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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (11 children)

Do you ever look at an empty box and go "that's a nice looking box. Better not throw that out. That'll come in handy some day". You don't know what you're gonna use it for yet but it's there just in case.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

I see you have seen my box collection in the garage

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

My kids do that with every single box. We have too many boxes.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

welcome to adulthood

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Welcome to middle age.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (10 children)

Just did my first reverse into a car park at Southland in the new car.
breathes into paper bag

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Well, you can spend the time and attention on entering the parking space, or spend the time and attention on leaving it. My own decision tree includes whether or not I need to open the back hatch door to put stuff in. If yes, then forward park into the space - if no, then reverse in.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just took this photo. This phone camera is awesome!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

just saw a P-plater in a datsun go past blaring vogue and instantly flashed back 30 years

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (4 children)

First bountiful harvest from the chillo patch:

Heaps more coming but an impressive haul nonetheless.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

I call this my Lonely People Email Filter and it is vital to my mental health

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (7 children)

I declare 2 pm to be beer o'clock today.

Fuck work and fuck whatever may be bothering you today.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

Back in the day people used to take whole watermelons injected with booze into the cricket. So what you do is bite a little hole in the top and suck the juice from it. Then you start chewing through it. By the end of the day you're wearing the rind as a helmet, giving a little wave ๐Ÿค˜ to the camera and off ya chops.

There's a little culture for ya.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (5 children)

The meds have settled down now.

At this current moment in time, I'm really isolated. A have a couple of good friends but I've always had different groups of friends that I've flitted between.

Most of my dreams are about hanging out with people.

It's an ache of sorts. One that frustrates you because sometimes no matter what you do, you can't alleviate it.

I chose a non traditional pathway. I spent a lot of time being a drug addict, which has long term consequences I never considered.

That aside, the dull ache of depression has lifted, which is nice. Now I have the energy to make big changes in my behaviour.

I think that's the point of these meds.

/Rant

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The truck missed picking up my bin today โ˜น๏ธ

Normally it would not be an issue for me as I don't have much rubbish, but I've been doing a big cleanup and this week it is packed to the top and I have a pile of stuff already waiting for next week too. I've reported it to the Council so it should get emptied, but I presume now it won't be until Monday at the earliest.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

My doorbell camera AI is very fail - it thinks a magpie is a person at the door. Itโ€™s pranking me - I keep getting anxiety omg who is at the door

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

How do I still have 3 and a half hours left my work day, this day is dragging like a limp dick

-high pitched screaming-

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŒ

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

My daughter's doing chemistry this year and loving it so much she decided to tell me about her lesson today. There was talk of electrons and...that's as far as I remember because I tuned out but I nodded at the right times then I made an escape but not before I turned to the dog and said "I live in a house with nerds". He agreed.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

get her one of stephen hawkingโ€™s books (i forgot which) for the quarks and strings too

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Ok guys. I have a new recipe for youse.

Coat the rim in choc ice magic. Then choc powder (not cocoa) fill with Cointreau.

Application: lick the rim and scull the liquid. Lick the rim again. Thanks @[email protected]

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

....and as the dashboard of your $50,000 MAGA hat slips slowly below the icy waves you wonder how your humiliation could be more complete. And then into view hoves a floating sauna of buff, beautiful blonde men, completely naked shouting HALLOOOOO

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (8 children)

I'm writing a cover letter for the first time in 7 years (got my last job through contacts and personally introducing myself).

This is so tedious and frustrating. I keep writing "I bring..." and it ends up sounding like "I bring tales of adventure, stories of wisdom, and the skillset of a wizard" or something stupid like that.

I'm also trying real hard not to start a paragraph dissing myself with "While I have an unconventional background in..." - like, don't lead with negatives. hard habit to break

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

'My mettle is unsurpassed and my commitment to making you more money means that you will get more money'.

I used that once. Didn't work though :(

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Had the sudden urge to strip my bed. It was a lot of effort for a Friday night. Worked up a sweat getting that doona in the cover perfectly. My technique for this is a workout, thereโ€™s probably an easier way. But itโ€™s done and now I have fresh sheets sleep to look forward to.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

if you like kingsman go watch argylle

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Picked up a bit of Macca's for lunch because I hadn't had it forever and just wanted something quick, and jesus fuck do I feel sick this arvo. I'm supposed to be doing dinner but I loathe to move because my stomach's so gurgly and upset.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Bill Cat ๐Ÿ˜‚ So I fell asleep watching telly and Bill decided to tickle my toes to wake me up. I jumped about a mile, little brat. I'd yell at him but he's too cute.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

If you love Taylor Swift or know somebody that does there is Taylor Swift Girlfriend Magazine out now with posters and stuff in it. Gee I loved Girlfriend back in day.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

3 weeks of bed rest so far , argh, I have stuff to do but am stuck ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Finally done with work, having a coffee.

Have Parlez Vous Francais by Art vs Science stuck in my head

Gosh I love the music video

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Today has crawled by very slowly. Still over an hour to home time. โ˜น๏ธ

I am looking forward to my weekend though - I have three days off and will be doing all the fun things. Hard rubbish. Assembling flat pack furniture. Maybe some mowing and weeding if I can fit it in. How did I get to have such an exciting life? ๐Ÿคฃ

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (14 children)

Watching The Wire for the first time ever. Why they have to do him like that (end of season 3). Best part of the show.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

godamn suspended on reddit again. imma fix this later

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

I think I ate too much chocolate crossiants things and strawberries at work today.

Feeling tired all of a sudden, can't wait till I can get home from today and watch the ODI today.

Also I made the decision last night to buy the ice cream and boy was it soooo good!

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Aaaaahhh. I finally finished the entire application. My butt hurts from sitting too long and I haven't eaten since 11am and I still fluffed up a passage about time management, lol.

Once upon a time I would've felt profoundly sick at having to talk myself up so much and "sell" myself to an employer. I guess now I'm just jaded enough to recognise it's a game I have to play to keep a roof over my head. Just gotta give it a go. I'm not super invested in this job anyway tbh but figure it's the best option going atm and worth a try.

Still waiting for that 3-day a week/short term contract job that would work so much better for me.

Anyway time to go shower and eat and unwind.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Sun is great and all but with such pale skin it's very hard to enjoy it until after 6 pm.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (6 children)

The man declared it beach weather this weekend. I said with this skin, you're on your own mate.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (13 children)

Breakfast ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Called up Cennalink because the situation with the car and the payout is enough of a grey area that I need to talk to an actual person.
45 minutes and counting. ๐Ÿ˜–

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Go to the toilet with the speaker on. Guaranteed you'll get someone answer half way through a wee.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Close, I was scooping the cat's tray!
Issue dealt with in less than 5 minutes, but the lady I spoke with was lovely, so that helped.

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