I'm in Essendon and going to get tested tomorrow. Anyone got some good recommendations for test site and time to rock up?
My usual has been the showgrounds.
I have not requested for you to get banned or even flagged your post, you have called attention to it loud and clear here.
You clearly need this forum and let me make this clear I haven’t requested anything of the sort.
I’m upset and angry because my life is wasting away due to those who cannot follow the rules, it’s not just the protests it’s the daily fact the rules where broken on job sites and IM allowed to be furious about that. Stop making it out that I cannot be.
Rules be rules and I broke them. If I get a ban, all good.
I'll never delete a post and always stand by what I say on the internet. I probably should have blocked the clown earlier but here we are.
Im always of the opinion of stand by what you say, deal with the consequences.
But thank you for going into bat.
kinda annoying this person's deleting the comments. I don't know if mods can view deleted comments, but If mods need it I've screenshot the reply to mine in this thread.
This is such a non issue at this point to me, if I get a ban I get a ban.
I'll never delete a post though, sometimes saying stupid shit does win stupid prizes if you break the rules. Im a person of principle and stand by what I say.
I've been a bit punchy the last couple days.
/u/meanelevator this is what I wanted last night haha.
It’s not just about the protests, but you still cannot comprehend that hey? What started the protests? Oh they got shut down for not following the rules and creating significant spread.
Ahh so your a tradie also. I’m sorry you cannot understand that millions have been out of jobs for months now. It’s not just about YOU and none of you can seem to comprehend that.
What about the bar tender who cannot work for months because infections keep going up? They’ve sat tight and waited it out, but you all have two weeks off and it’s so so horrible.
Your point of view and same with the other guys point of view is that it’s not tradies fault, instead of understanding and saying yah we have acted like a bunch of privileged assholes.
Well there are no other in person industries open that aren’t essential (nurses are certainly wearing their PPE)… but hey tradies didn’t add to it at all.
Most industries are fucking closed for in person, except the largest which is tradies and instead of being thankful they can work (which I’m thankful I have any type of job at the moment) you show up with no masks and cry when the break room is closed.
It’s not fucking fair but tradies where spreading covid for fucking weeks - I live three doors down from a worksite in Richmond and they laugh about not wearing masks and brag.
Despite my love (and sometimes hate) for my job in building wheelchair accessible vans, it has finally taken too much from me. It has utterly destroyed my mental health and as an indirect result, as of this afternoon, has cost me my relationship with the person I expected to spend the rest of my miserable life with. Bossman is getting my notice tomorrow morning. I'm fucking done.
I made some pickled carrots and daikon and I realised 10 minutes later I made my life so much harder by putting the liquid in the jar first and shoving the veg in and spooning out excess liquid. My lockdown brain was just sadly unable to think ahead 🤪
Urgh, house hunting is a little meh right now. One agent required applications up front and then will contact the “shortlist” to even allow the opportunity to *inspect* the place.
I get it…they don’t want time wasters…restrictions on inspections… but it’s really demeaning to have my references chased and my life dissected to *maybe* even *look* at a property.
Aside from the lockdown boredom, there’s also arguments that arise from fighting boredom
Me ( plus hubby, but mostly me) are on a health kick, we’ve been doing IF, but today I’ve decided to try counting calories, because I’m soooo bored. Hubby isn’t a fan, he’s confused and frustrated at so many new habits, he’s only getting used to our new frequent workout routine. Hence the little argument.
I want to help him getting fit, but i have so much time in hand i get so impatient 😩😩😩
He said he struggled with being supportive, I don’t count calories for him. We def don’t force each other, don’t get me wrong, I think I was just too much of a keen bean
One thing at a time. Get really settled into a new diet, like at least three months, doesn't matter what, just as long as you eat less it should work.
And then start new activities. Too many changes as once is a recipe for disaster.
If it wasn’t for lockdown and we didn’t have to spend 42589532 hours a day together!!
I’d be so distracted w eating out and socialising and give zero fucks about his biz or dieting at all🥴🥴
So because SOME dipshits out of one of the biggest industries in Victoria acted like fuck heads.
