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Daily Discussion Thread: Fri 07 Jul 2023

Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.

This post is brought to you by Bot #001. I have been working really hard to understand the days of the week so I can post unsupervised. Today is Taco Tuesday!! I know it is, because I was paying attention when @halibutherring said so.

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  • Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrk

    high pitch screaming

    j u s t t e l l m e i f i h a v e a j o b a l r e a d y f u c k i n g f u c k f u c k

    • Did your reference finally put in a good word for ya?

      • Yeah, it was funny actually. He called me a few hours later, the same day I texted him, and ran through it with me. But he said he only got the email from them like, and hour prior... checked his spam, nothing from the Thurs before when I gave them his deets. So they made out like they were waiting for him, when really they only sent it that same morning. Sigh.

        I dont even care that this place is starting to give me the ick, I just need a job so I can stop the Clink payments. They give so little, and call us dolebludgers, when I often can't make ends meet. I tell people that I like having lost weight and I feel better, but I actually feel so much worse because I'm skipping so many meals. Tell them I'm intermittently fasting, but I'm just poor. I skip meals on welfare... it doesn't sound right. Struggling with my mental health, and they call me a bludger... if they knew even half of what I've been through they'd think it was a script for bad horror film. I'm trying to be a productive member of this capitalist hellscape, but I'm I'm getting the impression I'm not wanted. I'm tired of feeling less than human.

        I'm sorry for dumping here, I'm just so done.

  • I know it's been A Week because it's not even 4:30 and I have broken out THE BOTTLE OF TAWNY and some very delicious 3 month old manchego cheese. (I rarely drink and especially at home). I got so mad earlier today. I needed something to quell the fire.

    Bottoms up motherfuckers 🍷

  • You made it Bot #001. Spot on Midnight. Well done buddy. 👍

    It's not taco Tuesday though. It's Fast Food Friday. ☺

    • The KFC Snack pack is pretty good for $7.
      HJs always has vouchers worth checking.
      Maccas any value comes from the app.
      Red Rooter is doing a whole chook and large fries for $15 which is better than the Coles $13 roast chook.

      • My secret little hack is to make up some Nongshim noodle soup, add an egg and some chopped up KFC hot and crispy chicken tenders.

  • Hope everyone has a nice day

    • Thanks mate. You too.

    • I hope so too. The sun is shining outside so that's a good start.

      And for me personally my headache has receded, and after taking some antihistimines I think I can say that the bleh feeling was partly hayfever. So all signs point to a nice day ahead. 😁

  • Gah... already getting those "this weekend is too short" vibes and it hasn't even started yet. If they're going to make us work longer, can they at the very least give us a bit more time in our lives now and just mandate a four day work week already?!

    • I'm very close to making the leap to a 4 day week (if not a 9 day fortnight). When I look at how much I've been spending on dealing with the consequences of burnout, it's worth it in the end.

      • I've been thinking about it a lot more lately too... at least a 9 day fortnight. I wanted to go back to study and with everything happening in my life right now it was just too much. Giving myself a day back every fortnight would help. The 10% pay cut would hurt, but I could manage.

    • I luckily only work 11 - 5. But even with that limited time it'd be nice if I could work 4 days a week instead of the full 5. I asked my boss after probation is over if I could at least work from home for one day (mostly due to chronic pain, it's not so bad, but my job has stairs to the office since it's in a complex with other places). Just got to wait till December when the probation is off.

    • Cutting back to three days was the best brain thing I’ve done in ages. Not great for the house buying fund though.

      • Granted it relies on people getting opportunities when they're younger, but I wonder if it's just going to force more people into "part-tirement" where they don't fully retire until they pretty much can't work anymore, but will work two or three days a week. Kind of depressing though to think that for your entire life you're working. This is what I'll never understand - how society has been happy enough for this long to just... live to work.

        But yeah, to your point, I'm wondering whether or not I do something similar. Like you said, not the best for the hip pocket, but it also blows my mind that so many people in higher roles still think money is so vitally important when 99% of them will never accumulate enough wealth for them to ever be satisfied.

  • I have new teeeeeeeeeeefs! They're so smooth and porcelainy! I also cannot feel my top lip or bottom of my nose still.

  • I feel satisfied today. Been treating myself to little things all day for my birthday.

    Still haven’t opened the wine. I’m in 2 minds as it’s my last bottle.

    Also for dinner I heated up a frozen meat pie and cooked some French fries on the side in the air fryer.

