- danwritesbooks ( @danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ) 21•1 year ago
Hey all, Decided to take the plunge with aussie zone and nice to be invited into the daily thread. Hope you are all doing well
- useless_modern_god ( @useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ) 10•1 year ago
Hey alright! I rescued another one!!
- danwritesbooks ( @danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ) 7•1 year ago
haha yes you did. Once I got off my lazy butt.
- Pilk ( @Pilk@aussie.zone ) 8•1 year ago
Careful now. The eco chamber we created on the old site is inevitably going to repeat here, apparently.
- mysticgreg ( @mysticgreg@aussie.zone ) 6•1 year ago
…apparently…
- Thornburywitch ( @Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ) 7•1 year ago
Good to see you again!
- danwritesbooks ( @danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ) 4•1 year ago
And you too. I hope everything is well with you.
- Bacon ( @baconmash@aussie.zone ) 5•1 year ago
hello!
- danwritesbooks ( @danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ) 6•1 year ago
there!
- landsharkkidd ( @landsharkkidd@aussie.zone ) 5•1 year ago
Nice to see a fellow writer!
I’m hoping Lemmy has some decent writing places, I always hated the Reddit ones tbh.
- danwritesbooks ( @danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ) 4•1 year ago
I felt like r/writing was just bad advice and people not wanting you to be a writer.
What do you write?
- landsharkkidd ( @landsharkkidd@aussie.zone ) 2•1 year ago
Yeah it was the same questions over and over again and I’m like “ugh okay, yes you can write women if you’re a man just WRITE THEM AS HUMANS!”
I’m a urban fantasy/sci-fi writer mostly. But I love creative non-fiction too.
- Hongohones ( @RosaliePreistley@aussie.zone ) 4•1 year ago
Did your book get published? I have no recollection of anything past you saying you were working on it maybe? Welcome home anyway.
- danwritesbooks ( @danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ) 5•1 year ago
I have a couple published which you can check out here
A couple of upper primary horror inspired by Goosebumps (book 3 coming soon), a Treasure Hunting Adventure (releasing shortly) and a Tassie-western novella/sort story (like 40 pages).
- omoikiri ( @omoikiri@aussie.zone ) 18•1 year ago
I went to visit nana in respite care today. The place she is is really nice and the nurses and the others there are lovely. I genuinely think it’s as nice as you can get with these kinds of things. The problem is that nana’s dementia means that she forgets why she’s there. Her short term memory is about 5 minutes long now, and every few minutes she asked me “when do I get to go home?” It broke my heart every time. She doesn’t remember what happened to put her there and she doesn’t understand. When she saw me walk into the common space she jumped up and said “you’ve come to take me home!!” It was all I could do to not cry on the spot. She’s also started reverting to being scared of my grandfather. He’s been dead for 30 years. He was a raging alcoholic and very physically and emotionally violent, but nana also gave out as much as she got back in the day and has never expressed being afraid of him before. But when I kept having to say to her “no Nan, this is your home now, remember? You’re here so that we can keep you safe” she’d just nod and go “right, to keep me safe from him he’s always so angry when he drinks.” So that’s interesting.
Anyway I took her to the pancake parlour and let her go to town and order anything she wanted and she was so stoked. She’s never as happy as she is when she’s got dessert.
I need and entire bottle of wine and a good cry now.
- Bottom_racer ( @Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ) 5•1 year ago
Big hugs to you and your nan. That’s rough.
- Catfish ( @6368_39162@lemm.ee ) 5•1 year ago
🍷🍷🍷 and internet hugs if you want them
- omoikiri ( @omoikiri@aussie.zone ) 3•1 year ago
Thank you. ❤️
- landsharkkidd ( @landsharkkidd@aussie.zone ) 5•1 year ago
Before my grandpa passed, he was in hospice care (found out later that it’s actually the same one my partner’s mum works at, but she wasn’t his nurse) and he I think suffered dementia because of the jaw cancer. And like man, that shit hurts. And you know they’re not forgetting you intentionally.
Like I remember my final goodbye and I could see him trying to connect the dots on who I am. Ugh.
I’ll have to join you the good cry (luckily there’s no one else here in the lunch room), it never gets easier.
