Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Thought someone had died at their desk at work today.
Found them unresponsive slumped over their desk and had to call ambos.
Worked out okay in the end but jeebus what a day!!!
Never a dull moment at this job
Holy shit! Are you ok?
Yeah I’m all good. Glad he is too. Scared the shit out of us for a bit.
Ambos and 000 were so good.
hugs, hope it all worked out fine and you’re ok too. It can be quite distressing to be a first responder.
Yeah first responder stuff is never easy.
Worked out okay for the guy. But was awful when we couldn’t wake him up.
Gentle night of self-care is on the cards after that
jezuz that would’ve been scary.
Yeah the heart rate on my smart watch had a bit to say about it
Terrifying, but you handled it well! You are amazing; you deserve to chill and self-care. Sending you good vibes 💜 💜 💜
Thanks bud
Oh god that must have been awful for everyone involved. Are you able to talk to a pro if you need to? Maybe consider taking Fri off for a long weekend to decompress. Hope all’s well for your colleague and the rest of the team too.
Friday will only be a half day thankfully.
Might head straight to the sauna once I’m done for the day.
Great idea. Look after yourself.
Gotta practise what I preach 😅
Yikes! Glad everything was ok in the end. That must have been harrowing when you could t wake him up.
You deserve a self care night tonight.
Well done champ.
My boss just tried to talk to me about The Ashes and I just stared at him completely uncomprehending of what any of his words meant. “howaboutthatfourthtest”, he said as he passed my desk, with absolutely NO CONTEXT. Cue me being like what test? Are we testing something? Are we testing ME?
The thing about England is, they always try to walk it in!
What was Wenger thinking sending Walcott on that early?!
They’re 'avin a laugh!!!
It’s gonna be a good one though. Aussies have done alright so far 👍
I hope so but we could end up being rained out if we’re unlucky.
Happy birthday to me 😌 Very excited to be thirty flirty and thriving 💘
Happy Birthday! 🤩
Happy birthday to you! 🥂🎉🍾🎈🎂
Happy Birthday! 🎂
Hippo birdies! 🎉🥂🎂
Happy Birthday hot stuff!! Wishing you a fantastic day!! 💜💜💜
Happy birthday Jennifer Garner 💖
Edit: I hope you were referencing Sufdently 30, or this would be awkward.
Haha indeed I was 🥲 Thank you!
Phew so glad then!
Man I can’t wait to make those references when I’m 30. I loved that movie as a kid.
Happy birthday 🥳🥳🥳
Happy birthday!
Any exciting plans for today?
I’d settle for a nice meal and being warm and toasty tonight
Anyway have a great brithday!
Thank you! I am going to eat some of the donuts I got yesterday and then my partner is coming home early from work and we will hopefully be going for a nice meal somewhere. We have to base going out off baby’s moods so we shall see 🥲
I must know, what sort of donuts?
The super sweet iced kind from Walkers! Almost too sweet for me, I only eat half at a time haha.
Happy birthday 🎂
Happy windy birthday!
Happy birthday 🎂🎈
working on weaponising my ASD contrariness and defining my anxiety as being a stupid screeching monkey. Note that I am not stupid, the anxiety is a literal panicking monkey pulling on my hair and trying to make me do stupid things. Yes bitch. I am othering you. Because I do not like others trying to make me do shit (panic) that makes no sense because they’re idiots who want herd validation for their idiocy.
see how this works.
Feels. I fight my stupid brain everyday.
This is called self awareness. Might be worthwhile to watch Monkey on Netflix. Each of the animal spirits depicted are an aspect of human nature. Monkey is clever but also a bit wild. Clever monkey tries hard to control wild monkey but the nature of monkey is irrepressible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-SUoHmpRdM
I think I’ll watch a version of it. It always makes me a kinder gentler person ( but still ready to fight if I must )
I was born in the 70’s, Monkey on ABC was a staple :P
(always had a bit of a thing for Sandy tbh)
I really loved the ever androgenous tripitaka.
early in the series, "Monkey, no fighting! “, late in the series Tripitaka to monster, " now I will have to get Monkey to kill you”
Growth. The naive ultra-pacifist (WHO HAD NO BLOODY PROBLEM INFLICTING AGONY ON MONKEY FOR NOT DOING WHAT THEY WANTED) learns that sometimes battles must be fought
Born from an egg on a mountaintop.
