Background checks went through, got the official job offer call, nego’d a slight bump, contract should be through tomorrow and with any luck I’ll be starting next Tuesday! And how good is this: they said after a few weeks I can change my specified working days to suit my needs, so I’m not fixed to the two days I pick at the start. How good is that?? Ultra flexibility!! Feeling very good about the job 😄
Happy Friday motherfondlers! Guess who got the job 😎😎😎😎
Well, pending standard preemployment checks, the links for which if they don’t come through today should arrive on Tuesday. Fingers crossed I can get it all sorted by the end of next week :D
I really need to stop procrastinating on getting a car though because even though this job won’t exactly pay enough for all running costs after rent and bills (being two days a week), I’ve been meaning to get one anyway and have savings kept aside for that. Plus I’m slowly feeling more positive and motivated about getting my arse off crosswords and cooking up side gigs to supplement this as I want
e: didn’t want to clog up dt with replies to everyone but thank you all for the congratulatory messages :D
Interview in 15 minutes. I stupidly didn’t eat breakfast so I’m a little less calm than I’d like to be. But I got this, I know I do dammit
E: I think that went well! I feel much more positive about this team. The interview was a lot more chillaxed too. I have a good feeling about this job ☺️
✅ pulled an all nighter from 4pm to 7am and actually completed everything in the project with the hours given
✅ packed everything up and returned it all to the office
✅ actually had a good one on one reconciliatory chat with the boss who owned up to being severely burnt out and dropping the ball with staff - seriously planning to accelerate his retirement and handing over of the business
✅ still made it to the Christmas thing and actually enjoyed it - even won $50 - and had many long goodbyes, everything ending on a good note
✅ jammed in some last minute heavy grocery shopping on the way home despite insane traffic, and then dropped the car off elsewhere with 5 min to spare
✅ grabbed some brisling sardines on the way back for a simple repast of rice and fish
✅ almost caught up on messages, finally sinking into the couch; fully awake and engaged for 34 hours and counting…
At long last, it is all done. And I am proud of myself for finally arriving here. I’m so happy that the slate is clean and I made it… Bring on the next chapter in the new year!!!
What the absolute fuck? 20 months? I genuinely do believe rehabilitation can be possible for some pedophiles as opposed to just punishment, but this guy has zero remorse and for the degree of his offending…
I remember how big this was for a while - only for this bit of news to be buried with a short article. Surely the scale of infestation (resulting in the change in approach) is going to have significant impacts to pollinator-dependent agriculture?
I’m guessing it’s too many hobby farmers and anti government/homesteading types who don’t understand the seriousness of this shit, it’s like Covid all over again. Plus I’d heard feral bee colonies were an issue too.
But I’m surprised you didn’t know it was here, if it’s a topic of interest? Varroa mite was big news earlier this year when it was first detected in NSW, the reporting was rather dire.
I’m wary of how diluted “affordable housing” means. Bypassing Council, VCAT and third party appeals are very tasty prizes for developers and I’m sure plenty would manipulate the definition of “affordable housing” to get a ticket to far less planning oversight, especially with the low bar of entry at 50 million. More...
Sometimes you’ve just tried so, so hard, and thought you’d done the best you could, and it still isn’t enough… and you’re so over it that then there is a flooding of relief when you accept that that’s all you can do, and it’s okay to rest, and stop trying to work so hard, and refocus.
What do you think? As a migrant myself I have to confess I’m not that on board with expecting aged parents to be part of the package when migrating over, even my own aunts and uncles who are currently going through the process via their own children....
Eeeeee!!! I accidentally found the cat’s cuddle spot!!! 😻😻😻 it’s much closer to the TV than I would normally sit but I decided to sit there while petting her and she CRAWLED ONTO MY LAP. I nearly died. I didn’t have my phone but when she got up for a bit I grabbed it and sat back down and here she is purring up an absolute storm. She hasn’t cuddled at all the whole 2.5 weeks I’ve been here - I’ll sit here all day long to feel her purring contentedly against me1. Oh please kitty cat don’t let this be a one time thing. We can chill any time. Any time at all. <3
A step in the right direction but still weaksauce compared to WA banning them outright. They ruin not just the lives of gamblers and their families but also pub culture in general.
Every fibre of my being wishes today was Saturday…
E: also, holy COW the Medicare safety net is amazing. 475 psychiatrist appt, would’ve been ~265 out of pocket with the normal rebate. Today the full safety net rebate came through - I’ve paid $46 out of pocket for a 90 minute consult. That’s less than 10% of the total fee. Awesome.
