operation get rid of stuff continues
so much out of date stuff in the kitchen the chucked out 👍 not from fridge ( which is always really clean ) not like 10 years, just a few months
I’m #1.
No I’M #1.
Idiots, circling the drain.
spoiler
Truly a race to the bottom, only to discover once they get there its a space that’s been occupied by sky for years!
The age used to be good until it was taken over by nine, and now it’s just a ‘nicer’ version of the herald sun
there was a time span, about 15 years, when the age was good and it was all due to one man, Ranald McDonald, who aspired to have a great newspaper with good journalism. The age was crap before him and after.
he was eventually shuffled out then went to work for 3LO for a few years.
his 3LO show was interesting, he was so trusted whistle blowers used to call him up on air!!
There are two I still remember. The whistle blower who said that there were gangs of shop thieves to order. One of the shop owners happened to be listening and a big investigation ensued. That was Fabian Dattner shops, she went on to be an activist/do gooder.
Another whistle blower was a buyer from coles/myer who said they had instructions to always buy from china and ignore australia manufacturers. Even when the prices from Australia were cheaper. The purpose was to drive small manufacturers out and reduce competition. Nothing came of that one.
The moon looks huge!
Man in the Moon
nooM eht ni naM
Moon Rabbit
Moon moon
spoiler
Man on the Toilet, Way up in Orbit
Yay, eight hours of sleep! No to a massive headache and waking up at 9 instead of 7!
But I slept more yay :)
Reading my journal from a year ago and I was upset because I had sent my ex a reel that my friend had sent to me saying, “Have some virtual flowers, you deserve it.”
He had replied back saying to send some good quality memes instead. Dude didn’t like the tiniest hint of sap. I am very glad I’m not with someone I’m incompatible with anymore and that I’m not upset over such a stupid thing. Peace ✌️ :)
He sounds like he has the maturity of freshly vinificated grapes.
There’s someone out there for you, and this dude was so not it lol
18% rent increase for the piece of shit I live in. Not unexpected, but still sucks. I wouldn’t wish anyone live here let alone pay for the privilege. Going to start demanding the agent to get awnings installed as it’s been about eight months since last asking and nothing has happened. Figured that the worst they can do is evict me as they can’t increase the rent again.
Mine went up 400 last time. That’s 25%.
I’m out when the lease runs out.
There is a desperately anxious part of my brain that is just waiting for a notice like this to come rolling in any day now. I feel like I’m on a decent wicket but I absolutely don’t want to be slugged with a rent increase this year, next year I can handle it, just not this year pls…
Didn’t help that the real estate agent (that my landlord no longer uses - we transact directly) called ME by mistake last week asking if I wanted a new valuation of the property. Fuck off, I hope my landlord told them to take a hike too because inevitably it’ll come back saying “look how much more rent you could be getting!” … and my rental provider, I should say, is probably only going to maintain prices up to a point.
Anyway. Sorry you had to get slugged this, it’s an awful stomach-pit feeling and just generally shit given the quality we put up with for the prices. I hope you get some traction with the awnings…
Miss Meow has now been successfully taken to the vet. I managed to get her into the carrier with only one scratch. She was so terrified about the whole thing the vet has prescribed sedatives for next time. She has also been declared overweight and in need of a diet, so of course the first thing she did when we got home was make a beeline for her dry food bowl and stuff her face with comfort kibble.
On the way home I beeped at a pedestrian for the first time ever. Seriously Miss Pedestrian, you have right of way to cross the road, not to stop half way contemplating life or admiring the view or whatever it was she was up to. Then, to add to the excitement of the trip, when I got home there was a police crime scene unit parked next door. I am guessing someone robbed the new townhouses over the road, empty houses filled with brand new appliances tend to be a bit of a target.
Action filled morning!
I love when pedestrians cross the road, but do so at an angle or diagonally or whatever, then wave as is we are ok with it. no you muppet! Cross is a straight line, quick as you can. Dont stuff around talking on the phone or whatever.
I just had that happen this morning when I went out for a quick chemist trip.
Blocked me as I was turning into a lane, blocked me from reverse parking and initiating it and blocked me when I need to go back forwards to angle myself correctly.
Also got in my way as I was walking into the shopping centre.
It’s amazing how non attentive pedestrians can really get in your way.
Miss Meow is missing chompers and is still overweight. What are you feeding her? Maybe she’s raiding the pantry while you’re asleep.
Too much dry food I think. She also raids Mr Woof’s dry food, so I need to be more attentive at pickup up his leftovers!
😂
It’s always funny when a pet runs in, goes for the neighbour’s bowl, then eats their own.
