I haven't smoked regularly for maybe 4 years now, I successfully quit using lozenges. Downside is, I'm now hopelessly addicted to the lozenges. Oh well, less weevils and all that
Right on. Sincerely hope you manage to quit, but keep in mind, those fuckers are real addictive and really hard to quit so don't beat yourself up too much of it doesn't go as straight forward as you hope. I smoked heavily for 14 years. Took me about 5 tries to be successful in quitting. 14 years ago in February just gone...
Having said that, I hope your smash it. Look into Parkrun for jogging. It's the bomb.
I've been smoking now for nearly 30 years apart from the one year I had my daughter, which was easy to give up, so I know it's gonna be the second most toughest thing I've had to do in my life.
I'm a realist. I'm expecting failure at first but I've got tenacity on my side. 💪
What others have said about patches is good advice!
Also, find something to do with your hands! Lozenges should help with the 'mouth feel' but you may need to do something with your hands as well when you have an urge - it's a mental thing. You might get all fidgety, so maybe take up drawing/doodling or knitting, reading may help, or a free mobile game or something!
Since I've taken off my wedding ring I started fidgeting with a pen (click click click) but I should find the fidget cube that's somewhere in this house. It has all these different fidget fuckers on it. If I can't find it I'll buy another one because I'm a master fidgeter.
You absolutely GO GIRL, I love this for you!! Tis the season for change indeed. Cry and be a cunt all you need in here, you've got our full support in this endeavour! Love that you've got solid reasoning and goals behind you.
You can cut the strong patches up to make weaker ones, no need to pay the same price for a seven pack of half strength ones.
I've got a bit of hair pretty much everywhere, I'd put some sports tape over the patch to hold it on.
Sticking stuff to your body, tape or patches, after a while the sticking gum stuff will cause a bit of irritation. After removal, cleaning the site with alcohol swabs or an essential oil on a cotton bud will remove the leftover gum in a way that soap won't.
My mate got onto the official nic vapes via a prescription he got online.
Patches gave me weird sleep, I took them off in the evening.
This is all very useful information. Thank you. Luckily I'm like a hairless cat thanks to genetics.
I don't want to go down the vape route but if in the future I have to I will.
I'm expecting failure but I know me well enough to know if I fall I will pick myself up and keep going and each time it will get easier and easier. I just have to start.
It took me a hundred goes to quit. Failure isn't having a ciggie. Failure is giving up on quitting. Today was a good day and I didn't cave. Today was a bad day and I didn't cave. got me through some struggles.
You got this. I'm 12 years free next month. I used patches too, and the man followed me 6 months later but he too champix. Its tough, and I used the quit app at the time, it had games and info which helped. Treating each craving as it comes and then celebrating that success later worked for me. Because they're just cravings, and life has thrown worse shit that I've survived, you know?!
Anyway, best wishes on your journey, and find something for your hands!
I found having an emergency spray thingie in my handbag was very helpful when I was starting on patches. Cos patches take time to work and the spray is immediate and tides you over until the patches kick in. I didn't like using the gum.
I also found that the patches sometimes left a sore red mark on my skin when removed. Usually when that bit of me got overheated or sweaty. Chemist also warned me NOT to put the patch anywhere near where I was going to spray perfume or deodorant - apparently these kick the patch glue into overdrive and can burn the skin chemically. I usually ended up putting the patch on my upper leg. Hope this helps a bit.
I've tried the gum once before and didn't like it because I don't chew gum anyway. I've tried the spray and it wasn't bad but this time I've gone with the lozenges. I don't mind sucking on a lolly.
I was thinking about sticking the patch on my leg so this does help. Thank you ❤️
Those are very valid reasons, benefiting others and most importantly your health. I’m lucky that I never took up smoking even though I was surrounded by friends / family who smoked. So I don’t have any advice to share except you got this!
Sometimes the scars of our journey are invisible, and sometimes they're not, but it says a lot about you that you've overcome such hardship and are now in a position to look after your health!
We don't always come out the other side unscathed, but you are doing fantastic! I'm proud of you!
You care way more about this than anyone around you cares about this. Legit no ones looking at your teeth. If you wanna get it fixed for you then thats great, but dont let it harm your confidence.