And on the seventh day, Our Lord God the Bot #001 dutifully ran its code and then ran off with the cat.
This neck pain is getting worse again and doing me in. A friend recommended a physio that does Sundays and I’ve pulled the pin and made a booking first thing in the morning. I’ve never seen a physio before. Not like I have stacks of money to do this but it’s affecting everything and next week will be very hectic so I’m not going to sit around waiting for it to get better
Dear readers, I have figured our why despite all the meds and other morning rituals I felt like a fork had been stabbed in my brain and all hope was lost.
The carefully made mocha this morning, I have just discovered, was but a mere hot chocolate - with the freshly ground coffee still waiting patiently in its canister, aeropress dutifully washed of yesterday’s hasty activities but not a second time… I’m not sure how to resolve these heinous vicious cycles where a lack of coffee causes a lack of coffee and therefore the end of the world.
Anyway, the situation is currently being rectified and I remain mortified at this horrific act of self-abuse
I know it’s been A Week because it’s not even 4:30 and I have broken out THE BOTTLE OF TAWNY and some very delicious 3 month old manchego cheese. (I rarely drink and especially at home). I got so mad earlier today. I needed something to quell the fire.
Oh no. Came home last night to see a white rose placed on the windscreen of my opposite neighbour’s car. She’s elderly and the only one who talked to everyone and knew everything about the place, but been unwell for quite a while and I haven’t seen or heard from her in months. I remember how lonely and weak she was at times.
Just heard some noise outside my door and opened it to see… her sister and niece were there in her apartment and they confirmed the worst. :( RIP, N. You might’ve been a bit of a curmudgeonly old soul at times but I hope you meet many wonderful fluffy kitties wherever you go. (She loved soxcat)
I made it to Sydney for my birthday today and the weather really put on a show. Short sleeves and sun hat and 500% good mood despite feeling like I nearly died a few times on the fucking roads. Getting thoroughly spoiled for the weekend. Made a few professional contacts this week too which was rewarding
E: thanks everyone for the lovely wishes!! Somehow lemmys notifications weren’t working so I saw nothing until now when I’m just about to go to bed and thought I’d check the dt. It’s actually great not being on a device all day. I’ve decided I’m going to go on more long trips and get through the backlog of Conversations with Richard Fidler
Sigh. I actually completely missed whatever went on the past few days. Was on a cat sub from a Google search at 6pm last night and then saw the melb sub was open again.
Part of me really doesn't want to know which regs did what the days prior.... part of me really needs a break from social media altogether. I kind of just vaguely hoped the sub would reopen and things would go back to what they were slowly, but from your comment and seeing some posts here today it seems like there's been an irreparable rift beyond just what the admins and mods are doing.
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Carlton, Fitzroy and Collingwood in the 60s and 70s - photos (www.theguardian.com)
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Victorian man planned to abuse baby, caught with 6,300 child sexual abuse files, jailed for 20 months (www.abc.net.au)
What the absolute fuck? 20 months? I genuinely do believe rehabilitation can be possible for some pedophiles as opposed to just punishment, but this guy has zero remorse and for the degree of his offending…
Australia abandons effort to eradicate varroa mite after 14,000 bee hives destroyed (www.theguardian.com)
I remember how big this was for a while - only for this bit of news to be buried with a short article. Surely the scale of infestation (resulting in the change in approach) is going to have significant impacts to pollinator-dependent agriculture?
Victoria expected to fast-track major development applications and introduce new rental protections (www.theguardian.com)
I’m wary of how diluted “affordable housing” means. Bypassing Council, VCAT and third party appeals are very tasty prizes for developers and I’m sure plenty would manipulate the definition of “affordable housing” to get a ticket to far less planning oversight, especially with the low bar of entry at 50 million. More...
‘Find a spot on the floor’: overcrowding complaints grow as Victorians take advantage of rail fare cap (www.theguardian.com)
Many people predicted this would happen…
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‘They will never be granted the visa in their lifetime’: the families waiting decades to settle parents in Australia (www.theguardian.com)
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Victoria bans gas connections in new homes from 2024 (www.abc.net.au)
Cooking on gas is the one environmentally damaging thing I don’t want to give up, I’ll admit…
New pokie restrictions to be introduced in Victoria including maximum spend limits of $100 (www.abc.net.au)
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