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Thank you for the kind words earlier Friends, I'm feeling a lot more okay now. Sometimes my brain gets carried away.
I did things that cheered me up and that really helped, made some cheesy potato cake thingys and planted one of my propagated monsteras in a pot and changed the pot of another plant and that all made me feel better. I'll have to relax tonight and put a face mask on and do some graphic design/drawing so I can get my Lizzo T-shirt and/or bag done in time.
Shout-out to my neighbour.! Brought over homemade doughnuts yesterday.
Neighbour rating: βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
how many dumb fkn poems have i written ffs
Just got out of bed, feeling a bit fried
Interview later, I wonder if I'll be hired
The cat slept with us, and now he's yowling
Though he's been fed, he thinks his tummy's still growling
Curled up on the couch, heater in my face
I'm anxious about this employment race
It's hard to talk myself up when I'm so iffy
But I'll clean myself up, looking so spiffy
I'll cage up the thoughts that hold me back
And when I get home, I'll have a panic attack
As long as I can hold it until after I'm done
I'll nail this appointment, and then I'll have won.
I'll cross my fingers, and I'll cross my toes
But you've got this in the bag, everybody knows
Finally replacing my absolutely broken down sofa. Man that officeworks armchair was a piece of crap
Itβs amazing how much a positive difference a comfy couch makes in your life. Itβs almost a quality of life change.
Sometimes I feel like an absolute void of nothingness, no one truly cares for ME, no one reaches out via message, I hang out with friends sometimes, but we're not super close. I just feel alone.
Can I help?
You just asking does help a little. Thank you for asking.
π€π€π€ here, have some hugs
Thanks Seagoon β€οΈ
Day 56 of The Diet. Scales said "That'll do, Raven. That'll do."
Now it's time to ~~eat ALL the things~~ move to a sensible maintenance diet for a while, and focus on my weights routine and building up some muscle. Then four more sets of 5kg dieting interspersed with maintenance/exercise focus. I think this is a good plan, breaking it up into smaller achievable goals rather than trying to do it in one go. Easier to maintain motivation and not to burnout.
900 (!) person traditional wedding at the hotel I'm at. Serious coin was dropped on this one.
To say everyone looks amaze is an understatement.
Everyone is so dressed up.
It's 7:06 and the 7:00 bus is due to arrive in 8 minutes. This is the end of my story.
[update] The 7:00 bus arrived at 7:14 with nobody on it (apart from the driver). I don't know if he'll make it to the train station in time for me to catch the 7:16 connecting train...
I tend to avoid posting negative comments so... thanks for listening.
Dinner has been had. Now to head to the supermarket to pick up a couple of old friends - peanut m&ms and maltesers
That awesome feeling you get when past you is so organise, that it helps out future you. Nothing major just essential items that I need and havenβt been able to get a hand on. This has put me in such a good mood. Lol who am I to be this happy over an essential goods or two π
Was making a dish with red wine as an ingredient last night. Purchased a $12 bottle that ended up being absolutely delightful. The meal was good too. I did go to bed a little buzzy, but no side effects today.
My fever has broken. I continue coughing up crud in a variety of shades. No gym today, I think
I'm not from Melbourne, but it's great to see Melbourne people using their Fedi alternative to Reddit. The Brisbane one is dead!
I've completed day 2 of exercise regimen and it feels good so far. They're just equipment free 10 minute little workouts, and because they're 10 minutes I can easily say to myself, "oh let's do one now, I've got no excuse to not fit it in." It gets the blood pumping without being too taxing. Can't do in front of Mr Peeler though π
Soon to be going to a freshly cleaned bed and pillow, with a new junky post-apocalyptic audiobook (my guilty pleasure). Life ain't so bad
Centrelink stopped accepting medical certificates, so I have to do mutual obligations. The DES people want me to apply for 8 jobs that I'm not qualified for every month. They're meant to help me pay for education but according to the guy I have appointments with, they'll only pay half of the course fees.
Also, why the fuck is "free" TAFE allowed to charge so much extra fees? It's not free if I have to pay $510.
I'm just sorta fucked, I suppose. Not sure what I can do, or will do.
The unit outline for my next uni subject (sustainable design for houses) was released today & I'm pretty happy with what the main assignments involve. I'll basically be making a plan for my own future housing, which is what I want to do for myself anyway & a large part of why I was interested in this course.
Am I the only person getting annoyed that James Cameron is all over the news about the Oceangate incident. I mean I get he's an avid ocean explorer, have done the trip many times, and made the damn film but I feel like we should hear from an actual engineer.
I had some left over pork and beef mince. I added some onions and a can of Campbell's beef bolognese sauce and the scraps from the tomato sauce bottle. Paired it with beef ravioli and some herbs and spices. It came out alright.
Girly's not eating with us because she's got some sort of mange. It could be my imagination but my throat is getting sore. We shall see tomorrow.
one of those days where chronic pain moves from "meh I'm used to it" to "I shall bite people"
so of course it's the day the cats have decided to be Royal Fucking Arseholes
(this isn't mood colouration btw, Punkin is obsessed with going under my desk and fucking around behind the file server - something he has never, in his entire twelve years of life been allowed to do. I've pulled it out, there's nothing behind it, he's just got a bug up his arse. And when told off goes into the kitchen and starts pushing things off the counter in retaliation)
I honestly wish there was a "You're all cunt's, fuck you all" option for the Zuckerberg / Musk cage fight.
Oh my god. Found a box of box of ritz and a 2 bottles of red in the cupboard.
Got so excited I cracked the shiraz open and just poured a glass. Went down so well. Hope itβll last a couple of days without going weird in taste so I can stretch it out for a few days.
sigh
Cool glass of RosΓ©, relaxing on the sofa
Brain's overthinking, turning over and over.
Be cool and calm, composed, assured,
Each fear is stretched and twice measured.
Turned out and raw for the world to see,
Memories sliced up, trauma-sushi
Roll me in rice, in seaweed, I'm salty
Dip me in soy sauce and light green wasabi
Chopsticks and lips, full of umami,
Size me up, please put a fork in me
I'm done ππΌ
Edit: now i want to go to a sushi train ehhh
Think I might need to come up with a strategy as I'm getting invited to a lot of non work hours social stuff in this new job. I really just want people to know that's off limits for me without being impolite, getting pressured into going, or not "fitting in"
Ditched Woolies mobile. Decided the saving wasnβt worth it if it didnβt work. Back in Telstra and my phones back in full working order. Canβt believe the difference a proper internet connection makes to the lack of lag!
Good morning folks, hope y'all had a great weekend! I built my Nissian Skyline GT-R Lego set and it looks great. Now I just need to see where to put it... somewhere on my bookshelf.
