International Day of Happiness 🤣
Another day, another unpaid toll sms. These spam texts drive me nuts. I’ve blocked so many numbers but it’s futile.
But good news! I got a Centrelink rebate!
It is the equinox today and boy the darker evenings are getting noticeable.
I’m going to miss the light evenings so much. It’s depressing being in out in dark doing stuff after work every day.
totally agree. With more and more folks living in the city now I’m not sure why we continue with it TBH. We’ve got a mental health crisis, this feels like a real easy cheap thing to help, even if its barely a drop in the ocean.
I don’t usually have issues with daylight savings but this year has really knocked me about for some reason. Maybe it’s hitting the big five oh? Maybe it’s exhaustion from the “work-home-go to sleep for God’s sake please kids” cycle? I’ve found the darker evenings comforting, whereas when I was younger I loved the extra daylight on a gorgeous evening (more time to enjoy beverage indulgence).
Total sleep was 4 hours, and today’s going to be the most intense and active of the trip. They hired some drongo gardener to start cutting the lawn at 7:05am for some stupid bloody reason so I lost out on 30 extra mins of sleep. Also waking up when it’s 12° is very hard and difficult and this is why I’m gonna pack up my shit and move to marble bar at the earliest opportunity
Once you’re on the plane you can have a snooze. I’m a chronic non-sleeper myself the night before a flight, always get nervous I’ll miss it! Happens to lots of people, nothing to worry about. Airport is full of bleary eyed people stumbling through. Hopefully all goes smoothly for your trip!
I’m one of those people that can’t sleep in public. I can never fall asleep on trains, trams, planes, buses, etc. I don’t even fall asleep in cars
You’ll be ok Baku. Once you’re on the plane you’ll start to get excited and your adrenalin will kick in. Make sure you take some gum with you and chew it on take off and landing. Have a great time in Adelaide.
Good idea. If I find some at the airport that isn’t extortionately priced I will buy
Changing my sleep cycle for the new job. Damn you circadian rhythm and making me feel like shit 😔
Just threw two couches out at the tip. No one wanted them :( tried to donate but no go.
Have to say everyone there was a middle aged bloke taking all their aggression out on throwing inanimate objects into the pit was hilarious.
For me it was the end of an era. The amount of times I parked my arse on those things… ate, spilled food, wine, all the movies, the discussions had good and bad, … almost had me teary.
RIP two couches :( I will never forget you.
Farewell dear couches 🍺
Adelaide day! I’m dishevelled, disorganised, and discombobulated. Flights out at 12, gotta be at the old ‘port by 10:30. Lift arranged for 9:30, but I don’t actually have a travel bag, so my clothes are gonna be packed in Coles’ bags until we pick up the worker who’s coming with me who said I can borrow a bag. I haven’t packed anything yet.
Despite not having packed yet, I have been busy all day cleaning. I decided I’d clean up my room so that when I get back I’ve got a nice clean room to crash into, and I also decided to wash my bedding and wardrobe things. So lots of washing, and lots of cleaning. Also decided to clean my toilet and bathroom because hey! That’s more important than making sure I actually have stuff to wear, right??? 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️. My bedding still isn’t dry, still got half an hour to go at least.
Oh it’s also been brought to my attention that the gronky security people would probably put most of my things in the bin, because my deodorant, mouthwash, etc, are all “too big”. So I’ll need to buy some in Adelaide
I’m a nervous traveller, in case you can’t tell…
C’mon and join the Adelaide parade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z5X47T1ZhY
Nope you’ve gone too obscure, yo no comprendo tu referencia
Finally going to sleep. It’s 2:30 now, and 2 things could happen:
- I fall asleep instantly 2: I’m up for another hour trying to sleep
Wish me luck sleeping lemmings
They don’t care about liquid container size for domestic flights AFAIK. Hope you wake up refreshed and have a seamless flight!
Oh. Hopefully. Thanks J_K, total sleep time was about 4 hours, so I’ll be running on fumes but I should be right
It’s gonna be great and you’ll be ok. Welcome to the big family of people that start random chores instead of packing then panic pack at midnight (I’m much older then you and still do it like this). Your future self will thank you for the clean room!
Have a ball - you’ll be awesome
Welcome to the big family of people that start random chores instead of packing then panic pack at midnight
No please I don’t want
Thanks g, i reckon I’ll probably be mid tier at best, but I’ll try
You can get mini bottles to decant most toiletries into from your local $2 shop. Won’t help with deodorant if you use spray, but most other things should work.
Not going to have time for $2 shops before I go unfortunately, but once I get to Adelaide I’ll try to figure it all out
Movie review.
Do you love fast cars? Do you love men? Do you love daring men geniuses who love fast cars?
If you do then Ford vs Ferrari is pure porn.
I give this 5 hobbits . I’ll be watching it again.
😂 Seagoon, this is such a good ad.
