the other. And then I’ve gotta cook dinner, but I’m excited for dinner. I just… UGH. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk guys.

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      I feel you. I had to do the whole training/screen sharing thing for new hires in India. Generally I keep it to a 2 hour session and then get them to practise/slack questions in combination of “busy” work to keep them occupied. No way I could do that for a full day.

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        Luckily I only work 5 hours. But even training her has been draining af.

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      Some days are just meh aren’t they? At least the frittata looks great.

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    1. Going to try and ask my boss if I can work from home tomorrow, I don’t think it’ll happen but I’m hoping.

    2. Maybe I’ll watch the sports ball. I love women so much. Like… I just, I love women.

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        Yeah I don’t know a thing about soccer all I know is that I’m gay so… I’m sure that cancels it out hahah

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      Feel that. I went a bought a long cable so I can watch it on the tv in the bedroom I got free last week. Apparently half the Aussie team have partners in the English team. Gonna be a great game, with extra tension. I doubt I’ll see it all though. I get up at 5 for work and I’m just super opposed to living tired anymore. I love women a lot too, and I feel like my current shape is quite Matilda’s player-esque so that’s nice. It’s lovely to be excited about women’s sport and know the rest of the country is too. It’s about time.

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        Honestly I’m a hypocrite because I support women’s sport I just don’t watch it.

        But man… women.

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    Soxcat has been sadly quarantined to the study and bathroom (with all electronics removed as she has once almost sprayed on a laptop…) No comfy couches or the bedroom for her lest she pee on things that are significantly harder to clean. Left out a heated mat for her on low heat for 8 hours though.

    Poor girl, she seems to have lost weight - she’s so light! And she snoozed on my lap for over an hour and it hasn’t even been 12 hours since she arrived - that’s record time - but I think it’s because she’s being all hormonal and affectionate.

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    Trying to look up rules of soccer so I can watch the Matildas with some semi understanding, other than put ball into goals, don’t use hands. Apparently the whole world knows how to play except for me and it’s hard to find a basic video. Doesn’t matter, will be cheering anyway.

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      I’m in the same boat as you. Elder minipeeler will act as rule remembering person for thee evening because he’s the only one who’s actually played the game recently enough to remember any rules!

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      The hardest one might be the offside rule.