Life happens. Lots of people have a missing tooth for various reasons, either from accidents, decay/weak teeth, lack of fluoride as kids etc. You wouldn’t know it though, because modern dentistry can make the replacement look so natural. I know someone with a false tooth due to lost it as a teen from a bad bike fall. Even if your reasons are different, it doesn’t matter. It’s natural to be upset, but also remember you’re doing so well now and looking after yourself! Hope you feel better soon!
This has been a stressful week but I'm feeling grateful. Grateful for you lot, grateful for my work team who didn't blink when I had a minor panic attack today and thought nothing of my spending the meeting sitting on the floor cuddling the office dog so I could stay grounded and regulated and still participate. And having access to an office dog is 👌 There are still good peeps out there.
It's amazing how quickly a place ceases to be a home, without all the furniture and belongings the old place just looks like empty rooms. Or maybe I just wasn't attached to it.
Aw, Goons sending lots of gentle hugs and tissues Mind if I ask where it was? All good if you don't wanna say! Mine was an apartment in the city with an amazing view in a lovely building. I hated leaving it and knowing I would never live somewhere like that again.
Nah, I was in A108. It had some issues (like the creaking), but the view was spectacular, my floor was nice and quiet and the amenities were great until covid closed them.
Overseas visitors requested a place with Nice Coffee and Croissants... I didn't do too well on the coffee front BC too many options and just went for very average Seven Seeds. However, we did swing past Monforte in Carlton North and DAMN that was a really good discovery. Worth the $$$. I pretty much died after eating them and am typing this comment from heaven
Fellow night wakers, I have a question. Sometimes if I wake up in the night and cant go straight back to sleep, I’ll grab my phone and do mindless things on it until I feel drowsy again. I’ve always thought this is a bad habit, but is it really? Distracts me and I go back to sleep eventually. I have it in dark mode so minimal bright light. So should I kick the habit? What would be an alternative?
I give it the old "it is what it is". If I wake around 4am, I'll likely stay awake then get up by 5:30 and take the dog for a walk. 2-3am I'll potter on my phone or ereader for an hour or so then get back to sleep until around 6am, for walkies. After back spasm last week, I've been hitting up the evening magnesium supplements which I reckon help me sleep better.
I pop an audio book on low volume with a timer. Usually something I've read before. It's enough to distract my brain but not too stimulating and no light. I usually drop off fairly quickly.
Do what works for you. Some people can go to sleep with the tv on and some people can't. I listen to podcasts and audio books. It's like someone's reading me a bedtime story.
My manager organised some TV commercials then buggered off overseas this week so myself and the other person in my team have to figure out how we want 3 ads to look with no background and no assets
I love those things so much! I'm close enough to Essendon Fields that they fly over my house at certain times of the year doing their practice for the bushfire season. I always go out and have a look. Used to look at them on adsb exchange before it went shitty.
someone was talking about crappy nightmares recently. had one a few days ago thats still sticking with me. Someone died, i tried to save them but missed by mere millimeters. Last night i think i died, no where near as memorable but still unsettling.
I decided to do a bit of tidying up of my computer files in preparation for moving off OneDrive onto Proton cloud storage. Somehow the entire day has disappeared.
it's amazing how much of a mess my photos are - automatic backups and synchronisation across multiple apps and devices has led to a mess of duplicated files and albums. I'm going to leave all the automatic backups off and focus on organising the photos better as I go along.
My files are in a bit of a mess too. I'm intending to use the change to set up the file system from scratch in a more organised way instead of just copying the lot over. When the OneDrive plan runs out I can still access everything on there so there's no rush to deal with all that.
Blurgh, another apartment had their washing machine going on spin cycle at 3:40am. Made our apartment hum and rattle.
Then furball decided she wanted food at 6:40am.
This is my hesitation about ever living in an apartment. I’m a light sleeper and neighbours being noisy through paper thin walls would be a nightmare. I think there’s a desperate need for legislation to set minimum sound proofing standards for apartments. It would make them much more desirable.
A couple of weeks ago I took the plasterboard off a party wall in one of our bedrooms, only to find no sound proofing material in the cavity at all.
