• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone
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    11 minutes ago

    Finally I’ve made it home 🍻🍻🍺 cheers!
    Who’s watching: Tyson vs Paul boxing tomorrow? Who’s watching Jon Jones return to vs Stipe Miocic on Sunday?

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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      10 minutes ago

      there is nothing more delicious than someone else organising and cooking dinner and that pizza looks especially delicious

      I just had a shake for dinner and a bit of fruit and that’s ok , took 5 minutes

      the amount of time I normally spend cooking is too much

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    2 hours ago

    Entered the new place today.

    sad realisations

    Oh man it is somehow a lot smaller and sadder than I remember. And the road noise is so much more noticeable than at my place. I’m not even sure my fridge will fit. Like an idiot I didn’t measure anything while I was inspecting (because it was tenanted). I am really, really cracking the sads right now back at my current place knowing how much I have to give up. It just doesn’t feel like what I’ve worked for at all… Fucking rental market…

    Feels like I really am saying goodbye to a whole life in stages. Will any of it be worth it? I’m going to have to fast forward the chat with work about whether I’ll be able to work primarily remotely after I finish uni. The only way I see out of any of this long-term is to move in with family to hyper save up a deposit. But the only family I can move in with is interstate.

    I definitely need something to look forward to because after slogging it out for years to get residency and building a life for myself I’m really sad at having to shrink it so much. I’m ready to live more expansively. I’ve really sacrificed a lot to try and finish this degree and it’s going so much worse than I expected…

    And on top of that, couch guy has turned up only to find that it’s too small for his car despite my telling him the dimensions ahead of time. So that’s fallen through as well, arrrgh… what do I do now??? Pay someone on airtasker to take it?

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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      38 minutes ago

      Hugs. It doesn’t matter if it’s not perfect as long as it’s clean and safe and you have access to all the things you need and can do what you want.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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        13 minutes ago

        I do feel like I’ve got to shrink my idea of “doing what I want” down to fit the space, especially considering how much I have to pay to still live there. Never mind the plants, I realise I will be doing a lot less cooking here as well. Need to remember the big benefit of this place is I can leave once uni is done. I’m going to make the most of that choice, not going to let this bastard rental market crush me

        • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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          8 minutes ago

          so many hugs

          sometimes I feel like we are living in Victorian times again , our choices have shrunk so much

    • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone
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      2 hours ago

      I really feel for you. All I really have to say is that we’re really adaptable critters, and I’m sure once you’re over the shock of the move, you’ll get adjusted to the smaller place pretty quickly.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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        1 hour ago

        Thanks 🧡 yeah, I think I’ll find a way forward and adjust my mentality to just get through the next six months. I’m lucky to have my own space at least, and not with housemates from hell. I’m lucky too that I have a great job and plenty of field work options coming up.

        It’ll be a good impetus to work on what I want in life next instead of being stuck in a rut

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zoneOP
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    2 hours ago

    Going to ask the managers if I can max out or at least come close to maxing out my hours over the peak trade. Hoping they say yes! But they probably won’t. I guess it will be worth a shot.

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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    3 hours ago

    All I know is if Mr Seagoon ever started talking like in that book at various times verily I would laugh unto I cried.

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zoneOP
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    3 hours ago

    Everyone’s home from work and I’m going to work. Fun times, hopefully won’t be too busy, I say, knowing it’s a Friday night.

  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone
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    4 hours ago

    If I’m standing there doing trade work let’s say, why do people think it’s ok to just stand there and watch me?

    If you’re sitting there at your desk clacking away on your excel spreadsheet or whatever, and I saunter up behind you and just stare at you doing work, that would be considered kinda creepy.

    • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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      3 hours ago

      I get this a lot when I make pasta in the shop or the girls are making gnocchi, but we are doing it expecting to be seen. It’s performative and customers like to watch us do it because it signifies that what we’re making is fresh or traditional. It’s a bit different if you’re not expecting to be watched by curious onlookers.