In person went OK. We'll see what happens.
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Yeah so unintended side effect of quitting vaping is I need to learn to control my singing voice again.
Frustrating.
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My Proxmox is acting up
My light switches don't even work when it's offline.
It wasnโt a good one yesterday.
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I reached out to the rescue contact and explained the trapping difficulties, said I could try and detain the cat in the house for a chip scan and maybe foster.
But the pressure to keep him was intense and she even straight up said he would help me get over Melbcat. I was halfway through setting up a quarantine area but got overwhelmed and had a bit of a breakdown over it all. Then I missed him coming by because I was sleeping.
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I was dreaming of paying for more operations for a still living Melbcat, taking shady abusive jobs and pretending she was another cat for discounts to afford them. Yeah Iโm really not mentally okay.
Then just now I tried to pile the neglected dishes into the mini dishwasher I never got around to selling. Who cares if theyโre covered in soap after, Iโm not very hungry. I just want them cleaned and put away.
But it threw a E4 error, drained itself, and now refuses to function. There was possibly an issue with the sensor leading to overfilling. I was hoping to either use that in emergencies or be able to sell it to recoup some money but it may be broken. Add repair or disposal to the to do list.
Seems like everything is breaking down lately.
hugs
about the dishes, when miss seagoon stayed she wanted Fairy dishwashing tablets, said they worked better , and rinse aid
here's the thing, I rinse all the gun off dishes before hand, she doesn't
I have been using eco brands that have no perfumes
I was really put off by the strong perfumes in the main brands
so you are not alone in this and not OCD, it really is unacceptable how strongly perfumed every thing is
and black cat is ok, he is still figuring things out, Bill hid and wouldn't let anyone touch him for six weeks. Now he's devoted to everyone and we to him. Black cat will be ok. As will you. ๐
The dishwasher threw an E4 error and wonโt stop making a pumping noise even after off and on, probably overfilled due to a sensor error. Maybe flooded something internal. May not resolve and I donโt want to risk trying to repair it myself. I probably canโt sell it now and third party = warranty nightmare if itโs still valid. If it doesnโt work again Iโll dispose of it when I get time and take the loss.
I donโt know what to do with him. Iโm busy cleaning but will print the posters and ask for help sticking them up. I may assemble the enclosure just to have an emergency spot ready if he gets injured or cannot stay out there, but I need to slow my roll and likely canโt keep him.
Most of the time I'd rather smell the odour than the perfume.
I hope today is a better day. Youโre allowed to be firm with the rescue person. They probably mean well and donโt know how stressful this is for you. โI canโt right now, and please donโt pressure me furtherโ is perfectly ok to say.
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Spicy tuna sandwich with coleslaw please
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Didn't see the moon last night. I think Gru and the minions stole it
By the time I fall asleep, it's probably 1am. When I wake up, it's 7am. Make it stop :( I just wish my body would get tired earlier
I have the other side of things where I fall asleep at 9pm and wake at 3am. I think we're both looking for that elusive 11pm to 6am golden window.
I'm struggling with a 6-630 wake up cause mornings are dark again.
More like 10-7 for me but even 11-6 would be better than 1-7
Meanwhile I crashed at 8:30 so hard I woke up at 11pm thinking it was morning and struggled to get back to sleep!
I used to have sleep patterns like that. I found when there wasn't anything forcing me to be up at any particular time I'd keep about a 26-28 hour day, going to bed and getting up a couple of hours later each day. The rotational shift work I'm doing worked fairly well with that, doing two 12 hour day shifts followed by two 12 hour night shifts, then four days off to reset.
I found that the patterns changed as I got older though - I went through a period where I stopped being able to stay up overnight and changed to doing all day shifts, and have now moved back again to the rotating shifts which are working ok again, but I'm finding it harder to sleep during the day than I used to.
I always found the most important thing is to not stress about when I 'should' be sleeping, or how much sleep I should get. I also cycle through periods where I seem to need around 10 hours sleep a night and others where I only seem to need 5 or 6. I try to just let my body do what it wants as much as I can within the constraints of work etc. and not stress about it too much. If I start to think about it too much it just adds another thing to be circling my brain and stop me from getting to sleep.
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Alrighty.
1 in person 3rd stage interview
2 first stage phone interviews.
Let's see what happens.
What an awesome feeling that is!! I need to get mine done, they're so close to blocking up. Good luck with the interviews!
Highly recommend doing it. It's awesome!
And thanks! I've had one already which was OK. The in person is at 1pm then another call at 3pm.
Good luck!
Someone has stolen my doormat.
โฆI have questions
Your building is.....interesting.
Oh yes
Was it a nice doormat?
Not particularly. Generic, used doormat
I wonder what it could possibly be used for?
It's,a good doormat and all, but like...it's a doormat. A used, generic doormat
That's a puzzler alright.
Some people will steal anything that's not bolted down (and sometimes they'll steal that too, along with the bolts).
I find it easier to deal with such despicable acts if I anthropomiphise to a ridiculous degree - your doormat has just reached an age where it wants more independence and has set off to travel the world. It's out there somewhere living it's best life, getting to experience other doorsteps and being stepped on by a wide array of interesting people.
My mate has a watermelon doormat which has since turned into a Free Palestine symbol.
People are weird.
There's this American guy (or maybe Canadian, I'm no good at telling the accents apart) sitting in the co-working open plan area today (in a group of 4) and he is literally SHOUTING his conversation. Non-stop talking since I arrived. I will be getting no work done today. I think I'm going to move for the day instead of asking them to STFU, I don't feel like a confrontation.
Canuks tend to be less cunty like that, sounds American to me.
True for the most part. There are assholes amongst us, but we tend to be quieter in public.
Yanks don't have indoor voices.
Canadians are polite, they would never do that.
I like my new car. Itโs fun to drive, looks cute, sounds great.
STOP BEEPING AT ME.
I just wish that it would shut the fuck up. I donโt need to be told every time thereโs a speed change. I donโt need to be beeped at every time I go 1km over the limit. Stop telling me thereโs a line near me. Why do I care if my door is open for a moment while I check something and the engine is off.
Thankfully most of it can be switched off pretty easily, but oh my god itโs so fucking annoying and has to be done every time I start the car. I want to drive a car, not have a car telling me how to drive.
I really don't like all of those automatic things. I like simple controls that I am in control of. It was one reason I resisted updating my car for so long, and only did when I realised I could get a van that didn't have all those extras as standard. It's not just the beeps and stuff either, too much in the way of sensors in everything make repairs a lot more expensive.
I too like simple and elegant
In happier news, one of my neighbours has an assistance dog in training, and I've just witnessed him doing something very impressive.
Abraham (and the L-Plates On His Harness) is figuring out lift buttons. He can call the elevator
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The glass plate I made has just turned 7 (according to Facebook)
That was a very enjoyable afternoon class, and the plate is now my fruit bowl in the kitchen. It doesn't feel like seven years ago. I spent a couple of months long service leave staying at home and doing lots of classes and activities locally, it was a lot of fun.
That's so pretty!! That sounds like a great way to use lsl. I want to try one of those painting or pour sessions.
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think I'll go into the city and get some walking exercise and do a few errands
I don't deny the news lately, life lately, has been tough, and it's hard to get motivated
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Coming at you from the new vacuum cleaner phone
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