New band is coming for a meet and greet on Monday! Possible gig Thursday night.
This new band is coming along excitingly fast
Tell me about it! I guess they’re keen and so am I. It’s been about a year or so since I’ve been in a band.
Be nice to play shows.
Great news! Where gig - please share when you know. I think there’s a few people here who would be happy to come along and cheer you on.
That’d be awesome! Will do.
I’d be keen to go let us know :)
Will do man!
I know I’m not built to have kids, when I see them on the train and feel a visceral disgust for them, their disrespect, and their immature brains. I’m sure they will grow up to be fine, but kids are so disrespectful on PT.
Kudos to anyone who has raised/is raising kids, but that clusterfuck ain’t for me.
Edit: thinking about it, it may be due to the intense, abusive bullying I was subject to in school, and now I entirely distrust every child over 10 and under 18. Hm. Trauma is certainly pervasive in my life and affects my attitude.
Controversial take, but I hold so much space for kids in that age range. Being a teen/tween fucking sucks. School (feels at the time like it) sucks. Puberty sucks. Bullying sucks. Coming from a poor family or shitty home dynamic sucks. Not sleeping properly and getting up early for public transport to school sucks.
So, fuck yeah, do your TikTok dances, listen to music on speakerphone, drink your huge Slurpee, and take up a seat instead of giving it up to an adult that has probably sat on a wheelie chair all day. Just do your best.
I do agree with this, the world is shit and the kids will cop the brunt of it when we’re dead. I love their silly trends and dances tbh. Have fun in the dark world.
I think it’s a me problem 100%. On some level possibly resentful(?) because they’re generally in groups of friends, which I lacked. But it’s not their fault, and I know better than to lose my shit when I realise my feelings are my own, and that I’m just making generalisations about persons I don’t know.
Hopefully I didn’t come across as invalidating how you feel! I think it has taken work on my side to think this way.
I think I have the same initial reaction due to bullying, with a particular distaste for teenage girls. But I can attest to the fact that not all kids are disrespectful on PT. Last time I went into the CBD on a train I got on at the same time as a group of school boys. I was prepared for noise and rumbunctiousness, but instead got to over hear them earnestly discussing how to determine when the train had reached the appropriate level of crowding that they should stand up and leave their seats for adults to sit down 🤣
That’s so good. 😂😂😂 That gave me a proper chuckle hahah
And yeah I think it’s just my initial reaction but my second thought is that they’re fine/most kids are good. I hate when they run in front of me, but also I remember being that age and either not having awareness of my surroundings or feeling particularly rebellious.
I feel pretty much the same, despite the fact I’m still a child. There’s honestly a little bit of fear every time a large group gets on my bus/train/tram, and I avoid travelling at school times when at all possible. A group of two dozen 12 years olds vaping and trying to start a brawl on a bus is not fun
On a similar note, I did not use the school toilets a single time between grades 3 and year 10. Fucking traumatic, and a large part of the reason I seek out unisex/single person toilets with proper walls, or a quieter one with multiple stalls when possible
School bathrooms were utterly atrocious in the 2000s, and they still are.
When I was a kid, I intensely disliked being around other kids. School was fucked, the only people i liked were the teachers. The kids didn’t like me either, and I think latched on to any visual oddity to bully me, but I think they knew I was different. Not special or anything, but had experienced trauma in ways they had not, and I was different bc of that.
It took me 20 years to understand why I hated going to Nan and Pops (mum’s parents. Thanks repressed memories), and bc that trauma happened so young, I knew things other kids didn’t.
Like I said, I’m not special or superior bc of trauma. But it does change a child. There’s something about traumatised children that is obvious to other kids, but they cannot articulate it.
Bathrooms are the worst. I want to throw up with anxiety when I have to use the flinders bathrooms. And pub bathrooms scare me as well.
I just discovered that the girl at the deli last night gave me 2 kranskys but put them through as 1. Free sausaaaaaaage!!