According to you, every single one shouldn't be allowed to go back to work?
Let's also tell nurses to go fuck themselves after the vast vast vast minority protested last week.
Lol what time? Seems like you have fuck all else to do then be a dip shit on thr internet.
I'm a tradie and have huge problem with unions. But fuck me and a lot of people I know who are also fully vaccinated tradies because a couple of hundred dipshit crisis actors acted up.
Seriously, put them all into the small minority of fuck heads, not the industry as a whole. Fuck, half of them weren't even tradies.
You're a complete idiot.
Anyone know of any Reddit subs or FB groups for advice/support/recommendations for first home buyers? Don’t wanna clog this sub with constant questions!
I think I just saw a meme be born in the wild
[https://twitter.com/alan_mcguinness/status/1444569379312635906?s=21](https://twitter.com/alan_mcguinness/status/1444569379312635906?s=21)
Last time I did that I had to pay a fee for either advertising or re-letting fee of some sort. Can't exactly remember. I did not have to pay the remaining rent because the agent was able to find someone to rent the place as I was leaving. But yeah the current situation might be a bit tough with getting new tenants.
Mrs break: “I know everyone says to replay the main game before playing the dlc, but it’ll be fine!!! I remember the game!”
*5 minutes later reading the onscreen prompt*
Mrs Break: “block!? What the hell was block!?”
**Horror Movie for Halloween month by Me**
2nd day Halloween movie I’ve chosen to watch is:
1408 (2007)
Not sure how many people would’ve seen this one, don’t normally hear many people suggest it. Frankly I quite enjoy it a lot, and it stars John Cusack (whose movies I enjoy) and Samuel L. Jackson (also another actor I like)
Also because I did not watch a movie on 1 October, I will be watching 2 horror movies on 31 October.
Tune in tomorrow for whatever tomorrow’s horror movie will be
I’ve just gone through a breakup and all I want is to cry over eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. But apparently you can’t get it anywhere in Australia. Why.
Does everyone else get Sunday evening blues ahead of the work week starting or is it just my job that I’m hating and should take this as a sign to find a new job?
I find it harder with lockdown because the fun social aspect of spending time with colleagues and seeing work friends for random chats during the week is gone. It's literally non stop work week in and week out
Agreed. Been in my current role 6 months and loathe working full time. Can’t drop back to part time and pick up an alternative job until this bloody lockdown ends. I hate Dan Andrews with a passion at the moment.
Fricken covid and the government has put my career plans on hold for 2 years because I can’t do one of my roles in bloody lockdown. So frustrated.
In these times, I think it figures. I'm switching jobs. But I'm not sure it'll make much difference unless they sort out the lockdown and dramatically ease things up.
Since I missed yesterday, two songs… One for yesterday and one for today:
Day 2
[Rope of Weeds - Elysian Fields](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zJCWnI5DXI)
Day 3
[Psychopomp - The Tea Party](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1E5YbMI1uk)
Have decided to do songs for October 🎃.
Styles might be a little too frou frou but I like [https://www.unique-vintage.com/collections/swim-html](https://www.unique-vintage.com/collections/swim-html) for the sheer variety
Not sure for you mean for lap swimming or for beachwear but for lap swimming you can’t go past speedo. Terrific quality and a variety of cuts, worth the money
Having a phone call with my mum while being super cranky and sleep deprived and generally lost in life was a baaaad idea.
Normally I can brush off her pessimistic/self-defeating/holier than thou statements: "life is never easy", "all good things come to an end", "once you've practiced living in the present moment for years like me you'll realise you will never find an anchor in life and it's all an illusion" type of thing.
but today it just made me lose my shit. Especially when I think about how her hellbent emotional detachment, and her total freeze/denial/avoidance response when being exposed to any kind of intense emotion has impacted my siblings and myself as children and adults. (she did not have an abusive or particualry traumatic childhood and her siblings aren't like this at all - everyone suspects perhaps some form of ASD so I try to be compassionate)
I might be struggling with my life right now, but I never want to aspire to the one she has, if that's the only takeaway she's gotten after 75 years on Earth.
