I think I’m going to bail on that 1st birthday this weekend. The only people I know at this birthday are the parents and they’re going to be busy socialising with everyone, and I’ll probably feel awkward in this setting being childless. I’ll just message the day before that I’m sick and don’t want to spread germs. Does this make me a bad friend? I’ll plan a catch up with this friend in a few weeks and still give a present then.
Not a bad person. I’ve skipped plenty of kids parties for similar reasons. Was fine.
It’s ok. 😊
I need that fucking cable I’ve been saving for probably 8 years and never used and I can’t find it anywhere.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck
Edit: I’m going to go buy one and I know I will remember where it is when I get home.
It’s a 3.5mm extension cable. To go from the drum kit to the audio interface.
You rationalised it in the last house move
I just dropped all of mine off for recycling, so I can’t help, sorry.
I have a draw of very tangled cables collected over the years. I’m sure I have one of everything by now but digging through there is not fun.
Hehe i know this pain.
With you fam.
Can’t have mine though because I can’t find mine either.
I can literally see it in my minds eye in the spot I left it last time and it’s not there :(
Took the Minipeelers to Highpoint today and had a fun time topping up our supply of trackpants, T-shirts and other things that were not so practical lol. Some Lush products were purchased and bathing indulged in once we got home. The house smells a treat!
Already so cold, it’s going to be a cold night.
Going to need my hot wattle bot again.
I could do with a wattle bot 🌳 hot or otherwise!
I’ve been living in my oodie all day today. Tomorrow I will Be Productive ™
My frozen fingers can’t type.
I’m hoping it’ll be somewhat warmer tomorrow too.
Fireplace is working overtime in anticipation
Hot water bottle doing it for me, the ambient air in here is cold.
Going to see if I can finish I watching The last of us Season 1 tonight.
Then I’ll start making my way through Andor.
Last of Us was just amazing , I totes recommend
I haven’t seen Andor yet.
Stopping at season 1 though.
Past few nights I’ve done a few movies, Thunderbolts, Heads of State and the Amatuer.
season 2 seems to have lost the plot, I watched the first 2 episodes and just did not care for it
I experienced some of the story from season 2 from the game. It didn’t sit well with me to be honest and I heard the tv show has some problems in season 2
Nooooo, fav banh mi place nearby has had a ~glow up and is now offering heaps more fancy things, looks like it’s changed ownership. Unfortunately means it’s no longer reasonable to nip there on a lunch break, boo.
… though I do need to try the Salted Vietnamese Coffee…!
Is there still boxes of tissues on the tables?
My fav local banh mi place is still slinging loaded rolls for $7.50 and is never that busy, I hope it never gets a glow up. The salted coffee sounds great tho.
I kind of hope Hungs Bakery doesn’t sell out and go up market because the tofu banh mi is absolutely legit especially for that price and speed. But I’m guessing so long as those commission housing towers are the, Victoria Street won’t gentrify like the rest of Richmond
This be me tomorrow night
I’m with you. Big 16th is tomorrow night and I might disappear into the hedgerow with a beverage haha.
Don’t let your parents catch you sneaking a drink.
Nah just joking. Happy Birthday Miss God. 🎂
Thanks. It could get hectic.
I had a spot of cleaning mojo and vacuumed and mopped the floors. I now have nice clean floors but the kitchen’s too wet to go in and make a cuppa. Boo.
Please, how do I catch cleaning mojo? Need some for the weekend.
It really doesn’t come my way often. I recommend impending visitors with a tight deadline.
Imagine your besties are coming to visit and you want the place to be nice and clean
I have considered making some absorbent cotton slippers to wear after mopping the floor, so I can walk all over the wet floor and call it drying the floor.
Hooray made it down to the beach.
Not so hooray fucking weeds.
Is good to be down here though.
Resident magpie remembers me so appeased it w/ cheee. Really makes you wonder just how much memory they have. Haven’t been here for months and the thing was right at my feet without a second thought.
Glad you made it down there today!! Love that you got a birb greeting. Clever little tackers!
