I’m so sorry. That sounds awful. I really hope that things improve. I know it’s cliche, and easier said than done, but staying positive and hopeful can help with coping and recovering from medical issues. You can get through this. DT needs you, stay strong.
Happy Go-Live day folks! A project that should've taken max 3 weeks but ended up taking closer to 3 months is finally going in today. Threatened my team that if they bring up one more "Oh, BTW I just thought of X" in front of the vendor the next thing I deliver for them will be a resignation letter. I'm joking, but not really. I no longer care if we deliver the most broken thing in the world, I just want it off my damn plate.
Getting a hang of waking up early again. Up at 7am today and didn't go back to sleep.
Just have to keep it up for another few days and I'll be set for next week.
It’s for good reasons, woohoo! The body will get used to it, and we are past the solstice so sunrise is a tiny bit earlier each day which will make it easier too.
I did not expect my lovely little trip to feature a visit to urgent care, but here we are. After vomiting all day they've given me anti-nausea stuff. Hopefully I can actually enjoy the rest of the trip!
Just went through the performance discussion and I still have my job. It just seems like I'll be getting around on 1 HP at work for a while.
My biggest hope is nothing else happens any time soon as it will be too many mistakes close together. I think I'm going to work on getting out of here and at least this allows me to leave on my own terms.
I'll take things slow and check my work more before sending it off to other people. The work from home here is great but there isn't much scope to learn because everyone who built the stuff I work on has left.
Lets hopeI can get a 6 month run of things going smoothly to serve as a soft reset if I don't move on before then
On the way home from tennis. I gave myself two options: 1. Take PT home and order delivery or 2. Take a cab home and make food instead. I did neither, took PT home and will make food instead of ordering in. Go me!
What kind of laptop did you get? I want to get one for school bc my current one won't work without being plugged in lol. Still technically a laptop, but not portable haha
I understand about the weight thing. For me, it generally works out to about 50/50 muscle and fat.
Just wish getting musclier didn't have to involve getting a belly.
I hate dropping my kids off at childcare. They cry when I leave and I feel like I'm turning my back on them. I want to have them at home but I can't give them the attention they need and work at the same time.
I hate this performance meeting I have coming up. The way it makes me feel and it's such a big deal over something so small. No one has been hurt and the business hasn't even lost money. There are things I could do better but everything feels so insignificant in comparison.
It really bugs me how I never see my MIL in the morning when we're getting the kids ready. We live in the same house and she knows the schedule, why do I never see her when we're trying to wrangle two kids out the door before work?
I am ungrateful for my heater and TV remotes being on adjacent IR channels. Not near enough to mess with the settings, just cause incessant beeping while looking for something to watch.
I've gained about 10kg, after all the work and exercise I did, and have a fat belly now and I'm depressed about it. Why are cakes so nice? Why is tiramisu so damn tasty? I seem to have to exercise like a maniac in order to indulge in a miserly stingy little bit of cheesecake, which makes me even more depressed, it's barely fucking worth it! So I'm watching my food intake, avoiding high fat and high sugar foods and I'm fucking miserable.
I eat all the right stuff already, and I'm reasonably active and my job is physical. I'm just a middle aged menopausal person with fat person genes who has a tendency to comfort eating lol.
Been trying to teach myself how to make a business website using Wordpress, because I can't really afford to pay someone thousands to do it for me. Thought it would be easy to figure out for someone with slightly above average IT skills, but it's really not. Now I realise why people pay professionals for Wordpress websites.
Using a theme as a base is the way to go for a beginner like me, but so many of the free themes on offer are so template-y looking with zero design flair. I'd start with a basic theme thinking I could make it look good, only to realise that I can't and the customisation level is so limited (or I can't figure out how to make larger customisations).
Now after days of searching, I've found a nice looking theme that seems user friendly to work with. Starting all over again with customising it. Hope this one works.
You can use a plugin like Elementor or Visual Composer to jazz up your layout. Inside Wordpress you can change colours and a bit of the appearance, but you're limited to blog style text block layouts unless you know how to go deep with HTML and CSS.
