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    I said I wasn’t going to diarise here anymore - but as an update, I have had a phone interview this morn, and have an in-person 3rd interview booked for Wednesday.
    That’s all.
    Apologies for the interruption, please continue and mind me not. 🤷‍♀️ 🤷‍♀️ 🤷‍♀️

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      Please continue. I’ve actually been a bit worried because I haven’t seen you post much lately.

      I hope you’re ok and things are going well.

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      I’ve kinda stopped journalling, cos I’m finally finished most of my planned stuffs. Move, transition, work out how I’ll deal with transition, get sober, quit shit workplace and toxic industry, get new job, start exercising again. I’m still around and replying though and still read all your poems. Not going anywhere. Can’t wait till I hear about you getting some work.

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      Is it a job interview? I like hearing people getting interviews lined up. Gives me hope the job market isn’t dead.

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        Yep. Looking for phone monkey work bc I hate myself. But yeah, both are for interesting companies in industries I haven’t worked before, so I am curious to see how far I get with either of them.

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          Oh I do remember you mentioning this. Getting interviews lined up is a great achievement itself so good on you and I hope you get some good news soon!!

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    Here’s something I never thought I’d get to say: I got to rescue Bluey. My neighbors have a Blue Heeler. They also have young kids so of course, she’s named Bluey. Anyway somehow she got stuck out the front and no one was home, so I went over and helped her out. She was terrified till I reminded her we’ve met before and she was like “OH! You’re a friend! Awesome!” and gave me lots of pats.

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      Yay for rescuing Bluey. I hope she’s okay.

      I’m trying to make friends with my neighbours German shepherd puppy so he remembers us and doesn’t lose his shit every time he hears us moving around in the backyard.

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zone
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    Monday morning in the office is actually pleasant for once. The group of cackling hyenas is nowhere to be heard.

    Blissful

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        Our Wednesdays are very busy here. Bosses actually encourage more people to come in for socialising and shit. Hard pass from me.

        Today is deader than normal, I’ll enjoy it before the inevitable return of the herd next week.

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      I don’t seem to have the rowdy crowd at my work either, today. It is rather pleasant. Hopefully tomorrow will be the same.

      👾

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        We’ve got about 50% of normal Monday staff in today. I’m guessing people are getting hit with the flu and covid still

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      I hate the Hyena’s at my work. Very little self awareness and obsessed only with themselves.

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        I’m fine with people being loud in the lunch room and such but having a loud chat at someone’s desk and distracting others is a big no-no. One of our directors is on my side and has been sending reminders on proper office behaviour (as per our guidelines). Not sure if the hyena pack read them or not.

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          I remember this one time a staff member and I were watching a video quietly and one of the hyenas got annoyed at the video music and asked to turn it off.

          Moments later the Hyena cackles and laughs many times louder than what we were watching on our phone.

          I’ve never forgiven her for that because she doesn’t care about anyone but themselves.

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    Day 29 of exercises completed. I’ve got one day to go before I’ve completed the program! Woo! I’ve never stuck at any exercise program for this long in my whole life before, and I have you folks to thank for your ongoing encouragement and support! Now I’ve got to take a look at what my next step is…

  • bananafungus@aussie.zone
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    Fuck I love a British crime drama! 60% actual crime solving, 10% HR nightmare, 10% rain, 10% you recognising actors, 5% places that sound like they belong in a fairy story, 5% people talking really fast. It’s just brilliant stuff, it’s perfect turn your brain off telly even though that’s not it’s intended purpose.

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    In the past year I have donated/given away/sold about 20 big garbage bags worth of stuff. I’m always decluttering but amazed, in a bad way, how little impact it seems to have on the home.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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    You know when you collect books because a subject interests you. Well

    My expert subject is...............

    Image of 2 stacks of cleaning and organising books

    Ironically they’re a little dusty and the one I’m looking for is hiding somewhere.

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        Mine are hard sci fi, it’s ruined me. Whenever social issues come up my natural response is to suggest solutions likely more applicable several centuries in the future. Climate change/major extinction event? Move humanity to orbital habitats and minimise surface visits to required scientific study or biosphere maintenance! Preserve the only known cradle of life (Earth) as the unique resource in the universe that it is. I honestly struggle to think in any other mode lol

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      Mine is art books. If I include all the books husband discarded when we moved I would have 3 complete art encyclopedias, one set in french. Maybe another 100 books on the different schools of art, art theory, technical aspects and artists

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    Holy hell the current 14 day forecast for Las Vegas does not dip below 40, and I believe it has been going like this for a while before now too. Bunch of 44’s in there. Could you imagine the Melbourne power grid meltdown?

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      It’s going to be an interesting summer in NSW regardless, as they don’t have as much spare generation capacity when compared to other states.