- omoikiri ( @omoikiri@aussie.zone ) 5•1 year ago
Nana, thankfully, still remembers who I am. There’s only been one instance where she didn’t know me, and it was because I showed up at her house with my sister and niece who she hadn’t seen for 5+ years and two unfamiliar faces threw her. I can’t take Mr Omoikiri with me to see her either because he came onto the scene too late for him to be in her long-term memory and she gets a bit uncomfortable around ‘strange’ men. She also comes out with some old lady racist stuff sometimes that she may have thought in the past, but had the filter to know to not say it. and while he just laughs it off, it’s best for everyone if he stays away. I’m certain the day will come when she doesn’t know me though.
I’m sorry for your loss too. It just sucks so much
- landsharkkidd ( @landsharkkidd@aussie.zone ) 4•1 year ago
Oof yeah, it’s uhhh… it’s tough being around old people and they just feel so embolden to say whatever is on their mind. I’m surprised my nana is taking my cousin’s transition well. Of course, I guess it’s easier to understand his transition because it’s a binary transition, whereas I and my partner are both nonbinary… oh well.
Yeah it does suck. But, your Nana is getting the best care and she knows she’s loved and that’s really all you can ask for.
- StudSpud The Starchy ( @StudChud@aussie.zone ) 5•1 year ago
That’s really difficult, I’m sorry. You go have that wine and cry, it’s okay to do so 💜
- omoikiri ( @omoikiri@aussie.zone ) 3•1 year ago
Thanks, friend ❤️
- Duenan ( @Duenan@aussie.zone ) 4•1 year ago
Hi Onoikiri.
It must have been really hard to go through that.
I didn’t have a good relationship with my mother and she had a deep onset of dementia while relatively young that eventually took her motor functions and her voice.
On one of my earlier visits she was still somewhat lucid but had no speech and I had to explain to her why we had to put her into a home that she tried desperately to escape from.
When I last saw her she was just a husk of herself staring out into space with clenched fists not even recognising me.
It was very hard to see and I wish we had time to mend our relationship and I’m sure her dementia contributed to our fights.
Treasure the time you have spent and memories of her that you have.
- danwritesbooks ( @danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ) 4•1 year ago
I work at a respite home and it’s such a sad place to be because you see the elderly suffering through their dementia and other memory or physical issues. It’s really sad, but it’s so nice you got to take her out.
- omoikiri ( @omoikiri@aussie.zone ) 3•1 year ago
That hit me right in the gut too. This isn’t a big centre. There’s maybe 25-30 people in there all up. It’s also not a high-care one, so they’re free to roam around and do what they want and we can take them out no problem. But when I signed nana out in the log, I saw that there was maybe only 10 other instances of people taking their loved ones out. Maybe some of them can’t really go out, and maybe some family members come and sit with them instead. But for the most part it looks like they’ve just been out there and forgotten.
- the_procrastinata ( @the_procrastinata@aussie.zone ) 4•1 year ago
Dementia is really really hard to deal with. It’s heartbreaking to see and interact with someone whose memory is disappearing.
- omoikiri ( @omoikiri@aussie.zone ) 4•1 year ago
It’s so hard. Thankfully nana is now past the point where she realises that she’s dementing. There was a while where she was really distressed because she knew she should remember how to do basic tasks and had enough of her mind still to understand what was happening to her
- bull⚡ ( @bull@aussie.zone ) 14•1 year ago
I’ve been asked if I want to attend an IT security conference next week at the MCG which it comes with an MCG tour and a fine-dining lunch experience. I feel like I don’t own clothes nice enough to attend something like that! I’m not fancy.
- MeanElevator ( @MeanElevator@aussie.zone ) 8•1 year ago
Jeans + solid coloured t-shirt or long sleeve would suffice.
Just don’t tuck your t-shirt into the pants.
- landsharkkidd ( @landsharkkidd@aussie.zone ) 3•1 year ago
Yeah “smart casual” had changed a lot. Jeans and a nice tshirt is enough to get you by.
- CEOofmyhouse56 ( @CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ) 7•1 year ago
A pair of slacks, shirt with a collar and a pair of shoes (not runners) will be fine.
- Bottom_racer ( @Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ) 7•1 year ago
IT security so chainmail and a chastity belt.
- TassieTosser ( @TassieTosser@aussie.zone ) 6•1 year ago
It’s IT. Just wear your most recently ironed pair of khakis and a collared t-shirt.
