• PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    19·
    2 months ago

    Good news! Elder Minipeeler got accepted into the school we applied for! I started crying with gratitude on the phone, and when I went back into the kitchen I burst out into this huge sobbing like I rarely have before, that wracked my whole body, and everyone was most alarmed by me sobbing and smiling. I didn’t realise how much tension I was holding in my body until it all came rushing out, and now after a hard day’s work I’m utterly exhausted!

  • Alamutjones@aussie.zone
    18·
    2 months ago

    I have news.

    Milo the guide pup is all grown up. He’s passed all his testing with flying colours - best of his litter - and there’s a person waiting for him

    Good boy Milo. Good job.

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    15·
    2 months ago

    2 pracs - passed
    2 pracs - submitted
    2 theory assessments - passed
    1 theory assessment - submitted
    1 theory assessment - broke brain, to be submitted tonight edit: this is now submitted and passed!

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      On ya chudsy!

      I need to be writing up my assessments because on Monday we’re moving onto the next unit, but the due date isn’t until the end of the month so it’s feeling difficult to get started

      I’ve done half of one, haven’t started the other 2. Apparently we didn’t have enough time to do the first of the roleplays, so the trainer said to just submit it with a blank file and she’ll mark us competent based on how we interacted in the class

      • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
        7·
        2 months ago

        I just want to get it all submitted and passed before Thursday next week, so I don’t have to go to class until next semester lol. If I can get all the assessments done and submitted before the due date, then I have more time to amend any feedback/mistakes, and way more time to chill.

        Get onto it now dude, so you don’t have to worry later; 4 weeks goes by really quickly when you’re at school.

      • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Your support has been so encouraging for me Seagoon! You’re a beautiful soul and I really truly appreciate your support and love! Thank you!

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    13·
    2 months ago

    My daughter is off to an awards night for short stories at the local library. Her friend submitted a short story which my daughter edited. Good luck B.

    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
      2·
      2 months ago

      The sun’s nice up here as well, if a bit windy. You can tell the weather’s going to take a turn later

  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone
    11·
    2 months ago

    King Island Dairy is closing next year. No more amazing triple cream brie and smoked cheddar. And 60 people losing jobs in a small community. Devastating.

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      Definitely a loss…but their prices were pretty out there. I want to support local businesses, but can’t justify the costs most times.

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      Oh no! I remember scrolling through the King island website, and they were really proud of the cheese 😔

    • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
      4·
      2 months ago

      I bought the brie and cream on very special occasions. Saputo, a Canadian based multinational company which expanded via mergers and acquisitions, can’t find a buyer.

    • SituationCake@aussie.zone
      3·
      2 months ago

      So sad. Love their brie. I guess I’ll just have to over indulge while it’s still available. It seems like it should be a profitable business? Surely there’s a cheese loving millionaire that wants to buy it? Don’t they want to save their cheese platters? Do it for the good of the nation!

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    10·
    2 months ago

    I am SO cheesed off with airlines only offering PayID as a fee free method of payment - it’s fucked because some banks will always place a temporary hold on payments to new payees - and then the booking gets cancelled! Fuck sake! And then you have to be out of pocket TWICE to try and pay again, meanwhile you have the initial payment floating around god knows where and no guarantee of when it will be returned. So fucking stressed out.

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      Baku unfortunately here (self inflicted)

      I suspect if I put the phone down and a relaxing YouTube video on, I could sleep quite easily, especially after already taking 5mg of melatonin, but with every passing minute I’m getting more and more concerned about the lack of sleepy time before I can wake up, setting me up in a lovely little vicious circle. Also, out of nowhere I feel like I’m on the verge of tears even though I had a solid day

      And it feels really stuffy in my room, the temperature sensor reckons it’s only 55% humidity, but it feels closer to 80 or 90. Honestly considering turning the splitty on and sleeping on the couch

  • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    I watched inside out 2 tonight

    Good movie, do recommend

    I thought it might be kind of upsetting, because I sometimes find family type tv shows. Often feels kind of like a depressing reminder of what I don’t/won’t have. I’ve sometimes even found things like the Simpsons saddening.

    But I just tried to stay out of my head and not give it much thought, and it seemed to work. Also managed to make the very last bus home of the night which is nice, otherwise I would’ve been walking 30 minutes back from the next one!

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
      4·
      2 months ago

      Simpsons as a family is a horror show for me. Homer is an extreme violent child abuser against Bart. ☹️

      • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Yeah. But some parts of it represent a little corner in my mind that constantly wishes for things to have been different.

        The Simpsons tends to only make.me sad when I’m already in a bad place. Other shows with less dysfunctional families like young Sheldon or similar tend to make me sad at any time if I pay too much attention to what’s happening. It always ends up reminding me that no matter what, I’ll never be able to experience growing up in a supportive environment with my basic needs met, or people raising hell if they aren’t. I can work to change that in my future, but something that’s a given for a lot of people was non existent for me. And that can be a harsh reality to cope with

    • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
      1·
      2 months ago

      I’ve always wanted to go to the movies alone and you have inspired me. The going out aspect might be good instead of just watching the movie at home.

      • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        I didn’t watch it by myself. I went to an out of home care advocacy session in the city, tonight’s was about education, and we watched inside out at the end and got free pizza. But I was like one of 3 people that showed up, so it wasn’t a whole lot different

        But if you want to see a movie on your own, just do it. Everybody else is going to be too busy paying attention to what’s happening in the movie to even notice your existence. But on the off chance they do, I’d personally be more concerned by a large group coming in together, because that usually means they’re going to be all talky and forget other people exist. A solo person is just going to watch the movie and leave without any drama. So I say grab life by the balls and do what you want to do!

  • oztrin@aussie.zoneEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    Plans to do a stack of laundry and give the place a bloody good tidying have been foiled after the tireds hit after an Aldi run.
    Just crawled in next to Sammi (who’s going well) for a nana nap.

  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
    8·
    2 months ago

    I spoke to an actual friendly helpful person at the ATO today. Any other minor Friday miracles out there?

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
    8·
    2 months ago

    Weather has thrown me around for a 6 today.

    Hopefully it’s not too all over the place this weekend.

    Warning: AFL nuffie talk

    Had some really nice heartwarming moments today from parents who gave me lots of encouragements about Geelong on their match last night.

    I wear my team scarf and beanie almost everyday and they know much it meant to me when I showed up super happy.

    I know it’s not for everyone but it’s one of simple things that makes me happy. I hope we can go all the way this year.

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
      5·
      2 months ago

      Years ago my sister and I were walking through a shopping centre, her with her Swans Guernsey, me in my North Guernsey for the finals, the amount of people going Go Swanies Go North absolutely heart warming. I get it!

      Go Cats.