Sky pretty, but I feel sad from whatβs happened at Bondi. I was just there yesterday. Itβs horrific.
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so many hugs, it can feel a bit weird when you are that close in space and time, it can feel like luck
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Oh jeez thatβs horrible
OMG just saw the news about Bondi. Horrifying. I donβt know what to say.
Families out celebrating a holiday. Horrible.
Oh, I hadn't seen it. I don't understand how people can ever get to a state where they want to do things like that. I think it's hard to know what to say because the words just don't exist. Horrible and terrible just aren't enough.
Right, I cannot fathom the way hate can manifest in such an awful way.
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OMG
but sadly I am not surprised
ugh, ptsd raises it's ugly head, ππ’
I am shaking and crying , fucking terrorists, I hate them
Just awful.
Xmas dinner went well. We got a bonus and a healthy Westfield giftcard!!!!!
Edit: pretty wild considering I've been there 5 weeks.
Awesome. Sounds like a good company to work for. π
A woman in my team was sick all of last week so she missed out on Kris Kringle. My girlfriend got one of those "random scoops" of dice from some fantasy store so we've put together two sets.
I'll bring them both in and try determine her favourite colour from the classic indicators; phone case, nails, drink bottle, and I'll give her the set that closest matches
You know how to pay attention without being a pest π»
There are not so subtle ways women express their favourite colour for those willing to look
This guy womans
I don't want the ptv app to plan my trip, I want a pocket database where I can select a route and see the timetable. Boo.
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I am apparently on the University of Tasmania 'Roll of Excellence' for my results in the Diploma of Sustainable Living. I did not know such a thing existed and doubt it will have any impact on anything, but I guess it's a nice thing to know.
I got a participation award in yr 2. And a sticker.
Was it a dinosaur sticker?
I wish. Just a red dot lol.
Look at mr fancy over here with his sticker!
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Congrats!
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Blerg ride on mower is cutting unevenly.
Time to do crash YT courses and pretend to know what I'm doing. Already been serviced twice in 3 months :'(
Hoping it's just tyre pressure. Anything else will be a head scratcher.
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I was told in no uncertain terms that we were going outside today. There was banging on the door. I was reluctant, worried that Melbcat could wait for a chance to abscond. I managed to get a cuddle but she was adamant. Eventually my guilt won so after making a cuppa we went out.
spoiler
Not sure why she sooks a bit sometimes when sheβs outside. Either a uti is coming back, or maybe itβs her age?
My umbrella sailed away with the wind, I found tomato seedlings among the flowers, and I couldnβt find my spot in the book. Neighbours dog was barking at me in my own damn yard and nutcase neighbour briefly moved around.
Eventually we needed to come back in for the bathroom.
Noticing that people seem to be arseholes to me online more frequently lately, and getting some stronger βdriftβ energy off the last few online friends. Even maybe a bit of a funny vibe. And itβs likeβ¦ ok. I only stuck around for you so guess I know what time it is.πΆ
I donβt feel like doing art today but I might anyway this evening. It is a human activity and I have to do something. It just sucks that something that used to be inspiring is now mechanical. Same for reading. Crochet also boring.
I hope I can wrangle my brain back into books because both irl and online suck.
I read a book today!
A book about Australiana. I now know what to look for in op shops in country towns. π
TIL how to turn up or change songs etc from my watch to my new little speaker.
Husband: Technology is becoming obsolete and you're just catching up.
Me: π€·ββοΈ π
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I went to swig down the last mouthful of tea, but forgot about the tagless teabag in there and smacked myself in the face with a ginseng teabag π
I made a Basque cheesecake yesterday at the insistence of Miniest and today we just decimated it, there's barely ΒΌ left π«£
On Tuesday the power company are shutting off the power for the whole day to do works. I've seen it as an opportunity to clean out the freezer, which has desperately needed it. Too many things in shitty containers and bagged food with pegs on that allowed foods to get freezer burnt in too short a time. Luckily I haven't done Xmas food shopping yet.
smacked myself in the face with a ginseng teabag
Is this what they mean when they say tea is invigorating?
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Alright, so RiMusic does not work (offline only it seems). I'm pretty annoyed about this situation I've got to say. Yes, social media is bad for kids, yes some restrictions were probably necessary. Banning music (YouTube Music not though YouTube proper) access on a family managed account is just stupid, heavy handed and smacks of out dated thinking... daaaaaaah What am I supposed to do, double up and pay for Spotify.... As I said, daaaaaaah!
I used to use RiMusic, would stop working for me as well.
OpenTune has been working for me for a very long time without issues.
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Well, surprise surprise... Was feeling shit mentally, went for a run, now feeling less shit mentally.
Earlier I showered and took a walk so quite tired. Probably not much left for art. I really miss my old hobbies of hiking and baking.
Avoiding the news about Bondi, Iβve seen as much as was necessary
Someone at work has been using Chat GPT to create Christmas colouring pages based on photos of people at work. So we are now surrounded by personalised Christmas pictures (which have also been helping to while away the long and boring night shifts!). Highly recommended - would be a great idea for anyone wanting a Christmas day activity for the family too.
Every night my cat sleeps in the human bed and every morning receives breakfast in bed. Now sheβs washing herself.
Iβm coming back as a loved elderly cat
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Waffles for breakfast. 5/5 yums, would waffle again.
Annoying neighbours have installed a wind chime. This means war.
Time for the lawns to be mowed at 7am every weekend. Saturdays and Sundays.
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Caught up with friends but buses replacing trains really marred the experience
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beach
Today at the beach I found a piece of a Spartan sample banknote. Oddest find ever, but ever so interesting. First, how did it get on the beach? Spartan is an Australian anti-counterfeit banknote company.
I knew it was a "banknote" but a denomination of 8 is just weird. Tho USSR used to have a 3 ruble note so π€·ββοΈ
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