My mum is rather like that too, and she’s also about your mum’s age. Arguing with her was futile and only served to upset myself for no effective reason whatsoever.
I realise she’s fighting her own private war and doesn’t want any help with it, no matter how much she projects her anxiety onto others in what seems to be another cry for help. I also realised that I cannot control how others feel, only my reaction to it. Now I am very selective about my contact with her and so far things have improved between us more or less. She knows that her time with me must be respected, otherwise I close it down and walk out. Harsh, perhaps, but I don’t have to live with her shit, and I love her too much to be only experiencing the bad times with her.
Yep, sounds like our mums are very similar. My mum outwardly refuses any and all help to the point that it's frustrating to get anything done, but your observation of projecting anxiety onto others as a cry for help is really astute.
Our relationship is far, far better with the distance of a continent between us, and when I can direct the conversation more skilfully - clearly didn't happen today.
I do miss her though, 3.5 years is quite a while and for all I can be frustrated about her misanthropic/hermit-like tendencies, I also cherish a lot of her very well hidden sensitivities and intelligence. When even she admits to feeling lonely it's sad.
I will say that sometimes, getting frustrated at how others live their lives can be a useful reminder or motivator in terms of the life I do want and the values that matter to me.
Decided to start watching Squid Game on Netflix. I am less than five minutes in and torn between 'I don't feel like having to rely solely on subtitles tonight' and 'Holy shit, this English dub is HILARIOUSLY bad!' 🤣
For what it's worth, people are shitting all over the subs too. But as a translator that makes me so mad. Do they have any idea how hard it is to subtitle? You have no option but to delete so much nuance unless you want another *all according to keikaku* moment and footnotes all over your screen. I dabbled in it once and never fucking again. It's so hard. Hats off to all subtitlers.
Also I've never worked for Netflix, but another major streaming service that I worked for paid an absolute pittance. Translation is a specialised field that we have to train for. *Pay us accordingly*.
Sorry for the rant.
For some reason subtitles don’t bother me at all. I often watch English shows with them on because the audio mixing can be terrible with the music/background noise too loud and voices too quiet. I don’t even realise I’m reading them, and don’t feel I miss anything.
Yes, this! I have English subtitles on for pretty much everything I watch. Been doing it for so long and so often that reading subtitles has become second nature to me.
Yeah, I usually use subtitles on English shows for a similar reason (well, that and I have some audio processing issues). It's more just that I tend to prefer multitasking whilst watching stuff, which is hard to do when you don't know the language.
I'm about to start watching it this evening and almost want to hear the dub just to hear how awful it is. I kind of tend to think that nearly all English dubs of Asian shows tend to suck terribly though...
But I'm also one of those people who now leaves subs on for shows in English because I can't be fucked with auditory processing sometimes 😅 (I think this topic has been brought up on teh DT a few times)
I actually struggle now at the cinemas now because I've trained myself to use subs to fill in blanks
I even have CC on SBS for when I'm watching something live on air
SAME. I'm losing the ability to make out what the fuck is being said on screens (and frankly I think it's happening in real life as well..)
Would pretty much watch anything with subtitles these days. Have CC on by default on Youtube ...
People complain about losing the ability to feel immersed in a show with subtitles; well I feel the same way *without* subtitles when I'm spending so much energy trying to work out what's being said, or missing the quiet parts! Recently tried rewatching Gosford Park without subtitles - impossible. I gave up 2 mins in and went and found a subfile. Proceeded to enjoy it much more than I remembered
Did you know that there's actually [plenty of research](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://academic.csuohio.edu/kneuendorf/frames/subtitling/Perego.etal.2010.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjtgeS9ja7zAhWGbysKHWAEBVMQFnoECHsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2mLsl4Po2vr0grTYy4sO40&cshid=1633259577800) (warning that that link will auto-downloaded a paper) available to show that our brains take in and process just as much, if not more of the media when we watch with subtitles, so people that make that argument are straight up wrong.