The wall was constructed as follows: One layer of 16mm plasterboard (my bedroom wall), then the cavity, then another layer of 16mm plasterboard (their kitchen wall).
I put Earthwool soundshield batts in the cavity and sealed it all back up.
I haven't heard anything from next door since.
I'm going to glue a layer of 6mm cork over that.
I guess I'm "lucky" that I'm an owner occupier and can do work like that.
But I have no idea on how to deal with the washing machine, it's coming from somewhere else but I couldn't identify the apartment (could be from anywhere).
Haha, if I could work out the offending apartment I'd certainly be letting them know.
Would pay someone to walk past at random hours and call their apartment.
I tried the bigW ones on and they were a shit fit so I never walked around in them. The official ones do seem to have a better design overall, which you'd hope for $80 (delivered from Wild Earth).
My toes haven't been catching in the toe-shield area at all on the official ones.
Melbcat’s meds schedule has temporarily changed to 3 times a day 😪 Edit: Wait, if I want to keep her blood pressure meds at the normal time (which I should) it might be 4 times.
Unrelated I conked out waiting for the kettle to boil… woke up really dehydrated with my last brick of soy milk sitting lukewarm on the bench. D’oh.
I also missed the fortnightly recycling collection. Fell out of the groove where the bin being full lined up with the day. Still a week to go… eh… it’s fine. To make some room I’ll pull the larger bottles out to wash and cut down into extra pots.
Checked the leaves I cleaned and the aphids are right back.
Damn, to get the ladybird eggs plus shipping is $55 ;-;
If my pollinator flowers hadn’t been killed they would have attracted them naturally. I think there’s a few stumpy nasturtiums left that might not have the energy to bloom but wherever else I planted just seems to be weeds.
One small thing that makes Libre Calc so much more pleasant than excel is you can highlight a bunch of cells by scrolling. No more dragging the mouse to the bottom of the screen and hoping for the best
Also applies to when you click and drag the little square to fill the below cells with the same value. I had a good thousand cells that needed a 0 in them
Been seeing less moths around, gonna do another vacc this weekend and get some more traps to send even more to sweet moth-abyss.
One just flew up, lightly bopped my arm and flew away. I feel like a Titan from Attack on Titan; a moth is gonna bite itself and I'm gonna have to do battle with Mothra.
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CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 21 pts · 1y
Well guys, I finally did it. I went and bought nicotine patches.
::: spoiler spoiler Reasons for quitting:
*I want to start jogging - can't do that on the gaspers.
*We're going to Japan this year - can't do that on the gaspers.
*I know once I've quitting my man will follow - I want to be the good influencer for once instead of the other way around.
*I love a competition - He is now in a competition he doesn't know about yet.
All very valid reasons.
Plan of attack:
*This weekend will be my last hurrah. I may drunk post tomorrow. Probably. Most likely.
*I will do my best to not be a cunt through this process. No guarantees.
I'm gonna cry but I'm good. I'm gonna be such a cunt. :::
Thank you for reading. ❤️
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
All of us here will still love you :)
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
😭 ❤️
Duenan@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
You can do this Ceo. Even if you don't get it right the first time just try again.
I have faith in you!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Thanks mate ❤️
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I haven't smoked regularly for maybe 4 years now, I successfully quit using lozenges. Downside is, I'm now hopelessly addicted to the lozenges. Oh well, less weevils and all that
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
😂
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
LessER weevils*
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Right on. Sincerely hope you manage to quit, but keep in mind, those fuckers are real addictive and really hard to quit so don't beat yourself up too much of it doesn't go as straight forward as you hope. I smoked heavily for 14 years. Took me about 5 tries to be successful in quitting. 14 years ago in February just gone... Having said that, I hope your smash it. Look into Parkrun for jogging. It's the bomb.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I've been smoking now for nearly 30 years apart from the one year I had my daughter, which was easy to give up, so I know it's gonna be the second most toughest thing I've had to do in my life.
I'm a realist. I'm expecting failure at first but I've got tenacity on my side. 💪
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Fuck yeah well done!!!
It takes a lot of courage to face it head on.
You can do it!!!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
YES I CAN!!! 💪
StudChud@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
You can do it! I believe in you!!!
