• TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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    11 days ago

    I’m back. Spent Friday in hospital with some pretty sketch vitals but they gave me an IV and I appear to be alive again. Viral meningitis is the leading theory, we couldn’t actually diagnose it and given I’m no longer looking like the reapers next target no one is all that stressed any more.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    11 days ago

    One of the larger companies account managers needs to be away for 2 weeks.

    So guess what’s happening? Either me or my feckless co worker will have to do his job while he’s away.

    If I get given this, and no pay raise, then I’m bailing asap.

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
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    11 days ago

    I just saw a Reddit thread about why people don’t drink alcohol. I don’t drink super often but

    reasons why I should be sober indefinitely
    • I have social anxiety and drinking is taking the easy way out by reducing the tension that automatically happens in social situations. I feel like my body loosens up and I can actually move and dance when I’m intoxicated. It’s weird.
    • the buzz is superficial. It’s not a deep, fulfilling kind of contentment, it’s just a mask
    • physical symptoms, like insomnia
    • alcohol doesn’t taste good
    • and it’s expensive
    • plus the body doesn’t like it
    • with each drink, I have less control over my ability to say no to the next
    • my most embarrassing moments have happened under the influence of alcohol
    • grandfather was addicted to alcohol and smoking, and I don’t want to turn out like that. His son, my dad, drinks wine everyday, and he becomes a bit of an idiot. I think this has to do with self-medicating because undiagnosed ADHD.

    I’m going to download one of those sober apps, and use it as a conversation starter with new people, where drinking is involved. I think having a sense of achievement is one way to feel fulfilled in life, and this can be a little win.

    End rant.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    11 days ago

    Keep forgetting how very, very little kitchen space there is and I can’t make several things at once. I ended up doing teriyaki salmon (delicious but way too fussy needing the flouring first), blanched amaranth with Japanese sesame sauce (goma-ae), and a quick pickle of shittily julienned carrot and daikon radish. With gluggy rice because I stupidly followed the packet instructions instead of my own experience that jasmine rice needs 1:1 in this rice cooker 🙄

    Took like 3 hours in the end… Not exactly worth it but well at least I tried. Rest of this week is gonna be far simpler! Fuck I hate this kitchen.

    too lazy to plate dinner properly

    Now for all the washing up 😮‍💨 edit because I forgot I’d already posted before. I oughta sleep early tonight

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    11 days ago

    Ugh the bedroom was so hot I didn’t fall asleep until 1:30am and now I feel like warmed over crap despite feeling so upbeat last night! I ought to get those car windscreen shades for the windows already…

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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        11 days ago

        Poor Bill and Ted. Those coats would’ve made it stifling (although I know cats have that undercoat of fur or something that helps with temperature regulation). We just need to make it to Wednesday!

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      11 days ago

      Same! We had the AC going till about 2:30 to keep the air moving which was nice. Woke up at 430 and it was too warm…took me too long to fall back asleep (generally do it in seconds).

      Today will be a struggle.

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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        11 days ago

        I had the AC on sleep mode but should’ve had it regular overnight honestly. It was disgusting. I feel like death today and I have to be outside all day, joy. Good luck to us both

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
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    11 days ago

    Hooray we got it. Actually had no idea I did until this morn. lol. Turns out it was a bit more south than i thought. Couldn’t see it with the naked eye.

    10" exposure 800iso f/1.8 so pretty faint really. I thought it was supposed to be brighter. but now we know where to look (thanks to tha little rock in the foreground thanks buddy) so will have another go tonight.

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Some shitty news at work this morning. A couple of vacated senior positions will not be back filled. That’s a few opportunities we won’t be getting. Time to start looking elsewhere methinks.

      • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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        11 days ago

        I’ve got a contract until end of this year. It being public service, the job is all but guaranteed until then. Looking at other departments now, cause I want to keep my entitlements at least, but could go private if necessary.

        I’m fortunate enough to have a decent amount of time to make that decision, others don’t have that luxury.

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    11 days ago

    I’m out of NRTs
    So I’m going cold turkey
    Pray for me 😭

    Edit: thank you all for your advice and support! Truly. But I cannot buy NRTs or anything until Friday, we have less than $100 and I would prefer to keep that for cat food/human food.

    Apologies for complaining. I’m always complaining.

    • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      11 days ago

      nicotell stage 3’s. A months worth for the same price as a deck, and they help you maintain. You might still kinda habitually want, but you won’t be at the “shank my grandma for a durrie” level.

    • Eagle@aussie.zone
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      11 days ago

      It’s just a craving. And it will come and go.

      You’ve dealt with tougher shit than that.

    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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      11 days ago
      If you want my 2c?

      Cheap reusable vape kit + nicotine prescription + premade 0% juice to slowly water it down over time.

      It’s a bit fussy and looks douchey short term plus the long term health risks haven’t been researched. But tapering down slowly and then off will help you with a really tough quit. Hopefully you won’t need it for too long.

      A decent strength initially helps break the habit of the cigs and then you can work with it from there.

      Pick a MTL (mouth to lung) option as it’s more similar to smoking and doesn’t produce huge obnoxious clouds. I bought an Aspire Pockex kit which at the time was around $30 on eBay for vape + charger + a coil. It was about the size of a ‘lipstick’ style power bank. It’s not fashionable but was a very good tool to quit.

       

      Very good advice

      Avoid any butter flavours. Choose fruit or go unflavoured (diacetyl = popcorn lung). Avoid sugar in liquid as it can burn coils faster.

      Avoid disposable black market vapes (unpredictable strength, heavy metals and lipid pneumonia). These are what led to the acute short term health problems in the news.

      Use an online calculator and either a jewellery scale or syringe to dilute as accurately as possible.

      Don’t start/use the device when the tank is empty or the liquid is getting low. Also get enough spare coils to change them frequently - when using for the first time or changing the coil either let it sit for for a while or slowly drip liquid inside the coil to completely wet the cotton before firing the device. (Burned coils taste terrible and emit seriously bad chemicals. Dirty ones also aren’t good.)

      I don’t know what strength you get prescribed (I quit before the ban) but treat the nicotine liquid with caution. Clean up any spills or wash it off your skin immediately. Don’t let Mickey near it and try to avoid vaping near him.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Alright. The meeting for a pay rise is tomorrow.

    Thankfully, I’ve got 2 more interviews. One from Australia and one from a very large multinational electronics firm.

    Let’s see what happens.

    Goodnight all ❤️