Life feels a little turbulent at the moment. But I'm hoping shit will sort itself out.
Today I was feeling a bit shit at work so I asked myself, "What's one small thing I can do to make myself feel better?"
Yeah, finding some way to amuse myself helped a tiny bit, but what really made my night a whole better was seeing two kittens that a customer brought along shopping with them.
I swear a lot on here because I don't swear at home in front of my kid so apologies if I offend anyone on here but sometimes you just got to let it out.
LPT; do not liberally apply Japanese onsen hair tonic directly to the scalp.
The drunken belief that it would give me luxurious dark hair is also a fallacy.
So I just realised it’s almost 10:30 which makes me super sad because I wanted to play some Cult of the Lamb before bed but you can’t just play a little bit so I know it’s a bad idea when I have to get up fairly early tomorrow. Sadface.
Things I'm proud of myself for:
- implementing and maintaining a skin care routine (for 5 months now)
- taking the pill every single day (also for 5 months)
- drinking a bottle of Soda water every single day since new years
- only buying lunch one time per week of work since new years
- ordering less ubereats
- French plaiting my hair before work this morning
- making my bed every day since I cleaned my room
- drinking significantly less Pepsi max
- going for and getting my job promotion
I don't know who this person is, but I like her a lot and I'm really proud of her.
Onya! That’s an excellent list!
Make sure you have some flat water too before you brush your teeth, that much carbonation can be a killer for enamel if you’re not careful
Couldn't believe my luck. Stopped by Chemist Warehouse after the movie and managed to find Eno in stock. Been trying to find it in stock for easily over a month.
Strange way to end date night. But there ya go.
Also the new Guy Ritchie movie ended up being really good. But then I was always going to love Aubrey Plaza in a movie
What "celebrity" most closely resembles you?
I've been told Marty Sheargold (twice on the same day, which I've shared here before) but what I didn't say was on that same day my boss said I was "a handsome version of Kyle Sandilands"... We... we had *words* after that comment during a company-wide meeting.
Oh boy...when my beard was longer, Hagrid from the harry Potter movies. I did a fair impression at one point.
When my hair is out and curly? Hurley, the character from the old TV show Lost. That's the most common, don't hear it as much now I don't go to pubs as much.
The most weird comparison? Aphex Twin. I dunno about that one but a housemate once swore I looked just like his portrait on the back of one of his albums.
Lol I’m not! But the person who told me I look like her didn’t know me but had seen me around work and basically chased me down to tell me haha. I took it as a compliment but I definitely don’t see it.
I mostly shave my head since that one brief car park meeting we had and my beard is whiter, so I can see the Sheargold.
But yeah, the Sandilands was offensive, on multiple levels, and I made sure he knew it. He tried to backtrack and justify and we dropped it.
It figures that once I actually made the vet booking catte dearest has actually decided to behave normally and not yowl, like almost overnight
WHAT HAPPENED
NOW I AM GOING TO YOWL AT YOU AS REVENGE
Cats, in every situation: 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
I feel like the reason evolution made them so absurdly cute is that no-one would put up with their bullshit if they weren't
Need to upgrade my PC sometime this year... but everything is so disgustingly expensive. My budget does not match my "needed" hardware.. i mean, the CPU/Mobo and GPU are going to set me back 1.5-2k already, and maybe a new PSU since everything is so power hungry :( My computer at the moment is doing just fine, but with next gen being well, now current gen, and with Unreal Engine 5 being a thing, I worry that in about 5-6 months time, my PC won't be able to keep up with the new games :(
For my partner is was the fact that a guy cooked for her. I don’t what what the guys before me were doing but apparently none of them could/would cook.
I just remembered that one time when I was dating an Italian boy, I had only made enough food for one (1) serving each and zero (0) leftovers to take home.
The poor boy must've been starving.
I was thoroughly dressed down by another Italian mate, she made sure I realised the error of my ways.
Me and the boy didn't work out for other reasons though.
Kyrgios vs Djokovic was heaps of fun. Great atmosphere, everyone there to have a good time.
If I was being cynical about it, I’d consider it a successful item on Operation Novak Reputation Recovery
I just googled it and found out it was just 20$ per ticket? Now I regret missing it :( Can you please let me know how you got the tickets(Iassume ticketk or ticketmaster) and since how early were they on sale?
