Back from the bellarine from a thankfully mostly stress free easter. Got blamed for bro and SIL not coming down though (usually a tradition thing) lol. Pointed out a few things and the subject changed pretty quickly without a fight.
But in more positive news the old slide projector worked great for the nepal trip slides. There’s a big white wall down there that was perfect for it. Felt so old school. That tech is a bit before my time so was good fun trying to work out how to work the thing. Image quality was surprisingly excellent. A lot more fun than just flipping through files on the 'puter.
What’s a family gathering without some blame being thrown around.
Glad it was mostly stress free for you, hope you’re a bit rejuvenated.
I think it’s the first easter without someone having a meltdown of some sort heh.
Slide nights are def fun 🙂 and you had beautiful pics too
computer pics are just not the same
Friday 2nd May the Thornbury Local is having a country rock n roll evening. I think I could get into that on election eve. And Missing Link is playing at Shotkickers on election night. OK, who needs to doomscroll when you can dance!
Accidentally clicked on an nutter antivax conspiracy facebook link sent by a cooker inlaw. RIP my phone from whatever the algorithms serve me for the next 3 months. What level of exorcism do I need to decontaminate my phone?
I click “see less of” and “hide this post” on everything that Facebook suggests. My feed is now mostly just the subscribed groups (plus the ads, you can’t get rid of those).
If you want to completely decontaminate your phone you’ll need to get rid of Facebook entirely.
I am finding this to not work. Ads I hit hide on turn up again straight away. No idea why the bloody thing thinks I want to buy an inflatable kayak.
I don’t think it has any effect on the ads. But hiding the “suggested” posts seems to work for a short while.
I really wish more people would embrace moving away from Facebook though, I’m primarily there because of some of the groups, and until there are enough people willing to participate in the same type of groups eelsewhere I’m stuck with either using Faceboook or giving up on the groups.
Yeah. I gave in to using it in the first place because of Events being on there and nowhere else. Some of the communities are fantastic, others utter poo. Blue sky and Lemmy aren’t big enough to do the same stuff yet.
My hope that we can create an easy-to-use fediverse alternative to FB groups and events is literally why I’m here. Help me make this happen!!
Same here. I’ve moved away from it and taken long breaks but there’s only a few who will contact me via other means.
Also while I’m not big on events now - all the event promo and notifications moved there.
Took the ol’ girl to two sub-specialists today. Because ol’ boy worked with these dudes we just walked in, out, just a nod of the head no charge shoulda been $300 or so a pop.
Last time I broke some bones cost me $300 to get into emergency only to tell me they weren’t broken when they were. Then heaps more $ for scans (they were broken).
The whole thing was just completely waived and not an eyelid blinked.
I don’t get that teatment :( I has to pay for the silly things I do.
That’s good, your mum deserves to catch a bit of a break. Long waits and medical bills can be so stressful
My mum’s got a gold card. She still feels guilty when she uses it. “Oh yeah mum you’re really living the high life when you get your toenails clipped for free once a month”.
sending so many good wishes for your mum
I have to go back to work tomorrow but screw it.
Got myself a coffee to treat myself.
Client is getting shirty because the report I had planned to finish last week but couldn’t due to my manager’s shenanigans is now overdue. Manager is looking really guilty. I have been mostly giving him beatific smiles and continuing work at a steady pace. Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine 😇
Alright, home stretch of work for the day. Tunes, spreadsheets and a cuppa.
Wish me luck people.
🤞
Annoying neighbour has cottoned on to Boyo owning a fair few tools and made noises that sounded like a cash hire attempt. This isn’t a good idea for many reasons.
There is exactly one neighbour I loan tools to. He’s one of the good ones and honest to a fault. I’ve borrowed gear from him before (his suggestion) and we’ve helped each other out.
Anyone else can admire my tools from a distance.
Pretty sure he wanted the man and the tools. Much more time required on that to not be perceived as ‘The Help’ or whatever nonsense
Oh hell no. That’s a slippery slope and a half.
You help out, person is unhappy, and somehow it’s your fault.
I fell for that once not happening again. Stay away from that whole situation if possible.
Exactly!
I welcome the chilly mornings. It’s almost trackie time, but not just yet.
I picked up a roll of pretty wallpaper from hard rubbish.
No idea what I’ll do with it. Maybe line some drawers or something.
omg, that’s very similar to some lounge room and hallway wallpaper we had when I was growing up
Nice. Maybe cover some cardboard boxes with it for more aesthetic storage. Or spray paint it orange and cover boxes with it.
Dust jackets for books?
I decided to put the winter doona on the bed, even if the nights are still being a bit warm. It meant I finally got to use the fancy patterned sheets as a top sheet. I’m trialling using the doona between two sheets instead of putting it into a cover. I cut open the covers so I can use the patterned piece as a top sheet, and the patterned sheets I got from the Buy Nothing group are underneath and folded over to show at the top. Mr Woof thinks it’s ok, although he has a propensity to throw all the pillows onto the floor during the day so probably does not have the best credentials as a stylist.
bed
Happy Earth Day everyone. 🌞🌏
I promise I’m not a nerd, I just like miniatures
Hopefully I get to set it up soon.
Embrace your nerdiness! It’s fun!
Rail King sounds like a coke head.
nah, porn star
Did you hit up the model train expo on the weekend as well?
Nah I was busy. I have been to a few others though.
I’ve also got a Thomas the tank engine too with all the tracks.
I think today will be a good day to do some stress gardening. Until I have the new lease actually signed (and confirmation of my specific work hours and moving date, rather than just “June will be fine”) I am going to be a little bundle of anxiety. I don’t do well with uncertainty at the best of times, and these are big uncertainties. Ripping out some dead tomato plants etc. seems just the anti-anxiety activity I need.
Can I recommend not anxiety pruning? Some of my plants have taken years to recover.
Feeling extra sad this evening for some reason. Flat sort of day. Very bleah at work. Finished the thing due today though, so that was nice.
Pay came in late, but it’s in, so I finished pretty much all my gift shopping - no luck with fancy discounted Easter choccies :( car bills all paid off, flight stuff sorted.
Dinner, then time to pack and weigh my bags. I only leave on Thursday but tomorrow will be hectic so I’m going to just get it all out of the way today and avoid the immense anxiety that often comes with packing <24hrs before leaving
Might also tee up a list of ebooks to download. I’m thinking The Convenience Store Woman, maybe, for a bit of snark.
E: 90% packed except for the last minute stuff. Gee you can hit 20kg pretty quickly but. I somewhat regret buying a hefty 3+kg desktop replacement as a personal laptop all those years ago
big hugs