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  • Final day of stress leave, and the anxiety has already made an exciting return. Need to knuckle down and focus on getting out, just fkn hate the process of applying for APS jobs, they really turned it into a torture sport.

    • I don't know what's worse, the APS or the VPS job process. While the APS one seems lighter-on (most of the ones I've been applying for simply need a 500 word statement related to work you've done), it means there's far more pressure on making sure you're exactly what they're after. The VPS ones often ask for KSC so you can at least weave a narrative explaining why you'd be a good fit, but can take forrreeeevvveeerrr to complete.

      Here's hoping something comes along, mate. And that the anxiety eases up somewhat. It can be debilitating to deal with, so consider this a reminder to be kind to yourself and accept what you can (and can't) do. At least that's what I keep telling myself when my head is in my hands thinking that there's no way I can do all of this with all the extra noise going on in life.

  • Finally made it down the bellarine. 5.5hrs for that one so many things went wrong heh.

    Also shoutout to disturbed gronk man carrying an esky and fishing rods at geelong station who accused me of stealing his drinks and tried to steal my backpack whilst yelling cunt repeatedly. Seriously aggressive mf. Almost got real there.

    These are my drinks buddy, get your own.

  • Hey removed next door
    \ I can hear your fucking door
    \ sliding back and forth
    \ doing god-knows-fucking-what
    \ I get you're pissed
    \ About my music
    \ But I'm pissed too
    \ So fuck you
    \ I'll sit here and sing
    \ Shitty german
    \ and get the words wrong
    \ because I put up with you
    \ and your gaggle of goose-
    \ friends that cry
    \ in the hallway
    \ on Monday-fucking-nights
    \ You kissed a girl
    \ No one fucking cares
    \ It's 2023
    \ You stupid white milquetoast
    \ guilt
    \ So slide your stupid door
    \ Back and forth
    \ and I'll just turn it up louder!

  • Noticing a new thing on aussie zone safari. People posting and replies are closed up, if you want to see what others wrote in reply, you need to tap to expand. Anyone else seeing this?

  • I always have this dilemma after having a shower in the middle of the day when I don't have to go anywhere. Day cream with added spf or be a fraud and apply night cream? And does my skin even care?

  • 8.30 in office meeting to discuss new desks. My doggo missed out on his walk for that.....

  • Another pretty big day and I'll sleep well tonight. Walked 9ks all up which is satisfying. Did a volunteer shift at the finders keepers market for my organisation. The welcome to country was powerful. We sold heaps of stuff. I left feeling euphoric. Being around other super positive trans people is food for the soul. Like good tasty wholesome food too. After being almost lectured by another older sllightly further in their jouney trans woman last night that I wasn't doing it right it was very refreshing. Love, I've lived in my head for 50 years, I think I know the kind of woman I am and where to head in my transition. Another shift tomorrow and a job interview straight after.

    Strange times indeed. The employer is friends wih my of my old employers from over 20 years ago and we both worked for the same queer newspaper in different cities. And they have lots of trans staff. It's basic early morning work which suits my new lifestyle to a t. It'll pay the bills and give me a lot of free time to keep working on my recovery till I find some new calling. Or it might work out to be totally my thing.

    Considering how mentally unwell I was a month ago I feel like a very different person today. The adhd has calmed right down and despite some low level anxiety I'm finding happiness and some of that wonderful thing that is peace of mind.

    Thanks for reading as always.

    • I have fuck all exposure to the trans community, but reading your posts is so enlightening.

      Keep on, keeping on girl!!

      • Thanks for saying so. Nice.

        Not all of us have such positive stories and my story should be shared. I got laughed at and "clocked" a bit moving around the city yesterday which is a bit annoying, but I keep telling myself, what others think of me is none of my business. Retaliation breeds further contempt and only shows sick uneducated arseholes what they expect to see. Moving in happiness and pride shows them their views mean nothing to me. Being visible shows people we're not going to live in the shadows fearing thier mockery. I've been called brave a lot, but not accepting my truth would have taken a bigger toll than any kind of transphobia may.

    • 9 ks! Legend!

    • You go girl!! 9km you should be so very proud! Keeping being you, always, you beautiful soul 💜 💜

      • I'm still a bit sore today. This new walking gait and losing some fitness will take some time to move through, but that's cool. In a few weeks the benefits will be there.

