I'd say my days gone to shit, but lets be honest it started there so performance has been consistent. Does anyone know where i can buy a mars bar slice in the CBD? Feeling like that might be the start of turning things around.
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Urgh, what happened to the nice weather these past two days?
In between reading adult books, I tend to read some Goosebumps or Fear Street as a palate cleanser and also remind me of my childhood and also get me in the mood writing that kind of horror for kids.
Currently reading one of the Fear Street books and the main character wakes up thinking someone is trying to break in because of the news saying there's a prowler breaking into houses. She screams, her parents come in, turns out it's the classic tree branch tapping on the window. So then the Dad takes her into their bedroom, opens the bedside table and shows her the gun he has to protect them from any intruders and how 'it's always loaded' and 'right here' and I know it's blatantly Chekhov's Gun but as I read it, I couldn't help but laugh and think 'this is so America.'
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I need to give my manager a daily summary of the things I've worked on everyday. Things are a little light on today so this time will be an exercise in creative writing
Had a new client assigned yesterday and one shift proved it wasn't going to fly.
The co-ordinator was so quick to agree that I shouldn't go again (and wanting to know what happened in detail) that I suspect this isn't their first rodeo with her.
As I said to a friend, I'm too old and not getting paid enough to deal with that BS.
So great the coordinator has your back there
Almost nearing the end of this retaining wall. my new best friend is a cheapo ozito corded drill. Had to get some screws through pretty thick metal fence posts which the way more expensive cordless one couldn't and it worked. So satisfying seeing the sleepers snap in flush when the screw goes through the post.
Can't believe I haven't fucked it up yet or injured myself (not including back) which is amazing.
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I'm so annoyed at myself. Was supposed to do a fasting blood test this morning but I stupidly didn't put a reminder to not eat on my phone... And I rarely eat breakfast, but I'm WFH today and well, wouldn't today just be the day I go "oh! Leftover pasta, I'd better eat that" and I remember the blood test RIGHT as I finish eating... fuck. now I have to wrangle getting tested at 8 tomorrow before heading back to work.
Also very annoyed at uni who in their infinite wisdom have centralised all standard extension requests (NOT special consideration), and noooo a drs. cert isn't enough, they need to file a fucking special form outlining exactly how the illness hampered your ability to study. It's enough for my workplace that actually pays me money but it's not enough for a course that I'm paying to do?? Fuck these guys man, I will be glad to never deal with them again once I'm done with this course
I had to take one of those once. I ended up fasting for too long. I thought I wasn't meant to eat 12 hours prior, so ate 13 hours before the test, but apparently it was actually8 hours prior, but not over 12
Melbourne Pathology has 'supercentres' that are open from 7.30 am. I use the Northcote Plaza one, but there may be one closer to you.
Do they bulk bill if the referral document has another pathology provider's form thingo? I once went to a different pathology chain than the one on my referral and got stung with out of pocket fees... I'll call and ask maybe. Thanks for the heads up.
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Currently injured (from my stupid self inflicted toe thing last week) so not getting out, but I will keep this on hand I think....
Pikeg X2 day! And one of them made it from Canberra to here in about 24 hours. That's fun
Faark! Elec bill just under $800.
Not buying cheese this week.
And I was shocked at a $90 bill for the last month... But like you, usage consistent with previous years, just that costs have shot up.
Far out I'd die from a heart attack with that kind of bill.
I don't understand how your bill can be so high?
How big is your house and how many people in it? What kind of appliances do you have?
Holy shit! Thats more than double mine and we ran the heater almost every day with basically 0 solar input.
Worth having a look at whats using all your juice. And that your power company is not sticking it to you. Ovo was cheapest last time I looked.
Itβs the old as shit radiator. Consistent usage with last year, but price increase. One of the reasons for needing to move.
Would it work out cheaper to buy a couple of the $15 heaters from Kmart and plug them in each room you want heated? Might not be able to heat while rooms, but surely at those prices, it's better to use hearing to take the edge off, and using layers and savvy planning for the rest (ie only heat the rooms people are in, and try to concentrate everyone into as few places as practical)?
I agree. Couple of those oil column heaters in the bedrooms, a knock off oodie and electric throw or 2 in the lounge room. Would be a fuckton cheaper.
Don't. No. No anko stuff.
My anko heater from Kmart burst into flames last year. And it eats electricity like a fucking beast.
jeez. naughty anko!
So so naughty
Anko, so hot right now. Anko.
I haven't had many issues with their heaters. Always get your electronics test and tagged yearly if you can, and make sure you keep the elements free of dust (use an air duster monthly to make sure nothing accumulates on the heating elements)
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Donβt know. Already only heat the central part of the house. Have a heater of our own too to actually move air. Wanted to be gone by March to avoid this!
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need to find a diplomatic way of saying "If you had've actioned this when I called it out +12 months ago you wouldn't be in this mess in the first place. This isn't my job and you cant keep asking me to do shit cause ya'll cant be fucked doing the work yourselves or even trying to figure it out". Didnt even make it to 10am before I gave up today.
"It is my recollection that the last action on this item was sitting with you......" and of course attach the pertinent emails/documents.
"as per last year's email"
Tbh I'd unironically do it π€·ββοΈ
Hey Melbourne Metro if you could turn the heat down on the trains that would be super, because I didn't feel like sitting on the surface of the sun today.
H-O-T T-O G-O!
Flinder's full of P-S-Os!
Alarm went off during a nightmare, one where you knew something terrible was going to happen but it hadnβt yet dropped yet. Certainly puts a downer on the day.
I had absolutely wild dreams last night. First part of my dreams consisted of evacuating a high rise when the fire alarms went off, but I said "yeah nah fuck off I'm 47 stories up" and took the lift. Second dream consisted of being in Frankston for some reason, and there were SES people putting out a fire and removing a downed tree from the road. But they found illegal fireworks, and they took them home and set them off that night. But they screwed it up and blew up the entirety of Frankston. Third dream consisted of random bugs killing each other, it was really weird and uncomfortable, but not a nightmare
Mine was about a fire too I think, or something was going to explode. And you knew everyone was gonna die but its like it was stuck on rails and you couldnt change the outcome. Deeply disturbing.