- prime_factor ( @prime_factor@aussie.zone ) 5•1 year ago
I always wear a death metal t-shirt when I am made to go into the office.
- MeanElevator ( @MeanElevator@aussie.zone ) 5•1 year ago
I’ve got a collection of 90’s wrestlers gear for such occasions.
First date - Brett ‘The Hitman’ Hart
Second date - The Undertaker
Court appearances - Macho Man
Family Gatherings - Mankind
Work related - NWO or Hulkamania
- danwritesbooks ( @danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ) 4•1 year ago
You gotta take a nice jacket - usually either, cream, bone, white, off-white, ivory or beige.
- calhoon2005 ( @calhoon2005@aussie.zone ) 1•1 year ago
That’s a blast from the past… My favourite random quote was always The cars just keep going round and round, it so fucking boring
- bull⚡ ( @bull@aussie.zone ) 12•1 year ago
Sad Robot Noises
- useless_modern_god ( @useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ) 12•1 year ago
So I’m browsing Kbin front page/new and what pops up? A sock darning how to video created by our illustrious moderator. Cute.
- heyheyitskay ( @heyheyitskay@aussie.zone ) 12•1 year ago
Purple sky…shephard’s pie.
Pretty sure that’s how the saying goes.
- Goddess_Amaterasu ( @Goddess_Amaterasu@aussie.zone ) 6•1 year ago
Mmmmmm Shepards pie 🥧 haven’t had one in ages
- just_kitten ( @just_kitten@aussie.zone ) 2•1 year ago
Craving one too tbh.
- Mittens_meow ( @Mittens_meow@aussie.zone ) 3•1 year ago
Was it purple or orange or pink though? At what point of sunset do we measure the colour?
- heyheyitskay ( @heyheyitskay@aussie.zone ) 1•1 year ago
This is a good question. It’s a bit of a kaleidoscope of colours sometimes…
- Rusty Raven ( @RustyRaven@aussie.zone ) 12•1 year ago
Dastardly Windows automatic update restarted my computer and made the bot homeless overnight. At least it was not the bot itself failing. It has now been turned off. I thought I’d shut off everything that could turn it off on me, but missed one.
- Leyana ( @Leyana@aussie.zone ) 8•1 year ago
Damn, Microsoft killed another bot. We can’t keep allowing this to happen. Remember Tay!
I wonder what future humans (if there are any) will make of Windows updates.
I like the comment you added to bot001’s posts. I was thinking of adding a random quote of the day to sydbot. Thinking is about as far as I usually get though. I’m a good thinker in that respect.
- Bacon ( @baconmash@aussie.zone ) 5•1 year ago
bot must be hungry and tired 🔋
- Thornburywitch ( @Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ) 5•1 year ago
Maybe some nice new batteries, a squirt of WD40, points cleaning and a buff with a microfibre cloth will help it feel better. Self care would apply to bots too methinks.
- Seagoon_ ( @Seagoon_@aussie.zone ) 11•1 year ago
Exciting day trip to Northland. It has real shops, something Carlton and the cbd doesn’t have.
I went by bus and that was excitement. 😬 A big speeding earthmoving truck pushed a van into our lane, evasive measures were taken.
Northland is so different to where I live. It has shops for children and men and families, homewares and variety stores, cafes that weren’t just coffee shops. It’s clean and quiet.
People there wear colours other than black. 😵
- Rusty Raven ( @RustyRaven@aussie.zone ) 11•1 year ago
Pizza has been cooked and consumed. OMG awesomeness pizzonified. No pics, I was too busy eating. Miss Meow is very displeased, she was under the impression that pizza was a sharing food, but I would not let her snag a piece and ate the whole thing myself.
- Hongohones ( @RosaliePreistley@aussie.zone ) 10•1 year ago
Everythings coming up Milhouse. New job is good, exercise and money. Close enough to home and might be really close after training. aa is working. Finally got some closure on my previous shit cunts of employers and co workers, can resign and move on with life. Holiday is over and I have a new job. Also got news my son and mum are coming down for a couple of weeks in August. Got interviewed yesterday for a trans book and photo exhibition. So much positivity going around. Service work today, aa and my organistiion. Cook another vege stew, go for a walk, another meeting and then bed. My days are full of joy at the moment. Plus constantly playing with the cats. They are super happy at the moment. I got some treats from Aldi. They love them a bit too much but it’s bringing us closer.
