Melbourne

I messaged my manager this morning about something, and she wrote back:

"OK Simon, thanks for letting me know, but please rest up and stop working".

I haven't heard that in my entire life from an employer

Here's an interesting one. Found my grandfathers old pipe.

Tanganyika went from 1961 to 1964 and is now modern day Tanzania. Don't see that everyday.

today feels like a bunch of spiders trapped in a jar

NDIS application is starting. My doc says it’s really difficult to get approved but we will try anyway. I’m still working full time so dsp isn’t a thing and I want to keep working and feel like a normal person. Just need some help and ideally work to stop forcing mandatory office days and actually be inclusive instead of just pretending to. Sucks being bedridden so much.

looks at weather forecast

smells oodie

I guess it's a trip to the laundromat this weekend then

I went to a job interview yesterday. It finished at 4 and I didn't get home until 6. In that time my girlfriend and mother in law picked up the kids from childcare.

They let the kids be unrestrained in the car park, so one of my boys decides to run off. The MIL is chasing him, hysterical. She has a bad knee so she can't run. My girlfriend was putting the other boy in the car so she couldn't respond straight away. God, what if something happened.

I usually handle pickup because I work from home, and this had never happened to me. I know we'd make things work if I need to fund another job but I still just don't know what we'll do if things don't work out today.

To the bucket I lost, if you're reading this, you're always welcome back home if it's a gale force sth. easterly I have kept your bedroom just as it was.

I’ve decided to take the day off tomorrow.

My long weekend starts!

Geography quiz this week....

My new workplace might actually be really awesome. We randomly had wine tasting at 4pm so we finished early, and we sat around talking shit til 6. Everyone seems really friendly and chill

Shout out to SES, tree crews, powerline workers and everyone else who was hammered by the storms yesterday and are continuing the cleanup today. With special thanks to the cop directing traffic on Burwood Hwy/Springvale Rd in peak hour yesterday. Trying to control that many cars must be a nightmare!

I just had the Performance Agreement meeting and I still have my job. The review period is being extended and I'm being given a written warning. I have another month to just try do what they want from me. I can do the actual work required of me, it's all the following up with people and adding comments here and there about what's being done that's the issue. It's the most frustrating and boring part of the job for me, but this is a more corporate setting and that's what's important to them.

I have a friend who lives in Sydney. She's not really someone I talk about feelings to, but rather hobbies, and I would consider her to be one of my best friends.

A couple of months ago, I asked her how she found a particular artist we were talking about. She has a very diverse music taste and is constantly playing music. Ever since then, she sends me a song everyday, ranging from musicals, live performances and random stuff she's picked up. I've never been exposed to such a variety of music. It's a really special thing.

I wish there was some way I could repay her for thinking of me. I am so grateful to have a friend like her. I'm in awe.

Romantic love is cool and all, but platonic love is the shit. If I never experience romantic love again, I think I'll be fine. Apparently single, unmarried women are happier anyway 🥹🤪

Used my mouth guard last night, and chewed the ever loving shit out of it. So I have a headache still, taken some ibuprofen.

Also seem to have caught a cold? So avoiding class today. Annoying, but I should be able to catch up on my prac next week.

What a load of poop

Hope nobody’s house is made of straw, or sticks.

my mouth was open for almost an hour to get an old big filling fixed

i am beginning to get my feelings back and my muscles are sooooooore

i have pre-bought beef stew and mash for this

I've decided tomorrow's music theme is Party so if you have any recommendations I'd love to hear them so I can add them on my playlist.

I want what ever is in the coffee at the metro control center. The “goooodmorning everyone!” Was exceptionally singsong and chipper this morning. Gale, it’s not even 7am. Love the enthusiasm but gonna need you to dial it back from a 12 to a 6 or a 7 max.

Kilt ironing lesson in progress. 🤯

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The bathroom has now been sorted (it is nice having everything off the bench top so I can clean easily), I have put the bins out and I even cleaned the rangehood today. Now I just have to find the energy from somewhere to cook my burger for dinner.

F me this Brisbane hot liquid on a baby story is really making the argument to bring back capital punishment.

I was not expecting clear skies, no wind and sun today. Especially after yesterday.

I declare this vacuum cleaner deceased. There goes the rest of my tax return 🪦

The wild winds tonight are stressing me out.

Super annoyed. Someone took the last spoon from the coffee jars from the staff room.

There are no spoons whatsoever here.

Lucky I keep my own teaspoon for personal use though it took up extra time from my break to make a coffee thanks to that.

Why do people keep stealing and eating spoons here?!

Tackling jasmine today. It has moved very early this year.

To those hoping to plant jasmine, just so you know over time it's arguably worse than bamboo I don't care how good it looks or smells. It smothers everything in its path like the blob.

Pretty but an absolute PITA have to get up there to tease it off. :(

I do not like this snot present from Boyo.