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LL has suddenly requested I remove all my plants from the balcony immediately because of alleged damage and complaints (currently unsubstantiated), and is going to do an inspection in 11 days. This sounds like she's on the warpath now and wants to force me out.
Of course I can't get any advice on what my rights are until Monday, but for now I've sent an email asking for some evidence. I'm not removing my plants just like that.
I don't feel safe or happy at all. I don't really wanna go back to the apartment right now.
They brought the meeting forward to today and I've been terminated. I'm just glad it's over
Sounds like it was for the best to leave anyway, even if it feels crappy now. You'll look back and think this was the best thing that could have happened
This whole year sucked for me work wise. I had a stressful project at the start of the year. Then I was facing a redundancy, then I've been going through this for the past 9 weeks. It's been so stressful, I'm just glad it's over
I'm really sorry this has happened mate.
I'll try make the most of it. I can go on centrelink through my business and I can go into job application overdrive now
performance plan is really just "Paid Job Hunting notice period" anyway. On to bigger and better things. And hey if you value your sanity dont come to my work. Shit is a dumpster fire.
No one is at their best with an axe hanging over them. It's over, look up with freedom and move on. And get really drunk tonight.
Day off
Had a pedi earlier
Stoned off my tits
Hockey is on
It's gonna be a good day
My dog living the life of a cat
Finished work. Going for walk. Shout out if you want me to bring you back a stick
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summon lord kitchener i have news of the front
Flatpacked raised veggie patch arrived today. SO MANY FUCKING BOLTS that took me 3hrs and of course a few were missing. Happy to at least visualise it now though.
Ok. Who have you buried?
just kitten's landlord/lady?
Oh gees. And here I thought Bottom racer was a lovely fella. You never know some people.
whoever they were the tomatoes should be kicking it this year. :)
(in case I'm now on a list I swear it was a veggie patch).
I rage-installed Brave browser today. Been a firefox user for a long time but its getting resource hungrier and performance-worser on my laptop (linux). So far so good. Brave is fast but otherwise similar to Chrome.
This has been Friday night geek chat with Oldgreeeeeg.
The culprit was sulphites in the fruit
bloody hell
i've got a yucky intolerance response to some fruit yoghurt, ( yes, I had a lacteeze ) lips on fire, eyes burning. Extra lactose in the recipe perhaps? Not too pleased about it.
I feel like Iโve had a big backslide in terms of physical and mental health. And my sleep patterns.
Fucksticks.
I had a little adventure. I had to drive the Kluger home. I've only driven an auto once in 20 years. Anyway I got home and realised I didn't know how to turn it off. A phone call later sorted that out. I then took the little doolackey out of the console and locked it. I checked to make sure it's locked by the door handle and it beeped at me and the mirrors opened up. Did it again. Same. Shamefully I did it again. Same. So I spent 20 minutes outside babysitting an unlocked car. Technology hates me and i hate technology.
Anyway cheers you smarter more competent tech people ๐บ
Ok. Iโm in the process of treating myself to this.
One half is the size of my hand closed out flat.
12 bucks!
One prac assessment completed and submitted, all the work done yesterday and checked by teacher.
All is well, I can do this!
I ordered some regular baby items from Chemist Warehouse online. I'm hoping they track the transaction on my account and send me emails when they stuff goes on sale again. You've got to use surveillance capitalism to your benefit sometimes.
Due to the 2% pay rise fiasco, they've given everyone 3 days wfh instead of 2.
Also I bought new shoes and Gibson gets a new box.
Fuck it I'm getting a new jacket as well
Animal Biology fuck yeahhhh!!
Went looking for more horror movies only to see the Internet Archives has been hacked.
I wasnโt a member but if you were make sure all your passwords are unique
Just so sad when I see how people are permanently damaged by bad parenting and bad jobs. In many cases a complete come back is not possible due to ongoing chronic health issues.
There will be no miniature ghost train cake. Too crumbly and disintegrated when I tried to ice it ๐ฟ
Off to start my workday. Meeting in a cafe, which is nice
So, BIG project due end of year (wasn't enough time in the first place) has had a sudden and abrupt change of course. Because of course it has. All our comms and training material need to be completely redone. And I'm finding the phrase "Do it yourselves motherfuckers" is rolling around in my head, but not yet my lips. edit: gonna delete the teams here, but rest assured they are all idiots.
And the only thing we all have in common is we think the project is unrealistic, deliverable and the head of IT is an idiot.
I'm excited I'm getting new glasses next week!!!! A friend came to help pick them out and they're a totally different style than normal.
Admittedly a bit sad, but damn it I'm excited lol
What's the etiquette around calling about a job after it closes? I put in for a job I really want and it closed today.
I'll bedamned if I leave it in god's hands from here. Do I call on Monday mentioning I have some ideas I'd like to put in a presentation if I get an interview? Something to tease their curiosity a bit?