Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Fridge is here! Just as red as promised😁
You have to name it! It’s too gorgeous not to have a name.
That’s a beauty! Love the colour.
That’s about 50% larger than what I imagined.
It seems fridges have increased in size along with the average waistline.
Love that colour. Agree with CEO needs a name.
Hmm🤔
The mulcher is Chomp. So the refrigerator should be Chill.
Could be taken as reference to its function or to its chilli red colour, plus it would allow me to use “Netflix and Chill” to involve pigging out.
WELL, after a very hectic morning and cutting it very fine, I’ve managed to do 90% of what I needed to (no time to grab fresh bread from Woodfrog, sorry mum - and no time to mop the floors)
Got to bag drop with 20 minutes to spare, blessed with no traffic, weight all good, waiting for takeoff. I know I’ve been craving sun and warmth but it’s like 32 feels like 36 and 85% humidity over there ahahahahaha fuck me I’ll be living in air-conditioning most likely 🥵
About to takeoff, I’ll hopefully be spamming the DT a bit less and trying to have a life while I’m away - and stuffing myself stupid with food.
eee have fun and safe travels :)
Mee pok, chai tow kuay, orh luak, nasi padang, fish head curry, petai beans, thosai… all await!
Have a fantastic break!
I’m going to test drive an Outback Touring XT tomorrow to see if I like it.
I am genuinely sad to think about giving up my purple car. We’ve been through a lot together and I just realised it was with me through my entire 30’s. It has seen friends and lovers come and go. It has seen highways, backroads, mountains, ocean roads, ferries, muddy trails, snow, sun and everything in between. It was there for the best times and the worst times. It has been laughed in, cried in, sung in, dined in, and has sat with me during countless moments of quiet contemplation. Most of all it has never once let me down but sadly I think it’s time for some other lucky person to enjoy it.
Bathe in its magnificence.
Everyone I know who has owned an Outback (or any Subaru) swears by them. I’ve seen some of them get to some pretty insane places as well, mate followed me onto the beach in NSW once. I think there was someone over on one of the 4x4 subreddits that had thrown a lift kit and some A/T’s on theirs and it looked wild.
The Chap Lap MACHINE
Do you currently, or have you ever owned a spare set of burnout tyres?
Nope and nope. I may have been a bit of a hoon in my younger years but not to that level. I don’t think I’ve even lit up the tyres in this car before.
I just want to be loaded. Or at least more well off.
I’d move somewhere else of my choice, nicer area, maybe even with an Aldi really close by. Have a real vegetable garden (hiring help if needed) and share the produce with other people. A bottom mount fridge freezer for meal prep. A big catio and/or catproofing so Miss Moo can sunbathe and play in grass without absconding.
A garage or shed to paint in and enough privacy to play music/sing/learn an instrument if I chose. A fire pit and a zone with times where it’s allowed.
Get less stressed and work on my health.
Above all I’d just like to afford to move out of this neighbourhood and not be squeezed in with other people. I just want to live in peace and be left the fuck alone.
My idea of “making it” is being able to live somewhere where you have choice of train, bus and tram.
But in general I agree, I’d like to be able to live with my partner instead of living at home with my mum. I mean I never really had a plan past 18 except a general idea (depression sucks) but I hate being 28 and living at home. While I’m happy that she didn’t kick me out once I turned 18 but still.
First red one!
I remember with my ex a few moons ago giving her a bunch of these and she was dissapointed I didn’t buy them. She then went on to say ‘jeez they last a lot longer than the florist ones’. Like no shit. I’m still bitter about that.
I start my ADHD meds today. Could be a game-changer. I’m nervously excited. If anyone has any experience or insights that they would be willing to share, I’d like to hear it.
How’d you go?
My psych got me to start slow with them, and like as a reminder, they aren’t a cure sadly. You still have to do everything but you’ll actually get motivated.
