I said goodbye to my beautiful cat today. My house feels empty tonight.
E: thank you all.
this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2025
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I'm sure you gave it a wonderful life.
The hardest of goodbyes. Hugs to you and headbonks to Tommy in heaven.
my god, I am so, so sorry for your loss.
Hugs. I hope you're feeling alright
oh.. So sorry to hear that.
My sincerest condolences, that sucks mate 😞
So sorry to hear that. Hugs.
So sorry to hear :(
oh no. So many hugs.
I'm so sorry ❤️❤️❤️
Sending you loads of love and warmth 💜
So sorry to hear that. Sending internet squishes if you wish them.
Fuck….😕
I’m so sorry. It’s heartbreaking to loose a pet. Sending warm wishes.
Condolences and hugs mate. 💜
I’m so sorry, that’s really hard
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So, the Vulture article about Neil Gaiman...
Question: what would you do with his books after reading it? I have American Gods, Norse Mythology, and two short story collections Smoke and Mirrors and Fragile Things. They were my safe books when I was a teen, read them religiously, to shreds.
After reading that article... I... Just... What would you do with those books? They mean so much to me... But... Gaiman is monstrous.
If you've experienced SA and abuse, be warned, the article is extremely graphic and detailed. I'm so mad and upset.
Opinions/suggestions welcome.
I think its important to separate the art from the artist. For example: Starship is humanity's best hope for a brighter future in space right now regardless of how you feel about Elon. And I love the harry potter books despite her take on things. At the end of the day he already won in the sense that he has your money. Throwing the books out serves only to deprive you of something you enjoy.
I'm not saying forgive. And I wouldnt give them any more money (though i brought hogwats legacy when it was like 20 bucks). But whats done is done in the sense of purchasing them.
Never meet your heroes rings very true these days hey.
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Look up the list of Weinstein produced movies. If you're going to only consume ethical media, you're going to have to cut a whole lot out.
I'm aware of Weinstein. I cringe every time I watch a beloved movie and his company name pops up.
There is no ethical consumption under capitalism.
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Mine went in the recycling bin this morning. But 1, he's not someone I idolised at all. I liked his kids books, struggled with his adult stuff, and hadn't actually read anything of his in years, so I'm less attached than some.
And 2, as a librarian I'm long past the idea of books as sacred objects- mass market paperbacks anyway. I donate my unwanted books to the op shop but these will be unsellable at the moment, the op shop will just chuck them. And I'm quite used to putting large piles of withdrawn library books into the bin. But I know it shocks some people.
Oh neat. Same profession as me.
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It's kind of exciting looking for new roles. Picked up a bunch of useful skills and lingo where I am now so have been able to go for better roles.
Let's see how all this plays out.
Scrum, Stand up, agile, boil the sea and process mapping!
Gather the artefacts! Process flow! Service delivery! Suck my balls!
It's amazing how easy it is to sound qualified if you have confidence, a sales background and a firm grasp of terminology lol
Edit: I'd like to add stakeholder fucking management to the list. Over and fucking over. It's the main part of my role i.e taking the punches for the company but i still hate that title.
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First train trip into the CBD since late November. So uneventful. Can't even complain about it.
The intrepid ticket inspectors at Parliament we're busy bullying young people though.
Back at work today. I feel like I haven't really had a break at all. Back to having some income coming in thank goodness, it's been a scary few weeks!
Rn there's a dickhead circling the block in a fart cycle. Next round he's getting a fucking cinderblock to the face
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I didn't mind being in the office at the old contract because it was a massive floor and not everyone was in at the same time, so the place was mostly empty.
It messed with my expectations for this job as it's a much smaller office and everyone is in at once. Going from a government department to a sales led organisation and it's much noisier as well
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discovered the incredible stretch of just having the mrs sit on my thighs, tailbone or lower back. There isnt a sex joke here which is how you can tell im serious. I actually groaned and shuddered when she sat on my tailbone. Suspect my back is rooted.
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The books will remain on the bookshelf, until I am in a better state of mind; I'm triggered and having my own flashbacks so I recognise that I am not in a position to make decisions on sentimental books.
Thank you for everyone's input, I really appreciate your ideas and perspectives 💜
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I just got home after work. No wonder I was thirsty when I got to work this morning - my morning cup of tea was still sitting on the kitchen table untouched. I hadn't even put milk in it. It was just on the other side of the table so clearly I didn't notice it this morning.
The patch. Heaps of buds/flowers now. looking heaps better than last year.
So I have an old PC, and I'm thinking of learning how to make a DT bot and using that PC to be it's 24/7 server, that way no one here has to give up their sleep or risk a double-post anymore :) it's about time we get another botbot.
I'm going to start looking into it tomorrow, regarding making one, and thinking of contacting the other City instances to see how they made theirs. I need to fix up my partner's PC anyway, so I'll be in the spare room regardless lol!
If anyone has any tips or anything I should know, please message me :) happy to collaborate as I've never coded anything let alone a script. But I'm willing to learn!
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I rearranged my pantry items and it still looks full but atleast all the sauces are on the left and we won't starve now with the 3 cans of pineapple I found buried.
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Sleep is farked and I have an early appointment. Pray for Mojo
Thank you to all who shared their thoughts on how long they think is too long to commute for a job. I think I'll apply anyway to have a chance at something, but it's probably not my first choice. On the upside, I would beat the traffic for the most part.
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Uninstalled all the fast food and delivery apps today. Who could possibly be anything resembling healthy when KFC's sending you 30 nugget for $10 deals?
So dark in the house today. I much prefer natural light to turning the lights on, but it’s too dark.
I'm winning. 8 - 6. The sledging is getting good. He's plying me with soju. Things could change quickly.
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Last night out west, as much as I have enjoyed blobbing out and being fed like a queen, and the quietness, I'm ready to go back to Melbourne and my independence (despite the toils that come with it) and my friends.
Won't push myself too hard when I return to work on Wed but from next week it's time to ramp up
WHY AM I AWAKE
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