      Vales Point power station has just been given a few more years due to the power shortage there.

    • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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      Ouch. Vietnam was in that range when I first went there, I was drinking a ton and still got deyhydrated because my body just couldn’t absorb the water fast enough. It’s also an extra shock when you travel from a Melbourne winter. I assume the Las Vegas dry heat would feel different than the humid heat, but it’s definitely way too hot for comfort.

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    It’s always fun when I get home from work and declare “it’s time to de-drag” like I’m a drag queen who just saw their friend eliminated off of Drag Race.

  • bull⚡@aussie.zone
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    Spent a while this morning learning how to send myself emails within the google ecosystem with hotel reservation details so it auto-adds into my calendar properly, for when hotels don’t send email confirmations with the correct markups or in my case, when I wasn’t the one who did the booking. Was a fair bit more involved than I initially thought but eventually nailed it. If anybody needs or wants to know how it’s done let me know and I’ll write it up. Can do it for a bunch of different booking types: flights, events, car hire, restaurants, etc.

    It’s all hidden data that gmail can grab:

    image is an example of a hotel booking

    image of how it ends up in google calendar

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      That’s incredible, a lot different than the old "ring up a hotel, get a verbal confirmation, they send a paper booking in the mail, you put it in a deadtree diary/schedule. "

      It must have been different again when there was only postal service. Before that messengers or just turn up at the inn!!

    • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zone
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      One week off is never enough,
      Going in you are so damn tough!
      Rock their worlds, make it rumble,
      When you arrive, there’ll be no trouble
      You can do that, you got this!
      You are strong, cool, fantastisch!

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        Oh Spud, you make me chuckle. Thanks.

        I work for myself, but I still appreciated this. It’s all organising/order catch up/stocktaking stuff. It’s fine. Not exciting, but fine. At least tomorrow I can get back into the fun stuff.

  • whatisthislifeilead@aussie.zone
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    Ugh I just want to hibernate from everything right now until it becomes warmer. Have zero motivation for anything unless its over 21 degrees outside.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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    Since I’m in a cleaning mood I thought I’d share some hints for you so let’s talk about drains. Now people will tell you just “pour some bi carb and vinegar down there and it’ll unblock it. It works for me” and I say no. There’s more to it.

    Blocked drains: Step 1. Go outside and locate your overflow relief gully (org). It’s usually located outside the toilet. Make sure there’s nothing blocking it like leaves and shit.
    Step 2: Buy a plunger and plunge the hell out of ALL your drains not just the one that’s blocked.
    Step3: Now pour some bi-carb and vinegar down ALL your drains. You might as well do them all at once. But add a big squirt of dishwashing liquid down with the bi-carb and vinegar. Plug all your drains. Including your shower just put a scrunched up wet towel over the hole. Close lids on toilets. Step 4: Go and make a coffee. You’ve earned it.
    Step 5: Go and fill up all the bathtubs, sinks, basins, troughs, etc with cold water.
    Step 6: Release the biggest one (usually the bathtub) and all the other sinks and basins. Flush all the toilets. This causes pressure in all your pipes dislodging anything that might be blocking a pipe. I call this “El flusho” and it’s quite fun. Please note: Keep the shower hole blocked with a wet towel otherwise you might have raw sewerage coming into your shower which ain’t pretty.
    Step 7: Do these steps on a regular basis (around every 6 months or so) to keep your pipes free. It’ll save you time and money when your midnight shit doesn’t go down and all of a sudden you’ve flooded the bathroom floor. Prevention is better than paying out $$$$$ for a plumber.

    Smelly drains: The most underrated chemical you can use for this is Cloudy Ammonia. Found on the bottom shelf in the cleaning aisle of the supermarket it’s cheap and pretty harmless. Pour a half a bottle down a stinky pipe hole and let it sit. Repeat if necessary. The most common reason for funky pipes is stagnant water. Cloudy Ammonia will help this.

    You are welcome people. ☺

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      Ammonia warning about mixing it with bleach. It produces Phosgene gas aka Mustard Gas which will totally ruin your souffle.

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        Phosgene isn’t mustard gas. Phosgene is COCl2 – it works by disrupting the blood-air barrier, eventually causing pulmonary edema. You won’t produce that by mixing ammonia with chlorine bleach.

        Mixing ammonia with chlorine bleach can potentially produce nitrogen mustards. These work by producing cyclic aminium ions, and are cytotoxic.

        Note that it’s an incredibly bad idea to mix ammonia and chlorine bleach, but it’s still better to avoid misconceptions about chemistry.

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      Don’t bother with the sort of plunger that Rayman fires at things. Go straight to the accordion type.

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      Thanks for the tip, particularly re ammonia. Whenever the kitchen drain gets stinky I’ve been pulling the pipes underneath apart and cleaning them. I like your method much better