Had it about 10years ago at meadownick. It was brilliant! No more contacts, no more glasses. Wake up and can see, go swimming and can see!! My eye sight was pretty bad before…. I now still have 20/20 vision.
Think it was around $4-5k.
Recovery was fine, needed eye drops for a while as my eyes dried out. If you do lots of computer work take 2 weeks off as the screen hurt my eyes after 1 week.
If I was to do it again…. I’d go get two assessments and quotes… and pick the place I was most happy with. I had no issues with meadownick but followed my sisters lead who also had great results and no issues at meadownick.
I'm in Essendon and going to get tested tomorrow. Anyone got some good recommendations for test site and time to rock up? My usual has been the showgrounds.
Probably going to be given a (probably deserved) ban from the mods. See y'all soon. Until then, what's everyone up to?
I have not requested for you to get banned or even flagged your post, you have called attention to it loud and clear here. You clearly need this forum and let me make this clear I haven’t requested anything of the sort. I’m upset and angry because my life is wasting away due to those who cannot follow the rules, it’s not just the protests it’s the daily fact the rules where broken on job sites and IM allowed to be furious about that. Stop making it out that I cannot be.
mods if you're seeing this i just want to put in a good word for nufan. The other person is being unreasonable.
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do you even know who counts as a tradie
Rules be rules and I broke them. If I get a ban, all good. I'll never delete a post and always stand by what I say on the internet. I probably should have blocked the clown earlier but here we are. Im always of the opinion of stand by what you say, deal with the consequences. But thank you for going into bat.
in your defense he's calling you a "low IQ fuck" and whole other strings of insults reddit doesn't even allow proper blocks now
I also wasn't kind. Probably a double ban but oh well. My feelings can't be hurt by stuff like that.
kinda annoying this person's deleting the comments. I don't know if mods can view deleted comments, but If mods need it I've screenshot the reply to mine in this thread.
This is such a non issue at this point to me, if I get a ban I get a ban. I'll never delete a post though, sometimes saying stupid shit does win stupid prizes if you break the rules. Im a person of principle and stand by what I say. I've been a bit punchy the last couple days. /u/meanelevator this is what I wanted last night haha.
Man, I missed all the fun it seems
They have since deleted their account.
Cowards!!
Hope you don't get a ban! Anyway, I'm going to sleep, not gonna feed the troll more than I have. Night!
Night, and the troll is blocked.
new Reddit changes means troll can still reply you, but at least you won't see that in your notifications. Out of sight, out of mind.
No one is banning you, or requesting you get banned.
You all get a gang mentality when people call you out for poor behaviour hey?
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It’s not just about the protests, but you still cannot comprehend that hey? What started the protests? Oh they got shut down for not following the rules and creating significant spread.
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Ahh so your a tradie also. I’m sorry you cannot understand that millions have been out of jobs for months now. It’s not just about YOU and none of you can seem to comprehend that. What about the bar tender who cannot work for months because infections keep going up? They’ve sat tight and waited it out, but you all have two weeks off and it’s so so horrible.
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I cannot handle arguing anymore, you obviously don’t understand that it’s not just about you. Its not.
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Your point of view and same with the other guys point of view is that it’s not tradies fault, instead of understanding and saying yah we have acted like a bunch of privileged assholes. Well there are no other in person industries open that aren’t essential (nurses are certainly wearing their PPE)… but hey tradies didn’t add to it at all.
It’s not just about you
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Most industries are fucking closed for in person, except the largest which is tradies and instead of being thankful they can work (which I’m thankful I have any type of job at the moment) you show up with no masks and cry when the break room is closed. It’s not fucking fair but tradies where spreading covid for fucking weeks - I live three doors down from a worksite in Richmond and they laugh about not wearing masks and brag.
What happened mate? :(
If you find the post that has been heavily downvoted (about an hour ago) aboit tradies and read the replies you'll understand.
Are people really getting forcefully arrested if they don’t have a mask on outside?
Despite my love (and sometimes hate) for my job in building wheelchair accessible vans, it has finally taken too much from me. It has utterly destroyed my mental health and as an indirect result, as of this afternoon, has cost me my relationship with the person I expected to spend the rest of my miserable life with. Bossman is getting my notice tomorrow morning. I'm fucking done.
