Will delete if another is made while I’m making this one.

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    This is too funny. Laneway was not worth it.

    Testing positive for both covid and the flu.

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      So we’re back to thinking ‘is this worth getting covid for?’ before we do anything again… yay.

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        Not me mate. We just didn’t really enjoy the music or the food this year and this is what we’re left with haha. We’ll be there again next year!

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    What aggrevates me is that if you agree to do something, actually fucking follow through.

    If you don’t want to, then just say so, instead of fucking me around for days.

    Fucks sake.

    Some people don’t understand that they’re fucking with someone’s life.

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    Much less stress in the kitchen. Made a kickass mushroom and pea curry with cashew cream, and finally cooked up the cabbage (with possibly too much of ajwain seeds). Everything is clean and tidy and I don’t feel so overwhelmed. Success!

    I’m going to have another crack at Juice… 25% of the way through and not that impressed, seems like a lot of heavy handed exposition atm. But I’ll keep going

    E: nice to listen to even 2 minutes of rain, so calming ☺️

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    For the fungus gnat fighters, I got these sticky sheets in the post today and cut them up into traps approximately the same dimension as these Bunnings ones.

    Works out to like 8¢/trap (or less) instead of $1.29/trap. Being able to make dozens means you can get way more coverage. Also customised the size to be wider for my larger plants, and want to experiment with different shapes just for fun.

    They seem to be working, too, in just a few hours many have already caught gnats.

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    Well that’s enough news for today. Clive Palmer has a new political party, called Trumpets of Patriots. No this is not a Beetota advocate headline.

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      I really hope he fails in spectacular fashion, there’s no place in Australia for a trump like party to exist.

      Also I’m sick of his ads on tv.

      Edit: Just to add he was forced to use this name because he failed to register his United Party name in time.

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      ffs, that’s like saying Hitler for Patriots in the 1930s

      these cunts can just fuck off

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      “Trumpets” lol where’s my mute? I’m tempted by a violin case for these idiots…

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      I always used to book my appointments on days when I had nothing happening , it was just too hard

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    I am overwhelmed

    So I have to decide between uni A and uni B. I am currently enrolled in uni B. Uni A is 20 minutes closer than uni B. Uni A also will give me a scholarship which would be about half a year of pay at my casual retail job. They also offer paid employment a few days a week next year whilst doing a project that’s part of the coursework. This is seemingly a no-brainer, but part of me just wants to stay at uni B? Uni B has a few perks in terms of subject selection which could help with employment, but uni A is pretty much guaranteed experience and employment. Uni A will only let me teach two learning areas, where one I wouldn’t feel comfortable teaching unless I absolutely had to, but that learning area is more employable. The Uni A option will allow me to support myself better financially, but I don’t think I’m ready to be thrown into a classroom so soon without any supervision.

    I also have to remember that I’m not stuck into any of these, but I have to make a decision on which uni for this year by the end of this week.

    This overwhelming paragraph represents the state of my mind right now.

    Then I have to pick between piano and guitar lessons because I can’t keep doing both. I think keeping piano is something I want to do because it is relaxing and I wanna learn jazz piano. I can figure out piano more on my own, although having lessons will mean more accountability. But I feel like I shouldn’t give up guitar because it hasn’t been that long and I haven’t given it my best shot? My pinky finger refuses to cooperate, and I don’t know if it ever will.

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      You’ve thought about the pros and cons for each. I would try to push it to the back of my mind for a few days and do other things- let it percolate away in your subconscious.

      Come back to it on Friday or whenever you need to decide, and I reckon you’ll know what you want.

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      If you don’t mind me asking what level of teaching were you aiming for?

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    Melbcat still takes her breaks in the other room and cuddles a lot but she seems to have perked up a bit. She’s often finessing me for treats and I think she can see them - I shook out a few crumbs which she ignored but when I placed a full treat in front of her she went for it instantly.

    She also jumped over a small box to go look out the screen door.

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    Person walking around co-working office with no shoes on. I’ve got no issue if you take your shoes off under your desk, but then walking around the place with no shoes, nope. It’s a workplace, not your home.

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      Last receptionist would take her shoes off at her desk and then stick her feet out from under her desk. WHYYY did she think customers would be okay with seeing that?

      Though she also sewed at her desk, played phone games and stole about $3k worth of stuff, so clearly she wasn’t quite the professional she tried to pretend she was.

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      You might be able to remind them that it’s an OHS issue being barefoot assuming you have a policy in place.

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      If you’ve worked there longer than them you could say “hey. I wouldn’t walk around bare foot. I’ve seen some things on this carpet”.

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      I worked in an office where one of the systems guys refused to wear shoes. Hr made him sign a waiver. I don’t really care about no shoes. I don’t find it gross.

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    Opinions wanted.

    I’m looking to live right by the seaside but it’s hard to get a place.

    Is it better to get a bit of a shitty place in a wonderful location ( the place I’m in now is a disgrace so it’s not like I would be going from a good place to a dump, I’m already in a dump )

    or a better place in a worse location?

    I reckon I can fix up a place to be more comfortable but I can’t actually move a house to a better location.

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      Location > House quality. A castle in Clyde is still in Clyde. Your kids are old and out on their own yeah.

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      The classic advice is to buy the worst house in the best street/location. I reckon this applies here too. Location location location.

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      I’d buy the one that I could pay off the quickest but that’s just me.

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        If I were buying I’d pay the biggest amount possible and pay off asap

        I hate borrowing money

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      Assuming it’s not going to be a big or expensive problem I’d prefer a slightly crummy place than a bad area. You can fix up a bad place but there’s not a lot you can do about the area and a bad one will wear on you.

      Also if you resold someone would likely want that area regardless of the house’s condition.

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      I also reckon go for a preferred location, as long as the house repairs would be manageable. It would be a nicer environment to live in and also better resale value in case you decide to move.

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          Ah… I’d say the same thing, provided the rent was reasonable and house ok to live in. I think the problem with seaside towns is competition from holidaymakers would bump the prices up

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            this is a city suburb, no holiday makers , the only possible prob is people who park their cars on the weekend

            but I talked to neighbours and it’s not a prob right there

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    A study of Pepper in packing paper. These make it look far calmer than it was.