What others have said about patches is good advice!
Also, find something to do with your hands! Lozenges should help with the 'mouth feel' but you may need to do something with your hands as well when you have an urge - it's a mental thing. You might get all fidgety, so maybe take up drawing/doodling or knitting, reading may help, or a free mobile game or something!
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CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Since I've taken off my wedding ring I started fidgeting with a pen (click click click) but I should find the fidget cube that's somewhere in this house. It has all these different fidget fuckers on it. If I can't find it I'll buy another one because I'm a master fidgeter.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
You absolutely GO GIRL, I love this for you!! Tis the season for change indeed. Cry and be a cunt all you need in here, you've got our full support in this endeavour! Love that you've got solid reasoning and goals behind you.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Thanks ❤️
Fucking onions.
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
You can cut the strong patches up to make weaker ones, no need to pay the same price for a seven pack of half strength ones.
I've got a bit of hair pretty much everywhere, I'd put some sports tape over the patch to hold it on.
Sticking stuff to your body, tape or patches, after a while the sticking gum stuff will cause a bit of irritation. After removal, cleaning the site with alcohol swabs or an essential oil on a cotton bud will remove the leftover gum in a way that soap won't.
My mate got onto the official nic vapes via a prescription he got online.
Patches gave me weird sleep, I took them off in the evening.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
This is all very useful information. Thank you. Luckily I'm like a hairless cat thanks to genetics.
I don't want to go down the vape route but if in the future I have to I will.
I'm expecting failure but I know me well enough to know if I fall I will pick myself up and keep going and each time it will get easier and easier. I just have to start.
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
It took me a hundred goes to quit. Failure isn't having a ciggie. Failure is giving up on quitting. Today was a good day and I didn't cave. Today was a bad day and I didn't cave. got me through some struggles.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I love this thought!
Eagle@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
You got this. I'm 12 years free next month. I used patches too, and the man followed me 6 months later but he too champix. Its tough, and I used the quit app at the time, it had games and info which helped. Treating each craving as it comes and then celebrating that success later worked for me. Because they're just cravings, and life has thrown worse shit that I've survived, you know?! Anyway, best wishes on your journey, and find something for your hands!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Thank you ❤️
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I found having an emergency spray thingie in my handbag was very helpful when I was starting on patches. Cos patches take time to work and the spray is immediate and tides you over until the patches kick in. I didn't like using the gum.
I also found that the patches sometimes left a sore red mark on my skin when removed. Usually when that bit of me got overheated or sweaty. Chemist also warned me NOT to put the patch anywhere near where I was going to spray perfume or deodorant - apparently these kick the patch glue into overdrive and can burn the skin chemically. I usually ended up putting the patch on my upper leg. Hope this helps a bit.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I've tried the gum once before and didn't like it because I don't chew gum anyway. I've tried the spray and it wasn't bad but this time I've gone with the lozenges. I don't mind sucking on a lolly.
I was thinking about sticking the patch on my leg so this does help. Thank you ❤️
indisin@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Interesting. It's more the flight over I'm worried about. 😂
indisin@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Hopefully by then I can smoke, drink and karaoke and leave one of them behind. ❤️
indisin@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
The singing and the drinking will come back with me. I'll leave the smoking there If I do.
indisin@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
indisin@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Good luck! I was a real see you next Tuesday and had to taper very slowly.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
You! No way!
If I start calling youse bitches it's a term of endearment and nothing more.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
😂
tone212_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Those are very valid reasons, benefiting others and most importantly your health. I’m lucky that I never took up smoking even though I was surrounded by friends / family who smoked. So I don’t have any advice to share except you got this!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Thanks mate ❤️
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Good luck Chief. 🤞
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Thanks cobber
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
You’re tough and determined. You will win! Congrats on the decision, we are here for any venting when the see you next tuesdays hit!
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Tips:
Nicotinell over nicorette, fuckton cheaper If you can't control dreamstates then take off before sleeping Sour gummy worms
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Thank you. ❤️
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 18 pts · 1y
The lovely roomies bought me flowers.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Those are so beautiful. 😊
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
They are really pretty and they smell delightful.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 1y
Had to get a tooth removed. Really upset tbh. I've spent about $17k to get them somewhat fixed and I feel like I'm in a losing battle.
