Have a good day and a great weekend! 👍
if you like kingsman go watch argylle
I’m writing a cover letter for the first time in 7 years (got my last job through contacts and personally introducing myself).
This is so tedious and frustrating. I keep writing “I bring…” and it ends up sounding like “I bring tales of adventure, stories of wisdom, and the skillset of a wizard” or something stupid like that.
I’m also trying real hard not to start a paragraph dissing myself with “While I have an unconventional background in…” - like, don’t lead with negatives. hard habit to break
i’m getting started on that in a few weeks for the first time in over ten years. will enlist chatGPT for help.
Yeah idk why I didn’t just do that from the start. So much of it is guff anyway
The best and most effective cover letter I ever wrote went like this : “This job sounds interesting. I think I can do it well.” That was all I wrote. Got a call back within 15 minutes.
My first ‘real’ job letter took 24hr and a bottle of vodka. Worked though 😺
If someone said something original and genuinely entertaining like “I bring tales of adventure, stories of wisdom, and the skillset of a wizard” I’d give them a job!
😭 I wish I had a radar for detecting which people reviewing job apps would have enough of a sense of humour because I’d have os much more fun writing that.
‘My mettle is unsurpassed and my commitment to making you more money means that you will get more money’.
I used that once. Didn’t work though :(
Who doesn’t want more money?! Their loss :(
The skill set of a wizard is awesome. Unless of course you are applying to be a murder hobo.
Kidcalhoon2 is playing Sonic Team Racing on the ps4. The theme song slaps!
Finally done with work, having a coffee.
Have Parlez Vous Francais by Art vs Science stuck in my head
Gosh I love the music video
it’s pretty cool
The truck apparently missed picking up my bin today ☹️
Normally it would not be an issue for me as I don’t have much rubbish, but I’ve been doing a big cleanup and this week it is packed to the top and I have a pile of stuff already waiting for next week too. I’ve reported it to the Council so it should get emptied, but I presume now it won’t be until Monday at the earliest.
Picked up a bit of Macca’s for lunch because I hadn’t had it forever and just wanted something quick, and jesus fuck do I feel sick this arvo. I’m supposed to be doing dinner but I loathe to move because my stomach’s so gurgly and upset.
I have a Macca’s very close to me. I ate there 3 times when I moved here then never went back.
I swear it used to taste better when I was a kid…
Even when I ate meat as an adult I never had KFC because I REALLY loved it as a kid and was somehow scared of tarnishing those memories. And that is where they shall stay
Very smart move. I used to get 5 bucks as pocket money when I was a kid and would always get a big Mac meal.
The excitement hasn’t held up in adulthood.
Sorting the craft stuff into tubs and deciding what to get rid of. I really should be decluttering my wardrobe but turns out it’s the newer ‘replacement’ clothes I want to ditch (plus the still new looking things that don’t get worn) and the tatty frequently used clothes I want to keep.
The obvious answer is to get rid of both worn out and unworn items then buy more clothes I will actually wear, but the options in my price range are not looking good. It really seems the quality of clothing has gone down steeply
Maybe some home tailoring to make your new clothes fit better can rejuvenate your wardrobe
It’s more that they’re scratchy, thin, not breathable, uncomfortable seams and stuff like that. Or they have a skimpier cut which makes them sit weird. Though I have noticed the size/fit on things can be all over the place too
I went and bought a new downlight globe to replace a dead one in my kitchen and it’s flickering :( Urgh why couldn’t it just work perfectly?
I think you might need this
Or this
Or an electrician. Two of those are cheap options.
You just introduced a new AI virus to the house. Pack as much water as you can and get out now.
Today has crawled by very slowly. Still over an hour to home time. ☹️
I am looking forward to my weekend though - I have three days off and will be doing all the fun things. Hard rubbish. Assembling flat pack furniture. Maybe some mowing and weeding if I can fit it in. How did I get to have such an exciting life? 🤣
The meds have settled down now.
At this current moment in time, I’m really isolated. A have a couple of good friends but I’ve always had different groups of friends that I’ve flitted between.
Most of my dreams are about hanging out with people.
It’s an ache of sorts. One that frustrates you because sometimes no matter what you do, you can’t alleviate it.
I chose a non traditional pathway. I spent a lot of time being a drug addict, which has long term consequences I never considered.
That aside, the dull ache of depression has lifted, which is nice. Now I have the energy to make big changes in my behaviour.
I think that’s the point of these meds.
/Rant
I understand. I don’t know how to fix it but I can empathise, am sending warm vibes of companionship. It’s not you, it just happens to some people. I’m in a boring traditional pathway - uni, partner, house, job, but am isolated too. For me I think when my contemporaries started having kids and I didn’t, they all just slowly disappeared and never got replaced. Family Is dysfunctional so no luck there either. Well done on getting the meds and looking after yourself. Hopefully Gibson will give you some snuggles! I think accepting the situation can help, at least it relieves the feeling of fomo, and then you can focus on what you want to do next.
Thanks so much for your message. I really appreciate it.