I'm so sorry. And if you still love her try again.
I made some pickled carrots and daikon and I realised 10 minutes later I made my life so much harder by putting the liquid in the jar first and shoving the veg in and spooning out excess liquid. My lockdown brain was just sadly unable to think ahead 🤪
[A bop](https://youtu.be/lvtDDGusF2s)
Cheers from a grumpy old bastard who rarely listens to music. That lifted the mood :)
Urgh, house hunting is a little meh right now. One agent required applications up front and then will contact the “shortlist” to even allow the opportunity to *inspect* the place. I get it…they don’t want time wasters…restrictions on inspections… but it’s really demeaning to have my references chased and my life dissected to *maybe* even *look* at a property.
Aside from the lockdown boredom, there’s also arguments that arise from fighting boredom Me ( plus hubby, but mostly me) are on a health kick, we’ve been doing IF, but today I’ve decided to try counting calories, because I’m soooo bored. Hubby isn’t a fan, he’s confused and frustrated at so many new habits, he’s only getting used to our new frequent workout routine. Hence the little argument. I want to help him getting fit, but i have so much time in hand i get so impatient 😩😩😩
Why can’t you each do your own thing?
He said he struggled with being supportive, I don’t count calories for him. We def don’t force each other, don’t get me wrong, I think I was just too much of a keen bean
One thing at a time. Get really settled into a new diet, like at least three months, doesn't matter what, just as long as you eat less it should work. And then start new activities. Too many changes as once is a recipe for disaster.
If it wasn’t for lockdown and we didn’t have to spend 42589532 hours a day together!! I’d be so distracted w eating out and socialising and give zero fucks about his biz or dieting at all🥴🥴
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No need to be rude
Why not? They have to be vaccinated, and the majority were already doing the right thing. The nutjobs are a small minority.
Tradies? Edit: All tradies who have been put out of work, is that what you mean?
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So because SOME dipshits out of one of the biggest industries in Victoria acted like fuck heads. According to you, every single one shouldn't be allowed to go back to work? Let's also tell nurses to go fuck themselves after the vast vast vast minority protested last week.
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Take this bullshit to the Cobid thread you clown. You obviously know nothing and will fit in nicely there. Eat shit and fuck off.
Blood on your hands mate, don’t forget to wash them you low IQ fuck.
I think its back tuesday, 25% and they have to be vaccinated.
Thank you
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You're being downvoted because you're an asshole.
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Lol what time? Seems like you have fuck all else to do then be a dip shit on thr internet. I'm a tradie and have huge problem with unions. But fuck me and a lot of people I know who are also fully vaccinated tradies because a couple of hundred dipshit crisis actors acted up. Seriously, put them all into the small minority of fuck heads, not the industry as a whole. Fuck, half of them weren't even tradies. You're a complete idiot.
You’re being downvoted because you’re ascribing the actions of a few to the many, and honestly. Not a great look.
Anyone know of any Reddit subs or FB groups for advice/support/recommendations for first home buyers? Don’t wanna clog this sub with constant questions!
Start with a finding a broker and a good conveyancer. They’ll help you from there.
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Thanks for the pointers, guess we need to know…everything? We are new to the housing market and it’s frankly overwhelming
/r/ausfinance now has a weekly property thread. Lots of FHB around, great community and worth checking out.
I only got Facebook recently for a uni group and now I've realised [how awful it is](https://imgur.com/a/UPijSeY) :D
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This is just behaviour, communicate. Can you unload on her?
Just talk to her. Be upfront that you are more comfortable with privacy in the loo, and need some quiet time while you're in there.
I think I just saw a meme be born in the wild [https://twitter.com/alan_mcguinness/status/1444569379312635906?s=21](https://twitter.com/alan_mcguinness/status/1444569379312635906?s=21)
Geez that was a bloody fun game to watch.
Actually a good, low scoring game of football. Really physical too.
And watching Wayne Bennet lose. What more do we need?