This time I pretty much can't eat properly or smile until I get my denture in 6 weeks.
This is the price of absolute stupidity.
So much work and effort to get where I am and I haven't been able to smile in almost a decade. It has absolutely wreaked havoc on my confidence.
Fucking hell.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
You've come a long way, friend!
Sometimes the scars of our journey are invisible, and sometimes they're not, but it says a lot about you that you've overcome such hardship and are now in a position to look after your health!
We don't always come out the other side unscathed, but you are doing fantastic! I'm proud of you!
Besides, you have a great smile! 💜
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
You care way more about this than anyone around you cares about this. Legit no ones looking at your teeth. If you wanna get it fixed for you then thats great, but dont let it harm your confidence.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
It happens to the best of us. It could have just as easily happened anyway for purely genetic reasons or an accidental knock.
What matters is you’re taking care of yourself now
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Life happens. Lots of people have a missing tooth for various reasons, either from accidents, decay/weak teeth, lack of fluoride as kids etc. You wouldn’t know it though, because modern dentistry can make the replacement look so natural. I know someone with a false tooth due to lost it as a teen from a bad bike fall. Even if your reasons are different, it doesn’t matter. It’s natural to be upset, but also remember you’re doing so well now and looking after yourself! Hope you feel better soon!
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
You're a lovely man even when you're not smiling, and you've come SO far since the "stupidity" you're now paying for.
Chin up, hey? You're going to outlast it
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
❤️🫂
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
This has been a stressful week but I'm feeling grateful. Grateful for you lot, grateful for my work team who didn't blink when I had a minor panic attack today and thought nothing of my spending the meeting sitting on the floor cuddling the office dog so I could stay grounded and regulated and still participate. And having access to an office dog is 👌 There are still good peeps out there.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Thanks Low 💚
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
We are happy you are here. 🙂
Catfish@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 1y
Rose bush not objecting to new location
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
ooh really, really, ridiculously good looking!
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
"Red Intention" much pinker than the label suggests but ♥️
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
So pretty!! 😍
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
StudChud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Cock for the cock god!
Thigh for the thigh throne!
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Scroll down to the very start of this discussion thread.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
It’s a conundrum if you like both. I’ve never tried both together before though.
Hmmmm 🤔
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
It's amazing how quickly a place ceases to be a home, without all the furniture and belongings the old place just looks like empty rooms. Or maybe I just wasn't attached to it.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
There's only been one place that I've cried rivers moving out of, the rest I've just been "thanks, byeee".
Is the new place feeling like home?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
it's feeling more like a home than the other place was
and there has only been one place I've cried leaving
cried all the way to the airport, cried all the way in the plane
still crying
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Aw, Goons sending lots of gentle hugs and tissues Mind if I ask where it was? All good if you don't wanna say! Mine was an apartment in the city with an amazing view in a lovely building. I hated leaving it and knowing I would never live somewhere like that again.
indisin@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Nah, I was in A108. It had some issues (like the creaking), but the view was spectacular, my floor was nice and quiet and the amenities were great until covid closed them.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
The company wishes to inform me I have survived rate review.
They've given me a box of treats
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Thank you Spud for posting today's thread. 🙂🥔
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Overseas visitors requested a place with Nice Coffee and Croissants... I didn't do too well on the coffee front BC too many options and just went for very average Seven Seeds. However, we did swing past Monforte in Carlton North and DAMN that was a really good discovery. Worth the $$$. I pretty much died after eating them and am typing this comment from heaven
indisin@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
You can sometimes hit up the VicEmergency app for a just of what's up.
indisin@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
I'm officially taking the day off tomorrow!
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I'll be doing the same in spirit!
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
My body is still at work but my spirit has checked out.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Jesus Christ the robot baby is crying.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Jesus Christ ain't here. Put a sticker over the speaker holes. It will dampen the noise.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
pick it up
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
is there an off button
Catfish@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🪓
calhoon2005@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Hi there, it's James from IPA....fuck off! Daaaaaaaaaaaaaah
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Fellow night wakers, I have a question. Sometimes if I wake up in the night and cant go straight back to sleep, I’ll grab my phone and do mindless things on it until I feel drowsy again. I’ve always thought this is a bad habit, but is it really? Distracts me and I go back to sleep eventually. I have it in dark mode so minimal bright light. So should I kick the habit? What would be an alternative?