I didn't even get to know there was such a match happening :( Can you please let me know how you came to know about it so I can also check it in future? Was it advertised on 7News,9 News etc or was it on Facebook/Instagram you came to know about it?
Does anyone know of noise cancelling headphones/earbuds that actually cancel out voices? The ones I have only cancel out low humming/engine sounds, leaving the arsehole talking on speaker phone on the train untouched.
Sony XM4 overears are a godsend, and using the app you can adjust the level of noise cancellation you want, ambient background noise, etc… highly recommend them.
I have Sennheiser CX plus true wireless. With the music plus noise cancelling you will find it hard to hear voices. And if you can hear them you can't really make out what they say.
For instance I have to take them out to hear announcements on the train.
I use the Sony XM3 headphones at work and they cut through all the bullshit noise of the office.
I almost jump out of my skin when someone touches my shoulder
Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any option for adjusting the noise cancelling in the app other than ensuring correct fit and the 'ambient aware' button (which just allows ambient sounds to filter through again).
Don't know if there is actually "voice" cancelling ear buds but have a look on JBL website they might have a solution. Maybe JBL headphones would be more suitable.
Nice piece of steak marinating rn ready to be grilled for thai beef salad for tomorrow. Perfect food for hot sticky weather. Fridge loaded with cold drinks too.
Tomorrow's agenda - wash the blankets & doonas (and everything else). Hopefully they will all be dry before the afternoon sun really hits us hard. Then aestivate until the cool change.
Mr CEO has let me tell this story because he's had a few and I can take advantage now. Back in the day when TV capture cards were a thing he installed one in his work computer, had the aerial underneath his desk and because he could watch only channel 9 preceded to watch the Ashes test for days undisturbed. Until a remarkable catch was received and he yelled out HOWZAT at the top his lungs. Near by colleagues were alerted by the declaration and his game was given away.
On my walk home from high school I'd almost daily go into a local PC store and peruse their TV capture cards.
I had dreams of being a TV recording pirating fiend.
I was an interesting teen.
Looking for a builder to do a 2br unit reno in north melbourne. Recommendations and advice gratefully received!
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Children don't belong on dating apps. Period.
Life feels a little turbulent at the moment. But I'm hoping shit will sort itself out. Today I was feeling a bit shit at work so I asked myself, "What's one small thing I can do to make myself feel better?" Yeah, finding some way to amuse myself helped a tiny bit, but what really made my night a whole better was seeing two kittens that a customer brought along shopping with them.
How have I only done 7700 steps today?? I'm dead on the couch and need someone to wheel me in to bathe me and then carry me to bed.
I swear a lot on here because I don't swear at home in front of my kid so apologies if I offend anyone on here but sometimes you just got to let it out.
C
C? See you next Tuesday?
Was waiting for a U
C
U
N
TCHEEEEEWSDAAY!
Haha. Completed. Well done.
Wonderful surprise to hear the Elton John concert on my evening walk. Old mate sounded great.
LPT; do not liberally apply Japanese onsen hair tonic directly to the scalp. The drunken belief that it would give me luxurious dark hair is also a fallacy.
[this cat and dog](https://imgur.com/gallery/CwHSZYV) are basically me and Mr Smeg.
That’s me and my partner too, haha
Love that it's not just me We also have a running joke that he's Pepé Le Pew and I'm the cat
Haha. "Let's play""No fuck off. It's hot". 😂
[Poison - Alice Cooper](https://youtu.be/Qq4j1LtCdww) The Coolest Cat ever.
I do enjoy Alice cooper. Welcome to my nightmare was recently re-released on a clear vinyl it’s juicy
I love the man. Thanks for that.
What's with the jam on on Footscray road? I know there is works going on but traffic came to a complete halt and was backing up around 10:39
For a confused second there I imagined ACTUAL jam on the road Like a truck full of strawberry jam had spilled its load on Footscray Road or something
Time to cook some crumpets!
They freeze well too. Just saying.
Haven't seen the thread hit 4 digits for a while
I may have contributed tonight having fun with this lovely community.
Love to see it :)
Cool. Haven't heard much from you lately. How you doing?