Though when going on higher doses, please keep note of your emotions. I went up to 5 ritalin a day and it was like instant depression (and I already have regular depression). Instantly went back to 4 and I was fine. So keep note of how you are feeling when it comes to that.
But this is exciting! I’m so happy for you!
Thank you! Cheers for sharing your experience and tips. I dropped a 40mg Vyvanse around 10am, had no idea what to expect. Nothing really happened, but I reckon I was more focused on the backlog of work emails as the day went on. All done :)
That’s great to hear! I imagine you’re taking a long acting one?
I usually take mine at 8am and then sleep for about an hour. Because stimulant meds take into effect about 45mins to an hour after you’ve taken them. I’ve heard that it’s best to not have food while you take the meds, I usually don’t eat an hour before or after because I’ve heard that it dulls it, but I also have eaten within that two hours and have been fine. Also it’s recommended to also not drink vitamin c or ascorbic acid drinks/food within an hour before and after you’ve taken your meds, basically the science behind it is that stimulant medication are alkaline and cannot be absorbed. So any high dose of vitamin c essentially acts an “off” switch.
So I usually drink apple juice or such instead, or have orange juice hours after I’ve taken my meds. It’s annoying but I’d rather sacrifice two hours of no drink + food than not have motivation and dopamine.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I’m on day two of 40mg Vyvanse, taken on an empty stomach at 10am both days. Can’t say I’ve noticed a distinct change yet but in hindsight I think I did get quite a bit done yesterday instead of procrastinating online!
Is anyone else paranoid of accidentally stepping in the gap between the train and the platform?
Always, and I’m always so scared to drop something down there too!
YES! A couple of weeks ago I witnessed a guy get caught between the train and the platform - dead before he stopped spinning. I’m extra careful now stepping into the train carriage. West Richmond station is the WORST! Huge gaps in the middle of each carriage as the platform is curved. I only get on at the ends of the carriage at that station - and the size of the gap still scares me.
Well that’s horrible.
He was spinning? I’m confused 🤔
Remember when you used to make playdough into a cylinder shape by putting it between your palms and moving your hands each way, rolling the dough into a cylinder shape? Think about the playdough.
Oh God what a horrendous thing to observe.
But very very quick - Guy probably didn’t feel a thing. The one I feel sorry for was the train driver - a youngish lass who was pretty cut up by it.
When I was a kid my mum would say “be careful of the gap” as she reefed me up by the arm and over it.
lil carl and mongo chilling in the window bed
kitties are about to drop their next bangin’ meowlbum.
🤣
running on fumes. Today’s just been chaos. And I had a mate chose to be a bit of a prick to someone else so I wasted a fair bit of energy on deciding on my strategy to that.
Mostly packed, bed is nice and fresh, but I seem to have dislodged a lot of dust as even my air purifier sensed it (the sensors on those things aren’t always the best) and thank goodness for that air purifier busily filtering out that dust that I would’ve just breathed in for weeks otherwise.
Not having a weighing scale is anxiety inducing. Pray that I stay within the luggage limit. goodnight.
Not having a weighing scale is anxiety inducing. Pray that I stay within the luggage limit. goodnight.
Where are you off to friend? Safe trips!
🤞🏻 and goodnight 😘
Buying one of these was a purchase I have never regretted, even though I’ve only used it like 3 times. Totally worth it.
It’s definitely on the shopping list once I’ve arrived on the other end!
After going through the process of ordering a replacement myki (due to the old one expiring soon), PTV have just emailed to say that myki’s expiry dates can be extended. Aaargh!
Fridge delivery day today! It is much needed, as my fridge is overflowing at the moment and there is no way it can cope with summer garden produce and meal prep. The plan is for the new fridge to hold preserves and fruit & veg for storage, while the main fridge has the day to day stuff and meal prep. Hopefully my future will contain a lot less fridge tetris.