Plugins let you make those nice landing pages where you can really make a website your own.
Oh this is helpful, I’ll try out Elementor. I’ve been going to the website view inside Wordpress, clicking edit header / edit page and trying to make changes that way. But it’s really limited in what I can change. Any layout change with a theme block is basically a no go, so I’ve been trying to find a theme with the best layout possible that I don’t need to fiddle around with too much.
All done with my meetings for today. Sadly there has been a casualty though as I somehow tore a big hole in one of my pairs of Melbourne Storm bamboo cotton boxers. Not where you'd think either.. it's almost up near my left hip. Anyways RIP boxers, you touched me in tender places and held me close.
I wish there is a product where it combines the responsiveness, seamlessness and app integrations of Siri with the data sources of Google Assistant, that is available on iPhone 13.
Most of the time I just use it to message my wife and set timers while driving.
On GA, doing things is hit or miss, sometimes it confirms the action without actually doing anything. Sometimes it's able to tell me the dates of the Antipodes Festival and what time Kenangan is closing. Sometimes it just goes "sorry I don't understand" for every single command that's not related to navigation.
On Siri, if it understands my words then it reliably gets work done and quickly. But it refuses to answer any factual questions while driving.
Yeah I miss google assistant, but I preffer the apple platform. Googles worming its way into everything piece of tech is a bit unsettling. I have way less "damn guess I need to reset the phone" on iOS when compared to Android as well. Woulda kinda love windows phone to come back though.
I always carried an umbrella with me in Melbourne. Even in summer. Often two, because on top of the compact little thing I always carried, I also had a "real" umbrella on known rainy days.
Ahh... I've been feeding Melbcat lots of treats to keep her appetite up and her tummy lined, and they contain sugar in the form of molasses. At the vet I saw some redness on her gums and tartar on her teeth. I wonder how far I'd get with brushing them.
Unfortunately there aren't very many other treats she can have.
If she likes them and it keeps her happy then there’s nothing wrong with it, and don’t worry about teeth. At some stage in a pets life the long term impact vs quality of life balance is in favour of just keeping them happy. No point saving her teeth if that means she is miserable for the rest of her days? Our dog made it to 15 eating all sorts of things that were theoretically bad for him, with only 3 vet dental cleans over the years. He had a very happy life, no teeth brushing and no regrets.
You're ok Baku. You're only learning. That's what your passenger is there for, to look around and point things out to you so you can concentrate on the road ahead. The more you drive the more you'll take over that part of the passenger until they are no longer having to.
Unfortunately if they're slow with dealing with completing orders, express postage isn't going to speed it up until it's finally been sent. Can be frustrating though :(
Woke up really cold in the early hours. Blanket was down at the end of the bed so mystery solved. (I have doona + blanket on cold nights) Pulled it up again but tossed and turned since then. Might as well embrace it and call it wake up time now.
Slow, slow start to the morning. I told work I might get a bit done today but unlikely to be a full day and I wouldn't push myself. I'm kind of over lounging around on the couch watching TV all day (got through two seasons of Slow Horses yesterday).
Shitty sleep last night, sweated right though everything again :( so first port of call today, after a slow shower, was to get my big blanket washed at the laundromat. Coordinated nicely between that, picking up work laptop, taking a load of clothes washed at home, drying everything at the laundromat (might as well), food pickup in st kilda and a load of thermals at home.
Going round doing shit today has me feeling better. The sun is helping heaps. After lunch I'll do some light work until I can't. My bedroom feels like Sickness Central since that's where I've been feeling the shittiest, so it's getting aired out today in addition to a change of bedclothes. I hope the worst is over >:(
The best indicator for who will be president in America is, in my opinion, the betting markets. At this point they are basically the collective opinion of people who make money predicting these things based on all available evidence. Currently Trump is about a four to one favourite to win according to this indicator. Pretty amazing
I think people put too much stock in the "assassignation attempt = win" idea though. There are a whole bunch of things that were always considered to be true about US politics that Trump has proven to not actually be the case - a few years ago it would have been considered a rule of politics that someone who was even accused of a crime, suspected of sexual assaults etc. would never be able to win an election. Trump has broken all the "rules" so far, I don't think this is any different.
