• Taleya@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Booo temu sent me the wrong lego knockoff. That was supposed to be my self care birthday makeup. Booo.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Time for sunset beach. SIL bought a bike 2 yrs ago and just left it down here with a unicorn on the bell but it hasn’t been used she can’t ride it so… It’s mine now.

  • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I’ve been wanting to share this for a while now, but it is finally confirmed and official.

    I am working with Libraries Tasmania to run a short story competition for kids aged 17 and under. Similar to the contest I did with the schools, I approached the library to see if they would like to do something similar and they said yes. It’s only being promoted on the west/north-west of Tasmania but it’s open to anyone in Tasmania. I hope to expand it statewide next year, especially if it gets a lot of interest.

    I’m so excited to see this idea come to fruition. Creative writing is so awesome and I can’t wait to see what stories the kids will come up with.

    Unfortunately, doesn’t really apply to the forum since this is a melbourne sub, but I had to share.

  • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Got some… News:

    Apparently the program coordinator has in fact quit. Official as of last Friday. I guess all the “unplanned indefinite personal leave” was probably just her taking her accrued annual/sick leave.

    Not too sure how to feel about it all. I blame her for large parts of what happened recently, but I don’t actually know how much she had control over it, so I feel bad for blaming her. But emotions gonna emote, and I don’t think repressing it is going to help. It also felt like she nailed and left me to deal with all the fallout, whether or not that’s actually the case. So that doesn’t help

    I am worried about the future of lead tenant now, though. The old LT has shared a lot of stories about how the program used to be run, when it wasn’t really being run at all. The people in lead tenant tend to not cause many issues, which means we also end up being an after thought for almost everything. We’re also a small scale program, this organisation only has 2 lead tenant houses, at least in the west. So we have 1 dedicated case manager (although she only works 3 days a week), and a program leader (who works 9 days a fortnight). Everyone above them is split between lead tenant and Resi. And fairly often our resources get pulled over to resi houses when they’re in crisis.

    Apparently prior to this program leader coming on board, nobody was even considering lead tenant. People not suited to the program were being moved in constantly, leading to daily police visits, lots of drug use, and a ton of destruction. And before she came on board, there hadn’t been a program manager in 2 or 3 years. So nobody was handling maintenance issues, nobody was on the ground dealing with the fallout, and nobody was trying to make sure the program actually worked.

    I don’t know if that will end up happening again, often times I’m very stubborn with things. I called the case management supervisor (who Tbf was acting program leader while the old one was on “indefinite unplanned personal leave”) almost every day about the door, gate, camera, and lock issues, and I called the area manager (who works between LT/Kinship/resi) once a week. But people can only work 2 roles at once for the same pay and in the same hours for so long before they burn out. That’s honestly probably what happened to the old program leader since she was also acting case manager for ~5/6 months. And I don’t want to make that happen even sooner

    But with nobody looking after and directly advocating for the program, I don’t see how we can stay afloat, even half afloat. Somebody does need to be overseeing maintenance, safety, client matching, and everything else that needs to be done. And they either aren’t trying hard enough to attract new applicants, or everybody’s already heard how they treat their staff so nobody’s applying. The case manager took 5 or 6 months to be replaced. The program manager might take just as long or maybe even longer

    🫠🫠🫠

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Neighbours’ dog jumped the fence again wanted pats, he is a good boi so he always gets them. Then he starts eating charcoal from the fire patch (basically a patch where I set garden things on fire). Dogs shouldn’t eat charcoal. So there I am chasing a dog asking it to drop… He was so possessive I gave up. God speed Winston never change.

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I finished the Gibson Alien 3 screenplay and it’s very good. It adds to the Alien universe, makes them scarier, and is it’s own thing from the other two movies.

    If we fit this version we would have had a very solid trilogy on our hands at a minimum

    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Thanks for reminding me. I don’t know if your kind of thing, but there’s a short story from the monster perspective from the movie"The Thing"

      Amazing story.

      • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        That sounds familiar. I’ll look it up.

        There’s also the book Grendel about the monster from Beowulf from the monster’s perspective. It’s really good and works as a stand alone piece

  • Catfish@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Before I subject my credit card to the likes of Temu… might anyone be looking to rehome a hideous Halloween jumper?

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I dont really get the purpose of it (beyond I think “look at how much money we have!”) but you’ve gotta admit, Polaris Dawn is such a COOL space mission name!

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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    2 months ago

    TV review.

    This is a broader review of a genre.

    TV and movies have been setting up the premise of a cast being amateur detectives since forever. This is so they can meet all different kinds of people and get up to all kinds of hijinks, the whodunnit is secondary . Usually the first series or movie seems to have more of the detective work , after that the characters are established and they just do the hijinks. Some examples are The Three Stooges, The Thin Man series of movies, The Monkees, Scooby Doo, ATHF, and most recently Only Murders in the Building.

    They are all good fun shows. :)

    • SituationCake@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      Agree, I love these type of shows. A similar excellent one is White Lotus. It’s a whodunit without the amateur detectives, shows a body in the first episode and then the rest is revealing all the hijinks that led to it.

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Only Murders in the Building.

      Absolutely adore this show. The cast, the writing, the twists, the cliffhangers. It’s done so well. The comedic timing of f-bombs is really well done too.

  • oztrin@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Just back from the vet - very happy with Sammi, they don’t think she needs any more shots for now, I just need to keep an eye on her and contact them if anything changes.
    Also Zooki’s ears are fine, so no more drops. Thank Christ.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Oh hey Baku - this is completely random and I know you already have a job. But seeing as you already do cameras and are working on home security, perhaps a future career option to consider might be as a locksmith?

    The tafe campus is on the opposite side of the city to you and there are financial reasons tradie apprentices drop out… so maybe not.

    But if that’s of any interest there may be financial support during an apprenticeship and you eventually get a decent salary.

  • bacon@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Woke in the night and had the best sleepy cuddles.

    I regret not getting a cat much sooner, but the cat distribution system has blessed me with the most special one.

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        The senior cats are the most loving and chill. (If you have vet money.)

        If my situation was different I’d probably be fostering multiple cats. Even potentially fostering older cats for the rest of their lives to free up shelter space

        • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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          2 months ago

          For a while when I was younger, we had an older sheep dog. His name was Odin. He worked on sheep stations until he was about 16, but he evidently was starting to slow down and become less active, so the farmer dumped him on the side of the road. He got caught in a razor wire fence and was rescued by the RSPCA. Nobody wanted “an old dog”, so he was due to be put down the next day. Mum saw a Facebook listing and we drove up to Ballarat to save him. He was free

          He was a happy guy. Used to kick a lot in his sleep, probably dreaming of the sheepies. He also used to try and herd little dogs up at the dog park which was always funny (he was never aggressive and seldom barked). He made it another 5 years, but he developed some nasty hip issues that kept coming back after 2 separate operations (I’m not too sure on the specifics) and was in a lot of pain. Prior to that though, he never had any health issues and was a good mate. Would get him again no hesitation

          Unfortunately this is the best photo I have:

          • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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            2 months ago

            I’m up in the air about it, I’d want my health to be stable first and not live somewhere rough.

            Also Melbcat isn’t fond of other cats.