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    9 months ago

    I was expecting not to receive my full pay rise this financial year regardless of meeting my performance plan because I haven’t been in this particular role for the full financial year… but I just got an email saying congratulations and that my pay rise is coming through on the next pay run along with backpay from July 1! Yay!!

    Sometimes things just work out.

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        It’s still technically a pay cut when looking at the cost of living/inflation increases but let’s try not to dwell… nobody is getting raises to meet those increases unless they’re changing jobs. It’s still progression! …yay!

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        I did the maths and it ends up being an extra $108 a fortnight in my bank I think so I’m not sure if I’m inviting people onto my yacht just yet lol

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    9 months ago

    Sat outside Brunetti on Flinders Lane with a drink being Melbourne as fuuuuuuuck 🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌

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    Had an MRI this morning, first time. I knew it was going to be an uncomfortable experience but I wasn’t expecting to feel completely stoned afterwards. Had to sit in the car for 20 minutes before I felt capable of driving home and even now I still feel a bit spacey. Might have a nap.

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        Thanks, should find out within 48 hours. Alarmingly one of the checks the referring neurologist requested was to see if I’d had a stroke :0/

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      Jaysus, didn’t they tell you to have someone come pick you up or drive you home? Not very responsible of the MRI provider I think. And bloody dangerous if you are going to be driving.

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        They didn’t suggest it, I suppose because I wasn’t going to be medicated

    • StudSpud The Starchy
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      Had one on my head when I had chronic migraines. Felt wack af after too.

      On the other hand, I had one done on my ankle and was okay after. 🤷‍♀️

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        Did they identify a cause of the migraines? It was my head and neck, took about 20mins

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          Nothing in my head; theory is that the migraines were caused by psychological stress (was with my abusive ex at the time, and mum was just diagnosed with schizophrenia and refusing meds). My MRI and CAT scan were both clear, and the migraines cleared up when I left ex and mum haha

          MRIs are so cool tbh, but I always freak out a little and ask the nurses if I’ve taken out all my piercings in case I missed one haha

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            Well that’s great news that they cleared up.
            Re: metal…one of the questions asked if I was aware of having any bullets lodged in me! lol

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      When I had my shoulder done a few years ago the sound was incredible.

  • StudSpud The Starchy
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    Windows are being replaced with double glaze today, at 7.30am.

    Also have a combination of medicine issues with a lil bit of food poisoning. Makes for my first sickday 🤦‍♀️

    On the brightside: i can call workforce today to remove the hold on my payment. Apparently not going to the employment training for the last two days of it last week (bc I gained FT employment) means I’m a bad dole bludger and must be punished with even more poverty ugh 🙄

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      Lucky duck, enjoy the double glazing when it’s in - it’s SO good! So much warmer and quieter

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      That’s awesome, they make such a big difference. Fingers crossed the installation goes smoothly. Can’t wait to get some for our place in … 5-10 years, probably

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      Sorry your feeling shitty (excuse the pun). Hope your work is chill about it

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      oooo who’d you go with for the glazing? Pricing? We’re eyeing off between that and magnetite

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        I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you, it was organised via the body corp/our landlord; we’re just renters who were told they were coming to do the thing.

        Actually, I just checked my emails and the body corp says the works were/are completed by Andreatta Group. No idea on pricing.

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          fuck me, an actual proactive landlord!

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      9 months ago

      My boss talks about his kid (he’s like early to mid 30s) and I’m like “I finally got to play DND with my friends :D” (I’m late 20s).

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    squeee, I’m going to visit new Ted Cat tomorrow morning, I really hope I can get him. 💗😸

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      I hope you get him too.

      Don’t forget the cat tax when you bring him home!

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        For sure, there will be a million pics. 😍

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    27 today! 😁😁😁

    17 tomorrow… :( 😦😦😦

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      Damn I’m going to enjoy the sun for all it’s worth today as long as it doesn’t go hiding.

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      Figures it’ll go south the day I head back to my place, bereft of an automobile! Good thing I have many sturdy umbrellas and a nice raincoat.

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    The prevailing theory for the use of eyepatches, in the case of piracy on the high seas and maritime combat, is that they will help preserve your “dark adapted vision”.

    In such cases where you need to transition belowdecks you can maintain combat effectiveness in low light conditions.

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      Oh. I thought it might have been because you’ve accidentally poked an eye with your hook hand while swatting a fly.

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        sailors would sometimes lose an eye from ropes flicking up

        they would also lose a lower limb from a rope accidently coiling around an ankle

        ships are dangerous, the sails exert strong forces and anchors are very heavy

        the dark adapted vision thing is probably because they used sextants for navigation and that meant looking at the sun

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            in the Northern hemisphere because they have a pole star. We don’t have a pole star so we use the sun at noon.