Currently Trump is about a four to one favourite to win according to this indicator
I don't bet/gamble and have no idea what this means lol I have never understood the betting ratio thing "2 to 1". Like, is that in favour of trump or against? No clue lol.
The blood mage is unique in that you have to take damage to attack. So her built in skills, will always damage her (in a fairly small way) to inflict significant damage on enemies.
It's a whole different way to think about the game. So shields mean very little, and you have to get used to the idea of sacrifcing health to win. She's the one I got to the final boss of depth level 3 with. It was just too hard. I had something like 250 full health, got down to the last of 3 enemies, then got smashed with 50+ point attacks in a row.
I'm using the paladin robot character at the moment, and it's damage is insane. I got through all of depth level 1, only losing 7 health the whole time, and that was at the boss level lol
Fuck yeah! I think every character you unlock is stronger than the last.
Blood mage was amazing, but paladin has a whole other style of play. Takes getting used to but when they're "super charged", they do 60% more damage per attack.
I really like the community on here. It's a great place to hang out and I like keeping up with what everyone else is doing. I usually have a personal policy of not putting anything on the internet but here is just the right size and feels private enough I like commenting.
TAFE orientation done. Should I have a nap, or power through? MIL arrives from WA today and said to partner something about drinks tonight. I don't know if I'll make it if I don't nap, but I don't want to mess up my sleep cycle much more.
Under RTA S72 Was told that rental provider must repair within 48 hours
Under RTA S67 quiet enjoyment of premises, and that I should be able to use all facilities and rooms to full extent.
But I couldn't find anything written to support the "48 hours" figure and the "full extent" statement that I could refer to in the next email, any idea?
Agent pushed back saying it's normal for the switch to trip if we overload the circuit lol. No shit. But if the apartment's power is cut off from an outside switchboard that only owners corp can access... gotta wait 3 days for someone to come and fix it.
And for clarity:
Switchboard inside apartment: Oven, hot water, and I think the stove are on their own circuits. No idea where the bathroom heater is wired up to.
From outside of the apartment: aircon on one "line", oven/hot water/stove/bathroom heater on another, other outlets on another.
Using oven/hot water/stove/heater together apparently cuts the power to the whole apartment from outside, but from what I can gather, we would be fine using a smaller combination of the above, our own portable heaters and aircon together lol.
This movie tells teens they have the ability and innate psychological strength to face adversity and that they don't need protecting from stories about tragedy and trauma and that facing trauma is a part of healing.
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Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 26 pts · 2y
So I guess we're all good now. Recruiter messaged back saying it was a great reference.
HR rang to let me know my start date and time, and what to expect on my first day.
It's done.
Thank you everyone for all your help and support ❤️❤️❤️
Now I'm going to give the cat a shit load of treats, and enjoy some video games without feeling guilty because I should be applying for jobs.
It's been a huge learning experience the last 6 months. I won't be forgetting the lessons any time soon.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
FUCK YESSS!!!! YOU DID IT! EVERYONE HERE IS AMAZING! AHHHHHH!!!
YOU DID IT! 🙌🙌 YOU DESERVE ALL THE GOOD THINGS!!! AHHHH!
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Well done man, you deserve it! You worked so hard to get this, congratulations 👏🎉
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ yay!!!! More treats for the fluffy butt family!!!!! That's well deserved. You worked bloody hard
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Congratulations 🎉
Duenan@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Woo hoo!
That’s awesome to hear it’s all been sorted now!
Treat yourself as well!
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Boom!
Catfish@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Wonderful just remember how to keep the story straight 🐈
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Lucky I have a great memory lol
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Yay!! Congrats!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
So many hugs
You deserve this. 😘
oztrin@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Huzzah!!! 🎉🍾🥂
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
That's great news and I'm so glad things have worked out
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 22 pts · 2y
Reference has been given. Sounds like it went well! Thanks again to the poster here who was able to help me with that. Very much in their debt.
