A young brushtail just tried to have a go at Mr Woof through the glass of the back door! It was full on banging on the outside of the door right in front of him. Mr Woof is now outside doing a full security patrol while Miss Meow supervises from inside.
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Yep, just found the most expensive coffees in Athens airport. β¬11.80 for two oat lattesβ¦
random musings (but basically instant pot FTW)
I got myself an instant pot for Christmas and it has been amazing on low energy / sad days. Today I was WFH and feeling terrible, but I managed to get rice on mid afternoon ((cup of rice, cup of water turn it on and wait for it to beep at me). Then I managed to saute some onions garlic etc, added lentils, random spices and some leftover tomatoes and I got yummo dal stew with the rice. Enough for a couple more meals too. And I feel much better for having eaten something hearty and homemade.
I realise when my energy is low I can chop a few things, but nursing multiple pots on the stove then cleaning them all up is too much. Having something that I can put stuff in and it does it all and just beeps when my stew/beans/whatever is ready is great.
Also been making yogurt in it which is also awesome.
That sounds awesome. I wonder if I can use my rice cooker in the same way. It's a really good rice cooker with many settings.
ooh yeah maybe - people do all sorts of random things in rice cookers!
I love this and it's exactly why I love my slow cooker. Fry up a bit of meat and onion. Chuck it in with some other stuff and the end of the day I have meals. Absolute bliss.
Just looked at the forecast. I have to pick my bike from bicycle hospital on my way home. I will melt, I think.
TIL about "sad beige moms". People so obsessed with image they turn their whole world beige ( and grey blue ) , including the world of their kids.
I have an interview tomorrow oooooooaahhhhhhggg why does it have to be warm tomorrow ππ
Good luck! Got everything crossed for you π€π»
Good luck. πππ
Look on the bright side, it's better than being on Wednesday.
I've got one Wednesday lol
Then the place better have aircon!
Hey all. Need some opinions on what I should do.
So today my health insurance policy got canceled automatically, which I didnβt know could happen, due to my payments lapsing.
I have 2 options, I can resume my old policy if Iβm able to make a big enough or full payment (which I may not be able to meet).
2nd option is to take out a new policy within the next month.
Thereβs obviously differences between my old policy and the new policy depending on what I pick for extras and whatnot but Iβm not sure what Iβm losing out on and how much difference the limit are.
If I retain my old policy it could really strain my finances for awhile and if Iβm able to do it at all.
If I donβt I wonβt have to pay for the period I wasnβt covered and Iβd be on a new plan and have to restart waiting periods.
In my life time Iβve only claimed on dental, optical and some prescription meds but not much else if that helps.
Happy to take some opinions about this, I have some time to deal with this, by end of next week.
I'd probably go with the new policy. Most of the waiting periods are only 2 months, it's only a few more major things that are longer, and the worst case scenario just involves you needing to be treated as a public instead of a private patient.
I would recommend you think about whether the extras is actually value for money - the maximum payment amounts make it hard to get your money's worth from those, you are probably better off putting the money the extras will cost into a savings account to pay for treatments.
I just spent 38 mins on hold to get more information and hung up.
Guess Iβll have to try again later this week. Already spent my entire lunch break on the line with them.
I guess I was more worried about what Iβd lose with my main hospital cover and not so much my extras.
Maybe the call centre is office hours only? Another thing to note, is you can buy hospital cover and extras cover from different insurers if you find this is a better deal. No obligation to have it at the same place. Another thing to note is for extras, for a lot of people itβs not good value. Eg if you donβt wear glasses, donβt have hearing aids, no orthodontic work needed, the only thing left is dental. Emergency dental can cost heaps, but often the policies can be limited in what they cover and how much you would get back, so you may be better off just ensuring you have the money put away rather than paying for the insurance. Check the details against what you think your dental expenses would be.
I signed up for extras again as I have some major dental work coming up that should make it worthwhile, and have been tracking how much I am getting back. This year I have maxed out the optometrist benefits on a pair of glasses, had a full checkup and clean followed by four fillings (one of which was quite extensive) and it still hasn't repaid the cost of a years cover.
When I look at the dating pool I think yup this is why I'm still single and I just don't have the energy for it anymore.
I guess a lot of straights feel the same, even if statistically the odds are more in their favour overall.
Some things dramatically reduce the βpoolβ to near zero sometimes. This actually a good thing. Dealbreakers are just that.
Sounds like you are looking for queer. Iβm only a smidge that direction but 100% childfree. Filters did not offer a smorgasbord!
I promise you straight dating is a complete shit fest lol
So how are people getting together? Or are they just not anymore?
And there's element of it being s young people's game too I suppose.
Real life. Bars, clubs, gigs, general public. You've got to be self aware and perceptive.
I don't approach anyone who's not already showing interest. And you have to be polite when rejected. No one wants to deal with a fuckwit.
Hmm you might find sex in that setting but beyond that I'm skeptical in most cases, even for straights.
The real life setting is more likely to be at work or friends of friends. But even that shrinks as you get older.
10 years out and I believe it! What Iβve heard of the apps now is swipe garbage. They didnβt often read profiles back then, Iβm not sure you even can now
I am so incredibly grateful that "meeting on the Internet" was still a bit weird when I met my wife. I just missed the whole Internet dating thing, and there were no smartphones/apps.
I would be utterly lost, today.
I had a uni lecturer who had a wife he met online in pre 96. That was genuinely weird! Meeting Boyo online was more a matter of: weβve been at all these same gigs and know the same people, how the fuck have we not met without the net?
have I told you all how much I love netflix, just incredible shows from all over the world
this week I have been watching shows from Brazil and this song from O Mecanismo haunts me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8w1IKM4dfY
lyrics ( from google translate )
spoiler
The sun will shine once more The light will reach the hearts From evil, hi, from evil the seed will be cremated Love will be eternal again Love will be eternal again The sun will shine once more The light will reach the hearts From evil, hi, from evil the seed will be cremated Love will be eternal again It is the final judgment, the story of good versus evil I want to have eyes to see the wickedness disappear The sun will shine once more The light will reach the hearts From evil, hi, from evil the seed will be cremated Love will be eternal again Love will be eternal again Love will be eternal again Love will be eternal again Again Again (The sun will shine once more) (The light will reach the hearts) (From evil, hi, from evil will be cremated the seed) (Love, love will be eternal again) (Love, love will be eternal again) (Love will be eternal again) (Again, again) (Will be eternal again, again) (Again)
Alrighty. Halfway through preparation for interview on Wednesday. Shame it's going to be 37 degrees so I'll be ubering instead of PT so I'm not a sweaty mess.
That aside, if anyone has a ps5 controller with stick drift, push the analogue sticks down for 10 seconds, then turn clockwise for 10 seconds and again counter clockwise for 10 seconds.
It actually works and saved me 100 bucks
Good luck on the prep and upcoming interview πππ
Thank you β€οΈ
Brunny to Port Melbourne to Prahran to Brunny.
I'm le tired π
Edit: because I referenced it, here is the first video I ever saw on the internet. Iirc I saw it on ebaumsworld and have been saying "but I'm le tired" for over a decade now
Well then have a nap. THEN FIRE ZE MISSILES!
Pretty sweet earth WRONG
Fkn kangaroos
I'm glad I'm not the only one who still references this from time to time.
That and Schfifty-fivveeee.
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