New teefs day today! I get these temporary veneers off and the porcelain ones fitted this afternoon 😁
I have a fakie front, chipped it off when I was a teen. Veneers never lasted (3 years max), but the last dentist went industrial and drilled poles into the stump and composite over the top, it’s lasted almost a decade so far
I hope it went well! Lots of smiles in your future!
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A woman on the train opposite me is having an absolute blast smiling and nodding her head along to her music. It is so joyous to see. Even better that she’s wearing headphones and I just have to imagine the music!
Some people just be vibin
Good for them
Same!
Are you me?
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Yaaaaay!!!
Exciting times ahead
Ooh exciting!
Stud bud ain’t muddling through this FUD :)
Woot!
OOOOOOOO that sounds really promising!
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Met the BF’s friends last night & it was a fun time & I felt so welcomed 🥹
Yayyy! That’s always a great feeling ❤️❤️
How lovely! And what a relief too, I’m sure!
I love this for you! Yay!!
Ever have one of those mornings that just seems so perfect and well-rested and you feel at peace with yourself … only to have it thoroughly sullied by the realisation that you have to throw your natural pace out of the window to fit the demands of paid work?
I am going to do the sums this weekend on how I can move to that 4 day week asap while not taking too much of a financial hit. I always told myself I’d do it as soon as I got PR, but fuck if expenses haven’t ballooned despite my best efforts.
I feel you. Partner and I were hoping to cut back next year to both be part time but then the cost of everything skyrocketed.
I realised I was a bit fucked when I got to last Thursday and nearly thought it was pay week because the amount I had in my transaction account was what I normally have just before I get paid. That realisation I still had a week to go was not great. Moving is going to be too expensive at this stage too
Reckon a lot of us will be filling our tax return asap this year.
Yeah, most mornings 🙂
I could manage financially on a four day week now, but want to get more in my Super first because I’d also like to be able to stop working all together at some point. Currently hoarding leave and dreaming of a better future.
If 4 days is too much of a strain, maybe a 9 day fortnight? 🖤
Seriously considering that too. I definitely need the breathing space. Most of my colleagues are now doing 4 days a week or 9 day fortnights
Back home in melbz.
WTF have you guyz done to the weather what is this shit?
Isn’t this what you want you devious ocean bathing maniac?!
😂
absolutely legit callout imo
Heh true… there were times where you’d think ‘oh… little super cold dip would absolutely complement the heat and humidity’, but can’t really have that both ways :(
Sorry, it was me. I left the tap on.
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We had some sun yesterday. You brought this weather.
Sorry :(
How was Jakarta?
It was amazing. Probably the most diverse, accepting and friendly bunch of people I’ve ever met anywhere tbh. Has completely altered my previously incorrect guess on what it’d be.
That’s wonderful to hear. 😁
Someone from leadership let it slip that there will be no payrises this year since the business is struggling. That’s fine… except I’m still being paid the same wage despite having a huge increase in responsibilities. Yeah, nah to that. This is what I get for being nice.
And that same wage is buying you a lot less than it did last year. They can’t be surprised if people end up leaving from that decision. Maybe they’re counting on it, if the business is struggling…
They’ve already done a round of redundancies and it’s stretched the team way too thin, so IDK if they’re hoping more people will leave.
Job hunting?
Yeah, I reckon so. I missed a chat with a recruiter a last week but have sent a follow up email in case there’s still a chance. Even just to get an idea of what I’m worth.
Even just to get an idea of what I’m worth More than your getting treated, I can tell you that right now.
Damn, all the going ons have been really affecting me recently. The kid getting stabbed on Monday night was the straw that broke the camels back. Of course people have been stabbed since the invention of stabbing instruments, and it happens in every suburb, city, country, and in every decade, year, and (seemingly) month, but it’s pretty shit that it all seems to be happening right around my area
This one, and the one that happened in sunshine a month ago are particularly affecting me because on top of them happening in my area, they’re both my age too. I’m probably sounding kind of entitled/selfish but it’s just a hard nut to swallow that they were my age doing the same thing I do several times a week, then someone decided to just… end them… Forever gone, all that potential just lost for good
As someone else suggested, reach out to some youth support service. Trauma is a no joke. you don’t have to be harmed or witness something first hand and it’s better if you treat it now. I got to speak to someone last year when I witnessed something traumatic and it really helped sort me out.
I mean, it’s not entitled or selfish in my opinion. I would call it more… empathy? Struggling because violence in your area has caused deaths? That’s a totally normal reaction. I remember a few years ago working in parkville I was really, really scared to go out alone after dark, because 3 separate women were murdered and assaulted in the parks around where I lived and worked.
Sometimes unpredictable people are scary. And the knowing that there are unpredictable and scary people around is stressful, so it’s not surprising that you are struggling.
Is there anyone you can talk to about this? I hate to think of you dealing with this by yourself.
100% agree with this
The recent stabbing murders of western suburbs teens was not random.
