• 🇦🇺BakuEnglish
    211·
    2 months ago

    Hello peeps

    How goes it?

    Edit: love you all, thanks for the welcomes! Have a photo of the cat that comes to visit me sometimes, most recently a few days ago!

    • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
      11·
      2 months ago

      You’re back! Fucking grouse man! This is such a tight little group, you know some people miss you when you’re not here. I had to look at trains because you weren’t here. I mean, I look at them anyway, but I thought of you and wondered if you were also train enjoying. Well, were you?

      Edit; had alcoholic ginger beer at a park near a train station, sorry for effusive language. I’m ok.

      • 🇦🇺BakuEnglish
        7·
        2 months ago

        Ay thanks!

        Actually, no, not really. I caught a train home on Halloween (after a bit of a tiki tour around on the trams), but that’s about it

          • 🇦🇺BakuEnglish
            6·
            2 months ago

            I’m heading off on vacay next week, so I’ll have plenty of time to catch trains then

            Even plotting a trip to the railway museum, if they decide to be open

              • 🇦🇺BakuEnglish
                7·
                2 months ago

                Always! Remindns me, a few days after taking my break from here, I went down to Willys prom (one of the few places I hadn’t been). Saw the cutest baby emus. So cute! I almost want one

                BABI:

      • 🇦🇺BakuEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        GDAAAAAYYYYYYY

        I’m alright! Keeping busy-ish, you know how it is

      • 🇦🇺BakuEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Do I need to prescribe an hour’s off peak train travel? Trains fix everything :)

        (Unless the trains are broken or otherwise turned into buses)

        • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
          3·
          2 months ago

          Haha my train home was delayed by 20 mins tonight in fact. But sitting in the sun waiting was also nice.😎

      • 🇦🇺BakuEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        Hellooo (Frank Walker from national tiles) forcey! How goes it?

      • 🇦🇺BakuEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Maybe 😶

        What’s happening in the land of the llabsy?

        • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone
          2·
          2 months ago

          Welcome back! ✨

          Just the usual: hanging out in DDT with the DDT fam, whinging about the weather and trying not to be lazy.

          How about you? What have you been up to? Been on any trips?

          • 🇦🇺BakuEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            Cheers llabs, not many trips from me, although I did head down to Willy’s prom last month, and am heading to Adelaide next month

      • 🇦🇺BakuEnglish
        5·
        2 months ago

        Cheers Tom! Things are going better, I’ve been seeing a psych regularly, and am moving out next month. A little spooky, but it’ll be nice to be like… A proper tenant with rights and all that fun stuff. The only downside is power companies are confusing, and I’ll have bills

        • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
          2·
          2 months ago

          That’s good to hear. There are told or there to help you compare prices because utilities are so ridiculous now, and there are no incentives to reward loyalty, so you can get the best deals by jumping around and changing company all the time

          • 🇦🇺BakuEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            Yeah. At the moment I don’t have much choice because I’m still under 18, apparently origin let me sign up with the assistance of an adult. They’re exactly at the default offer, which I don’t think is good because there were plenty of places that were under it. In any case, I’ve just got a little under 4 months to go, so that’s like 1 and a bit bills

            Once I turn 18, electricity, gas, and internet are probably all being changed every time I find somebody cheaper

      • 🇦🇺BakuEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        THERE’S A STRAWBERRY DAY AND I MISSED IT??!?!?!?

        (Maybe for the best. I forgot that I garden, and let my strawberries die, and went from a dense forest planter box of dozens down to 2 green sprouts I’m not entirely sure aren’t weeds. I’m a fraud)

    • BakuToo@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      I’m also BakuToo now, I’m not sure if I’ll switch back to AZ yet, or stay on my SJW account, but just know I’m a real Baku, too!

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    18·
    2 months ago

    Just want to say thank you all again for the support yesterday. Truly a supportive space here with great advice. After going into the eye and ear today for a follow up her schedule has reduced which means less refusal and it’s going to be a bit easier for her.

