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]
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.
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.
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.
So many people at the supermarket just now 🤯
That was not the right time to go.
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.
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 gotta ask - why would anyone buy Foxtel. Let alone for 3.4 billion?
Last minute site visit to meet client on site outdoors in the city, worst day for it 🥶
Ok good news, the phone lines aren’t fucked. It took about 40 mins and 2 restarts, but the NCD stopped clicking and flashing and turned solid and I’ve been able to setup the wifi. Can’t be arsed setting up the other mesh node yet, so that’s a problem for later, but oh well - good enough
Did a download rest and I’m getting about 109 down and 18 up. I pay for 100 down and 20 up (though apparently for an extra fiver a month I can get 40 up). I’ll be honest, I’m mega bummed about not being eligible for the free FTTP upgrade, but I’m trying to remember that the last place only had 50mbps, and I had no say in it. At least here I have double download speeds and can get double upload speeds if I decide it’s worth it
E: I ended up doing some more research and apparently I’m not even eligible for a paid upgrade. Even if there was a strata that paid for the upgrade, I’d be excluded. My neighbours on either side wouldn’t be. That’s an r/FuckYouInParticular moment if I’ve ever seen one… Apparently to make it even better, they’re both eligible for free upgrades, while I don’t even get that - when they do get around to putting my address up, I’d have to pay. Cheers for that
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.
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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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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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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?
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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.
Good luck!
What kind of movement do you think will float your boat?
Strength and resistance training
Oh VCE. Good luck to her.
Thanks. Good luck to me. She can be a nightmare at times.
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.
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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?
- 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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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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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.
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.
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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.
Even though I knew it was gonna be cool today, the recent run of warmer summer weather has left me feeling unacclimatised. Got my Ugg boots and hoodie on. Got some Christmas baking to do, making gingerbread and shortbread. Kitchen smells good.
I think I’m sleeping away the illness. Just woke up and still tired.
Beep Beep 🚚
🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋A hearty beef stew with flat buttered noodles and some broccolini on the side please Bacon. With a glass of fruity red - a tempranillo would be ideal.
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Thank you very much Chef!
Could I please have an aliens eyeball (or equivalent) to try?
many eyes here 🥔
Need some hearty winter comfort food. maybe a slab of lasagne, glass of red, followed by sticky date pudding dessert.
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Thankyou. Delicious.
A phat cappa please 🙏🏼
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Blesséd be thy Bacon! 🙌🏼☕🙌🏼
Feels like 10. This time last week it was pushing 40. Gotta love it.
I had my quarterly botox for migraines this morning, and that combined with this weather is making me so sleepy. I’ve got plenty to do but I just want to lie here on the couch and maybe have a little nap.
Nothing wrong with a nap :)
This is going to be the first Christmas where I don’t go back to see my family. I’ve done it every year since moving to Melbourne but it’s harder now with the kids.
I don’t know what the other side of the family does at Christmas time, but they hardly catch up with their family otherwise so I can’t see us being too busy