Now I'll get a call from the recruiter later today or tomorrow which will give me the final word that we are all a go for next week.
Fingers crossed!
Edit: I send the recruiter a text to "touch base" and she said it was a great reference!!!
Thank you to the person who gave it this morning ❤️
I'm going to pretend everything is fine for next week. HR rang me yesterday letting me know who to meet and at what time.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
🤞
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
You got this!!!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
🤞🤞🤞
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Good to hear dude, keep us all posted!
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
🤞
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 17 pts · 2y
Woo I passed my CASPer test which means I should be transferring into Bachelor of Education by next semester!
Baku@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 2y
Children Aren't Sexy Permit
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Some scenario based test to determine if youre not a sociopath. Had to record myself answering and everything.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I’m on lunch and looked that up to amuse myself - some of those scenarios are really tricky.
Well done you!
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Thanks. I had COVID when I did it too so I was super glad I managed to get through it all.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 16 pts · 2y
baleeted
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
so many hugs
are you able to go to emergency and be admitted to hospital?
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
This... it sucks but when the slow grind fails ER can express route
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
That’s the plan. I’ve done so before but didn’t get the procedure so I may need to keep returning
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I’m so sorry. That sounds awful. I really hope that things improve. I know it’s cliche, and easier said than done, but staying positive and hopeful can help with coping and recovering from medical issues. You can get through this. DT needs you, stay strong.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
That's terrifying and I'm so sorry you're going through that. I hope things improve and you have naught to fear. Sending my love and good vibes💜
Cendana@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Take care Melbaboutown -hugs- really hope you will recover soon, please do let us know if you also need anything too.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 2y
Happy Go-Live day folks! A project that should've taken max 3 weeks but ended up taking closer to 3 months is finally going in today. Threatened my team that if they bring up one more "Oh, BTW I just thought of X" in front of the vendor the next thing I deliver for them will be a resignation letter. I'm joking, but not really. I no longer care if we deliver the most broken thing in the world, I just want it off my damn plate.
oztrin@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 2y
This is how I left Sammi earlier...
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Beautiful. I love it when they're a soft sleepy potato
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Cosy fluff muffin 🧡
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
That is so cute!
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Oh my goodness!!!!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 2y
Mr Woof working on his turndown service
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
such a cheeky boy, I love him 💖
Eagle@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
What a blessing!
oztrin@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Oh he's precious!
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Just so long as he doesn't leave a chocolate drop on the pillow ...
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 2y
Getting a hang of waking up early again. Up at 7am today and didn't go back to sleep. Just have to keep it up for another few days and I'll be set for next week.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
It’s for good reasons, woohoo! The body will get used to it, and we are past the solstice so sunrise is a tiny bit earlier each day which will make it easier too.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Fuck yeahhhhh! Ah I'm so excited for you!!
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I hope you're stronger than me and can keep it going. I could never get up at a consistent time
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I have no choice basically lol
When I got up at 6am the other day, I was an utterly useless zombie. Can't be having that next week.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y
I did not expect my lovely little trip to feature a visit to urgent care, but here we are. After vomiting all day they've given me anti-nausea stuff. Hopefully I can actually enjoy the rest of the trip!
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Hope the problem clears up soon!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Hope you get better soon . Lots of hugs.
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y
Just went through the performance discussion and I still have my job. It just seems like I'll be getting around on 1 HP at work for a while.
My biggest hope is nothing else happens any time soon as it will be too many mistakes close together. I think I'm going to work on getting out of here and at least this allows me to leave on my own terms.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I'm sorry to hear it mate. Fingers crossed nothing bad happens until you've made a decision on whether or not to move on.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I'll take things slow and check my work more before sending it off to other people. The work from home here is great but there isn't much scope to learn because everyone who built the stuff I work on has left.
Lets hopeI can get a 6 month run of things going smoothly to serve as a soft reset if I don't move on before then
Baku@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 2y
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Imo, reinstall the LTSC version of windows and dual boot Mint.
Shame they didn't get you a mac.
And Firefox not Chrome.