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    17·
    2 months ago

    Finished work early and… just didn’t feel like going home straight away. So I’m having a cheeky can of alco ginger beer in a part of a local park not frequented by children and their company or youths (I dislike drinking around children and will actively avoid it). Might have an extra can too. Because fuck it, that’s why!

    • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
      9·
      2 months ago

      I am so freaking pleased to hear you’re taking some time for YOU!! You are such an amazing soul, carrying so much for your family, good on you for enjoying a moment!

    • just_kitten@aussie.zone
      4·
      2 months ago

      Oh damn. Too soon, feels like you’ve just barely started! Any chance you can follow him to where he’s going?

      • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Something odd happened last week.

        He reached out to offer some mentoring because he felt that maybe it would help, which I agreed to.

        He must have known he was leaving last week already. Curious to see what this will be about.

        • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
          4·
          2 months ago

          so your still meeting before he leaves? interesting.

          I think you’ll find you don’t need mentoring. From what I heard your project management experience was second to none. all your skills in fact. Glowing report really.

          • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
            6·
            2 months ago

            A very glowing report!

            Yeah I’m super curious to see what this is about. I don’t think he’s being asked to do it, I think he was offering because he’s a good dude.

            I’ll keep you posted. First meeting is Friday.

  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
    12·
    2 months ago

    Had a really helpful session with the psych today. Talked a lot about why I am struggling to let go of stress and work and gave me some good exercises to help getting some structure back and some boundaries (for me). I picked out this time. She is kind but not afraid to suggest stuff - which is good. Practical.

    Step one. Back to decent bedtimes. Night all. ♥️

  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
    11·
    2 months ago

    Ohhh fuckity.

    Boss: How do you feel you’re going?

    Me: I’m planning on resigning in 2 weeks.

    Boss: … can you not?

  • Nath@aussie.zone
    11·
    2 months ago

    So I went to check out this blue sky thing. It turns out I actually created an account on there at some point under my real name. I don’t remember doing that, it had to be before Aussie.zone became a thing.

    So I log into it, I’m already following half a dozen accounts that I don’t remember following (but they’re awesome people like George Takai and Mara Wilson).

    Review:
    It’s all about US politics and how awful Twitter is. Boring. 😔

    I never sent a single tweet in 15 years, I can’t see myself using this site either.

    • indisin@aussie.zone
      5·
      2 months ago

      I have a Blue Sky account just to secure a user name and… Just checked and got the same experience. I’ll never use it either unless it becomes good for data mining.

    • Pilk@aussie.zone
      3·
      2 months ago

      Nath, if you’re not into microblogging in general then perhaps you won’t ever be interested in it, but the algorithm is easy to train or replace with a custom Feed, moderation lists like this one let you mass block confirmed dickheads, and labellers like this one let you filter everything else.

      Given your skillset you might even enjoy creating and publishing your own custom feed algorithm.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    10·
    2 months ago

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Fucking cleaning took so long even with the help of a friend because there was still Stuff that took long rob to load. Wish I didn’t have overdue stuff to do at work this morning.

    But i am really, truly, for sure this time 99% done - every last thing has been cleaned except the kitchen and second bedroom floor, it was too late for a vacuum. Tomorrow lunchtime i shall mop, take exit photos, drop off the keys and be done with moving out.

    … next stage is moving in… I live in a fortress of bags and boxes. But first, my car is loaded up with shit that needs donating including a neglected bike (with good parts). Gonna try and temporarily store it at work so I don’t need to be driving around with a whole ass bike in the back for the next few days.

    Also, the check tyre pressure light came on even though I got a new tyre. More headaches! Rahhhh!

    Good night everyone…

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    9·
    2 months ago

    interesting development at work. Boss asked some common sense questions, leadership team didn’t really have answers. Looks like things may not be as doom and gloom as we originally thought, so thats awesome. I don’t love the company but I do love the boss and they’ll pay to upskill my unqualified ass so thats worth something.

  • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone
    8·
    2 months ago

    Why dis wind sooo cool on such a lovely day?

    Been asked like 3 x if I’m going riding, but I have my sooky pants on.