Just did my tax. Looks I owe the ATO $2k. Fucking brutal. Getting promoted looks like it’s come with a big old fuck you from the tax man.
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Rewatching Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging for first time since I was teen, and I have to say it was an excellent film then and it's an excellent film now. I remember my best friend being upset at the start when the main character complains about her nose because she has the exact same one, and I didn't understand how mortifying it was because I was a boy. I also remember badgering her about the slang because she'd moved from Wales the year before.
morning, good
I've got to an assignment where I present both sides of an argument, I have two to choose from:
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should the date of 26 Jan as Australia Day be changed?
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is there room for Indigenous culture in modern Australian society?
I really like both options, as someone originally from NZ where it isn't perfect but our Indigenous culture is held is much more esteem, I like the culture argument but also as someone who is firmly in the move the date camp, I'm also interested in that. which should I choose?
My gut feel is that 2. is less controversial. Lots of material around to discuss too, as you could compare how other cultures have fared in this 'multicultural' society and extrapolate to indigenous culture. Also how indigenous culture has already fared - place name changes, inclusion in football teams, bush tucker going mainstream etc.. Lots of things to say about what's succeeded and what's failed.
Option 1, though, will instantly start an argument. A nasty one. Very polarising topic.
All the above is just my opinion, though. It's your choice.
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Is VicRoads customer service always fucked or is a one hour wait with a massive queue normal?
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Had a meh day at work. Had to ask people to come in at least one day to the office just so I don't get shit for not enforcing the 3 day rule. (It's all about perception and some people were coming in 1 day a month and was getting comments from management)
A bit concerned about a friend of mine. We'd normally chat every day but they've been quiet since Saturday so have checked in with them to see if they're OK and no response... Hopefully will hear from them soon.
Has anyone got any dog sitter/boarding kennel recommendations or horror stories they wanna share?
I wanna go with my partner to their home country for a max of 2 weeks next early year, but we have a dog and no friends/family who would be able to take him or stay at our house with him.
I'm hesitant because he's a tiny bit screwed up due to a couple occasions where off-leash dogs attacked him, but sometimes he's really good with other dogs - it just depends. He absolutely loves people though.... Unfortunately I'll probably end up just not going for the trip but we'll see
I used Aussie Housesitters once and it worked out really well. Our dog at the time was elderly and a bit arthritic and wouldn’t have coped well in a kennel, was better for him to have the comfort of his own home. Look for sitters with good reviews, and you can ask a potential house sitter for a video call before hand to see if you click. I think if I was to do again I’d offer the house sitter a payment or go through a paid service, because I was so grateful that our dog was well looked after.
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Dammit, I think I might've gotten what Bacon has. Headachey, throat sore, feel weak and tired. Must be the change in weather? Time to chug more water and make sure I've got plenty to eat...
Day awf so gonna get a bit more of the watering system done.
This thing will hopefully save a shitload of time.
But doing the mafs, 1 hr of run time will deplete the 8000l of water tank by 15% each go which means it has to go on town water which is a bit disappoint.
But also in doing the mafs, if it fails it's just mind boggling how much water there is at full tilt.
does it *need *to run for an hour? how many drippers, what capacity? What's your rain sensor situation? I've run on half that capacity with less loss.
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