There used to be fights among teens and gangs of teens but it’s only now I’m seeing stabbings and murders between teens . This is a new thing.
hugs, I know they are your age and your locals but these kids are fighting people they know, it’s not random violence so this is what you can focus on. Take care and choose your friends wisely.
No I feel the same way whenever I heard about stories of kids dying around my age. It’s not selfish at all. But yeah, talking to someone even for a month can help.
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Duolingo: We help identify your weakness and strengths!
me: aight, I haven’t spoken italian seriously for about 20 years, lemme brush up.
six months laterrrrr
Duolingo: Which of the following is correct?
Tu: ______
Parle Parla Parli Parliamo
me: ho studiato italiano per cinque anni motherfucker how the fuck have you not picked up I know how to conjugate a fucking -are verb??
I love Duolingo but it is not good at teaching you. It’s one of the things I learned when I studied Italian in uni.
I’m torn between “sweet, brushing up my vocab” and rage screeching at it asking questions like “Which word means “eat”” and the answer being a generic conjugation of mangiare that literally only applies to a specific person, object or circumstance, it’s NOT LIKE ENGLISH, DAMMIT.
It’s so frustrating when you make a mistake because of the different ways Italian say eat. Like don’t take away a heart! Damn it!
It’s a dipshit way of teaching you verbs. Here’s a cheat sheet: all regular verbs in Italian end in –are, –ere, or –ire. They tend to follow a pretty standard pattern with some deviations but that’s beyond this comment so we go beginner mode. Also I am using present tense, again, beginner mode.
Mangiare is an -*Are *verb, so the conjugation is thus:
io (I) mangio
tu (you) mangi
lui /lei (he/she/it) mangia
noi (we plural) mangiamo
voi (you plural) mangiate
loro (it / they plural, also third person respectful) mangianosee how the -are part of mangiare changes with each subject? Not so much for Tu, but mangii is a stupid-looking word so we don’t use it :P
Also I s2g it deliberately dips you on spelling when it shouldn’t just to fuck up a perfect score. I’ve seen it fuck me on a fat fingered mishap one instance, then the next say “I’ll allow it but you made a typo” once I’ve lost the precious
Definitely saving this. I try to remember what the pronoun is, like Io is easy to remember but once noi and voi come in, it’s like, nope you’ve lost it.
we iamo & youse guys ete
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My kid’s sick and she’s hassling me about the use of the tv. I said yes under the condition that it’s not the Gilmore Girls otherwise I’ll blow my brains out.
I call it “sick privileges,” in that rules are bent for the unwell. Spend the whole day in PJs, devices allowed in bed, your choice for dinner etc. Sucks to be sick on the holidays, poor thing. I hear you on the Gilmore girls though!
Sick Day Viewing is It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World in full.
Oh I love that movie! I’m overdue for another watch of it. Terry Thomas’s rant about bosoms 🤣
I’ve done the unthinkable. I’m cooking sweet potato and potato NOT in the microwave 😱
Cooked off some red onion, garlic, cumin, chilli flakes & powder & sauce, cayenne pepper, pepper, paprika, ginger, salt and pepper. Added chicken stock, crushed tomatoes, sweet potato and potato. Results pending. Will add beansArrest this impostor, mods!!!
That actually looks really hearty and delicious though. Do you usually give sweet potato and potato the same cooking time in liquid? (Bearing in mind it depends very much on which varieties are used…)
I have investigited the incident. 🚨 👮♂️ Cooking potatoes without a microwave does look very suspicious, however I am unable to make an arrest at this time due to the lack of a handcuff emoji.
use chains and lock instead ⛓🔐
But surely that is not appropriate until after trial, when a conviction has been obtained and sentence passed. Locking someone up without due process on the basis of nothing more than suspicious potato cooking methods seems a little draconian.
These are magic tiny chains and lock shaped into handcuffs, to make sure the only way their hands can prepare a potato is to microwave it.
I usually microwave them. Idk wtf im doing
either you’re an impostor or you’ve been possessed
I’m going with possession. Watch for head turns and green never ending puke
Someone was asking for greens. I’m not sure that was exactly what was intended, but green’s green, right?
The green is their ENVY
Brave, uncharted territory… Keen to hear your results. I personally like steaming my potatoes :D
Results: hard to describe in detail. I just chunked up some sweet potato and potato, put em in the tomatoey oniony spicy mix, topped up with some chicken stock. Left it maybe 20m, checked by poking with knife, seemed ok but left another 5m, mixed in beans and cracked in eggs, left another few mins. Voila. Tubers were tender and flavourful
Great, I’ll be over in 5…
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Where are the GREEEEENNSSS? Gotta have some greeeeeenns.
The greens are my stocks rising 😎
Ok. Finished. Added beans and eggs and cheese. Plenty of leftoversLooks like a nice little hot tub for some chorizo to swim around in.
U think I’m made of money?
yes. Your stocks rising 😎
I can hear your microwave crying
Blasphemously delicious
oh hey there
G’day knackers
AYYEEE!!!
Oh howdy!