I’m not someone who gives up on what they want but I need to grow some more patience.
I will now be able to go out and meet people and not come across poorly because I’m depressed, or instantly assume they wouldn’t want to talk to me because of my feelings about myself.
That’s the killer part. You’re depressed, so you don’t have the energy or motivation to meet people and even if you did, you doubt yourself the entire time. I think people pick up on that.
My experience of this - Yep that is the point and also the hard bit. It’s like it strips away the depression/anxiety/whatever that’s actually there because your brain is standing between you and THE STUFF you can’t quite look at head on. The drugs replace that maladaptive stuff with…blank…but THE STUFF is still there. It’s just now you can see it and work with it. It’s still hard. But you’ve bought yourself some capacity. And the ability to put some distance between yourself and THE STUFF so you can start to see THE STUFF is not actually you.
(The you in that is the general you / how I experienced it for me. I am not trying to tell you what your experience is. Hope that makes sense)
Big hugs and random internet support from someone who also walks a weird path
Aaaaahhh. I finally finished the entire application. My butt hurts from sitting too long and I haven’t eaten since 11am and I still fluffed up a passage about time management, lol.
Once upon a time I would’ve felt profoundly sick at having to talk myself up so much and “sell” myself to an employer. I guess now I’m just jaded enough to recognise it’s a game I have to play to keep a roof over my head. Just gotta give it a go. I’m not super invested in this job anyway tbh but figure it’s the best option going atm and worth a try.
Still waiting for that 3-day a week/short term contract job that would work so much better for me.
Anyway time to go shower and eat and unwind.
DT brain trust, I’m wanting to replace the radio in my car and was wondering how anyone in here has gone about it? Usually I would do something like this myself, but new car has lots of scary buttons and I’m feeling lazy about it.
Do I buy the parts and drop it at the mechanic, do I go to a special place, do I just say I want a new radio and they collect all the bits and do it?
Edit - I’m in the outer west if anyone has any recommendations.
Depends on the model, but you might be able to find a Joying (Android) unit that fits your car - Website. I replaced the stock radio on a 2010 Honda CRV with one. It came with the correct wiring harness, was shaped to fit in the same space etc. Installed myself following a YouTube tutorial, took about an hour or so. Hardest bit was finding and then not breaking the little clips on the dash as I took it off.
In your position (I was in similar with Felicia) I’d check with the mechanic first and they’ll tell you whether to get the parts and bring it in or go to either a car place that sells radios or somewhere like JB HIFI and have them do it.
I’m in the south east so can’t help you with recs, alas.I just saw the Autobahn near me does it, and they have some good reviews. Might give them a ring and see how that goes, fingers crossed, I’m very very over the radio.
Done a few, realllllyyy depends on the car.
If it’s got a standard DIN/double-DIN head unit then it’s usually fairly straightforward, but these are becoming more rare.
If it’s fully integrated with the car and not a ‘standalone-style’ unit stuck in there, then it gets more complex. There are sometimes third party units that get buried in the dash or replace part of the dash (I know this is an option for Falcon/Territory) that also take over the HVAC and other controls, but your mileage may vary and install can get pretty tricky.
Mines got an info system in the dash above the radio which is why I loathe to touch it. Such a pain cause as I said I’d just do it myself, but I’d rather not end up costing myself more money by accidentally crossing my wires.
Go away helicopter, you are very loud. 🚁
(Spent most of my time in Melbourne in areas that rarely get night copters, so now I know what people go on about… I’d close the window but it’ll get stuffy. Wonder what/who they’re looking for.)
Car theft is apparently the usual.
Ok guys. I have a new recipe for youse.
Coat the rim in choc ice magic. Then choc powder (not cocoa) fill with Cointreau.
Application: lick the rim and scull the liquid. Lick the rim again. Thanks @dumblederp@aussie.zone
That’s your own creation, I may have been a muse. My mixed drinks are generally more brutal looking. Mix it all together in the shot glass. Or even alternating double fisted swigs of cointreau and icemagic.
It needs a name!
Rim me Terry
😂 This reminds me of my very shy aunty. She goes to a bar and asks “can IIIIII have a comefuckmecowboy”. We all laughed and I said to her “you know you could’ve just asked for a cowboy and they would’ve know what you wanted” she goes “I did not know that”.
Sun is great and all but with such pale skin it’s very hard to enjoy it until after 6 pm.
I just get darker. Though I’ve always wondered how white supremacism ignores the fact that they’re basically allergic to the life giving sun lol
The man declared it beach weather this weekend. I said with this skin, you’re on your own mate.
That’s all good. We can stay in and watch the cricket and he can play in there sand all day.
Are you watching the ODI at the moment?
Yes I am.
Shame they’re only playing every 2nd day. Would have been good if they were playing all weekend.
Arguably perfect weather for it too.
I’d like to see Fraser-McGurk play but I think he’s 12th man so not likely.
Same here. I think he should replace Travis Head at the moment.
He’s in horrible recent form and I’d to see what Fraser-Mcgurk could do for the team.