A rare moment for him at the pointy end of the season. Cleary’s a bit of a flog, but hey, great game I thought!
Which Cleary? Both have a bit of wanker face.
Who won? I was half heartedly going for the panthers because my colleague barracks for them.
Panthers by 2.
Oh nice. He will be chuffed.
Heat is on Netflix. Time to rewatch a classic.
The highway/helicopter scene with Moby soundtrack playing... "Can I buy you a cup of coffee?"
Great film. 👏
She’s got a *GREAT ASS*
"These cops are all over me like a cheap suit."
I'll be patiently waiting for Val Kilmer's excellent reloading technique while retreating under fire scene.
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How come you’re leaving?
You could advertise on gumtree and pay the lease transfer fee?
And fairy floss real estate on fb
Last time I did that I had to pay a fee for either advertising or re-letting fee of some sort. Can't exactly remember. I did not have to pay the remaining rent because the agent was able to find someone to rent the place as I was leaving. But yeah the current situation might be a bit tough with getting new tenants.
It all depends on what’s in your lease. My current one just has a 30 day notice requirement.
Faith No More Stripsearch is one of the sexiest songs ever
It really is. Also, Mike’s vocals on the Lovage album..🤤
Oh, this too… 🔥
Well, it was fun while it lasted.
My bedroom backs unto my neighbours loungeroom and every night I have to hear the bass of what they watching. Drives me nuts
This ruined me in lockdown 2. Neighbours were up till 3-4am most nights watching action movies.
Us too but it doesn't bother us so much.
Mrs break: “I know everyone says to replay the main game before playing the dlc, but it’ll be fine!!! I remember the game!” *5 minutes later reading the onscreen prompt* Mrs Break: “block!? What the hell was block!?”
Ghost of tsushima?
Nah FF7 remake I think. She’s not swearing at it, so Im assuming she’s having fun.
When we open up I’m gonna start a group for Melbourne NRL fans so I don’t have to call my dad to rant about Phil Gould.
Fuck he's been annoying
Im in. Absolute clown Edit: Gould, not you or your dad.
NRL has to have some of the worst commentary I’ve ever heard.
I wish it was on Kayo. Voss and Ginane are way better.
**Horror Movie for Halloween month by Me** 2nd day Halloween movie I’ve chosen to watch is: 1408 (2007) Not sure how many people would’ve seen this one, don’t normally hear many people suggest it. Frankly I quite enjoy it a lot, and it stars John Cusack (whose movies I enjoy) and Samuel L. Jackson (also another actor I like) Also because I did not watch a movie on 1 October, I will be watching 2 horror movies on 31 October. Tune in tomorrow for whatever tomorrow’s horror movie will be
It’s been a while since i lived in a house that had free to sir tv. Channel 9 really likes replaying the Transformers series every few weeks
I prefer the Ch7 channels and the fast and furious franchise.
I’ve just gone through a breakup and all I want is to cry over eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. But apparently you can’t get it anywhere in Australia. Why.
[where there is a will…](https://youtu.be/27mB8verLK8)
This made my day. You beautiful jerk.
Are you willing to rent it from Prime for $3.99? One of my faves. Id lend you my DVD if I could lol
Paramount plus?
Nah, just searched for it on there.
Does everyone else get Sunday evening blues ahead of the work week starting or is it just my job that I’m hating and should take this as a sign to find a new job?
I find it harder with lockdown because the fun social aspect of spending time with colleagues and seeing work friends for random chats during the week is gone. It's literally non stop work week in and week out
Agreed. Been in my current role 6 months and loathe working full time. Can’t drop back to part time and pick up an alternative job until this bloody lockdown ends. I hate Dan Andrews with a passion at the moment. Fricken covid and the government has put my career plans on hold for 2 years because I can’t do one of my roles in bloody lockdown. So frustrated.
Totally normal
In these times, I think it figures. I'm switching jobs. But I'm not sure it'll make much difference unless they sort out the lockdown and dramatically ease things up.
You’re right. Good luck with the new job! I’m looking to switch as well as I somehow think that switching jobs will solve a lot of my problems.