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I give it the old "it is what it is". If I wake around 4am, I'll likely stay awake then get up by 5:30 and take the dog for a walk. 2-3am I'll potter on my phone or ereader for an hour or so then get back to sleep until around 6am, for walkies. After back spasm last week, I've been hitting up the evening magnesium supplements which I reckon help me sleep better.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Same. I’m considering sorting out my library card so I can use a book
Edit: Otherwise you could put on an asmr or brown noise video to listen to lying down until you drop back off
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I pop an audio book on low volume with a timer. Usually something I've read before. It's enough to distract my brain but not too stimulating and no light. I usually drop off fairly quickly.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
💯💯💯
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Do what works for you. Some people can go to sleep with the tv on and some people can't. I listen to podcasts and audio books. It's like someone's reading me a bedtime story.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Sameee. Sometimes it's too interesting or good though 🤣 love trashy dystopian horror and sci fi
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I've said it a hundred times before, If you want good sleepies go to bed with Professor Brian Cox in your ear. Guaranteed nigh-nighs in ten minutes.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
My manager organised some TV commercials then buggered off overseas this week so myself and the other person in my team have to figure out how we want 3 ads to look with no background and no assets
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I forgot to post yesterday that while I was mowing the grass yesterday I had a flyover from a Chinook.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
I love those things so much! I'm close enough to Essendon Fields that they fly over my house at certain times of the year doing their practice for the bushfire season. I always go out and have a look. Used to look at them on adsb exchange before it went shitty.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
someone was talking about crappy nightmares recently. had one a few days ago thats still sticking with me. Someone died, i tried to save them but missed by mere millimeters. Last night i think i died, no where near as memorable but still unsettling.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Tea has been procured. Breakfast of champions
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Pizza?
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
This crochet looks like a good net. When the zombie apocalypse happens we’re making fish traps
Catfish@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Hello 2am, could we not? What's with the chicken dick, did I miss something?
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
😂😂😂
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Ah yes, the olde tale about bikies and gaff tape. How could I forget.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I decided to do a bit of tidying up of my computer files in preparation for moving off OneDrive onto Proton cloud storage. Somehow the entire day has disappeared.
it's amazing how much of a mess my photos are - automatic backups and synchronisation across multiple apps and devices has led to a mess of duplicated files and albums. I'm going to leave all the automatic backups off and focus on organising the photos better as I go along.
My files are in a bit of a mess too. I'm intending to use the change to set up the file system from scratch in a more organised way instead of just copying the lot over. When the OneDrive plan runs out I can still access everything on there so there's no rush to deal with all that.
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
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Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Chicken drumsticks please, hold the eggplant.
bacon@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
🍆
🐥🥁
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Nooooo!
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Something to accompany peanut butter cheese dog biscuits please
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
⚾️🏖️🥁
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
An excellent choice, as always
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Spicy chicken giblets please
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🧂🐥🏆
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Excellent biryani for lunch
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Just looking at some pics of Gwendoline Christie in both GoT and Severance and she.is.tall and beautiful and talented.
I would love to see her in many other shows.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
She's in the newer star wars movies but you don't really 'see' her
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Someone's waiting outside for their morning walkies. I've had a coffee and I need a poo-poo. This could end badly.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
never leave the house with one in the chamber. Especially if it was put there by coffee.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Nothing happened. Not even a fart. Why doesn't it work on me? I did stay close to home though.
I think it was the popcorn I had last night making me sluggish.
stevied71@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Blurgh, another apartment had their washing machine going on spin cycle at 3:40am. Made our apartment hum and rattle. Then furball decided she wanted food at 6:40am.
SituationCake@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
This is my hesitation about ever living in an apartment. I’m a light sleeper and neighbours being noisy through paper thin walls would be a nightmare. I think there’s a desperate need for legislation to set minimum sound proofing standards for apartments. It would make them much more desirable.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Damn straight.