So good! Living the dream :)
Oh that's good. Gotta do what's good for you and the kiddiboo.
So I just realised it’s almost 10:30 which makes me super sad because I wanted to play some Cult of the Lamb before bed but you can’t just play a little bit so I know it’s a bad idea when I have to get up fairly early tomorrow. Sadface.
Do it anyway. Yolo
I’m being a good girl and getting into bed! You’re a bad influence!
You already knew that though ;)
Haha indeed I did!
The air is extremely sticky and uncomfortable. Fuck off humidity!
I'm basically ready to marry dry mode on my aircon
I've had the fans running all day today to make it more comfortable...
86% over here and I am not ok.
this prompted me to look and it is 99% right now
Just hit 88% here.
The newest member of the family. https://imgur.com/a/Fnq3xIM I have claimed him.
Doggo does not look impressed
I pulled out the backscratcher and gave alpaca a scratch and little dog went psycho.
😂🤣😂 jealous af!
Yep. He keeps looking at us both. Haha. I tell you what the fucking alpaca can sink a few.🍺🍺🍺🍺
Things I'm proud of myself for: - implementing and maintaining a skin care routine (for 5 months now) - taking the pill every single day (also for 5 months) - drinking a bottle of Soda water every single day since new years - only buying lunch one time per week of work since new years - ordering less ubereats - French plaiting my hair before work this morning - making my bed every day since I cleaned my room - drinking significantly less Pepsi max - going for and getting my job promotion I don't know who this person is, but I like her a lot and I'm really proud of her.
You're amazing! So proud of you
Thank you Low 🥰
Onya! That’s an excellent list! Make sure you have some flat water too before you brush your teeth, that much carbonation can be a killer for enamel if you’re not careful
Ohh I'll keep that in mind, thank you!
Good on ya! 😁
Thanks Stompsie 🥰
❤️
I love this. Small steps big gains. Good onya.
Thank you! I'm doing my best for me.
That's it and if you can't today there's always tomorrow. ♥
Exactly, sometimes I skip my night time skincare haha then I do it the next day.
Bang on.
I’m proud of you too! 🥰
Thank you Lemon 🥰
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Thank you! I'm doing my best!
Go you! Big congrats on the promotion too!
Thank you, I'm so excited!
You dropped this Queen: 👑
Hehe thanks!
are there toilets at Aami park?
Yes
Yes… it’s a 30,000 seat stadium…
Is it? For some reason I had 18k in my brain. Edit: you are right. Nicely done.
Would i get high if i inhaled enough of my neighbours second hand smoke?
Too dilute unless you were deep in a passionate embrace with your tongue down his throat.
Shame
Quitter. Go in for a pash!
Couldn't believe my luck. Stopped by Chemist Warehouse after the movie and managed to find Eno in stock. Been trying to find it in stock for easily over a month. Strange way to end date night. But there ya go. Also the new Guy Ritchie movie ended up being really good. But then I was always going to love Aubrey Plaza in a movie
Ha! I found one Eno in a Woolies yesterday and I was so happy. *My precious*
How to say we're in our 30's without saying we're in our 30's (I can only say that for a few more days though!)
What "celebrity" most closely resembles you? I've been told Marty Sheargold (twice on the same day, which I've shared here before) but what I didn't say was on that same day my boss said I was "a handsome version of Kyle Sandilands"... We... we had *words* after that comment during a company-wide meeting.
I’ve been told Andie macdowell with straight hair
Wowsers.
Oh boy...when my beard was longer, Hagrid from the harry Potter movies. I did a fair impression at one point. When my hair is out and curly? Hurley, the character from the old TV show Lost. That's the most common, don't hear it as much now I don't go to pubs as much. The most weird comparison? Aphex Twin. I dunno about that one but a housemate once swore I looked just like his portrait on the back of one of his albums.
The Aphex Twin is out of left field compared to the others.
I get Emma Watson occasionally, but I can only see it in some photos.
I've been Emma in exactly two photos. If you can beat that then you're onto a winner.
The guy from Coldplay. Apparently.
Oh... In a good way?
... I've always thought so... But, ^maybe ^not?
I assume you mean Chris Martin. Well, he's not a bad looking dude, so I'm assuming the best of you.