I used to race home from work to watch 😂
Ugh. Mr Peeler has yet another speeding fine. I pay his rego, insurance, give him petrol money each week so he can at least pick up the kids from school, I paid his last (how many!) fines because he didn’t even ring up to arrange instalments… I just can’t even. I get that he’s dyslexic etc. But fucking hell! I’m not paying this one, fuck it. I’m working hard and trying to save so we can have things and he’s just pissing around. The other day he was late picking up the kids because he just “popped in” to a mate’s place in the afternoon and “had a whiskey,” then found himself stuck in traffic. Wtf is he even doing drinking before picking up the kids?! I’m fucking relying on this fuck!
Just getting it out of me before I get home or it’ll come out in an angry rush which will in turn make him angry, defensive or both, and the kids will be right there exposed to it all. Thanks for listening.
Maybe Mr Peeler will learn when he has to cycle everywhere.
None of my business of course, but the relationship seems a bit unbalanced? You seem to be covering his expenses (and his arse)…what does he contribute, is he working? I used to be the major breadwinner in our 24 year relationship, but things took a turn about 10 years ago and, because of things, now I’m not. There’s not a day when I don’t think about that, and I do everything I can to be a worthy contributor to the household even if not financially.
No offense, I like and respect you, but you may need to have a verbal smackdown with old mate. It’s hard because he’s dad too, but yeah, he needs to pull his head in. Apologies for the tone. 💜 💜
Mr Peeler better like sleeping on the couch or better yet, outside because this is some bullshit. Being dyslexic or whatever isn’t an excuse for the shitty behaviour he is displaying. And drinking before picking up the kids? Absolutely fuck that noise. He needs a good kick up the arse. If you don’t do it, he’s going to continue to behave irresponsibly. Don’t vent to us to get it out so you’re calmer when you get home. You need to unleash hell on him and set some boundaries because right now he is walking all over you. Sorry to be harsh but I just hate seeing good people get treated like shit.
You’re a very patient person. More patient than me.
Damn, I remember when you mentioned the last one you had to pay.
Not to really add any more to what everyone else has already said but he mustn’t have many demerit points left either?
I hope he realises what this is doing to your household and what would happen if he gets his license suspended?
Yikes. I don’t know the whole context but he needs to take some responsibility and accountability here from what you’ve described.
Fuck. I’m so sorry you have to put up with this crap. You could potentiaaly think about seeing a relationsip counsellor or mediator. You need to be heard and his disrespect toward you needs to stop.
I have bravely survived the outside
We hear the beast howling outside our door, tell us tales of the sharpness of its claw and the red of its eyes
But with pre-made pasta sauce tsk tsk (I have a very large horse).
I hope the meat in the pasta sauce is not horse meat.
😱 😍 💜
i went out earlier to like… go outside, got two blocks away almost got blown off my feet went fuck this and went home again. it started raining shortly afterwards. today can go in the bin tbh
Okay so I’m thinking I might wear my purple cardigan with black pants to my interview tomorrow. That cardigan has been super lucky with making a good impression on people, fingercrossed it comes through for me again!
However, today it’s black leggings, brown shorts, and brown t-shirt (with jacket and beanie, of course), and let me tell you I’m feeling MIGHTY CUTE ✨️💖
/endoffirstworldthoughts /broughttoyoubyStudChud
Edit: the wind the wind! Changed from shorts to jeans* over my leggings. Function over form, woman!
*imstillatotalhottiesoitsokay
My biggest complaint about clothing in Melbourne was that everyone (well, most people) wore blacks and greys all winter. I made it a point of being as colourful as I could be within that ‘professional’ dress code. Bright red backpack, purple scarf, assorted colours for beanies/gloves - contrasting against the black shoes/pants/jacket that I wore for work.
Purple would be a winner in my books!
I’m having such an obsession with purple at the moment so I’m loving the sound of the purple cardigan!
Yeah purple is a fruit. My new almost favourite t is purple and says fux war. yadda yadda it’s a kyiv indie label shirt and I never miss an opportunity to spruik them.
Going to both of Lizzos concerts were the perfect end to a what has been a fucking hard year, they encapsulated every bit of happiness, heartbreak, pain, learning, and growth I’ve had through this time and reminded me of how much I love her and myself.
