Woooo despite weathers best efforts got 90% of the pool table disassembled and shifted to the basement instead of the garage (haven’t moved the top, too damp for felt), got the uprights cut for the server rack and a bunch of space cleared. That’s my mild goals for the long weekend knocked off and fuck all else i have to do.
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Happy Anniversary cake and tea please!
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A bottle of bubbly and some termites please
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Morning chef! Could I please get… My salary expectations met?
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I’m sure I’ll be burned at the stake for this but mushroom soup and toast please!
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You’re good as long as you’re not asking me for soda
Cocoa pops please. Saving the eggs for cooking (assuming a shortage)
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I wish that I could’ve talked it out with him. Respected his need for space and realised he was ignoring me because of that, not because he didn’t love me. I wish I could’ve articulated better to him that I was panicking that week. I wish I wasn’t so nasty about it to him in the end and had a civil discussion. I wish he didn’t give up so easily and that he communicated better as well.
I wish I was over it. People have said I should be over it by now. Everytime I go out, I get paranoid that I’ll see him or any of his people. Anyone that looks remotely like him, I get paranoid and think it’s him. I see a car like his or drive through nearby areas and think that I’ll see him. Worrying about it makes it happen twice or some quote along those lines. I want to forget.
The past is in the past. It is what it is. There is nothing I can do to change it, even if I so desperately want to. When the logical part of my brain kicks in, I realise it’s normal to miss someone you cared about a lot, even if you don’t want them back. It just shows you cared. As for the fears, easier said than done, but I need to realise that time will help me get over it. If I do ever see him again, it might be painful, knowing that in some time, he’s going to be building a life with someone that isn’t me. On the flip side, I get to build my own life, and probably a better life than what I would build with him.
I’ve been chatting with an online friend I made recently and even they will tell me that they’re going to be busy and actually reply to my long spiels of shit, even though I have absolutely no expectations about any of that. I didn’t even have to say anything at all. I realise now that I shouldn’t have had to ask for that much reassurance, and even though I think I would lean towards anxiously attached (in relationships), I was dealing with someone who couldn’t give me the time of day, leading to blows to my self-esteem and me overthinking.
so many hugs
yes, in relationships talk about everything and listen too
I made a hot chocolate for my daughter because she’s studying and I realised I’ve never actually made a hot chocolate before so I winged it. Completed the job with marshmallows on the side.
I feel like one too but all I have are little blocks of diary milk chocolate and not mich milk left.
How did you make your hot chocolate?
1 tablespoon of cocoa powder and a bit of sugar dissolved in some boiling water. Topped it up with milk and microwaved it for 1 minute.
I would microwave the dairy milk chocolate in the milk and stir like crazy
Most obnoxious Ikea delivery ever.
Have one of those horrible old buzzers that are really unpleasant. Like scare you half to death when they go off. The delivery guy doesn’t just press it one or twice politely, but proceeds to press it multiple times and then long presses it twice.
Can’t remember wanting to kick someone this much in a long time. Face, preferably.
We have a non-obnoxious doorbell but every time a delivery guy abuses it GRAAAR
(Seriously. It’s like 5m from my chair to the front door and i’m daily expecting deliveries for work. If you press the doorbell more than once in the time it takes me to traverse that distance, i should legally be authorised to commit violence. )
If you press the doorbell more than once in the time it takes me to traverse that distance, i should legally be authorised to commit violence.
Hahaha, yes. 100%.
Dinner tonight is a very upmarket smoked salmon, leek & potato quiche from the ARC cafe. Piedmontes had them on special. I had a portion yesterday - tonight I will nom the remainder. Seriously yum even heated up in the air fryer. If you see these, check them out - good enough to pretend you made it yourself. Hoax cuisine at its finest.
I ate tuna out of a can with a fork lol.
Bachelor chow 🐟
I was gonna try making some apricot chicken tonight but the chickens still frozen as heck, so looks like we’re doing frozen fish and chips instead.
Alright I’ve been back for about 24 hours now so it’s time to start whinging. It’s not even the cold that’s getting me down (this alpaca woollen jumper is almost too warm), IT’S THE GREY. IT’S 1PM AND I’VE HAD MY LIGHTS ON ALL DAY. So bleak outside. Give me back my sun!
