where protest? Husband said at exhibition, it’s not here, it’s at the expo centre?
It was by Batman Park and outside the Crown. There wasn’t a huge group, despite the coppers spending $10,000,000 on blocking traffic for it.
The cops were absurdly violent to people who did show up though. Tear gas, someone got shot in the face with a rubber bullet, lots of shoving.
They’re both called exhibition just for funsies. It’s at Jeff’s Shed, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre if we’re being formal.
But I’d stay at the Royal Exhibition Building and chill in the nice gardens, much better vibes.
Ooh I didn’t realise you were going
I stayed home cause I’m still feeling crook and really don’t have the energy, but I’ve been reading the ABC’s coverage, and it seems like it’s winding down now, but has split into 2 groups
From a bit over an hour ago:
Crowds outside the Land Forces expo have now shrunk to a few hundred from their initial thousands this morning.
ABC reporter Jess Longbottom is at the protest, and says demonstrators have mainly split into two groups — one in front of Crown Casino, and one on the north side of the Spencer St bridge.
More recently:
ABC reporter Natalie Whiting is on the ground at the protest and says protestors on the Batman Park side of the bridge have largely pulled back.
“They have said they are assessing and recouping before deciding whether they will return this afternoon or wait until tomorrow,” Whiting says.
“There is still a group of protestors gathered on the other side of the river, closer to the convention centre.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-11/live-blog-land-forces-protest-melbourne-israel-gaza/104333922
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¿Tú hablas español?
No.
I was just referencing the presidential debate 😶🌫️
Made it down the bellarine. Disco LED chilli back in the game!
I hope they enjoy those sweet sweet 300w cheapo aliexpress fire hazard rays.
sativas or indicas?
I just discovered that the girl at the deli last night gave me 2 kranskys but put them through as 1. Free sausaaaaaaage!!
Meanwhile when I offer people a free sausage, it’s rarely met with a positive reaction.
Well, kranskys are delicious; you can get any old, wrinkled sausage at Bunnings but it won’t be a kransky 😅
The Bunnings snags are not even snags IMO. I’m talking about a proper, European wurst type offering.
How dare you imply I would offer such low quality products to unsuspecting individuals.
Well, any consumer will need to see and assess the product before purchase 😂
Everyone loves a girthy wursy
Am in all-day team training, being made to watch videos
save meeeee!
Plumbers at my place today fixing the cause of my recent sewer pipe blockages, costing me a pretty penny but I have no choice. Hate forced spending of money on property maintenence, and especially on something I won’t be able to see. Backyard is being dug up to replace an underground pipe, some plants had to get pulled out which is annoying. Didn’t have the best sleep and they turned up so early so I’ll be knocking back a few coffees to get through today.
I’m so tempted to grab one of those magazines from the stand that the johos set up outside Coles and just keep power walking on. Every day.
The rains have started here
I am still super tired, but laying in bed listening to the rain wrapped up on top of my electric blanket is actually really nice. Unfortunately I can’t enjoy it much, because there’s so many loud cars and motorbikes around these parts recently, and there’s too many helicopters and planes flying about
Also the rains have stopped now
The hail is on you 🙂
I’ve been away for a couple of nights and now Miss Meow has decided I need her constant supervision.
They’re funny creatures. One of ours who we didn’t think really liked any of us has pined for our boy away at camp. He came home this afternoon, she hasn’t left this spot. Also note the JRT who is miffed, because she’s usually the one with the boy.
Awww
That is super cute!
Is she a good supervisor?
No. After shadowing me all evening I rolled over in bed too often and she has decided to give up and left the room. Hard to get good help these days.
I know I’m not built to have kids, when I see them on the train and feel a visceral disgust for them, their disrespect, and their immature brains. I’m sure they will grow up to be fine, but kids are so disrespectful on PT.
Kudos to anyone who has raised/is raising kids, but that clusterfuck ain’t for me.
Edit: thinking about it, it may be due to the intense, abusive bullying I was subject to in school, and now I entirely distrust every child over 10 and under 18. Hm. Trauma is certainly pervasive in my life and affects my attitude.
I feel pretty much the same, despite the fact I’m still a child. There’s honestly a little bit of fear every time a large group gets on my bus/train/tram, and I avoid travelling at school times when at all possible. A group of two dozen 12 years olds vaping and trying to start a brawl on a bus is not fun
On a similar note, I did not use the school toilets a single time between grades 3 and year 10. Fucking traumatic, and a large part of the reason I seek out unisex/single person toilets with proper walls, or a quieter one with multiple stalls when possible
School bathrooms were utterly atrocious in the 2000s, and they still are.
When I was a kid, I intensely disliked being around other kids. School was fucked, the only people i liked were the teachers. The kids didn’t like me either, and I think latched on to any visual oddity to bully me, but I think they knew I was different. Not special or anything, but had experienced trauma in ways they had not, and I was different bc of that.
It took me 20 years to understand why I hated going to Nan and Pops (mum’s parents. Thanks repressed memories), and bc that trauma happened so young, I knew things other kids didn’t.
Like I said, I’m not special or superior bc of trauma. But it does change a child. There’s something about traumatised children that is obvious to other kids, but they cannot articulate it.
Bathrooms are the worst. I want to throw up with anxiety when I have to use the flinders bathrooms. And pub bathrooms scare me as well.
I think I have the same initial reaction due to bullying, with a particular distaste for teenage girls. But I can attest to the fact that not all kids are disrespectful on PT. Last time I went into the CBD on a train I got on at the same time as a group of school boys. I was prepared for noise and rumbunctiousness, but instead got to over hear them earnestly discussing how to determine when the train had reached the appropriate level of crowding that they should stand up and leave their seats for adults to sit down 🤣
That’s so good. 😂😂😂 That gave me a proper chuckle hahah
And yeah I think it’s just my initial reaction but my second thought is that they’re fine/most kids are good. I hate when they run in front of me, but also I remember being that age and either not having awareness of my surroundings or feeling particularly rebellious.
Controversial take, but I hold so much space for kids in that age range. Being a teen/tween fucking sucks. School (feels at the time like it) sucks. Puberty sucks. Bullying sucks. Coming from a poor family or shitty home dynamic sucks. Not sleeping properly and getting up early for public transport to school sucks.
So, fuck yeah, do your TikTok dances, listen to music on speakerphone, drink your huge Slurpee, and take up a seat instead of giving it up to an adult that has probably sat on a wheelie chair all day. Just do your best.
I do agree with this, the world is shit and the kids will cop the brunt of it when we’re dead. I love their silly trends and dances tbh. Have fun in the dark world.
I think it’s a me problem 100%. On some level possibly resentful(?) because they’re generally in groups of friends, which I lacked. But it’s not their fault, and I know better than to lose my shit when I realise my feelings are my own, and that I’m just making generalisations about persons I don’t know.
Hopefully I didn’t come across as invalidating how you feel! I think it has taken work on my side to think this way.
Tried those Oreo coke biscuits. Not sure I want to taste coke when I eat a biscuit; and the aftertaste lingers. 2/10 from me.
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A large alcoholic drink, please chef!
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Red bull and a curry please
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Where rain?
weather on phone says rain at 2, accuweather says rain at 5
I think I have time to do some painting 👍
It’s raining now
Well done, it only took 13 minutes for you to summon the rain. That’s considered a gift!
the time it took to put washing in the machine and go to the loo. It was sunny when I started , when I came out less than ten minutes later it was raining enough for me to have to quickly pack everything up
Watching 7+ because it’s the only channel showing the show I want to watch.
Being subjected to the 4th run of 8 ads in a row. Like the pretty much the same 8 ads. I can’t even…
