• Force_majeure123
    27·
    1 month ago

    Oh looks like my email worked. Got the verbal offer, expecting it in writing in a few hours

  • Gibsonisafluffybutt
    21·
    1 month ago

    So first week is over!!!

    Feel really good about having a weekend, now that I’m actually working.

    No red flags as yet, can start working from home next week. Nothing much else to really report. So far so good!!!

      • Gibsonisafluffybutt
        8·
        1 month ago

        Thank you ❤️ I know this place is just a forum, but the people here have made a huge difference to my life, which I am incredibly grateful for 🙏

        • CEOofmyhouse56
          8·
          1 month ago

          In tribute to you we will be playing Amr Diab (poor man’s Ricky Martin) tonight. Actually, we play him every Friday because we’re tryna make him our #1 Spotify song. 👍

          • Gibsonisafluffybutt
            3·
            1 month ago

            Alright I’m cranking him. Fuck it lol

            I haven’t actually listened since I was a kid. Im genuinely curious to see what middle eaten music sounds like these days.

            I only really listen to Om Kalsoum. Ask your hubby if he likes that sort of stuff.

            • CEOofmyhouse56
              2·
              1 month ago

              Are you fucking kidding me? Om Kulthum is the only Arab we know. My FIL favourite singer of all time. My husband started laughing.

              As far as he knows Om Kulthum means mother of underwear.

    • MeanElevatorEnglish
      5·
      1 month ago

      Being an observer to your life has been a cool journey.

      All the best brother 😁 to you and your cat.

      • Gibsonisafluffybutt
        3·
        1 month ago

        Thanks man, I really appreciate you saying that 😊 It’s been a hell of a ride so far lol

  • StudSpud The StarchyEnglish
    14·
    1 month ago

    I’ve survived the week, online classes until 6.30pm tonight.

    Glad I’ve done this for myself.

      • StudSpud The StarchyEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        Not for another hour 😭 but I have got Mirely up to level 10, and defeated the boss for the Fetid Coast quest. Now I have one to do with White flame Golems and one for Depth Level 4!

        I bought the butterfly knight, but I haven’t played them yet. Had to buy the one that repped my NB status haha! Ended up with all the skins for Mirely because she’s level 10 and deserves it lol

        Thank you for getting me into this game, it’s such a blast!!! 💜 You’re a gem, Gibs!

        • Gibsonisafluffybutt
          2·
          1 month ago

          Holy shit you beat the boss?!?!?

          Fuck yeah!!!

          I’ve been using the paladin but I’m switching to Mirely if I can beat the boss and get to depth level 4.

          I just love how different every character plays like. Adds so much complexity to the game!

          • StudSpud The StarchyEnglish
            2·
            1 month ago

            It is complex! I’m playing the bladerfly and he plays so differently from Mirely.

            With Mirely it feels like cheating, build an evasion build with her, and you can just dodge everything. You can eventually level her up so she has a chance to dodge statuses when hidden. It’s insane. Give her an angry spirit or two and yeah, she can steamroll.

            The game defo gets harder, but all the more interesting. I’m very excited to try all the heroes, the complexity of the game is hidden behind it’s cartoon, adventure quest-esque charm. Cannot thank you enough, owe you your favourite drink, friend!

            • Gibsonisafluffybutt
              2·
              1 month ago

              Thanks for the heads up about Mirely! Absolute beast! I saved up and now I have 4 camping things so I reckon I can finally beat depth level 3!

              The character with the different stances is hard to get your head around.

              Going to try the bladed butterfly as well.

              Such a great game which is basically free!

  • CEOofmyhouse56
    13·
    1 month ago

    Cheers Couch Athletes. 🍻 Let the games begin!🇦🇺🍺💚🍺💚🍺💚🍺💚🍺💚🍺💚🍺💚🍺💚🇦🇺

    • Duenan
      3·
      1 month ago

      Cheers!

      I’m not embedded on the couch yet because I’m being smart and doing washing right now for more weekend time!

      🍕 🍷

      Edit: Also may the best cat win tomorrow.

  • Seagoon_OP
    12·
    1 month ago

    ta da, first coat of stain/varnish is done, it’s much nicer than I thought it would be, such a good product!

    spoiler

        • useless_modern_god
          3·
          1 month ago

          Thanks for sharing this. I’m looking forward to seeing the finished product. (If you wouldn’t mind sharing) The stain will definitely make most fabric colours pop.

          I used this colour on a small flip top student desk to great effect . I tried applying a gold leaf scrimshaw design around the edges and failed miserably haha. So had to keep it simple with just the stain.

          • Seagoon_OP
            3·
            1 month ago

            I’m going to make some big scatter cushions as well to match and some of the fabrics have silver or gold thread. Just a tiny touch of gilding effect 👍

  • Llabyrinthine
    12·
    1 month ago

    Leaving SR and have the sads… 10/10 would come back. Yes, the heat is oppressive, but I just really dig the idea of Angkor Wat being in my backyard…

    Angkor Thom Gate

  • Bottom_racer
    12·
    1 month ago

    Sussing a few things on the roof for the p’s. Quite the view:

    As a youngen used to come back from parties mashed and sit up there at night and look at the skyline (and got into a lot of trouble if caught). In hindsight probably not wise.