I have a bunch of chores to do like packing away all my summer items, moving pots back to my (fixed) balcony and tidying up the thoroughly messy carport, heaps of laundry, changing bedsheets, washing the bird poop off my car from just before I left (bad timing, it’s been on the car for 2.5 weeks now)…
Looking at the weather I think I can put it all off to Monday. And so I shall. I deserve a day of doing nothing (but maybe I’ll get the car washed today and do a bit of laundry). (and sort out the presents.)
My son and I have started going to the gym a few months back.
It’s a local one so always a chance of running into people we know, and definitely kids from my son’s school.
Went today and at one point I saw him kind of go away in a corner. I asked what’s wrong and turns out there were a couple of girls from his glass next to where we gonna work out. I understood his embarassment and went back to get my water bottle so we can move on.
Overheard one of the girls talking about my son and how she thinks he’s cute. He’s got a fairly uncommon name, so it was definitely him.
I didn’t tell him yet, cause he’s a teen and easily embarrassed.
Should I? I’ll talk to my daughter (his older sister) and ask her advice.
He was super shy at the gym, so I’m guessing he might have a crush on the girls.
Parenting, eh?
Maybe it’s time for The Conversation - I mean the one about how the communication protocols between teenage males are different from the protocols for communication between teenage males and teenage females. Start him off right, feeling confident that he can interpret the social signals correctly.
I have to say that we (my late partner & I) had to do this with our two boys, as there wasn’t a teenage female in our house while the boys were in their teens, so they were a bit lost to start with. And even then, and especially nowadays, they may not be able to trust their mates to steer them right. And social media including porn is NOT a good guide.
Ignore this if you’ve already dealt with the topic.
Appreciate the advice. We’ve had plenty of talks around this and his sister is a good source of info and guidance for all of us.
I wish I was better prepared for this, but will let him know tomorrow.
Nobody is ever truly prepared I think. Not even the professional advice givers. So much depends on individual circumstances. You rock as a Dad though.
I try to do my best. It’s not perfect but it’s all I got.
I tell my kids that too. They understand which is all I can ask for
If they grow up to be level-headed compassionate adults, I succeeded.
If I was him, and you told me that, I’d be riding that high for months, if not years lol
I thought so too, but my teen self would do nothing with that info and just withdraw more.
He’s not like me in that way thankfully
You’re gym mates now and this is a great opportunity to talk about such things, but listen too.
If you were him, would you want to know?
My teenage self would get more embarrassed. Thankfully he’s got more confidence than I did at his age.
I don’t believe in a God but if I did, this product existing would be like spitting in God’s face.
Before you ask; of course I bought some.
I’d probably try that myself but maggi noodles is so of bleh.
Let us know how it goes!
The gross thing is that theyre Maggi noodles.
Vegoodles.
That’s definitely one of the two main problems
Nah God loves Vegemite. God loves everyone.
Fuck it id eat it. I love Vegemite.
For science, of course.
For science!
Just to add as well one of the worst things is the price.
Asian grocery store sells their stuff cheaper per 5 pack and actually weigh more per unit.
65g per noodle pack is highway robbery.
Everyone keeps saying this, but I’m yet to find a decent Asian grocer like this. We don’t have Asian grocers in my suburb, just Indian grocers and they are very different.
yesterday I started doing special spine exercises as well as starting to make sure I used my back properly, no slouching, careful lifting, etc etc
it will probably take a while to see results but it’s a life time change so that’s ok
in the meantime neighbour partied until 3 am 😩
I skipped dinner last night so I could get an early night. I did manage 9.5 hours, but starting the trip off with 4ish has absolutely screwed me over. I’m still really tired ☹️
Heading to the tote tonight to catch up with a very old workmate. Haven’t had a night out in around 6 months.
Actually just excited to dress nice lol
You deserve a good night out!! I hope you have a wild time!
Cool. Have a great time. .😽
Mickey, I see your tail peeking out from the doorway,
Mickey, I see your face from the corners of my hallway,
Stalking me down the corridors of my home
You’re freaking me out, waiting to get me aloneYou hunt me down like a mouse,
You think it’s real neat
When you pounce around my house
And swipe at my feetMickey, I see you crouched underneath my desk,
Mickey, I see you hunched like a household pest
You’re freaking me out, waiting to get me alone
Stalking me down the corridors of my home