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
fullkitwanker@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 2y
On the way home from tennis. I gave myself two options: 1. Take PT home and order delivery or 2. Take a cab home and make food instead. I did neither, took PT home and will make food instead of ordering in. Go me!
Baku@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 2y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
What kind of laptop did you get? I want to get one for school bc my current one won't work without being plugged in lol. Still technically a laptop, but not portable haha
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
wscholermann@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
it's fucking freezing
so I will be staying home tomorrow sewing
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
I understand about the weight thing. For me, it generally works out to about 50/50 muscle and fat. Just wish getting musclier didn't have to involve getting a belly.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I hate that I'm not a morning person at all and it's cold today. I felt it outside and now I'm going to defrost.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
you need a solid foundation for a strong building, keep at it.
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Every time I sneeze it hurts.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
My knees ache in all positions
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Sun glare hitting my eyes at my desk
Strained a muscle yesterday. I am now walking like John Wayne, without the swagger
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
are you north facing as well?
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Yep. The glare is gone, but the grumpiness remains
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I'm coming back for round 2.
My shoulders are a little sore and I'm starting to get a headache now which I hope doesn't turn into a migraine.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I hate dropping my kids off at childcare. They cry when I leave and I feel like I'm turning my back on them. I want to have them at home but I can't give them the attention they need and work at the same time.
I hate this performance meeting I have coming up. The way it makes me feel and it's such a big deal over something so small. No one has been hurt and the business hasn't even lost money. There are things I could do better but everything feels so insignificant in comparison.
It really bugs me how I never see my MIL in the morning when we're getting the kids ready. We live in the same house and she knows the schedule, why do I never see her when we're trying to wrangle two kids out the door before work?
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Ungrateful for my body clock waking me up at 3am and not getting back to sleep.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
My team getting the scraps at work.
My hearing still being fucked.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I am ungrateful for my heater and TV remotes being on adjacent IR channels. Not near enough to mess with the settings, just cause incessant beeping while looking for something to watch.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I've gained about 10kg, after all the work and exercise I did, and have a fat belly now and I'm depressed about it. Why are cakes so nice? Why is tiramisu so damn tasty? I seem to have to exercise like a maniac in order to indulge in a miserly stingy little bit of cheesecake, which makes me even more depressed, it's barely fucking worth it! So I'm watching my food intake, avoiding high fat and high sugar foods and I'm fucking miserable.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I eat all the right stuff already, and I'm reasonably active and my job is physical. I'm just a middle aged menopausal person with fat person genes who has a tendency to comfort eating lol.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
I'm loving that the sun is shining a bit brighter everyday. 🌞
Baku@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
🌞🌞🌞 hugs and kisses for everyone
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
mysticgreg@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
😎
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
I've been walking around with my shirt on inside out. I'm not changing it because that would be unlucky.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
The fairies will not be able to find you. Always supposing that you want them to find you.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
That variety of Fae are not cute and should not be taunted. If you don’t own a ring stone And a see something weird get drunk!
StudChud@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Lol, MIL isnt feeling great, so drinks are off and games are on.
Straightened my hair for nothing. I never straighten my hair, usually just leave it bushy, or under a beanie. Bleh.
Maybe I'll try and convince my better-half of a pub meal. I haven't eaten all day.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Been trying to teach myself how to make a business website using Wordpress, because I can't really afford to pay someone thousands to do it for me. Thought it would be easy to figure out for someone with slightly above average IT skills, but it's really not. Now I realise why people pay professionals for Wordpress websites.
Using a theme as a base is the way to go for a beginner like me, but so many of the free themes on offer are so template-y looking with zero design flair. I'd start with a basic theme thinking I could make it look good, only to realise that I can't and the customisation level is so limited (or I can't figure out how to make larger customisations).
Now after days of searching, I've found a nice looking theme that seems user friendly to work with. Starting all over again with customising it. Hope this one works.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
You can use a plugin like Elementor or Visual Composer to jazz up your layout. Inside Wordpress you can change colours and a bit of the appearance, but you're limited to blog style text block layouts unless you know how to go deep with HTML and CSS.