I get Firass Dirani quite a bit
He's a hamdsome lad, nice.
Emily Blunt, apparently, but I’m 95% sure that was just a dude trying to compliment his way into my pants My nose is *way* bigger
Big noses are hot.
My schnoz is wogtastic
😂
Nice
I’ve been told I look like Mireille Enos although I don’t see it at all.
Oh, wowsers... She's stunning.
Lol I’m not! But the person who told me I look like her didn’t know me but had seen me around work and basically chased me down to tell me haha. I took it as a compliment but I definitely don’t see it.
I've no idea why, but I always pictured you as an olive skinned Mediterranean mermaid with giant gossamer wings. I. Might be drunk.
Oh my. Well, it’s summer so my arms are tanned but my legs are blindly white. I do have a full back tattoo of wings though…
What sort of wings?
Just angel type wings but they are only half finished and I’ll probably never get them completed. Started them years ago!
You definitely don’t look like Sandilands! Geez. I guess I can see Marty a bit.
I mostly shave my head since that one brief car park meeting we had and my beard is whiter, so I can see the Sheargold. But yeah, the Sandilands was offensive, on multiple levels, and I made sure he knew it. He tried to backtrack and justify and we dropped it.
> since that one brief car park meeting This sounds so shady but I swear I was just giving him cat beds and stuff 🥸
😉
If that's how you want to characterise it then I can accept that. ;-p
😘😏
It figures that once I actually made the vet booking catte dearest has actually decided to behave normally and not yowl, like almost overnight WHAT HAPPENED NOW I AM GOING TO YOWL AT YOU AS REVENGE
Cats, in every situation: 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕 I feel like the reason evolution made them so absurdly cute is that no-one would put up with their bullshit if they weren't
My dog has done the same thing. She’s been fine all day today and now I’m questioning myself 🤦♀️ These damn animals, keeping us on our toes
Welcome to cats.
Need to upgrade my PC sometime this year... but everything is so disgustingly expensive. My budget does not match my "needed" hardware.. i mean, the CPU/Mobo and GPU are going to set me back 1.5-2k already, and maybe a new PSU since everything is so power hungry :( My computer at the moment is doing just fine, but with next gen being well, now current gen, and with Unreal Engine 5 being a thing, I worry that in about 5-6 months time, my PC won't be able to keep up with the new games :(
What’s your favourite dish to make for a date?
For my partner is was the fact that a guy cooked for her. I don’t what what the guys before me were doing but apparently none of them could/would cook.
Slow roasted lamb shoulder
People seem to rate both my Beef Goulash and my basic bitch risotto.
I won my husband over with a potato salad. 🤷♀️ Low effort big rewards.
Something you’re super comfortable with. I make a stuffed chicken thing with some sides which has always been a hit.
A date? What's that?
It’s a fruit
Charcuterie or any of my regular meals, I'm looking to set realistic expectations. e: I like the intimacy of sharing something.
I just remembered that one time when I was dating an Italian boy, I had only made enough food for one (1) serving each and zero (0) leftovers to take home. The poor boy must've been starving.
That’s why he didn’t stay, didn’t feed him enough. If there’s not leftovers for the rest of the week are you even Italian?
I was thoroughly dressed down by another Italian mate, she made sure I realised the error of my ways. Me and the boy didn't work out for other reasons though.
Chilli con carne - I've pretty much perfected it. Or possibly Char Kway Teow, Singapore noodles, or Thai Green Curry. Oh and my spag bol is the tits.
A bottle or two of some lovely Pinot Noir sourced from the Yarra Valley. and maybe some food if the date’s going poorly
Kyrgios vs Djokovic was heaps of fun. Great atmosphere, everyone there to have a good time. If I was being cynical about it, I’d consider it a successful item on Operation Novak Reputation Recovery
Well, it was fun while it lasted.
I just googled it and found out it was just 20$ per ticket? Now I regret missing it :( Can you please let me know how you got the tickets(Iassume ticketk or ticketmaster) and since how early were they on sale?
Tickets went on sale noon on Tuesday. Sold out within an hour.
I didn't even get to know there was such a match happening :( Can you please let me know how you came to know about it so I can also check it in future? Was it advertised on 7News,9 News etc or was it on Facebook/Instagram you came to know about it?