Music is so healing 🖤
Felt this when I went to see MCR earlier this year.
Thank you everyone for the birthday love yesterday 🥰 Ended up feeling a bit down because I had an awful day at work, and on top of that I didn’t hear from any of my friends (which I’m not taking personally, but I was already in a bit of a mood lol). Husband took me to a nice Argentinian place in Black Rock for dinner and we finished with some cake at home in our PJs, so all in all it ended up being a pretty good birthday.
Argentinian, nice!
I’ve never had it before, it was so good!
💜💜💜
Ooh, Argentinian! That’s close enough to me to check out.
Also, happy birthday for yesterday!🎉🎂The place is called True South 😊 A bit on the expensive side, we spent $150 for just the two of us, but the food was really good and we were very full!
That’s pretty good!
One of my closest friends didn’t say happy birthday to me either, felt a bit devo about that.
TIL of the 4th Earl of Sandwich (via this thread). This excerpt from his Wikipedia page sounds like someone Aussies will be familiar with:
Sandwich retired in 1782. Despite holding a number of important posts during his career, Sandwich’s incompetence and corruption were legendary, inspiring the saying: “Seldom has any man held so many offices and accomplished so little.”
Hi ScoMo!
I heard the last Earl of Sandwich died in a house fire. Now he’s toast.
a proud tradition for the weak of chin and character
Mmmm…open faced club sandwich
One of my favourite Homer lines 💛
Have been in WA this week getting training for the new role. Everyone has been really friendly and welcoming which has been great! I miss fluffybutt :( One more day and I’m back.
People don’t appreciate the process of chips.
They’re hard work and when you order them you’re like ‘they’re just chips’. But they’re not. just… chips. It’s a process.
I admire the brave cooks who attempt chips at home. Much easier to buy them! I bet fresh home cooked are amazing tho.
well done home made chips are delicious
I appreciate your chip effort from afar.
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I am cold.
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set up a cartel. Take debeers down. Nipples are forever.
Anything but those horrific blood nipples involving child labour…
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I thought I’d get some movement in and walk to the cafe for a cuppa (which is a 22 minute walk each way jeez gotta love these car dependent suburbs). Stepped outside to right a potted magnolia that toppled over. Came right back in and ain’t stepping outside if I don’t have to. 10C feels like 0C no thanks.
You had a yeah nah moment like me but at some stage I need to go collect my bins. Just not right now.
At the rate the wind was going the bins would’ve collected themselves. Maybe at the wrong house, but they would’ve been moved anyhow…
It’s a whole lot worse today because it’s brought on by wind chill which can penetrate clothing.
and now I’m feeling cold in the office :(
I have my jacket on in the office and they locked the thermostat. I need lots of hot tea now.
So far we have resisted putting the electric blanket on the bed, but today might be the day it happens
Completely forgot I’m supposed to be cooking for 5 tonight and not 1 heh.
shiat.
Emergency cashew chicken for the main. Fucking saved by 5 week old potatoes for chips (double fried none of this fandangled microwave business) for the entree.
Man, what a shocking set of events in Auckland. How awful. Thinking of our Kiwi neighbours today.
Thing is I’m not actually shocked anymore. Yet another shooting. Honestly I think inside I have switched off a bit, perhaps as a coping mechanism from the constant stream of bad news emanating from the media.
Years ago only local news would be reported, maybe some international news and news was just on in the evening or what we read in the morning paper. Now it’s news from everywhere, and truly most is not relevant to us, and all the time. It’s insane.
Switch off the 24 hour news cycle.
And switch off 24 hour news notifications on your mobile too. Look at the news and weather in the morning, that’s it.
After years of stressing myself out I have come to the conclusion if something is personally important I will get a letter, a knock at the door or a personal message or phone call. No point worrying too much otherwise.
I like keeping across news and current events, although I definitely acknowledge the mental health impact of always consuming negative media.
I keep up too, I read the national headlines and international newspapers. I don’t get notifications for anything. I don’t watch news shows at all. Surprisingly I’m still alive even though I don’t watch abc or sbs tv news or any of them. 😉
Probably a healthy thing to do.
I’m used to hearing it from the US, but not from across the ditch.
Had to look it up, Jesus that’s horrible!