Plugins let you make those nice landing pages where you can really make a website your own.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Oh this is helpful, I’ll try out Elementor. I’ve been going to the website view inside Wordpress, clicking edit header / edit page and trying to make changes that way. But it’s really limited in what I can change. Any layout change with a theme block is basically a no go, so I’ve been trying to find a theme with the best layout possible that I don’t need to fiddle around with too much.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
That's where plugins like Elementor are great. They work with any theme so you can find one you like, and use Elementor to actually build your pages.
bull@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y
All done with my meetings for today. Sadly there has been a casualty though as I somehow tore a big hole in one of my pairs of Melbourne Storm bamboo cotton boxers. Not where you'd think either.. it's almost up near my left hip. Anyways RIP boxers, you touched me in tender places and held me close.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
It embraced you during your hardest times, RIP
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
“Hey siri, is it going to rain today?” “No. Rain is not expected today. It will be cloudy with a top of x”
That lying fucker.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Apple ain't shit.
Cendana@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
I wish there is a product where it combines the responsiveness, seamlessness and app integrations of Siri with the data sources of Google Assistant, that is available on iPhone 13.
Most of the time I just use it to message my wife and set timers while driving.
On GA, doing things is hit or miss, sometimes it confirms the action without actually doing anything. Sometimes it's able to tell me the dates of the Antipodes Festival and what time Kenangan is closing. Sometimes it just goes "sorry I don't understand" for every single command that's not related to navigation.
On Siri, if it understands my words then it reliably gets work done and quickly. But it refuses to answer any factual questions while driving.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Yeah I miss google assistant, but I preffer the apple platform. Googles worming its way into everything piece of tech is a bit unsettling. I have way less "damn guess I need to reset the phone" on iOS when compared to Android as well. Woulda kinda love windows phone to come back though.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Apple weather is honestly better than BOM has been the past 12 months, its insane.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I just carry an umbrella with me if I'm going to be walking outdoors for more than 5 minutes.
Nath@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I always carried an umbrella with me in Melbourne. Even in summer. Often two, because on top of the compact little thing I always carried, I also had a "real" umbrella on known rainy days.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Ahh... I've been feeding Melbcat lots of treats to keep her appetite up and her tummy lined, and they contain sugar in the form of molasses. At the vet I saw some redness on her gums and tartar on her teeth. I wonder how far I'd get with brushing them.
Unfortunately there aren't very many other treats she can have.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
I’m not sure you can realistically start brushing teeth as an adult. Like bathing, start them tiny or wear chainmaile
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
If she likes them and it keeps her happy then there’s nothing wrong with it, and don’t worry about teeth. At some stage in a pets life the long term impact vs quality of life balance is in favour of just keeping them happy. No point saving her teeth if that means she is miserable for the rest of her days? Our dog made it to 15 eating all sorts of things that were theoretically bad for him, with only 3 vet dental cleans over the years. He had a very happy life, no teeth brushing and no regrets.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Another speeding fine. I may strangle him.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
are you married to my wife? I'd call her MrsBreak, but tbh the breaks are the one thing she DOESN'T use.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Hello wifey!
I believe it’s more a matter of undiagnosed adhd or the like and missing roadworks signs than actual lead feet. Still bloody annoying and expensive.
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
You're ok Baku. You're only learning. That's what your passenger is there for, to look around and point things out to you so you can concentrate on the road ahead. The more you drive the more you'll take over that part of the passenger until they are no longer having to.
Baku@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Baku@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Unfortunately if they're slow with dealing with completing orders, express postage isn't going to speed it up until it's finally been sent. Can be frustrating though :(
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Aradina@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
Mwave are always pretty slow. Probably the worst for it
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
There's a reason Nvidia and AMD are the biggest sellers of GPUs, but they're also more exxy 😭
Baku@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Any luck?
Baku@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Baku@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Baku@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Aww thanks!