- StudSpud The Starchy ( @StudChud@aussie.zone ) 3•1 year ago
😍😍 this sounds amazing! You deserve all this happiness!!
- Hongohones ( @RosaliePreistley@aussie.zone ) 1•1 year ago
Thanks and so do you hun!
- landsharkkidd ( @landsharkkidd@aussie.zone ) 2•1 year ago
YAY!
- Hongohones ( @RosaliePreistley@aussie.zone ) 2•1 year ago
Yeah am feeling a nice sense of peace.
- landsharkkidd ( @landsharkkidd@aussie.zone ) 2•1 year ago
So happy to hear that! 😊😊😊
- PeelerSheila ( @emergencylasagna@beehaw.org ) 10•1 year ago
Hey, be safe out there guys! The amount of idiotic driving and near misses I witnessed on the way to work was greater than usual for sure.
- Catfish ( @6368_39162@lemm.ee ) 9•1 year ago
With apologies to those whom have standard days, weekend! Four whole days without idiot manager. May they stay the fuck out of my dreams, that’s just too damn much.
- Rusty Raven ( @RustyRaven@aussie.zone ) 3•1 year ago
Yay for the weekend!
With society changing away from standard working hours we really need to update terminology. We need a new term for scheduled days off, and also a term for when your days off align with the days off of people you want to spend time with. We could probably do with a term for the situation when you are unable to spend time with family and friends due to not having any overlapping time off, and for the annoying attitude of people who assume days off during the week are “holidays” and days off after night shift are open for you to do things other than sleep. Despite the number of people who proclaim we are a 24/7 society now (and they tend to be the ones arguing against penalty rates) a lot of people really don’t understand anything other than standard work hours. Drive time radio hosts are my favourite - despite the fact that they are working non standard hours themselves they really go all in on the 9-5 mythology.
- Catfish ( @6368_39162@lemm.ee ) 4•1 year ago
Better terminology would be useful. So would calendar applications that auto send “this day is totally impossible you Idiot” messages
- Alamutjones ( @Alamutjones@aussie.zone ) 2•1 year ago
They sort of have to, because their audience does
- danwritesbooks ( @danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ) 9•1 year ago
Heading to Melbourne next week. Taking the Jetstar roulette. Last time the flight was eventually cancelled at midnight and we got put up in a hotel and slept for like 4 hours before having to be up again for the earliest flight the next morning.
Definitely hoping that isn’t the case this time.
I reached out to my old primary school a week or so ago about donating my books to the school library since they are the reason I am such a big reader and wanted to be a writer. They said yes and wanted me to come in for a talk but unfortunately couldn’t make it work because of pupil free day on one day and specialist classes on the other. They asked if I could come for book week which I would love but probably won’t be able too. I’m really sad I couldn’t do it because I’ve really felt a connection to my school since my little one started school and I’m now studying education for a career change.
I’m still going to drop off the books and hopefully get to see what it’s like inside. Last time I was in Melbourne I drove past and it’s changed so so much. It’s crazy.
- the_procrastinata ( @the_procrastinata@aussie.zone ) 3•1 year ago
Can you do a Zoom thing for Book Week?
- TinyBreak ( @TinyBreak@aussie.zone ) 9•1 year ago
I feel better today. Yesterday my brain was a bit “foot to the floor on the accelerator” but today it’s much calmer. Which is strange, because I don’t think I’ve done anything different. Somethings just shifted inside me and I’m back to good again. Strange.
- MeanElevator ( @MeanElevator@aussie.zone ) 3•1 year ago
Good to hear your brain is not being a burden :)
Let’s hope it stays that way.
- Catfish ( @6368_39162@lemm.ee ) 9•1 year ago
Ominous hissing noise in my kitchen now identified as a leaking soda stream bottle. We aren’t going to blow up!
- danwritesbooks ( @danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ) 4•1 year ago
That’s what the snake wants you to think.
- Catfish ( @6368_39162@lemm.ee ) 3•1 year ago
Exploding sneks? Oh my!
- dumblederp ( @dumblederp@aussie.zone ) 3•1 year ago
Put it outside tho, or at least open a window.
- Catfish ( @6368_39162@lemm.ee ) 2•1 year ago
It’s the water not the gas canister, but point taken. Was rather worried. We’ve had burst pipes three times in this house, so the possibility of it being something non trivial was there.