Meanwhile when I offer people a free sausage, it’s rarely met with a positive reaction.
Well, kranskys are delicious; you can get any old, wrinkled sausage at Bunnings but it won’t be a kransky 😅
The Bunnings snags are not even snags IMO. I’m talking about a proper, European wurst type offering.
How dare you imply I would offer such low quality products to unsuspecting individuals.
Well, any consumer will need to see and assess the product before purchase 😂
Everyone loves a girthy wursy
I have had two friends recently get into accidents where they were going through a roundabout and someone did not give way and slammed out into them - one on a bike and one in a car with family. I really think we are not ok out there, just go carefully and watch out.
Edit-all involved are now doing ok.
I had two incidents near La Trobe uni on my bike at round abouts years ago. The two problems with them is people need to know how to use them, and they need to look
I’m sorry to hear that. I’ve nearly had accidents because as you’ve highlighted people don’t give way when they’re meant to.
I try and be extra careful going into one and also while going around inside.
I hope that the accidents occurs were not too serious.
Made it down the bellarine. Disco LED chilli back in the game!
I hope they enjoy those sweet sweet 300w cheapo aliexpress fire hazard rays.
sativas or indicas?
Ugh, between Protest and Weather and this time of day, this is definitely one time I wish the flight was delayed… ETA right now is that I’ll get there just in time for boarding. Breathe deeply…
E: it was in fact delayed but I also got there in the nick of time anyway. I’m going to nap. I’m so wound up and tense!! zzz
Glad for the edit! Yay you made it!!!
Google Photos showed me a photo of my dog eating a stick from four years ago.
Stick never stood a chance against a ferocious beast like that.
Beautiful!!! 😍😍😍😍
Am in all-day team training, being made to watch videos
save meeeee!
made a… I dunno what your call it. One Pot? Veg and meat curry? Ratatouille? Whatever, made a thing last night. Not a huge veg guy, but cause it was all mixed in with some chorizo and chicken it was amazing. Woke up still thinking about it this morning. Didn’t even follow a recipe, just took some inspiration from a YouTube video and made some changes.
There’s an Australian youtuber called OnePotChef if you want to continue down this path
Ah the delicious accidental meal you may never be able to replicate again.
I’m gonna write the recipe down. SHOULD be able to replicate it.
Get on it ASAP!
I’ve suffered from this too. And the disappointment on the fams faces when it’s not the same as last time. I can’t even remember what was in it!
Can you make that chicken dish you made that one time. You know, the one I really liked
Ya wanna give me a hint on what and when that was?
It had chicken in it, you know?
Sure 😠
Sounds delicious!
It’s comical to me that they held a weapons expo in Melbourne of all places, the protest capital of Australia.
Generally it’s a very safe country.
The sky is making crunchy noises. Glad I’m in here and not out there
It’s just finished over the CBD (I’m at flinders ATM), and it’s sunny now. Hopefully the sun shines for you soon!
Hooray for nice dreams.
Dunno, I always wake up before it gets to the really good bit 🙃
No comment lol
Guys, I had a brainwave. I have leftover roast lamb so I’m gonna make roast lamb banh mis using long tiger rolls for tea. It’s gonna be awesome.
Oh hell yeah. Mint jelly?
Nah because I had mint jelly last night. I’m thinking traditional with Kewpie and Maggi seasoning and maybe a few splashes of hot sauce.
This stuff is fantastic on lamb rolls
with home made chunky tomato sauce and yoghurt 🤤
YASS! Do it!
I shall!
Had plans to do some tidying and sorting since my morning client cancelled but I’m tired from a busy two days and the cats clearly want to nap on me.
Who am I to deny them?
EDIT: Aaaand just like that they got up.Watching 7+ because it’s the only channel showing the show I want to watch.
Being subjected to the 4th run of 8 ads in a row. Like the pretty much the same 8 ads. I can’t even…
