Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Hey people, I think you’re really cool and thank you for being cool. Like totally aeesome peolle thabkful to be here ahh 💜
Edit: no u
Mr Sulu, set a course for the Friday drinks region. Warp factor 5.
I joined the reddit Melbourne dt because it looked fun. Sometimes I comment sometimes I don’t. Then I read comments that are snarky and bitter and I think for a brief moment are you a cunt irl? Anyway love you guys ♥ (I am sober by the way. For the time being. Not afraid to show my feels).
Did you see the comments yesterday from the guy bragging about making a 3D printed gun and shooting a 100 rounds into Silvan Reservoir? He’s a cunt IRL for sure
The people that wanted to be social came here, the people that wanted to sook stayed there.
That’s true. This shit about “it’s actually a random discussion now”. Huh. Enjoy your 45 comments people.
The melbourne sub is a shadow of it’s former self. Way too many grumpy fucks.
There’s a handful of gatekeeping smug smartarses on there that stand out like dog’s balls now that we’re gone. Oh but apparently we’ll be back. Yeah nah fuck you. Bathe in your own shit if you like.
We’ll be back? It’s been months jeez they’re clingy
Yeah. Today it was “unfortunately they’re coming back” fuck off dip shit. I’m done.
If you haven’t already, check out mythic quest - specifically the ep Dinner Party
That’s how i’m envisioning reddit trolls lol
apparently we’ll be back
Aaaah, I don’t think I will though, alright?
I don’t think I will either after today.
Tailgaters and slow people in the right lane amiright?
Yeah. Kings and queens of their own lounge room.
My work computer had Lemmy blocked until today, so I found it hard to come on here during those moments where I needed a mental break from work. The DT feels like it’s maybe 10% what it used to be and 90% people asking questions into the void. I miss it all being in one neat place, but given Reddit’s slide towards (more) questionable content, I guess I’ll just use this place as my dose of social media and leave it at that?
Oh look I get it. I never left but when the same question comes up “where is everybody?” you have cunts with smartarse answers and yet you can answer in the most mature way. I always upvote you.
cunts with smartarse answers and yet you can answer in the most mature way
Ugh, you’re so right. And like, if that’s what’s left of Reddit then it’s just going to turn into yet another Twitter alternative. That kind of response flies in the face of what the DT was, as well. So annoying. We used to be there to downvote that type of rhetoric but I guess without the positive community vibe to set the mood the rats are just going to scamper about.
Hahaha. That’s spot on. I just can’t do cunty behaviour. I just can’t.
Some people call it “lurking” I call it “observing”. Nothing wrong with that. Some people though have a problem with that.
It’s that whole thing of “If you have nothing nice to say, then say nothing at all” - but for whatever reason the internet has missed that lesson. And yeah, the post-Covid world is really out of fucks to give when it comest to cunty behaviour.
Good news with a sting. I got my new casual role and pay confirmed and it’s definitely all in the right direction.
Unfortunately… Work wants the company car back immediately upon ending my ft role. They’ve been much more flexible with others who have gone casual in the past, and in the meeting he did say he’d give me some lead time so I can make my own arrangements, but… today after heading into the office he was all paggro and sarcastic again so I don’t expect any favours.
I was prepared for the eventuality and overall I MUCH prefer letting go my old work than keeping the car on, but seeing it in writing - to happen two weeks from now - has definitely been a shock to the nervous system. Like whoa, I wasn’t prepared to say bye so soon and go back to a carless life that fast, especially when I’ll still have two weeks of catsitting to do after that.
I’m definitely feeling that big-change-loss-anxiety-fear (and OMG! how will i visit my friends or get bigger groceries etc? I won’t be able to go into the office easily any more, no more regional trips unless I use carshare)
But I think it’s mixed in with excitement and determination because life is definitely making me start to commit to what I want and get out of that rut. I’ve lived on far far less and without a car for most of my adult life. Crucially, i never have to worry about being kicked out of this country. So everything is heaps better than before.