  • The banh mi from my favourite vegan cafe (Olivia Spring Cafe in MoPo) makes me so happy. I get ridiculously happy about great food, and this cafe also makes their broken rice (Cơm Tấm) dish using the same ingredients so it's a double win whenever I order from there. This takes my mind off Aus Post continuing to bounce my parcel between west and eastern Melbourne for three weeks now despite saying they've put in alerts to have it dealt with by a human rather than their automated sorting mech.

    • I definitely need to bookmark this place for when I'm in the area next!! For a second I thought you meant the Mornington Peninsula and I was a touch surprised. Moonee Ponds is definitely a lot closer.

      • It's certainly worth a visit. I have a rule about not ordering the same stuff when I return to a particular spot but so far I haven't been able to move away from the broken rice and banh mi!

  • Went to Costco and mistakes were made. A bag of s'mores clusters is getting handed around the office much to the delight of others though. The mistake was the iced boba tea. I'm glad they're smaller than they used to be, but I still have regret. The other mistake was not buying the bag of pina colada! Can always go back after work I guess...

    • I should have gone and treated myself to some snacks and soft drink today.

      Instead I got 2 burgers and ate them.

      The question now is can you be bothered going after work?

  • Day 13 of exercise program. Slept in this morning.. lucky one of the mini peelers is an early riser or I'd have been late for work. Basically jumped in the shower, dressed and ran out the door! Completed my set of exercises just now, feeling a lot stronger these days. And happier too!

  • Reading an article; British ex pat comes to Melbourne for a year. Been here for 3 months and this is the some of the worst things he finds about melbourne

    Public transport system and myki cards, fair… the comment about “the second you forget your myki you can’t get on public transport” that’s a you problem dude not Melbourne.

    “How long it takes to cross the road” apparently it takes 5 mins. Do you guys agree?

    “Lack of accommodations” renting and buying is impossible. I mean we are in a renting crisis all over the world not just Melbourne but go off!

    “Homeless people and drug addicts” make him feel unsafe. This has me thinking, does England not have these issue? Is it cleaner and safer over there? He speaks of Melbourne but talks specifically about the City.

    Guess this guy did zero research and did not jump on reddit and ask the 50 million dollar question about whether to come here or not

    I feel like with all the bad he’s spoke about melbourne, the least he could’ve done was list some good stuff too.

    Article within the spoiler. What are people’s thought

  • I declare myself not dead having steamed Slimer out of my lung. 👻🚫 Anyone want to pick what sort of decorative things scrap pastry makes on today’s pie?

    • little ghosts of course

    • Can you please say this a little slower for me. All I understand is that you're not dead which is great news.

      • There will be pie for dinner. There will be little bits of pastry available to make roses/stars/cats/whatever for the top. Inspire me?

  • Seagoon's movies. I watched Inception for the 3rd time ( I've also watched docos and interviews )

    Why I love this movie and why I think it's a great movie.

    It's original in many of it's ideas. Originality delights the mind.

    It's intelligent. We have to think a bit, we have to pay attention.

    The dialogue , acting and scenes are so good we readily suspend disbelief, we immerse ourselves in that world just as the characters immerse themselves in their dream worlds.

    But more than that it's a story of friendship and grief and guilt and love and all of the effects and all the seeming intricacies serve the story. Once we are finished watching we are left with understanding and emotion. This movie is about people.

  • I'm half frozen and my fingers feel like ice, but I have had a successful day today.

    All the work for my gardening subject is done, so I'm clear to focus on the sustainable housing content when that is released next week. Fortunately the fortnightly modules are released on alternate weeks, so I can focus on one subject each week.

    I also did a good weights workout. I'm very deconditioned (aka super unfit) so I have been mostly just going through the motions with light weights to remember my form and have everything set up, but am starting to actually work on increasing the weights and building strength. The cat is a bit mystified by the whole process.

    I have also sold another Marketplace item (pending pickup, but all signs good so far) and have all my meals prepped for work over the weekend. I just need to decide what I'm having for dinner tonight and I'm set.

    • Good on ya Rusty! 💪

      • You are my inspiration! When I see you post that you did your workout I feel like a slacker if I don't do the same. Please don't stop, I'll collapse back into sloth and indolence without your example to guide me 😀

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  • I'm using Chrome browser and since I've been here I've noticed less and less glitchiness every day. I'm really impressed.

  • Woke up way too late today. For some reason. My brain was rattling around and I didn’t feel like I slept last night.

    A small bonus for today is that a voucher I had didn’t get scanned when I used it so I get to use it again! Yay small wins!

    Also it’s still a relatively nice day outside.

    Now to go hunt for that bottle of wine I misplaced.

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