Ding, ding MF!
Larry Emdur won the tv popularity contest?
They still do tv?
who?
Lol I had to look that up because I didnt know his name haha, I know his face tho
Crapola sleep team, checking in.
Sky foggy
Brain foggy :(
Okay, printing out these papers and trying to study in the uni library (albeit a very sad and neglected place now) is helpful, but I’ve had a ridiculously slow start to the day… and I’m dreading having to go to work the next couple of days, breaking the concentration/energy I need to focus on a very different mode of thinking/writing.
Maybe doing this work and study thing isn’t a very good idea :c I thought I had it in me but I don’t have the energy that I did 4-5 years ago. Okay okay, no more dwelling on these negative thoughts, just keep on with what I can do at the moment. I’m making some progress on this assignment outline.
Would a ritual before and after help?
One thing that does help is working in the same place.
A ritual before and after study?
I could definitely see that helping. Being physically in the library does help me focus a bit better (like the ritual of getting to uni, setting up, and acknowledging that now is uni time)
I haven’t worked out a good way to get into that mindset when I’m at home or have had work that day though. It seems nigh on impossible for me to work up the energy to think about uni after a day at work. It took me years to work out a ritual to help me get into ‘work mode’ when working from home.
I may need to accept that I’m only going to get uni work done while I’m at the library. Luckily, it’s only a 15 minute drive from home.
Mr Seagoon has specific tokens on his desk when he’s working on unique and individual projects. Maybe you can carry a desk token with you when you go to uni and have it at home too. Bring it out for that project.
One of my rituals is to use special washi tape to decorate the top of my notepaper for that day - I can set aside some special washi tape for uni work, maybe!
Though I definitely find that working in a different physical environment altogether has been the biggest help. I have gotten a lot more done today than I have in the past couple weeks
Academic writing is very different to the SEO blog content I used to crap out at an old job, but that approach to writing might behelpful.
I’d start with the title of the piece, then skeleton it out with subheadings, and expand on those subheadings to populate the body.
It’s a great way to structure your writing even when you don’t have the mental capacity to start. Then you can think about your argument before you do a bulk of the writing and you’re not staring at a blank page when you sit down to write again.
Also, check if the text editor you’re using has a referencing tool. It makes putting them in and your bibliography so much easier if you’re not using it already
Well, I have a bit of a skeleton going now thanks to a few meetings with my supervisor and emails summarising the overall logic flow.
Where I’m getting a bit stuck is going through the literature to actually understand what the hell I’m talking about. I find myself getting lost in the weeds without being able to understand what I need to focus on at this stage of the project. The specific area of research is an area I didn’t have much exposure to in my coursework so it’s kind of on me, choosing to jump into the deep end… but I feel like I’ve made some progress by getting through a couple of particularly dense papers and starting to how everything is connected, adding notes to the skeleton as I digest the papers.
I like need 3 more entire days to just smash through this but I frustratingly have to work to earn money and all that shit, and it’s mostly screen based work… I’m going to see how much I can get away with phoning it in at work this week so I don’t lose my study momentum
This is where I would kind of work backwards and skeleton out my writing, then look for anything in the research papers that supports it. I know it’s not so easy to Ctrl+f academic papers because they’re so dense, but you can skim until you find what you’re after.
If you’re not having luck then you adjust your argument to something more along the line of what you’ve read so far
Launching study lemons straight from the tree in your general direction for alertness and energy. I can also launch calamari and veg gyoza to accompany for sustenance but my trebuchet wasn’t designed for those.
Gracias! I will gratefully accept all calamari and veg gyoza offers even if they arrive the slow way via train (maybe throw some potato cakes from your chosen train station in as well). I need all the moral support I can get 💪🏽
Beep Beep 🚚
🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋May I please have a very adult choc orange mousse?
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Chicken burger please and fries on the side.
🐥🍔🍟
CAT 5 and a coffee thanks
🐱5️⃣☕️
I’ll get a big jack please
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A selection of sweet pastries for me, and some low-calorie cat food for Miss Meow please.
🍫🥐🍑🍞🥧🥮🧁🍪
miss meow is looking forward to taking your pastries 🎣
Lamburger with the lot and blue cheese dressing and coffee please.
🐑🍍🍳🍅🥬🧅🧀🧀🧀🧀🧀🧀🧀🍔☕️
Thanks!
Booktopia is trading again - link
Dunno how long this will last.
I wonder how they’ll generate profits if they already had such a massive debt.
Blargh! Using my new special leave. They tried to word it to avoid saying Blood or Broken Brain, but nobody is fooled.