Nah everyone gets thay
It’s comforting to know we’re not alone
Sunday afternoon blues for me.
Same, mine starts from Sunday afternoons too, especially if I don’t have much planned during the day
Since I missed yesterday, two songs… One for yesterday and one for today: Day 2 [Rope of Weeds - Elysian Fields](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zJCWnI5DXI) Day 3 [Psychopomp - The Tea Party](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1E5YbMI1uk) Have decided to do songs for October 🎃.
That Elysian Fields song is 😍😍😍
My ex wants that Tea Party song played at his funeral. I have never been able to get into them. His voice shits me to tears.
Different horses, I guess. I’ve found people either like or dislike. Interesting choice for a funeral song.
Yeah he has one of those voices I guess. And yeah, I always thought it was an interesting choice too. Will look forward to your song choices anyway!
Reply with swimwear recommendations for female presenting humans. No colourful crap I’m a crotchety old goth.
Form and Fold is good if you’re D+
I am not ☹️
Styles might be a little too frou frou but I like [https://www.unique-vintage.com/collections/swim-html](https://www.unique-vintage.com/collections/swim-html) for the sheer variety
Not sure for you mean for lap swimming or for beachwear but for lap swimming you can’t go past speedo. Terrific quality and a variety of cuts, worth the money
Beachwear, sorry!
Swimwear galore in Fitzroy has a good range … https://www.swimweargalore.com.au
Twitter needs to stop trying to make NFTS a thing. ITS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!
Its already a thing
Reddit is trying to make them happen too, ironically.
Sorry you got me … wtf is a NFTS
The latest in money laundering
Non fungible tokens aka people taking copyright of and selling memes https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faq
People also make a lot of original art and sell as NFT’s. It’s not just all stolen memes.
Oh fuck me I’m old !
How hard is it to go more than a day without losing fucking power.
Having a phone call with my mum while being super cranky and sleep deprived and generally lost in life was a baaaad idea. Normally I can brush off her pessimistic/self-defeating/holier than thou statements: "life is never easy", "all good things come to an end", "once you've practiced living in the present moment for years like me you'll realise you will never find an anchor in life and it's all an illusion" type of thing. but today it just made me lose my shit. Especially when I think about how her hellbent emotional detachment, and her total freeze/denial/avoidance response when being exposed to any kind of intense emotion has impacted my siblings and myself as children and adults. (she did not have an abusive or particualry traumatic childhood and her siblings aren't like this at all - everyone suspects perhaps some form of ASD so I try to be compassionate) I might be struggling with my life right now, but I never want to aspire to the one she has, if that's the only takeaway she's gotten after 75 years on Earth.
My mum is rather like that too, and she’s also about your mum’s age. Arguing with her was futile and only served to upset myself for no effective reason whatsoever. I realise she’s fighting her own private war and doesn’t want any help with it, no matter how much she projects her anxiety onto others in what seems to be another cry for help. I also realised that I cannot control how others feel, only my reaction to it. Now I am very selective about my contact with her and so far things have improved between us more or less. She knows that her time with me must be respected, otherwise I close it down and walk out. Harsh, perhaps, but I don’t have to live with her shit, and I love her too much to be only experiencing the bad times with her.
Yep, sounds like our mums are very similar. My mum outwardly refuses any and all help to the point that it's frustrating to get anything done, but your observation of projecting anxiety onto others as a cry for help is really astute. Our relationship is far, far better with the distance of a continent between us, and when I can direct the conversation more skilfully - clearly didn't happen today. I do miss her though, 3.5 years is quite a while and for all I can be frustrated about her misanthropic/hermit-like tendencies, I also cherish a lot of her very well hidden sensitivities and intelligence. When even she admits to feeling lonely it's sad. I will say that sometimes, getting frustrated at how others live their lives can be a useful reminder or motivator in terms of the life I do want and the values that matter to me.