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Woke up really cold in the early hours. Blanket was down at the end of the bed so mystery solved. (I have doona + blanket on cold nights) Pulled it up again but tossed and turned since then. Might as well embrace it and call it wake up time now.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Slow, slow start to the morning. I told work I might get a bit done today but unlikely to be a full day and I wouldn't push myself. I'm kind of over lounging around on the couch watching TV all day (got through two seasons of Slow Horses yesterday).
Shitty sleep last night, sweated right though everything again :( so first port of call today, after a slow shower, was to get my big blanket washed at the laundromat. Coordinated nicely between that, picking up work laptop, taking a load of clothes washed at home, drying everything at the laundromat (might as well), food pickup in st kilda and a load of thermals at home.
Going round doing shit today has me feeling better. The sun is helping heaps. After lunch I'll do some light work until I can't. My bedroom feels like Sickness Central since that's where I've been feeling the shittiest, so it's getting aired out today in addition to a change of bedclothes. I hope the worst is over >:(
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
The best indicator for who will be president in America is, in my opinion, the betting markets. At this point they are basically the collective opinion of people who make money predicting these things based on all available evidence. Currently Trump is about a four to one favourite to win according to this indicator. Pretty amazing
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I think people put too much stock in the "assassignation attempt = win" idea though. There are a whole bunch of things that were always considered to be true about US politics that Trump has proven to not actually be the case - a few years ago it would have been considered a rule of politics that someone who was even accused of a crime, suspected of sexual assaults etc. would never be able to win an election. Trump has broken all the "rules" so far, I don't think this is any different.
Baku@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Aradina@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y
One dude a long time ago lost because he couldn't spell potato
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
I don't bet/gamble and have no idea what this means lol I have never understood the betting ratio thing "2 to 1". Like, is that in favour of trump or against? No clue lol.
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
It's like rolling a five sided dice, four faces are trump; and if you bet $100 on trump to win, and he does, your profit would only be $20
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I see! Thank you! Explained like that it makes sense! I will try to store this information in my brain hahah
Using that example, if someone bet $100 on Biden, would that mean they get $400?
Edit: no. Would that mean they would profit $80, and end up with $180?
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
You would end up with 400 assuming the betting companies didn't take commision, but they do.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
No you'd end up with 500
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Great, now my body thinks I want to be awake at 4am. Ffs.
Eagle@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Me too. Wtf is this shit?
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
It's bullshit, is what it is 😂😭
Eagle@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Fuck it. Might as well get up and start the day.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
It was 530 for me. 30 minutes earlier than normal, but still.
At least I'm refreshed.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Technically I was awake at 3am, and got out of bed at 3:45am when I realized I couldn't get back to sleep.
Not ideal, not cool lol
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Time for breach guardians lol
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
How'd you know 👀😂
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Now that I've grabbed the extra characters, I'm 24/7 into breach guardians lol
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
I still haven't bought any other characters lol. Just got frosty up to level 7, so 30% more dmg against frozen targets.
I do want to try the blood mage, she looks sick AF! They all do tbh. The non-binary butterfly blade looks cool as well
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
The blood mage is unique in that you have to take damage to attack. So her built in skills, will always damage her (in a fairly small way) to inflict significant damage on enemies.
It's a whole different way to think about the game. So shields mean very little, and you have to get used to the idea of sacrifcing health to win. She's the one I got to the final boss of depth level 3 with. It was just too hard. I had something like 250 full health, got down to the last of 3 enemies, then got smashed with 50+ point attacks in a row.
I'm using the paladin robot character at the moment, and it's damage is insane. I got through all of depth level 1, only losing 7 health the whole time, and that was at the boss level lol
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Aw man I've been eyeing off Paladin! But yeah, I'm gonna have to grind a bit to even think about getting up to even the mid-boss on depth 3 haha.
I might grab the blood mage today, I think you've convinced me!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
You got me playing it a little bit at the moment, I can't wait till I can unlock a character though I'd have to choose my first one carefully.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Fuck yeah! I think every character you unlock is stronger than the last.
Blood mage was amazing, but paladin has a whole other style of play. Takes getting used to but when they're "super charged", they do 60% more damage per attack.