It’s time to get cracking …after I indulge in some escapism tonight. Good Omens maybe.
Nearly at the dreaded 300 comments (with spinny thing and collapsed responses). I’m proud of us.
Working from home today.
This guy wants me to take him out I think.
There’s something just excellent about a fresh quality croissant - as-is. No filling.
I’m giving a free pass to ham and cheese though. Slightly melted cheese.
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But then you risk the croissant. It’s a delicate dance.
I vote for cheese in any form. I don’t discriminate.
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I am doing 3 samosa
They are deep fried.
I am swapping 2 (!) samosa for 1 sanity.
That’s a good deal.
This has been a difficult week :(
A tiring but productive day in the garden today. I have a bunch of old concrete channel drain sections so I’ve used those and some old bricks to make a raised drainage channel across the garden. So now I can empty the buckets of water I use in the potting area onto that and it takes most of the water across to my apricot tree (with a few leaks along the way which will water other plants too).
After doing that, cutting out the climbing rose this morning and a few other bits and pieces I am thoroughly exhausted. I’m going to have a shower, heat some stew to have with mashed potato for dinner and then it will be full on relax time.
A quick little story. My kid has a big group of friends. One is very needy, very self-centred young lass. Another is a meek young man. Well yesterday he had enough (I don’t know if this was in text or in person) but he told her “I can’t grow as a person with you in my life” and then ended all contact. I could not stop laughing at this.
For the record a couple of the friends had deaths in the family and the young lass was complaining that nobody was paying any attention to her.
Good on him!
Yeah exactly. Usually the group just listens and nods but he’s had enough and told her so.
What’s the age bracket here? This kid seems wise beyond his years - I love it. I love how emotionally engaged kids are these days compared to when we were all growing up.
Oh he’s sixteen. An all round nice kid.
Love it. He’s old enough to know exactly what he’s saying and take action.
Good on him and I hope the young lass is able to learn some things and stage a comeback story after that harsh truth.
Yeah me too because she’s not a horrible person just a little needy.
I used to be the opposite - if I were stressed or depressed, I would go ages without eating. Now, though, I feel I have unlocked a new ability or something. I should harness this and enter some kind of eating competition.
God today was stressful. Trying to train someone what you know while also doing the same work, like I don’t know if it’s the people pleaser or ADHD but I pick up things super quickly, so why can’t others???
So glad it’s Friday tbh. Physio right now and then paying for new glasses tomorrow
Edit: physio is done cost me $55, but the physio i had was cool, very chatty. My usual physio is on maternity leave, so it was weird trying to describe what I needed
Well it’s not covid according to the RAT, but I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck. Dizzy, muscle ache, exhausted, no appetite. What a waste of a weekend and EOFY team dinner.
Influenza (not referring to the cold) can be deadly. If you need to, go to the ER. Better being safe than sorry.
Look after yourself bro, make sure you drink plenty of water and have some bread (I lose my appetite when I’m sick and eating makes me nauseous, bread is generally pretty neutral and settles my tummy, anecdotally).
If you’re able to, have a shower and lie in bed. Rest up, and water water water.
Sending you good vibes 💜💜💜
Thanks mate really appreciate it ❤️
I just hate the badood with being sick.
A friend of mine recently thought she had covid - turns out she’d gotten RSV! Might be worth looking into.
I’m used to people pointing out that I talk “funny”, but a recent acquaintance I let dribble into a budding friendship won’t drop it. I have the slightest feeling they are trying to bait me into revealing its all an act when it really isn’t. I’ve politely steered the conversation away everytime but now it’s getting uncomfortable and it’s making me want to end any sort of thing we had building.
Maybe, I’m just extra tired and shouldn’t have gone to lunch with them.
Someone just jogged my memory about what an awesome song “Without You I’m Nothing” by Placebo was. That whole album was (is?) still so so good. Then I remembered they had a version with David Bowie which is even better!
