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Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.

This post is in memory of Bot #001 who sadly blew away in the wind.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Outside errands DONE. Comfy clothes ON. Gonna read a chapter of my book and finish my coffee and get baking!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Looks like the collapse/expand replies to a post is back again

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Ok ok ok. After a disastrous start to the day things have progressed a bit. Actually got a tiny bit of gardening done after neglecting the balcony for months . tidied up the dead stuff, improved the staking on the manzano chilli, shuffled pots around - including the very sickly and cold curry big mama leaf plant to a more sheltered spot (it was getting depressing to look at. And it'll come back in spring.).

I won't even be at home for most of the next month but I went ahead and sowed some coriander and garlic chives, and have soaked some snow pea and sweet pea seeds to sow tomorrow, because what the hey. They'll look after themselves, kind of. Everything's had a very thorough water + feed if needed, and I'm amazed at how relatively well that manzano is doing despite all the neglect. Truly a cool climate chillo, definitely a good choice for Melbourne. (e: yes it's related to rocoto).

All that and a whole lot of staring into space have improved things as well as cleaning the kitchen and having a long overdue shower with hair/scalp cleanse. The sun has made a big difference too. Body has calmed the fuck down and is healing itself.

Neck still hurts but I'll call off my trip to the 'rat tomorrow and take it easy, hopefully I'll be right as rain by Monday. I have work to catch up on but today is for total relaxation

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I’m so impressed with you guys and your chillis. Chilli and capsicum are one of those plants that I’m just not good at caring for.

I got a bit of time out in the garden too! Mostly I just weeded and swept up a big chunk of the leaves that the maple and the ornamental pears dropped - this place has 3 pear trees and 2 maples. I initially tried to keep on top of cleaning up the leaves as they dropped but I was fighting a losing battle, so I just left them and waited until they’d dropped all their leaves. We’re getting on 4 fortnight’s worth of green bins filled, with probably 1 more to go.

But check out my broccolis and my cabbage 😍

spoiler

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Quick piccy from the point lonsdale lighthouse looking west over the back beach towards ocean grove:

https://imgur.com/6zvKu0w

it's actually rated equal most hazardous beach in Vic. If you jumped in on a day like today and swam a few metres out you'd be lucky to make it back in.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

I think the cats are expecting me to put something on the teev and stretch out on the couch so that either one of them can have a nap on me.
Instead I'm sitting up with a podcast on doing a crossstich project for a friend's birthday (well taking a break now for dins).

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Radio went good! I'm so glad about it! Next week we've got out ninth birthday show. So that should be good too!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fucking hell, one of my students coughed in my face today. Guess it's time to stock up on OJ and pray to God that I don't get sick, because I have no bulk billing doctors nearby and work wants a doctor's cert (although subcontractor, so no sick leave anyway).

Goddamn, some days I just wanna quit.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Uck, the rain has started and its still extra windy outside. The morning dog walk was cancelled (much to Mr Woof's dissapointment) due to safety concernd, but I still have to go out there and drive to work. Part of me wants to just call in sick!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Thank you Bull ☺️

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

I keep being woken up; wimdy or earthquake? Either way I wish it would settle down!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Here I am, sitting on my bed overthinking what to wear to brunch with a friend tomorrow. The criteria is cute, warm, and semi casual. Lol.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

taake oon me
take meeee ooooon
I'llllllll beeeeeee goooonne
In a day or^TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO^

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What has happened with the bot?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

He was a no show. @[email protected] saved the day.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (17 children)

ID: pic of my dinner, bread with hole in it, filled with egg and fried in butter.

my dinner

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Tax return sorted ✅ getting an alright amount that will definitely help with my adhd stuff. So that's a relief.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Poor Bot #001 😔

Will they blow back in when the wind changes, like Botty Poppins?

On an unrelated note, anyone know where you get coin banks these days? The tin I had is on its way out, but Officeworks doesn't seem to sell them any more (they used to have a rather fun coin-sorting one, but that also seems to be gone, more's the pity).

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Oh yeah ready to watch new Mission Impossible tonight! Bring on the mindless explosions and action scenes!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

First week of roster change, Tuesday to Fridays. God it's good being able to have a life again :) got so many plans coming up

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I left home a bit too early... Need to get to St Kilda before 1 or 1:30 at the latest and already at Oakleigh. Oh well, I'd rather be there way too early and having to wait rather than being late and having to uber.

Also got a haircut by my mate and my head doesn't feel too heavy anymore.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@bull T minus 4 days to end school holidays.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Hey, that comments thing has changed again... I'm not seeing pre-collapsed reply threads anymore.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Same here.

I suppose a good compromise would be any comment with >x responses gets collapsed after the xth response (but you still see the first <x responses). if that makes sense the coffee isn't working yet

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (13 children)

Fucking hell, that wind is atrocious. Least it's nice and sunny out though.

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