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I refuse to let triggers mess with my enjoyment of life and stuff.

So recently I've been wanting to watch a series about movies and the writer presenter has the same accent as my dad. Much to my surprise this totally triggered me. So much I couldn't bear to watch. It made me reject the whole thing. And then a pride thing started up too. 😔

This is bad, real bad, the series has real value and I want to watch it.

So I figure I will desensitise myself , I used to visit that country all the time, hear the accent all time and it never bothered me. I can do that again. So I will watch heaps of movies and series in that language until it's just a language, not a person.

It's my brain, dammit an I will not have it hijacked 🤬😂😵🥴😀

Pretty weeds. Drinking from a source way below.

tonight was sushi on the beach.

There wasn't a single soul on that beach tonight had it all to myself.

Baby Jeebus turnt up. Shits poppin off.

Potat and strawberries!

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potat was a bit of a suprise not sure who put them there.

Really need to build a little pest deterrent something for the strawberries

sooo it looks like I need to take auspost to the ombudsman. Yay.

"oh we can't access your site george puling into your driveway is an oh&s issue george because what if I can't get out george you're near an intersection george" looks pretty fucking pathetic next to video footage of their van sailing past the property at 60kph and a literal 50-entry log across two months of amazon, civic, toll, tnt, petcircle, eco247 and soilworx with an articulated dumper all using it without issue.

A while ago my daughter told me about a book she liked but wasn't sure about getting it because it was a kids book. Anyway I was walking past the shop and bought it for her. She's worked hard this year so she deserves it.

I've driven myself up to Moama for a couple of nights to get out of the city and get some of that sweet sweet Murray River 30 degree sunshine. Got a free room upgrade at the Golf resort and it's quite lovely! Took today off but I'll work from here tomorrow.

Multiple people attempted to crash into my car between home and here which I didn't love. Seems the dashcam I ordered can't come fast enough! Did get some quality drive time to listen to my audiobook though.

I have jalapenos growing already 😀🌶

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Aaaand I've won enough money to fully fund this little mini-break and take home a bit of profit. Gonna relax like a mofo. Listen to my audiobook in the garden. That sorta stuff.

Anyone know if this plan will work, or if I'm wasting my time? My rectangle house has a large west facing wall. Lots of windows and only single glaze. No easement on the roof (freaking 2000's build!). Last summer I taped some foil to the windows and it helped a fair but, but the rattling in the wind when the change came through was insane. Wondering if I could go buy some narrow shade sails from Bunnings that have some eyelets, a couple of ocki straps and hook them up the gutter and peg the other end into the ground. Is it worth the money and effort? or am I going to see bugger all difference?

Parked outside the Eye and Ear hospital.

Nearby was a woman in a red dress who appears to be under the influence of narcotics and was singing loudly.

Came back 3 hours later to find the woman attempting to climb a nearby tree. There is also hand sweat marks and snot all over the windshield and bonnet, suggesting the woman had attempted a lap dance of some sort on the car.

Interviewed for a role yesterday. Today the company owner rang me for a quick chat. Says they'll make their decision by the end of the week. Please sacrifice whatever you need to help me get this job. Thank you in advance ;)

If i was a comedian I'd name my show "made from 100% recycled material"

So tired. Not that sleepy kind of need a good night's sleep kind of tired. A deep CBF limping to the finish line of the year kind of tired.

Bought a bunch of shit from Amazon (50% off and then Subscribe & Save and then cancel cancel).

Bought some toiletries + gatorade (half price). Not bad! Pretty sure would've cost me at least $100 at Colesworth but got it all for $45 ish

It's far too early in the morning. Grump.

My son is away at his end of primary school camp. This is day 2/4 (so he's only been away one night). It's pretty hot over this side of the island this week. The call has just been made: They're evacuating the kids due to the heat.

These kids are going to be devastated. They've been fundraising for and talking about this camp all year, the build-up has been massive. I was there with the kids yesterday morning and they were super excited as a group in way I haven't really seen since they were all 6-7 years old. Coincidentally, tomorrow is his 12th birthday and is the day the kids were all going to the waterslide park. He was especially looking forward to that.

Instead, he's coming home this afternoon. No clue as yet if they will be able to do anything (eg. refunds/camp later/excursions etc) to make it up to these kids.

Power is back on in Thornbury - just have the nbn outage to be fixed now.

My tomato count is now up to 13 little green fruits. Lots of flowers too. Looking forward to them becoming delicious.

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The Netflix show Last Stop Larrimah is a crazy ride. Real crime story in a tiny outback town with a collection of very eccentric characters. You’ll gasp and laugh and feel sad.

Melbcat has had supper and is snuggling. I love this cat. She’s a gentle giant, as cute as any kitten and affectionate as any dog.

Another question - is the best way to clean shower glass + mirror with squeegee? The person who lived in my room previously has made a mess of the mirror and there's residual stains on it. Do you wipe mirrors with a cloth or paper towel + antibacterial spray?