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[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 16 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I've changed so much by reducing my adhd medication.

It's mind blowing.

Imagine all of a sudden, your crippling social anxiety is gone. Just like that.

Unreal.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

this is wonderful that you are so much better 🌞

[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm glad you're better. You are a sweet kind man who deserves better in the world.

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Imagine all of a sudden, your crippling social anxiety is gone. Just like that.

You would be unstoppable! This is an excellent development!

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 18 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Got robbed for the first time ever, just some stuff out of the garage. Still unlikely to vote liberal/nationals.

[–] tone212_@aussie.zone 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh wow, how did they get in?

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago

dunno. Garage door was open when we got up. It has been opening itself but I thought we solved that issue.

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago

Damn, that sucks. It may be expensive but I hope it was nothing sentimental.

[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago

I'm sorry to hear that, I hope you didn't lose too much from it.

[–] anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago (3 children)
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[–] underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm watching Underbelly for the first time since it "aired" and we all watched it on bootleg dvds smuggled over the border. Still pretty gripping.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 8 points 6 days ago

I liked when they fought for the gun like two brothers fighting for a remote. Just both grab it and wriggle.

[–] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 12 points 6 days ago (2 children)

First day of Erin Patterson's Trial has been pretty wild - including her potentially faking cancer?!

[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And saying she didn't have a food dehydrator when she'd been showing pics of it on Facebook and talking about how she used it to dry mushrooms.

[–] SituationCake@aussie.zone 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And her phone ping in locations that deathcaps grow, but she says she doesn’t forage for mushrooms. And she served her own meal to herself on a different coloured plate to the others. So many coincidences!

[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

True! My colleagues and I are obsessed with this case.

[–] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 4 points 6 days ago

Same here. I cannot wait to hear what her defence comes out with. She gave the police the wrong phone!

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)
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[–] Alamutjones@aussie.zone 11 points 6 days ago

So it turns out the Perth Museum is massive. I've been here three hours and done, like, one floor

[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 10 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Just had my teeth cleaned at the dentist. Holy fucking shit that sucked.

[–] mertn22@aussie.zone 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

My dentist sent me to a periodontist for a deep clean. It took two hours and $3000 dollars. That sucked too.

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[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 9 points 6 days ago

Doctor problems.

Going in to get a few jabs. Wouldn't let me in because staff yesterday said I need a referral. Got the referral, turns out needed a script. told the GP, said I need a script. He reluctantly writes one up, I go next door to the chemist grab the jab and back to the clinic to be seen by a nurse (who was lovely).

Absolutely pointless waste of time.

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 9 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I started looking at furniture and now I have a cart full of stuff. This is possibly also a gateway that will lead me to looking at rugs, and once I do that who knows where it could end.

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[–] melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Nothing has encouraged me more to have serious conversations with political fence sitters about what an absolute skid mark Clive Palmer is than the amount of spam I have received from him this week.

[–] Pilk@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I don't know what makes me so special, but I haven't received political spam texts from anyone. Maybe just lucky?

Neither have I. Counting my blessings.

Me either, I'm feeling a bit left out!

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I look at it this way - every mobile number I bock is a future promotional number blocked.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Old friend asked me the other evening if I missed Carlton.

I do not.

Carlton Gardens were nice but I think I liked them because there were no front gardens in the streets, it was just terrace houses. Here there are large front gardens every where with all kinds of plantings and designs.

That's the thing I like about living in the suburbs. There's a man a few streets away who has filled his garden with beautiful wildflowers and every time I pass it, it makes me happy :)

[–] bacon@aussie.zone 8 points 6 days ago

PTV charges by time but 45min journey turns into 2 hours

[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 7 points 6 days ago

Got some hot cross buns on clearance from Aldi, for the applie and cinnamon ones for 2 bucks.

I just ate a big bowl of super crunchy chips from the air fryer, oh they were so good, haven’t had them for ages.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 6 days ago

I started the day with multiple packidge notifs and great delight, i end it with no packidge and great aggro.

Bonus aggro: trying to tell a vendor about a serious code issue on their back end and getting shuffled to the AI dumbass repeatedly telling me invalid solutions that assume i'm at fault. Gaaaaaaaaah

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

in somewhat bad news for the coalition I still very much want to call Dutton a dickhead to his face. Also did you know its labour day in qld next week? cant make this shit up.

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 points 1 week ago

the tide was very low today

I found a sinker and a very good large abalone shell that has a blister pearl

the main attribute of sinkers and lures is they have to attract fishermen into buying them

[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 7 points 6 days ago

I've been wearing my top inside out til now until someone told me about it.

Yep, having that sort of a day.

[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Off again today but attended a meeting with the slt of a large national franchise chain.

They were actually pretty funny lol I was surprised how they didn't have a giant stick shoved up their ass.

Othetwise the open mic place is 2 train stops away from work. So very keen to play a show before the end of next month.

[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Procrastinated biiiig time today but wow, I have to confess, when I finally got around to it... ChatGPT saved me hours of time and heaps of mental energy by spitting out a perfect script that did exactly what I needed it to and I got the thing done in 5 minutes. Even was able to get an instant solution when I initially got an error (it was because my Python path environmental variable had been misconfigured which was an easy fix). And able to get it to explain or run snips of the code to see what the output would be like...

I feel a bit dumber for not figuring it out myself but then again, seriously, I have better things to be doing with my time and brain right now. So excited that this did what I needed!

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago

there is nothing more frustrating than watching a parcel you fucking well know could have been delivered TODAY if they hadn't been a lazy shit head back across the other side of the state

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

recovered the bench seat, looks really nice

hot work tho, stripped down to my cami, leather tradie glove on my right hand and comfy jeans

now listening to some death in vegas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5nzwqj3utY

here's a pic

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I said "ok google" and she replied "I can't find your WiFi. You might want to check your router and connections". Ok. Fair enough but why did the one in the kitchen start playing arabic music? I don't even know what Rayan FM is but it says "Stay with us". Ok, but a please might’ve been nice.

[–] bacon@aussie.zone 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

a please might’ve been nice

it's not a suggestion.

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[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago

Having fomo looking at the weather in Melbourne atm. Figures that almost as soon as I get back on Sunday the weather will get warmer again.

Today's the first day I've had some time to myself... or so I say, but I really need to get onto the Python thing for work and wrap that whole thing up today so they can invoice tomorrow. Uggghh I just want to switch my brain off and lie in bed with the AC on watching Animal Kingdom S4 (finally Ellen Barkin is getting phased out. I hate her acting in this show)

But nope. Time to fire up the laptop and get to asking chatgpt how to do the thing

[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 4 points 6 days ago

YarraByte seems to be taking the 1st off in honour of labour movements worldwide.

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 5 points 6 days ago

I need to remember moisturise my skin more; so much dry skin.

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