Beach. 😊
First sing and play since I dropped suboxone. Felt like my head was going to explode from endorphins.
Baby steps.
This is wonderful. 😊
I’ve been so successful in weatherstripping around the sliding door the dog door panel is inserted into that now the air pressure is blowing the dog flap open and letting in even more cold air than was coming through the gaps.
Yesterday on the way home I saw the fire brigade breaking out somebody stuck in one of the old cast iron toilets. Hope you all have a better day than that unfortunate person 😸
When I was little I got my hand stuck in a trolley. All I heard was a staff member say “I’ll get the butcher”. My dad was a butcher. I knew what they did. I cried. The butcher brought out a tub of fat.
tub of fat
to feed you and fatten you up?
I did wonder what they were gonna do with it.
Oooh I wanna know the whole story. I wonder how long they were there before they realised they needed proper help. Oh that poor person!
Rain, so much rain here over next 36 hours.
Ok, I despise Amazon, but sometimes you can’t find something anywhere else. I now accidentally have 30 days of their TV thing. What should I check out?
Check out that it doesn’t automatically renew after the 30 days are up.
Oh I will!
You can just cancel it now, you’ll still get your 30 days free but won’t have to worry about forgetting and having it auto renew. Just ignore all the warnings about what you miss by not having a subscription, they just put them there to make people reconsider cancelling. You are just cancelling the auto-renew of the subscription not the membership itself.
Thanks, looks like I’m getting the bullshit trial of single episodes, so it can get right in the bin
I think the expanse might be there if you like space shows
Invincible
The Boys
Reacher (S2 is kind of a dog, but still worth watching).
The first two suggestions are violent and I mean VIOLENT
@MeanElevator @Catfish seconding The Boys, and I don’t even like violent or superhero. It’s very clever, but quite awful, and very watchable if you can get past the ultraviolence.
That show is so disturbing and excellent.
Compare violent to opening sequence S1 American Gods?? Violence is fine by me if it has purpose and plot. That Bone Tomahawk bit was a shock, but made sense.
I’m pretty sure the first scene of the Boys someone gets vaporised except for their hands.
It’s gory as, but somehow with a purpose.
I don’t even remember any violence at the start of American Gods. I just remember absolute boredom. I didn’t even finish the first episode the first time I watched it, and then slogged through a few episodes after being assured it would get really good and be worthwhile. Spoiler: it wasn’t. I didn’t enjoy any of it in the slightest.
There was non book set up scene for the undocumented Scandinavian first North Americans.
Thirding The Boys. Yes it’s blood soaked, but in a comedic style. It’s very cleverly written and is a parody and warning of current American politics.
I’ll Fourth it. I really enjoyed it (although I’ve only seen the first two seasons, as I only use streaming services occassionally)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
I think Sneaky Pete is on Amazon, I was ambivilent about whether I wanted to watch it at all and ended up really enjoying it.
Nine Perfect Strangers.
Bumble for Friends is starting to feel like a dating app! People match and never reply, or they tell you to message on Instagram, which I don’t have. The latest is some dude trying to flirt with me. Umm wrong app buddy. You’re meant to be on the other one…
Someone asked me how my day is going. That’s nice but what about finding common interests? I don’t want to tell you that I’ve played games with my cousins or worked a boring shift, what are you going to do with that info?!
So I’m just going to go to more in-person things. Fuck meeting people through this app. I always thought I’d meet a partner through a dating app, but I guess I’d rather be single for the rest of my life than have to go on one of those again.
Yeah. Can’t say I’m surprised.
I did meet mine on OKC, but that was before it joined the Swipe club, and shock horror, had questionnaires and profiles
I’ve never tried them myself but I’m glad I never had to rely on them.
I hope you at least start to have some luck with it.
I wouldn’t necessarily assume asking how your day is going is for nefarious info gathering. It’s just a normal part of small talk. (However I’ve never used any matching apps so don’t know the context, eg I just found out thumbs up emoji is apparently rude to younger gens). You can give nonspecific answers, just like you would in real life. Conversation needs to star somewhere.