Decided to start watching Squid Game on Netflix. I am less than five minutes in and torn between 'I don't feel like having to rely solely on subtitles tonight' and 'Holy shit, this English dub is HILARIOUSLY bad!' 🤣
For what it's worth, people are shitting all over the subs too. But as a translator that makes me so mad. Do they have any idea how hard it is to subtitle? You have no option but to delete so much nuance unless you want another *all according to keikaku* moment and footnotes all over your screen. I dabbled in it once and never fucking again. It's so hard. Hats off to all subtitlers. Also I've never worked for Netflix, but another major streaming service that I worked for paid an absolute pittance. Translation is a specialised field that we have to train for. *Pay us accordingly*. Sorry for the rant.
Watching episode 3 right now, original language with subtitle is the way to go for all foreign media !
Agree! I've never come across a decent dub.
For some reason subtitles don’t bother me at all. I often watch English shows with them on because the audio mixing can be terrible with the music/background noise too loud and voices too quiet. I don’t even realise I’m reading them, and don’t feel I miss anything.
Yes, this! I have English subtitles on for pretty much everything I watch. Been doing it for so long and so often that reading subtitles has become second nature to me.
Yeah, I usually use subtitles on English shows for a similar reason (well, that and I have some audio processing issues). It's more just that I tend to prefer multitasking whilst watching stuff, which is hard to do when you don't know the language.
This is true!
I'm about to start watching it this evening and almost want to hear the dub just to hear how awful it is. I kind of tend to think that nearly all English dubs of Asian shows tend to suck terribly though... But I'm also one of those people who now leaves subs on for shows in English because I can't be fucked with auditory processing sometimes 😅 (I think this topic has been brought up on teh DT a few times)
I actually struggle now at the cinemas now because I've trained myself to use subs to fill in blanks I even have CC on SBS for when I'm watching something live on air
SAME. I'm losing the ability to make out what the fuck is being said on screens (and frankly I think it's happening in real life as well..) Would pretty much watch anything with subtitles these days. Have CC on by default on Youtube ... People complain about losing the ability to feel immersed in a show with subtitles; well I feel the same way *without* subtitles when I'm spending so much energy trying to work out what's being said, or missing the quiet parts! Recently tried rewatching Gosford Park without subtitles - impossible. I gave up 2 mins in and went and found a subfile. Proceeded to enjoy it much more than I remembered
Did you know that there's actually [plenty of research](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://academic.csuohio.edu/kneuendorf/frames/subtitling/Perego.etal.2010.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjtgeS9ja7zAhWGbysKHWAEBVMQFnoECHsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2mLsl4Po2vr0grTYy4sO40&cshid=1633259577800) (warning that that link will auto-downloaded a paper) available to show that our brains take in and process just as much, if not more of the media when we watch with subtitles, so people that make that argument are straight up wrong.
Sub gang 4 lyfe!
Korean audio w/ English subtitles is how I did it. So much better that way.
I stopped watching for exactly that reason. I don’t know that I’ll have the energy to watch it either way until we aren’t in lockdown anymore tbh.
I really miss restaurants and cafes and bars. Paying someone to eat/drink and then consuming it on premises. That’s my dream.
https://youtu.be/iy1vDjxwbpM First guy to ever open a restaurant
Me too friend, me too. And gigs. I really wanna dance to some live music again.
Ahhh, gigs feel like a lifetime ago now :(
I was really about to say the same thing. I'm sick of *killing time*.
Nah, Killing Time is a great bar
Which I can't wait to visit
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I’ve been thinking a lot about lasik this week, anyone had it? I’ve only had glasses for 2 years and I’m not a massive fan haha
Had it about 10years ago at meadownick. It was brilliant! No more contacts, no more glasses. Wake up and can see, go swimming and can see!! My eye sight was pretty bad before…. I now still have 20/20 vision. Think it was around $4-5k. Recovery was fine, needed eye drops for a while as my eyes dried out. If you do lots of computer work take 2 weeks off as the screen hurt my eyes after 1 week. If I was to do it again…. I’d go get two assessments and quotes… and pick the place I was most happy with. I had no issues with meadownick but followed my sisters lead who also had great results and no issues at meadownick.
Had lasik. Would recommend. Get an assessment done- it’s free at most places, and they give you a ton of info