Once the fridge is unpacked I can spend some quality time with a tape measure and the Kmart website ordering some new containers. This should be the last bit of shopping for my little organisation spree. It will probably have to be, as I’m nearly out of money!
Had the urge to reread Harry Potter so put the audiobook on since I already have too many books on the go, and jebus christ I don’t remember it being that bad. The last time I would have read the series was in high school 10 years ago, and maybe nostalgia was clouding my judgement, but the writing is just awful.
Stephen Fry’s voice makes it a decent listen, at least.
I adore his voice which I think made the writing sound worse, maybe its because I’m so used to him reading me to sleep with Sherlock or Paddington.
Honestly like I have my own feelings on JKR, but like from a writing standpoint, she’s not actually that good. Her world building is atrocious, I can find better world building in a Harry Potter AU fanfic!
Like and this isn’t to say “it’s fine for kids”, kids should also get quality entertainment.
I keep meaning to read and catch up on everyone’s life but I get so busy that by the time I remember it’s bed time.
But my planner came in today, super excited but oh my God Auspost are something else (not new lbr). But I got the “hey your parcel has been delivered” app message. I’m excited, I check it and see … That’s not my work. It’s a photo of a door and some light brick and I’m like ??? Huh? So I took off during my lunch break walking up and down near where work is to see if there’s a house that matches the bricks or door but I get nothing.
Until I think “maybe they’ve dropped it off at 11 instead of 18”. I’ve put down that the address is 18 unit 11 because work is in an office suite. 11 on my street is a retirement village, also private property. Luckily there was a guy coming out to walk his dogs and I asked him if it was okay to go in there (because I’ve never had to visit retirement homes) and mentioned the misplaces package. He tells me where reception is, I go there, a tradie helps me and tells me where 18 in the unit section is, I go out and a woman who works there said the package is actually in the reception area.
So I was able to grab it. But like Jesus Christ, I’m also in pain because #chronicpain4life, and I wasted half an hour of my lunch break because some idiot couldn’t understand that I put the correct information in. I just, ugh.
For the longest time I thought Apple watches were just really obnoxious…but I ended up getting a good deal on the new SE model so I bought it and I hate to say it but…I love this thing! And especially cause I work out so much - it’s been so satisfying seeing my workout data in real time.
I love my garmin. Never thought I’d use it for exercise but here’s little old me accepting challenges and getting a little buzz when I get a badge.
I bought a Garmin vivoactive 4 a while back and I never wear it because the screen sucks as a normal watch :(
I’ve been contemplating buying one of the newer watches because I saw them with their screens on at JB HiFi and they looked incredible. They were the Samsung ones I think. Just another toy to waste money on though. I should sell some stuff.
I encourage you to give it another go. You can change watch faces and settings. If you still don’t like it then think about getting rid of it.
Yeah I’ve played with the faces etc but the screen quality is just too low for what I’d like. Nowhere near bright enough too. Functionally for fitness purposes it’s fine but it doesn’t do the other things a smart watch should do very well.
I got an apple watch, just can’t be bothered , I like to be as low tech as possible, like to keep the work for my brain simple and with few steps
so, it’s a nice day and I’m going for a longish walk, I have no idea how many steps I’ll be doing but walking in the mild sun is good, that much I know :) I do about 10 hours of walking a week, I might not be fast, I might not get puffed but it’s better than driving
Your watch will tell you how many you do. Before I’d walk everywhere without thinking too much about it. Now I walk with a bit of pace to get my heart rate up because after doing some research I found walking isn’t really exercise, it’s just living. If you set it up then trust me it will help you on your health journey.
I’m not going on any journey at all, let alone a health journey 🙄🙄🙄 fuck I hate the word journey with a passion. My aim is to relieve stress and ease tension in my back muscles. I also like to take a relaxing walk and look at the world around me .
I know how the watches work 🙄🙄🙄 I also know there is no fucking way in hell I’m hooking my shit up to the net, it’s why I threw my fitbit away
I apologise if I overstepped.