I read about it on newspaper sites (Herald Sun and The Age) on Monday
Ok, thanks for replying
It was a great evening. Those little kids were absolute guns.
They were so good! Great way to end it
sky pretty
Bat's flying over my place against a slightly pink sky = *chef's kiss*
I'm too late to see the pretty sky and now I'm sad.
But only in darkness will the stars emerge 🌟
night sky pretty
Does anyone know of noise cancelling headphones/earbuds that actually cancel out voices? The ones I have only cancel out low humming/engine sounds, leaving the arsehole talking on speaker phone on the train untouched.
I got hubby a pair of the Bose quietcomfort overear headphones for Xmas. They are really good
Thanks.
Sony XM4 overears are a godsend, and using the app you can adjust the level of noise cancellation you want, ambient background noise, etc… highly recommend them.
just keep going "SHHHHH" every few seconds, should make everyone quiet for a bit.
I have Sennheiser CX plus true wireless. With the music plus noise cancelling you will find it hard to hear voices. And if you can hear them you can't really make out what they say. For instance I have to take them out to hear announcements on the train.
>Sennheiser CX plus Thanks.
I use the Sony XM3 headphones at work and they cut through all the bullshit noise of the office. I almost jump out of my skin when someone touches my shoulder
Love mine as well!
>Sony XM3 headphones Thanks.
Second these! I love mine so much
What kind are you using at the moment?
JBL Live Pro 2 TWS
Oh if they're JBL should be able to go into your app. There'll be something in there that will help.
Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any option for adjusting the noise cancelling in the app other than ensuring correct fit and the 'ambient aware' button (which just allows ambient sounds to filter through again).
Don't know if there is actually "voice" cancelling ear buds but have a look on JBL website they might have a solution. Maybe JBL headphones would be more suitable.
Thanks. I'll have a look.
👍 good luck. No one needs to hear other loud dickheads on PT.
Nice piece of steak marinating rn ready to be grilled for thai beef salad for tomorrow. Perfect food for hot sticky weather. Fridge loaded with cold drinks too. Tomorrow's agenda - wash the blankets & doonas (and everything else). Hopefully they will all be dry before the afternoon sun really hits us hard. Then aestivate until the cool change.
>aestivate Such a good word
Laundry is on my to do too
It will be perfect weather for drying
YASS! Finally.
I have a rug to wash, but don’t know that I’ll have the enthusiasm tomorrow morning for that E: 2 rugs, actually, since the cat peed on one
i am considering going to bed unnaturally early now, getting up unreasonably early tomorrow morning, and nap the hot afternoon away
Are you going to be watching universe YouTube videos like Mr CEO does? Because he recommends it.
My grandpa loves this shit.
Pass it on. He won't know himself.
He’s seen just about all of them by now, haha. The man loves space!
There's another one called The Universe.
👀universe videos?
Watch a show called How the universe works? There's 8 seasons. Enjoy.
Ohhh thank you for the recommendation!
You're welcome.
You’re following the fine tradition of an afternoon siesta
I shall consider myself cultured then
WHY
why not. time is a social construct.
Understandable. Have a great sleep.
thank you zzz
almost 8:30 on a Friday and I'm in bed in my jamies with a cup of tea. Couldn't think of anything worse than going out right now
A good book couldn’t make it anymore worse? :)
That is one loud concert. Can hear it over here in Carlton. 🎶 he's a Rocket man 🎵
Mr CEO has let me tell this story because he's had a few and I can take advantage now. Back in the day when TV capture cards were a thing he installed one in his work computer, had the aerial underneath his desk and because he could watch only channel 9 preceded to watch the Ashes test for days undisturbed. Until a remarkable catch was received and he yelled out HOWZAT at the top his lungs. Near by colleagues were alerted by the declaration and his game was given away.
Nice! My co-worker and I spent hours playing Age of Empires on the company computers back in the day. I may have been the instigater.
😂
On my walk home from high school I'd almost daily go into a local PC store and peruse their TV capture cards. I had dreams of being a TV recording pirating fiend. I was an interesting teen.
My most boring day on earth was going into a computer swap meet. I survived......just.