Watching it, I shall be.
it’s nothing like fast and furious, this movie is about geniuses
I watched this on the treadmill. There’s something about racing scenes that really makes me run faster. Like a subconscious/empathetic connection to the character on the screen.
The racing scenes are really quite thrilling and every now and then they slip in some real footage from the real life events they are portraying. I remember in the 60s and 70s race car drivers were household names, rock stars
What if I prefer my cars more like chitty chitty bang bang?
Flying?
Rat rod, but I’ll take flying.
I bought this on blu ray for the man and he’s been nagging me to watch it with him. Thanks for the review. I’ll schedule it in.
confession
I used to love speeding in my little bmw on winding mountain roads. Husband never knew.
Hahaha.
Confession
I drive like a grandma in my Corolla. Husband knows because he tells me all the time. What he doesn’t know is I do it deliberately when he’s in my car.
I’ve been listening to these “true story” YouTube channels lately.
Just general tales of dangerous or weird situations people have been through.
A few days after I started, I realised something and felt very stupid for not thinking of it earlier:
What counts as danger for a woman is completely different than what I would consider danger. Situations that I would consider a nuisance can be life or death for a woman. Something as simple as a weird looking guy walking up to chat to me can turn into utter chaos for a woman.
It’s opened my eyes in a really big way, and like I said, I feel dumb as fuck for not thinking about it sooner.
/rant incoming.
spoiler
Glad to hear you’ve seen the light. Not being ironic here, all too few men get this. Complicated by the fact that for a very long time indeed (and still continues a bit) the ideal of ‘feminine’ beauty has been to appear as small, weak and fragile as possible for their body type. And hampered by constrictive clothing and stupid shoes. This includes highly invasive surgery and horribly restrictive lifestyles to appear smaller and skinnier than their natural body. Just glance at any high fashion magazine or look at any movie or tv show. Even the ‘strong’ women have to have at least something about them that screams “I can be victimised!” to appear ‘feminine’ to Hollywood and most mass market publications. Even the ones marketing ‘health’. Just look at the shoes in Sex in the City. Or how scrawny most Hollywood ‘heroines’ are. Even the ones toting guns. This weird situation appears to be changing a bit, but still has a long way to go. It’s still far too true that the most dangerous place to be a woman is still in their home - the stats on domestic violence are horrifying. Random violence from strangers is a lot less dangerous statistically speaking, but gets a LOT more publicity. I am so glad I am no longer young, and am therefore a lot less vulnerable. It’s been one of the most liberating things that has ever happened to me.
So I always thought highway patrol cops get more driver training?
Got cut off by police towing a trailer out of their office this morning, no lights, no sirens.
Got cut off by a speeding motorbike cop yesterday, seemed to just be a fuck head. Par for the course really, I guess.
Cloudy day in Adelaide (this was taken out the plane window)
Can confirm, it’s bloody windy here too, quite chilly compared to the previous week’s 30c+ days.
It was a bit cloudy when we left Melbourne, but no clouds at all after we crossed about Melton, then heaps of clouds again in Adelaide
Look out, look out
It’s a flying baku
Beware below or he might…,
Just looked at tonight’s low temp - and for the next week. Time to put the doona back on the bed after summer I think.
Nighty night.
au contraire, alas
bon soir
Buenas noches
Tisbah ala kheir
Holy shit these rooms are fancy. Bloody hell I was expecting something like when I went to Sydney (old hotel with communal bathroom type situation) but nah I may as well be in crown at this point
Where are you staying? We had two nights at Millar Apartments on Hindley when we arrived last Tuesday, pretty fancy too. If you want some tourist recs both in and out of the city let me know :)
I’m staying at some place called the ridge or something. Super nice rooms, but it’s on the outskirts of the city (not Adelaide as a whole, just the City area) and only accesible by buses. Also pretty shitty walking infrastructure out here, but our conference is at the showgrounds so it’s just a 10 min walk
Yes please, I’d love some touristy reccos! Only thing is we don’t have a car and are flying, so stuff outside Adelaide or even somewhere without a good bus connection isn’t really doable. Also the conference is 9-4 everyday so daytime stuff probably isn’t doable wither unfortunately
Bonus!
Was lucky enough to get the first place we applied for (and I know we are very, very lucky in that regard!!), but now begins the moving process which I hate so much. This will be my 8th move in 12 years and I haven’t learned to stress less during it. Coupled with this being the busiest time of year at work, I might just be a total idiot. But the place is cute and I’m excited!
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
I suppose a good bone is out of the question
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Hehe. I bet googling that would be unwise.
🦴🍎🫖
(can someone fill me in on what’s happening with bones?)
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No bone, no bone
Boned by bacon is TheThing!
force ordered bonless. now today’s theme has become bones
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Ah. Thanks sugar
Boneless chicken feet please
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Boneless elephant foot please. Lightly curried.
🌶️🐘➖🦴
Thank you. The bones are just a bit too crunchy this early in the morning.