Baku@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
My money is on number 4 but I hope it's 5 🤞🏻
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Being pessimistic - 1 and 3. Five buck saver on 4. Hope it's 5 though.
Cendana@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Item 3 was me a few days ago. Had an order of alcohol turn up at my door - the courier had mixed up the unit and street numbers.
Baku@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Cendana@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
I didn't accept the delivery lol. My wife and I both drink twice a year, and in small quantities all up.
Baku@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Baku@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Going for 2 since it hasn't been taken yet.
Baku@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
My bet's on 4, but I'm hoping for 5
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
4
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Have come home hungry so I made peanut butter toast.
Came back annoyed from work because I think someone went through my drawers for a stapler which I’ll double check tomorrow morning when I get in.
I will be confronting this person and telling them that going through my office drawers was inappropriate and violated my personal space.
I don’t understand why people don’t know boundaries.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Would that be personal office space? 🫥 🔥
Duenan@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Yes and any of my personal possessions that I store in my drawers.
It makes me angry.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Made it down the Bellarine on PT. Bus dude was throwing down some Bowie - Let's dance.. which brings us to a Rave choon
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Was the radio on Bay FM? I love that station.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
It's always Bay FM laying down the bangers :)
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Too right!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
decaf has been had
think I'll do a green curry for dinner tonight 😋
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Beep Beep 🚚
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Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
Me me me, I'm first!
I want a massive coma inducing big breakfast today please Chef!
bacon@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
🍎🥓🥩🍳🍳🍳🥞🧇🥔🍅🍄🟫🍄🍰🧋☕️
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Zzzzzz
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
May I please have a fisherman's basket with extra crumbed prawns, and a slice of cake for morning tea.
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
🐟🦀🐙🦞🦐🦪🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🛢️🍤🍰
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Beef & Guiness pie please
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
🥩🍺🥧
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Ooh I made it just in time today! I'll get a bowl of pho please
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
🍲
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 2y
Grateful for the help of people here in securing my new role!
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I can blow my nose without surgery pain.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
solid coffee this morning. Loved it.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
TAFE orientation today, online. Grateful to myself for changing my life trajectory lol
Baku@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Aw yeah! Join me in our newfound freedom! Whoo!
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Cert III in Animal Care Services to move into a cert IV in vet nursing :D
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I really like the community on here. It's a great place to hang out and I like keeping up with what everyone else is doing. I usually have a personal policy of not putting anything on the internet but here is just the right size and feels private enough I like commenting.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Grateful for a good night sleep and pleasant trip into the office
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Grateful to yesterday's me for doing meal prep. Both breakfast and lunch were very yummy, and I have the same again tomorrow.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
TAFE orientation done. Should I have a nap, or power through? MIL arrives from WA today and said to partner something about drinks tonight. I don't know if I'll make it if I don't nap, but I don't want to mess up my sleep cycle much more.
Ugh! I type this all out while making a coffee 😑
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Woke up with a blocked ear. 10m concentrated hot water flush, still blocked. Half way into tram ride to work, magical unblock 💪👌
Cendana@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Rang Tenants Vic for last night's issue.
Amongst many things, these two stood out:
But I couldn't find anything written to support the "48 hours" figure and the "full extent" statement that I could refer to in the next email, any idea?
Agent pushed back saying it's normal for the switch to trip if we overload the circuit lol. No shit. But if the apartment's power is cut off from an outside switchboard that only owners corp can access... gotta wait 3 days for someone to come and fix it.
And for clarity:
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
https://www.energysafe.vic.gov.au/industry-guidance/electrical/electricians-toolkit/residential-tenancy
https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing/renting/repairs-alterations-safety-and-pets/minimum-standards/minimum-standards-for-rental-properties
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
“Handpuppets! I’m going to pick a clowns nose, eat elephant peanuts and fight Bert and Ernie…. to the death”
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
🥩
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Scary movie review part II
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
I forgotted the most important part of my review.
This movie tells teens they have the ability and innate psychological strength to face adversity and that they don't need protecting from stories about tragedy and trauma and that facing trauma is a part of healing.