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              really? so was there no astronimcal navigation in the southern hemisphere…?

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    I am one of those people who hate chasing up money even though I have been owed it. The person I was dealing with is nice but they haven’t paid me for some work I did, so do you think a simple “Hey, how’s it going? I was wondering if you had a chance to talk to payroll/admin regarding the payment for [event] we discussed?” would be fine?

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      Yep it’s on them to feel bad about them not paying you, not you. That’s a very reasonable email. Can’t imagine how you could word it any nicer or gentler.

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      I always feel horrible when I owe people money, but I also feel horrible asking people for money. It sucks.

      I don’t think that’s a bad thing to do though.

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    Another unseasonably warm morning, bringing with it both pleasure at the temperature and a sense of existential dread at the larger meaning of it all. I plan to work out my inner angst by raining destruction upon the leaf-curl ridden nectarine tree that’s never produced any fruit, and the gall wasp ridden lemon tree that is little more than a twig with leaves that constantly surprises me by the fact that it somehow manages to still be alive.

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      Your pleasure and dread description summarises exactly how I feel about it.

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      Leaf curl is nasty. I’ve had good results from Bordeaux mixture - which is copper sulfate based. My lemon saplings have had all their leaves chewed off by something, so I have moved the pots and sprayed them with soapy water. Will hose them off tonight if it hasn’t rained by then.

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      Unfortunately leaf curl is inevitable and can only be managed by spraying. If this isn’t a preference yeah I agree time to get rid of the tree and plant something more robust. As for the lemon tree, my recommendation is to ignore any and all advice that says to cut off the galls. Spent a few years cutting off galls from my lemon tree, and the poor thing could never recover because it was getting cut back too much. Left it totally alone for a couple of years, just fertilised, and it is now lush and heaving with fruit. It is also full of galls but that seems to have zero impact on its fruit producing ability. There is enough tree for both me and the wasps to share.

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    I freaking HATE when people use my full name when my email, contact details and profile are all my short name. Think calling someone Benjamin when their email signature and address are both just Ben. Its condescending as shit, and like some sort of power play or something.

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      Bobert instead of Bob, or Wilberforce instead of Will?

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          I remember reading somewhere that Bartholomew is my name in some other language (like John, Jan, Ian, Sean etc are all the same name). It’s just occurred to me that I’ve just accepted this as a fact for decades without ever actually looking into whether it’s true.

          So now I’m just gonna come out and say it: don’t call me Bartholomew. Thanks.

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      I feel so bad when I’m emailing people who don’t sign off but they have a name that can be shortened. Like a Joshua or something. I don’t want to seem rude by saying Josh, but I also know people who don’t like the long version of their name (I hate the short version of my name and I have another nickname that is popular with people who have the same name as me).

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      I kind of have an opposite feeling to this, I have a long first name that is frequently shortened, and I get terribly annoyed when I give it to people and they go straight in with “hey banana” instead of “hey bananafungus” like we’re old pals.

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        I give people at work the option, “Hey you dont have to be Samuel if you dont want to, you can just be Sam” so I know their preferred name by their signature.

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    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah tomorrow the carpenter is coming to size up and measure and scurry away to build our massive wraparound built in bookcase with cupboards and a space on top for the felines to reign supreme. We’re calling it Catmandu. Not only will boxes upon boxes of books finally be back on shelves, but the cupboards give us space for servingware, which means we can juggle some small appliances and cheesemaking apparatus to free up space in the kitchen for the dishwasher and end His Lordship’s never-ending handwashing nightmare. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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        In catmandu did my felines a pleasure dome…eeerRECT!

        (Frankie scans better. Although now i rather perversely have Olivia Newton John stuck in my head)

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    Chook is in the oven roasting, tidying continues

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    As someone who rollerbladed more than walked as a kid, and has played ice hockey for over 10 years, I have found a massive flaw… namely in that pants these days are FAR TOO NARROW. How the fuck are my tree-trunk legs supposed to get into these skinny jeans?

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      I’ve heard rumours that 90’s style loose jeans are coming back in style. Bring back grunge! It was the comfiest fashion trend ever.

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      Easy, get jeans (or chinos) with elastene. Absolute game changers.

      I’ve got tree trunk legs and love the stretchy type pants.

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        I used to shop at particular stores… ahem mostly gothic, but they’ve all pretty much disappeared throughout the city. So I’ve resorted to buying stuff on Etsy and yeah, apparently people that are buying them have legs that resemble twiggy sticks. Even if I get slightly larger waist sizes and just chuck on a belt it doesn’t work.

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    Decided to do a hard reset (basically don’t sleep, not even a nap after your last shift) after night shift to get it out of the way, and holy hell am I being reminded why I don’t do it this way. I think I can hear and smell colours at this point! Just keep having to remind myself doing it this way means more holiday hours.