Apartments are really difficult to live in at times. Unless you're lucky enough to live in an older place that's well sound proofed.
stevied71@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
A couple of weeks ago I took the plasterboard off a party wall in one of our bedrooms, only to find no sound proofing material in the cavity at all.
The wall was constructed as follows: One layer of 16mm plasterboard (my bedroom wall), then the cavity, then another layer of 16mm plasterboard (their kitchen wall).
I put Earthwool soundshield batts in the cavity and sealed it all back up.
I haven't heard anything from next door since.
I'm going to glue a layer of 6mm cork over that.
I guess I'm "lucky" that I'm an owner occupier and can do work like that.
But I have no idea on how to deal with the washing machine, it's coming from somewhere else but I couldn't identify the apartment (could be from anywhere).
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Um... shouldn't there be a fire wall in between two apartments? .eek
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
thats a punchable offense. Or at least a stern word the next morning. are your switchboards on the outside of your appartments?
stevied71@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Haha, if I could work out the offending apartment I'd certainly be letting them know. Would pay someone to walk past at random hours and call their apartment.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Let my peaceful office day begin
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I was almost going to have a peaceful day until an email at 8:30 last night :(
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I'll be at work, so it looks like I'll be postal again.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
There's an election?
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Early voting here I come.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I've been meaning to get my name updated on the role. I'll have to get on it now
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Do your civic duty!
Would you like to know more?
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
If you don't vote in Australia you get 10 lashes on the St. Andrews Cross
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Size 13 official crocs fit way better than the bigW ones.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
my issue with the bigw one is my big toes keep getting caught on the over tow covering. Even with trimmed nails. is that solved on the official ones?
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I tried the bigW ones on and they were a shit fit so I never walked around in them. The official ones do seem to have a better design overall, which you'd hope for $80 (delivered from Wild Earth).
My toes haven't been catching in the toe-shield area at all on the official ones.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
sold. BTW 40 bucks from catch.
dumblederp@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Yeah, the smaller sizes are cheaper at Catch. The 13M-US were $83, but also sold out.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Well, durr.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Melbcat’s meds schedule has temporarily changed to 3 times a day 😪 Edit: Wait, if I want to keep her blood pressure meds at the normal time (which I should) it might be 4 times.
Unrelated I conked out waiting for the kettle to boil… woke up really dehydrated with my last brick of soy milk sitting lukewarm on the bench. D’oh.
I also missed the fortnightly recycling collection. Fell out of the groove where the bin being full lined up with the day. Still a week to go… eh… it’s fine. To make some room I’ll pull the larger bottles out to wash and cut down into extra pots.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Checked the leaves I cleaned and the aphids are right back.
Damn, to get the ladybird eggs plus shipping is $55 ;-;
If my pollinator flowers hadn’t been killed they would have attracted them naturally. I think there’s a few stumpy nasturtiums left that might not have the energy to bloom but wherever else I planted just seems to be weeds.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Aphids are shocking ATM. Anything at all that aphids like is smothered in them. There's a giant hibiscus near work and it's covered too.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Good night everyone. Sweet dreams. 😘
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
One small thing that makes Libre Calc so much more pleasant than excel is you can highlight a bunch of cells by scrolling. No more dragging the mouse to the bottom of the screen and hoping for the best
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
I don't find using the shift key to highlight multiples to be a big issue.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Also applies to when you click and drag the little square to fill the below cells with the same value. I had a good thousand cells that needed a 0 in them
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
I don't know what's more niche - you writing that at 10pm or me seeing it and nodding in agreement at 4am. Open source spreadsheets FTW
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
When the boys go to sleep it's time to work on the online store where I'm free of the tyranny of big software
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Ohohoooo my precious pretty new keyboard came and lo, it is as precious and pretty as advertised
StudChud@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Been seeing less moths around, gonna do another vacc this weekend and get some more traps to send even more to sweet moth-abyss.
One just flew up, lightly bopped my arm and flew away. I feel like a Titan from Attack on Titan; a moth is gonna bite itself and I'm gonna have to do battle with Mothra.
The crossover we didn't know we wanted lol