    These days it’s all about loose tiles and gutters.

  • NathA
    10·
    1 month ago

    Ok, it’s happened again. I don’t watch TV, except when the Olympics or World Cup are on. I am amped to be completely smothered in sport for a few weeks until I again am sick of sports for another four years. 🏑🏃‍♂️🚴‍♂️🤸‍♀️🏅🏀🏓🎯🏸

      • NathA
        3·
        1 month ago

        I love them all - I’m always amazed seeing people who are the best in the world at what they do, doing their thing.

        The biggest change in our house is the kids have taken up hockey in the past four years. So, hockey (a sport I’ve been mildly interested in at most) is going to be a huge deal. I think Perth might be the HQ for hockey in Australia. The kids met and had photos playing and hanging out with the Hockeyroos - who visited our club.

    • Force_majeure123
      3·
      1 month ago

      Only time I regret not having a TV (but can just watch on 7plus anyway I assume 🤷‍♂️

      • NathA
        2·
        1 month ago

        $27 gets you a month of Stan + the sports pack. Every event live or on-demand at a time that suits you. No ads. It’s amazeballs. I just watched four rugby rapid recaps, 8 hours of rugby distilled into 20 intense minutes. You can watch on whatever screen you have.

      • Cendana
        2·
        1 month ago

        My wife and I spent an hour trying to justify buying a TV for shits and giggles.

        We came up with a massive list of arguments. A large handful of strong against, and 1 weak support.

        We had a landlord-provided TV in the old apartment. We both lived there for 2 years, the TV used for probably an hour in total.

  • MeanElevatorEnglish
    10·
    1 month ago

    Friday Flex - charging up a herbal vape on my work laptop.

    Fuck the sytsem

  • imoldgreeeg
    9·
    1 month ago

    ooooh xero don’t you DARE go offline at 4:40 on FRIDAY…

    EDIT: Stand down. It was just slow. Admin done. Weekend is here 🍻

  • Force_majeure123
    9·
    1 month ago

    Well today is it. I’ve just emailed not only the HR person but also the two people who interviewed me, making sure they know if an offer doesn’t come by COB today I can’t guarantee my availability for the new roles start date. Going to be hilarious and depressing when I hear nothing in reply

    • TinyBreak
      10·
      1 month ago

      Going to be hilarious and depressing when I hear nothing in reply

      sorry, disagree. You’re putting yourself first and that’s something to be proud of! if they cant sort their shit out in a few days they aren’t someone you wanna work for anyway.

    • Gibsonisafluffybutt
      7·
      1 month ago

      That really sucks mate. At best you’ve lit a fire under them. At worst, you’ll have an answer 🤞🏾

  • bull⚡English
    9·
    1 month ago

    I just dreamt about the end of the world. It was really cinematic and had a cast of characters, none of them me but at times I was each of the characters. It had a series of time jumps and stories playing out about their lives before the finale which was in the future where there were millions of satellites in the night’s sky. They were all different colours and shapes and clusters and zipped by closer than felt comfortable. Then they’d found a way to project a reflection of the earth in the sky so you could see all of the countries, and did a presentation on them which felt like a “thank you for your time here on earth, humans” where they showcased humanity over the years from every walk of life. It was all very impressive but it also felt very “big corporation” which felt fitting for where we’re headed.

    Then during a random moment of conversation with one of the aged characters, one of the only remaining original ones who hadn’t died off, the waves came. The first was large enough to know it was about to be the end. Then right after it the character was floating and could see the second world ender coming, gasped and then lights out and I woke up.

    I haven’t even talked about the story of her life or her late husband’s life which was its own thing. There was sadness, redemption, fame, failure, regret and wrestling. And randomly, a pool of hippos which was under their huge warehouse where they lived. You could get to it from under their bed. Weird.

    Anyway I just kinda wanted to journal this because it was kind of epic. It even had side characters who felt like they had their own journies over the time jumps, or had their own troubles which were suddenly gone and seemed trivial but also not trivial at the time, but were just the past after the time jumps and those characters had passed.

    • mysticgreg
      4·
      1 month ago

      Oh wow… I wonder if you can expand this into a bigger piece of creative writing?

    • just_kitten
      2·
      1 month ago

      Dude, this sounds like one of my epic dreams with full on back stories for all the characters and detailed plot developments. I’d read the expanded version. And watch the movie adaptation

  • just_kitten
    8·
    1 month ago

    I’m so over being at home. I seem to be done with the night sweats and headaches and sore throat; the cough is now mostly at night and after eating food. Yesterday I hardly coughed until right after dinner when it turned into a couple hours of feeling like I had little flecks of liquid constantly entering my windpipe, resulting in increasingly chesty yet mostly dry coughs. I think it’s laryngopharyngneal reflux, took a PPI last night and one this nothing and not coughing nearly as much tonight.

    If I stay on the PPIs for several days hopefully that’ll be it. I desperately need to go out for some chores this weekend and to break the cabin fever. And I really DO NOT want to keep working from home next week

    E: really craving fish and potato patties… or soft floppy hot chips.

    • Seagoon_OP
      2·
      1 month ago

      hugs , hope you’re feeling much better soon and are able to go out asap